Chapter 117: A life-threatening event
Because there were so many people around, the emperor couldn't help but kick over, and only flicked his sleeves and asked Luo Zhen: "Why did you pass by there on a big night?" Seeing Huaiyi lying on the ground, why didn't you want to help her cover up? She is a princess, and she is the face of our country! With so many minions in and out, what do you want to do? I ask you, what do you want to do! ”
Luo Zhen was so frightened that she shook her shoulders, took a step forward, and buried her head and said, "Erchen didn't mean it, he just wanted to wait for his father to come...... Erchen is also afraid of destroying the evidence......"
"Are you afraid of ruining the evidence? What do you don't know? I know you've been at odds with Huai, so take this opportunity to take revenge, right? ”
Luo Zhen's legs were weak, and she knelt down: "No!" Father, you believe in your son! Erchen really didn't and didn't dare to do this! Besides, the culprit is Li Bu, who is wrongful to the fifth sister, why didn't you ask Li Bu about his crimes, why did you interrogate Erchen instead? ”
"Li Buzhen will be interrogated, but don't think you can run away, I will find out the matter, you get out of here now, get out!"
Luo Zhen rolled out in disgrace, this was not quite the same as he expected, it was clear that Li Bu was the sinner, why did the emperor scold him instead?
"Second Highness...... A eunuch came in from outside, looked at no one else, and whispered to him: "Li Bu wants to see you." ”
"He wants to see me? What kind of thing is he? Because his prince was scolded just now, don't go! ”
"But ......," said the eunuch, "he said that he had something to tell you, a matter of your life!" ”
Luo Zhen has done a lot of things, and his first reaction when he heard this was not disdain, but panic, many of the things he did were to change people's heads, Li Bu was very suspenseful, this sentence made him restless, and finally he decided to go over and take a look.
Li Bu was locked in the meditation room that was temporarily set aside as a cell, and the sky was blown up outside, but he, as the culprit of Luo Fu's misdeeds, calmed down, closed his eyes and sat at the table, and Luo Zhen didn't see him salute when he came in.
This made Luo Zhen very unhappy, he didn't receive the respect he should receive as a prince, and he just had nowhere to steam his anger when he raised his hand.
Li Bu can accurately intercept his fist with his eyes closed, unlike Luo Zhen's flower frame, Li Bu is a real kung fu, it doesn't take a little force to hold his fist, Luo Zhen screams in pain: "You are bold!" How dare you commit murder against this prince! I think you're dying too slowly, aren't you? ”
"You ordered the medicine, you locked the door, and you were the one who shouted to catch the thief!" He spoke in an affirmative tone, not skeptical, but sure that he had done it all.
Luo Zhen gritted her teeth and said, "What if I did it?" Did I make you plot against Rashiki? If you can't help but do something to her, why should I catch her? I'm just keeping you together, and I don't care what you're doing together. ”
Li Bu let go of him: "Seeing is not necessarily believing, whether I have wronged His Highness the Fifth Highness, the imperial doctor and the grandmother in the palace will find out." ”
Listening to his tone, as if he hadn't done anything and was sure that he would be fine, Luo Zhen still believed what he saw with his eyes, and at the same time couldn't help but sneer: "If you still don't do anything in that situation, then you are really not a man!" ”
But no matter whether he really did anything or not, it was a fact that Luo Zhen went in and saw him entangled with Luo Fu, even if he didn't do it to the end, he could still be convicted of a capital crime, and it was really boring to think about himself, and he couldn't talk nonsense with a dying person.
Luo Zhen didn't know why, he always felt stunned when he saw Li Bu, he didn't want to stay here anymore, and was about to leave, Li Bu said slowly behind him: "Hengtong Gambling House is the second prince, right?" ”
Luo Zhen paused and turned around stiffly, although he didn't want to admit it, the answer was already written on his face: "What did you say?" What casino? ”
"On the eve of His Majesty's birthday banquet, His Royal Highness was assassinated, and that person was hung with the token of Hengtong Casino, and the nominal shopkeeper of the gambling house was a man surnamed Wang, in fact, he was just taking care of the gambling house for you, and you should not be busy denying it, the surname Wang didn't tell you everything, for example, his wife and children were in my hands and never mentioned it to you, right? He has a lot of ledgers in his hands, not only gambling houses, but also brothels in Qinglou, and those ledgers are clearly stamped with the big seal of your second prince, just find a copy at random, and it will be enough to nail you to the guillotine. ”
Luo Zhen's hands and feet were cold when he heard this, and then his eyes were full of anger, and he stepped forward to lift his collar: "These are all what Luo Zhen told you?" He has been placed under house arrest, and it is difficult for him to turn over as a four-legged king, what else does he want to do? Think he'll be able to come back and replace me by dragging me down? ”
Li Bu grabbed his hand and broke it to the side, stood up and walked to the window, and his tone was also undisguised ridicule: "The eldest prince...... He wanted to figure it out, but he didn't have a chance, but you still have a chance, as long as no one knows about the gambling house, your sins will not be reduced to the same as the great prince. ”
Li Bu still knew about the gambling house from Luo Fu, and later he found the nominal shopkeeper of the gambling house, and learned a lot of news about Luo Zhen with his wife and daughter threatening, he hired a few people to watch his wife and daughter, just in case one day, if he was really unlucky, at least he still had a handle in his hand, and he could threaten Luo Zhen to help him.
