Ming Dynasty: At the beginning, the house was ransacked and the ancestral temple was burned down.

Chapter 225: The Big Liar is Possessed! Zhang Chonghui: Just Kneel Down!
Zhang Chonghui didn't expect that Zheng Mengjing was so easily frightened.

He hadn't even said anything yet, but the other person actually covered his eyes and started sobbing...

To Zhang Chonghui, Zheng Mengjing's sudden sobbing might seem a little inexplicable.

But in Zheng Mengjing's opinion, everything was traceable. After all, she could feel that the emperor was indeed becoming less and less kind to her than before...

If this matter continues to ferment like this, let alone the Empress Dowager, it is still unknown whether she can keep her position as the Imperial Concubine!

Although she was nervous, Zheng Mengjing did not really cry. She just knew that women's tears can often have a great effect on men, especially beautiful women.

"Don't try to scare me." Zheng Mengjing didn't even wipe away her tears, and questioned Zhang Chonghui with tears in her eyes:

"Don't think I don't know. My brother certainly found the wrong person, but you didn't intend to cooperate with us. It was you who found that idiot named Zhang Cha!"

Zheng Mengjing was not sure whether Zhang Chonghui and the emperor were in cahoots, so she planned to use this opportunity to test the other party.

"My Lady Imperial Concubine." Zhang Chonghui turned his eyes away, not looking at Zheng Mengjing's pretending to be delicate and crying, and said directly:
"It's already this late, can't you tell who Zhang Cha belongs to?"

Although Zheng Mengjing was somewhat dissatisfied with Zhang Chonghui's disregard, she was still stunned for a moment: "Whose man?"

Zhang Chonghui said: "Of course it's your brother Zheng Guojiu's people."

Zheng Mengjing was anxious: "What nonsense are you talking about! My brother... Well, my brother knows Zhang Cha, but my brother didn't let him participate in this matter! They are just a group of people! That's all!"

"Yes, I know." Zhang Chonghui first calmly acknowledged it, and then continued to entice:

"Uncle Zheng did not allow Zhang Cha to participate in this matter, but Zhang Cha still participated. Not only did Zhang Cha participate in this matter, he also dragged me into the water by name, so, don't you understand?"

"Ah? Wait... let me think..." Zheng Mengjing patted his head, frowned and thought for a while, and suddenly he suddenly realized:

"You mean... someone has long planned to frame me and my brother! They first deliberately approached Zhang Cha, and then used the reputation of Pang Bao and Liu Cheng who are close to me to bring Zhang Cha into the capital to assassinate the prince!"

Zhang Chonghui nodded calmly and approvingly again, and guided again calmly:
"Then, Imperial Concubine, who wants you and Uncle Zheng to fall the most?"

"Needless to say, it's the group of old guys from the previous dynasty..." Zheng Mengjing was speechless, and at the same time, she realized it.

Although I don’t understand much.

"But... this is too much of a coincidence. Why did they take action exactly on the night we took action?" Zheng Mengjing had a new question.

"Needless to say." Zhang Chonghui explained casually:
"Seeing that the emperor's grandson is about to be born, they know that we can't sit still. If nothing unexpected happens, they have been keeping an eye on the East Palace.

Now that the Demon Book has come out so quickly, it's clear that they had planned this long ago and want to take this opportunity to eliminate all of us."

"It's simply abominable!" Zheng Mengjing stamped his feet in anger, turned around and punched Zhang Chonghui, cursing:
"It's all your fault! How come you didn't realize it was a trap?
Now, the prince is not dead, but we have been tricked!

Hey, why did you save the prince? Why not just let him die? "

Perhaps Zheng Mengjing was so angry that she lost her mind. The royal concubine who had always claimed that she would "never lay hands on children" actually blurted out vicious words that she wanted the prince to die.

She had to be careful when speaking these words, even in front of her own brother Zheng Guotai.

But now, she was speaking freely and without reservation to Zhang Chonghui, a person she had only met a few times.

Zheng Mengjing realized something was wrong only after she said it out loud. After all, saying these vicious words meant that she was a vicious woman!

This would damage her reputation as a noble concubine!

As it turned out, Zheng Mengjing's worries were unnecessary. Just when she thought Zhang Chonghui would be frightened by her "evil", the other party just calmly gave the reason why he saved the prince at that time.

"Stupid, the situation was wrong from the beginning. Zhang Cha's people behind the scenes clearly wanted us to take the blame.

If the prince really died like that, then my Zhang family and your Zheng family would be completely finished.

Do you think I want to save the prince? I am just thinking about the overall situation.

And let me tell you, the prince’s arm doesn’t need to be injured at all.

