"What do you think we should do? Isn't it to seek justice for the victims? Should those eight victims lose their lives in vain just because of the queen's selfishness?" Xin Zizhao replied while writing his records.
"I didn't mean that..." Wei Shuxuan sat beside Xin Zizhao. "It should be your father who makes the judgment on this matter, right?"
"I know, but the queen will surely not escape punishment. For now, Eunuch Jin and the state uncle are definitely involved. We just don't know if the crown prince was involved in this matter. There's no direct evidence pointing to him for the time being."
"I think the queen loves her son so much that she probably wouldn't let him be directly involved in this. Moreover, the queen planned this just to secure the crown prince's position. Since it was for him, of course she didn't want anything bad to happen to him. After all, she still wants the crown prince to become the emperor. Would she let him be involved in something like patricide and be condemned by the world?"
"Maybe you're right, but we need solid evidence, don't we?" Xin Zizhao always insisted on seeking solid evidence for everything.
In fact, Wei Shuxuan thought that while solid evidence was necessary, sometimes intuition was also crucial. "But in my opinion, evidence is necessary, and so is intuition. Although it may be wrong sometimes, intuition can also be a driving force for your actions."
Xin Zizhao glanced at Wei Shuxuan but didn't say much.
At the state uncle's mansion, Xin Yezheng was pacing angrily in the state uncle's study. "Uncle, what should we do now? Mother was imprisoned in the dungeon by Father. It's all that so - called fifth younger brother's fault. If he hadn't come back, Mother wouldn't have ended up as a prisoner, and I wouldn't have to worry in vain like this."
Seeing his nephew so irritable, the state uncle advised him, "Zheng'er, you don't need to be so irritable. Just do what you should do. Back then, your mother wrote to me asking me to send troops to help you seize the throne."
"What about Mother?" Xin Yezheng looked at the state uncle, worried.
"Of course we have to rescue your mother. Zheng'er, as long as you succeed in staging a palace coup, you can rescue your mother."
The state uncle was instigating Xin Yezheng to stage a palace coup. If the coup was successful, his official rank would surely be promoted several levels.
After hearing his uncle's words, Xin Yezheng was still a bit hesitant. "But isn't this a bit inappropriate? If it fails, I'll surely end up as a prisoner, and then I'll lose everything."
"Zheng'er, you must not understand your mother. Your mother will surely take all the blame on herself. This kind of thing will surely lead to the death penalty. Are you really willing to watch your mother be sentenced to the extreme punishment?"
Xin Yezheng still couldn't make up his mind. After all, this was a serious act of deceiving the emperor. "Uncle, let me go back and think about it. Don't force me."
The state uncle knew it was useless to force Xin Yezheng anymore, so he just nodded and let him go back to think things through.
In the Fenghe Hall, Wei Shuxuan was reading the letter Ge Zian had retrieved from Eunuch Jin. After reading it, Wei Shuxuan asked him curiously, "Zian, how did you get this letter from Eunuch Jin? You're amazing!"
Hearing Wei Shuxuan's undisguised praise for Ge Zian, Xin Zizhao, who was sitting beside them, felt even more annoyed. He stared at the two of them with a gloomy face.
"Actually, I wanted to come to the Fenghe Hall to find you a few days ago. On my way here, I met Eunuch Jin, whose upper body was soaked. I thought it was strange, so I tried to get some information from him. He lied to me. I guessed that this was probably the fifth prince's doing. Then I followed him. I found out that he was actually a fake eunuch. Later, a young eunuch came to call Eunuch Jin to the Ningshou Palace. Of course, I followed him there..."
That day, Ge Zian followed Eunuch Jin to the Ningshou Palace. He leaped onto the roof and lifted a tile. He saw the queen giving a letter to Eunuch Jin. "Uncle, please deliver this letter to my elder brother's mansion."
"Yes, I'll leave the palace right away."
"Remember, never let anyone know that you've left the palace or about this letter. Do you understand? Otherwise, neither you nor I will end up well."
When Eunuch Jin was about to leave with the letter, the queen repeatedly warned him. Eunuch Jin nodded again and again. "I've done many things for the queen. I know what to do. I'll be careful."
There must be something fishy about this letter, Ge Zian couldn't help thinking.
Watching Eunuch Jin leave the Ningshou Palace, Ge Zian also followed him. The state uncle's mansion was some distance away from the palace, so a carriage was needed. Ge Zian waited for the right moment, leaped onto the roof of the carriage, supported himself with his hands on the roof, and then flipped into the carriage through the window.
Sensing something was wrong, Eunuch Jin just looked up when he saw a dark figure flying in from outside. Before he could even see the figure clearly, he let out a groan and was knocked unconscious.
Ge Zian took out the letter from the unconscious Eunuch Jin's bosom. He opened it directly and skimmed through it. After that, he couldn't help looking at Eunuch Jin in surprise. He never thought that the always - virtuous queen would do such a thing. She was the real culprit behind everything.
Time was of the essence. He had to copy the letter before the carriage reached the state uncle's mansion. Ge Zian was glad that his calligraphy was not bad. It should be no problem to copy it roughly. He kept the real one for himself and let Eunuch Jin deliver the fake one to the state uncle.
Fortunately, the queen's handwriting was elegant and regular, so it was easy for Ge Zian to copy. He finished it before the carriage reached the state uncle's mansion. After putting away the letter, he pinched Eunuch Jin's philtrum hard and left the carriage quickly before Eunuch Jin woke up completely.
"I have to say, Zian, you're really bold! You even dared to copy a letter like this!"
"No, I was just taking a gamble. The state uncle will definitely not suspect the letter since it was delivered by Eunuch Jin."
Wei Shuxuan happily patted him on the shoulder. "Hahaha, not bad. You're really lucky. You won this gamble."
Ge Zian just smiled but didn't say a word. When Xin Zizhao was about to speak, he heard the panicked voice of Chief Eunuch Li.