diskusbooks Chapter 251 Luo Zheng Slaps Someone in the Face
Chapter 251 Luo Zheng Slaps Someone in the Face
The court officials were all stunned, and they all realized that something was wrong with the Chen family.
Even if Emperor Taihe suddenly went crazy and wanted to burn the Chen family to death for Concubine Jiang, there was no need to use gunpowder!
What’s more, the thing that was blown up was a warehouse!
Moreover, if the fire was really set by the Black Kylin Guards, it would be impossible for so many people to be left alive.
Could it be that the Chen family really set the fire on purpose, hoping that Chen Shou could fake his death and escape?
So where did they get the gunpowder?
The more everyone thought about it, the colder they felt. The accusations they had been holding back suddenly died down, and no one dared to seek justice for the Chen family anymore.
When Emperor Taihe saw that these people had behaved themselves, he waved his hand and asked Lu Xuan and Luo Zheng to continue investigating.
After the two men respectfully withdrew, he looked coldly at the ministers present and snorted unhappily, "Why are you all silent? Don't you think the Chen family is innocent and want to seek justice for them?"
The ministers were all silent, with their heads down and not daring to say anything.
It was the first time that Emperor Taihe had seen these people so honest. Seeing this, he couldn't help but sneer repeatedly: "Do you know why I ordered the Black Qilin Guards to surround Duke Cheng'en's Mansion?"
The ministers who had been pretending to be dead raised their heads curiously.
Emperor Taihe continued to sneer: "Empress Chen poisoned me with the intention of assassinating me! Anyone who still wants to plead for the Chen family may speak up now."
The ministers' faces changed drastically and they shrank like quails in an instant.
plead?
At this time, who would dare to plead for the Chen family?
It’s not like they are tired of living!
Emperor Taihe looked at his ministers with mockery at their cowering appearances. After a long while, he stood up and left the court with satisfaction.
After leaving, he immediately gave Wang Zhi an order: "Send someone to keep an eye on those people and see what they have done."
Wang Zhi took the order and quickly gave it down.
Since those people dared to come and speak up for Chen Jiaming, how could Emperor Taihe feel at ease?
Now everyone he sees is a traitor.
So after much thought, he summoned Feng Xinyi and asked her when she could wake up Queen Chen.
Feng Xinyi first went to check on Empress Chen's health and said that she was very weak and suggested using ginseng soup and acupuncture to prolong her life.
After pondering for a moment, Emperor Taihe agreed.
It just so happens that Lu Xuan and Luo Zheng have not yet thoroughly investigated the Cheng'en Mansion. It would be better to wait until the two have taken inventory of the situation in the Cheng'en Mansion and confirmed the whereabouts of Chen Shou before interrogating Chen Huan.
Chen Huan is now obviously at the end of his life and is about to die. If he is really forced to wake him up, Chen Huan will die before he can say a few words. How can he find out the truth?
The matter was settled, and Feng Xinyi began to treat Chen Huan.
On the other side, in the mansion of Duke Cheng'en, Luo Zheng was looking at Duke Cheng'en and his wife coldly.
There was a fire in the Cheng'en Mansion last night, and the main courtyard where the two lived was not spared.
However, the fire was most serious in the main courtyard warehouse. The two men were protected by servants and escaped. They were not burned to death. However, in the panic, Lord Cheng'en sprained his foot.
At this time, the two men had cold faces. Although their expressions were very ugly, their attitudes were still arrogant and they did not take Luo Zheng and Lu Xuan seriously.
Duke Cheng'en angrily shouted, "Someone must have set the fire last night, intending to burn down the entire family of Duke Cheng'en's mansion! Why are you interrogating us here instead of investigating the arsonist? Do you really think I deliberately set the fire last night?"
The wife of Duke Cheng'en was equally furious. "There has never been any gunpowder in the Duke Cheng'en Mansion. The gunpowder last night must have been deliberately framed! You must find that person and bring justice to the Duke Cheng'en Mansion!"
