OBS Chapter 419 Li Chu personally investigates
Chapter 419 Li Chu personally investigates
After taking a shower and changing his clothes, Li Chu went to Dugu Jingyao's bedroom. When he entered, Dugu Jingyao was leaning against the pillow reading a book.
When Shi Jian, Si Jian and Liu Jingyue saw Li Chu coming, they bowed and quietly retreated.
Li Chu walked forward quickly, took the book from Dugu Jingyao's hand and said, "Ayao, stop reading now. You just had a miscarriage. You should rest more."
For the sake of the child in her belly, Dugu Jingyao no longer bargained with Li Chu and just said, "Okay, then let's do as Donglang says."
With Li Chu's help, she lay down and said, "Okay, I'm not that delicate." Li Chu would not listen to Dugu Jingyao's words.
Dugu Jingyao had no choice but to obey. After lying down, she said, "By the way, Donglang, Si Jian has just interrogated the two maids who were talking in the garden. They said Cui Caiping told them to do it. How credible do you think this is?"
Li Chu also sat on the couch and tucked in Dugu Jingyao's quilt. He said, "I don't believe she has the ability to get this news while being locked up."
Dugu Jingyao smiled and whispered to Li Chu, "Great minds think alike! I think so too. There must be other forces hiding behind Cui Caiping."
Upon hearing this, Li Chu frowned slightly and began to ponder deeply. After a moment, he slowly asked, "So, in your opinion, who is behind this? Could it be that the Cui or Yang Mansion secretly transmitted this information?"
Dugu Jingyao shook her head without hesitation and replied firmly, "It couldn't be them. If any letters entered the mansion, I would definitely have heard about it. After all, I have always strictly controlled the correspondence in and out of the mansion."
Li Chu nodded, but his doubts were not completely dispelled. He continued to ask, "What if the message was not delivered to the palace by letter, but was delivered verbally? Is it possible to avoid our ears and eyes this way?"
Dugu Jingyao was shocked when she heard this. She realized that this possibility did exist. Could it be that she had been too sleepy recently and neglected the affairs of the mansion, allowing outsiders to take advantage of the opportunity and interfere in the mansion?
Just as she was about to respond, Li Chu saw through her thoughts and spoke first, "It seems someone has taken advantage of your recent discomfort to stir up trouble in this mansion. But don't worry, Ayao. I will personally take charge of this matter and will not let those with ulterior motives succeed. So, just focus on recuperating and don't worry about this matter."
Dugu Jingyao nodded slightly and said, "Okay, then I'll see how Dong Lang displays his magical powers."
Li Chu had an expression that said, "Just wait for my good news," and then he said, "Ayao, you should take a rest first. I'll investigate this matter, so you don't have to worry too much."
After leaving Dugu Jingyao's bedroom, Li Chu immediately summoned his trusted secret guards. "During this period, you should pay close attention to the movements of the people in the mansion, especially those who are usually inconspicuous but have connections with the outside world." The secret guards received the order and left.
Li Chu went alone to the place where the two maids were imprisoned and interrogated them again. The two maids were trembling with fear, but they still insisted that it was Cui Caiping who ordered it.
Li Chu did not conduct a retrial, as he estimated that nothing would be revealed. He had the two of them taken away, and then sent Feng Shengyi to Linglong Pavilion to bring Mo Xin over.
Hearing the sound of the lock on the door being opened, Mo Xin and Lian Xin hurried back to the bedroom to tell Cui Caiping about it. Cui Caiping thought that Li Chu was going to let her out, so she put on a cloak and left the bedroom.
In the end, she found that it was Feng Shengyi who came. Her smile froze for a moment, but she quickly regained her smile and asked, "Guard Feng, why are you here? But His Highness wants to let me out?"
Feng Shengyi saluted solemnly and said, "His Highness has ordered me to take Miss Mo Xin with me."
Cui Caiping felt bad when she heard this. She was afraid that His Highness was going to investigate the matter of spreading the news to Dugu Jingyao. But it didn't matter. After all, it was just a piece of news, so what?
But that's not right. Logically, Dugu Jingyao would know this news sooner or later. Why would His Highness specifically send Mo Xin over?
So she asked, "Guard Feng, may I ask why His Highness suddenly summoned Mo Xin? We haven't left Linglong Pavilion for a few days, and haven't done anything..."
