Chapter 63: The Scapegoat
The palace has always been the most sacred and inviolable place in people's hearts, but who can say how much filth and cruelty is hidden under this sacred aura? For example, the palace man who died tragically yesterday and the girl who was humiliated, just like a little dark dirt under this beautiful glazed tile, did not attract anyone's attention, of course, it did not include the Nine Emperor Princes Feng Jiutian. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Hearing these news from Gonggong Liu, Feng Jiutian's face darkened a little. Jiang Moyan behind him was also shocked. She had heard of the darkness and squalor of the palace, but when such a thing actually happened right in front of her eyes, the real anger and sadness were indescribable.
After listening to Gonggong Liu's report, Feng Jiutian didn't speak for a long time, but his trembling eyebrows and clenched teeth betrayed his emotions.
Of course, Gonggong Liu could see the anger of his master, so he had to change the topic and dilute the solemn atmosphere.
"Your Highness, the news from the Criminal Department has just come out that an assassin was captured yesterday. The man was supposed to be a dead man, digging out the poison from his back molars. Fortunately, the person is not dead, and now he is being interrogated.
Feng Jiutian exhaled vigorously, as if he wanted to spit out the depression in his heart. He rubbed his furrowed brows before he said: "It turns out that this is a good idea of Prime Minister Tong, and it really deserves to be the appearance of a country, but it really impresses the palace." Feng Jiutian said as he looked back at Jiang Moyan.
When Jiang Moyan heard the news of his father, he was also very concerned, and a smile appeared on his face.
Feng Jiutian asked again, "How is the father and the emperor?" ”
Gonggong Liu took out a prescription, handed it to Feng Jiutian, and whispered, "Your Majesty has been asleep all the time. The imperial doctor said that His Majesty was too tired these days, and he was in a hurry, so he collapsed. At this time, it is His Majesty's body that is self-regulating and using sleep to supplement His Majesty's lack of physical strength. ”
Feng Jiutian nodded, looked at the prescription carefully, and instructed again: "Keep an eye on it, don't let your father have something." ”
There was a knock on the door of the study, and Mu Qing walked in, looking at Feng Jiutian with some hesitation, not knowing whether to pass on the news he had just gotten to the Nine Emperor Princes.
The Nine Emperor Princes nodded at him, and then he said: "Your Highness, Lord Song of the Criminal Department is really anxious this time, he used the harshest criminal law of the Criminal Department, and also sent Wu Lihong, a master of forced confession known as the 'Spicy Scorpion', to make that person confess in only half a day." ”
Feng Jiutian raised his eyebrows, took the confession handed over by Mu Qing, and read it carefully.
Jiang Moyan stood behind Feng Jiutian and looked at the confession on tiptoe. I don't know if Feng Jiutian noticed it, and the confession in his hand was slightly lowered.
Jiang Moyan still struggled to read these classical Chinese, but he barely understood the general meaning:
Known as the Mad Tiger, this Assassin was a first-class master in the green forest. Since being accidentally injured by several Jianghu people during the siege three years ago, it has disappeared. According to his own confession, he was brought back to the East Palace by a person named Wu Xun, and since then he has been raised in the East Palace to do some secret tasks ordered by his master.
"Wu Xun?" Feng Jiutian whispered this unfamiliar name, but he couldn't find the shadow of this person in his mind.
Feng Jiutian has been playing with the prince since he was a child, and he knows everyone around the prince well, but there has never been a person named Wu Xun.
Feng Jiutian looked up at Mu Qing. Mu Qing shook his head, indicating that he didn't know this person either.
Could it be that the prince secretly raises dead soldiers? Feng Jiutian naturally thought that this person was the one who helped the prince secretly search for talents. It's just that I don't know why, when Feng Jiutian saw the name "Wu Xun", he instinctively became vigilant.
"Go check it out."
"Yes."
Jiang Moyan didn't think there was anything wrong with it, and continued to work hard to crack those classical Chinese. The mad tiger said that he didn't want to come on this trip, but the masters didn't believe him, and that Wu Xun happened to go out, and no one spoke for him, so he had to run this way. Unexpectedly, others fell into someone else's trap as soon as they came.
Jiang Moyan couldn't help but sympathize with this crazy tiger in his heart, this is really a typical case of "layman leading insider", he was sent into the tiger's mouth by the master in vain, and it was difficult to escape.
Feng Jiutian put the confession on the table, and two slender fingers gently tapped the tabletop, making a "tuk" sound.
Since he knew that his father was sick, he gave up this plan and was ready to let the prince go first. Unexpectedly, even without his push, this dead prince still brought himself into such a difficult situation.
Feng Jiutian sighed, feeling even more sorry for his father.
Jiang Moyan had been quietly watching the whole incident, and she understood Feng Jiutian's concerns and mood very well. On one side is the seriously ill father, and on the other side is the prince of waste wood. If she had to choose, I'm afraid she would choose her own father too. Because the career can be restarted, the enemy can be killed by another day, but there is only one father. If he is really angry, Lord Yama will not bargain. It is certainly not advisable to break the jade bottle for the sake of rats.
Jiang Moyan hesitated for a moment, and said to Feng Jiutian: "Your Highness, it's better to take out the crown prince first, as for the others, you can go according to the original plan." ”
Feng Jiutian raised his eyebrows and looked at Jiang Moyan, and said, "Tell me about it?" ”
Jiang Moyan smiled slyly and said to Feng Jiutian: "Your Highness forgot? Does the East Palace still have a ready-made scapegoat? ”
Feng Jiutian suddenly realized, and couldn't help laughing.
Of course, Mu Qing also thought of the woman who had been called for half the night, and couldn't help but praise his brother: "Mu Nian, this kid, unintentionally helped a lot!" ”
Jiang Moyan said: "It's just a stroke of genius." ”
The three of them laughed abruptly, the previous gloomy atmosphere was swept away, and Gonggong Liu, who was standing by the door, looked at these young people with smiling faces, and felt very happy in his heart!
A little father-in-law walked over and whispered a few words in Father-in-law Liu's ear. Gonggong Liu nodded, walked up to Feng Jiutian and said, "Your Highness, the prince is invited." ”
Feng Jiutian and the others stopped laughing and glanced at each other.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's news is really fast!"
Now that there is a solution, Feng Jiutian is also a lot more relieved, and he said to Liu Gonggong: "This palace is going to visit my father, you can take the bead in this palace!" ”
Gonggong Liu showed a trace of reluctance on his face, and saw that Feng Jiutian had no intention of taking back his fate, so he went to take it himself.
Mu Qing knew that the bead, which was said to have come from distant Persia, was full of fineness, and a touch of color in the middle was like a person's eyes. It is said that this object is very miraculous and can give people unlimited abilities, especially if the body is weak.
At the beginning, the Nine Emperor Princes were invaded by poison and their vitality was greatly damaged. Mu Yi, who was already the chief helmsman, had worked hard and spent a lot of money to get this bead, and it had been placed at the bedside of the Nine Emperor Princes.
Grandpa Liu held a delicate box containing the bead, which was said to be very precious. In front of Feng Jiutian, he opened it gently.
Jiang Moyan looked at it, a fist-sized, smooth and shiny bead. Isn't this crystal? Jiang Moyan didn't know, it may be a problem with the process, or it may be the reason for the traffic blockage, this kind of crystal is very rare in ancient times, even if there is, it is very small, and the workmanship is rough.
Knowing the true face of this thing, he also stripped off its mysterious coat. It seems that eighty percent of the so-called magical things are imagined by people.
Of course, she won't reveal it, it is better to give the old emperor a magical and healing holy bead than an ordinary crystal ball!