freenovelworld Chapter 333
Chapter 333
Duke Cheng'en had a gloomy expression on his face. He sat down beside the bed first and then briefly explained the complaint made by the three people.
Upon hearing this, Chen Shou sneered disdainfully, "She has caused so much trouble for the family, and now she has the nerve to ask her children to come and seek refuge with her."
Lord Cheng En sighed, "Lu Xuan took away the servants who served her and arranged for people to keep an eye on the Xie Mansion. It's obvious that he doesn't want to let this go.
If we ignore her and let the ugly things she did spread out, it would be detrimental to the Chen family's reputation.
So I think I still need your help and ask His Majesty for mercy."
"That's not right! The palace is investigating too strictly right now. We can't pass on any information to Her Majesty, let alone go to Her Majesty."
Chen Shou suggested, "Father should just ask His Majesty to show some mercy and let Chen Fang die of illness. As long as His Majesty doesn't want to touch the Chen family, he will definitely agree."
Otherwise, if the case of Luo's death was openly investigated, Her Majesty would lose face. The Luo family was just a merchant family, and they had been dead for many years, so Your Majesty would not care.
If Chen Fang hadn't used the poisonous insect, giving Xie Xiu the evidence, His Majesty wouldn't have asked Lu Xuan to investigate."
Duke Cheng'en thought of Xie Xiu falling into the water in the Imperial College, and took the opportunity to bring out the truth about Luo's tragic death. His face instantly became extremely gloomy.
"This is a bit strange. If Xie Xiu hadn't opened the box, how would he have known there was a Gu worm hidden inside?"
He said, and looked at Chen Shou again, "And your illness, the onset is really strange. That day, Sun Kang also..."
"Father!" Chen Shou didn't want to talk about Sun Kang anymore and interrupted him directly. "This matter is indeed strange, so I suspect that I have been bewitched."
Duke Cheng En looked at him in disbelief: "How is this possible? Madam Die has examined you and there are no poisonous insects in your body..."
Chen Shou smiled meaningfully: "Father, you've got it wrong. What I meant is that after you enter the palace, you can tell His Majesty that I've been poisoned.
After all, Chen Fang is also a member of the Chen family, and so is Xu Maochun. If Your Majesty wants to investigate, it is impossible for him not to find out Xu Maochun's true background.
"With the two of them causing problems one after another, Your Majesty will inevitably become suspicious of the Chen family. But if I were to be poisoned, I could dispel Your Majesty's suspicions."
Duke Cheng'en looked at him in surprise. After a moment, he suddenly asked, "Are you deliberately letting your wives and concubines mess around in order to dispel His Majesty's suspicions?"
Chen Shou's expression suddenly became stiff.
He clenched his fists involuntarily, but continued, "Father, please come to the palace as soon as possible. This matter should be dealt with sooner rather than later."
Seeing that he was unwilling to say more, Duke Cheng'en had no choice but to agree.
He quickly entered the palace and knelt down in front of Emperor Taihe to plead guilty. He tearfully begged Emperor Taihe to let Chen Fang die of illness to save the reputation of the Cheng'en Mansion.
Emperor Taihe frowned, his voice expressing neither joy nor anger. "She is your daughter after all. Do you really want her to die of illness?"
Duke Cheng'en's mind raced as he continuously analyzed the true intentions of Emperor Taihe, but he said, "If she hadn't made such a big mistake, this old minister would naturally hope that she could live well!
But Luo Shi died so tragically, and Xie Xiu also met with misfortune. How could an old minister protect his daughter? She made a mistake. Although she didn't kill Bo Ren, Bo Ren died because of her. Naturally, she should die to atone for her sin! Give the world an explanation!
Emperor Taihe said calmly, "There are still some doubts about this matter. You should go back first. After a thorough investigation, I will give the Chen family a decent reward."
Duke Cheng'en quickly thanked him and then said, "Your Majesty, I suspect my son has been poisoned by someone, which is why he has been bedridden for so many days without any improvement."
Emperor Taihe's expression changed drastically: "Is there such a strange insect in the world?"
In fact, he had suspected it a long time ago, but Chen Fang suddenly cast a curse on Xie Xiu, which made him give up this guess.
Could it be that Chen Shou was really poisoned?
Were Sun Kang and his wives and concubines all affected by the poisonous insect, which is why they forced themselves on him?
But if the Chen family was related to the poisonous insect, how could Chen Shou be poisoned?
Is it a self-torture tactic or a conspiracy?
Could it be that Xu Maochun was behind all these poisonous insects? Was he holding a grudge against the Chen family for not being recognized, and had deliberately poisoned Chen Shou?