Harem Daily Life

Chapter 1066 You really have good intentions

Zhou Chen advised, "Something has happened outside. I think it's possible that Marquis Jing has offended His Majesty, and the Marquis's residence has been surrounded. Don't worry, I'll put the best blankets on your carriage; they're soft and comfortable, so you won't feel uncomfortable. Ruyan, if you don't leave, you might get implicated by the Marquis's residence!"

Hua Ruyan was indeed intimidated and began to waver.

"But what about the things? All the things I bought in Yanzhou are worth a lot of money. If we transport them out in a big way, won't your shrewish wife know?"

She had so much eyeliner that Jing Yuwei could sense even the slightest movement.

Zhou Chen thought to himself, "We can't worry about that now. Pack up the light and valuable items first, and wait for my message. We'll leave as soon as possible."

Hua Ruyan was still a little worried: "Are your reports accurate? What if it's a misunderstanding and we end up making a fool of ourselves and wasting all our efforts?"

She's a patient with injuries, she can't afford to go through all that trouble. She also has to bring two nannies from her family. With all three injured, how can they avoid suffering on the journey?

Zhou Chen didn't say anything more, only telling her to hurry up and pack her things before leaving in a hurry.

After the Marquis of Jing was arrested, in order to purge his cronies as quickly as possible, He Linzhang ordered his men to quickly arrest people using a list that had been prepared in advance.

Yanzhou immediately entered a state of tense atmosphere. Before some families associated with the Marquis of Jing's residence could react, they were surrounded by government troops.

With He Linzhang in charge, those found to have serious problems were personally convicted by him, while those who could be spared were arrested, fined, and released. More than a dozen families were raided in succession, and rumors spread throughout Yanzhou City.

When the Second Prince's Consort Feng Yinyin was brought before He Linzhang, her face was deathly pale.

“Your Majesty the Emperor of Great Zhou, I am but a woman whose country has been destroyed and whose family has perished. What virtue or ability do I possess to be personally interrogated by Your Majesty the Emperor of Great Zhou? If Your Majesty wishes to do anything, please give the order, and I will do it without hesitation.”

Feng Yinyin steadied herself, forced a smile that she thought was beautiful, and looked at He Linzhang with a hooking gaze.

The beautiful woman was graceful and swaying, her alluring charm seemingly capable of captivating the soul.

He Linzhang narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking to himself that Feng Yinyin was quite resourceful.

He observed her calmly: "Since you know your own identity and are no longer the princess consort of the Xia Kingdom, why are you still so greedy and instigating Marquis Jing to plot a rebellion? You should understand that if the two of you collude and he fails, you will not be able to escape responsibility either."

Feng Yinyin's eyes flickered, and she moved gracefully closer to He Linzhang, saying in a sweet voice, "Your Majesty, Yinyin is just a weak woman. How could I possibly sway the thoughts of Marquis Jing? Since losing my husband, Yinyin has been all alone and helpless. I dared not utter a word of resistance after being taken into Marquis Jing's household. I know nothing about Marquis Jing's affairs. I beg Your Majesty to spare my life!"

As she spoke, she stretched out her jade-like hand and gently placed it on He Linzhang's sleeve, her eyes full of pleading and charm: "As long as Your Majesty spares me, I am willing to do anything for Your Majesty."

He Linzhang pulled out his sleeve: "Gu Yuanyuan, who seduced me before you, has already been brought to justice. Do you still dare to follow in her footsteps?"

When He Linzhang suddenly mentioned Gu Yuanyuan, Feng Yinyin trembled all over.

"Oh, she should be called Zhao Shu. After all, she is a woman you painstakingly crafted to resemble Empress Tao. You really went to great lengths."

Feng Yinyin quickly knelt down: "I don't know why Your Majesty said this, I... I don't understand."

He Linzhang snorted coldly: "Your father, the Prince of Yan, searched the whole country for beauties. As long as they looked even a fraction like my Empress, they could be added to the harem as concubines. You couldn't possibly not know that, could you?"

