Chen Palace

Chapter 88 Trading
Yuan Qi continued: "The case of Concubine Qi is indeed bizarre. It happened out of the palace, but it involved two ministers.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid I won't be able to handle such a big event..."

Chen Lu smiled, but she refused softly. The emperor was stunned and understood what she meant.

He called the eunuch who wrote the pen, and said slowly——

"Decree... Give the imperial concubine the 'Tai'a' sword, and whoever sees it will feel like I am here in person!"

This sentence is an understatement, but like a huge thunder on the ground, the empress who was sitting next to Moran changed color slightly in shock.

The "Tai Ah" sword was forged by an ancient master craftsman. Yuan Qi has always regarded it as if it were an arch, and it is not easy to see, but today he wants to bestow it on the new concubine!
"A gentleman does not take people's favor."

Chen Lu politely declined, she looked at the white jade Nine-Dragon Pendant on the emperor's waist, and indicated that it could be used as a token.

"It doesn't matter...the so-called 'A sword rewards a bosom friend, and a red powder is given to a beautiful woman', it can only be really used in your hands."

Thinking of the crisis in front of him, the emperor couldn't help but reveal a sharp edge in his voice.

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After Chen Lu took over the case, first came the maids of the Second Concubine Zhou Qi.

Looking at a row of palace people standing in the hall with their hands down, she didn't look carefully, but asked directly: "Who is Caiyi?"

A petite court lady stepped out timidly, trembling nervously: "This is the servant girl."

"How long have you been in Concubine Zhou's palace?"

"More than two years."

"It was you who saw that Li'er who was next to Concubine Zhou secretly went to the post house and visited the envoys in the army?"

"Yes……"

"You live in the palace for a long time, how can you see these?!"

Caiyi's face was pale, she was speechless, and after a long time, she began to cry——

"I beg your forgiveness... On that day, I secretly went to visit 'Tai Shi' who was doing rough labor in the post house..."

When Chen Lu heard it, she became clear-eyed: the so-called anti-food is a fake couple formed by eunuchs and maids in the palace because of their loneliness. There are many obscenities in it. secret.

She pondered for a while, and asked Qin Xi who came here to listen, "Where is that envoy now?"

"Returning to your mother, he refused to confess even if he died, and he has been sent to prison."

"Bring him here, I have something to ask."

Qin Xi showed a look of embarrassment, and said with some hesitation: "This is the Queen Mother's order..."

Chen Lu smiled slightly, and said leisurely: "The reason why the Empress Dowager sent him to prison was to make the case clear... You can bring it up now, don't worry about it."

A moment later, a young man with iron shackles on his hands and feet was escorted by two guards.

He looked haggard, his clothes were torn, and there were faint bloodstains oozing out, obviously he had been severely tortured.

"Take off his iron chains."

Chenlu said.

The guard said: "This man possesses martial arts, if Feng Jia is shocked..."

"Based on his cultivation, he can't do anything to me."

Chen Lu said lightly, motioning for him to follow suit.

She ordered the rest of the people to retreat, leaving only two people alone.

There was silence in the hall, only the sound of birds chirping outside the window, and the gentle breeze, which made people feel refreshed.

"Ma'am, what do you want to ask?"

The man's voice was weak, but his divine light was still introverted. He didn't look at his superiors, but asked slightly mockingly.

"I have heard all the inside information from Concubine Zhou."

Chen Lu said lightly, ignoring his surprised expression, and continued: "You have fallen into someone else's trap without knowing it, even if you are really treated as a dead ghost, there is nothing to complain about."

Her eyes flickered slightly, and under the coldness, she added another layer of treachery——

"How about we make a deal?"

"...?"

"I can save you pair of mandarin ducks on the condition that—"

She looked at the man, opened her lips lightly and said, "I want to know all Zhou Jun's secrets."

The man's face changed suddenly, and he said angrily: "You want me to betray my coach?!"

Chen Lu smiled coldly: "I have no hostility towards your coach, I just want to know what he is planning."

"You are wishful thinking!!"

"Before you talk nonsense, you'd better think about Concubine Zhou, she is still in the cold palace!"

Chen Lu was not angry, but leisurely told the plight of Concubine Zhou Gui.

The man was depressed for a moment, thinking of Yiren who was imprisoned, he hung his head weakly.

"Why should I trust you?"

"Besides trusting me, you have no choice... If you think about it, you know that the emperor doesn't want to kill Concubine Zhou. He sent me to try this case to give you a chance."

The man hesitated for a while, and then murmured in an inaudible voice: "Is she... okay?"

(I didn’t come back from the interview until evening today. This chapter is a bit short. Tomorrow two chapters will be added. Please watch it on time.) , support genuine reading!)
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