Chapter 656 - Chapter 656: The Sound of Drums and an Unjust Case (1)
Chapter 656: The Sound of Drums and an Unjust Case (1)
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Panic flashed across An Xiu’er’s eyes. Although it only lasted for a moment, Song Jingchen still caught it.
“Smelly, shower, Xiu’er wants to take a shower…” She muttered and walked out.
Shen Yijia narrowed her eyes and instructed, “MO Yuan, bring her to take a shower.”
An hour later, the usually expressionless MO Yuan returned with a strange expression.
Shen Yijia asked, “What’s wrong? Where’s An Xiu’er?”
“She’s asleep. I placed her next door.” After saying that, MO Yuan glanced at Song Jingchen, pursed her lips, and said tactfully, “I saw that something was wrong with her, so I checked her pulse. I realized that she should have been pregnant before, but she had a miscarriage because of the sex.”
What she didn’t say was that An Xiu’er might never be able to get pregnant in this lifetime.
Shen Yijia gasped. Was Shangguan Pu so inhumane? He didn’t even let go of his own child.
Song Jingchen also frowned. After a while, he said, “Forget it, send her away tomorrow.”
Shen Yijia felt that something was wrong with this sentence. Could it be that this was not her plan from the beginning?
“You went to Lord Rui’s residence today?” Song Jingchen suddenly asked.
Shen Yijia blinked. “How did you know?”
Song Jingchen told her what had happened in the palace today and said helplessly, “Don’t be rash next time. What if…
Shen Yijia felt a little guilty and quickly laughed. “I know I was wrong. I won’t do it again.”
At most, she would be careful not to let her beautiful husband know when she did bad things in the future!
At the same time, in a study in a certain mansion.
The man sat in front of the desk and drew. After hearing the gray-robed guard’s report, he did not look up. “If you can’t even kill a woman, what’s the use of having you?”
The gray-robed guard felt a chill down his spine. He tried his best to suppress the fear in his heart and explained, “Because of what happened last night, there are city guards patrolling everywhere in the city. I was afraid of alerting the enemy, so I didn’t dare to act rashly. It wasn’t easy for me to find an opportunity, but I didn’t expect Madam Song to suddenly appear and take her away.”
He had many ways to kill someone without anyone noticing, but that crazy woman kept sneaking into crowded places. If she suddenly died, it would definitely attract the attention of others. The man paused. “Who are you talking about?”
“Song Jingchen’s wife.”
The man narrowed his cold eyes. “You’d better pray that she’s really crazy. Otherwise, your death won’t be worth pitying.”
Shen Yijia didn’t know that she had unintentionally saved An Xiu’er’s life. After dinner, she followed Song Jingchen to Xuanyuan Ce’s residence.
Xuanyuan Ce didn’t seem surprised by their arrival at all. Without waiting for
Song Jingchen to speak, he asked, “Are we starting?”
“Yes.” Song Jingchen nodded and said, “Not to mention the emperor, even those ministers who have been under Shangguan Pu’s control will probably be unable to sit still.”
Halfway through his sentence, Song Jingchen paused and continued, “We can’t possibly dig up this case after Shangguan Pu is executed, right?”
If he really waited until that time, someone would definitely say that he had forged evidence to clear the Song family’s name. In any case, a dead person would not speak.
There was not much time left for him. That was why he ignored the risk of the emperor suspecting his true motive today and used the remnants of the dynasty as an excuse to interrogate the former servants of the Eastern Palace.
Just as Song Jingchen had said, the Hall of Supreme Harmony, which had been quiet for a few days, became lively again during the morning court the next day.
Many officials mentioned Lord Jing’s rebellion, saying that Shangguan Pu was rebellious and should be executed as a warning to others.
Looking at the eloquent and righteous ministers in front of him, Song Jingchen found it funny.
It had been three days since Shangguan Pu was imprisoned. These people only spoke now because they were sure that they had not been exposed by Shangguan Pu. They also felt that as long as he lived, they would be in more danger.
If not for that, who would dare to step forward so easily when the life and death of a prince was at stake? Not to mention anything else, what if the emperor remembered this son in the future and regretted it? He would be the first to attack them.
If Song Jingchen wasn’t wrong, in order to get back the evidence in Shangguan Pu’s hands, Lord Jing’s residence had probably been ransacked by these people for the past few days.
As the ministers took turns to report, the emperor, who was dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, sat on the dragon throne. It was unknown what he was thinking, but he did not say a word.
“Lord Jing is rebellious. How dare he attack the emperor and seize the throne?
If you don’t punish him severely, people will follow his example. Your Majesty, please issue a decree to execute Lord Jing as a warning to others.”
The ministers in the room repeated, “Your Majesty, please issue a decree to execute Lord Jing as a warning to others..”