diskusbooks Chapter 243 What Did He Do Wrong?
Chapter 243 What Did He Do Wrong?
It's just that they colluded before, and if they are found out now, they'll probably be doomed.
It's better to confess first. Even if you die, you'll be the only one who dies, and it won't implicate your family.
“Very well, you can go back and list your crimes in detail and present them to us! The rest can be handled by the eldest and fourth princesses.”
Perhaps the Empress wouldn't be biased, but if the matter were left to these two princes, their allies who weren't on good terms with them might...
Some people began to secretly rejoice that they had never spoken ill of Wu Ziyan before.
At this moment, the Empress looked at Wu Ziyan again: "Ziyan, I hereby order you to go on a mission to Xiao Rong, accompanied by Chu Yu."
This was clearly not the Empress's idea, but rather something that Qi Zexuan and Qi Zeyun had asked for.
Suddenly, a pot was thrown at his head out of nowhere. He clutched his neck, looking bewildered: "Huh, are you serious?"
Upon seeing Qi Zexuan standing in the distance, and Qi Zeyun displaying a "friendly" smile, she knew that he must have come to take revenge on the way.
"Your subject... obeys." [But what about Sima Lingchuan!]
Suddenly remembering something, he looked up at the Empress and said, "Your subject has another request. I would like to bring two more people with me."
"allow."
Once the Empress grants permission, it doesn't matter how many people he brings, since he's already been granted permission.
Today's morning court session didn't end until noon.
This has never happened before, and it has greatly worried the families of all the officials.
After the Empress left, they dispersed, and Wu Ziyan now felt dizzy and lightheaded.
The mission to Xiao Rong has not yet been scheduled, so we must first take care of Sima Lingchuan!
Chu Qiu helped her out, but she caught up with Wu Chengji: "Big sister, big sister, I need to go save Lingchuan."
"Sima Zongcheng won't do anything to him for the time being."
"The immediate priority is to quell the unrest both inside and outside the palace. You should know what's more important."
"Of course I know, but he is indeed important to me, and I want to protect him and his brother."
Wu Chengye walked out of the main hall sheepishly. He was surprised that no punishment for her had been announced in the hall.
It seems that family scandals should not be aired in public, even for royal matters.
Sure enough, she hadn't taken two steps when the Empress's personal eunuch stopped her.
"Your Highness, please come with us."
She had no strength left to argue or resist, so she obediently followed them.
After whispering to each other for a while, Wu Ziyan and Wu Chengji went their separate ways.
Chu Qiu stayed by her side the whole time. After leaving the palace gates, they got into a carriage.
Strangely enough, there were always medicines for injuries in the carriage. I wonder if she had expected this all along.
As Chu Qiu applied the medicine to her, she asked, "Where is Your Highness going next?"
"Ten miles outside the city, a pavilion."
"Now?"
"Yes, if you ring this, the people from the Holy Martial Division will naturally know."
"Sima Zongcheng will not let Lingchuan's wife go."
"If I release her, she will naturally release Lingchuan!"
"You are going to disobey the Queen's orders."
"I've already said that I and my eldest sister have full authority to handle this matter. This is my decision, and you shouldn't have any objections, right?"
Chu Qiu shook his head and lit a signal fire towards the window. So Sima Lingchuan was that important to him after all.
"By the way, I'm taking you and Ziliang with me on this mission to Xiaorong."
Chu Qiu's eyes flickered. He could take just him; why did he need to bring Huang Ziliang along?
But compared to intelligence, he is indeed inferior.
Seeing that he didn't reply, she guessed he was jealous again; but since she was willing to keep him by her side, that was already very good.
Ten miles outside the city, at the pavilion, Sima Zongcheng indeed had Sima Lingchuan bound. Who was he waiting for here?
It turned out that when she was taking Sima Lingchuan out bound, an arrow was shot at her midway.
A letter was tied to it, saying that if she wanted to leave the capital for the border, she should wait for her at Shili Pavilion.
It also described some details that made her believe it.
Unexpectedly, what arrived was Wu Ziyan's carriage, even though experts were lurking in the surrounding bushes.
She dared not make any rash moves.
She was terrified of being tricked by Wu Ziyan!
"Wu Ziyan! It's you!"
"Prime Minister, release Lingchuan. Tying him up won't do you any good."
"Ziyan, don't worry about me. She's my mother, after all. She won't hurt me."
Sima Zongcheng glanced at him sideways. She wasn't completely without feelings for her son, but right now she wanted to live more.
"Don't try anything funny, do you think I'd believe you!"
Chu Qiu tossed out a document, which landed at Sima Zongcheng's feet. He unfolded it and saw the red seal inside.
That was Wu Ziyan's private seal, but it allowed him to travel freely across the border.
"Look at what it says here. I can guarantee your safe departure from the capital, and the Empress has entrusted this matter entirely to my elder sister and me."
"Why should I trust you?"
"Believe it or not, if you resist, it's best to fight to the death, but I don't know whether your knife is faster or my arrow is faster."
"Aren't you afraid I'll kill him!" Sima Zongcheng, driven to desperation, held a knife to Sima Lingchuan's neck.
But we kept a good distance, afraid of cutting him.
"If you have the guts, then make your move. After all, you've implicated three clans."
“You should also know that none of your immediate family members will survive, so if he dies here, it’s the same whether he dies back home.”
She suddenly sneered and asked, "Lingchuan, did you think she came to save you? In the end, she still ended up like this."
But looking into Wu Ziyan's eyes, Sima Lingchuan chose to believe her.
Even when his mother said such hurtful things, he remained unmoved.
"Then leave the fast horses behind!"
Taking Sima Lingchuan with her to escape was indeed a burden, because she couldn't possibly kill him; she simply pushed him away.
They picked up the official document and rode away on the horses that Wu Ziyan and the others had used to harness their carriage.
She can't cause any more trouble, and since the Empress intends to let her go, how can she not comply with the Empress's wishes?
Aside from dislocating his hand, Sima Lingchuan suffered no other injuries.
Chu Qiu walked over and handed him a handkerchief to bite on, meaning she wanted to help him catch the virus directly!
With a cracking sound, Wu Ziyan felt pain just hearing it, and Sima Lingchuan broke out in a cold sweat from the pain, but he felt much better after it was set.
However, the three of them were left stranded at Shili Pavilion, and no vehicles or horses passed by.
Wu Ziyan knew that the people from Shengwu were following her when she left the city.
"Don't worry, we won't have to walk back. Someone will come to pick us up later."
Sima Lingchuan was worried about how to get back, and he looked at the bandage wrapped around his neck.
How did Danxin get hurt? Was it his mother?
He approached, his hand still a little sore when he moved it, but he still took her hand and said sorry.
Wu Ziyan shook his head. What had he done wrong?