Chapter 1850 - 1847: Confession
Chapter 1850: Chapter 1847: Confession
"Do you think you can get away with this?" Emperor Xuanming stood up, making him appear even more imposing, his gaze icy and cold.
Consort Yun, who had been calm, couldn’t help but shiver slightly, but the minute reaction did not escape Chu Heng’s notice.
Consort Yun insisted, shaking her head: "Your Majesty, I am innocent. This human skin mask was bought by someone I hired, and I dare not speak recklessly."
"Hmph, take her away." Emperor Xuanming had completely lost any desire to continue speaking.
No matter who was disguised as Consort Yun, the human skin mask on her face, along with her disfigured appearance that made it impossible to see her true visage, was not enough to prove her innocence.
What Emperor Xuanming desired was not suspicion, but results.
Consort Yun was taken into custody.
At the same time, a secret letter was sent to the Northern Region.
Emperor Xuanming looked at Chu Heng, admiration in his eyes: "Minister Chu, I entrust you with the task of uncovering the Southern Border spy in the capital."
Chu Heng saluted: "I obey the order."
"Report any progress through Xiao Tianhao."
"Yes."
Once Emperor Xuanming left, Cining Palace quieted down, and Prince Huainan’s Heir and the princess were released from the palace after being thoroughly examined by the Imperial Physician.
As Chu Heng exited the palace, Lu Chuan was waiting by the carriage. Upon seeing Chu Heng, he quickly brought the carriage over.
"My lord, there has been some movement at Prince Huainan’s Mansion. After Consort Yun and the others entered the palace, a carriage left. I dared not get too close and had someone follow it, but we still cannot determine who left."
Since the initial order was to refrain from rash actions, Lu Chuan had no intention of probing further.
Chu Heng nodded and got onto the carriage: "To the dungeon."
"Yes."
Lu Chuan drove the carriage away: "By the way, after leaving the palace, Minister Qi came to inquire about your recent whereabouts, my lord. I also checked, and there are indeed people following us. Should we deal with these tails?"
"Deal with them," Chu Heng instructed decisively. "Release a few smoke bombs and divert Minister Qi and the others towards the Beirong trade issue."
"Yes," Lu Chuan replied promptly.
When Chu Heng arrived at the dungeon, he saw Xiao Tianhao emerging with a smile on his face. Seeing Chu Heng, he gleefully patted his shoulder: "Lord Chu, you truly have a way with things. I’ve extracted the confession: it turns out Chunqin is the daughter of that general, and it was she who previously knew King of Huainan."
"However, at that time, she was taking care of King of Huainan, and no one knew. King of Huainan was injured and unconscious; Chunqin went down the mountain to buy medicine for him and encountered Bai Yao, the former Saintess of Southern Border. Bai Yao cast a Gu insect on her, and the two swapped identities, mingling around King of Huainan."
"Initially, Bai Yao had no intention of keeping Chunqin, but because of Chunqin’s distinctive voice, and King of Huainan only remembered Chunqin’s voice, it confirmed her identity."
"Bai Yao had to keep Chunqin to gain King of Huainan’s trust. Of course, it was Chunqin who shared King of Huainan’s bed, not Bai Yao."
Chu Heng listened, not feeling particularly pleased, and asked, "How did you extract these details from Chunqin?"
"What? Do you suspect the confession is false?" Xiao Tianhao, who placed no doubt in Chu Heng’s ability, couldn’t help but feel suspicious when asked this.
"Answer me first."
"I started by directly interrogating her and used torture. An ordinary woman couldn’t withstand it, so she wanted to speak. But I noticed whenever she mentioned something directly related to Bai Yao, she seemed to be in pain."