Chapter 58
Lin Miao sat in the interrogation room, her face calm.
He had sent people to the Department of Justice and Punishment to make trouble, but in fact, it was to inquire about the progress of the case. When he heard that Steward Zhang had taken all the blame on himself, Lin Miao already had a very bad feeling.
This morning, when Cheng E showed out the piece of brocade, he knew that everything was over. However, Cheng E did not tie up all the flowers, but "invited" him to the Department of Law and Punishment for questioning in the name of assisting in the investigation, and Lin Miao seemed to see a glimmer of hope again. Therefore, he came to the Department of Law and Punishment with Cheng E very cooperatively.
"I can tell you everything," Lin Miao said to Cheng E, who was sitting opposite, "But, I want to meet Zhou Zheng." ”
"Our true king? Isn't it up to you to tell me where our true monarch is imprisoned by you? ”
Lin Miao smiled and shook her head, "Don't worry, I will confess everything." However, let's ask Zhou Zheng to come out. There are some things that you can't do. I need his personal commitment. ”
"Haha, the eldest prince is really smart, how can you guess that I am in the Department of Law and Punishment?" The room that was originally only two people suddenly had an extra Zhou Zheng.
Lin Miao was taken aback. He didn't expect Zhou Zheng's cultivation to be so terrifying, standing beside him in concealment, and he didn't even notice it at all! I'm afraid that even my father can't do this!
Lin Miao steadied her mind.
"Cheng E has been in Kunlun for so long, I naturally understand his character. With his character, it is impossible to easily reveal the facts of the case to me, and in that way. In addition, with the evidence of Jinpa, Cheng E will definitely arrest me with great fanfare, he will not care about the ugliness of the Qilin family, and it is impossible for me to cover up and control the scope of knowledge of this matter.
I think about it, I am afraid that only you are the true monarch who can make Cheng E go against his heart and be willing to do so, right? ”
Lin Miao was not wrong at all. Yesterday, with Xianghua's testimony and Jinpa, Cheng E's first thought was to arrest Lin Miao with great fanfare, and it was best if Lin Miao could resist and fight with them, so that the whole city would know about it!
"The eldest prince is smart! I love working with smart people! Tell me, what do you need me to promise? ”
"I'll tell you everything. However, please don't pull Concubine Zhai in! ”
Seeing that Zhou Zheng smiled without saying a word and did not agree, Lin Miao continued, "I have whip marks on my body, which I whipped myself last night, and besides, I still have poisonous pills hidden in my teeth.
I could kill myself by taking poison without saying anything. At that time, I'm afraid that the Department of Law and Punishment can't afford to torture and beat the eldest son of the Qilin clan to death, right? ”
"Are you prepared? How did you know that you would be invited to the Department of Justice today? ”
"I don't know if it's today, but I think it's going to be sooner or later. So, since last night, I've planned that every night I'm going to self-whip myself so that the scars are always up to date. ”
"Clever! Terrible! Okay, I promise you, you don't have to involve Concubine Zhai. However, I have two conditions. ”
"You speak." Seeing that Zhou Zheng was relieved, Lin Miao secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"You have to tell the truth. Moreover, it is not possible to take poison for the time being. ”
"No problem, I promise you."
"Now that we've negotiated, let's get started!"
Lin Miao was really trustworthy, and he didn't need to ask, he told everything and everything.
"It's a bit long, but I'll start with the beginning.
Back then, my father set Jiang Ning's daughter as my wife, but I was young at the time and didn't agree to it. I felt like I had to find a woman I liked to start a family with! How can a woman who has never even met each other be able to stay together for a lifetime?
However, Jiang Ning was an archmage and a person relied on by his father, and the marriage between the two families helped to stabilize the royal power. So, my father forced me to get married. At that time, I was also strong, and I was angry with my father every day, but I just didn't marry anyway.
At that time, Murong Huang came up with an idea to arrange for me and Jiang Ning's girl to meet first. He said that if he saw the right eye, everyone would be happy. If I don't like it, he will help me persuade my father to take back his order.
I thought this method was good, so I agreed to meet the little lady of the Jiang family.
On that day, the spring flowers were blooming, the wind was beautiful, and we met in the lake in each boat.
At a glance, I was fascinated by the woman. Ignoring my family's dissuasion, I jumped into her boat immediately.
From then on, we often met in private, looking at the moon and counting the stars, not to mention how happy I was at that time!
I urged my father to announce the marriage as soon as possible, and happily waited for the wedding day every day.
Finally, on the day of the wedding, I rushed into the cave room and raised the red hijab. However, I was stupid on the spot! In front of her was a completely strange woman, that is, the current lady of my family, Jiang Ning's real daughter.
