However, all this was ruined the moment Zhu Yan returned to Kyoto.
He hated Zhu Yan. He tortured Xia Yuanqiu like this, saying that she was a miracle doctor and had a bodhisattva heart. In his opinion, this woman's heart was as poisonous as a snake or a scorpion.
Zhu Yan wanted to tear the thief in front of him to pieces, but his father's life was in his hands, and he did not dare to act rashly. Yuan Qiu used needle torture on him, but it could not make him let go, even though he screamed in pain , has resounded throughout the hall.
He thought that as long as he gritted his teeth and didn't tell the truth, he could at least save his life. But who would have thought that the palace that he thought he had full control of would still have something slipping through the net.
A palace maid rushed into the political hall. Xia Yuanqiu looked familiar, but she couldn't remember who it was.
As soon as the palace maid rushed in, she shouted: "Your Highness, the emperor is not in the palace at all. Zhou Tong has no idea about the emperor's whereabouts. Don't be fooled by him!"
Zhu Yan frowned, stared at the middle-aged woman who appeared out of nowhere, and asked in a deep voice: "Who are you?"
The palace maid said: "Slave Lan Gu was once a domestic slave in Pingyang Marquis Mansion, and was the dowry maid of Concubine Liu. After Concubine Liu died of illness, I was left in the palace as a maid. Because the master was gone, she was in the palace. After being bullied so much, the Marquis and his wife bumped into the slave once when they entered the palace. Seeing the injuries on the slave, he knew that the slave was not doing well, so he spoke to the emperor and allowed the slave to leave the palace and return to Pingyang Hou Mansion. The emperor was kind-hearted. He agreed to the request of the Marquis and his wife and allowed the slave to leave the palace. Unfortunately, the slave had just received the news of leaving the palace. Before she was happy for a while, she heard that Zhou Tong had bribed the imperial dining room and the father-in-law who inspected and tasted the food. He ordered Someone poisoned the emperor's food. On that day, the emperor happened to have the Marquis of Pingyang and his wife dining in the palace. All three of them were poisoned. Then the masters of each palace and courtyard were quickly detained. Later, I heard that It is said that among the officials in the capital, anyone who is dissatisfied with Zhou Tong will either have their entire family exterminated or be imprisoned in a prison. The entire capital has become a hell on earth, and more than 200 people in the Pingyang Marquis' residence have all been silenced."
The palace maid burst into tears. To her, Pingyang Marquis Mansion was like home.
When she heard that everyone in the Pingyang Marquis Mansion was silenced, she even wanted to die, but she couldn't die. The Marquis and his wife were still in the hands of this thief, so she must not die.
More than two hundred people in the Pingyang Hou Mansion were all silenced
These words echoed in the ears of Zhu Yan and Xia Yuanqiu, and every word pierced into their hearts like sharp swords, making them miserable.
Zhu Yan took a deep breath and said to Lan Gu: "You just said that the emperor is not in the palace? What happened?"
Lan Gu said: "I have been a slave in the palace for many years. Although I have failed in my ambition, I still know where to find information. These days, I pretend to be a eunuch and blend in with the people who deliver food to Tianlao. I accidentally learn that the emperor and The Marquis and others were rescued from the prison, and those who disappeared with them were Xing Ying and Xing Fang from the East Palace. The slave girl guessed that it must be Xing Ying and Xing Fang who rescued the Emperor and the Marquis."
"How long?" Xia Yuanqiu asked.
Lan Gu said: "I learned about this seven days ago. I don't know how long it took for them to escape from the prison."
Xia Yuanqiu's hands in her sleeves had long been clenched into fists. She had never been so angry before. She was so angry that she just wanted to kill the devil in front of her with a knife.
Kill him with one knife! Isn't it too cheap for him