Chapter 724: Chapter 724: It was obviously you who changed madam’s medicinal soup Chapter 724: Chapter 724: It was obviously you who changed madam’s medicinal soup Indeed, the War Prince was famously known in Moli Country as the Lecherous Prince, and indeed there were many beauties in his mansion, so it was not surprising that there were nightly revelries.
Even the Emperor knew about his hobby, so every year he would send dozens of stunning beauties to the War Prince’s Mansion for his entertainment.
When Xuexue said this, it seemed reasonable, and they truly could not figure out why the War Prince was so happy.
Xuexue bristled like a porcupine, guarding herself all over.
The War Prince had no choice but to suppress his smile and soberly said, “Miss Situ, in order to investigate the poisoning case, I just want to hear what your maid has to say about that day.”
Xuexue was here to watch the drama unfold today. Hearing this, she no longer spoke to mock him and nodded to Zi Xia behind her.
Understanding her miss’s intention, Zi Xia quickly walked to the center, knelt on the ground, bowed her head, and said, “Maid greets the Prince.”
“Repeat what happened when you prepared the medicine that day.”
“Prince, I truly just finished preparing the medicine and returned to Qingyuo Pavilion. I did not stay in the kitchen to help watch the fire as Nanny Zhao claimed, and I really don’t understand why Nanny Zhao would wrongly accuse me.”
Upon hearing this, Nanny Zhao became anxious, pointed at Zi Xia, and burst out cursing, “You little cheap person, it was clearly you who swapped madam’s medicine, yet you still dare to deny it?”
Long Yi shouted at her sternly, “Audacious servant, the Prince is inquiring. Who allowed you to make such a racket?”
The War Prince coldly asked, “Long Yi, what should the punishment be for interrupting me while I am speaking?”
“A light punishment is a beating with thirty strokes, while a severe one is immediate execution.”
Punished for an interruption?
Xuexue almost laughed out loud.
It seemed that the War Prince was not as detestable as she thought.
Upon hearing this, Nanny Zhao’s whole body shuddered, as she had momentarily forgotten the terror of the War Prince.
It was rumored that every few days, the servants of the War Prince’s Mansion would secretly transport several corpses out the back door, taking them beyond the city to Mass Grave for burial.
Moreover, it was said that these deaths were all caused by the War Prince’s torture; among the deceased were concubines and servants who had been beaten to death by the prince for their mistakes.
Hearing such news often, everyone held great fear towards the War Prince’s Mansion.
Nanny Zhao’s legs trembled in fear, and she suddenly collapsed to the ground.
The War Prince coldly glanced at Long Yi and said, “What now? Do you want me to take action myself?”
Seeing the War Prince’s fury, Long Yi immediately called two guards to drag the paralyzed Nanny Zhao out.
The front hall was quite spacious where two guards dragged Nanny Zhao aside and immediately started to beat her with sticks.
Nanny Zhao screamed and howled pitifully, making all the onlookers’ hair stand on end.
Especially Doctor Wang – his face turned pale, and his forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat.
Due to some distance.
No one knew what Long Yi said to Nanny Zhao.
All they saw was Nanny Zhao screaming pitifully, while loudly begging for mercy, “Stop hitting, stop hitting, the servant confesses, all confess.”
Though everyone couldn’t understand what she meant, one person knew all too well, and that was Doctor Wang.
His face was ghostly pale as he slowly moved his feet, trying to get to the door and sneak out unnoticed when everyone else was not paying attention to escape with his life.
Long Yi strode up to the War Prince, “Reporting to the Prince, Nanny Zhao has confessed everything.”
This statement left everyone present baffled.
What was really going on?
Nanny Zhao was being beaten for interrupting the War Prince, wasn’t she?
Yet now it seemed from Long Yi’s words as if Nanny Zhao was deliberately brought in to be coerced into confessing.