Chapter 112: Self-Inflicted Cleverness

After about half an hour, Zhu Qian held a small gold box, followed Bai Yuanmo and a group of guards, and returned to the county government office.

When County Lieutenant Zhu saw it, he suddenly turned pale and tried to rush over and snatch it.

But he was scolded with a cane ten times just now, his buttocks were injured, and he was unable to move, and before he could pounce on Zhu Qian, he was quickly stopped by Bai Yuanmo from the side, tripped and fell to the ground, knocking his teeth and bleeding.

"Give it back! Give it back! Give it back! He didn't give up, he didn't care about the pain, he hurriedly got up from the ground, and tried to snatch it again.

Bai Yuanmo was even more unceremonious this time, directly flew up with a kick, kicked him to the ground, and then when he tried to get up again, he reached out and touched him twice, causing his body to freeze in a deep bow posture, which looked extremely funny.

"Please, give me back the little gold box, I'm willing to confess, I'm willing to confess!" County Lieutenant Zhu still didn't give up, and he couldn't move, so he began to plead loudly.

Bai Yuanmo thought he was noisy, so he simply clicked his dumb hole again.

Xiao Qiongzhi suddenly realized that not only should there be the piece of Yunfei's Yuanpa that Zhu said in the small gold box, but I am afraid that there are even more amazing secrets that can cause the disaster of the Zhu clan.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for a domineering person like County Captain Zhu to be willing to admit his guilt so quickly.

She was curious about what was in the small gold box.

In order to be able to follow Zhu Qian when he opened it for Xu Nian or Prince Zhao to see, she deliberately asked Zheng Shang to carry her again.

At this time, Zhu Qian had already handed over the small gold box directly to Prince Zhao.

It is estimated that he has already seen the contents of the small gold box and knows how important it is, and he is afraid that if he hands it over to Xu Nian, he will miss something.

And Prince Zhao saw that he was so cautious, and his originally relaxed expression became a lot more cautious.

He stretched out his hand, took a lock that Bai Yuanmo took out of his arms after Zhu Qian, and slowly opened the lid of the small gold box.

In the box, there was a handkerchief, and a few letters.

The handkerchief, although it was folded, looked like it was not very new, and it was probably the Yuanpa, as Zhu said.

Prince Zhao may have been disgusted with dirty, so he didn't touch it, but pointed at it and asked Zhu Qian and Bai Yuanmo: "Is this really a piece of Yuanpa?" ”

"Yes, His Highness the Prince." Zhu Qian and Bai Yuanmo replied in unison.

Prince Zhao was relieved, and began to take out the letters under the veil, one by one, and opened them to read.

Xiao Qiongzhi's eyes couldn't help but widen quietly.

It's a pity that because Zheng Bang was standing in the middle of the court with Xiao Qiongzhi on his back, while Prince Zhao was sitting in the middle of the public hall on the side, the handwriting on the letter fell into Xiao Qiongzhi's eyes, although it was very clear, it was too inclined to see what the words were.

Xiao Qiongzhi had no choice but to turn his gaze to Prince Zhao's face with some regret.

Prince Zhao's expression was more excited, and even with some surprise.

He quickly read the first letter, followed by the second and third.

Soon, the seven letters in the small gold box were all read by him.

He repacked the letter department, put it back in the small gold box, and said to Xu Nian in a deep voice: "The private relationship between County Lieutenant Zhu and Concubine Yun is very important, I want to take him back to Beijing immediately, tell my father the truth, and my father will send it out, and the next matter will be handled by myself!" ”

"Yes!" Xu Nian hurriedly nodded respectfully.

Prince Zhao turned his head to look at Zheng Yuan and asked gently, "Mr. Zheng, can you go back to Beijing with me now?" ”

Zheng Yuan shook his head: "My old father is no longer here, and wherever I go, I should bring my old mother with me so that I can serve nearby." ”

"Now, the weather is cold, and the old man should not travel far with me, so I have to wait until next year, when the spring flowers bloom."

"Okay, then I'll come and pick it up when the spring flowers bloom next year." Prince Zhao didn't force it, nodded, and turned to leave.

