But even though he didn't understand what happened and why King Zheng and Wei An appeared in front of him, he knew one thing very clearly - he was finished! So many people were watching, and the words he had just said fell into their ears. Now even if he wanted to go back on his words, he had no way to do it.
This realization made the panic in his heart surge up like a tide. All the pleasures he had before that could dominate the lives of nobles disappeared, and were soon replaced by overwhelming fear. He stared at them with wide eyes, and his legs went weak and he knelt on the ground.
Gongfeng Kong waved his sleeves, walked over quickly and handed the child to Princess Zheng, whispering, "Princess, this man is the one who harmed the prince! The prince was clearly healthy, but he said he was terminally ill. We were almost deceived by him!"
Bao Ge'er had stopped crying. He lay softly in the arms of Princess Zheng, hugged her neck and called her "Mom" like a spoiled child. Princess Zheng hugged him with her backhand and pulled him up. She looked at Doctor Shi with a gaze as cold as ice in winter. It took her a long time to react. She handed the child to Wei An beside her and rushed to Doctor Shi, slapping him more than a dozen times. She no longer cared about her image and the rules. She grabbed his collar and asked him hoarsely: "What did my child do wrong? He is only one year old! Why are you so cruel to attack a child and make him like this!"
For so many days, she had been taking care of the child without sleep, and worshipped these imperial doctors as ancestors. She almost obeyed their words, hoping that they could cure the child's illness. However, she could not have expected that there was a jackal hiding among them, watching coldly the pain and panic of all of them, pretending to be a savior, saying words to save the child but doing things to harm the child.
Thinking about how she was intent on blaming Shen Chen and Wei An, but had no idea that the instigator was harming her child with her connivance, she was so heartbroken that she could hardly breathe. After beating Doctor Shi, she still felt unsatisfied and reached out to slap herself.
Baoger was frightened and didn't know why his mother was so excited. He burst into tears again.
King Zheng winked at Wei An, asking him to comfort Bao Ge'er. He then quickly stepped forward to stop Princess Zheng and said softly, "Okay, who could have thought of these things? They tried every possible means to plot against us, and we didn't know how to defend ourselves even if we wanted to. It's not your fault. The most urgent thing now is to find out who ordered him to harm us like this. This kind of thing must not happen again!"
Princess Zheng leaned on his arms, crying out of breath: "Your Highness, I hate myself so much! I listened to the words of this hungry wolf, and learned that there was some secret magic medicine, so I obeyed his words and only focused on questioning An An and Shen Chen... but ignored my own Bao Ge'er. If I could have stayed by Bao Ge'er's side all the time and didn't trust him so much, how could Bao Ge'er have suffered like this? It's all my fault. I harmed Bao Ge'er..."
She could no longer hold on. The fear and despair of these days tortured her alternately and almost drained all her energy and spirit.
King Zheng sighed, and his tone softened involuntarily: "None of this is your business, it's not your fault. Parents love their children, so they are irrational. If you want to blame someone, blame these people for being omnipresent, having evil intentions, and using every possible means to commit vicious schemes..."
As he spoke, he glanced coldly at Doctor Shi who was still kneeling on the ground, and sneered decisively: "Such a person, who plotted to murder a member of the royal family, should be executed according to the law!"
Kong Gongsheng stood at the back, his beard still trembling with anger. He was still worried when Xie Liangcheng asked him to deceive Shi Taiyi. He thought that if he wrongly accused someone, it would be awkward for colleagues to meet and get along with each other. But who knew that he would actually find out Shi Taiyi was...
Having such a hungry tiger lurking behind one's back is something that makes one shudder just thinking about it. Wei An had helped the Third Madam so much with Wei Yuyou's matter before, and he had already regarded the Wei family as an ally in his heart. If something happened to Prince Zheng and it affected the Wei family, then wouldn't they, the in-laws, be affected when the time comes to settle accounts
Doctor Shi is really too cruel.
Wei An, on the other hand, had remained silent. From the time Doctor Shi admitted it until now, she had not spoken a word. She just walked around holding Bao Ge'er to comfort him. Now, after hearing what King Zheng said, she said coldly, "According to the law, those who plot against the royal family should not only be put to death, but also be tortured to death by slicing!"
Lingchi! Doctor Shi was trembling all over, his lips turned pale due to Wei An's words, and he stared at Wei An with a somewhat stiff gaze. With just this one glance, all his luck turned into smoke. Wei An's eyes were cold. Not only cold, but also like a snake awakened in winter, with a cold gaze as if aiming at the prey that disturbed them.
He knew that those people were wary of Wei An. Although he had always seen the gentle Princess Shouning before, he was actually quite afraid of her in his heart. Now that Wei An revealed her murderous intent and malice so unscrupulously, he couldn't help but sense the danger. Even his hair stood up and he took a step back involuntarily.
Wei An let go of Baoger and handed him to the wet nurse who came later. He gently told her to take the child out by herself, and then walked towards Doctor Shi.
Doctor Shi was a handsome man, not much older than Gongfeng Kong and the old doctor. When he saw Wei An coming, he even crawled forward and cried and begged Wei An for forgiveness: "Princess, please forgive me. I was confused for a moment, and I was blinded by greed, so I did such a thing. I know I was wrong, and I will never do it again..."
Such an important matter, when he talked about it, it seemed like buying some unsatisfactory vegetables in the market and just returning them. They would not realize where they were wrong at all. Wei An smiled coldly and looked down at him as if he was looking at an insignificant ant: "Doctor Shi, let's skip these nonsense. You know in your heart that Bao Ge'er's matter can't be let go like this. We must ask for an explanation. If you can't give us an explanation, then you will use your life to fill it. Lingchi alone is not enough, I want the lives of your entire family! I also know that you may not care about your vicious clansmen, but your mother is so old, I guess you can't bear to let her be beheaded at such an old age?" (To be continued)