HBWnovel Chapter 414: The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (164)
Chapter 414: The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (164)
Chapter 414: The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (One Hundred and Sixty-four)
The women wailed, causing the Supreme Court Justice to sneer, "Without evidence, would I arrest your entire clan? Lord Wu's personal letter and other evidence are all here, and those Ji State spies have been apprehended as well. Lord Wu, Young Master Wu, Madam Wu, are you all going to put up a last-ditch effort and deny your crimes? Do you want execution or exile? Those of you who didn't participate in treason may still be able to survive. If you refuse to confess, then let's see if the Supreme Court's instruments of torture work."
Lord Wu's wife's eyes flickered, her psychological defenses breached first. People who live in luxury are most afraid of physical pain. She cried out, "Master, at this point, don't you still think about our son? Jun'er is your legitimate son! Do you want our Wu family to be extinct? That lowly concubine gave birth to a mere illegitimate son. If he dies, he dies. Why are you so fatherly? You've put your youngest son's life at risk because of the traitors of the Ji State? Our Jun'er knows nothing!"
The Supreme Court official watched Madam Wu feign ignorance, not exposing her lies. Could a fourth-rank official be so easily bribed by an enemy nation? Didn't Lord Wu know the fate of traitors? The Wu Mansion's treasury was incredibly rich; who knew how much bribes they had received.
If it weren't for fame and fortune, would Mrs. Wu be willing to conceal her husband's treason for the sake of a bastard's life? She did not dissuade him and even fueled the flames, which led to the disaster.
Does the eldest son of the Wu family really know nothing?
The Dali Temple Minister did not think so.
The eldest son of the Wu family hung his head and said, "Father, please spare our lives and turn back from our wrong path! I have been kept in the dark by you all this time. Otherwise, I would have advised you not to do such a thing that would bring shame upon our family and endanger our entire clan!"
Lord Wu lamented, "How could it be my fault alone? Well, forget it, now that things have come to this, if I don't speak out, someone might come and silence me. I will confess. Bring me pen and paper."
"Master Wu, please come this way."
The Dali Temple Minister had Wu Qing taken into custody for individual interrogation. Even Madam Wu, Young Master Wu and others were not spared. They were all questioned and had to sign and seal their names.
"I know where a Ji nationality named Wu lives, but he may have already fled. They also have a spy in the court, whose rank is no less than mine. He was an official in the capital a few years ago, but has been transferred out of the capital and is probably in the south. I think he may be a county governor, but I don't know who he is."
When the Dali Temple Minister heard Wu Qing's words, his expression was serious and he asked, "Are you telling the truth?"
"Wu Qing dare not tell lies. As for whether that person is the county magistrate, I don't know."
The Dali Temple Minister took Wu Qing's confession and had him taken back to the cell to await his sentence.
Wu Meng and his group did flee in a hurry, leaving the Liang soldiers empty-handed.
"These Ji people left not long ago, hurry up and chase them!"
While hiding, the person sent by the man in green to gather information came back.
"General, Junior Envoy Wu Lan has sent a message that the Imperial Consort Cui Li in the palace is a fake. The real Imperial Consort has been captured by the Qi people, and they are framing us."
Wu Meng cursed loudly, "This despicable Qi person! How dare you do what you did! Where is Aunt Wu Lan? Why did she escape alone when the young patriarch died? And now you have the nerve to contact me!"
"General, Junior Envoy Wu Lan didn't mention her whereabouts. She also said that the person who abducted Cui Li was none other than the traitor Shu Ka, who has defected to the State of Qi. Through Wu Ling Midie, we can find Shu Ka. Finding Shu Ka means finding Cui Li. She told us to kill Cui Li and her child to eliminate the threat to the Third Princess."
The man in green took out a bamboo tube from his waist and handed it to Wu Meng.
"General, this is the Wuling Midie given to me by the young envoy. She said you know how to control it."
After hearing this, Wu Meng released Wu Ling Mi Die and cut his own hand to feed it. "Wu Die, Wu Die, now that you're full, hurry up and act! Find that traitor Shu Ka! A medicine man still wants to escape? You're dreaming!"