The twenty guards he brought, including Yang Zhong, Zhang Wang, Zhu Qian, Bai Yuanmo, and Lou Qiang, were all very clever, and they consciously grabbed Zhu County Lieutenant without his orders, followed him closely and behind him, and left together.

"Strong, strong! Strong! At this time, the purple-clothed lady who had been scolded ten times with a rod for whispering before had obviously fainted to death and did not move, and suddenly jumped up from the ground like a corpse and pounced on Prince Zhao and his party.

"His Royal Highness Prince Zhao be careful!" Bai Lingling immediately reminded loudly.

"Wang Qingfeng and Xu Chufeng, let's take this woman, restrain the key points, and hand it over to Xu Nian to deal with!" Prince Zhao immediately turned his head, glanced at the purple-clothed lady lightly, and commanded the two guards who walked in the back in a deep voice, but ignored Bai Lingling at all.

"Yes!" The two guards who walked at the back hurriedly did so.

Their movements were very fast, and they had already shot at the same time at the moment when Bai Lingling reminded them, and they caught the purple-clothed lady.

Xiao Qiongzhi wanted to laugh when she saw it.

Bai Lingling, an unfuel-efficient lamp, could suddenly jump out to remind Prince Zhao, he must have wanted to win Prince Zhao's favor, and took the opportunity to implore Prince Zhao and ask Xu Nian to send her lightly.

But Prince Zhao was in front of and behind him, and there were a lot of guards.

The purple-clothed lady was injured, and she was a woman, so she was not the opponent of Prince Zhao's guards, so she couldn't hurt him at all.

Bai Lingling's reminder was useless to him, and it was obviously in vain.

She thought about it and reminded Prince Zhao: "His Royal Highness the Prince, this lady in purple looks very similar to County Lieutenant Zhu, and should be County Lieutenant Zhu's mother, and she may know better than County Lieutenant Zhu about the marriage contract between County Lieutenant Zhu and Concubine Yun." ”

"Wang Qingfeng and Xu Chufeng, you don't have to hand over that woman to Xu Nian, take her and go back to Beijing together." Prince Zhao was inspired, glanced at Xiao Qiongzhi approvingly, and quickly made a decision.

"Yes." Wang Qingfeng and Xu Chufeng immediately turned around, escorted the woman in purple, followed Prince Zhao, and continued to leave.

Bai Lingling was very annoyed.

She turned her head to stare at Xiao Qiongzhi, and glanced at it again and again.

As Xiao Qiongzhi guessed, she reminded Prince Zhao just now that she really wanted to win Prince Zhao's favor, and took the opportunity to implore Prince Zhao to ask Xu Nian to let her be lightly dismissed.

However, it failed.

It's Xiao Qiongzhi, who is obviously also talking about the lady in purple, and obviously harbors evil intentions more than she does to the lady in purple, but she has been recognized by Prince Zhao, which really makes her unwilling.

Actually, she would say this kind of thing, but it was just for a while, and she didn't expect to say it!

"Bai Lingling, what are you doing staring at the branches? Is there some bad idea in your head, trying to harm her? Liu Wuxiu had been guarding against Bai Lingling, not missing any of her moves, and suddenly asked loudly.

Bai Lingling was startled and didn't dare to admit it: "I read it wrong, I didn't look at her at all." ”

"Bai Lingling, kneel well! Now, tell me honestly, why did you instruct Zhu Yu and Zhu County Lieutenant to murder Zheng Bang, Xiao Qiongzhi, Liu Wuxiu, and Zhou Dayong? At this time, Xu Nian suddenly looked at Bai Lingling, looked at her sharply, and asked in a deep voice.

It appears that this is the beginning of the specific interrogation process for the suspect.

Xiao Qiongzhi hurriedly signaled with his eyes, and was about to open his mouth to refute Liu Wuxiu, who was about to refute Bai Lingling, and stopped making a sound.

"My lord, I have said it repeatedly just now, everything was instructed by County Lieutenant Zhu to do it. I'm also innocent. Bai Lingling immediately knelt upright and said aggrievedly.