novelden Chapter 1000 The Arrangements for the Day After Tomorrow
Chapter 1000 The Arrangements for the Day After Tomorrow
In the embroidered tower where Leng Rongyue resides in the Duke of Anguo's mansion, Leng Rongyue is about to embark on a delightful one-day trip in her own space with her maternal grandmother and two aunts!
Meanwhile, Xiao Jingyu was riding in a carriage on his way to the palace with Duke Anguo Fu Peng, the eldest master Fu Yinglan, and the second master Fu Yingze.
Xiao Jingyu recounted in as much detail as possible what he and Leng Rongyue had done on their trip and what they had discovered to the Duke of Anguo and his two sons.
Halfway through the journey, Sui Feng, who had come on horseback, caught up with them...
Sui Feng did not call for the carriage to stop; he simply rode alongside it, heading towards the palace.
Xiao Jingyu attends the morning court session entirely based on his mood; there is no such thing as early or late.
As for the Duke of Anguo and his two sons, although they were not late for court today, they were considered late compared to usual!
Their carriage stopped at the palace gate.
After the group got off the carriage, they looked around and saw that there were no ministers in sight at the palace gate. Without asking, they knew that the court officials had already entered the palace!
Sui Feng, who was following beside the carriage, dismounted and came over to pay his respects...
"Sui Feng greets Your Highness!"
Meet the Duke!
Greetings to both Lord Fus!
"No gift!"
Duke Anguo, Fu Peng, raised his hand in a gesture of support, and Fu Yinglan and Fu Yingze nodded in acknowledgment.
After bowing, Sui Feng walked to Xiao Jingyu's side and whispered, "Your Highness, our men have reported that last night, those two beasts from the Eastern Committee went straight back to the small courtyard in the east of the city after leaving Xia Qinian's place, and haven't left since."
Furthermore, news has emerged from both the imperial prison and the Shuntian Prefecture prison…
In the imperial prison, Vice Minister Zhang Jinyan suffered a sudden nightmare in the middle of the night, which drove him to madness and loss of reason. He eventually died in his cell.
Zhang Jinyan's death was...extremely horrific...a sight too gruesome to behold!
In the Shuntian Prefecture prison, Zhang Jinyan's wife, Wang, and her second daughter, Zhang Miaotong, also died suddenly in the middle of the night after crying, screaming, and tearing at each other.
His death was similar to Zhang Jinyan's, equally... tragic!
Zhang Miaoying, the former Princess Consort of Yi, who was imprisoned in the same cell as Wang and her daughter, died by hitting her head against a pillar!
After a preliminary examination by the coroner, it was confirmed that Zhang Miaoying also showed signs of epileptic seizures before her death.
It seems... Zhang Miaoying must have realized it herself...
She realized that she would soon go insane like her mother and sister, so before the symptoms fully manifested, while she still retained her sanity... she decisively ended her own life!
Sui Feng paused for a moment, then continued, "Also dead that night were Zhang Jinyan's two concubines and two illegitimate sons."
Although the two concubines and two illegitimate sons did not go mad, they suddenly began to cry uncontrollably in the middle of the night, and finally cried until they were exhausted and died!
In other words... they cried themselves to death!
Sui Feng was Xiao Jingyu's subordinate. When he reported to Xiao Jingyu, he did not hide anything from the Duke of Anguo and his son.
Even so, Duke Anguo Fu Peng and his two sons simply listened quietly from the side, without saying or asking any questions, nor expressing any opinions...
Only Xiao Jingyu spoke up and asked Suifeng, "Who did these people see before they died?"
Have you eaten or drunk anything?
Sui Feng nodded, "They all saw the servants from Wang's family last night."
"Heh... a servant from the Wang family?"
Xiao Jingyu sneered.
"The people who went to visit the prison were disguised as servants from Wang's maternal family."
They also generously brought food from Xiaofeng Restaurant and gave us some clothes and bedding.
The servants from Wang's maternal family bribed the jailers in the prison and personally delivered the food to the cell, where they met with the officials from the Second Assistant Minister's residence.
The servant from Wang's family stayed in the cell for a while, offering words of comfort and reassurance.
The food that was supposedly brought by the servants from Wang's maternal family was eaten and drunk by Zhang Jinyan, Wang and her two daughters, as well as Zhang Jinyan's two concubines and two illegitimate sons!
However, after examination by the coroner, the food sent to both locations was found to be non-toxic!
Moreover, the same food was eaten by the guards in both prisons, and none of them showed any signs of poisoning!
After reporting back, Sui Feng awaited Xiao Jingyu's instructions.
Xiao Jingyu thought for a moment and then instructed Suifeng: "Don't worry about the Heavenly Prison and the Shuntian Prefecture Prison. The matter will be decided at the morning court session later."
"Have our men keep a close eye on those locations, especially the courtyard in the east of the city and the Wangdong Restaurant!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Sui Feng accepted the order and turned to leave, but was stopped by Xiao Jingyu.
"Tomorrow... no, the day after tomorrow!"
The day after tomorrow, we'll arrange for our people to have dinner and drinks at Wangdong Restaurant. Then, we'll have our people do this and that... You can arrange the specific details.
Then, arrange for the people from the Shuntian Prefecture government to appear at the right time, under the pretext of investigating the case, and arrest everyone in Wangdong Restaurant... including the diners who were dining there at the time, and throw them all into the Shuntian Prefecture prison for investigation!
As for Wangdong Restaurant... it will naturally be closed temporarily until the "truth" is verified!
"Yes, Your Highness, I understand!"
Sui Feng agreed, mounted his horse, and rode away.