I knew I had been deceived, so I went to Murong Huang the next day. However, Murong Huang was also surprised and didn't know what was going on.
Later, I found vanilla. Vanilla is a maid who accompanies the marriage, and has served their young lady since she was a child. Also, every time I met with that woman, it was vanilla who was there to serve. I used a lot of money to buy her and threatened her to sell her to the Qinglou if she didn't tell the truth.
Vanilla was frightened, so she told me that the woman I had met was a good sister of their eldest lady. At that time, the eldest lady of the family was furious when she heard that I was unwilling to marry her, and planned to kill me when she met me. Jiang Ning was afraid that something would happen, so she asked the woman to meet me for her daughter.
I asked Vanilla what the woman's name was, where did she live? However, Vanilla refused to say anything, and shook her head and said that she didn't know anything.
I had no choice but to send someone around in private.
It didn't take long for his father to take a concubine, and in order to win people's hearts, he chose a woman from the Han family. Ever since my mother died, my father has had no other woman. Everyone respects my father's personality very much, but they also persuade my father to find someone to take care of him.
It was from that moment that tragedy began.
At first, I was also happy for my father, who had someone by his side who knew the cold and the hot to take care of, and it could be regarded as sharing the worries of our children.
However, when I saw that my father's newly sealed Concubine Zhai turned out to be her, I was like five thunderbolts, and my heart was broken!
I have always told myself that I have forgotten her from now on, and I will never set foot in the harem again.
Everyone thinks that I am angry with my biological father, Wang Xin, but who knows that I am worried that I will give birth to the idea that I am not as good as a beast?
But, hey! I remember that time, my lady invited her to my house.
Out of courtesy, I had to accompany me for a few drinks. I thought I'd say goodbye and leave when I'm done. However, that day... When I came to my senses, I realized that I was rolling on the bed with Concubine Zhai and had done such an unbearable thing. And my lady was still asleep on the wine table.
With the first time, it has become more and more uncontrollable. ”
"Vanilla was killed by you because she broke your adultery?"
"Yes. Not exactly. Vanilla, in fact, has known for a long time. She was bought by me and is my person. If it weren't for her help, Concubine Zhai and I wouldn't be able to hide it from my mother, and it wouldn't be a good thing! ”
"You guys, what, have always been in front of your lady? How could your lady not notice it at all? ”
"Nope. Except for the first time, after that, it was all in the side room. I asked Vanilla to pour hallucinatory medicine into the wine, and every time Concubine Zhai came out with an excuse, Vanilla would go back to the house to drink with my wife. Then, wait for us... Concubine Zhai went back again, then drank with my wife, and then said goodbye. Therefore, my lady has always thought that Concubine Zhai has been accompanying her. ”
"Then why did you kill vanilla?"
"Because she stole my Jinpa. It was given to me by Concubine Zhai. She only has me in her heart! ”
"Why did Vanilla steal your Jinpa?"
"At first, I thought she was in it for the money. Because Vanilla is greedy for money, as long as the price offered is high enough, she can be easily bought. That's why I killed her.
However, then, I felt that it was wrong. She even forced me to use Jinpa to find a way to get my father to recognize her as a daughter and make her a princess.
I pretended to agree and secretly sent someone to hunt her down. However, she was very vigilant, and she escaped three or four times. ”
"How did you find her yesterday?"
"I really don't know. I sent six of my men to kill her. Yesterday her body was found, and I learned that my men had succeeded. But they haven't reported to me yet. ”
"Write down the names of those of your men."
Lin Miao was very cooperative and quickly wrote down six names.
Zhou Zheng handed it over to Cheng E and asked him to arrest people now.
"Don't you think this vanilla is not easy?"
"I have feelings. Someone should be behind her to help her, otherwise, she would not have escaped the pursuit of so many of my people. At first, I thought it was your Judicial Division, but now it seems that it is not. ”
"Why are you so sure?"
"If you had hidden her in the morning, she wouldn't have died!"
Zhou Zheng smiled, "Okay, this matter is clear, let's talk about another thing." ”
"Good. My men reported to me that they were chasing Vanilla when they saw Vanilla throw something in your car. I wondered if it would be the piece of Jinpa. So, I'm going to lay out and I'm going to kill you.
When you went to my house, I already had murderous intentions. If Murong Huang hadn't arrived in time, you would have been seriously injured if you didn't die that day. ”
"You're going to die with me that day?"
"Yes. I was ready to die. ”
"The purpose is still to cover up the matter of Jinpa and not let Concubine Zhai get involved?"
"That's right! The consequences of killing you are serious, and it is a big deal. At that time, no one will care about Jinpa anymore. ”
"It's a risky move, but it's also a clever move."
