jdhmnovel Chapter 407: Damp Cell
Chapter 407: Damp Cell
"Yes, I obey your command."
Captain Li bowed and accepted the order.
"Your Majesty!" The Queen exclaimed, but the Empress Dowager held her hand tightly, preventing her from speaking again.
Prince Kang heard this and realized his goal. He quickly exchanged glances with the people in the hall, nodded, stood up, bowed, and said,
"Your Majesty is wise. Your Majesty, since the Crown Prince is the person involved, he is now in the imperial mausoleum outside the capital. What?"
Emperor Kun raised his hand and responded,
"In the interests of fairness and justice, the Crown Prince will be confined to the Imperial Clan Court from now on. Wait until the matter becomes clear. Is the old uncle satisfied?"
"Yes, Your Majesty is wise! Then I will live up to everyone's expectations and find out the truth. I will give Your Majesty and the world a fair and just explanation."
"Ah."
The emperor responded wearily.
*
At this time, another old minister stepped forward and made a speech at an inappropriate time.
“Your Majesty, I heard that the dragon robe was found in the Yiqiu Courtyard of the Eastern Palace, where Concubine Fang lived.
That means Concubine Fang is also a suspect. I wonder how she will handle it?"
Emperor Kun was annoyed by these people's persistence. Without waiting for him to finish, he waved his hand and said,
"The matter has not been fully investigated yet. The East Palace is temporarily sealed off and no one is allowed to enter or leave. This matter is handed over to Chief Guard Li. We await the result."
"Yes, I obey your command."
Captain Li bowed again and accepted the order.
At this time Emperor Kun also stood up.
Eunuch De sang along loudly,
"When there is something to do, we will start to act, but when there is nothing to do, we will retreat."
Everyone bowed and saluted.
"Long live the Emperor, long live the Emperor."
"The Queen Mother is a thousand years old."
**
As soon as the court was dismissed, the prince was brought back to the clan house from the imperial mausoleum outside the capital at full speed.
That night,
The prince was locked up in a dark room alone. Eunuch Fu and the guards Lan Yu and Bai Yu were all locked up in the outer courtyard of the East Palace.
Fang Qingge was worried that the prince was concerned about the situation of her and her two daughters, so she quickly asked the elf to convey the whole story to the prince.
The prince looked at the dark and damp cell where he was, and while he had an idea in his mind, he also knew that a storm was about to come!
He told the elf,
"They have done so many things, and their ultimate goal is to depose this prince.
Tell Qingge to stay in Yiqiu Courtyard and do nothing. Just wait and see what happens."
"Yes, yes, prince. I will tell the master right away."
The invisible elf nodded and went back to pass on the message!
At midnight, Fang Qingge, who was worried, entered the space and flew to the clan residence.
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In a cell of the Zongrenfu.
Fang Qingge looked around and saw that there was no one around, then showed up.
She looked around the narrow room, which was dark, damp and extremely simple. There was only a bed, a table and a bench.
Fang Qingge felt a dull pain in her heart. Is this how they treat the unconvicted Crown Prince of Daliang?
The prince, who was sitting on the bed with his hands on his knees and unable to fall asleep, looked up at Fang Qingge who suddenly appeared with surprise, and a smile appeared at the corner of his lips.
Fang Qingge asked,
"Brother An, how are you? Why do they treat you like this?"
The prince quickly made a gesture to silence Fang Qingge.
He quickly jumped off the bed and walked a few steps to the wooden door of the cell, then looked out through the small window bars above the door.
When he found that the guard who was watching the door was not there, he turned around, took Fang Qingge's hand and walked towards the wooden bed propped up in the corner.
His hands were warm and he whispered soothingly,
"Gu Wu Shi, you shouldn't have come here!"
The bedding on the bed was thin and smelled musty. The prince was afraid that Fang Qingge would mind, so he quickly took off his outer robe and spread it on the bed.
Fang Qingge just stared at the prince busying himself.
*
Suddenly, a small black creature jumped down from the bed, scaring Fang Qingge so much that she screamed "Ah?" and immediately covered her mouth to swallow the sound into her throat.
The prince, who was making the bed, was quick-witted and quick-handed. He kicked out with a flying foot. With a "pop", the sound of blood and flesh splattering on the stone wall made Fang Qingge feel creepy.
"Don't be afraid, it's just a mouse."
The prince hugged the frightened Fang Qingge and buried her head in his chest to comfort her.
Listening to the prince's strong "thump, thump, thump" heartbeat, Fang Qingge's panicked and frightened heart slowly calmed down.
She turned her head and whispered,
"Xiao Qi, clean it up."
"It's the master."
The robot Xiaoqi in the space received the order,
It passed like a gust of wind, and in the blink of an eye, when Fang Qingge secretly looked at the bloodstain on the stone wall again, it was gone.
Without looking at the ground, she knew that Xiao Qi had cleaned up the place.
But what Xiaoqi concealed and did not report was that when it was cleaning the cell, it found the floor full of dead bodies of rats, cockroaches and bedbugs.
Because it was afraid that its owner would feel nauseous and vomit, it closed its mouth.
*
The prince felt a little guilty that Fang Qingge had just been frightened, so he took her hand and sat down.
Fang Qingge's eyes were a little moist. She tried hard to suppress the bitterness in her heart, knowing that time was running out and it was not her turn to be pretentious.
He looked the prince up and down quickly and asked,
"They actually let you live in such a damp and dark house. Did they use any violence against you?"
As Fang Qingge spoke, he touched the prince all over to check if he had any injuries.
The prince chuckled helplessly.
"Qingge, I am just imprisoned, waiting for their investigation. I am not a convicted criminal yet."
Fang Qingge was angry when he heard this.
"Since you are not a convicted criminal, why do you have to live in such a simple and damp cell? Why do you have to be guarded by so many guards?"
Fang Qingge had heard from the elf that the clan residence was heavily guarded! Was he still worried that the prince would escape from prison?
*
Seeing the pain in Fang Qingge's eyes, the prince whispered to Fang Qingge indifferently,
“Qingge, once a royal relative is imprisoned in the clan house, even if he is innocent, he will have to endure a little bit of hardship and suffer.
After all, this is not a home, but a place to intimidate and demonstrate authority. "
Hearing this, Fang Qingge sighed and asked softly,
"I know. Have you eaten yet?" As soon as he asked, the prince's stomach started to growl.
Fang Qingge was a little angry.
"How dare they do this to you? Why don't they even give you food?"
The prince hesitated to speak, and after a while, he whispered,
"Someone is making trouble. I think I'm doomed this time!"
Fang Qingge heard this and knew that the prince was not in a position to say more. She held the prince's hand and said softly,
"Let's go into the space and talk."
*
The prince nodded. He stood up and rolled up the worn-out quilt on the bed to look like he was sleeping.
At this time, because of the shaking of the quilt, several cockroaches and bedbugs fled in all directions. Fang Qingge was most afraid of these things! She was so scared that she grabbed the prince's sleeve.
"Don't be afraid, I'm alone."
After listening to the prince's words, Fang Qingge did not hesitate any longer. He reached out and took the prince's hand. With a thought, the two of them entered the space.
**