PNB Chapter 118 Survival by cutting off the tail
Chapter 118 Survival by cutting off the tail
Li Jing immediately knelt down, holding Wen Shang's clothes, and cried, "Your Majesty, what did I do wrong to deserve this?"
Wen En didn't listen to her explanation and slapped her again. Then he said coldly: "Don't you know what you have done?
Isn’t that eunuch your man?
You are so brave that you dare to ask for a fortune.
I am also curious, what do you want this money for? "
Li Jing immediately hugged Wen Shang's legs and said, "Your Majesty! I was wronged. Although Eunuch Zhang is my man, I didn't know.
Your Majesty, the Prime Minister's two children are my future daughters-in-law. I have no reason to harm them!"
Wen Shang kicked her, grabbed her collar, and said viciously: "Maybe. I have tortured that eunuch to make him confess!
If it was really you who did it! I will let your entire clan be buried with you!"
After Wen En finished speaking, he immediately turned away.
Li Jing stood there in a daze, feeling extremely frightened. She was afraid that Eunuch Zhang would expose her, and then she would be completely finished.
By then, not to mention her dream of becoming the empress dowager, she would be dead.
At this time, Xiaolu came in with tea. When she saw Li Jing collapsed on the ground, she immediately went forward to help her.
Xiaolu asked with a worried look on her face: "My queen, what happened? Why are you here on the ground? The ground is cold, get up quickly!"
Li Jing said with some trembling: "The emperor just came.
The emperor said that if it was discovered that I was the one behind it, then everything would be over and the emperor would kill all nine generations of my clan!
"Lu'er, what should I do? If that eunuch really betrays me, what should I do?"
Xiaolu thought that he knew someone and maybe he could have a chance to sneak in.
Xiaolu said: "My lady, I have known some people in the Dali Temple over the years.
I'll ask someone to see if Her Majesty can sneak in.
When the time comes, your Majesty will talk to Eunuch Zhang and ask him not to expose your Majesty."
Li Jing immediately grabbed Xiaolu and cried, "Lu'er, since you helped me, I will not treat you unfairly.
I still need to have a good talk with Eunuch Zhang. He has been with me for so many years, so he naturally knows my methods.
Lu'er, go check and see who is left in his family."
Li Jing remembered that among the people who sold official positions to him, there was someone from the Dali Temple.
Li Jing told Xiaolu the man's name and asked Xiaolu to go find him.
In the evening, Xiaolu mixed in with the crowd of shoppers and pretended to be someone who went out of the palace to buy things, and successfully got out of the palace.
Xiaolu knew that if Li Jing's people left the palace now, they would definitely be suspected. She could only pretend to be someone else leaving the palace so as not to be discovered.
On the other hand, the emperor ordered Liu Shi and Eunuch Zhang to be severely tortured, and he must find out the mastermind behind the incident.
Liu Shi never thought that just wanting to make some money would end up costing his life.
Liu Shi kowtowed to the jailer and said, "My dear officials, I have explained all these things clearly."
After we returned home, Luo Wenqian felt relieved to see that we had returned safely.
Luo Wenqian was also very angry. He didn't expect that even though he had climbed to this position, there were still people who dared to threaten him.
When I saw Luo Wenqian looking depressed after his money went into other people's pockets, I felt extremely happy.
Luo Wenqian gritted his teeth and said to us: "It's good that you're back.
It's good that you're back. I must find out who's behind this.
You are so brave that you can kidnap my daughter. Let's see who is brave enough."
Luo Qingqing glanced at me, then said to Luo Wenqian: "It's Concubine Li! It's her! We saw that one of them is Lu'er beside her!
We were not mistaken about the mole at the corner of her eye!
The eunuch Zhang beside her has also been caught on the spot!"
Luo Wenqian sneered and said: "She is really brave. I gave her my daughter.
I'm even thinking of kidnapping you.
He even dared to ask for a huge amount of gold.
What a great official power!"
Wang Yuyuan immediately said, "You two, hurry into the palace.
Quick! Ask the emperor to allow you to go see Eunuch Zhang!
I will immediately ask someone to check who else is in this eunuch's family.
When you have caught Eunuch Zhang, go see him.
He is a smart man, and he will naturally know what to choose when the time comes!"
Luo Wenqian knew what Wang Yuyuan meant and immediately asked his servants to prepare the horses for us.
Before we set off, Luo Wenqian said to us: "Go quickly. As for the matter of Eunuch Zhang, I will naturally check what the situation is.
Go quickly, don't waste time!"
Luo Qingqing and I were sitting in the carriage, both of us were very nervous.