"I calmed down afterwards, and I felt that it was still too risky to fight to the death with you on the surface. Therefore, on the one hand, I asked for the Heavenly Fire Arrow and Thunder Bead purchased by Vice Admiral Hou and sent someone to give them to the Ghost King. On the one hand, I asked Steward Zhang to find someone to lead you to a haunted house. ”
"What is the use of Vice Admiral Hou buying so many Heavenly Fire Arrows and Thunder Beads? He had been preparing for it a month earlier. Did you know what was going to happen today a month ago? ”
"Naturally, I don't have that ability! The Heavenly Fire Arrow and the Thunder Bead are both weapons of great destruction, and I originally wanted to prepare for the unexpected. Now it comes in handy, and it couldn't be better! ”
"What about the picture?"
"What picture?"
"Yin and Yang Qiankun diagram, the picture that Jiang Ning gave to the ghost king."
"That picture is my father-in-law's personal belongings, not to mention just borrowing it, why not give it to the ghost king?"
"Do you know where that picture came from?"
"I heard Jiang Ning once mention to my father that this picture was given to him by an adult of the Divine Demon Mirror for temporary safekeeping."
"The Divine Demon Mirror?" Zhou Zheng was thoughtful.
"I'm curious, how did you get out of the Ghost King? I remember my father once said that he himself is not necessarily the opponent of the ghost king, and it is better not to provoke! ”
"Me? It was a fluke. Zhou Zheng is not willing to let too many people know about this matter, and he understates and brushes it off.
"Can you tell me who you sent to find the Ghost King?"
Lin Miao was slightly stunned, "Don't say this!" I don't want to involve too many people. ”
"That means, not your subordinates?" Zhou Zheng was not willing to let this go.
"Why do you have to get to the bottom of it? Well, I'll tell you. It was the lieutenant-general of the forbidden army and his adjutant. ”
"Is it them? What is there to hide from this? Both were dead anyway. "Adjutant Hou and his adjutant died in that arrest.
"It's dead! However, if I take those thunder bead rockets privately, it will definitely cause my father to be dissatisfied with me, and if my father knows that the lieutenant generals are secretly listening to my orders and doing things for me, I am afraid that I will suspect that I have a disobedient heart. ”
Lin Miao's explanation is reasonable. Zhou Zheng did not continue to ask.
"Okay, do you admit that you are behind this matter?"
"I admit it! It's all for me to set up for them to do. ”
"Good. This matter is also clear. So, finally, let's talk about Zhang Huai. Zhang Huai was also sent by you to assassinate me? ”
Lin Miao hesitated for a long time before speaking.
"Supposedly, I have reached this point, and it is enough to bear all the guilt. However, I have also thought carefully about Zhang Huai's matter, and there are too many weirdness. So, I can't admit it! ”
"What do you suspect?"
"I suspect that Zhang Huai is a spy, a spy of other races! He assassinated you, most likely to provoke a war between the Kirin Clan and the Punishment Division. ”
"Why do you think that?"
"Because, Zhang Huai is my confidant, and he has always been loyal to me! He was beaten by my wife not once or twice, and there was a worse beating than this time, and he almost lost his life. However, at that time, he didn't open his mouth, but this time, he betrayed me with a beating. Something is not normal. ”
"Not really, right? I heard Steward Zhang say that this time he was beaten to the death. Zhang Huai really couldn't stand it, so he opened his mouth. ”
Lin Miao smiled, "Even if that's the case, he shouldn't betray me like this!" Because, I have already made an agreement with a few henchmen that my lady will be punished, and I can't bear it, so I will give her a fake address. There is also a girl in the green house who I have been covering all year round. However, this time I was angry because Zhang Huai actually told my lady the real address.
Afterwards, Zhang Huai explained to me that it was because he was confused and couldn't remember the truth for a while, so he would tell the real address! But I don't believe it! Zhang Huai's brain is very good, it is impossible to make such a low-level mistake! So, I think he did it on purpose! ”
"And this?" Zhou Zheng's thinking gradually became clearer.
"The news that you decided to leave the Qingluan clan and come to Jiaxiang City was reported by me two days after I drove Zhang Huai away. Now that I think about it, Zhang Huai should have gotten the news earlier than me. Moreover, he entered Jiaxiangju three days early, which shows that he knows your whereabouts well. Can such a person be a spy? ”
"Do you suspect that he is a spy of the Qingluan clan?"
"Not a doubt, it's a certainty! Think about it, apart from the Qingluan clan, who else will grasp your itinerary so accurately? ”
Qingluan Clan! Zhou Zheng only felt a chill in his back.
Could it be that Qingqin is really not the apprentice of that immortal? That so-called apprentice is still hiding deep in the shadows, staring at him?