Ci Jinzhi

Chapter 234 Confidence

 Xiao Lengshi hurried to the living room.

"Eunuch Sun." Facing Sun Yan, Xiao Lengshi could no longer see the shadow of sinisterness on his face, only politeness remained.

He did not dare to be rude. This Eunuch Sun was the **** who was most trusted by the emperor.

“Master Xiao, how can you arrest someone and make it known to everyone? I am not very satisfied with this.”

 “It’s because I didn’t do a good job, I hope Eunuch Sun will put in a good word for me.” Xiao Lengshi took out the banknote from his sleeve and stuffed it into Sun Yan’s hand.

Sun Yan glanced at it and accepted it, passed on the oral instructions, and then said calmly: "Master Xiao, I would like to remind you that I have a good impression of Miss Kou today. You should not treat Miss Kou as a common suspect, and be more careful."

 “I understand, I understand.”

“Then our family will go back.”

Xiao Lengshi sent Sun Yan out and returned to the torture room.

 The girl who had been whipped and waterboarded was pale and looked like a fragile piece of paper.

Xiao Lengshi frowned when he thought of Sun Yan's reminder.

With that oral instruction, it is impossible to continue the torture, otherwise if something goes wrong, he will be in trouble. Unless the whereabouts of Mr. Song Ling are revealed through interrogation and the emperor's most desired result is obtained, the emperor should not pursue the matter of Miss Kou's torture.

For a moment, Xiao Lengshi had the urge to do nothing but seek results. Fortunately, his sense was still there, allowing him to suppress the impulse.

It's still a risk. If you kill or maim someone but don't get what you want, it won't be easy to explain.

"Miss Kou has worked hard too. Someone, please send Miss Kou back to the resting place and think about it again."

  Xinyou was sent back to the house where he stayed last night.

It still smells dark and musty, and even though it's early summer, the sun never seems to shine in here. But for Xin You, a small place with only one bed and one window was much better than the **** torture room.

Sitting on the hard bed, Xinyou folded her arms and thought silently.

Based on what I heard and the fact that Xiao Lengshi did not continue to torture her, that person should have made a special confession.

As long as she is not punished, she has nothing to fear. The longer it takes, the better it will be for her.

Xin You was a little curious as to who the person who spoke for her was.

The first thing she thought of was Princess Zhaoyang.

There are not many people who can enter the palace to meet the saint, and Princess Zhaoyang is the most likely.

While Xin You was guessing, Princess Zhaoyang had indeed entered the palace.

 It was no more convenient than the Imperial College. She heard the news that Miss Kou was captured by Jinlin Guards later.

Before entering the palace, the eldest princess Zhaoyang scolded her son a few times: "Why can't you pay more attention when people already know about it?"

Kong Rui looked confused after being scolded: "..." Why does he have to pay attention to Miss Kou every day?

Soon after Sun Yancai returned to the palace, the chamberlain reported that Princess Zhaoyang wanted to see her.

Emperor Xingyuan’s first reaction was that he came for Miss Kou.

As expected, when the eldest princess Zhaoyang came in, they chatted for a few words and then explained the purpose of their visit: "I heard that Miss Kou was captured by the Jinlin Guards. Does the emperor know this?"

Emperor Xingyuan coughed with a guilty conscience, and said without revealing anything on his face: "I just heard about it."

Princess Zhaoyang was astonished: "Brother, does the emperor also believe the outrageous rumor that Miss Kou imprisoned Mr. Songling?"

"How could I believe this..." Emperor Xingyuan grabbed the tea cup and took a sip of tea.

“Since the emperor doesn’t believe it, why did he let Jinlin Guard target a little girl?”

Emperor Xingyuan took another sip of tea and thought about how to deal with his sister.

Princess Zhaoyang had a serious face: "Brother, could it be that you have forgotten that Miss Kou saved Fu'er. Fu'er is my daughter and your only niece. You let Jin Linwei treat Miss Kou like this, no?" Will it make people feel that the royal family is cool?"

"These are two different things..." "Why are they two different things? Could it be that Miss Kou made a mistake in rescuing Fu'er?" Princess Zhaoyang became angrier as she spoke.

 She thought of the Queen Mother.

　　　Miss Kou saved her daughter, what was the result? Her mother cheated on Miss Kou's marriage, so her brother simply arrested her.

 There is no more repaying kindness with enmity than this.

"Miss Kou is also involved in other matters. Don't worry, my dear sister, I have already told you not to be rude to Miss Kou."

Princess Zhaoyang snorted coldly: "Is it enough not to be punished? Miss Kou is a girl after all. Being locked up in Jinlin Guard will affect her reputation."

Emperor Xingyuan actually felt apologetic when he thought of the girl with whom he had an inexplicable blind eye, but this apology was nothing compared to the answer he wanted to get.

Seeing that he could not easily send his sister away, Emperor Xingyuan hesitated and revealed the inside story: "The reason why I interrogated Miss Kou is that she is probably the only person who knows the whereabouts of Mr. Songling."

Princess Zhaoyang looked serious: "Is it possible that the rumors are true?"

 “What rumor?”

"I vaguely heard that Mr. Songling is... my sister-in-law..." Princess Zhaoyang mentioned Empress Xin, with sadness flashing in her eyes.

 After hearing this rumor, she actually secretly sent people to look for Mr. Songling, but found nothing.

Emperor Xingyuan was silent for a long time and said softly: "It's more than that."

 “What do you mean, brother Huang?”

There was another silence, and Emperor Xingyuan slowly said: "I suspect that Mr. Songling is my and Xinxin's son."

If there was one person in the world that he had no doubt would not harm the child, it was his sister.

“What?” Princess Zhaoyang stood up in shock.

 “My dear sister, don’t be so excited—”

Princess Zhaoyang hurriedly sat down and lowered her voice unconsciously: "Brother Emperor, how did you come up with this guess? Mr. Songling is really—"

Emperor Xingyuan had no plans to let Princess Zhaoyang know the news about Queen Xin's accident yet. He only said: "I found some clues about your sister-in-law. Many people said that there is a boy of sixteen or seventeen years old who is your sister-in-law's son. …”

“Sixteen or seventeen years old—” the eldest princess Zhaoyang murmured, “it’s about the right age…”

When I left the palace for more than March when I left the palace, if the child grew up safely, he was just 17 years old.

"So, I must find Mr. Song Ling. And the only person who has been found to have seen Mr. Song Ling is Miss Kou. Jinlinwei really has no way to investigate Miss Kou."

“I understand.” Princess Zhaoyang nodded slowly.

“Sister Huang, please don’t reveal any speculation about Mr. Songling’s identity.”

 “Do you still need to remind me, brother?” Princess Zhaoyang subconsciously wanted to say a few words, but stopped in time.

When my sister-in-law first ran away, she had several quarrels with the emperor. After so many years, it is useless to dwell on the past. The most important thing is to find my sister-in-law and her child as soon as possible.

“Now that there is news about the child, where is the emperor’s sister-in-law?”

Emperor Xingyuan felt a pain in his heart, but his face did not change much: "We are still investigating, my dear sister, please go back quickly."

"If there is any news about the emperor's sister-in-law, brother Huang must tell me." Before leaving the palace, Princess Zhaoyang reminded her again, "Even if we can't let Miss Kou go for a while, we can't let her suffer."

“I know, my dear sister, don’t worry.”

Princess Zhaoyang finally left the palace with peace of mind.

 (End of this chapter)