I just didn't expect it to come in handy so soon.
Luo Zhen was annoyed and angry, he didn't want to let him get away with the crime after designing it for so long, but he didn't want the emperor to know about his gambling house, if the emperor knew, then he would be no different from death.
"What the hell do you want?"
"I don't want to do anything, let His Highness admit that everything is done by His Highness, His Highness should not be willing, I just want to live, as for what kind of method His Highness uses to help me, I don't care, as long as I can live."
Being alive is the most important thing, only by being alive can there be infinite possibilities, and now nothing matters, only by saving your life can you have a chance to be ashamed.
But Luo Zhen went to kill Li Bu from the beginning, if he was allowed to live, wouldn't all this be done in vain?
Li Bu saw his hesitation: "It doesn't matter if I die, at most a few people, but I won't die in vain, at least the person who killed me has to bury me, before I die, I will let people give the evidence of His Royal Highness's gambling house to His Majesty, oh yes, the person who assassinated His Majesty at the birthday banquet can also be the second prince and your person, after all, there is no proof of death, the second prince is guilty, then simply take all the charges together, General Xue was also present to hunt down the assassin, and he should also be happy to put the black cauldron on your head." ”
Luo Zhen's eyes were red, and he pointed at Li Bu, wishing that he would kill him now: "You threaten me? What are you threatening me! ”
Gambling houses are not disgraceful in the defense of the country, as long as they are recorded in the yamen, with the permission of the yamen, they can be opened above board, but the emperor does not like gambling houses, there are one or two gambling houses in a city that make huge profits. How can one or two companies make such a profitable living? As a result, the existence of underground gambling houses was born.
There are more than one or two gambling houses under Luo Zhen's name, there are many that are open underground, the emperor himself hates gambling, once Luo Zhen's gambling house is known to the emperor, and then counting so many of them opened underground, his little life is afraid that it will be difficult to protect.
What's more, there is also a Xue Rang, Xue Rang must wish that he would die, and that something would happen to him, and he would definitely step on it when the time came, and Luo Zhen would not have to die if he stepped on it.
Luo Zhen couldn't think of a solution, there was a reason why Luo Zhen didn't take him seriously before, it was really easy to deal with him.
"I can save your life, but only to keep you alive, and I can't guarantee you whether you will be exiled or thrown into a prison and locked up."
"You can't guarantee that."
"Then my business ......"
"The minister expects it to save his life, Your Highness can rest assured, and you will be tight-lipped."
Li Bu pondered Luo Zhen thoroughly, he was definitely unwilling to be used by him to fight against the army, so he probably sent someone to kill him secretly as soon as this matter was over, so as to prevent future troubles, now he thinks Li Bu can't care, but if he wants to kill him, it is somewhat whimsical.
Concubine An Guifei learned that Luo Fu was almost insulted, and began to cry and wipe her tears as soon as she came in, and the emperor comforted her: "I have already asked the imperial doctor to come and see, and the imperial doctor said that it is okay, I have already asked people to arrest Li Bu, and when Huaiyi wakes up, the evidence is conclusive, I will not spare him!" ”
Concubine An Guifei lay in the emperor's arms, crying breathlessly, unable to say a word.
Luo Rui also rushed to visit Luo Fu, for some reason, seeing Luo Fu like this, she actually felt relieved, a woman who has lost her virginity, even if she is a princess, as a man, I am afraid she can't accept it, Jiang Yan shouldn't be able to accept it, right?
Followed by the fourth prince Luo Xi, who was more taciturn than Luo Rui, these two people have always been mentioned together, although they are not born by a mother, but they are more like a mother.
"Third sister......" Luo Xi looked at Luo Rui, her eyes were meaningful, she wanted to say something and stopped, she stood aside and looked at Luo Shi, and her heart was very entangled.
Luo Fu slept for a while, slowly opened his eyes, and unexpectedly there were so many people on the side of the bed, and the first one to rush over was An Guifei, wiping her tears while asking her if she felt uncomfortable.
She was still dizzy, the world was spinning in front of her, she shook her head and said no, she remembered what had happened, sat up from the bed, and the first one asked, "What about Li Bu?" ”
The emperor said angrily: "I have already asked someone to lock him up, as long as you say a word, I will immediately cut off his head!" ”
Behead? Luo Shi opened his mouth, and swallowed back the words he wanted to say.