Zhou Yuancong trembled his lips and stared at the jade pendant without answering. Gu Chengyu looked impatient, and he took a few steps forward and approached Zhou Yuancong.
Now Zhou Yuancong could see it more clearly. He naturally recognized this jade pendant and would never forget it.
He turned his gaze to Gu Chengyu, and saw that Gu Chengyu's face was as dark as water, and there was no wave in her eyes as she looked at him.
"I ask again, has Mr. Zhou thought it through carefully? Otherwise, I will be sentenced to death again." Gu Chengyu opened his thin lips lightly and spoke in a very gentle voice, but the content of these words made Zhou Yuan shake his head.
Got a chill.
He stared closely into Gu Chengyu's eyes, but still could not see any abnormal emotions in the other person's eyes. It seemed that Gu Chengyu's purpose was already very clear, and he would never tell him any more information.
"Master Gu! For the sake of us being officials in the same court, please give me a good time! Otherwise, no matter how much you torture me, I won't tell you, so why waste your time anymore?"
"Master Zhou, this is not my decision. Please don't embarrass me anymore." Gu Chengyu sighed, and then waved to the jailer who was ready beside him.
As soon as he walked out of the torture chamber, there was a crackling sound of whipping behind him.
How could a whip not hurt when it hits his body? He touched the jade pendant hanging on his waist, feeling a little guilty in his heart.
It was not his original intention to threaten Zhou Yuancong, but he had to do it. Otherwise, if Zhou Yuancong could not withstand the punishment, Prince Jing would have to be exposed in advance, which would also be very detrimental to him.
However, after he took a step forward, the trace of guilt was suppressed in his heart.
Zhou Yuan was destined to die in the first place. Before the rebellion, he should have been prepared to be caught. Prince Jing did not show up and sent Zhou Yuan to lead the attack, just to fish in troubled waters.
Capture the thief first and capture the king first. If the prince is held hostage first, the rest will be a matter of course. If this plan fails, then as long as Zhou Yuancong is under control and he hides behind the scenes, he can still escape unscathed.
Weird, I can only blame Zhou Yuancong for being too stupid. This has always been the case in officialdom. Conspiracies and intrigues take turns, and if you are not careful, you will become a pawn in the hands of others.
As soon as he walked out of the execution chamber, Gu Chengyu bumped into Xia Qing and Eunuch Pang.
"Eunuch Pang, do you still have something to do?" Gu Chengyu was a little surprised. After reading the prince's handwriting, shouldn't the person be taken out of the prison immediately?
Pang Chu glanced at Xia Qing beside him, and hesitated to speak. Although Xia Qing was offered an official position, who knows what His Highness the Crown Prince was thinking!
If someone is recalled to the court after a period of time, although he cannot be reinstated, it is possible to be demoted by two levels.
Thinking of this, he couldn't offend this person for the time being. So Xia Qing said he would wait for Gu Chengyu, so he agreed. In fact, it was just a small matter in the first place!
"Master Gu, I asked Eunuch Pang to stay for a while. I heard that this time Zhou Yuancong rebelled, Master Gu protected the prince and made great contributions. And if I can wash away my grievances and walk out of this prison,
Thanks to Mr. Gu for saying some kind words to His Highness the Crown Prince!"
Gu Chengyu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then he smiled slightly, cursed in his heart, and said a few nice words? If the prince could listen to me, I would have asked the prince to get rid of you long ago.
"Master Xia is so polite. It's because of your hard work and dedication to the court. Your Highness, the Crown Prince, is thinking of your past friendship, so he is always open to you."
Gu Chengyu's expression had returned to normal at this moment, as if the anger before did not exist at all, and he was still respectful and polite when facing Xia Qing.
Xia Qing smiled with his skin apart, "Master Gu, please don't be humble. I am no longer the first assistant, and I cannot afford to be so respectful to you, Master Gu."
Seeing Gu Chengyu's expression quickly return to normal, he sighed inwardly, this guy is really difficult to deal with.
"Eunuch Pang, why didn't Your Highness release me? Since even Mr. Xia has been cleared of suspicion, why haven't you released me yet? Please also ask Mr. Gu to put in a few kind words in front of Your Highness and release me."
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The iron chain rattled, You Shaofeng grabbed the iron railing and begged Gu Chengyu.
He heard what Xia Qing said just now. He would ask Gu Chengyu for help, so he naturally sought medical treatment in a hurry. Now that he was in a very unbearable situation, how could he still think about the meaning of Xia Qing's words?
Hearing the urgency in his tone, Gu Chengyu turned around and saw that the other person's body was covered with whip marks. His white middle coat had become rags, and the blood stains turned the white clothes red, which showed that he had also been punished in the past two days.
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"What are you doing? Be honest, or I will hang you up and beat you up." A jailer quickly stepped forward and scolded.
"Eunuch Pang! Let's leave now!" Xia Qing didn't even dare to look at You Shaofeng, urging Eunuch Pang to leave this place that disgusted him so much.
This man was of no use anymore and was not worth his time anymore. Besides, the prince had no idea what purpose he had in releasing him this time. He had to go back and think carefully about the countermeasures.
After Gu Chengyu said goodbye to Eunuch Pang, he watched the two of them walk around the corner. When they were about to disappear around the corner, Xia Qing looked back at Gu Chengyu.
"Mr. Gu is indeed a man of great talent and strategy, I am not as good as me!" After saying this, Xia Qing disappeared without waiting for Gu Chengyu's reply.
"If he wants to recruit someone, just come and report it to me." Gu Chengyu didn't take Xia Qing's words to heart, but sat down where the jailer was resting. Listening to the muffled hums over there, his heart felt heavy.
The flesh and blood body will naturally feel pain. It is really not easy to endure it until now.
About an hour later, Gu Chengyu looked at the imperial doctor who came in with the medicine box, turned around and left the prison.
There were a pair of stalls waiting for him outside the palace. He turned around and thought about it, but still did not go to the East Palace.
As soon as he left the palace gate, Ming Mo was already waiting here.
"Sir! Mr. Jiang really made some noise last night."
"Oh? Who did he go to see?" Gu Chengyu turned his head and looked at Ming Mo. There should be some problems with this Jiang Shaohua.
I just don’t know if he is a big fish, and this person is not that ordinary person.
"Last night last night, he first went back to Master Zhu's house, and then went to Mr. Zhu's house." Mingmo paused and then told Jiang Shaohua's movements last night.
Gu Chengyu had just climbed onto the carriage, but before he could sit firmly, he almost fell on the seat cushion.
"Who is Mr. Zhu?" He sat down holding on to the small table, his heart beating a little faster.
"It's Lord Zhu Kui Zhu!"
"Zhu Kui?" Gu Chengyu said unconsciously, and then fell silent.
After a long while, he said: "Let's go check on Peng Fang's progress last night."
"Yes! Mr. Peng is waiting for you in that teahouse right now!" Ming Mo knew that the master must be a little confused at the moment. He has been with the master for many years, how could he not understand the master's temperament?
Nowadays, adults are getting older and their temperaments have become more and more calm. No matter how sad or panicked they are, they will never show anything on their faces.
Zhu Kuinai is the left minister of the Ministry of War and Zhu Pang's biological father. And Zhu Pang is your best friend.