There were too many emotions contained in this one look, but Emperor Longqing's eyelids drooped so quickly that they soon covered up what was inside, so Jiang Zining could not see it.
He considered his words, feeling a little upset, but still tried to make his words clearer. After a while, he said, "I always feel that this might have been done by the Marquis."
Emperor Longqing said calmly, "Why do you say that?"
Jiang Zining swallowed his saliva, and felt that his old body suddenly regained strength. He quickly sorted out what he was going to say: "You know, Censor Chen has always had a good personal relationship with King Linjiang, and he always asks King Linjiang for his opinion on everything. Even when it comes to the Wei family, Censor Chen loves them and takes good care of them. You don't know that when the Wei family encountered a lot of problems, Censor Chen helped them."
Jiang Zining had previously used this as a pretext to remove Censor Chen. Now that he had put all these things together, it seemed much more logical. He relaxed his brows and said softly, "Now that Censor Chen is in trouble, and the prince is disliked by you because of his close collusion with local officials, I'm afraid... I'm afraid that the Marquis is uneasy, so... that's why I wrote to the prince, hoping that the prince would make a decision early. As for the two princes poisoning Censor Chen this time..."
Since Censor Chen was already dead, Jiang Zining had no scruples when speaking. He sneered and said, "I'm afraid it was the Marquis himself who did it, but he put the blame on the two princes. After all, Censor Chen had an alliance with King Linjiang. Perhaps he had some evidence of King Linjiang's crimes in his hands, which could endanger the important affairs of King Linjiang and the Marquis. That's why the Marquis wanted to kill him and put the blame on the two princes. After all, the two princes had just been released from confinement not long ago. How could they have the ability to attack Censor Chen who was in prison?"
These words were almost heart-piercing, and every word was directed at Shen Chen and Prince Linjiang. The malice contained in them was almost obvious, and it was just short of pointing at Shen Chen and Prince Linjiang's noses and accusing them of treason.
Jiang Zining was a little anxious.
He always felt that Shen Chen's moves this time were a little confusing. They were clearly well planned, with every step being fine, and everything was developing as they expected. But for some reason, it seemed that every step was not particularly solid, and the process was too smooth.
He couldn't wait to put this matter to an end, to make Shen Chen beheaded, so as to put an end to this matter.
Anyway, once Shen Chen died, Prince Linjiang would be furious, and it would be impossible for him to talk calmly with Emperor Longqing.
By then he will have no worries at all.
Emperor Longqing raised his eyebrows and coughed violently for a while. When the eunuch brought tea, he forced himself to drink a sip of ginseng soup, then shook his hand and stared at Jiang Zining in front of him: "Are you saying that Shen Chen deliberately slandered Chu Jingmeng and Chu Jingqian?"
Jiang Zining seemed to think for a moment before saying, "I just feel there are many suspicious points here."
"There are many doubts." Emperor Longqing smiled strangely, which made Jiang Zining's scalp numb. Suddenly, he shouted to the eunuch next to him: "Huang Qing, go and call the people in."
It was only at this time that Jiang Zining noticed that the person serving Emperor Longqing had changed. He had replaced the original eunuch An with Huang Qing, one of the four great eunuchs.
He couldn't help but be stunned, and his whole body was a little dazed.
Eunuch An has served Emperor Longqing for many years. Although Cao An was there before, Eunuch An has never been suppressed.
For so many years, Eunuch An has been the most considerate person, controlling almost all of Emperor Longqing's personal affairs. But now, Huang Qing can actually serve by Emperor Longqing's side
What did Eunuch An do to cause this
But things did not stop because of his fear. After a while, Huang Qing came in cautiously, bending over, and reported softly: "Your Majesty, the person has been brought. The Marquis asked if he should come in now?"
Emperor Longqing glanced at Jiang Zining again.
Even though Jiang Zining's eyesight was blurry due to old age, he could still clearly see the emotions in Emperor Longqing's eyes at this time, and clearly saw the mockery in Emperor Longqing's eyes.
Jiang Zining was startled, and his heart suddenly turned cold, as if a basin of cold water had fallen from the sky, drenching him to the core, like a drowned chicken.
But after Emperor Longqing spoke, the curtain outside made a sound for a moment, and then it was opened. Shen Chen and Young Master Lin came in one after another, and he could no longer say anything - the person who came in after Young Master Lin and Shen Chen was actually Censor Chen!
But isn't Censor Chen dead? !
The reason why Chu Jingmeng and Chu Jingqian were angered by Emperor Longqing and exiled to Tibet was because they killed Censor Chen, right? !
Moreover, news had clearly come from the Embroidered Uniform Guard before that Censor Chen was dead!
But now Censor Chen was still standing in front of him alive.
This can't be a ghost. Where are ghosts in this world
That is... ..
That means someone has set a trap for him, waiting for him to fall into it.
He had been an official in the court for so many years and had experienced countless things. When Censor Chen appeared in front of him, he was indeed caught off guard and confused for a moment. But when Censor Chen stood in front of him, he instantly understood everything.
This was a scam from the beginning to the end. The claim that Censor Chen knew about their crime of colluding with local officials to frame Prince Linjiang, and that Young Master Lin kept Censor Chen under extremely close surveillance, were just baits thrown out specifically to wait for them to take the bait.
He figured it out and suddenly felt a little unsteady on his feet. He felt that even the looks Shen Chen and the others gave him were full of mockery.
As for why Eunuch An did not serve Emperor Longqing and his position was taken away by Huang Qing, he also had a guess at this time - perhaps it was because he knew that he asked Eunuch An for information, so Eunuch An was sent away.
If that's the case, then...
Before Jiang Zining could say anything, he heard the cold voice of Emperor Longqing above his head: "Okay, everyone is here, get up."
Shen Chen and Young Master Lin and Censor Chen all stood up from the ground and stepped aside.
Emperor Longqing pointed at Jiang Zining again, looked at Censor Chen and said, "Don't you have something to say to the Prime Minister? Since you are already here and have seen him, why not just say it in front of everyone to avoid having others spread the news and make it untrue." (To be continued)