Chapter 144 is really exciting
Chapter 144 is really exciting
Clearly understand? Of course we have to understand. No one who is playing tricks can escape.
"Han Desheng, call all the palace servants who are involved in the construction and planting of the main courtyard here."
Han Desheng didn't even need to look at the prince's face to know that he was on the verge of a rage. "Yes, I will bring everyone here right away."
In less than half a cup of tea, all the eunuchs were standing in the yard with their heads lowered, waiting for the prince's instructions. None of them dared to look around, for fear of being the first to be asked a question.
It wasn't because he had done anything wrong, but the aura emanating from the Crown Prince was, to put it bluntly, like a messenger from hell.
Xiao Jingheng coldly scanned the crowd. Each one looked like a quail, unlike the person who had done this. "Zhang Wen, Zhang Wu, you will randomly divide the people into two groups and record everything they did and heard while in the East Palace."
Brothers Zhang Wen and Zhang Wu agreed and retreated with their men.
"Send someone to invite two imperial physicians over, and let Baoshun take a look at the daily duty records of the Eastern Palace." Xiao Jingheng subconsciously felt that the backyard of the Eastern Palace was not very clean.
In his previous life, he didn't pay much attention to these things, and everything was done by the servants. This time, he should clean up the mess in the backyard for Gu Qinghe.
"Your Highness, it will probably take a day or two to investigate this matter thoroughly. Please first..."
Han Desheng was still talking when he saw the prince raise his hand, signaling him to stop. "Brother Zhang Wen, it will take you less than an hour to deal with these palace servants. I will wait here."
Even if he is not here, his mind is here.
Seeing the prince's expression, Han Desheng did not dare to persuade him anymore. As a servant, the most important thing is to be obedient.
Sure enough, after the prince drank three cups of tea, he brought a eunuch who was trembling all over and had wandering eyes to the prince.
"Your Highness, when I asked this person, he was hesitant and couldn't say anything. Moreover, no one saw him for a whole day. I thought there was something wrong here, so I brought him here for Your Highness to investigate." Zhang Wen threw the man to the ground and said with a bow.
Xiao Jingheng put down his teacup and looked up. Before he could say anything, the eunuch collapsed into a ball, crying out that he was innocent.
Han Desheng looked closely and saw that it was Quan Lu, the eunuch from the East Palace whom he had assigned to supervise the planting in the garden. He thought to himself that something was wrong and was afraid that he would be implicated.
"Tell me, I will not let the troublemakers go, nor will I kill an innocent person by mistake." Xiao Jingheng's face was as gloomy as water, and his voice was cold.
This made people even more frightened. "I beg Your Highness the Crown Prince to investigate. I was not in the East Palace that day, so no one testified for me. I neglected my duty and deserved death for such a serious incident. However, I really did not do this."
"This thing? Do you know what's in it?" Xiao Jingheng pointed to the small bag on the ground.
"I don't know, but I think it's not a good thing, otherwise why wouldn't he dare show it to others openly." Quan Lu replied tremblingly.
Xiao Jingheng snorted and laughed, "Let's put that aside for now. Tell me where you went on the day you were not in the East Palace? Who did you meet? Any evidence?"
Hearing the Crown Prince's words, the kneeling Quan Lu looked embarrassed, "Your Highness..."
"You're hesitating and wasting my time. Take you away and give you twenty lashes before you answer." Xiao Jingheng waved his hand.
Han Desheng looked at Quan Lu's small body. After twenty strokes of the cane, even if he was in good health, he would not be able to get off the kang for twenty days.
"Slave, slave, I confess—" Quan Lu shouted loudly, and when he saw the prince looking at him again, he lowered his voice again, "Slave, slave, I went to have a secret meeting with a palace maid."
It is against the rules for eunuchs and palace maids to have sex, but it is completely different from the incident that has angered the Crown Prince. Quan Lu said it decisively.
"Which palace?" Han Desheng asked angrily, "You're already a eunuch, you don't have any skills anymore, but you still take on the porcelain work, why?"
Quan Lu still didn't dare to raise his head, but he inexplicably gained some confidence, "She's from Yufu Palace, a maid who sweeps the floor."
When Xiao Jingheng heard this, he was so angry that he laughed. The life in his mother's palace was really exciting.
"Tie him up first." Xiao Jingheng waved his hand, not wanting to even look at Quan Lu.
"Your Highness, Quan Lu's actions violated the rules. I will reprimand him and ask him to give up such thoughts." Han Desheng said hurriedly, bending over.
"No need to scold." Xiao Jingheng said lightly. Han Desheng listened and was wondering why the prince was so merciful today, when he heard the next sentence, "Kick him out of the East Palace."
"Yes." Han Desheng replied, thinking that he was still a little one-sided...
When Han Desheng was reflecting on himself, the imperial physician arrived hurriedly, "Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"Get up. The two of you shouldn't tell anyone about what happened today." Xiao Jingheng raised his hand and said.
"Yes, I will follow the orders of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." The imperial physician stood up, glanced at the two half-meter-deep pits next to him, and waited for the Crown Prince's orders.
"Look, what are the uses of the things in here?" Xiao Jingheng said, pointing to the cloth bag on the ground.
The two imperial doctors picked it up carefully, pinched a pinch each, put it under their noses to sniff, and tasted it lightly. When they looked at each other again, they found that each other's eyes were full of fear.
This is a medicine that reduces men's yang energy. How could it be in the courtyard of the future Crown Princess?
One of the doctors raised his head cautiously, "Your Highness, please send your attendants away to speak."
Xiao Jingheng looked at Zhang Wen and Han Desheng, "It's okay, the imperial physician just said it's okay."
"This medicine can reduce male sperm, which is not conducive to female conception, but it has no effect on sexual activities." The imperial physician whispered.
Hearing this, no one present was not surprised. Even Xiao Jingheng only thought that the medicine package was for women and that his mother was deceived by Ruan Liuzheng. He never thought that it was actually aimed at him.
My mother shouldn't be so slow-witted, right?
Who could it be? The King of Jin?
"Han Desheng, send the imperial physician." Xiao Jingheng ordered. Han Desheng also had a serious look on his face. The prince was just about to get married, and someone had done such a dirty trick. If the prince hadn't asked about it, the matter would have been swept under the rug.
Even if we wait until the Crown Princess comes home, it will be next year. The tree has already been planted and it has good meaning, so I don't think the Crown Princess will move it.
The consequence is that the Crown Princess will have difficulty in having children, and the Crown Prince will be childless...
"Hurry up and tell His Royal Highness the Crown Prince honestly how you did this dirty thing." Zhang Wu came over dragging a palace servant with a bruised face and nose.
Zhang Wen looked at Zhang Wu cursing and thought to himself: My brother's style is still as rude as ever.
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