Chapter 170 Collapse
Xiang Zheng sneered.
If the prince had no deep feelings for General Su, he would not have recited his name when drunk, and he would not have investigated General Su's case even after his body was dead and convicted of treason.
The reason why you don't dare to step forward now is probably because you have some concerns.
"Since he won't come forward, give him a push."
Before Xiang Zheng finished his words, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps coming from outside. The voice came in before the person entered the house.
"My Lord, something bad has happened at Qingquan Temple."
The person who came was a confidant of Xiang Zheng who was left in Qingquan Temple. This person had been with Xiang Zheng for seven or eight years and was usually very steady. Seeing how anxious he was at this moment, Xiang Zheng couldn't help but feel nervous.
"What's wrong?"
The man rushed through the threshold and stumbled forward, "Sir, just now, the meditation room in Qingquan Temple collapsed."
Xiang Zheng felt a rush of blood rushing to his forehead, "Did someone get crushed to death?"
This person directly refers to the person he specifically found.
The messenger shaking his head is more terrifying than being crushed to death.
"No, no one died, but when the house collapsed, the wall also collapsed. The abbot of Qingquan Temple next to the wall was lecturing on Buddhism to several ladies. There were more than 30 people there at the time."
Xiang Zheng only felt another stream of blood rushing straight to the top of his head, which made his whole body shake.
"At the moment when the wall collapsed, those people followed the abbot outside to see what was going on. Miss Su happened to be in the yard at the time, and she was seen clearly face to face.
Although General Su did not often return to Kyoto in the early years, ordinary people did not know her very well, but the ladies and noble ladies all recognized her, and some of the generals’ wives remembered her appearance even more.”
Xiang Zheng didn't even dare to think about the scene at that time.
The girl he found was a prostitute from Jiangsu. Although she looked exactly like Su Qingqing, she was not the same person. Although she had been trained for more than a month, she had only learned the basics.
It is more than enough to hook Rong Que.
But it may be difficult to deal with such an emergency.
Xiang Zheng walked around the table and went out.
The messenger continued anxiously, "When I heard the news and rushed over, she had already been tied up. The abbot of Qingquan Temple said that he would send her to Jingzhao Yin.
Right now, there are all these legends about fox demons. This person looks exactly like General Su, and she lives in a place where flooding occurs in the winter."
Xiang Zheng’s eyes went dark and he almost fell over.
The reason why he spread the rumor was to lead the rumor to the Crown Princess. He also prepared a follow-up rumor, saying that Princess Zhaoguo had the same name and surname as General Su Qingqing of this dynasty, and that maybe her life had been replaced or something had happened. Maybe General Su rebelled at that time because of some kind of witchcraft.
They are all rumors anyway, the speaker may not mean it but the listener may take it seriously.
Rong Que is the attentive listener.
He used this fake Su Qingqing to keep Rong Que hooked, and then used Su Jinghe to tell Rong Que that the person was her real sister.
Given Rong Que's deep love for General Su, he will definitely want to keep this person.
The person in the mansion will become a thorn in his eyes, and he will wish to get rid of that person. Even if he doesn't get rid of her, the relationship between husband and wife will break down, and Zhao State will no longer be Rong Que's support.
At that time, let the fake Su Qingqing instigate Rong Que so that he will want to bring her to his side openly. Once this idea comes into his mind, the emperor will become an obstacle for Rong Que.
The emperor personally issued an imperial decree, saying that General Su was a traitor. How could he allow the prince to have someone like that person around him?
In order to keep people, Rong Que had to think of some ways, such as: killing the king and seizing the throne.
Of course, there is bound to be some fanning the flames.
Xiang Zhenglian had already thought out how to fan the flames and how to use the second prince.
Even if this fanning the flames is useless, then do the opposite. Let the emperor find out that the prince has been hiding such a person. If the prince cannot get rid of the emperor, then let the emperor get rid of the prince. In any case, neither side will suffer.
The only thing he didn't expect was that the solid Zen room in Qingquan Temple would collapse so suddenly.
I heard that last year a mad bull rushed into Qingquan Temple and broke its horns when it hit the wall, but the wall remained motionless.
Why am I suddenly so fragile today?
What a misfortune it has collapsed at such a bad time.
"There's something wrong with the collapsed wall." The confidant who had just reported the news said immediately.
"Of course there is a problem." Xiang Zheng yelled unhappily.
But now is not the time to check whether there is any problem with the wall, but to silence him immediately.
Once the woman says something...
Even if the woman had no idea who was using her, once she said that someone deliberately asked her to imitate General Su, the matter would get completely out of control.
The fact that someone could collapse the Zen room at this time is enough to prove that someone has discovered something.
Xiang Zheng was covered in cold sweat, his head pounding as he thought about how to deal with the situation.
If he sends someone to silence him now, will he fall into someone else's trap?
Maybe the person who collapsed the Zen room doesn't know who the real mastermind is yet, so he wants to use this method to lure the snake out of its hole?
He can't go.
But people must keep their mouths shut.
The flustered thoughts gradually cooled down after half a minute. "Where's the prince? Go and tell him the news."
The prince will not remain indifferent.
Even if all previous plans had gone to waste, if the prince went to rescue people at this time, he would have caught the emperor's attention.
The messenger left immediately after receiving the order, but after taking only two steps, he suddenly turned back and said, "Oh, sir, the Second Prince's wife was there at the time."
Xiang Zheng was stunned and did not react to the meaning of these words for a moment. His mind was full of how to deal with the captured Miss Su. He waved his hand and urged someone to deliver the message immediately.
Qin Wanru offered a perpetual lamp for the empress and the queen mother in Qingquan Temple, and also made a golden statue.
When she finished the ritual, the maid returned and whispered in her ear , "Madam, it's done."
Qin Wanru raised the corner of her mouth and said, "Let's go to the palace."
After lighting the eternal lamp and sculpting the golden statue, it was natural that the lucky bag obtained from Qingquan Temple would be sent to the palace and hung in front of the bedside of the Empress Dowager and the Queen.
Because of the incident involving the Duke of Zhenguo, the Empress Dowager has been extremely haggard these past few days, and the Empress is not much better, but because of her youth, her complexion is slightly better than the Empress Dowager's.
Qin Wanru personally hung the lucky bag she had asked for in front of the empress dowager's bed and turned around to pay her respects.
The Queen Mother waved her hand feebly, asking her to stop busying herself and sit down to rest. Qin Wanru sat down and served tea. She seemed to be unintentional. "I came out of Qingquan Temple today and happened to encounter a strange thing. It was said that the temple building suddenly collapsed and a girl came out. The girl looked exactly like the traitor General Su."
Bang!
The mother-in-law dropped the bowl of milk in her hand to the ground.
She suddenly raised her eyes and looked at Qin Wanru fiercely, "What did you say?"
The Queen didn't know what Xiang Zheng had reported to the Queen Mother before, and she just thought that the Queen Mother was irritated by General Su's words. She glared at Qin Wanru in anger and said, "Why are you saying such nonsense here?"
Qin Wanru quickly stood up and knelt, "I know I was wrong."
