freenovelworld Chapter 427: The Queen's Action, Ruthless and Steady
Chapter 427: The Queen's Action, Ruthless and Steady
"Your Majesty, I was taken away by Luo Heng with a clear conscience. Now, you can find someone to verify my identity. It turns out that my innocence is gone. Moreover, I was force-fed red soup and will never be able to get pregnant." Liu Xu's voice sounded again.
"Isn't it ridiculous for a prostitute to talk about innocence here?" Zhenyuan Hou retorted.
Those who had been impeaching Luo Heng now shut their mouths.
"Your Majesty, I beg you to investigate this Liu Xu carefully. I suspect that she was instructed by someone to deliberately frame Luo Heng! Also, Luo Heng suspects that someone in the army is colluding with the enemy!" Marquis Zhenyuan suddenly knelt down and said in a sonorous voice.
Collaborate with the enemy!
As soon as this statement came out, there was an uproar.
"Marquis Zhenyuan, you even said such words as joining forces with the enemy just to exonerate Luo Heng." Someone retorted.
"Your Majesty, I will never speak without thinking. It is not appropriate to discuss this matter today. I will find another opportunity to explain this matter to Your Majesty in private." Marquis Zhenyuan's face was extremely solemn.
"Marquis Zhenyuan, now we are talking about the issue of Luo Heng. Don't think that you can suppress the matter of Luo Heng by accusing someone of collaborating with the enemy." Lu Hongru suddenly spoke.
"Then let's continue talking about Luo Heng's issue." Marquis Zhenyuan suppressed his anger and changed the subject himself.
"Marquis Zhenyuan, according to what you said, Luo Heng is not guilty of any crime? He is not guilty of deceiving the emperor, nor is he guilty of deserting his post." Lu Hongru asked in a deep voice.
He is now responsible for investigating Luo Heng's case, so naturally he has to ask one more question.
"Your Majesty, everyone in the Zhenyuan Marquis's Mansion is loyal to you. I hope you will understand!"
"Marquis Zhenyuan, please answer my question directly and don't beat around the bush. Do you admit that Luo Heng is innocent? If any strong evidence is found later, you will be guilty of deceiving the emperor just like Luo Heng!" Lu Hongru has been handling cases for many years, so how could he let Marquis Zhenyuan get away with it so easily?
"Lord Lu, you can't say that." Marquis Zhenyuan immediately retorted.
"Of course you can say that. Marquis Zhenyuan just needs to answer my questions." Lord Lu has always been ruthless and never has a good face towards anyone.
The emperor looked at Marquis Zhenyuan. Although he didn't say anything, there was a hint of oppression in his gaze.
"Yes!" Zhenyuan Hou responded straightforwardly.
"Your Majesty, I will continue to investigate this case and will find out the truth." Lu Hongru turned and said to the emperor.
"Okay! I'll leave this case to you. You must investigate it thoroughly within ten days."
"Yes!"
After everyone left, the emperor looked at the memorials on the table.
"Marquis Zhenyuan, you'd better take care of everything, otherwise, I can't save you!"
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As soon as Xiao Yan'an got the news, he immediately went to tell Ji Chuhe.
"Madam, did you know that Liu Xu saw those bones? How did the Luo family take advantage of the opportunity to replace those bones?"
Ji Chuhe smiled, already understanding how safe the Queen's move was.
"Madam, the Marquis of Zhenyuan denied all of Luo Heng's crimes today, and even bit back. That Liu Xu's words alone are not convincing at all! The Luo family is still frantically spreading the news outside, trying to restore Luo Heng's reputation!"
"Prince, there's no hurry. Let's go out of the house." Ji Chuhe stood up slowly.
"Where?"
"Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion." Ji Chuhe responded indifferently.
Ji Chuhe and Xiao Yan'an's carriage stopped not far from Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion.
There were already a lot of people gathered in front.
Xiao Yan'an lifted the car curtain and looked ahead, "Tianxi, go and see what happened."
Tianxi immediately jumped off the carriage and squeezed towards the people in front.
Not long after, Tianxi ran back.
"My Lord, Madam, I have a woman with a child from the Zhenyuan Marquisate who has come to claim her kinship! The child looks to be around twelve or thirteen years old! And it's a boy. From a distance, I saw that the child resembles Luo Heng somewhat, even more than Luo Jixun!"
"Madam, this child is really Luo Heng's son. That is the evidence that Luo Heng cannot deny!"
"It must be." Ji Chuhe's tone was very firm.
From this we can see that the Queen is really patient. In order to deal with the Luo family, she started making plans more than ten years ago!
At this time, we will cut off the Luo family's financial support with a ruthless and steady approach.
"Madam, did you also know about this child in advance?"
"I don't know." Ji Chuhe shook his head. "Prince, have you forgotten that it's not just us who attacked the Luo family this time?"
Only then did Xiao Yan'an think of the queen.
Are these all the Queen's work?
Xiao Yan'an thought carefully about the cause and effect, and suddenly realized!
"Madam, I figured it out! The sudden replacement of those bones with animal bones was also intentionally given by the Queen to the Luo family to give them time and the opportunity to make the replacement! The appearance of a pile of bones in a cave in the barren mountain doesn't mean anything, nor can it be sufficient evidence to prove that the people were killed by the Luo family. However, if the Luo family is caught while moving these bones, they will have no way to defend themselves!"
"That's right." Ji Chuhe nodded.
"Just because of this one child, the Luo family must be in a state of panic right now! This is really a good show!"
"Moreover, after all this, the Luo family has been charged with a serious crime. This time, even the Marquis of Zhenyuan will be implicated." Ji Chuhe also knew the Queen's strength.
Although there was no powerful support on the surface, the Queen had already laid an invisible dark network in the imperial capital.
Not only does she have people planted by her in the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion, but I'm afraid that the mansions of the powerful and noble families in the imperial capital all have spies planted by the Queen.
These people seem to be just ordinary servants, like ants that can be crushed to death at any time, but it is these ants that can destroy a solid dam in an instant!
The woman who came to Zhenyuan Hou with her son to recognize her relatives was none other than him.
She was the maid who followed the old lady back then, and many people in the mansion could recognize her now.
Not to mention the child, whose face was 80% similar to Luo Heng's, so there was no need for a blood test to prove his identity.
Marquis Zhenyuan sat on a chair, looking in one direction, without saying a word for a long time.
The old lady was so anxious that she turned around and around, "My Lord, please say something! What should I do now?"
Marquis Zhenyuan sighed heavily.
What else can I do?
Of course, you have to clean your neck and wait for the enemy's butcher knife to chop it off.
"My lord, I was wrong. I really know I was wrong. I didn't expect that bitch could still survive. She clearly drank the red soup, so how could she still get pregnant?" The old lady's tone softened, and she looked at Marquis Zhenyuan with hope, hoping that he could think of a solution.
"You say that you know you are wrong, but you don't know where exactly you went wrong! You are still blaming the maid for not dying and giving birth to Luo Heng's child, but you don't think about whether you should have put someone next to Luo Heng!" Zhenyuan Hou said weakly.