He stretched out his hand to get hit by the stick. I was right next to him at the time and saw it clearly. "

"He is so reckless..." Zheng Mengjing couldn't help but look shocked. She never expected that the cowardly prince could be so crazy when he got angry!
While Zheng Mengjing was sighing in his heart that "you can't judge a book by its cover", he suddenly remembered Concubine Wang Gong who was imprisoned in the cold palace!
Thinking back to the past, she bullied and ridiculed Concubine Wang Gong...

Zheng Mengjing subconsciously recalled the fate of Madam Qi and Liu Ruyi, whom Zhang Chonghui had threatened her with before...

With all these associations, Zheng Mengjing became more and more panicked!
By now, Zhang Chonghui has completely "re-"explained the entire process of that night.

Zheng Mengjing didn't say that he believed it completely, but he couldn't find any mistakes either.

After the 'misunderstanding' was explained, Zhang Chonghui began to sigh to himself and said:
"Alas, I am less than 20 years old, and I have to go down to accompany my father and grandfather at such a young age, alas..."

Zhang Chonghui's sigh quickly brought Zheng Mengjing back to his senses.

Zheng Mengjing was already panicking and afraid that if Concubine Wang Gong became the queen mother in the future and took revenge on him, what should he do?
Hearing Zhang Chonghui's lament, she instantly realized that she might not live to see the day when Concubine Wang Gong became the empress dowager...

"Don't pretend, I know you have a way." Zheng Mengjing said to Zhang Chonghui confidently:

"You've survived so many life-threatening situations. Tell me what you're going to do."

"My Lady, you think too highly of me, don't you?" Zhang Chonghui spread his hands and said:
"Even if I have supernatural powers, I cannot escape the guilt of murdering the crown prince.

Besides, I've been dragged into the demon book again. Those people clearly want us dead. I really have no other options."

"Are you really out of options?" Zheng Mengjing was half-believing and half-doubting. She always felt that Zhang Chonghui looked so calm that it didn't seem like he was about to die.

"There's really no other way..." Zhang Chonghui nodded helplessly and solemnly, sighing:
"While I can still enjoy a peaceful life for a few days, I'm going to go eat some good food and have some fun. It will make my life worthwhile."

Seeing that Zhang Chonghui was about to leave after he finished speaking, Zheng Mengjing was really panicked!

"and many more!"

Zheng Mengjing no longer cared about the difference in status, let alone the taboos between men and women. She held Zhang Chonghui's arm tightly and refused to let go no matter what.

She knew very well that Zheng Guotai was no longer reliable. If Zhang Chonghui left, she would really have nothing to rely on...

"My Lady, I really have no other choice." Zhang Chonghui comforted her perfunctorily while pumping his arm:
"Don't be too scared. What if the emperor is grateful for your old friendship and spares your life?"

After all, women are not as strong as men. Even if Zheng Mengjing held on tightly, Zhang Chonghui still easily pulled her arm free.

However, the next moment, the slender wrist wrapped around the sturdy arm again like an octopus. Perhaps it was too insecure to just hold on, so he simply chose to hug tightly. The indescribable soft touch on his arm made Zhang Chonghui pause.

"No! You can't leave! What will I do if you leave!"

Zheng Mengjing hugged Zhang Chonghui's arm tightly, and tears welled up in her eyes again. This time she was not acting, she was really scared!

She knew very well that even if the emperor spared her life for the sake of their old friendship, he would never favor her as much as before.

What awaits her in the second half of her life is most likely a life of loneliness and old age without love or favor.

Being alone and old would be fine, but what she can't stand the most is that once the prince ascends the throne to become emperor in the future, Concubine Wang Gong will be the empress dowager!

She was unwilling to accept the thought of being suppressed by Concubine Wang Gong, who was inferior to her in every way. She and her son might end up like Concubine Qi and Liu Ruyi!
The more Zheng Mengjing thought about it, the more panicked and scared she became. Seeing that Zhang Chonghui was still determined to leave, she simply gave up and started acting like a rogue!
"Anyway, you can't leave. You better think of a way for me, otherwise... otherwise I will scream! I will scream so that everyone will know that you... you want to defile me!"

"It's not you, elder sister..." Zhang Chonghui was also a little drunk. He was increasingly unable to understand why the emperor would like such a stupid and bad woman.

Is it because of her beauty? Or...

Zhang Chonghui didn't understand, and he was too lazy to understand. Seeing that Zheng Mengjing had almost finished fooling people, and who had just kept saying that there was no way and was determined to let him go, he suddenly became sympathetic to the woman.

"Empress, be good and stop crying." Zhang Chonghui raised the other hand that was not held tightly and gently patted Zheng Mengjing's shoulder.

