Looking at Liu Ruoxin's expression, Chen Pingping felt that he should do something. Thinking of Liu Ruoxin's crazy look when Wang Zhi was punished in the original novel, he felt a burst of heartache.
He had to ask Nie Ziyi for help.
On the other side, Zhao Bensan was prepared to leave the capital the next morning. He realized that the capital was even more dangerous than his hometown.
Last night, he heard from Xiao Tong that the corrupt official who wanted to harm them had been dealt with. Moreover, Eunuch Cao had personally supervised it. He knew that someone had set up a trap for him to jump into step by step.
But now, the world was so big, where could he go? Thinking of what he saw in the West Hall, he felt a chill run down his spine. If he ran now, would it be too late?
At this time, Chen Pingping suddenly came to find him, saying that the imperial edict had arrived.
Zhao Bensan was shocked.”
Chen Pingping did not go out. He was not interested in kneeling to receive the imperial edict.
The eunuch's sharp voice came from outside,"" By the will of the heavens, the emperor summons Zhao Bensan, the divine fortune teller of Tianhe Medical Hall, to enter the palace. We will set off immediately without delay. Celestial Master Zhao, pack up and set off immediately.”
Chen Pingping heard it clearly from inside and thought to himself," He hoped that Purple Dress was more reliable.
"Long live our emperor!" This was the first time Zhao Bensan had stepped into the Imperial Court. He did not dare to raise his head to look at the Emperor. He only dared to bow his head deeply.
The civil and military officials stood on both sides, with Cao Shaoqing from the East Chamber and Wang Zhi from the West Chamber at the front.
"Yes." Zhao Bensan was so nervous that he was sweating profusely. He could only bite the bullet and admit it.
The Emperor nodded." Since that's the case, I'll broaden my horizons today. I've already prepared what you need." This one has always had a heart disease and has not had any children until now. How about this, open your Heavenly Eye and help this one see which concubine in the palace is the first to give birth to a child. Remember, it's an existing concubine."
“！！！”
The expressions of four people present changed drastically.
Wang Zhi, Cao Shaoqing, Zhao Bensan, and Xiao Tong. This was different from what they had agreed on beforehand!
Wang Zhi had never expected that the Emperor would do this. He would test Zhao Bensan first. How could Zhao Bensan draw it? He had never even seen a concubine. If that was the case, his plan would be in vain and he would be punished by the Emperor.
Cao Shaoqing was better off. Although his plan was useless, Wang Zhi still suffered a setback this time.
As for Zhao Bensan and the other two, they directly collapsed to the ground. They could not even speak properly. What should they do? They had never seen any concubines before, so how could they draw them?
The Emperor looked at them and smiled."Men, bring the Taoist Master to the altar. Celestial Master, if you draw it, I will reward you heavily. If you can't draw it, don't blame me.”
Zhao Bensan was so frightened that he kept kowtowing." Your Majesty, please spare me! Your Majesty, please spare me! I'll tell you the truth. I'm just a swindler. I only read people's palms and predict their marriage." Previously, this lowly person had only drawn it because he had coincidentally seen Duan Yingxiong. Please spare my life, Your Majesty!”
"Alright, there's no need to say anymore. You should be glad that you told the truth. Otherwise, it would be the crime of deceiving the emperor. Men, drag these two people out and drive them out of the palace with thirty sticks.”
The two of them hurriedly kowtowed to thank him. After all, their lives were saved.
"Wang Qingjia, do you know your crimes?" As the referee, Wang Zhi had a lot of responsibility.
Wang Zhi was very glad that Zhao Bensan did not rat him out. Otherwise, he would not be able to escape the crime of deceiving the emperor."I know my sins."
Avoiding the important and dallying with the trivial! Wang Zhi's eyes were filled with joy. The Emperor was trying to save him."This old subject is guilty."
"It's good that you know your guilt. Go down. You'll be punished with forty strokes of the cane, fined half a year's salary, and shut yourself up to reflect on your mistakes for three months.”The Emperor waved his hand to dismiss him.
Cao Shaoqing's face darkened. Wang Zhi's fall was really small. It was just a small wound. However, Xiao Tong could not be kept alive!
In the clinic, Nie Ziyi brought the news that Wang Zhi had been punished and told him everything that had happened in the imperial court.
Hearing that Wang Zhi only received a light punishment, Liu Ruoxin let out a sigh of relief and asked,""Why did you specially come to tell me this?”
Nie Ziyi leaned into Chen Pingping's arms." I have to thank Brother Ping for this. He asked me to send a message to the Emperor to test if Zhao Bensan is really capable." Sure enough, he found out after a little test.”
"What is going on?" Liu Ruoxin was a bit flustered. She looked at Chen Pingping, wanting an answer.
Liu Ruoxin had been trained by the West Military Hall for many years, so she wasn't stupid."What is Godfather trying to do?"
"I don't know what he wants to do. But don't you think it's strange? The West Hall had caused such a huge commotion this time, but the East Hall had not made any movements. Old Yang, is there any news from the East Chamber?" They all looked at Yang Yuxuan.
"I haven't heard from the East Military Hall for a long time." Yang Yuxuan shook his head.”
Chen Pingping said," Think about it carefully. The East and West Divisions have been fighting openly and secretly for so many years. How can the West Divisions 'actions be hidden from the East Divisions? There's only one explanation for the East Divisions not making any moves. That is, Eunuch Cao has made some arrangements in secret, but no one else knows about it." Purple Dress, where are Zhao Bensan and the others?”
"They hired a carriage and went out of the city.”
"Let's go and chase after them. Let's see what's going on!”
When the few of them caught up with the two of them, there was only one left. The child had a flying knife stabbed into his heart and was long dead.
After some questioning, Zhao Bensan told him everything. It was probably Wang Zhi who asked him to paint to frame Cao Shaoqing.
"No, you're lying. I don't believe Godfather would do such a thing!”Liu Ruoxin pulled out her sword and pointed it at Zhao Bensan," Tell me, who told you to slander my foster father? If you don't tell me, I'll kill you!"”
Chen Pingping stopped Liu Ruoxin." Ruoxin, don't be anxious. Calm down. You can ask your foster father directly what happened."”
After a series of persuasion, Liu Ruoxin finally calmed down. Chen Pingping pulled out the knife from Xiao Tong's body and said,""Old Zhu, come and take a look.”
Zhu Yipin took the flying knife and glanced at it.""This is the Flying Dagger from the Same Boat Club.”
"Sailing party?" The few of them were extremely surprised. How did this matter have anything to do with the Same Boat Club?
Chen Ping Ping glanced at Xiao Tong's corpse."I have a bold deduction. Let's assume that Eunuch Wang asked Zhao Bensan to draw Eunuch Cao. However, Eunuch Cao had already bribed the child beside Zhao Bensan to tamper with the painting or directly change Zhao Bensan's painting. Instead, he framed Eunuch Wang.”
In this case, if the Heavenly Teacher recommended by Eunuch Wang painted Eunuch Wang himself, the Emperor would be furious. At that time, not only Eunuch Wang, but also Ruoxin and the entire West Hall would be in trouble!”
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