Chapter 249: Chapter 248 GreedBefore the triple court hearing, Qi Wuya naturally wanted to treat the Eldest Princess well.
He had dinner, then with a beaming face took people to the Jin Platform.
Inside the Jin Platform,
the late Emperor’s two brothers were still held.
Regrettably, after dozens of years, they had already gone mad.
"Who is that little girl?"
"Aiya, someone finally came."
"Lad, I heard the death knell, did that old thing die?"
"I’m wronged! Brother, I didn’t poison anyone!"
"Hahaha, Qi Yingxun, you too have this day!"
"Go to die! Hahaha, all of you go die!"
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When they saw Qi Wuya come in, they started screaming madly in their respective rooms.
Qi Wuya did not take another glance at them, heading straight to the room where Qi Bingshuang was held.
The room was dark and chilly, without floor heating, just like an ice cellar.
Qi Bingshuang had only been there for two hours, already frozen out of her senses.
She was an Eldest Princess used to luxury; how could she endure such suffering?
"Hey, is she dead?"
Qi Wuya lifted the quilt, looking at the clearly abnormal woman beneath.
"Let me go."
With a high fever, Qi Bingshuang’s swollen face was fiery red, her lips blue and dry, she wrapped the quilt tightly around her, trembling and shedding tears, "Qi Wuya, you’ve gotten everything you wanted, what more do you want?"
She knelt on the bed, looking timidly at Qi Wuya, her posture pleading and submissive.
Qi Wuya had no sympathy, and with a smile said, "Eldest Princess, you know what I want."
Qi Bingshuang shook her head: "I don’t know. I don’t know anything."
"You know."
Qi Wuya did not beat around the bush, and directly asked, "Tell me. How did you murder Young Master Huo?"
"I didn’t. I didn’t do anything. I love him. I love him. I truly love him."
Her tearful eyes sincerely deceived others, and herself as well.
She had to love him.
She must have done nothing.
Otherwise, she couldn’t carry on.
Qi Wuya easily read her thoughts, leaned over, grasped her chin, his lips curling into a smile, said softly, "Still struggling desperately. How pathetic."
He then forcefully threw her onto the bed.
Han Mo passed a clean handkerchief.
Qi Wuya took it, wiping his fingers as he spoke, "Qi Bingshuang, stop dreaming. Falling into my hands, you are already Huo Dingyuan’s discarded piece. Now, whether you want a complete corpse or prefer to suffer more before keeping your whole body—that’s up to you."
His intent to kill was clear.
Qi Bingshuang, sensing this, perhaps accepted her situation, her expression gradually calmed.
She looked at him teary-eyed, biting her lip, not speaking.
"Good. Worthy of being a nation’s Eldest Princess, you still have some royal spirit."
Qi Wuya’s eyes showed appreciation as he waved towards the door.
Immediately, someone brought in a barrel of snakes.
The snakes were slender; some red, some black, some patterned, a colorful pile coiled up, looking particularly sinister.
Qi Bingshuang looked horrified, shaking her head, backing away, "No... don’t..."
Qi Wuya considerately said, "Don’t be afraid. They’re hibernating. They won’t eat."
Qi Bingshuang broke down, "Just kill me."
"What’s the fun in killing you?"
Qi Wuya kicked over the barrel.
The snakes crawled out, raising their triangular and flat heads, hissing.
Qi Bingshuang screamed, covering her head, "Ahhh!"
Qi Wuya watched, scoffing, "Eldest Princess, if you can’t even handle this, what royal spirit are you playing at?"
"Bang!"
Qi Bingshuang jumped off the bed, crashing headfirst into the wall.
Such a face-off was swift.
Qi Wuya looked at the body that slumped down, glanced at Han Mo, and said indifferently, "Go check, is she dead?"
Han Mo immediately checked, placing a hand under her nose, after a while shook his head, "No worries. She’s just fainted."
