NFBE Chapter 351 Human Nature
Chapter 351 Human Nature
This thought flashed through her mind and was suppressed by Shen Tang, but because the guess was too scary, she felt a little guilty when she saw Xie Guimo.
After returning to the house, Xie Guimo leaned close to Shen Tang's ear and asked, "Why did you go out for a walk for such a while? Did you do anything to offend me? Why do you feel so guilty when you see me?"
She admitted that she felt guilty.
But just a little bit, okay!
"No, no..."
Xie Guimo was unsure at first, but when Shen Tang stuttered, Xie Guimo was certain, "What are you feeling guilty about?"
Shen Tang said, "Don't ask..."
She turned around to have some tea, and God knew she would come up with such a bold guess.
Shen Tang was holding the teacup. Seeing Xie Guimo looking at her, she turned away guiltily.
Xie Guimo had never seen Shen Tang like this before. This woman has always been arrogant and self-righteous. What could make her feel so guilty?
Xie Guimo looked at the two maids. Ginkgo Qiutong shook her head, "I don't know."
Two maids accompanied her when she went out, and there were secret guards following her in the dark, so they should not be able to do anything to make her feel guilty.
Xie Guimo waved his hand to send Ginkgo Qiutong away, saying, "You can't even tell me?"
Shen Tang looked at Xie Guimo and started coughing.
Xie Guimo frowned and patted her back, "If you continue like this, I'll start to suspect that you've done something to offend me."
Shen Tang said, "I won't!"
Xie Guimo looked into her eyes.
Shen Tang said in a dry voice, "Concubine Jiang fainted from kneeling, and the maid helped her back. She almost fell in the garden just now, but the Second Master supported her in time..."
Xie Guimo frowned deeply, but didn't think anything of it. Seeing someone fall, helping them up might just be a subconscious action.
Xie Guimo looked at Shen Tang, "What does this have to do with your guilty conscience?"
Shen Tang scratched his forehead and said, "For a moment, I suspected that Concubine Jiang was cheating on my father. I was afraid that my father would find out."
Xie Guimo, "..."
The corner of his eye twitched, and he raised his hand to poke Shen Tang's head, "How dare you think that."
“…That’s why I feel guilty.”
Although Xie Guimo often angered the prince, how blind must Concubine Jiang be to have an affair with the Second Master and cuckold his father?
It's impossible, so the topic was dropped.
As expected, the prince did not return all night. The next day, Concubine Jiang went to the study to kneel again. The prince was not in the mansion, and no one could stop her. Naturally, she fainted from kneeling and was carried back. This time, she fainted quickly and passed out after only kneeling for an hour.
The prince returned home at noon. As soon as he got home, he was summoned by the old lady. The old lady said, "Concubine Jiang is stubborn and no one can stop her. Is the prince planning to stay away from her like this forever?"
The prince frowned in displeasure, but said nothing.
The old lady said, "It's not a good idea to avoid it like this. The prince has intervened in this case, so it's not easy for the prince to interfere. But the Jiang family has taken care of the prince for several years after all. Let Concubine Jiang persuade Master Jiang to confess the mastermind as soon as possible..."
The prince's eyes darkened. The princess was in charge of household chores, and the old lady intervened from time to time. Because the princess had never complained, the prince turned a blind eye. Now, he even had to teach him how to do things in the court.
"This is not something the old lady should worry about."
After saying this, the prince turned around and left.
There was no mercy at all, and the old lady's hands were shaking as she held the Buddhist beads.
The news that the old lady went to see the prince and was humiliated by him soon reached Chenxiangxuan, and Shen Tang was stunned when he heard it.
The old lady's interference in the affairs of the princess's housekeeper was enough to make Shen Tang feel that the old lady was confused. Unexpectedly, she still underestimated the old lady's ability to meddle in other people's affairs. She was an old lady who had lived in the inner house for a long time and could hardly leave the palace gate a few times a year, yet she dared to give orders to a general.
If the prince listens to the old lady, she will be furious.
Concubine Jiang just fainted a few times after kneeling, and the old lady helped her to speak well of the prince. Wasn’t she being too nice to Concubine Jiang?
well.
Shen Tang couldn't suppress the speculation about the cuckold just because he wanted to. There were always some strange things that made it pop up unconsciously.
When Xie Guimo returned from the house, Shen Tang asked him, "Did Master Jiang confess anything?"
"He's being very stubborn. Prince Yu's men interrogated him for a long time, but he still didn't reveal the mastermind behind it," Xie Guimo poured himself some tea.
"Tortured?"
"When the Ministry of Justice investigates a case, it's inevitable that they won't use torture, but they won't dare use it too harshly."
Mr. Jiang is the middleman. If he dies, the case will be left unresolved. The torture is too severe and he is afraid that he cannot bear it. Besides, the King of Qi's men are watching behind the scenes. As soon as the Ministry of Justice uses torture, the Marquis of Changping will report to the emperor at the morning court, saying that the Ministry of Justice is suspected of forcing a confession.
Xie Guimo said, "Now we have to make sure that Master Jiang is not silenced before Prince Yu can pry open his mouth."
How does this sound...
I don't think highly of Prince Yu.
Shen Tang guessed, "Has this already been done?"
Xie Guimo nodded, "Someone bribed the jailer and put drugs in Master Jiang's food. Fortunately, it was discovered in time and he was not silenced."
But being able to prevent it once may not mean you can prevent it a second time.
The King of Qi and the Marquis of Changping are keeping such a close eye on him that they will definitely not allow Master Jiang to survive.
Shen Tang was puzzled, "Master Jiang knew those people wanted to kill him to silence him, but he still refused to confess?"
The governor of Qianzhou knew to leave evidence behind. If someone else abandoned him, he would have evidence to avenge himself and everyone would die together.
This is human nature.
Xie Guimo said, "It's really strange. Father went to the death row of the Ministry of Justice to see Master Jiang yesterday. As long as he confessed, father would protect him from death. But Master Jiang turned a deaf ear to it. Even if others wanted to kill him to silence him, he refused to reveal a single word."
That account book is enough to sentence Mr. Jiang to death.
He didn't reveal the person behind the incident, obviously wanting the case to end with him.
The King of Qi and the Marquis of Changping wanted to kill him, but he was still so loyal. This was unreasonable.
unless……
Mr. Jiang is trying to protect someone.
He was afraid that if he told them, the King of Qi and the Marquis of Changping would kill the people he cared about.
But all the members of the Jiang family were imprisoned, leaving only Concubine Jiang.
Could it be to protect Concubine Jiang?
Could it be that Concubine Jiang has some leverage that could fall into the hands of Concubine Ye?
Or did Master Jiang and Prince Qi reach some kind of agreement, that as long as he didn't betray them, they would actively save the Jiang family? But if he confessed, the prince could still save them.
It's not possible that Mr. Jiang trusts the King of Qi and the Marquis of Changping more than the prince.
The choice of a middleman between the King of Qi and the Marquis of Changping was not a random one.
However, Prince Yu is in charge of this matter. If he can pry open Mr. Jiang's mouth and convict Prince Qi, he can be appointed as the crown prince sooner. If not, he can only continue to negotiate with Prince Qi.
Prince Yu interrogated him for several days, but there was no progress.
That day, Shen Tang was embroidering in the room when Si'er came in and said, "Crown Princess, Concubine Jiang has gone to the palace to ask to see Concubine Ye..."