Chapter 26 Fraud
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When Xiao Fangzi was enjoying delicious meals there, he almost threw the whole food box to the ground when he got the news of the emperor's arrival. He really couldn't figure out what he could do to alarm the sage. Wasn't it just that he had collected 500 taels of silver from Lu Simang, and was so mobilizing? He vaguely had a very bad premonition. I'm afraid that even Your Highness did not expect the deep meaning of the emperor's move. Could it be that he could not escape this disaster? Xiao Fangzi used his tongue to feel the poison sac embedded beside his teeth. Since that was the case, he would use it. I just hope that the thing was so amazing as Old Man Chen said. A bitter smile appeared on his face, and he remembered the scene when Chen Lingcheng visited him a few days ago.
That happened three days ago. Xiao Fangzi didn't expect that Chen Lingcheng, a man of age, could actually disguise himself as a prison guard. He was really shocked when he saw him. The first thing he did when he woke up was to laugh. If he hadn't been worried that someone would eavesdrop, the terrible sound would probably make everyone else faint. Even though he had tried his best to restrain himself, Xiao Fangzi's lowered strange laughter still filled the cell. In the end, Chen Lingcheng couldn't bear it and punched him hard in the stomach, which suppressed the harsh sound.
"You kid is impatient, right?" Chen Lingcheng shouted angrily, "If you don't want to live, I will give you the strongest dose of poison now. You dare to be so indecent in this kind of place. If Your Highness knows that you are trying to save such an ungrateful guy, you might be so angry!"
Xiao Fangzi covered his stomach and sat on the ground with a bitter face, "Mr. Chen, can you do it lightly? I'm almost suffocating in this ghost place, and you still tease me like this!" He glared at Chen Lingcheng with dissatisfaction, and then asked carefully, "What's the big deal about your highness? You actually have to work on your big horse?"
Chen Lingcheng then put down the food box used to cover it, "Your Highness asked me to come, so of course I made the worst plan for the future." Chen Lingcheng glanced at Xiao Fangzi and found the face he wanted with satisfaction, "Don't be scared like that. Your Highness asked me to bring you a word. Even if he wanted to kill you to silence you, it's not the time now. Your first thing is to keep a good body. Also, your sister has been thinking about you, so that you can live well and don't think about it."
Xiao Fangzi then came back. He thought that the so-called worst plan was to make him commit suicide fearlessly. After these days, he also had his own opinions on the punishment and the people who interrogated. The things he revealed were seven points true and three points false. Only those who were related to each other should be kept in their hearts. The rest might as well be covered up, but they had to pretend that they could not stand the torture. Yuan Peiyu didn't need to be too careful, mainly because he was another person with unknown identity. Every time he came, he would suffer a lot of extra suffering. After a while, Xiao Fangzi also learned his lesson. He usually accumulated some things and poured them out all of them all when the man appeared. As a result, he did suffer less flesh and blood.
"Don't worry, Lord Chen, please go back and tell Your Highness that as long as the interrogation is still the same, I can still withstand it, but if the soldering iron or something comes up, they will probably be serious and I will not be sure." Xiao Fangzi said bluntly, "I am a person who is afraid of death, but if I die in pieces, it's better to have a whole body. I think Lord Chen should have prepared the things that can make me die completely this time?"
"You guys think the most." Chen Lingcheng pointed his finger and knocked on Xiao Fangzi's head, "If you die, can Hongru let me go?" He took out a black thing from his arms, signaled Xiao Fangzi to open his mouth, and then compared it, and then spoke solemnly, "This is the secret medicine I made by me, which can make you fake death within three days, and the cause of death cannot be verified. You have been incubated for so many days, and it is no problem to report a sudden death. If someone investigates, as long as he is not the top expert in the Imperial Hospital, he usually can't see any clues. If you really can't stand it, swallow it. If you notice that there may be a big move, try to inlay it on your teeth during the interrogation."
Xiao Fangzi took the black thing suspiciously, looked at Chen Lingcheng's solemn expression, and quickly put it in his arms with great care. This is a life-saving thing at that time, and it will be really over if it is lost. Under Sanmu, there is no brave man, so he doesn't believe that if Yuan Peiyu used severe punishment, he could really withstand it. Chen Lingcheng hurriedly gave a few more instructions and was about to leave. Unexpectedly, Xiao Fangzi suddenly asked: "Mr. Chen, the method you taught me when he was tortured a few days ago is really effective, thank you!"
Chen Lingcheng's body was shocked, but he did not look back. "If you are useful, you can practice it. This method has no other purpose, but strengthening the body can come in handy. If you don't think of your weakness, I don't have to worry about this. If you really can't stand the punishment and cannot swallow that pill, you can follow the method I taught you to reverse the luck of the clean air, and at least one of the whole body can be protected."