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He looked at the woman with blood streaming down her face, waving for someone to clean up the snakes on the floor.
"There’s one more."
He pointed to a snake that had climbed on the bed, ordering someone to catch it.
These snakes were all to be sent to He Hongzhao.
They were all good stuff.
Not one should be missed.
Qi Bingshuang thought he specifically caught snakes for her to "play" with?
She was overthinking it.
It was just incidentally for her to "play" with, and he didn’t expect her to be so timid.
Just then, the rumbling sound approached.
It was He Hongzhao arriving in her wheelchair.
Once she entered, all the snakes on the ground were captured.
Only Qi Bingshuang still lay there.
No one cared for a dying person.
He Hongzhao approached, gave her an injection, and watched her slowly revive, answering questions as asked.
"Do you love Huo Yu?"
"No."
"Did you kill him?"
"Yes."
"How did you kill him?"
"Jile Powder. Mixed in plum blossom wine. He drank it."
"Is there any left?"
"Yes."
"Where is it?"
"Under the plum blossom tree at the General Mansion."
"Who else do you want to kill?"
"Myself."
Her will was much weaker than Zhang Tai’s.
There was no struggle at all.
Qi Wuya effortlessly obtained the answers he wanted.
The feeling of satisfaction was fleeting, and what remained was dullness.
He left the Jin Platform.
The night was deep.
The ground seemed to be covered with a layer of frost.
Han Mo handed over a clay pot.
He took it and held it in his hands.
Together, under the cold moonlight, they walked back to the Taian Palace.
"Has He Hongzhao been sent back?"
His voice broke the night’s silence.
Han Mo replied, "Yes, she’s been sent back."
Right after He Hongzhao finished the acupuncture, she had hardly been able to hold on.
He immediately arranged for someone to send her back.
Thinking of her, he couldn’t help but sigh, "Miss He’s medicinal skills are extraordinary, but unfortunately, she can’t be used by Mr. Jiu for long."
Qi Wuya viewed it with detachment, "One cause, one outcome. Do not be greedy."
Upon hearing this, Han Mo thought of Sang Yan, "What about Miss Sang?"
Qi Wuya let out a long sigh, "In this life, she is the only one I yearn for."
Han Mo: "..."
Tch, this doomed fate!
The next day
In the court
Qi Wuya, in front of all the officials, arranged for a triple court hearing.
Qi Bingshuang was brought in, neatly dressed.
Her forehead wound from the previous night was bandaged, including the injuries on her face that had been medicated; after a night’s rest and a bath, dressed in clean plain court attire, she was once again the regal Princess of Bei Qi.
As she entered the great hall, even courage returned to her.
As long as she didn’t confess, no one dared to torture her.
Like last night, after she ran into the wall, Qi Wuya had been scared and immediately lavished her with good food and drink.
"Who is presiding below?"
Qi Wuya, sitting at the forefront, asked knowingly.
Qi Bingshuang stood straight, proudly stating, "Princess of Bei Qi, Qi Bingshuang."
Qi Wuya raised his hand, granting her a seat.
Then, turning to Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Yu Shenzi, he smiled slightly, "General Huo has accused the Eldest Princess of plotting to kill her husband. Minister Yu, I entrust you to handle this case fairly."
Yu Shenzi bowed respectfully, "I shall obey the command."
The Minister of the Ministry of Justice immediately presented the written complaint by General Huo, along with the forensic doctor’s autopsy results.
There were also some servants’ testimonies.
Yu Shenzi examined them briefly, then suddenly slammed the table and shouted angrily, "Eldest Princess, General Huo has accused you of mixing Jile Powder into the plum blossom wine to murder your husband, do you confess to the crime?"
Qi Bingshuang did not hesitate to say, "I do not confess. I did not do it. I have been framed."
Yu Shenzi, frowning at the answer, asked sternly, "Who framed you?"
Qi Bingshuang pointed at the person at the higher seat, "Ninth Prince, Qi, Wuya!"