vrcanaries Chapter 797: Give Liu Shizhang's arm to the wife of Duke Dingguo (43 reward)
Chapter 797: Give Liu Shizhang's arm to the wife of Duke Dingguo (43 reward)
Looking at the other person's gentle smile, Shen Nanqiao looked away: "I met you here again..."
She had her hair in a bun, so it was impossible for the other person not to notice.
The young master in brocade clothes looked at Shen Nanqiao's carriage and asked with concern: "Is Madam's carriage broken down?"
"I'm afraid it won't be repaired in a short time. Where is Madam going?"
Many wealthy families in Beijing would stay in the summer resort outside Beijing. This was not something shameful, Shen Nanqiao said truthfully: "We originally planned to go to the summer resort outside Beijing, but somehow, the carriage broke down on the road..."
The young master in brocade clothes was surprised and said, "What a coincidence. My group is also going to the summer resort in the suburbs of Beijing."
"If you don't mind, I can give you a ride in my carriage."
Shen Nanqiao shook his head: "No..."
Although Lu Jianglin was not in Beijing, she was a married woman after all. How would it look like if she got out that she was riding in a car with a strange man?
As if he could see Shen Nanqiao's worry, the young man in brocade clothes continued, "It's out in the wilderness, and I'm afraid no one else will come here in the short term. If the wolves and wild beasts in the mountains come out after dark, Madam and her group will be in danger..."
"Please rest assured, Madam, I am riding a horse outside and will not damage your reputation."
The maid turned pale and advised, "Madam, since this young master is so kind, why don't we take their carriage?"
"Otherwise, when it gets dark, we won't be able to get any help from heaven or earth..."
Obviously, Shen Nanqiao also understood this.
She hesitated for a moment, then bowed to the young master in brocade clothes and said gratefully, "Then I'll trouble you, young master."
The young man in brocade clothes nodded slightly: "Meeting is fate."
"Everyone gets into trouble sometimes when they're out and about, and that's to be expected."
The maid helped Shen Nanqiao onto the carriage of the young man in brocade clothes.
He really sat outside with the driver as he had promised.
From his clothes and demeanor, one can tell that he is of a noble status, and he is also so kind and polite. Shen Nanqiao felt even more grateful to this young man in brocade clothes.
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No one in the Ministry of Punishment could have imagined that Cuizhu, such a delicate girl, was actually quite tough.
No matter how much punishment she suffered, she insisted that it was because she had seen Concubine Chen and had harmed her master to this state. She held a grudge against her, so she attacked Concubine Sun and wanted to take revenge on Concubine Chen.
None of this has anything to do with Liu Shiqing!
After all, Liu Shiqing is just like her name, only sober from time to time. How could she possibly give an order to harm someone?
She did everything. If you want to blame her, Your Majesty, just chop off her head!
Anyway, she had no other relatives outside the palace, so it would be better for her to die alone...
As for Xiao Fangzi... he knew very little. He only said that Cuizhu had instigated him to do all this, but he didn't know whether these things were related to Liu Shiqing.
However, the people in the Ministry of Punishment are not there to do nothing.
Xiao Fangzi was a pharmacist and Cuizhu was a palace maid. How could they have such great abilities to accomplish this?
They followed the clues and investigated, and finally made considerable gains.
The medicine called "Lvfang" was actually secretly brought into the palace by the wife of Duke Dingguo and given to Liu Shiqing.
All the palace servants who cooperated in this matter were arrested and confessed everything under torture.
With both witnesses and evidence in hand, even Cuizhu cannot argue. These things have nothing to do with Liu Shiqing.
She closed her eyes and two lines of tears flowed from her eyes, diluting the bloodstains on her face.
It was her incompetence as a servant that prevented her from completely clearing her master of all wrongdoings. But she had tried her best, and hoped that her master would not blame her after she knew about it...
The matter was of great importance, and the Ministry of Punishment did not dare to leak the news rashly. Su Quanye kept the matter a secret and only reported it to the emperor in secret.
After hearing this, Nangong Xuanyu's eyes turned cold!
He had already warned the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, but he didn't expect that they were still restless!
Although Nangong Xuanyu had asked the Dragon Armor Army to secretly keep an eye on the Duke Dingguo's Mansion a long time ago, the people in the Duke Dingguo's Mansion were not fools. If they monitored too much, they would definitely notice it.
Therefore, the emperor only asked the Dragon Armor Army to pay attention to whether the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion was plotting anything major. In order not to expose their identities, they did not delve into some minor details.
Nangong Xuanyu also didn't know whether this was the intention of the Duke Dingguo's Mansion or the Duke Dingguo's wife acting on her own.
But for Nangong Xuanyu, none of this matters.
It was the Liu family's fault for not taking good care of the people in Duke Dingguo's Mansion!
Last time he spared Liu's life, but the child is his bottom line!
Even at this point, Liu still doesn't repent. Who knows what she will do in the future.
Queen Mother Liu sent the eldest princess away early because she must have understood that once the evidence was conclusive, Liu's life would be in danger, and she didn't want the eldest princess to know about it so soon.
Nangong Xuanyu sat behind the imperial desk and closed his eyes. When he opened them again, they were cold.
He said without any emotion: "Pass on my order. Liu has refused to change despite repeated admonitions. She has committed countless crimes and now dares to murder the heir to the throne. I can no longer tolerate her. I order her to commit suicide!"
"Cuizhu, Xiaofangzi, and all the palace servants involved will be beaten to death!"
Although Li Changde had expected this result, he had watched Liu and His Majesty go all the way. They had also had a time when they were in love with each other and were deeply in love.
During the years when His Majesty doted on Liu the most, she was so arrogant and domineering that she even looked down on the principal wife.
Because Your Majesty gave her the confidence to be arrogant!
I never thought that the two of them would end up like this...
Li Changde understood that Liu had brought this upon herself, but he still couldn't help but sigh...
"……Yes."
The anger on Nangong Xuanyu's face still did not subside.
As for the wife of Duke Dingguo...
Although Duke Dingguo had retired long ago due to many old illnesses he had suffered from leading troops in battles when he was young, his former subordinates had also either sacrificed themselves or resigned.
However, because he once led troops to repel the Huns, Duke Dingguo still has a prestige in the army that cannot be underestimated.
Now that the Great Zhou is at war with the Huns, if we rashly deal with the mistress of the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, it may be detrimental to the war.
Moreover, now is not the time to eliminate the Duke Dingguo's Mansion.
But this does not mean that the emperor will allow her to put her hands on the royal heir!
Nangong Xuanyu continued, "It seems that the finger from last time has not taught the people in Duke Dingguo's Mansion a lesson. Pass on my secret order and give Liu Shizhang's arm to the wife of Duke Dingguo!"
I hope that after seeing this "big gift", the entire Duke Dingguo's Mansion will be well-behaved in the future!
Li Changde bent over and said, "I obey your command!"
If Liu had not committed suicide, she could have lived to a ripe old age. When the eldest princess grows up and gets married, His Majesty may show mercy and forgive the mistakes she made for the sake of her dignity.
It's a pity that there is no if...