Chapter 17 tit for tat
"Father! Father, you finally woke up! It's great!"
The prince beside the dragon bed jumped for joy, like a child, jumping three feet high!
Emperor Jing rolled his eyes, glanced at his Dong Nuan Pavilion Imperial Study Room, and his lips moved slightly.
"Manager Feng, hurry up and send someone to find Judge Yang again! Just tell him that we are very happy! The emperor has woken up!"
The prince was overjoyed and clenched Emperor Jing's hand, put his palm on his cheek, cried with joy, held back the bitter tears of mixed emotions in his eyes, sniffed, turned his head, and gave instructions.
"Father, why don't you speak? Can you hear my son's voice?"
Seeing that Emperor Jing was silent, the prince was frightened for a moment and asked hastily.
"Your father will not die that easily!"
Emperor Jing finally opened his mouth, and the corners of his mouth seemed to be smiling, a little crooked.
"That's great! Before my father was on his deathbed, I realized that I had never cared about my father's health. I didn't even know that my father was ill! I deserve to die!"
As the prince spoke, he slapped his big mouth hard on his face.
"I have really realized my mistake this time! I will never make my father angry again! As long as God can bless my father with good health and longevity, I can do whatever I want! Even if I exchange the position of the prince for it,
, I will exchange my life for it! I am also willing! If I say anything false, I will strike with thunder from the sky!"
The prince burst into tears and swore to the sky.
His actions and words made Emperor Jing, who had just woken up, feel moved and softened.
"No one wants your life, and no one wants your position as prince! Why can't you grow up at the age of thirty-five? How can I explain to your mother a hundred years from now if you are so careless!
She loved you the most when she was alive!"
Emperor Jing frowned slightly, and cursed in a slightly disgusting but yet somewhat affectionate tone.
When he first woke up from a serious illness, he was still very weak. Just after he had said a few words, he began to be out of breath again.
The prince quickly grabbed several rare pills left by Yang Yi beside the dragon bed, stuffed them into Emperor Jing's mouth, and waited for his father to swallow them together with the ginseng soup.
After taking the medicine, he sat on the couch obediently and patted Emperor Jing's chest and back gently to help him calm down.
Emperor Jing saw that he was really filial this time, so he relaxed his stiff face a little and asked:
"If I ask you a question, you must explain it to me honestly!"
The prince nodded obediently, like a chicken pecking at rice.
"Are you the one behind the Cao Gang? Yushitai said that you were secretly stationing soldiers, is that true?"
Emperor Jing stared at the prince closely, with a hint of murderous intent in his eyes, and stared at him.
"My son, I swear! This is absolutely not the case! Thanks to the great love of my father, I have been honored as the crown prince and the supreme heir apparent. The world is so big, there is nothing else that I can hope for! I ask my father to enlighten me!"
The prince said firmly and continued to refute:
"It is definitely not the work of Erchen to station troops privately! As for the Cao Gang, Erchen did pass through Tang Yameni and had a few encounters with their leader, but he had no personal relationship with them! Some sinister and vicious people are plotting every day, hoping that
My son, go to hell! That way I can make room for him!"
The prince gritted his teeth, an unknown fire suddenly rose, he waved his fist in the air, and cursed.
"As for the Jiang family's murder case, why did Lu Chengfeng and Wu Jingmo both write a letter, implying that the matter was related to you? See for yourself!"
Emperor Jing raised his chin slightly and pointed at the dragon case not far away.
He wanted to raise his arm as usual and just point a finger, but he didn't expect that his shoulder was as if it were filled with lead. He was so heavy, weak, and numb that he couldn't lift it up anymore! Maybe he had been lying down for too long!
The prince took three steps at a time and rushed forward to find it.
I saw that after the closing statement of the Jiang family extermination case, there were also attached the witness's testimony and the secret letter of the evidence. Although there was no direct evidence against him, there were hints between the lines that the prince was involved in the case.
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Okay, you Lu Chengfeng! You just entered the Lu family's royal family, and you haven't even been officially enshrined yet, yet you dare to go against me!
And that Wu Jingmo is even more of a capable general under King Xuan! His investigation of cases is the temporary authority that King Xuan won for him. Who doesn’t know?
