The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 706 Flying separately

Next to the cell.

Zhang Yunyi, who heard the conversation between the two, looked at Lu Bing beside him.

Lu Bing seemed to understand the meaning in his eyes and shook his head slightly.

Zhang Yun逸 suddenly felt relieved.

Originally, he proposed this method with the attitude of giving it a try.

I didn’t expect to have an unexpected gain so soon.

It's not surprising to know that letters were found on the assassin.

After all, there were many guards present when the letters were found.

But not many people know the content of the letter.

Apart from the few of them who were recruited into the palace, only the retired emperor and the people around him knew about it.

Considering that Concubine Zhen had issued an edict, she was worried that the contents of the confession would be leaked from there.

Judging from Lu Bing's attitude, it is obvious that the emperor did not tell Concubine Zhen.

This is understandable. After all, there is suspicion of assassinating the emperor. As Concubine Zhen is the biological mother of Prince Ning, how could the emperor not be on guard?
He had gained something, but the Prince of Beijing next door was in deep sorrow, muttering to himself, "Who told him to act on his own? He is clearly harming me..."

At first, he was full of anger, but by the end, he was already crying.

He was just expressing his frustration, and Princess Beijing thought he was asking her, so she said hurriedly, "I don't know either. It was my sister... Niu Jizong who told me this."

"Brother Niu?" Prince Beijing didn't know that Niu Jizong was targeting his princess. He sighed, "Is it hard for him to find out all this for me..."

At this point, he said with some regret: "If I had known earlier, I would not have asked him for advice. Even if I could not ease the relationship with Zhang Yunyi, even if this incident happened, at least there would be no suspicion of assassination."

"You! What did you say?"

The speaker may not have intended it, but the listener may have taken it to heart. Princess Beijing immediately associated Niu Jizon's ill intentions towards her.

"Weren't we worried that Baoyu would be alone? When he and my eldest sister came to visit during the New Year, I asked him to help me come up with an idea..."

At this point, he realized that the princess's expression was not right, and hurriedly asked: "What's wrong with you? Is there something wrong?"

"No...no..."

Princess Beijing was already 80% sure that Niu Jizon was the one behind this, and she could even not rule out the possibility that Concubine Zhen and Prince Ning were also involved.

However, the more speculation there was in this regard, the less she dared to report it.

On the one hand, she was worried that if she pulled out the radish, the whole Zhen family would be implicated.

On the other hand, even though she wanted to cut Niu Jizong into pieces, she had to consider her elder sister.

Although it cannot be ruled out that Niu Jizong deliberately set up the trap and put the blame on Prince Beijing simply because of himself, once this matter becomes known to others, there is no guarantee that he will not be suspected of intending to assassinate the emperor.

By then, it won't be like now, there is still room for maneuver. Niu Jizong will die, but my eldest sister...

She still had a way out. Between her elder sister and Prince Beijing, she decisively chose her elder sister, even if it meant letting Niu Jizon go.

Thinking of this, she remembered the purpose of this trip and said hurriedly: "Now that there are witnesses and evidence, Your Highness cannot clear his name even if he jumps into the Yellow River. Fortunately, it is just that the subordinates are self-righteous and act on their own. Your Highness might as well plead guilty and suffer less physical pain..."

Princess Beijing felt somewhat guilty when she said this, but Prince Beijing did not notice anything unusual about her. Instead, he said as if he had just woken up from a dream, "Yes! You are right! I didn't know anything about it. It was all because of my subordinates who were being clever. As long as someone helped to plead for me..."

Having said this, a glimmer of hope finally appeared on his face, and even the look he gave Princess Beijing was filled with eagerness.

"It takes the person who tied the bell to untie it. Others may still be suspicious, but Duke Wei should know that what I said is true. He has done a great job in saving the emperor this time. If he is willing to plead for us, it will surely be twice as effective with half the effort. Your Majesty will certainly show leniency!"

Prince Beijing didn't know yet that the Supreme Emperor had already appointed Zhang Yunyi as the chief officer, otherwise, he would have been even more excited at this moment.

"Your Highness wants me to ask for mercy through Aunt Xing? But, she is a concubine after all, and Duke Wei almost lost his life this time. Even if he is favored again, it may not be possible..."

When she decided to go to Narcissus Temple, she planned to start from this aspect.

I had already chosen the latter between my husband and my sister. After hearing this, I felt too embarrassed to refuse, so I just took the initiative to bring it up.

"Plead? Can you plead?"

It was only then that Prince Beijing realized that Princess Beijing had been there for such a long time, but no one had taken her into the cell. Instead, it seemed like she was here to visit the prison.

Princess Beijing was also a little embarrassed. She was worried that it would irritate Prince Beijing, so she kept avoiding the topic.

Unexpectedly, there is always a loophole.

Just when she didn't know how to start, she saw Prince Beijing suddenly get up from the ground, put his face close to the gap in the wooden fence, looked at her as if he had found a treasure and said, "If you can see him, it would be great!" "If I can plead for the prince, I will naturally do my best..." Princess Beijing was afraid that the greater his hope, the greater his disappointment, so she hurriedly said, "I'm afraid that Aunt Xing may not be able to persuade him..."