Luo Zheng looked at the two men sarcastically, "You two are really good at playing the thief crying thief. It's a pity that His Majesty is very observant and has already seen through your ugly faces."
"What do you mean?" Lord Cheng'en was furious. "The Lord Cheng'en Mansion has been ravaged to such an extent, and you still dare to say such words? Who do you think you are? You are just a dog raised by the Jiang family, and you dare to be so arrogant in front of me...ah——"
Before he could finish his words, Luo Zheng suddenly splashed tea on his face, and he couldn't help but scream.
Then he stood up suddenly, pointed at Luo Zheng's nose and shouted angrily: "What a eunuch! I am the Duke of Cheng'en, who was personally appointed by His Majesty. How dare you be so disrespectful to me!"
Having said this, he suddenly turned his head to look at Lu Xuan beside him, and complained unhappily, "Commander Lu, are you just going to watch this eunuch act arrogantly and bully me? This is Duke Cheng'en's Mansion!"
Unexpectedly, Lu Xuan looked at him with a puzzled expression: "Arrogant and domineering? Bullying? Lord Cheng'en must be getting old and confused. I've been sitting here all the time, but I've never seen Lord Luo being arrogant or bullying you."
"You—" Lord Cheng'en was immediately furious, and then looked at Lu Xuan in disbelief, "You actually colluded with this eunuch..."
Before he could finish, a Black Qilin Guard hurried in and reported quickly, "Your Excellency, we have found three charred bodies in Prince Chen's bedroom!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Duke Cheng'en and his wife's faces changed drastically, with an expression of disbelief and grief.
“Shou’er—” Lady Cheng’en screamed miserably, clutching her chest and wailing heartbreakingly, “Wuwuwu—my Shou’er—who on earth has harmed you—”
Duke Cheng'en pointed at Luo Zheng and shouted angrily, "It's you, isn't it? You set the fire on purpose and even got the gunpowder, killing my Shou'er! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! I'm going to fight you!"
After saying that, he suddenly rushed forward and tried to pull out the sword from the Black Kirin Guard's waist, but the man dodged it vigilantly.
Luo Zheng stepped forward and kicked him to the ground without any mercy!
After all, Lord Cheng'en was old, and when he was kicked down suddenly, his tailbone instantly cracked with a "crack" sound, and the pain made his whole old face wrinkled.
Upon seeing this, his wife screamed out loud, "Commander Lu, you saw it all! This eunuch not only killed my son, but now he's trying to kill the Duke of Cheng'en right in front of you!
Do you really want to watch him harm loyal and good people? If anything happens to Duke Cheng'en, how will you explain it to His Majesty?"
Luo Zheng sneered disdainfully: "Lord Cheng'en? Han, Commander Lu only gave you some face because he saw that you two were old. You insisted on being so arrogant, so you can't blame Commander Lu.
Empress Chen poisoned His Majesty and attempted to assassinate Him. This is a serious crime that will lead to the confiscation of property and extermination of the entire clan! Do you think His Majesty will forgive you?"
The couple's faces changed drastically, and there was unconcealable panic in their eyes.
"You're talking nonsense!" Lady Cheng'en refused to believe it. "The Empress has always been virtuous, dignified, generous, gentle and submissive. How could she do such a thing?"
Duke Cheng'en looked at Luo Zheng with an icy gaze, then said, "It's you, isn't it? You and Jiang deliberately framed the Empress! You're so bold!"
"Pa!" Luo Zheng slapped Duke Cheng'en fiercely. "What a cunning old traitor! Even when death is imminent, you still dare to bite the Imperial Concubine!"
After saying that, he looked at the Black Qilin Guard again: "What else did you find?"
The man said quickly, "We found a tunnel! Prince Chen must have escaped through it!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the face of the wife of Duke Cheng'en instantly turned gloomy!
"No—you're talking nonsense—it's impossible—"
The tunnel was clearly destroyed, how did these people find it?