Hearing the clang of the iron door, the jailer hurriedly said to Su Qing: "Sir, please go quickly, there is not much time left."
Su Qing bowed, walked quickly forward and entered Qin Zhou's cell.
There was no light in the cell, the only illumination coming from the lanterns on the walls of the passage.
Qin Zhou looked up suddenly when he saw someone coming, and then asked in surprise, "Is it you?"
Su Qing saw that Qin Zhou looked much more haggard, with disheveled hair and the clothes she wore were the "prisoner" clothes for prisoners in the Ministry of Justice. However, despite this, her aura did not diminish in the slightest.
"Prince, the prince ordered me to come here." Su Qing said softly.
"Prince? Murong Jie?" Qin Zhou stood up suddenly, with a look of annoyance between his brows, "Didn't you go back? Why are you back again? Where's Xia Zian? Is he back too?"
Su Qing shook her head, "No, only the prince and I are back, the princess is already in Da Zhou."
Qin Zhou breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, but said nothing.
Su Qing hurriedly asked, "Prince, what exactly happened? Who killed the queen?"
Qin Zhou said calmly: "You should ask Murong Jie to go back and not stay in Beimo. The situation in Da Zhou is probably not easy. It is not safe for Xia Zian to be alone in Da Zhou. You don't have to worry about my affairs. Let's just do what needs to be done."
Su Qing was stunned for a moment, "What do you mean? Did you really kill Queen Wang?"
Qin Zhou looked at him with indifferent eyes, "Whether I killed him or not, what does it matter? The most important thing is that I am the one sitting in jail now."
"Are you crazy?" Su Qing shouted, "Do you know that once you are convicted, you will be stripped of your military status, and then your military power will fall into the hands of others?"
"It doesn't matter. The current emperor is wise and will not mobilize troops easily. Besides, the Great Zhou and Beimo have signed a peace treaty. You can ignore this matter." Qin Zhou said.
Su Qing sneered, "Maybe you don't know yet, Chu Jing is not dead yet? Not only is he not dead, but everything is his conspiracy."
Qin Zhou laughed. "Who told you that? I saw his body with my own eyes. His body was chopped to pieces. If he is still alive like this, it's really a miracle."
"You have seen his body, but have you checked it? Lingli pretended to be you that day, and he looked exactly like you. Could you tell?" Su Qing asked back.
Qin Zhou said seriously, "Impossible. As far as I know, no one in Northern Desert knows how to disguise themselves. And to hide it from so many people, even if they know how to do it, it's impossible for it to be so advanced."
"What if he's not from the Northern Desert?"
Qin Zhou's expression changed slightly. "You said everything was a conspiracy? This is ridiculous. You can't say that he designed Chu Yue to come back and ascend the throne, right? Isn't that handing the throne to someone else?"
"Why would you give it to someone else? He's not dead yet, his power is still there, and your great grandmother is still working for him. When you die, the military power will be back in his hands. Isn't that better than before? If it were the past, would you have given the military power back to him?"
Qin Zhou was furious. "Su Qing, you are getting more and more outrageous. You even said that my great-grandmother was involved in this matter? She has always been against war. Not to mention that what you said is not true, even if it is true, she will not help Chu Jing if Chu Jing is not dead yet."
Su Qing sneered, "Then why do you think you are in prison? Queen Wang was not killed by you, but by your great grandmother, right? You were arguing in the palace, and your great grandmother suddenly helped you and killed Queen Wang. But you are a county prince, think about it, who is your great grandmother? Would she be so impulsive and kill someone just because the queen had a quarrel with you? That was the queen, and your marriage to General Long's grandson was also proposed by your great grandmother, right?"
Qin Zhou's face turned pale, "No!"
Su Qing was good at understanding people's minds. Seeing her like this, he knew what she was thinking. "In fact, you know everything in your heart, you just don't dare to believe it. You don't even dare to doubt her."
Qin Zhou said with a cold face, "Go ahead and tell Murong Jie to go back to the Great Zhou."
"Do you think the prince is willing to stay here? If it weren't for the need to avoid war between the two countries, would we be turning back? We're already at our doorstep." Su Qing said angrily.
Qin Zhou shook his head. "Let's go. You are not needed here. I believe the emperor, and I also believe everything I have seen. Chu Jing is dead. There is no way a dead person can be alive."
Su Qing said angrily: "Why are you so stubborn? You would rather believe your great grandmother who harmed you than believe everything you suspect?"
The prison boss called out softly from outside, "Hurry up, the inspection will begin soon."
Su Qing held his breath and said earnestly: "Burning Wolf Tail Mountain was also Chu Jing's conspiracy. He wanted to force you to rebel. Before you rebelled, he instigated the prince of Zhenguo to rebel..."
"It was me who instigated the rebellion of the prince of Zhenguo."
"You asked your great-grandmother to go, but this was also Chu Jing's intention."
The jailer saw that the two were still talking, so he came in and pulled Su Qing, "No more talking, you have to leave immediately."
Seeing that she still looked indifferent, Su Qing hardened his heart and said, "Okay, I have to write to Zi'an and ask her to come in person. She has always been resourceful and should be able to resolve this dilemma."
Qin Zhou raised his head quickly and said sternly, "Why did you drag her in? What does it have to do with her? Go back quickly and don't get involved in this matter. I have my own ideas."
The jailer pulled Su Qing away, and Su Qing could only say, "Think about it yourself and see if your great-grandmother is really worthy of your trust."
After saying that, he quickly left with the prison boss.
Qin Zhou fell down, covered her face with her hands, and took a deep breath. It was not that she didn't want to believe Su Qing, but she didn't dare.
That was her great-grandmother, the person she respected most in her life.
Moreover, her position is very clear, she is not a war advocate.
"Great-grandmother, I don't believe it." She murmured, thinking back to when she was a pro-war person and had made Great-grandmother angry several times. Great-grandmother was a person who prayed for peace.
But, but... If she is a person who prays for peace, why does she never get involved in the affairs of the peace faction
After Su Qing returned, she told Murong Jie about Qin Zhou's reaction and said angrily, "She actually knew in her heart that her great-grandmother couldn't be trusted, but she just did nothing."
After hearing this, Murong Jie pondered for a moment, "This has been a trap from the beginning to the end. She is deeply involved in it. How can she see through it? Moreover, she is in prison and knows nothing about the news outside... Don't worry, she will figure it out. Qin Zhou is not like other people. In her heart, she cares about this country, its people and soldiers. Therefore, she will not allow herself to indulge in blind trust in the great grandmother."
Su Qing heaved a sigh of relief after hearing Murong Jie's analysis. "I hope she can figure it out quickly. Otherwise, during the trial, she will insist on taking the blame for her great-grandmother and admit that she killed Queen Wang. Then she will have to hand over the military power."
"The trial will begin in five days. During these five days, I hope Prince Qi can get a chance to participate in the case." Murong Jie said.
"Impossible!" Xiao Tuo said, "Prince Qi is incompetent."
Su Qing and Murong Jie looked at each other. Even Xiao Tuo knew about this. It seemed that Prince Qi was really useless.
(End of this chapter)