0p0 Chapter 250: The 2nd Prince is Imprisoned
Chapter 250: The 2nd Prince is Imprisoned
Passersby avoided it as if it were the plague.
Fu Wu and Fu Liu were also fast, and were about to catch up with Yan Xinning, but unexpectedly a group of people suddenly rushed out from the side and blocked the way of Fu Wu and others. When they pushed these people away, Yan Xinning had disappeared.
When the crown prince got the news, he immediately went to the palace to report the second prince, saying that he had kept a poisoner in his house and had bad intentions.
Emperor Jingzhen was furious.
The poisoner almost took his life. If anyone hated the poisoner the most, it was him. He immediately ordered the second prince to be imprisoned in the clan residence and to arrest Yan Xinning with all his strength.
As the mother of the second prince, Concubine Rong was also the target of anger and was demoted from Concubine Rong.
Everyone in the government and the country was shocked and confused by this sudden change.
Yan Xinning fled to the Taiwei Mansion, but Taiwei Rong used Xie Mingzhi and his son as punching bags and beat them up severely.
Yesterday, the father and son sent a generous gift and asked for help in dealing with Princess Mingyue. Rong Taiwei thought of Yan Xinning, thinking that she had not been discovered by outsiders and would be able to easily poison Princess Mingyue. However, he never dreamed that Yan Xinning had secretly visited the Princess's Mansion once before and had left a flaw.
The Second Prince hated Jian Yue even more because she saved the Emperor. So when General Rong wanted to borrow Yan Xinning to poison Jian Yue, he agreed without hesitation.
The poisoning failed, Yan Xinning's identity as the poisoner was exposed, and General Rong attributed all the mistakes to Xie Mingzhi and his son. If the two were not still useful, General Rong would have killed them to vent his anger.
Xie Mingzhi and his son had no words to express their grievances. They had not only failed to get the job done, but also got themselves into trouble, which almost depressed them to death.
Although Yan Xinning was not caught, she did not escape the fate of being punished. She was chained, stripped naked, and the executioner burned her whole body with a torch.
Yan Xinning was poisonous, but she was most afraid of high temperatures. She felt as if her flesh was being torn apart, and she screamed in pain.
If you faint from the pain, you will be splashed with ice water to wake yourself up, and then the next round of torture will begin.
The second prince was investigated by the Imperial Clan Court, and the most anxious and angry person was of course Rong Taiwei. The second was the officials who supported the second prince. Originally, Rong Taiwei thought that the second prince had everything ready, and only needed the east wind. As a result, the prince's poison was cured. The Yanling Mansion poisoned wine case involved the second prince again, which made the emperor dissatisfied with the second prince.
It seemed that after the appearance of Yanling Spring Wine, the Second Prince had been having all kinds of bad luck. No, it should be that after the appearance of Princess Mingyue's advanced agricultural tools and high-yield grains, the Second Prince seemed to be plagued by bad luck and was extremely unlucky.
General Rong quickly summoned the officials of the Second Prince's faction to discuss rescuing the Second Prince.
The meeting with the emperor was delayed. The emperor was angry, and it was definitely not a good time to go and get into trouble. Jian Yue was about to go to Zhou's house, but Yun Zhonghe came.
"Godfather, why are you here?" Jian Yue went to greet him.
"How could I not come when such a big thing happened?" Yun Zhonghe said as he walked into the side hall.
Muxiang hurried to make tea.
After Mu Xiang served the tea and left, Yun Zhonghe said, "The Second Prince's hidden strength should not be underestimated. He has suffered a serious setback this time and will definitely fight back. You must be careful. What I am most worried about is that he will become desperate and start a coup."
Jian Yue was puzzled: "The Crown Prince has already established his foothold, how dare the Second Prince take risks at this time?"
"I don't know how much of the Imperial Guard camp outside the city has been infiltrated by General Rong. The Imperial City Guard is not completely under the control of the Crown Prince. The Emperor's approval alone cannot stop the Second Prince's ambition."
Jian Yue frowned and thought for a while, then suddenly said, "Foster father, I want to seek justice for my grandparents' family."
Yun Zhonghe:???
Jian Yue did not keep the secret and expressed her own guess: "Xie Mingzhi and his son only rose to prominence in recent years. I just feel that with their abilities, they cannot swallow up all the assets of the richest man in Qiongzhou. There must be a person with great connections behind them to support them."
Yun Zhonghe's eyes widened: "So, who do you suspect?"
"General Rong."
"Tell me what you think."
"With the status and position of General Rong, he can definitely change the richest man in Qiongzhou. The reason I suspect him is because the Xie family has close contacts with him and sends him a large sum of gold and silver every year."
Yun Zhonghe nodded: "What do you want to do?"
Jian Yue told her plan.
Yun Zhonghe's eyes lit up and he slammed the table: "Great! This move of yours can be said to kill three birds with one stone. If it works well, it may very well deal a fatal blow to the Second Prince's faction."
Jian Yue didn't think too much about it and asked, "What do you mean, godfather?"
Yun Zhonghe sorted out the points for her one by one: "First, the only one who has the ability to touch General Rong is the emperor. Although you have given up your wealth, you will gain more trust from the emperor. This is one reason. Second, you can take the opportunity to avenge your grandfather's family. Third, General Rong killed people and took money, most likely to build up power for the second prince. Once the huge fortune is taken back, the second prince and General Rong will be seriously injured. This will invisibly help the prince."
Jian Yue said excitedly: "I really haven't thought about it so thoroughly. It seems that this matter is imperative."
Yun Zhonghe waved his hand: "Don't worry, you have to produce definite evidence, otherwise, you won't be able to gain the emperor's trust. You should also be mentally prepared for one thing. If the emperor doesn't want to touch General Rong, your revenge plan will fail."
Jian Yue was stunned: "I am giving wealth to the emperor, why would he not accept it?"
Yun Zhonghe smiled bitterly: "The emperor's mind is hard to predict. Once the emperor knows that Rong Taiwei is the mastermind of this major case, he will immediately figure out what is going on. Although there is no family affection in the royal family, what if the emperor prefers the second prince? Until the last moment, no one knows which prince is the most important to the emperor."
Jian Yue's shoulders slumped: "My idea may not work."
Yun Zhonghe comforted her: "Don't be too depressed. Everything depends on human efforts. Besides, the prince will also try his best to make this happen. After all, he is the one who benefits in the end. Contact the prince and go tomorrow. While the emperor is angry with the second prince, the chances of success will be greater."
As the two were talking, Ji Yunzhong came. He came to convey the prince's message and asked Jian Yue to collect more strong evidence. Finally, Ji Yunzhong said: "I can help. What channels do you plan to use to collect evidence?"
Jian Yue: "The fastest way is to capture Xie Mingzhi or General Rong. As long as we capture one of them, I will be able to pry open their mouths."
Ji Yunzhong tapped his fingers on the table subconsciously. This was his habit when thinking about problems: "General Rong is not easy to catch, but Xie Mingzhi can be caught."
Jian Yue: "Then catch Xie Mingzhi. It will only take me half an hour. They are the masterminds behind this. We just need to find out who the executors are from them."
Arrest the accomplice first...