"After you married into the Xia Kingdom, you instigated the Xia Kingdom to provide aid to the Yan Kingdom when the Zhou Kingdom was at war with the Yan Kingdom, thus disrupting the Zhou Kingdom's plans several times. Because of your meritorious advice, your prince husband gained a lot of respect from the former Xia Kingdom emperor."

"A young girl, yet she has quite the ambition. On one hand, she is meticulously accumulating fame and power in the Xia Kingdom, and on the other hand, she is placing several beauties around your father. Later, she even found one who was the most suitable for Empress Tao and used many drugs to completely transform her into Empress Tao's appearance."

"Unfortunately, before the most similar Zhao Shu could be presented to the King of Yan, the King of Yan died, and the Yan Kingdom was destroyed. Your business plan almost went down the drain."

Feng Yinyin felt that the person in front of her was terrifying, having investigated everything so thoroughly.

She cleaned up many things without leaving any trace!

"But you were not willing to accept this, so you tried every means to make the fourth princess of the Great Zhou meet Zhao Shu, and even used her power to send Zhao Shu to my side. He Qian probably still doesn't know that the person she thought was one of her own actually had you as her master behind her."

Seeing that she could no longer conceal the truth, Feng Yinyin chuckled and said, "Your Majesty is truly skilled. Where did Your Majesty find out all this? Could it be... that Your Majesty has also placed spies among such an insignificant woman as me?"

He Linzhang scoffed coldly: "You? You're not worth my time. But I have many capable people under my command, so investigating a few things is just a matter of following the clues."

Feng Yinyin said solemnly, "Since Your Majesty already knows everything, how does Your Majesty intend to deal with me?" What's coming will come eventually, and Feng Yinyin doesn't think she can escape this time.

He Linzhang glanced at her: "You are indeed quite capable. It is no easy task to instigate the Marquis of Jing to rebel. He is greedy for money but lacks decisiveness. You deserve a lot of credit for his willingness to take risks."

Feng Yinyin curled her lips: "The victor is king, the loser is villain. Your Majesty's praise is because you don't want to kill me?"

He Linzhang's eyes darkened slightly: "I never used to be ruthless towards women and children, but you, with your sharp tongue, first caused the deaths of my Great Zhou soldiers, then set traps for me in an attempt to sow discord between me and the Empress, and finally instigated my in-laws to rebel. You truly deserve to die."

As soon as she finished speaking, several guards stepped forward and pinned Feng Yinyin down. Feng Yinyin struggled, saying, "But I didn't do anything myself. I just said a few words. How serious could my crime be?"

It was just a matter of whispering in her ear and analyzing the pros and cons in bed. Wasn't it Lord Jing himself who ultimately decided to rebel? What crime did she commit?

He Linzhang stopped wasting words with her; all he had said was to ensure she died knowing why.

The man was taken away to be executed. Qi Yizheng rushed over and said, "Your Majesty, all of the Marquis Jing's followers in the Yanzhou military camp have been wiped out. Fortunately, they were not many who had infiltrated. There were only a few dozen people in total, so they are not a threat."

He Linzhang stepped forward and patted his arm: "You've worked hard. After the withdrawal of troops from Xia State, you secretly infiltrated Yan State to investigate Marquis Jing for me. Alas, if he hadn't been so muddle-headed, he could have lived at least ten more years."

Qi Yizheng said, "Your Majesty has always been kind and benevolent. He was given a chance back then, but he didn't cherish it and insisted on going down this path of no return. He can't blame anyone else. By the way, Your Majesty, the Fourth Princess sent a letter, asking Your Majesty to consider the relationship between father and daughter and not to involve innocent people in the matter of Marquis Jing."

He Linzhang took the letter and glanced at it: "Whether they are innocent or not, we need to investigate before we can say anything."

The Marquis of Jing's mansion was rotten to the core, so we might as well take this opportunity to uproot it completely and eliminate it from the ground up.