Chapter 72 Interrogation (3)
Tsk tsk, what is the art of ruling? What is the art of being thick-skinned? What is being scheming? What is being shameless?
"The Regent is right. Qingning will follow his instructions." Wei Ning hurriedly bowed and clasped his hands together, deliberately emphasizing the word "teaching", which sounded a bit like cheating.
A faint smile flashed across Mu Zihan's eyes, but it disappeared in a flash and no one saw it.
The eunuch outside was very smart and rushed in to drag Lu'e out and punish her accordingly.
Prince An stood up and politely bowed to Wei Ning: "Your Highness , we meet again."
Wei Ning had a good impression of Prince An, and besides, he had killed his sister, so he was extra polite and quickly returned the gift.
Mu Zihan pointed to the seat next to him and said to Wei Ning, "Sit here."
The seat was very close to him, right next to him. Wei Ning had never been so close to this powerful regent before, but she was not afraid of him, so she walked over and sat down calmly.
Prince An came this time to discuss the assassination of Princess Heqing. They investigated Duanmu Lei about this matter, but Duanmu Lei insisted that he was wronged and had no knowledge of the matter.
Because it was the Crown Prince who ordered Duanmu Lei to be handed over to Prince An last time, and Prince An seemed to trust the Crown Prince very much, so this time when he entered the palace, he also asked for the Crown Prince to be by his side.
That's why the Regent "summoned" the Crown Prince.
The Regent's mother is from the Duanmu family, and therefore has a special relationship with Duanmu Lei. Prince An naturally would not leave this matter to the Regent to decide.
However, judging from what happened just now, the prince seemed to be very afraid of the regent, which made things a bit difficult.
"This is Duanmu Lei's confession. Please have a look at it, Your Highness." Prince An asked his entourage to present the confession and hand it to Wei Ning.
Wei Ning felt a slight headache as she held the confession of dozens of pages in her hands. Apart from BL novels and those required for missions, she seldom read such long texts.
But now she was just pretending to take a look. She flipped through the book slowly. Most of what Duanmu Lei said was the truth. He didn't dare to be too arrogant and told her everything.
But he didn't mention a single word about the day he went to the Prince's Palace and tried to humiliate Princess Qingtong.
"The young prince has brought Duanmu Lei with him. Please ask the Regent and the Crown Prince to make the decision on this matter together." Prince An waved his hand again, and the people accompanying him immediately brought Duanmu Lei up.
“Your Highness! Your Highness!” Duanmu Lei knelt down and shouted as he came in. “Your Highness, please judge for me. I really didn’t kill Princess Heqing!”
In just a few days, Duanmu Lei lost a lot of weight, his face was haggard, and his eyes were dull, but there was indeed no scar on his body.
What kind of person is Wang An? You don't need to use torture to torture a person. Mental torture is the most painful.
After being interrogated in shifts for several days and nights, and never closing his eyes, Duanmu Lei's spirit was on the verge of collapse.
Mu Zihan glanced at him without any fluctuation in his expression, as if he was looking at a stranger, "Just tell the truth."
Duanmu Lei was exhausted, his eyes were bloodshot, and he almost cried: "That day, that day it was Princess Heqing who asked me not to follow her. She was angry, and I didn't dare to disobey, so..."
"Then why did you go to the Prince's Palace after leaving Princess Heqing?" Wei Ning suddenly asked.
"I went to the Prince's Palace because..." Duanmu Lei did not really collapse. In front of the Regent, he seemed to see hope, and his rationality gradually returned.
