inspire-indiana Chapter 423 Wine Jar
Chapter 423 Wine Jar
"Shut up his mouth." Zhou Chang pointed and went forward to help Uncle Qiu. "Uncle Qiu, don't worry, sit down first. If nothing is found in the end, it must be a misunderstanding."
The two soldiers immediately did as they were told, took out a rag of unknown purpose from their sleeves and stuffed it into Xiao Jiangzi's mouth.
Uncle Qiu shook his head in disapproval, but he couldn't persuade Prince Yi, so he could only sit back.
Zhou Chang turned around again and took a plate of snacks at hand and gave it to Uncle Qiu: "Uncle Qiu, it's so late, and you've been busy for a long time. Eat two snacks and take a rest."
"Thank you, Your Highness." Uncle Qiu leaned over to take it, but he was in no mood to eat.
Zhou Chang was also in a bad mood, but he did not forget about the skinny monkey.
He signaled to the skinny monkey with his eyes that he didn't need to be polite.
The skinny monkey was really rude. He took a plate of snacks and started eating aside. He didn't care about Xiao Jiangzi's affairs at all from beginning to end.
Xiao Jiangzi was gagged, pinned to the ground and searched.
After struggling for a while, the two soldiers couldn't find anything on Xiao Jiangzi.
The reason was that he was already lying in bed, and his outer clothes were put on temporarily, so it was not surprising that he was empty-handed.
Uncle Qiu couldn't sit still anymore when he saw this: "Your Majesty, look, he has nothing on him."
Little Jiang Zibu still had his mouth blocked, whimpering, "My stomach aches, my stomach aches..."
Uncle Qiu looked worried: "Your Highness, this child is greedy and has indeed eaten the wrong food. He is already in a bad condition, and I think he is..."
Zhou Chang, however, pretended that he had not asked for an audience, and only said to Uncle Qiu gently: "Uncle Qiu, please be patient. If he is really wronged, I will let him go back with you in a while."
Uncle Qiu was no longer able to speak.
After waiting for another half an incense stick of time, Gao Yuan came back with his men and presented a stack of silver bills: "Your Majesty, this was found in Xiao Jiangzi's pillow."
Zhou Chang took the banknotes and took a look at them. They were all worth 100 taels each, and there were about seven or eight of them.
Gao Yuan presented a few more pieces of paper with writings and drawings on them: "Your Highness, these pieces of paper were found in Uncle Qiu's room."
When the silver note was taken out, Xiao Jiangzi didn't react at all.
When he saw Gao Yuan take out those pieces of paper, he suddenly collapsed to the ground.
Zhou Chang flipped through it back and forth.
Skinny Monkey and Uncle Qiu also came over.
The thin monkey hit the nail on the head again: "This is the layout of our palace."
"Can you be sure at a glance?" Zhou Chang doubted his own eyesight.
The thin monkey was holding a half-plate of snacks in his hand: "Of course, our palace is just like this plate of square cakes, all square, unlike other palaces that have no rules and boundaries."
Well, Zhou Chang was completely convinced, and asked Gao Yuan: "Where exactly in Uncle Qiu's house was this found?"
Gao Yuan replied: "These papers were found in a wine jar in the house."
When Uncle Qiu heard this, he fell backwards. Fortunately, Gao Yuan was quick to catch him with one arm.
The skinny monkey also quickly put down the plate of pastries and went over to help.
"Uncle Qiu..." Zhou Chang stood up and helped the man back into the chair.
Uncle Qiu hadn't fainted yet, but his eyes were obviously dull and he didn't know where he was looking.
Zhou Chang was relieved then, but he had no time to comfort her. He sat back and looked carefully at the papers in his hand.
Once recognized, it is not difficult to identify again.
The paper showed the layout of the interior of the rear hall, the study, the clock and the courtyard, and marked them with circles and crosses.
However, they all seem to be drafts, not very clear and have been revised many times. I guess the final draft should have been passed out long ago.
