Chapter 3468 Extra Prince 8

Zhou Man looked puzzled, "What does what happened five years ago have to do with today?"

"They said that His Majesty's health began to deteriorate five years ago. Apparently someone was plotting to kill Your Majesty five years ago." Gu Cai carefully looked around and lowered his voice: "I heard in prison,

Yes, it is His Highness the Crown Prince, because he has been the Crown Prince for many years, so..."

"But it's really not the case, Mr. Zhou, you must believe in my godfather. At most, he took Liu Meiren's money to help her meet His Majesty. Your Majesty knows this kind of thing. If His Majesty doesn't want to meet, my godfather

It won’t be arranged forcefully…”

It's just a matter of smooth sailing, and you can still make some money, so why not?

Zhou Man was horrified, "What happened five years ago, they said it was arranged by the prince?"

"right."

"But His Majesty's physical condition has deteriorated. One of the important reasons is that he took poisonous pills two years ago..."

Gu Cai glanced at Zhou Man cautiously and whispered: "They said that it was also arranged by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, through Mr. Zhou's hands. After all, Mr. Zhou once went to the Western Regions to work..."

Zhou Man: "...I was the one who drove that evil monk away in the first place, and His Highness the Crown Prince has always disliked him. How come we are conspiring with him to harm His Majesty?"

Gu Cai wiped away his tears and said: "You said you were just putting on a show, but the deed has been done, and in the end, the demon monk Tianzhu escaped unscathed. This is simply killing two birds with one stone. It not only harmed His Majesty, but also gained a good reputation for being upright."

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Zhou Man was very happy, "The person who said this is so wise. Tell me, who is he?"

Gu Cai looked at her timidly and said nothing.

Zhou Man told himself in his heart, don't be angry, don't be angry. If you are angry, you will be the one who suffers. If the other party knows that they are angry with her, not only will they not feel guilty, but they will be happy.

But it’s okay to be even more angry?

Zhou Man thought for a while and then said: "How does Mr. Gu want me to save him?"

She said: "He is a chamberlain, and I am a foreign minister. If the two of us collude together, we can always be accused of treason. Has he thought clearly?"

Gu Cai said quickly: "My godfather doesn't dare to ask for much. I just ask Mr. Zhou to come forward and ask the child servant to help investigate this case."

Zhou Man tilted his head and asked, "A child servant?"

She went through the important chamberlains in the palace in her mind, but she didn't find anyone named Tong, but... "The chambermaid in the imperial palace?"

"Yes," Gu Cai whispered, "when my godfather and I were escorted to Dali Temple last night, he quietly told me that maybe finding a child maid could help us wash away our grievances?"

"Why?" Zhou Man was puzzled, "It's been ten years since the child maid left the palace and was raised in honor, right?"

"Your Excellency, you don't know that most of the servants in this palace were brought to the palace at a very young age. If they are not well cared for after they are cleansed, they will die before their wounds are healed. This is because of the help from the Imperial Medical Office these years.

Not many people have died, and going forward, life and death will depend on fate, and then it will depend on the kindness of the eunuchs."

"The Child Chamberlain used to be under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and all the chamberlains sent to the palace were under his control. Although he retired ten years ago, there were many chamberlains in the palace in the past twenty to ten years.

Everyone misses him..."

"And he is familiar with everyone, so it would be best for him to come forward to investigate."

Zhou Man was puzzled, "But isn't your senior brother in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs now?"

Gu Cai lowered his head and whispered: "He is implicated by his godfather, and he can't protect himself now, and... he may not be willing to do this for his godfather."

It is a capital crime to murder the emperor.

Zhou Man looked Gu Cai up and down, and after a while he sighed and said: "I also said that your godfather is great. He has adopted two godsons, one is capable and the other is honest. When he retires in the future, he will have support and caring. As a result...

…”

Gu Cai lowered his head and said nothing.

Zhou Man thought for a while and then said: "I can hire a maid for you, but is it really useful to find him?"

Gu Cai himself was also doubtful. He lowered his head and said: "I don't know, but my godfather said that Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment were able to find out what happened five years ago and put charges on him that were not there. It was obviously the palace.

Someone here wants to deal with the godfather."

He said: "Master has been with His Majesty these years, and is the first among the maids in the palace. Although he and He are noble, there are always people who offend him. There are so many people in the palace, and everyone usually

You're polite, but with a smiling face, who knows whether it's a human or a ghost beneath that face?"

"So godfather doesn't trust the people in the palace. The servant boy has already left the palace. It's best to use his people to check." Gu Cai lowered his voice and said: "And the queen, she is in charge of the harem after all. She

He is the master."

Zhou Man was thoughtful and confirmed with him: "Your godfather really didn't do anything bad, right?"

"Oh, Mr. Zhou, don't you know my godfather?" Gu Cai said: "He may not be a good person, but he will never harm your majesty. This matter is really unjust, otherwise he would not just ask your Majesty to investigate.

Be clear, not beg for mercy."

Only then did Zhou Man feel relieved, nodded to him and said, "Okay, I understand."

Gu Cai breathed a sigh of relief and knelt down with Zhou Man solemnly, "I'd like to thank you here first."

Zhou Man accepted the gift, thought about it, turned around and went back to write a letter.

She has been in the palace for many years and has some connections of her own.

There are also many maids and maids in the palace who have benefited from her, but they rarely have any beneficial interactions, and their friendship is very weak.

They had a good impression of her and often provided her with some conveniences; and she also sympathized with them and helped them to the best of her ability within the scope of her responsibilities, but this relationship was very weak and never deepened.

This kind of friendship makes it impossible for them to risk their lives to do anything, but it is still possible to send a letter.

After Zhou Man wrote the letter, he thought for a while and went directly to the eldest maid next to the queen, "I would like to see the empress."

Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment are investigating, and the Queen is also investigating, but many people have difficulty recalling events five years ago in detail, so the investigation is very difficult.

She was reading the confessions of the palace maids. When she heard Zhou Man asked for an audience, she was invited to come in and asked: "How is your majesty?"

Zhou Man: "Still asleep."

The queen frowned and sighed.

Zhou Man glanced at the maid in the room and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to tell you."

The queen then motioned for everyone to leave, leaving only one confidant, the maid of honor, beside her, "If you have anything to say, just say it."

She paused and then asked, "Is it because of the maid?"

"As expected, everything in the palace can't be hidden from your Majesty," Zhou Man said, "Master Gu has always served Your Majesty, and all his honor and disgrace is placed on Your Majesty. Your Majesty, your Majesty, should know better than your Majesty. He will not harm Your Majesty."

"Inadvertent mistakes can also be harmful."

Zhou Man shook his head, "I had this suspicion at the beginning, and it was possible that I might have made an oversight. But now that he dares to ask your Majesty for a detailed investigation, he has obviously thought clearly, and he is not at fault."

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