Do you know: I am the crown prince

Chapter 393: Anxious Sheng Hong

"If you don't tell the truth, I will write you a letter of divorce immediately to prevent the Sheng family from being implicated by you!" Sheng Hong said coldly.

"All right!"

Old Madam Sheng interrupted Sheng Hong and looked at Madam Liu behind Madam Wang and said, "You are a sensible person. Madam Wang has not made any big mistakes over the years thanks to your advice. You heard what I said just now, and you know how serious the matter is. If you speak out, there may be a way to remedy the situation."

Upon hearing this, Madam Liu looked at Madam Wang and advised, "Madam, it's already this time, just tell me straight."

Madam Wang fell silent after hearing this. Seeing this, Madam Liu bowed and said, "What Madam said just now is right. The Sixth Miss came back several times just to chat with Madam, and her words were very respectful. The only request she made was indeed for Madam to help her speak well of the Fourth Son-in-law in front of the Lord when he was appointed as an official."

"But the fourth lady once gave the eldest lady a sachet, saying that if a man smelled the sachet, it would increase his interest and the chance of pregnancy..."

When Sheng Hong heard this, his face changed drastically. He looked at Madam Wang and said, "Did you bring the sachet into the palace for Rulan?"

Madam Wang has no use for this kind of thing. At her age, if she really gets pregnant, she will be laughed to death.

However, Madam Wang had often said strange things because Minglan was pregnant but Ruolan had not gotten pregnant yet.

Therefore, when Sheng Hong heard about the efficacy of the sachet, he guessed where the sachet came from.

"Yes, but..."

"You really want the Sheng family to be executed, don't you?"

When Sheng Hong heard Madam Wang admit it, his eyes went dark, he stumbled and almost fell, pointed at Madam Wang and said angrily: "How dare you bring this kind of thing into the palace? How many heads do you have to chop off?"

"But I have tried it, and it is not harmful to people. I am not stupid. How could I dare to give it to Rulan without knowing its effect?" Madam Wang explained hurriedly.

"You're not stupid?"

Sheng Hong sneered, "Some things require specific conditions to be effective, and the Wizard Cult has all these mysterious things. Have you ever thought about what the consequences would be if something happened to His Majesty?"

"enough!"

Old Madam Sheng said, "You should go to the palace right now and ask to see His Majesty and explain the whole matter to His Majesty."

"Mother, if His Majesty blames me..."

"You said the eldest lady is confused, but aren't you the same? It's already this time, and you are still thinking about these things? If His Majesty blames you, then you can only leave it to fate!" said Old Lady Sheng.

"Mother, if Minglan were to go find His Majesty..."

"shut up!"

Upon hearing this, Old Madam Sheng's face darkened: "You, Minglan, went because you are pregnant now. You think the emperor will not investigate this matter for the sake of the child, right?"

Sheng Hong lowered his head slightly when he heard this. He indeed thought so.

"If the emperor would consider the child and not let Minglan go, he would naturally show leniency to the Sheng family. But if Minglan goes and the emperor agrees, he would be unhappy. How would you let Minglan cope with the situation in the future? If the emperor does not agree, he would also be uncomfortable. You suffered a loss last time, haven't you learned your lesson yet?" said Old Lady Sheng.

After listening to what Old Lady Sheng said, Sheng Hong thought about it carefully and realized that it was true. He looked a little ashamed and bowed, saying, "Son will go right away!"

Watching Sheng Hong leave, Old Lady Sheng looked at Madam Wang standing beside her and said, "You can go back."

"Yes!"

Madam Wang bowed and left in a hurry.

"Oh..." Old Mrs. Sheng sighed deeply.

"Madam, since His Majesty is fine, that means there should be no problem with the sachet. It shouldn't be a big deal." Mother Fang comforted.

"I know."

Old Madam Sheng said, "The last time Minglan and Rulan came back, Minglan asked about Molan's return in a roundabout way. The emperor must have suspected something at that time. The emperor ordered the arrest of people, but did not touch the Sheng family, so he had no intention of pursuing the matter.

What I just said was more serious, just to teach them a lesson."

"What is the old lady worried about?" Mrs. Fang asked puzzledly.

"I'm worried about Molan." Old Mrs. Sheng said worriedly.

Although Mrs. Sheng didn't like Molan very much because of Lin Xiaoniang, Molan had called her grandma for so many years, so it was impossible for her to have no feelings at all.

After hearing this, Mrs. Fang didn't know how to comfort Mrs. Sheng.

…………

But Sheng Hong came to the palace and asked the eunuchs for permission to meet Zhao Xing.

After receiving the news, Zhao Xing did not meet him, but asked the eunuch to tell him not to think too much about it.

After Molan's matter is investigated, if it is indeed her who replaced the contents of the sachet, Zhao Xing does not intend to investigate further.

Zhao Xing didn't care about Molan's life or death.

But if this matter is really investigated, both Madam Wang and Rulan will be punished.

Regardless of whether they knew about it or not, whether it caused any bad consequences or not, if they plotted to assassinate the emperor, they would at least be exiled if they were held accountable.

Even the entire Sheng family cannot escape accountability.

It is best to make a big thing small and a small thing nothing. Otherwise, if it is investigated and he is thinking about the Sheng family, some court officials will definitely make a fuss about it.

However, Zhao Xing did not intend to tell Sheng Hong for the time being. It was good to let him feel uncomfortable for a while.

…………

In the deep mountains seventy or eighty miles west of Jiangzhou City.

A man dressed as a hunter was walking in the mountains and forests. After an unknown amount of time, the hunter came to a mountain wall covered by vines and stopped. He looked around carefully, then parted the vines to reveal a cave.

The hunter quickly got in, and the vines fell down, covering the entrance of the cave.

The cave was formed naturally and the entrance was not very big, but after walking inside for a while, a huge cave appeared.

At this time, the cave was brightly lit and dozens of people gathered there.

"Master!"

At this time, a middle-aged man led the man dressed as a hunter and came over and said, "Hu Zi has come back with information."

"Greetings, Master!" Hu Zi saluted.

"How's the situation outside?"

Sitting in the main seat was a man in his forties. Although he was over forty, he was very handsome, with a beard, dressed in scholar's clothes, and dressed like a scholar.

"Reporting to the leader, the soldiers are encircling and suppressing the defeated civilians. The left protector said that he will lead the soldiers to the north and then rush to meet up with the leader." Hu Zi said.

"Got it, go down." The leader waved his hand.

"Master, when I went out this time, I received a letter from Bian Jing."

Hu Zi said this and took out a letter from his chest.

A pale-faced man in his twenties next to the leader stepped forward, took the letter and handed it to the leader.

The leader took the letter and unfolded it to read. After reading the contents of the letter, he put the letter away without any change in his expression.

"Dad, what did the letter say?"

The man who received the letter earlier asked.

"nothing."

The leader glanced at his son calmly, then said to everyone, "Everyone, don't go out recently. Wait for the left protector to come back, and then we will leave Jiangzhou."

After saying that, he stood up and walked deeper into the cave.

(End of this chapter)