This gentle tap seemed to give Zheng Mengjing great hope. She no longer cared about how ambiguous their current postures were. She hurriedly asked:
"You figured out a way, didn't you?"

Zhang Chonghui acted helpless and said jokingly, "There's nothing I can do. Who made me so soft-hearted that I can't bear to see a beautiful woman cry?"

Having been teased so blatantly, Zheng Mengjing had no choice but to let go of the arm in his arms.

Perhaps because he was afraid that Zhang Chonghui would run away, Zheng Mengjing looked reluctant when he let go.

"Tell me quickly, what method is there?" Zheng Mengjing asked urgently.

Zhang Chonghui did not keep the secret and replied directly: "My Lady, let me tell you the truth. I really mean it when I say I have no way out. If you want to break the impasse this time, I'm afraid you can only rely on yourself."

"Damn... me?" Zheng Mengjing pointed at himself in disbelief and said anxiously, "Can I do it..."

"Of course it can be done!" Zhang Chonghui said confidently: "I, Zhang, guarantee that as long as you are willing to risk it! Not to mention maintaining your favor and saving the life of the king's uncle! Even making Prince Fu the crown prince is not impossible!"

Perhaps what Zhang Chonghui said was too dreamy and beautiful, Zheng Mengjing was stunned, she said infatuatedly:
"No way... my son still has hope of becoming the crown prince?"

"Of course there is hope." Zhang Chonghui reminded again: "It depends on whether you dare to risk it."

"How do you want to risk it?" Zheng Mengjing asked.

Zhang Chonghui hooked his finger in a mysterious way, and Zheng Mengjing didn't think much about it and subconsciously put his ear closer.

Not long after, he felt an itch on the side of his ear, and along with it, besides the hot air spraying down, there were also words that made Zheng Mengjing almost jump up!

"What? You want me to admit my mistake to the prince? And... you want me to kneel down and admit my mistake to him!?"

Zheng Mengjing was about to explode, and said:
"What a joke! I am also the prince's stepmother! You want me, an elder, to kneel down and admit my mistake? Isn't this the opposite of the Heavenly Power?"

Zheng Mengjing was probably too excited, and his saliva sprayed on Zhang Chonghui's face. Zhang Chonghui wiped his face, turned around and left without saying a word, leaving behind:

"Since you are so proud, you can just wish for the best."

Of course, Zhang Chonghui didn't really want to leave. The reason why he pretended to leave several times was just to whet Zheng Mengjing's emotions. He wanted to make this noisy and stupid concubine pay more attention to how hard it was for him to stay, so that she would listen to him obediently.

Zhang Chonghui knew very well that Zheng Mengjing would definitely come up to stop him, and the facts proved to be true.

After another round of "octopus entanglement" and threats and coquettishness, Zhang Chonghui had no choice but to stay again "very helplessly".

"My Lady, can you please let go first?"

"I won't lie! You almost ran away just now!"

"But men and women shouldn't touch each other...we..."

"Ahem, it's okay. You're only a few years older than my son. I treat you like a child."

"But I am only a few years younger than you..."

"Tsk! Why are you so talkative? It's not you who will suffer anyway!"

"How do you know I won't suffer any loss?"

"Do you think I'm too old?"

"..."

Zhang Chonghui really didn't know what to say, even though he did not suffer any loss.

"Do I really have no choice but to kneel?" Zheng Mengjing was still unwilling.

"This is the only way." Zhang Chonghui explained seriously:
"Things are getting worse and worse now. If we continue to get involved, all of us will be doomed, so we must end this matter in time!
If we want to end this, we can only solve the problem from the root. And the prince is the root of all the incidents this time!"

Zhang Chonghui patted Zheng Mengjing on the shoulder and said in a earnest tone:

"It's just a matter of admitting my fault to the prince and kneeling down, although it is embarrassing.

But think about it carefully, what will happen when the emperor finds out about this? He will definitely be heartbroken and feel guilty about you!

Your Majesty, you also understand how important a man's sense of guilt is, right?

If you want to regain your favor by then, it will only be a matter of snapping your fingers!
Also, think about it, as the prince's stepmother, you actually lowered yourself to kneel down in front of your son!

Once this matter gets out, how would those people in the court dare to say anything bad about you?

If they dare to say it, they will make the prince disloyal and unfilial!
If the prince is disloyal and unfilial, can his position as the crown prince still be secure?"

Zhang Chonghui's explanation was reasonable and Zheng Mengjing was brainwashed as he listened.

However, just as Zheng Mengjing reluctantly agreed to this ridiculous idea of ​​"kneeling down to admit his mistake to the prince".

Zhang Chonghui struck while the iron was hot and gave her an "obedience test"!
Yes, Zhang Chonghui made another very "excessive" request!

(End of this chapter)