Before he finished speaking, Feng Shengyi continued, "Dear Cui Liang, if you really haven't done anything wrong, why not let Miss Mo Xin go?"
Cui Caiping then pretended nothing had happened and said, "Well, in that case, Mo Xin, you can go. His Highness is so wise, just answer whatever he asks. We haven't done anything out of the ordinary, so don't be afraid."
Mo Xin felt the same way after hearing this. It was just a piece of news that was passed on. What could possibly happen? Besides, the princess would know about this news sooner or later. So she bowed and said, "Yes, madam."
In this way, Mo Xin was taken to the dungeon by Feng Shengyi and others.
Mo Xin felt a little scared when she saw that they were going to the dungeon, but then she thought about it and realized that she hadn't done anything, so she felt a little more confident.
Li Chu was sitting in the interrogation room, playing with a whip in his hand. Mo Xin was brought in and saluted with a trembling voice, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you."
Li Chu didn't call out, but simply asked in a deep voice, "Mo Xin, I want to ask you, you and Cui Caiping are all in confinement, how did you know that the King of Yunnan was seriously injured and his life was in danger?"
Mo Xin hadn't expected Li Chu to ask this, so she didn't react for a moment. It was only when Feng Shengyi poked Mo Xin with his sword that Mo Xin blurted out everything: "Your Highness, at first, I didn't know about it. One day, while I was washing clothes in the courtyard, I heard the maids discussing this matter. They said that the princess didn't know about it, as if they were deliberately concealing it. I told this to our wife, and then... that's when we thought of revealing this to the princess. We didn't do anything else."
Li Chu gave Feng Shengyi a look, and Feng Shengyi said, "How dare you! Did you know that the princess was pregnant? I didn't tell her the news because I was afraid that she would be upset. As a result, you made such a fuss that the princess had a miscarriage and almost killed your highness's child. If something really happened, can you bear the consequences?"
Mo Xin was shocked when she heard this. She thought: The princess is pregnant? She quickly kowtowed and said, "I really didn't know! If I knew that the princess was pregnant, I would never dare to spread the news!"
Li Chu sneered upon hearing this: "Even if the princess is pregnant, you have no good intentions. In this case, Feng Shengyi and Mo Xin instigated Cui Liangdi to spread rumors. They are punished with 30 strokes of the cane and one month's fine. Cui Liangdi listened to the slander of the servants and failed to discipline them. She is ordered to be confined for an additional month."
Feng Shengyi responded and pulled Mo Xin to the tiger bench to prepare for the execution.
At this moment, Li Chu said angrily, "Come here! Take Mo Xin and the other two maids outside the house immediately and punish them with a caning. Summon all the servants to witness the punishment so that they will be careful in what they say and do for me in the future. If anyone dares to murder the princess and the heir again, they will be severely punished and beaten to death!"
Upon hearing this, Mo Xin trembled all over as if struck by lightning, his face instantly turned as pale as paper, and then his eyes went black, and he was so scared that he fainted on the spot.
However, Feng Shengyi showed no mercy. With an expressionless face, he ordered his men to bring a bucket of cold water, which he poured over Mo Xin's head without hesitation. The icy cold water stimulated Mo Xin's nerves, slowly waking her up, but now she was completely overwhelmed by fear, and her whole body collapsed to the ground, unable to move.
Afterwards, Feng Shengyi personally led everyone and effortlessly dragged Mo Xin and the other two maids to the tiger bench that had been prepared outside the courtyard.
As the executioner's clubs fell mercilessly, the resounding cracks of blows echoed throughout the courtyard. At first, the women's heart-wrenching cries and desperate pleas for mercy could be heard, each a chilling sound. But gradually, as the beatings intensified, their voices grew fainter, and eventually, unable to bear the excruciating pain, they all fainted.
Seeing this situation, Feng Shengyi had no mercy at all. He knew very well that this time he had to make an example of someone to prevent such incidents from happening again.
So, he scolded the servants in front of many of them, in a stern voice, to warn them not to make the same mistake again. In this way, the killing of the chicken to scare the monkeys finally came to an end.
Soon after this incident, news spread like wildfire, not only throughout the palace but also reaching Dugu Jingyao, Li Wanqing, Zheng Wan, and even Cui Caiping. For a moment, everyone was buzzing with discussion about this sudden change.