Chapter Ninety-Eight
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was shocked to learn that Gu Chen was still alive, which was not an exaggeration to say that it was bad news for Cheng Yan, who was already anxious.
Once Gu Chen was found by Cen Feng, he hated the prince and killed him completely, and he would inevitably stand up and testify against it. At that time, not only the prince and queen, but even his own Cheng family may not be spared.
What terrified him even more was that the mask of hypocrisy that he had painstakingly painted on his face for many years would also be torn to shreds in front of everyone in a grand manner.
But at the same time, he also deeply realized that if Gu Chen was used to deal with the prince, it would be a feasible strategy to avenge the prince's treachery for crossing the river and demolishing the bridge.
It's just that what can he do to get out of the way without being exposed?
The first thought that came to his mind was to kill someone with a knife.
And the person holding this knife, except for Gao Heng beside him, he couldn't think of a more suitable person.
But what he didn't know was that his self-righteous secret plan had been guessed by Gao Heng, who he wanted to use.
Of course, even if Gao Heng knew, he would not pierce this palpable truth.
In many cases, taking advantage of each other in peace and quiet is often more effective than being aggressive and forceful.
However, for Cheng Jinzhi at this moment, he didn't have the heart to guess the plans in Cheng Yan's heart that harmed others and benefited himself.
To her great surprise, when Gao Heng said this, except for Cheng Yan, Cheng Sujin, who was originally silently on the side, changed his face, and subconsciously reached out and grabbed his father's sleeve, and the charming phoenix eyes fell on Cheng Yan worriedly, and the whole person was extremely nervous.
"Could it be that she already knew about the relationship between this old man and the crown prince?"
Cheng Jinzhi thought to himself, as if someone had suddenly picked up his head and knocked him hard, and he was a little at a loss for a while.
If this is the case, Cheng Sujin knew that Cheng Yan was helping the prince to harm her husband, not only did she not stop it, but she also sang and sang along with Cheng Yan, pretending.
That woman is really terrible.
"Therefore, it is imperative to find Gu Shaozhu first. Cen Feng raised his eyes and said, "The prince's approach is actually very unwise, he took the prisoner away without permission like this, doesn't it indirectly prove that he has something to do with this case?"
"So what? He just saw that we had no evidence. Gao Heng smiled coldly, "Even if this matter is in front of my father, the crown prince will at most be reprimanded for being lawless and making assertions, and we can't help him at all." ā
"The prince is really getting more and more lawless. ā
Cheng Yan reprimanded with a calm face, and after exchanging a look with Cheng Sujin, he walked to the prison first.
"Don't go in, wait for me outside. ā
Gao Heng knew that the memory of being in prison made Cheng Jinzhi still feel palpitations, and rubbed her hair with concern.
"I'm fine, let me in. Cheng Jinzhi looked at the rusty prison door, his eyes condensed slightly, "I want to see the place where Hanqing has stayed." ā
Gao Heng looked at the sadness between Cheng Jinzhi's eyebrows, and his eyes were stagnant. After a moment of silence, he took her hand and led her towards the prison.
The darkness of the Netherworld gradually engulfed the light outside, and the musty smell and damp rotten smell of the air began to waft into the mouth and nose.
From time to time, there would be prisoners in shackles and anklets being dragged by the jailers, and the sound of heavy metal rubbing echoed in the empty netherworld, mixed with desolate cries and shouts that pierced the eardrums, making people shudder to hear.
Cheng Jinzhi didn't dare to raise her eyes to see the expressions on the faces of these prisoners, she knew that from these people, she would definitely see the shadow of her despair.
Gao Heng grabbed her hand and sped up the pace of moving forward, not wanting Cheng Jinzhi to recall those sad pasts because of the sadness of touching the scene.
Stepping down the stone stairs made of rough stone, you enter another straight corridor.
And the cell where Gu Hanqing was located was at the end of this corridor.
When Gu Hanqing was detained in the Dali Temple Prison, in order to facilitate concealment, he was deliberately detained separately from other prisoners and was imprisoned here alone.
But now this cold and dim cell is empty.
According to the cell boss, Gu Hanqing was forcibly escorted away by the crown prince and his subordinates about two hours ago.
Originally, it was impermissible to take away criminals from Dali Temple without permission. However, due to the prince's noble status and his always like to be domineering, no one dared to stop him.
In the end, no one even knew where Gu Hanqing was taken.
"There's nothing here, can you really find clues about Hanqing's whereabouts?"
Cheng Sujin looked around, casually kicking the hay on the ground, and there seemed to be something on his mind in his eyes.
Cheng Yu and Cheng Sujin still have the possibility of returning safely, and Gao Heng has not been convicted yet, in her heart, of course, she doesn't want these people in front of her to find Gu Hanqing at this critical moment. Otherwise, everything she worked so hard to get would lose any meaning.
"Clues are for finding, what's the use of just looking?"
Cheng Jinzhi mocked sarcastically, bent down to take a closer look, and didn't even let go of the horns, and didn't pay attention to Cheng Sujin's ugly face.
"Princess Yan is right, as long as this person has stayed here, there will definitely be traces. At this time, Cen Feng also took advantage of the situation and said, "Young Master Gu is a smart person, maybe he will leave us some reliable information." ā
So the five of them began to search carefully around the cell, and even Cheng Yan, who was usually serious and high-minded, began to search around with the others.
After all, at this time, he really wanted to find Gu Hanqing first more than anyone else.
"There you go. ā
Just as everyone was sparing no effort to search, Gao Heng's sudden voice made everyone stop what they were doing.
Everyone gathered around to take a look, only to see that he was holding a peach-shaped embroidered sachet in the shape of a green wormwood in his hand. As I got closer, I could still smell the fragrance coming from the sachet.
It is a fresh and elegant, refreshing fragrance.
It is also what once fascinated Cheng Jinzhi.
"This is what I found at the joint between the stone bed and the wall. Gao Heng glanced at the corner next to the stone bed, "This gap is very hidden, it happens to be a blind spot in the field of vision, presumably Han Qing deliberately left it there." ā
"Then this must be Hanqing's personal thing. Cheng Jinzhi took the sachet in Gao Heng's hand with a little excitement, and a few ripples rippled in his eyes, "I remember this smell, exactly the same as on him." ā
"What? exactly like him?"
At this moment, Cheng Sujin suddenly sneered very disdainfully and stepped forward, staring at Cheng Jinzhi with a fierce gaze, and the words were sharp.
"Princess, if you say this, not only will others misunderstand, but even His Royal Highness King Yan will be unhappy. ā