Chapter Seventy-Five: Imprisonment
Finally, after experiencing apprehension and mental tension along the way, the little eunuch finally arrived at the previously agreed place and completed the task with honor.
The little eunuch breathed a sigh of relief, turned to An Linghan and said, "Princess Ze, the Twelve Princes are near here, and the prince may want to play hide and seek with you, so he hid." Go look for it yourself, the minion still has something to do, so retire first. ”
After speaking, before An Linghan could answer, he ran away like oil on the soles of his feet.
An Linghan felt that the person she was looking for was too unreliable, and she ran away as soon as she brought the person to the place.
An Linghan could only grope for his own position.
Finally, after five minutes of exploration, An Linghan found a place under a tree, which was extremely remote and very gloomy.
An Linghan walked in and took a look.
I found a very beautiful woman leaning against the tree.
The woman was only twenty-five years old, the age of flowers, and if you ignored her unkempt hair and the mud on her face, she would be a rare beauty.
Presumably, this is the victim that the noble concubine wants to frame her for, Concubine Qing.
There was a half-empty dagger on Concubine Qing's chest, surrounded by a pool of scarlet blood, and the concubine's eyes were wide open, and there was still a remnant of unwillingness in her eyes.
I don't know why, An Linghan always felt that this blood was a little strange, as if it was not the blood that normal people could have. Compared to normal people, the color is slightly darker.
An Linghan sighed, stepped forward, and closed Concubine Qing's eyes with his hand.
After all, this concubine fell at the same age as a flower, and she had never heard of anything bad.
It's just that some of them have been favored recently, and they are regarded as stumbling blocks and want to get rid of them quickly.
But how long can the emperor's favor last?
An Linghan pulled out the dagger on the concubine's chest again, and was careful not to touch the handle of the dagger.
Because An Linghan found that this dagger was very luxurious, and the rubies inlaid on it were all very valuable, not like something that a subordinate could have.
Therefore, this must be the chaise thing.
It would be even better if fingerprints could be extracted on this dagger.
Although this dagger has been caught, if you can pick up the leak, it will be a big profit.
Just as An Linghan was looking at the dagger, there was a noisy sound of footsteps behind An Linghan.
An Linghan's face turned cold, it seemed that they were here.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Qing Niangniang disappeared somehow, and the slave maid heard that Niangniang wanted to eat cold cakes, so she went to the imperial dining room to get it, but she didn't expect to come back and Niangniang disappeared." The voice of a maid with a crying voice came from the ear.
The emperor's face was not good-looking, and his face was very gloomy.
And the concubine on the side took the opportunity to say: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, Sister Concubine Qing will definitely be fine!" ”
At this time, the little eunuch who was leading the way in front of him felt a lot of slander in his heart, and sure enough, the people in this palace were all good at acting!
This little eunuch is the same little eunuch who led An Linghan here before.
Just when he led An Linghan here, he had already gone to find the emperor with the concubine, claiming to know the whereabouts of the concubine.
When everyone walked in front of An Linghan, they saw such a scene:
An Linghan stood beside Concubine Qing, her hands were still stained with blood, and her skirt was also stained with a touch of crimson, and the concubine was lying on the ground silently, her whole person was shrouded in a pool of blood, and her delicate makeup was no longer there, replaced by a bloodstained face.
An Linghan had already carefully hidden the dagger in his sleeve when everyone arrived.
When the emperor saw Concubine Qing lying in a pool of blood, his eyebrows jumped.
Unexpectedly, in this palace, there are still people who commit murder under his nose, which is challenging his dignity as the emperor!
Secondly, this concubine is being favored these days, and the novelty of the emperor has not passed, and this is the time to love, so she was killed!
As soon as the emperor thought that the pillow man he had loved for a while in the past few days had turned into a corpse at this time, his emotions were a little out of control, his impulsiveness was half of it, and his reason was completely absent.
Therefore, when the emperor saw An Linghan standing next to Concubine Qing with blood stains on his clothes, he subconsciously defined An Linghan as a murderer.
"Come on, escort An Linghan to the water prison and wait for the fate!" The emperor didn't think about it, so he directly convicted An Linghan.
An Linghan knew that it was useless to explain at this time, so he simply remained silent.
At this time, the emperor is in a hurry, and if he blindly explains strongly, it will only be the opposite.
Moreover, at this time, An Linghan's evidence has not been found, if she bites out the concubine, if the concubine does not admit it or the dagger is lost and stolen, it will only be a startling snake.
Moreover, it may have angered the emperor.
Now in this situation, I can only wait for someone to intercede in front of the emperor afterwards and bail her out to investigate the case.
The smile on the corner of the concubine's mouth on the side could no longer be suppressed, and her eyes were full of pride.
Looking at An Linghan now is like looking at a dead man.
She seemed to be able to see An Linghan's tragic death, which was simply very happy!
As for An Linghan's friends, who can control her?
And An Linghan's fool Xianggong doesn't have to worry, although he is a prince, he is also a fool, and he has nothing to say.
Therefore, An Linghan is completely finished!
Don't blame me, who let you mess with someone you shouldn't have messed with? The concubine thought secretly in her heart.
When the palace people stepped forward to hold An Linghan, An Linghan dodged and said, "No need, I will leave by myself." ”
When the palace people heard this, they didn't move An Linghan anymore, and followed An Linghan left and right, and took An Linghan to the water prison.
The concubine didn't know if it was her own delusion, as if An Linghan glanced at her meaningfully when she passed by.
The concubine blinked her eyes quickly, and looked at An Linghan when she opened her eyes, but An Linghan returned to normal, her eyes looking ahead, as if she hadn't seen the concubine.
When the concubine saw this, she began to doubt her eyes again, could it be that she was wrong?
Later, when she thought that An Linghan was about to become a dead person, she didn't think about it, and she wouldn't compare it with a corpse.
An Linghan walked to the door of the water cell where she wanted to be held.
A water prison, as the name suggests, is a cell filled with water.
There are also many forms of water prisons, which are water to the knees, waist and chest.
One of the most painful is to the chest.
Although the water prison is no different from other cells, it does not use torture, but it cannot eat or sleep after being soaked in water for a long time, and its hands are hung up with iron chains.
If you stay like this for a few days, you will drown in the water because you are too weak.
Therefore, although the water dungeon sounds quite nice, it is very torturous.
Because An Linghan had a good impression of the emperor before, An Linghan was water up to his thighs, a little higher than his knees and a little lower than his waist.
After all, murdering the imperial concubine is a crime of the Nine Clans, and the punishment cannot be too light.
After the emperor made the decision, he also had some regrets, after all, the truth of the matter has not yet been clarified, and a rash conviction will definitely cause public anger.
In addition, An Linghan had a good reputation in the eyes of the people before. Therefore, the emperor did not consider it a little bit.
But the gentleman is difficult to chase after him, and it is not easy for him to regret it as the son of heaven.
Therefore, the emperor is now waiting for an opportunity to go down a step.
Although An Linghan's physical fitness is good, he has been soaking in the water, and it is false to say that he is comfortable.
An Linghan stayed in the water prison all night, thinking about who could save her.