At the Ministry of Revenue, Zhou Shuren was holding a cup of tea when he heard the news. With a snap, the cup broke. Seeing everyone looking at him, Zhou Shuren said in surprise, "How is it possible? Doesn't the emperor value him very much?"
Well, with this reaction and this acting, he could even deceive himself.
Qiu Yan was also shocked. "Yes, the one who has been in the palace most frequently recently is Lord Rong. Lord Rong is a direct descendant of the Rong family. How come he was thrown into jail?"
Zhou Shuren thought, because he had to act, Gu Ren had been using the ointment that Rong Enqing had sent him for so long, and the emperor's health was getting worse and worse, so he should have realized something was wrong, so naturally he had to arrest Rong Enqing.
Zhou Shuren was confused, "You're all looking at me, how would I know?"
Well, I like my acting skills!
Xiao Qing stared at Zhou Shuren with a natural expression and the right tone. It seemed that Zhou Shuren really didn't know. Xiao Qing felt a headache as things had been happening one after another recently.
Qiu Yan said dryly: "Why don't you go and ask around, or go and take a look?"
Zhou Shuren, "I want to ask too, but the Rong family has helped the emperor so much and donated money to build roads across the country. As long as they are not scheming to rebel, they shouldn't be thrown into jail no matter how serious the crime is!"
Qiu Yan was horrified. Yes, what a serious crime would it take to be thrown into jail.
Zhou Shuren felt that the performance was almost complete, so he called Qingfeng and Jinyan and asked them to go and find out the news while the other went to the prison to check. It would be even better if they could meet Rong Enqing and ask him in person.
At Zhou's house, Zhulan just woke up and heard crying. She put down the cold handkerchief in her hand and asked, "Who's coming?"
The girl had already opened the bamboo curtain at this time, and Yao Yao walked in crying, "Wuwu, help, help."
Zhulan was stunned. Looking at Yaoyao's big belly, she was so frightened that she asked Mrs. Song to help her up. She kept muttering, "Oh, it's a big deal. You should think about yourself. You have two lives on your body. If something happens to you, it will be three lives."
Yao Yao was really scared. This morning, her husband went out and hinted to her that no matter what happened, she should think about the children. She was pregnant with twins and didn't think much about it. She thought her husband was worried about her and the children, but her husband was thrown into prison. "My Lord, the Lord was thrown into prison by the Emperor."
Zhu Lan was stunned for a moment. They were thrown into prison. This was the critical moment of the arrangement. She patted Yao Yao's hand soothingly, "Don't be nervous. Take a deep breath and calm down."
She looked at her bulging belly moving back and forth, and her heart was about to jump out of her throat.
Yao Yao tried her best to keep her breathing smooth, and after a while she calmed down before saying, "The servant guarding outside the palace said that the Marquis was carried into the carriage, and his pants were covered in blood. I'm worried about the Marquis, and I have no one to turn to. Yes, Fourth Grandpa, there is still Fourth Grandpa!"
Zhulan, "I'll go ask the old man right now, don't worry, I'll send someone to inquire."
Yao Yao stirred her hands restlessly. She was afraid. Even though she remembered that her husband looked calm when he left in the morning, as if he knew something, she was still afraid. The twins were already a heavy burden for her, and she had to worry about them even more.
Zhulan kept comforting Yao Yao, saying that Rong Enqing was working for the emperor, and that this was a big show between the emperor and his subjects for Gu Ren to see. It was just difficult for Yao Yao. Originally, Yao Yao felt insecure because Rong Enqing was a direct descendant of the Rong family, and now she was scared.
Yu Yin arrived quickly, and after understanding the situation, he said, "I will ask for permission to enter the palace right away."
Yao Yao stood up and saluted, "Thank you for your hard work, Fourth Grandpa. I really can't do anything else."
Yu Yun always ignored Yao Yao before, but this time Yao Yao was worried about En Qing because she was pregnant with twins, so Yu Yun's tone became much better, "Don't worry about this, just take care of yourself."
Yao Yao bit her lip and said, "Yes."
At the Ministry of Revenue, Zhou Shuren received news that Jinyan had not even been sent to jail, and even if he was given money and his identity was revealed, it would be useless.
Qingfeng also shook his head when he came back. He only found out that Rong Enqing was carried out of the palace, and when he came out, he had been beaten unconscious.
Qiu Yan, "This, this leg is covered in blood. If I don't apply medicine, won't it be useless?"
Seeing Zhou Shuren looking at him, Qiu Yan quickly shut his mouth.
Zhou Shuren stood up, straightened his official uniform, and said to Qingfeng, "Go buy some good medicine for the wounds. I will go to the prison myself."
As for going to the palace to plead for mercy, my fourth uncle should have gone there by now.
Moreover, if he didn't go to beg for mercy, he could go to the prison to take a look. If he really went to beg for mercy, even if it was just for show, the emperor would not allow him to go to the prison.
Qiu Yan wanted to speak, but finally closed his mouth. He was really afraid that Zhou Shuren would get into trouble. But then he thought, if Zhou Shuren didn't care, he would be scared if he stayed with Zhou Shuren.
Xiao Qing seemed not to notice that Zhou Shuren was about to leave and kept her mouth shut.
Gu Ren had already received the news and was muttering excitedly, "The old emperor is really dying. It's too late to find out now. It's a pity that we didn't find out earlier and let Rong Enqing suffer more."
The imperial physician, who was dressed in ordinary clothes, said, "Accurate information, the emperor fainted due to anger, but he has been keeping it a secret."
Gu Ren clenched his fist and said, "Good, very good, now he is awake. The old emperor can no longer take charge of the situation. The queen has been poisoned, and now all the nets have been set."
The doctor lowered his head and said, "It's getting late. I should go back."
Gu Ren, "Okay, you go back first."
After the doctor left, Gu Ren asked Gu Er, "Is there still no movement from Zhang Jinghong?"
Gu Er, "Last night, Zhang Jinghong and his wife were scared. Today, Zhang Jinghong is fine."
"Hurry up, he is also crucial. Yes, and let Gu Wu keep an eye on Zhang Yang."
Gu Er, "Yes."
The prison, Zhou Shuren's face was too recognizable. Zhou Shuren got off the carriage and was stopped by the officer guarding the prison gate. "Mr. Zhou, you can't come in."
Zhou Shuren said calmly, "The emperor did not directly accuse Lord Rong of a crime. I heard that Lord Rong was beaten badly. If this man is disabled, when the emperor asks about it, can you bear the responsibility?"
The officer hesitated, but thought of the instructions from above, "Sir, you still cannot go in. However, if it is medicine, we will send it in for Lord Rong to have a look."
Zhou Shuren stroked his beard and refused to let him in. He didn't believe that the emperor knew he would come to the prison, but he didn't let him in to take a look. He could only say that Rong Enqing in there was a fake. The emperor revealed some things to him, but there were still some things that he didn't tell him. "Well, thank you here."
The officer didn't dare to accept the responsibility and waved his hands.
Zhou Shuren still handed over his purse, as the money he had saved recently was gone.
At the palace gate, Yu Yun entered the palace and arrived at the Zheng Hall. Yu Yun felt that the room was very quiet. In the entire bedroom, only the emperor was lying on the bed.
Yu Yin stood there and suddenly didn't dare to move, sweat broke out on his forehead. He knew that the emperor was playing a big game and was about to close the net, so he was not worried about Enqing, but facing the lying emperor, he still felt nervous.
At this moment, he heard footsteps behind him. The hairs on Yu Yun's back stood up instantly, cold sweat broke out, and his body tensed up all of a sudden.