This Lu Chengfeng must have been hanging out with him every day. Instead of being a rich and idle man, a romantic grandson, he wanted to get involved in his grievances and grudges with the fourth Lu Shang. So this time, we can't just talk about it, we must call him
These two are beautiful!
I want them all to know that the prince is no longer the prince he used to be! And since he, King Xuan, is unkind, don’t blame him for being unjust!
Even if he fights to the death, he doesn't want King Xuan and his people to have a good life!
This time, he wanted to clarify himself like an adult and give King Xuan the heaviest blow!
The prince's anger was already burning in his heart, but he held it back on his face and analyzed Emperor Jing very calmly:
"Father! The case has been solved. I think Lu Chengfeng and Wu Jingmo handled the case well, and their closing arguments were conclusive and convincing!"
The prince glanced at his father and saw that he was slightly surprised, but then his expression returned to normal, without any sense of guilt as before, so he cleared his throat and continued:
"However, I have doubts in my heart, and I would like to ask my father to find someone to find out."
"Say it!"
Emperor Jing nodded slightly to express his acquiescence.
The prince became bolder and went further
He speculated step by step and stated his suspicions clearly in one sentence:
"First of all, according to the facts they found out, the knife used by the murderer to stab the witness is called a lancet. It was once the sword of Ye Wushuang, a female retainer of Prince Xuan's palace. This is one of them."
"As far as I know, Ye Wushuang is originally from Jianghu. This is the second one."
"My son once heard Tang Yameni mention that Ye Wushuang was originally a prostitute and lived in Tianxiang Tower with the murderer Xue Wu! In other words, Ye Wushuang and the female murderer were old acquaintances! This is the third one!"
"Why did the murderer choose this broken knife among the weapons in the room? Didn't she recognize that it was Ye Wushuang's sword? This is the fourth one!"
"I heard that Ye Wushuang was bought directly from Tianxiang Tower by the fourth child. She has been kept in the house for many years, but she is not a concubine, let alone a concubine! She is only said to be a retainer! What kind of work can a female swordsman do?
The keeper? It’s really ridiculous! I don’t know what the fourth child is doing? This is the fifth one!”
"There have been rumors outside, but the fourth child never cared about it! He even spent a lot of money and traveled thousands of miles to hire a famous teacher for her to teach her eighteen kinds of martial arts! I have always wondered that a retainer can't learn poetry, etiquette, and govern the country well.
In the way of government, what is the purpose of practicing martial arts? It is really difficult for me to understand! This is the sixth one!"
"Since Ye Wushuang bought it from Tianxiang House, the fourth child is also a customer of Tianxiang House. Why did the people in Yushitai focus their fire on Erchen alone, insisting that it was me who ordered the Cao Gang? But
Isn’t it strange that you turned a deaf ear to the bearer of that lancet? This is the seventh one!”
"My son admitted that he was in a brothel, but he only had a casual relationship with the murderer. I have always been among thousands of flowers and never touched a leaf, not to mention there are so many Qin Towers and Chu Pavilions in Jinghua City! To be honest, I only met her many years ago.
I went there twice when I was popular! There was no chance of colluding with her! This is eight times!"
"Although the murderer committed suicide, he refused to reveal the person behind the scenes, and also denied his involvement with the leader of the Cao Gang. There must be someone else behind her! Moreover, this person has a high position of authority, and once he is revealed, he will definitely be implicated in a wide range of things.
That’s why she fought tooth and nail to protect her and never let go until her death! This is her ninth!"
"My son and Prince Xuan have been at odds with each other for a long time, and everyone knows it! Therefore, when everyone saw the missing evidence - the lancet belonging to Prince Xuan's retainer, they began to conspiratorially speculate that I was the one instigating the frame-up!
In fact, he could have done the exact opposite! Taking advantage of everyone's speculation, he carefully set up this situation to force me into danger! From then on, he sat firmly on the Diaoyutai! This is ten!"
The prince asked a total of ten questions in quick succession!
Just listen to him speak faster and faster, speak more deeply, speak more sharply, and speak more and more indignantly!
Chapter completed!