bestfiction Chapter 203 Found evidence
Chapter 203 Found evidence
Princess Changling left with her people.
Zhao Zhen endured the discomfort and followed closely.
There were constant howling sounds in the princess's mansion. Princess Changling did not order anyone to torture him, for fear of killing him. She only interrogated him over and over again, and kept tickling him with feathers.
After a whole night of interrogation, there were no clues.
She was not discouraged: "Continue to interrogate them. Do not stop without permission. Do not allow them to eat, drink or sleep."
"Yes."
I was hungry for three days and suffered mental torture.
In addition, Princess Changling found their families from somewhere and tied them up and threw them in front of them, which made them panic.
"Princess, we really don't know what happened. That day, we interrogated Xu Feng on the orders of the Third Prince, but Xu Feng was very stubborn and refused to speak no matter how hard we beat him. We just took a nap, and Xu Feng... disappeared."
Princess Changling's eyes lit up: "The person is missing?"
"Yes, yes. After he disappeared, the palace sent someone to summon Lord Xu. We really had no choice but to do it once and for all. We found a condemned prisoner who looked similar to Lord Xu, beat him to death, and put on Lord Xu's clothes."
Hearing this, Princess Changling was surprised and delighted: "It really is fake, it turns out that Brother Feng is still alive."
Princess Changling was furious. These people dared to torture and extract confessions. They deserved to die. She whipped them with a whip in her hand and said, "You bastards, you deserve to die. You deserve to die!"
Several people were beaten and screamed in pain.
Princess Changling didn't let go of the whip until she was tired and said, "I'll spare you today!"
She wanted to tell Minghuang the good news as soon as possible. Minghuang would be very happy if she knew it, and she would trot all the way to the palace at full speed.
On the way, he was stopped by the Queen Mother's men.
"Princess, the Queen Mother asks you to come over."
Princess Changling frowned and said, "I will go to pay my respects to the Queen Mother after I meet Concubine Xu."
After hearing this, the nanny quickly stopped the person and said, "Princess, the Queen Mother came to you because of Concubine Xu's matter. Concubine Xu is well taken care of in the palace. It won't take much time."
Helplessly, Princess Changling had to go to the Queen Mother. Seeing her breathless appearance, the Queen Mother asked directly, "What did Concubine Xu say to you?"
Princess Changling pursed her lips.
"Three days ago, you intercepted the Jingzhao Yin and took several people away for interrogation. This matter has already reached my ears. Why, do you still want to hide it?" The Queen Mother frowned and asked in a deep voice.
Seeing that she could no longer conceal the truth, Princess Changling spoke softly, "Brother Feng is not dead, he just disappeared. He must have been rescued by someone. The person lying in the coffin is not Brother Feng at all."
The Queen Mother patiently asked, "So what are you going to do?"
"Of course, I'm telling Ming Huang that Brother Feng is still alive."
"You are confused!" The Queen Mother stretched out her finger and touched Princess Changling's fair forehead, saying unhappily, "Don't you think about it? If Xu Feng hadn't died, what would your mother have done to force the Emperor to do in the palace a few days ago? And Zhao Zhen was also demoted to a commoner because of this. What does this mean?"
Princess Changling's mind was full of Xu Feng, and she hadn't thought about this at all. She carefully pulled the Queen Mother's sleeve and said, "What should we do now?"
"Changling, do you know that the deposed crown prince is plotting a rebellion?" The queen mother did not respond, but said earnestly: "There are frequent wars at the border, and chaos in the court. Your uncle, the emperor, has not slept for several days. He can no longer be distracted by these trivial matters. The emperor's majesty is inviolable."
If it was any other princess, the empress dowager would never waste her breath on it. Today, she went to visit the Emperor of Northern Qi. There were already a lot of silver hairs between her temples, and she looked visibly tired, which made the empress dowager feel distressed.
"No matter whether Xu Feng is dead or alive, the one lying in the coffin must be him! Do you understand?" The Queen Mother said solemnly: "The army must not be in chaos, and the emperor's dignity must not be trampled on at will. In the hearts of his subjects, the emperor is the sky, and he will never do anything wrong."
Under the persuasion of the Queen Mother, Princess Changling's emotions gradually stabilized and she nodded obediently.
"Chang Ling was inconsiderate."
The Queen Mother smiled slightly and asked again, "What else did Concubine Xu say to you?"
Facing the Queen Mother, Princess Changling spoke without reservation: "She said that Brother Feng was rescued by people from Nanliang, and this matter is closely related to the Bo family."
"Look at her, she's talking nonsense again. The Bo family is now broken up and only an old lady is left. How could it be the Bo family? And how dare the people of Southern Liang act so presumptuously under the nose of the Northern Qi capital!" Although the Queen Mother was joking, there was a coldness in her eyes.
"It is precisely because the Bo family was destroyed that they are the most suspicious."
The Queen Mother raised an eyebrow.
"Empress Xu said that the Bo family knew something was wrong and faked their death to leave the capital. If the coffin is opened, it will most likely be empty."
Princess Changling didn't care about the Bo family, but she remembered what Concubine Xu did say.
The Queen Mother's expression changed slightly: "How did Concubine Xu know about this?"
Princess Changling shook her head.
Seeing that she could not get any information out of him, the empress dowager stopped asking and told her that when she went to see Concubine Xu, she must say that she had not gotten any information.
"If you want to do this for Concubine Xu's sake, then do as I say. Otherwise, Concubine Xu will try to overturn Lord Xu's case. If you offend the Emperor at this critical moment, your next life will be difficult."
Upon hearing this, Princess Changling immediately nodded and said that she would not say anything more.
After sending the people away, the Queen Mother's face instantly darkened, and the confidant nanny stepped forward: "Queen Mother, what exactly does Concubine Xu want to do?"
"Don't worry about what she wants to do, go check the Bo family."
She wanted to see what the Bo family was planning.
"Yes."
It was not until evening that the confidant brought back the news.
"The coffins of Lord Bo and Madam Bo are still there. Madam Bo died of poisoning, but the other coffins that the Bo family took out are empty."
The Empress Dowager frowned. Concubine Xu was right.
She glanced at the sky and said, "Wait until Chang Ling leaves and bring Concubine Xu here. I have something to ask her in person."
"Yes."
Thinking of something, the Queen Mother glanced at her confidant and said, "Bring the old lady of the Bo family to me."
It was already midnight when Old Lady Bo entered the palace and bowed to the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother dismissed everyone and sighed, "It's been a long time since we last talked. You've aged ten years in just a few days."
Old Madam Bo responded tremblingly: "It is my honor that the Empress Dowager cares about me. I have no problem with that."
The Queen Mother changed the subject and tapped the table with her fingertips: "Why are the coffins of the eldest son and daughter of the Bo family empty? Where are they now? Who gave you the idea?"
This question made Old Lady Bo tremble with fear, and she knelt on the ground, "I deserve to die. I beg the Queen Mother to grant me death."