Xiao Fangzi remembered Chen Lingcheng's words, so he carefully hid the poison sac between his teeth, and was ready to die. Suddenly, he thought of an extremely serious problem. Since he was not frequently tortured these days and used good medicine, many of the scars on his body were almost healed. If the emperor asked later, it would be not only his master who was taken, but even Yuan Peiyu would be involved. He thought about it and tore up the clothes that were originally neatly on his body. Looking at the several unhealed scars on his chest, he suddenly made up his mind to tear them apart one by one. The severe pain almost made him scream, and tears fell down his eyes and nose, looking in a very embarrassing look.
When Yuan Peiyu saw Xiao Fangzi, he was deeply grateful for the kid's cleverness and his eagerness. If it weren't for this, the emperor didn't know how to attack him when he saw a person who was almost intact. Xiao Fangzi raised his head weakly, and when he saw the appearance of the man in the seat, he immediately pretended to be extremely frightened and almost collapsed to the ground.
"Sister, I'm kowtowing to the Emperor." Xiao Fangzi kowtowed in a crying voice. He had long seen that Shi Liushun was the only one beside the emperor, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"You all retreat, I want to ask him alone." The emperor looked around, and Shi Liushun immediately retreated with awareness. Yuan Peiyu glanced at the emperor with some concern, and then left. Only two people were left in the punishment room, kneeling and standing.
"Xiao Fangzi, if I remember correctly, it is the second time you have committed a serious crime." The emperor's voice was as cold as ice.
Xiao Fangzi leaned down on the ground, cautiously not daring to speak. At this time, he said so many mistakes. It would be better to wait until the emperor asked for questions before answering, otherwise he would undoubtedly be asking for trouble. Without disguise, his body would shake violently. After all, the one above his head was the King of Wan Cheng, and pinching him to death would be like pinching an ant to death.
Seeing Xiao Fangzi's trembling appearance, the emperor was even more suspicious. It seemed that Xiao Wuzi's slave might be accused. He saw Xiao Fangzi's pale face and scars on his body when he came in. He decided not to believe that he would dare to hide anything under the severe punishment. What Feng Wuhen said was seventy percent true. "I ask you, you really haven't accepted Lu Simang's silver notes?"
"If you go back to the emperor, I did take Lord Lu's money, but I had already handed it back to Your Highness afterwards. Although I was just a humble person, Your Highness is not stingy on weekdays and the rewards are the first, so how dare I take the silver from the foreign ministers privately? It was just that I was worried about Lord Lu's face and did not dare to refuse." Xiao Fangzi obviously had already thought about this question, so he answered with a decent answer.
The emperor obviously did not want to bother with this issue, "I ask you, you are very favored in the palace and are often arrogant because of favor. Is there any such thing?"
"I am just a little eunuch with no character and no duty. How dare I be arrogant because of my favor? I am wronged!" Xiao Fangzi said repeatedly, "Your Highness is just a pitiful slave's life experience, so the rewards are particularly generous. Whenever I involve state affairs, I always send my slave out. The slave's life was saved by Your Highness. I just want to repay Your Highness's grace. I dare not act rashly no matter what. Please give me a clear example."
After a few short sentences, the emperor couldn't help but pay attention to Xiao Fangzi. Although his face looked humble, he had agility and demeanor that ordinary eunuchs could not meet. Wuhen's eyesight was really good, but he had to pay more attention to this kind of person. They were indeed more useful than ordinary people, but they had more selfishness. If he encountered something, he might not know that he would sell his master. However, he was still a little bit of backbone, at least he didn't confess Wuhen's things under severe punishment, and he could spare his life.
Although I made this plan, the emperor's tone was still very tough. "Xiao Fangzi, are your confessions these days true? Have you covered up anything for your master? Since I have come, I will not allow you to get away with it. If you want to fool me with those things, it will be a crime of deceiving the king!"
Xiao Fangzi was stunned at first, then heard the emperor's words seem to be loose, and he quickly replied in tears: "I dare not deceive anything. Every word I say is true, and I dare not seek his own life to capture Your Highness. Your Highness's honor comes from the emperor's gift, and I will never feel rebellious. During the interrogation a few days ago, the master actually asked me directly whether Your Highness is doing unfaithful and unfilial behind his back. Such a great rebellious question is really a shame to Your Highness's reputation. Please give me a clear understanding!"
The emperor's face was quiet, but he was furious. In addition to Yuan Peiyu, he also appointed another confidant spy to be investigated. He originally just wanted to pull something out of Xiao Fangzi's mouth, but he didn't expect that the man was so bold that framed the prince would be a heinous crime! Could someone be instructed behind his back? An idea flashed through the emperor's mind. If this was the case, the man would definitely be bribed. He could not use such an opportunity to be separated from the people around him. Thinking of Concubine De's suspicious words and behavior a few days ago, the emperor's face suddenly became gloomy.
Until the emperor hurriedly left the door, Xiao Fangzi finally recovered and thought that his life could be saved. He smiled sinisterly and thought of the disgusting interrogator, and the emperor would never let him go easily.
Chapter completed!