Zhang Qi was yelled at by this rootless man, and his tyrannical spirit returned. He angrily said: "It was obviously you who ordered it, and you also gave me a hundred taels of silver."
After that, he took out a hundred taels of silver from his sleeve pocket and put it on the ground. "Your Highness, this is the silver note he gave me. He said he would give me another hundred taels after the task was completed. But after I gave him the blood antelope horn, he stopped giving me more and told me not to be so greedy."
When the prince heard this, he looked at Zhang Quanlong coldly. He had given him five hundred taels of silver and asked him to find someone to take care of the matter.
Zhang Quanlong used to follow the prince and was used to being arrogant. He also knew that the prince would be fine with the Queen and the Grand Tutor here today, so he didn't take Murong Jie seriously and said abruptly, "Empress Dowager, Queen, please understand that I never ordered him to steal the blood antelope horns. This is pure slander."
Censor Gao said sternly, "Who are you answering to? The Empress Dowager and the Empress were just listening in. You didn't answer the prince's questions honestly, but reported to the Empress Dowager and the Empress. You knew that the harem should not interfere in government affairs. Isn't this framing the Empress Dowager and the Empress?"
Censor Gao was a very sharp and harsh person, and he was also ruthless and impartial. He only adhered to laws and ethics, so when he saw Zhang Quanlong being so presumptuous, he immediately scolded him.
The Queen's face looked a little unhappy, but the Empress Dowager was very relieved. She believed that there were always these old antiques in the court, who set up some rules and regulations to regulate the officials and clan members.
Zhang Quanlong said awkwardly, "Your Highness, that's not what I meant. I just lost my temper because I was suddenly falsely accused and couldn't control my anger."
Murong Jie didn't even bother to argue with him about his misbehavior. He just asked expressionlessly, "You said you didn't instruct him to steal the blood antelope horns, right?"
"I absolutely did not do that. I swear on the lives of my family that I have never ordered him to do that. Moreover, although he is my cousin, I have not seen him for a long time since he entered the palace." Zhang Quanlong said this with red teeth, and he was even willing to swear on the lives of his family members, which made people believe it somewhat.
Murong Jie's eyes were cold, "Well, since you are so stubborn, I will make you convinced. Come on, take Sun Ergou with you."
When Zhang Quanlong heard this, he turned pale with fright.
Sun Ergou was brought up and knelt down, "I am Sun Ergou, the humble man, and I pay my respects to the prince."
"Sun Ergou, what do you do for a living?" Ni Rong asked sternly.
Sun Ergou was so scared that his whole body was shaking. "To answer your question, I... I made a seal in the East Market."
"Explain it clearly." Ni Rong said angrily.
Sun Ergou said in panic: "Yes, yes, I can carve a seal and do some fake public verification for customers, such as pass certificates, post certificates, etc."
"Then take a look at this person. Has he asked you to do a fake public examination?" Ni Rong pointed at Zhang Quanlong and asked.
Sun Ergou raised his head and glanced at Zhang Quanlong, then nodded with a pale face, "Yes, yes, he is Eunuch Quan, who is close to the Crown Prince. He has visited the Crown Prince many times, and today he asked me to make a pass for him."
"Whose name is this?"
"Call...Call Li Qi!"
"Is this the one?" Ni Rong shook out a certificate from the public inspection office and threw it on the ground. Sun Ergou took a quick look at it and nodded, "Yes, that's it."
Ni Rong said, "My Lords, my Lords, this pass was found on Zhang Qi, and it was confirmed that he used this pass to check in at the inn. The innkeeper and the waiter recognized him and found that he was exactly the same person who checked in."
Murong Jie snorted coldly, "Zhang Quanlong, you said you didn't instruct Zhang Qi to steal the blood antelope horn, so what are you going to do with this pass and one hundred taels of silver?"
Zhang Quanlong rolled his eyes a few times to hide his panic. "This, this servant did apply for this permit, but he asked me for help, saying that he had committed a crime in Beijing and was afraid that his enemies would come to find him, so he dared not live at home. So he asked me to help him make a permit and let him find an inn to stay. The one hundred taels of silver was also given to him by me for emergency use."
Murong Jie was furious. "Asshole, your words don't make sense. You just said that you haven't seen him for a long time since you entered the palace. How come he asked you for help again? Also, where did you get this 100 taels of silver? The silver notes issued by the state-owned bank and the salary given to you by the palace in the past three years are not even 100 taels. Even if you did, how could you save it in the state-owned bank? And you generously gave it to a cousin you haven't seen for a long time?"
Murong Jie's harsh words frightened Zhang Quanlong. He was already guilty, and the lies he had fabricated seemed pale and powerless under Murong Jie's aggressiveness. He looked at the prince, then at the tutor, and was at a loss for what to do.
"Speak!" Murong Jie would not allow him to delay. He shouted in anger.
Zhang Quanlong shuddered all over and fell to the ground, saying, "Slave, it was I who asked him to steal it."
Murong Jie continued to ask, "Why did the prince ask you to steal the blood antelope horns?"
"I don't know. I'm just following orders."
Taifu Liang wanted to slap him. If he said that, wouldn't it be the same as admitting that it was the prince who asked him to steal? After all, he had been in the palace for so many years that he couldn't even hear Murong Jie's language trap.
Everyone exclaimed, it was really the prince who stole the blood antelope horn? Oh my God, everyone knew that the blood antelope horn could save the princess.
The prince still didn't know, he said stubbornly: "Yes, it was me who asked him to steal, but even if I made a mistake, how can I be said to be unfaithful to the Grand Princess?"
The anger on Murong Jie's face subsided, and he looked very pleasant. He asked, "Okay, Prince, tell me, what is your purpose in stealing the blood antelope horn?"
The prince knew that he couldn't use the excuse of being playful to get away with it, so he said angrily, "Because I know that the Liang Palace is looking for the blood antelope horn, he beat me up because of that commoner girl and stabbed me thirty-eight times. I couldn't swallow this anger, so I planned to steal the blood antelope horn to scare him first."
"No, you heard that King Liang needed the blood antelope horn to survive, and you didn't want him to live, so you stole the blood antelope horn, right? You cut off King Liang's escape route and his only chance to survive, right?"
The prince defended himself, "No, that's not the case. I just wanted to hide him first, but I didn't want him to die."
"Okay, in that case, what about the blood antelope horn? Since you are just hiding it to scare him, you will definitely hand it over in the end, right?" Murong Jie asked.
The prince was silent for a moment, then said, "Those dog slaves did not do their job properly, and the blood antelope horn accidentally fell off the cliff."
Murong Jie straightened his back, restrained his smile, looked indifferent, and stared at him with sharp eyes.
When the queen heard this, the color on her face faded little by little, until she became as pale as a piece of rice paper.
She felt an indescribable sharp pain in her heart. She knew that what Murong Jie said might be true, and he really wanted to kill Axin.
After hearing this conversation, the clan members and officials understood that the prince wanted to kill the King of Liang, but why was the King of Liang so badly injured? They had heard that the King of Liang was punished by the Queen, but it was only a beating. How could his life be in danger
(End of this chapter)