"You've seen this woman before? Isn't it familiar? Think about it carefully and see if you can remember what she did in the Prince's Mansion. "The emperor said.

Although the previous transmission of the message and the subsequent instruction of Qu Fucheng to expose the third child were true, it was not certain that no one else intervened in the middle. Maybe in the middle, someone did something that forced the prince to do the next thing.

Now it seems that this matter is the prince harming the third child in a way that harms himself. So after thinking about it, is it possible that the third child harmed the prince by harming himself? If this is the case, the third child's scheming is even deeper than he thinks. Neither of his two sons is a fuel-efficient lamp......

"Yes...... Yes......" Qi Changfa thought carefully in fear......

For fear that if he couldn't figure it out, the emperor would think that he was covering up, and he would let the two guards drag him down. Therefore, I desperately wanted to think of a similar person, and temporarily resolved the current crisis, regardless of whether this person was or not. just thought about all the women in the prince's mansion he had seen.

But he is a little jailer, although he is working for the Zhenguo Mansion, he pays special attention to the Prince's Mansion. But he only knows about some of the small maids and shopping girls in the prince's mansion who often walk on the street. But the woman that day was extremely beautiful, and it couldn't be these lowly little girls......

In addition to these people, all he has seen is the prince himself, the princess and the maids beside the princess. The prince often goes to places like Tianxianglou and Lady's Workshop to drink flower wine, and the people often see the prince, and he is naturally no exception, and he is naturally very clear about the appearance of the prince. And it's obviously a woman dressed as a man, it can't be the prince.

When the crown princess was still a wise beauty in the prince's mansion, he had seen the princess take her maid to the market several times...... Handmaid...... Handmaid...... Crown Princess! Crown Princess!

That person is the crown princess!

"Back to Your Majesty, that person is the crown princess! It's the crown princess! Qi Changfa was very excited, as if he was cheering for himself that he didn't have to die.

The emperor frowned and said, "Are you sure?" ”

"Sure, sure! The little ......" Qi Changfa was still immersed in the surprise of thinking of the person's identity, and was about to say "The little one is very sure", but suddenly realized his situation, and after carefully recalling the appearance of the person, he felt a little vague again. Where dare you say "sure"?

In today's situation, we must be cautious and cautious in everything. came up with a possibility to prove that he was really thinking with his heart and not deliberately covering up. But if you say "sure", after all, it has been so long, how can you say so surely?

So he trembled and said, "Small...... The little ones feel very similar. But it's been too long since the past, and I can't remember it very well. Unless the little one sees the person again...... If you let the small one see it again, the small one will definitely be recognized at a glance! ”

After saying that, he waited with trepidation. Inevitably, the emperor thought that he was perfunctory, and deliberately said such an affirmative word. If the emperor really called the princess over, then the maidservant next to the princess would definitely follow, and he would definitely be able to recognize who was the person of that day.

Anyway, such a beautiful woman is definitely not an ordinary maid in the prince's mansion. It's not the crown princess, it's the little maidservant next to the princess, he can be sure of this.

He was just a messenger, and he didn't commit any serious crimes. If he behaves well, maybe the emperor won't kill him......

Yes, maybe the emperor won't kill him. He can't panic, he has to be careful.

After thinking about it so carefully, Qi Changfa's mind was clearer, and he was not as scared as before. It's just thinking about making a living for yourself, thinking that you can live. Wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and the snot and tears on his face. It's still scary, but at least it's much better than before. He couldn't feel the trembling anymore.

Li Zhonggui opened the door and entered, walked past him, and went to the emperor's side.

I didn't hear the emperor call Li Zhonggui, it is estimated that the emperor directly signaled out the window.

"Go to the Zongren Mansion and get the portrait of the crown princess." The emperor commanded.

"Yes." Li Zhonggui replied and retreated.

Hearing the emperor's command, Qi Changfa's hanging heart finally let go. The emperor did not blame him for nonsense, but believed in him a little, which was easy to do.

Maybe he'll still be alive...... Still alive......

When Li Zhonggui went to get the portrait of the crown princess, the emperor did not take advantage of this effort to ask Zhao Kang anything, but leaned on the dragon chair and closed his eyes to recuperate. It seems that they are going to deal with it one by one, which shows the importance attached to this matter.

Zhao Kang already knew the emperor's intention of calling him to the imperial study, Qu Fucheng recruited him and the jailer, and the emperor came to ask him about his crimes.

Therefore, at this time, there was no longer the surprise that he had when he was summoned by Li Zhonggui, and his heart had completely become worried.

When Li Zhonggui came to deliver the message, he thought that the emperor suddenly remembered him, and he was so happy. I entered the palace expectantly, and when I saw Qu Fucheng and the emperor's attitude, I instantly fell to the bottom of the cliff. But with such a big ups and downs, he has no time to take care of it. At this time, he was just thinking, how could he get rid of himself......

