frightfiction Chapter 406 How is it going?
Chapter 406 How is it going?
Zhao Yuanzhen saw his father's figure from afar, and it would be a lie to say that he didn't feel guilty.
He walked slowly closer, raised his eyes and met his father's gaze for a moment, then hurriedly turned his eyes away, not daring to look him in the face.
"Father, father."
"Zhen'er, where have you been?" Zhao Chongxiu's questioning words rang in his ears.
Zhao Yuanzhen took a step back and said, "I didn't go anywhere."
Zhao Chongxiu was furious, and said sternly:
"Your Majesty!"
Zhao Yuanzhen knelt down on his knees with a stubborn look on his face.
Behind him, the two guards had already knelt on the ground. They didn't even dare to breathe, but just lowered their heads, nervously waiting for His Majesty's punishment.
Really, I was so scared that I was half dead.
Zhao Chongxiu: "Do you admit your guilt?"
"Your son knows his guilt." Zhao Yuanzhen guessed without hesitation that Wen Liang had told his father everything. He had originally left the palace secretly and did not make excuses.
"Zhen'er, you are so bold!" Zhao Chongxiu spoke harshly again. Zhao Yuanzhen felt a little aggrieved, but he was indeed in the wrong today and did not want to explain.
"I heard that you have made great contributions today?"
"I am unworthy of this honor. The young general and her subordinates have made great contributions." Zhao Yuanzhen thought of Jiang Yue's intelligence and wit at that time, and it is still vivid in his mind.
"The young general saved you." Zhao Chongxiu was frightened.
"Zhen'er, do you know how dangerous it is for you to do this? If your contribution is earned at the cost of your life, do you still think it's worth it?"
When Zhao Yuanzhen heard this, his heart skipped a beat.
Thinking back to everything that happened today, he kowtowed and said:
"My son, I know my guilt."
This time, I really knew my sin.
"From now on, you are confined to the Eastern Palace. You are not allowed to leave without the order of the emperor!" Zhao Chongxiu has been unable to sleep or eat because he has not been able to find the person behind the scenes.
He now only wants to know the result and get rid of the person behind the scenes as soon as possible.
The emperor's actions today were indeed useful.
Although he was relieved, he was more afraid.
Just when the two guards were hoping for a lucky break, they heard His Majesty's stern voice:
"Go to the torture chamber and each of you will receive twenty strokes of the cane."
The two of them groaned in their hearts, but just nodded and said, "Yes."
...Ministry of Justice.
Today is unusually lively.
Because Wen Liang had interrogated wave after wave of people today, and before he had finished interrogating them, Jiang Yue came and brought back an important person.
Wen Liang stared at the man lying on the ground.
"Who is he?"
It was because the people he had interrogated recently were all tough guys, which made him really sad.
Jiang Yue: "A useful person."
She couldn't help but glance at Zhao Chongzheng, who was sitting listlessly on a pile of straw in a cell not far away, and thought to herself:
He is really laid back.
"Alas." In the cell, Zhao Chongzheng snorted and laughed, "The young general is really not a simple person."
Wen Liang: "What did the Fourth Prince know?" He refused to tell me when asked.
Zhao Chongzheng snorted and laughed: "Just wait and see, tomorrow morning you will definitely have unexpected gains."
Wen Liang was confused, "Your Highness the Fourth Prince means..."
Jiang Yue replied for him: "Someone will reveal the truth in the court tomorrow."
Zhao Chongzheng: "That's right, the person who testified is the real culprit."
Wen Liang was confused by Jiang Yue and Zhao Chongzheng, and still didn't understand the reason: "Even if someone testified, it's just speculation. How can we prove that the person who testified is the culprit?"
At this moment, Mu Heng looked at the leader lying on the ground.
"When he wakes up, he will confess everything."
The footsteps came closer and farther away. Zhao Chongzheng looked towards the prison entrance and chuckled.
"Oh, I just pick up what's ready."
As he finished speaking, Zhao Chongxiu, who was dressed in plain clothes, went on a secret visit and was taken to the Ministry of Justice prison accompanied by a group of royal guards.
His Majesty arrived in person, and everyone in the prison knelt down to pay homage to His Majesty.
As soon as Zhao Chongxiu arrived, his eyes fell on Jiang Yue, and then he asked Wen Liang,
"How did things go?"
Wen Liang replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, thanks to the young general, today with the help of the Ministry of Justice, the commander-in-chief and the leader of the secret forces were arrested and brought to justice."
After saying this, he looked at the man on the frame who had just been interrogated, and the leader lying on the ground.
Zhao Chongxiu walked towards the handsome man and looked at him carefully.
"Are you from Beiyan?"
The man was one of the men in black and a small leader.
He only raised his eyes slightly and glanced at Zhao Chongxiu feebly.
"So what if it is, so what if it isn't, can you still let me go?"
"I can't let you go, but I can decide how you die." Zhao Chongxiu's words were so cold that the man on the rack couldn't help but shiver.
"If I tell you, you won't die?"
"Whether you tell the truth or not, you will die. If you don't tell the truth, you will be punished by having your sticks broken!"
"Okay, I said, it's the little general, it's her!"
This was not the first time that Jiang Yue was framed. This time, apart from the resentful looks of the four people around her, she didn't take it to heart at all.
As expected, Zhao Chongxiu sneered.
"If it was the young general, why did she arrest you?"
"Your Majesty!" At this time, Mu Heng stepped forward boldly, knelt down and said:
"This matter has nothing to do with the young general. Today we arrested a man from the Mu Mansion, and he is now being escorted by Minister Su to look for evidence."
"Oh?" After hearing this, Zhao Chongxiu inadvertently glanced in the direction of Zhao Chongzheng, who looked back and smiled at him.
"Brother, keep asking."