Soon, Luo Qingqing and I passed through the palace gate and arrived in front of the Qinzheng Hall.
The eunuchs around the emperor naturally knew us because we had just arrived.
The eunuch came over and said to us: "My two masters, please go in quickly. The emperor is already waiting in the room!"
Luo Qingqing and I nodded and went in.
After we entered the Qinzheng Hall, we were about to salute.
The emperor immediately said: "No need to bow, just sit down!
You are also frightened today, please take a seat quickly!"
Luo Qingqing and I sat there trembling with fear.
The emperor asked, "What do you think of your kidnapping?"
I said, "Eunuch Zhang has been caught on the spot. I only remember that the other one seemed to have a mole in the corner of his eye.
Judging from Eunuch Zhang, it was probably Lu'er, the girl beside Concubine Li.
I only know that I have never offended them. I don’t know where the deep hatred came from that made them want to kidnap me.
I beg Your Majesty to allow me to go to the prison to see Eunuch Zhang.
I want to ask him in person why he chose to kidnap me."
The emperor thought for a moment and said, "My dear, what if you encounter danger again on your way?
How about this, I will send someone to go with you to see him. There can't be any more problems on the way!
This matter may not be as simple as Qingqing thought. By the way, ask them where the gold is! "
Luo Qingqing and I knelt on the ground and said in a resounding voice: "Your Majesty, I thank you for your grace!"
The emperor called us again, and said hesitantly: "You still need to see the man carefully! You must find out the mastermind behind him who is instructing him to harm others.
If I can hurt you once, I can also hurt you twice or three times.
Being kind to your enemies is being cruel to yourself!"
I suddenly thought of something, and knelt on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, Liu Shi kidnapped me, but he didn't do anything out of line to me.
Even when Eunuch Zhang asked him to do something to us, he did not listen to Eunuch Zhang.
He was wrong, but his crime did not deserve the death penalty, and he had hungry children at home.
Although I was frightened, I didn't want him to die like this!"
The emperor did not speak, but said to me: "Qingqing, go to the prison first.
He kidnapped you, that's a crime.
Even if you stop committing crimes halfway and turn back, you can avoid the death penalty, but you can’t escape the punishment of life imprisonment! "
I am quite satisfied with this result.
Luo Qingqing and I didn't delay too much and we returned home quickly.
Both Wang Yuyuan and Luo Wenqian used their connections to find the whereabouts of Eunuch Zhang's family.
They were very efficient and Luo Qingqing and I arrived at our doorstep.
Luo Wenqian immediately came forward and said to us: "He has a younger brother and an elderly mother at home.
If he doesn't reveal the mastermind behind this, I'm afraid his mother and brother's family will die with him."
After Luo Qingqing and I learned the news, we immediately rushed to the prison.
When we got to the prison gate, Luo Qingqing took the initiative to hold my hand. I also shuddered.
There was a gloomy and terrifying atmosphere coming from the prison gate, and Luo Qingqing and I were a little afraid to move forward.
At this time, Wen Yichen suddenly appeared beside me and said to us: "I will take you in.
The place where the prison is located is not very ventilated.
This was intentionally designed to prevent prisoners from escaping.
It's normal for you to feel scared.
I'll take you in."
Luo Qingqing and I nodded and followed him in.
This prison is full of twists and turns, and it makes people feel suffocated once they enter.
Eunuch Zhang's prison is in the innermost part. He is the person with the most serious crime in the prison, so naturally he is detained more strictly.
Luo Qingqing and I walked to the prison of Eunuch Zhang.
Eunuch Zhang had his back to us and was unwilling to turn around and look at us.
I asked the soldiers who followed him to retreat. The prison was locked and he couldn't cause any trouble.
I said coldly to Eunuch Zhang: "You still haven't told me who is behind this?
I have to say, you are truly a loyal servant!
I can stay in this dark and damp place without saying anything."
Eunuch Zhang slowly opened his eyes and said with a hint of sarcasm: "I have already said that it was done by me alone!
What else is there to explain? "
Luo Qingqing couldn't sit still anymore and immediately said, "You always have a motive to hurt us, how did we offend you?
We haven't had much contact, how do you know our whereabouts? Could it be that you are so powerful?"
Eunuch Zhang was still shouting: "I have been in the palace for so many years, if I want to know your situation, isn't it easy for me to get it?
What kind of magical power is needed for this? The two ladies have been at home for a long time. Don’t you know that I also have my own connections? "
Luo Qingqing said unhappily: "How capable can you be? Are you watching us all the time?"