"I guess you have already sent out some of the maps, right?" Zhou Chang could clearly count that the map of the rear hall was missing.
Little Jiangzi was sweating profusely. He was whimpering originally, but now there was no sound.
"Take it down for him." Zhou Chang pointed at Xiao Jiangzi.
As soon as Xiao Jiangzi's mouth was released, he immediately shouted: "Your Highness, spare my life. I was forced to do this."
Confessing so quickly?
Zhou Chang was also surprised and asked, "Who forced you?"
"No, I can't say..." Xiao Jiangzi was obviously panicked.
"Don't want to tell? Then don't blame me for being rude." Zhou Chang looked at Gao Yuan.
Gao Yuan turned around to look for the burning incense that he had not had time to put away.
Xiao Jiangzi screamed, "Your Highness, please be kind. My family is still in his hands. If I tell anyone, my family's lives will be in danger."
"You, didn't you say that you have no family and are all alone?" Uncle Qiu took a long time to breathe a sigh of relief, and he couldn't help feeling heartbroken.
Little Jiangzi no longer dared to look directly at Uncle Qiu: "I was sold into the palace when I was young, and I thought I would never see my family again in this life. Fortunately, the master helped me find my family, and I learned that I still have a brother who is still alive."
"You, you..." Uncle Qiu was speechless.
Little Jiangzi crawled to Uncle Qiu's feet again, hugged his legs and cried, "Uncle Qiu, Uncle Qiu, I didn't lie to you, I really treat you like a father. Wuwu..., I have no choice, if it wasn't for leaving an offspring for the Jiang family, I..., Uncle Qiu, please help me beg for mercy because I have been filial to you like a son in the past few months."
Uncle Qiu pounded his feet and stamped his chest, unable to speak.
The skinny monkey stood aside and kicked Xiao Jiangzi away: "You still have the nerve to do that. I trusted you so much and spoke for you."
"Brother Monkey, we are all miserable people, you should understand..." Little Jiangzi was held down by two palace soldiers, and struggled to crawl back to grab the corner of Skinny Monkey's clothes.
The skinny monkey was not polite and kicked him again: "You understand nothing, you are a traitor, you are not tolerated by the world."
"Okay, okay..." Zhou Chang didn't expect that Uncle Qiu and Skinny Monkey's reactions were even more intense than hers, so she quickly called a halt.
The skinny monkey retracted his foot.
“Ah…” Uncle Qiu thought of something in his chair and howled to the sky, “I am old and confused. I let the wolf into the house. Jing Xin, Jing Xin…, I have harmed you.”
Yes, and there is Aunt Jing.
Zhou Chang was also filled with hatred. If it weren't for the collusion between inside and outside, arson and theft, how could Aunt Jing have been injured so seriously? No one knew what happened to her until now.
"It's hard for me to even want to adopt you as my adopted son... I really, really..." Uncle Qiu burst into tears, overwhelmed by guilt and regret.
"Monkey, try to persuade Uncle Qiu to go back and rest first." Zhou Chang saw that Uncle Qiu was very emotional and couldn't let him see Xiao Jiangzi again.
The skinny monkey came up to help, but Uncle Qiu pointed at Xiao Jiangzi and was about to scold him, but his mouth and nose were flaring and he couldn't speak. His fingers trembled for a long time, and then he closed his eyes and fainted.
"Uncle Qiu..." Zhou Chang jumped up, went over and pinched the Ren Zhong point, and did not forget to order, "Quick, is Doctor Meng still at home? Go and ask him to come and check."
Gao Yuan took two steps to the door and shouted outside.
The soldiers outside the door heard it and ran to the back.
The skinny monkey then helped Uncle Qiu up and carried him on his back: "Your Majesty, I will take Uncle Qiu back first. This is not the right place."
Zhou Chang sniffed and found that Uncle Qiu was still breathing, but his face was pale and pale, which was really worrying. However, he still had Xiao Jiangzi to interrogate, so he couldn't spare the time and could only nod.