jdhmnovel Chapter 438: Witnessing the Beheading of a Relative
Chapter 438: Witnessing the Beheading of a Relative
Zhou Xiang had long noticed that the two people's flirting might have something secretive going on.
Especially when she saw Xie Qingrou's face full of disbelief, Zhou Xiang suddenly had the playful idea of not stabbing him to death outright. She looked at Xie Qingrou with a slightly raised brow and continued, "Princess Rou, I'm afraid you don't know yet, but it was your uncle who ordered the killing of my entire family. Over a hundred people in my family were all beheaded. No one escaped, not even the youngest child was spared."
"Princess Rou, have you ever seen the scene of people's heads being separated? I have seen it. My father, my mother, and all my uncles had their heads and bodies separated. I was afraid that King Dongli would kill them all, so I only dared to watch from afar. Even if I just looked from a distance, I was scared. The feeling of watching the heads and bodies of relatives being separated with my own eyes, I am afraid that no one present here can feel it." Zhou Xiang became more and more excited as he spoke, and even his voice could not help but rise.
Hearing this, Xie Qingrou's eyes were filled with sympathy.
King Dongli, who was controlled by Zhou Xiang, looked at Xie Qingrou nervously. Seeing Xie Qingrou frowning slightly, his heart rose to his throat, and his fingers under his sleeves trembled slightly. He even ignored the fact that he was being held hostage.
"I'm afraid you really have some misunderstanding. I have never killed anyone. What is your name and which family you are from? Just tell me clearly, and I can ask someone to investigate thoroughly." King Dongli didn't dare to turn around to look at Zhou Xiang, and his body stood straight.
"There is no misunderstanding."
"Prince Dongli has a really good memory. He can even forget something like killing an entire family. I thought you would blame yourself and be afraid when you wake up in the middle of the night, but it seems that won't happen."
"Princess Rou, you see how cold-blooded this man is." Zhou Xiang tightened the small dagger in his hand and looked at Xie Qingrou who was standing opposite him.
Xie Qingrou quickly realized that something was wrong.
If King Dongli really did such a thing, he would not be able to hide it.
There were more than a hundred people in the family, and the scene was really a river of blood. Even if they could destroy the evidence immediately, it would be impossible to do it in a short time. Moreover, with such a big commotion, it would be difficult not to be seen by others.
If someone sees it, I'm afraid they will make a scene.
Unless it happens in a desert or uninhabited place.
But a family of more than a hundred people must be a large family. It is impossible for it to be destroyed overnight without any movement.
Dongli Kingdom was such a remote place. Before she knew the truth about her child's death, she often mingled among the people, taught them farming and weaving, and was able to hear a lot of their family affairs from them. The time when their family was destroyed was when she left the palace and traveled around.
But the timing is a bit off.
Unless this woman can come to Jin State in the shortest possible time, sneak into the Jin State Palace, and then climb to her current position as quickly as possible.
After all, the Imperial Household Department also looks at the qualifications and abilities of the palace maids when hiring them, otherwise they would just be an ordinary one among the many palace maids in the harem.
Except for the maids Zhuxi and Zhuxia who came with the Queen as dowry, it would take more than one or two years for the palace maids to be able to serve the Queen.
Xie Qingrou looked at Zhou Xiang with a questioning look in her eyes. "Hongying, since you said that Prince Dongli killed your entire family, do you have any evidence? We can't just believe you just because you say it. Even if it's the Dali Temple, they have to rely on evidence for everything. What's more, the Emperor of Jin is here. As long as you can produce evidence that Prince Dongli killed your entire family, we will definitely give you justice."
Seeing that Xie Qingrou was willing to believe in him, King Dongli felt a mixture of emotions.
Zhou Xiang sneered, "I am the best evidence. He ordered the murder of my father, brother, and entire family. I saw it with my own eyes."
"I don't need the justice you give me now. With just a strong slash of the dagger in my hand, I can send King Dongli to hell to meet my father, brother, mother and sister. I will let him personally confess and forgive his sins in front of my father, brother and sister." Zhou Xiang said without more nonsense with the crowd. He raised his hand and raised the small dagger in his hand to stab King Dongli's neck.
Just as she was about to stab King Dongli's neck, Xie Qingrou rushed forward anxiously to stop her, but Zhou Xiang reacted quickly and pulled King Dongli to the side, barely avoiding Xie Qingrou's action.
Before Zhou Xiang could strike again, Gu Jianchu, who had been sitting there silently, suddenly spoke up. "Prince Dongli killed your entire family, and there really isn't any evidence. There's no misunderstanding whatsoever."
Upon hearing this, Xie Qingrou, King Dongli, and Zhou Xiang all looked at Gu Jianchu.
Xie Ci'an and Xie Qingzhi had already fully understood Zhou Xiang's life experience through Gu Jianchu's inner thoughts, and were not shocked by what Gu Jianchu said.
However, Xie Ci'an, even though he had people from the Imperial City Bureau protecting him in front, he was still worried and protected Gu Jianchu behind him. But this time, he and Gu Jianchu sat on the same kang, and his fingers naturally protected Gu Jianchu in front of him, like an old hen protecting her chicks.
However, Xie Ci'an's actions in protecting Gu Jianchu were extremely natural, and nothing could be noticed.
However, Gu Jianchu could clearly feel Xie Ci'an's protection.
My heart can't help but warm up.
"What does the Queen mean by this?" Xie Qingrou asked immediately.
Zhou Xiang thought that he had hidden his identity very well and that the Emperor and Queen of Jin could not possibly know it.
Not to mention the Emperor and Empress of Jin, even the King of Dongli didn't recognize her.
She grew up in a Taoist temple with her master since she was young. Most people in Dongli Country had forgotten her existence, and even ignored her when her property was confiscated and she was executed.
Zhou Xiang pulled at King Dongli's clothes with one hand, and the other finger holding the dagger couldn't help but tightened. The sharp end of the dagger was completely against King Dongli's neck, and red blood could be seen faintly oozing out bit by bit.
Zhou Xiang stared at Gu Jianchu with a vigilant look, "The Queen said this, I'm afraid she is deliberately delaying time to find a way to save Prince Dongli."
Although the Supreme King had few descendants and only two princes, the former King of Dongli and the current King of Dongli, the Kingdom of Dongli still had a branch that could inherit the throne. If King of Dongli died in Jin, then Jin would have an unshirkable responsibility. Even if the new king ascended the throne, in order to secure the throne, the first thing he had to do was to attack Jin and avenge King of Dongli, so as to calm the public anger and win over the people's hearts as soon as possible.
Even if the two countries did not fight, in order to compensate Dongli State, Jin State would probably have to cede land or pay other compensation to Dongli State.
It is understandable that Zhou Xiang thinks Gu Jianchu is deliberately delaying time.
"Prince Dongli must be rescued, but what I said is not a lie." Gu Jianchu stroked the teacup beside him with his fingers, and his cold eyes penetrated the crowd and fell on Zhou Xiang.