"No! No!" Prince Beijing shook his head subconsciously, but got stuck in the middle of the fence, and a layer of skin on his face was rubbed off. But he didn't care about the pain and said quickly, "You just need to ask Aunt Xing to meet him privately..."

Princess Beijing asked suspiciously, "It's already like this. Even if I lower my attitude, he may not give me this face, right?"

"No! No! You are wrong. You should lower your posture, but the key is to lower your body!"

"This..." Princess Beijing was increasingly confused. "Aren't they all the same?"

"What's the same?"

Prince Beijing swallowed his saliva, thought for a moment and said, "You don't know that Zhang Yunyi's Duke of Wei is quite appropriate. He likes married women the most. The reason why Jia Baoyu was able to persuade him to let go of past grudges and allow me to have an affair is because... With the princess's beauty, as long as she is willing to lower herself, he will definitely not be willing to refuse..."

Prince Beijing described the situation vividly, but Princess Beijing was shocked, ashamed, and angry.

Compared to Niu Jizong's ill intentions, Prince Beijing undoubtedly made her more disgusted. The guilt in her heart disappeared, and she said angrily: "You! What nonsense are you talking about!"

"Listen to me...listen to me! As long as there is life, there is no need to worry about firewood. This is also a last resort. Only if he is willing to help, the emperor may show leniency. Do you have the heart to watch me in prison?"

Seeing the princess' unfriendly face, Prince Beijing also panicked and said without thinking: "Princess, you don't know, this Duke of Wei is very talented, not much less than Marquis Changxin, I guarantee you won't suffer any loss..."

It would have been better if he hadn't said this. Princess Beijing really couldn't bear the betrayal before. If he had begged a few more times, she might have softened her heart.

But after hearing this, it had the opposite effect. His face turned blue and white, and he swung his arms, turned around angrily, and ran straight for the stairs.

Princess Beijing could still leave with a cold face, but Zhang Yunyi couldn't abandon Lu Bing and Qiu Duo.

Fortunately, Princess Beijing left angrily, and his eavesdropping mission was accomplished, so he didn't have to stay in the room any longer.

After leaving the eavesdropping secret room and coming outside, he shrugged awkwardly under the gaze of Lu Bing and Qiu Duo and said, "There is no time to lose. Control Niu Jizong and report to the Emperor and the Emperor so that we can set the rules for the interrogation as soon as possible!"

Anyway, his affair with Mrs. May was no secret, and he had nothing to be embarrassed about since he was not afraid of the itch when he had too many lice.

Of course, I still have to show my appearance to avoid them making fun of me.

He was a favorite of the Emperor and the Retired Emperor. Seeing that he was a little embarrassed, it was naturally impossible for him to bring up something that was not relevant.

Just as they were talking about splitting up, Xia Shouzhong suddenly ran in from outside the yard.

"I have already told the princess that as long as Prince Beijing is willing to plead guilty, she will be given a break, but she still needs to go to the Narcissus Temple. It is too late to ask the emperor for instructions now. I don't know what the situation is here, so I'll trouble Duke Wei to make a decision."

Zhang Yunyi cursed in his heart, you are really good at passing the buck.

Logically, as the emperor's close attendant, Xia Shouzhong did not need to accompany him on the other side, so he could naturally come and listen.

However, he probably had already thought of this possibility, and deliberately did not attend the trial so that he could pass the blame.

However, as the chief official appointed by the retired emperor, it was difficult for him to shirk his responsibility.

He was about to send her back to the palace, but suddenly changed his words and said, "Since she wants to go, send her there!"

Women's hearts are as unpredictable as the sea. Although Princess Beijing left angrily, it cannot be ruled out that she changed her mind.

After all, Narcissus Temple is more convenient than the palace, and it is easier to pass messages to Xing Xiuyun through Miaoyu.

After listening in for so long, Prince Beijing was obviously being carried out to take the blame.

Not to mention that the emperor emeritus could not be biased, the emperor would most likely turn his attention and dig deeper into Niu Jizon.

Of course, even the emperor didn't want to let Prince Beijing go, but he would be a bastard if he didn't take advantage of the opportunity.

Although he had never met Princess Beijing, he might not believe what Prince Beijing said, but Xing Xiuyan could never lie to him.

If you don't take a bite of it when it's right in front of your mouth, wouldn't that be a waste of food and a betrayal of the title bestowed by the emperor?

However, he was guilty as a thief and he always felt that there was something meaningful in the way Lu Bing and Qiu Duo looked at him.

He hurriedly recalled it carefully to make sure that in the conversation between Prince Beijing and the Princess just now, there was no mention that Xing Xiuyan was also a frequent visitor to Narcissus Temple.

He also added, "Just now I felt that the princess seemed to be hiding something, so it's better not to alert the enemy. We are not in a hurry now, let's wait until the princess leaves before going out, so as not to run into her!"

After hearing this, Lu Bing and Qiu Duo both nodded in agreement. Their eyes became clearer and seemed to have suddenly realized something.

Zhang Yunyi then suddenly realized that he was not mistaken, there was indeed something wrong with the looks in the two of them, but they were not suspecting him of ill intentions towards Princess Beijing, but he also heard that Princess Beijing seemed to be hiding something, so he wondered why he did not keep a closer watch on her.

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(End of this chapter)