Chapter 175:
…Are her hands crippled?
Thinking of the bowl of green plum soup that he had poisoned, Wei Hansu shed countless tears in his eyes.
As soon as Xiao Junzhan left the palace, he happened to meet Li Yue who came to report: "After the execution, people have been recruited. The poison that Miss Wei Qi made yesterday at noon was thrown into the green plum soup. The poison was given by the eldest daughter of Duke Anguo."
Everything is as expected and completely expected.
After hearing this, Xiao Junzhan raised the corners of his lips in a cold arc, glanced at Wei Hansu who was lying on the ground, and asked, "Chen Zishu hasn't come back yet?"
As soon as he finished speaking, clear footsteps came from outside the gate of Qixiang Palace.
Chen Zizhu came back to resume his duties.
Xiao Junzhan tilted his head slightly, Ning Hai understood and went to open the door in person, whispering: "Miss Wei is resting in the hall, everyone please keep your voice down."
Chen Zishu at the front heard this, his face moved slightly, and he ordered behind him: "Step more slowly and stop the Liu family's mouths."
In fact, after Wei Hansu admitted that Liu Wanning had given him the bait, the case no longer needed to be tried. Xiao Junzhan insisted on waiting for the Liu family to come, just to let them die clearly.
It can be regarded as the last shadow left to their descendants by their ancestors who made great military exploits for the dynasty.
Liu Wanning, who was gagged and brought into Qixiang Palace by the Imperial Army, collapsed to the ground when she saw Wei Hansu, whose fingers were stained with blood, and her last luck was gone.
Liu Shizi is not much better than his sister. He stole the Huanqing Gu from his grandfather. The reason why he gave it to his sister was that he had given her tacit permission to use it on Wei Hanzhang.
Even all Liu Wanning's plans have the shadow of this brother behind them.
Without this brother's open eyes, no matter how vicious a boudoir woman is, she would not have the courage to commit such a crime.
There would be no such scheming methods. The Joyful Gu was something that she, a girl, could not touch. Only Prince Liu, the future heir to the title and the eldest grandson who was deeply loved by Mr. Liu, could easily obtain it.
Speaking of which, of the four Liu family members present, only An Guogong and his wife still firmly believed that they were wrongly accused and that they were really kept in the dark.
Seeing Xiao Junzhan, An Guogong was so excited that he trembled all over. He fell to his knees with a plop, whining from his blocked mouth. He looked very pitiful, without any dignity of a superior duke.
Xiao Junzhan's expression remained unchanged, he lowered his eyes and looked quietly for a while, raised his hand slightly, and said softly: "Ning Hai, please untie the prince."
The eyes of An Guogong and his wife suddenly brightened up, as if they were saved from a desperate situation.
Ning Hai sighed secretly, knowing that this was the last dignity His Highness gave to the Liu family.
As soon as his hands were tied behind him, An Guogong took out the cloth that was gagged in his mouth and cried: "Your Highness... Please investigate clearly. Our Liu family would never dare to murder the Crown Princess. Someone must have framed this matter. I The Liu family was wronged.”
“Be quiet,” Xiao Junzhan sat on the chair and reminded, “She doesn’t sleep well, so don’t wake her up.”
Hearing this, Duke An Guo was stunned and nodded hurriedly: "Yes, yes! I'm rude, old minister."
He burst into tears and was about to continue to complain. Xiao Junzhan interrupted: "I have been a minister for many years. Gu Xin, you are not aware of this matter."
If you didn’t really feel that you were wronged, you wouldn’t still be complaining in the face of overwhelming evidence. An Guogong and his wife nodded hurriedly, but they saw Xiao Junzhan's eyes falling on Liu Wanning, whose face was pale and desperate. He said softly: "But you, the Liu family, are not unjust. Your hands have reached under the eyelids of Gu. Gu's belly is really not big." , can’t tolerate this.”
Facing the shocked and angry looks of her parents in disbelief, Liu Wanning shook her head repeatedly. Her mouth was blocked and she could only whine, unable to speak.
With a look from Ning Hai, a maid came forward to untie her, and Liu Wanning could speak out. She burst into tears and cried hoarsely: "I have nothing to do with my daughter. I have never known the seventh mother of the Wei family. I am wronged!"
How can she admit this crime? She has hundreds of lives in the Liu family and she can’t admit it!
Xiao Junzhan was not surprised by her rebuttal, he lowered his eyes and said nothing.
Li Yue said: "The trouble for Gu masters back then was that Duke Lao An went out to quell the rebellion and massacred countless Miao and fortresses. Who in the entire capital except the Liu family could produce the Joy Gu?"
Hearing about Huanqing Gu, An Guogong's tearful face suddenly froze. He was the helmsman of the Liu family, how could he not know what his father had in his hands.
Xiao Junzhan said: "It doesn't matter if nothing related to the poison was found in the palace. The Anguo Palace in the capital must be very clean. You can plead guilty now, or you can wait until you return to the capital to commit suicide."
At any rate, it was a super-grade Duke's palace. He was willing to treat her with dignity and deal with it after he was brought back to Beijing.
How could the Liu family not hear it? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had already confirmed in his heart that it was them who had done it, and they would not handle it lightly.
Mrs. An Guogong couldn't bear the blow. After being stunned for a long time, she suddenly rushed to her daughter's side, whimpering and howling. Unfortunately, her hands were tied behind her back, otherwise she would have wanted to scratch the eldest daughter's face.
How could this daughter, who had been held in the palm of her hand since childhood, dare to harm the whole family!
Duke An Guo obviously saw things more clearly than his wife. After the initial panic, he focused on his eldest son, and he obviously understood a lot.
It’s just that he doesn’t know whether there is a father’s meaning behind it.
If his father doesn't agree, how can the eldest son get the Huanqing Gu?
He closed his eyes and felt that he was a useless person as the Duke of the country. A huge disaster was coming before him, but he had no idea. For a long time, he kowtowed deeply, his forehead touching the ground, and cried: "Unworthy descendants should be ashamed of their ancestors." , I have made a huge mistake, and I dare not ask His Highness to show mercy. Fortunately, the Crown Princess was not injured. I just ask you to give me a lighter punishment because of the great military achievements of my Liu family. "
"No injuries..." Xiao Junzhan repeated softly, a thin layer of haze gathered in his eyes, his eyes fell on Liu Wanning, and asked: "Where is the mother Gu?"
Hearing this, Liu Wanning was stunned for a moment with a face full of despair. She thought her plan had failed, but now it seems...
Her heart moved, and when she was about to reply, a voice came from the side: "I know! The mother voodoo is in Liu Wanning's body. She said that if the mother voodoo does not die, there will be no solution to the child voodoo, so she took it herself just in case. "
It was Wei Hansu who had all ten of his fingernails peeled off. He raised his limp body, raised his head and said with hope: "I have always been close to sisters Ran Ran, but I was deceived by Liu Wanning and made a big mistake in a single thought. I am willing Please forgive me once, your highness!"
Liu Wanning didn't expect that her only trump card was revealed by someone else. Her face suddenly twisted. She broke away from her mother's pull and rushed towards Wei Hansu. She had flexible limbs and didn't care about the dignity of the noble girl, so she got into a fight with Wei Hansu.
Wei Hansu's fingers were injured and he did not dare to use force. He could only be pressed down and beaten, but he was quickly pulled away by the palace maid.
Xiao Junzhan watched the farce quietly. After learning the whereabouts of the mother Gu, his eyes became slightly warmer.