The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 705 Birds in the same forest

"Where...where are we going?"

Noticing that the carriage suddenly turned, Princess Beijing in the carriage did not care about her own situation, and hurriedly lifted the curtain and asked.

I thought it was useless to ask this question, but unexpectedly, Xia Shouzhong, who was directing the carriage to turn outside the curtain, actually bowed and said with a smile on his face: "Don't think too much, Princess. His Majesty heard that you were going to chant scriptures to atone for the sins of Prince Beijing, and praised you for being sensible. He specially asked me to invite you to persuade the prince to admit his sins as soon as possible to avoid suffering in vain."

Because he planned to use Princess Beijing as a breakthrough point, the emperor was worried that the guards were careless and could not grasp the situation properly, which would alert the enemy, so he asked Xia Shouzhong to come.

"Then... thank you, Eunuch Xia!"

After hearing that they were not going to return to the palace, and hearing Xia Shouzhong's subsequent explanation, Princess Beijing was indeed slightly relieved.

But as she tried to solve one problem, another one arose. She didn't even dare to ask what crime she should persuade Prince Beijing to confess.

She could not shirk the emperor's order.

Fortunately, Xia Shouzhong's attitude gave her a glimmer of hope.

In addition, since the emperor asked her to persuade him, it at least showed that Prince Beijing refused to plead guilty, which was undoubtedly consistent with her previous speculation.

The prince was indeed completely unaware of this, it was just his subordinates acting on their own initiative.

She was thinking about how to take advantage of the meeting to remind Prince Beijing, use this as a breakthrough, try to reduce the guilt, and persuade him to be lenient to confess and severe to resist without provoking him.

Unconsciously, the carriage had slowly stopped, and Xia Shouzhong's characteristic duck voice rang out: "Princess, please!"

As early as outside the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, she had already lost the dignity of a princess, so naturally she did not dare to ask for recusation at this moment.

Under the watchful eyes of a group of imperial guards and royal guards, he got off the carriage tremblingly and followed Xia Shouzhong to a secluded gate.

Xia Shouzhong said awkwardly, "This cell is unlucky, and I am also afraid. Please allow me to take a break, and I will not accompany you down."

At this point, he paused and added, "His Majesty said that as long as the queen can persuade the prince to tell the truth, he will give the queen a break for the sake of the concubine!"

Since Prince Beijing and his wife were allowed to speak freely, he naturally could not be present. Zhang Yun逸 and Lu Bing were already ready anyway, so even if he accompanied them in, he would have to come out later.

Xia Shouzhong was not lying, he really felt it was unlucky.

Since it was a true-to-life performance, Princess Beijing not only did not notice anything unusual, but was actually somewhat relieved. She quickly said, "Thank you for your guidance, eunuch. I dare not trouble you!"

But when the cell door opened and she looked at the dim, narrow stairs leading all the way down, she finally understood why Xia Shouzhong did not say to go in but to go down. She began to regret that she had agreed too early.

She was looking at Xia Shouzhong for help, but he pointed at a rope hanging at the door and said, "The Queen has persuaded the Prince. When you come out, just pull the rope at the door and it will open!"

After saying this, he hid away without waiting for Princess Beijing to comment.

Princess Beijing hesitated for a moment, but finally gritted her teeth and stepped in.

She had just stepped in and hadn't had time to adapt to the confinement inside when the cell door was already closed.

Before, when I stood at the door, there was sunlight shining in, but now the prison door was closed and the oil lamp was flickering, making it seem even more gloomy and dark.

This is to facilitate monitoring. Otherwise, if there are a few more screams and pleas for mercy, even if the person is frightened into incontinence, it would not be uncommon.

However, even so, the pampered Princess Beijing was frightened so much that her legs were shaking and trembling.

She subconsciously held onto the wall, but then quickly pulled her hand back as if she was being pricked by a needle.

After finally calming down, he heard a cry of sobbing coming from the bottom of the stairs: "It's unfair! Shui Rong would never murder His Majesty, let alone harm Duke Wei. Please help to report to His Majesty. Shui Rong will be grateful..."

It turned out that Shui Rong heard the sound of the prison door opening and thought that someone was being interrogated, so he hurriedly cried out for justice.

However, although his screams were heart-wrenching, being able to hear the familiar voice in this confined environment ultimately eased the fear in Princess Beijing's heart.

She finally took a step and slowly walked down the stairs.