The jailer's previous stiff-mouthed justification was actually desirable. Just say that he is doing his part, what does the food have to do with him?

Of course, he can't use food as an excuse, and he doesn't deliver food. And since Qu Fucheng has already confessed, it is obviously not credible for him to say that he didn't send a note to Qu Fucheng. Although the emperor will not directly let people drag him out and beat him to death like he did with this jailer, he will definitely be angry.

So he can't do this kind of thing of talking nonsense with his eyes open, the means are too low. You have to make the emperor believe his words first, so that he can get rid of himself. first admit that he did pass a note to Qu Fucheng, and the emperor will feel that he is indeed sincere and has a good attitude of admitting his guilt. When the emperor had a preliminary approval of him, he began to defend himself.

Admits to passing the note, yes, but he doesn't know what's in the note, how can he admit the rest? It's just that your prince asked him to help pass something to Qu Fucheng, and as a subordinate and the prince's brother-in-law, he should help with this. He just did his duty, and what does it have to do with the content of this note?

After thinking about it for a while, I decided to use this method. It's just that when it's time to use it, you have to be extra cautious. There can be no mistakes in the speech.

Li Zhonggui took the portrait of the crown princess from the Zongren Mansion, and the emperor naturally did not want to see it himself, but ordered: "Liang show it to Qi Changfa." ”

"Yes." Li Zhonggui responded.

With his back to the emperor, he opened the portrait in his hand and showed it in front of Qi Changfa, so that he could take a closer look.

"Since it's the emperor's order, you just have to look carefully, don't dodge." Seeing Qi Changfa's dodgy gaze and not daring to look at it, Li Zhonggui said.

"Yes." Qi Changfa dared to stare at the face on the portrait carefully.

When he saw it, his eyes widened and he said excitedly: "It's her!" That's her! It's the man in the portrait! ”

The emperor nodded, waved his hand, and said to Li Zhonggui: "Send the portrait back." ”

"Yes." Li Zhonggui replied and rolled up the portrait.

Qi Changfa couldn't help but make a mistake in his judgment, and when Li Zhonggui rolled up the portrait, he deliberately took a few more looks. But the more you look at it, the more you can be sure of your judgment and be sure that this person is the crown princess.

Qi Changfa gave a look of affirmation, and the emperor saw it all in his eyes, so naturally there was no need to ask him if he could be sure. His expression already gave the answer.

The emperor's heart couldn't help but sink and sink.

Lin'er, do you know that just now, your father was still excusing you, grasping the slightest possibility and holding on, but you are too disappointing!

Because of this fall in his heart, the emperor's anger towards the prince inevitably deepened.

After Li Zhonggui stepped back, the emperor continued to interrogate Qi Changfa: "Why did the prince find you?" Who arranged you to enter Dali Temple? What else have you done for the crown prince before? ”

The emperor's voice was very deep, and Qi Changfa didn't know if he was doing something wrong, so he couldn't help but get nervous again, and said tremblingly: "Back to Your Majesty, I haven't done anything for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince before." It was the big uncle of the Zhenguo Mansion who arranged the small one into the Dali Temple, and the little one passed the word a few times for the big uncle a few years ago, but other than that, he really didn't do anything. ”

"But there is a big uncle over there who asks the little ones to pay attention to the people in the prince's mansion, and let the little ones recognize the people around His Royal Highness the Prince, saying that they will be able to use it in the future. So Zhang Fuhai came to find the small one, and the small one was painful and did ......"

"Your Majesty's forgiveness...... Qi Changfa kowtowed heavily and said, "The little ones are confused, the little ones don't understand the affairs of the adults, and they just think that the big uncle gave the little ones to do and let the little ones support their families, so they are bent on repaying the big uncle." I thought it was just to help pass something, and it didn't matter. The little one doesn't know how serious it is...... Now His Majesty has called the little one to the front of the palace, and he is so angry that the little one knows that he has done something wrong......"

Qi Changfa kowtowed like pounding garlic, begging for mercy: "The little one is really not intentional, please ask Your Majesty for mercy...... I beg Your Majesty to be gracious and spare your little life......"

How could the emperor have the heart to listen to his ramblings? just said: "In addition to you, who else did Zhou Qingshan arrange?" Where are they arranged? ”

"This ......" Qi Changfa thought about it carefully, "The little one once accidentally saw that the entourage next to Uncle Guo and Li Xie in the B-shaped cell had spoken, and I thought that Li Xie should have been arranged by Uncle Guo." Other than that, the little ones don't know anything. A small person like this, in the eyes of Uncle Guo, is just an ant. How could the eldest master let the little one know about him? ”