At the end of the stairs, the view suddenly became clear. But before Princess Beijing could feel relieved, she saw the dazzling array of torture instruments and the blood stains on them, and almost fell to the ground.

"Ah!~"

She couldn't help but scream out loud, and quickly reached out to cover her eyes. When Prince Beijing heard this scream, he quickly stopped screaming and asked tentatively: "Princess?"

This sound was like a beacon in the darkness. Princess Beijing quickly lowered her head, withdrew her hand, and moved towards the direction of the sound.

"Princess, it's you!"

She didn't dare to look up until she heard Prince Beijing's voice again, then she slowly raised her head.

Seeing that Prince Beijing was in a mess but safe and sound, Princess Beijing couldn't help but calm down.

However, although this single cell is far inferior to an ordinary cell, the environment is terrible.

But how could Princess Beijing have ever seen the suffering of the people?
Looking at the other side of the wooden fence, the ground was covered with thatched grass. Even though the husband and wife were birds of the same forest, when they met in this situation, they could not avoid a lot of twists and turns.

For a moment, I didn't know where to start with the words I had prepared.

Instead, it was Prince Beijing who spoke first: "You...you came in too?"

After hearing this, Princess Beijing felt extremely fortunate, but when she thought of Xia Shouzhong's reminder, she found it even more difficult to speak.

This is where Xia Shouzhong's cleverness lies. If he said something lenient to Princess Beijing in front of Prince Beijing, it would not only seem like provocation, but Princess Beijing might also have concerns.

And if you talk to Princess Beijing alone, there is no need to worry that she will not consider protecting herself.

Of course, this trick will have no effect if the couple is deeply in love.

But Xia Shouzhong had a preconceived idea that not only was Princess Beijing involved in the incident, but her original intention was to make Prince Beijing take the blame, so he naturally had no worries that she would fall into the trap.

Although Xia Shouzhong was mistaken, it was clear that Prince Beijing and his princess did not have a deep love for each other.

"Your Majesty, don't talk about this for now. Your Majesty didn't..."

I originally wanted to change the subject and say a few words of concern, but unexpectedly, as soon as I stepped in front of the fence, I smelled a strong smell of urine.

Princess Beijing quickly covered her mouth and nose, and the emotions that had just been brewing disappeared in an instant.

Prince Beijing also reacted at this time, with an embarrassed look on his face, he said: "There is no toilet or toilet here..."

Although Princess Beijing felt disgusted, she had no mood to laugh at him when she thought about herself and how she would not be in a good condition if Prince Beijing had not spoken out in time when she suddenly saw the room full of torture instruments.

Prince Beijing also quickly changed the subject and said, "By the way, who brought you here? Why is there no one here? This is a good opportunity to ask him to report to the emperor. I want to seek justice from him in person!"

After hearing this, Princess Beijing also found an opportunity to persuade him. She took a small step back calmly and said, "Your Highness, there are witnesses and evidences. How can the emperor see you? Why does Your Highness have to endure this physical pain?"

"Who...physical evidence? Where did the evidence come from?"

Prince Beijing originally wanted to deny even the certification, but when he remembered that he had confessed to writing the letter during the interrogation, he only focused on the physical evidence.

Princess Beijing didn't think too much about it and said frankly: "Maybe Your Majesty doesn't know yet? Not only is the assassin indeed from the palace, he also wrote a letter of confession..."

Prince Beijing misunderstood for a moment, and before Princess Beijing could finish, he roared, "Confession? What confession? How could I possibly order someone to murder Duke Wei? Who is this traitor who wants to frame me?"

He was so excited that he forgot his own situation. "This King" also shouted out, and at the same time stretched out his hands over the fence to grab Princess Beijing.

He had no intention of committing any crime against the princess, he just wanted to prove his innocence.

However, this sudden action frightened Princess Beijing so much that she stepped back in a hurry.

Seeing that no one was caught, Prince Beijing said hurriedly: "You...you know me. Duke Wei and I have already reconciled our differences. Why would I do this in vain? I will send someone to report to the emperor right away!"

After hearing this, Princess Beijing became more confident in her excuse and said hurriedly, "Your Highness! You don't know that the assassin didn't frame you, but was angry that Duke Wei was disrespectful to you!"

"What?" Prince Beijing was stunned when he heard that, and then fell to the ground with a plop.

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(End of this chapter)