noffsinger Chapter 163 It turns out that they all know
Chapter 163 It turns out that they all know
Qi Wuyou closed his eyes. To be honest, Zhang Ji might have been quite good-looking originally.
But now he is not only fat in middle age, but also unkempt. Even with his affectionate look, he looks greasy, which is really an eye-catcher.
Qi Wuyou turned his head to look at Madam Ma, but he didn't expect that Madam Ma was also avoiding Zhang Ji's gaze, and the two of them happened to look at each other.
Mrs. Ma smiled awkwardly, secretly regretting why she had fallen for such a thing back then.
Turning her head away, she saw Zhang Ruoning and Princess Rui'an were also looking at Madam Ma.
Mrs. Ma was now even more embarrassed, so she simply lowered her head and stopped looking around. What was going on?
Zhang Ji, who was standing by, saw that Ma Yuanzhu didn't respond and thought he had recognized the wrong person.
But Zhang Ji only had a doubt for a moment, because the two had been married for many years, and he would be able to recognize them even if there was a wall between them, not to mention a screen.
"Yuanzhu, are you still blaming me for sending Ningning away?"
Zhang Ji looked like he was about to cry, "But the situation forced me to do nothing. Ningning is so arrogant and willful that she will cause trouble sooner or later."
"It was because the Queen was merciful this time that she didn't bother with her."
"What about next time?"
"Yuanzhu, I have to consider you and Ningning!"
These words were spoken with such sincerity that if it were Yuanzhu more than ten years ago, he might have really believed them.
No matter how much love there was, it would have been worn away after so many years.
When she found out that he had children with someone else and still lied to her, she no longer loved him.
If it weren't for Ningning, she would have divorced him long ago.
Fortunately, Ningning woke her up and divorced her as soon as possible.
Qi Wuyou couldn't help but speak up, interrupting Zhang Ji's sad drama, "Stop acting, Madam Ma is not here."
"This is a friend of mine."
Mrs. Ma looked at Qi Wuyou in confusion and wanted to speak, but was stopped by Qi Wuyou.
Zhang Ji's face went blank for a moment when he heard that. He looked at the familiar figure carefully again and rubbed his eyes.
It feels like it really isn’t Ma Yuanzhu?
Zhang Ji fell into doubt again. Did he really admit his mistake?
Xuan Yelan coughed lightly, "Let's talk about business, Zhang Ji. If you tell me now, I might even spare your life."
Zhang Ji no longer bothered about who that person was after hearing that. If he wanted to live, he would definitely want to live!
But if the person behind the scenes is really exposed, he will not have a good life even if he is alive.
Zhang Ji was still in doubt, but Xuan Yelan was shocked again, "It must be Prince Yu."
Zhang Ji's eyes widened when he heard this, but his first reaction was, "Your Majesty, this is what you guessed, not what Che said."
Once these words were spoken, it was confirmed that what Xuan Yelan said was correct. It was indeed Prince Yu Xuan Yemin who instructed him to resell private salt.
Back then, Concubine An and her son rebelled, but were killed by Xuan Yelan and the Lu family.
After that, Concubine An's son was executed on the spot and she herself hanged herself.
Later, Xuan Yelan killed the previous emperor and ascended the throne with the support of the three families of Lu, Li and Zhou.
The late emperor had few descendants. Apart from the third prince born to him and Concubine An, there was also a fifth prince who was a idiot. He was driven out of the imperial city and demoted to a commoner. He died a long time ago.
The only exception was Prince Yu, who was Xuan Yelan’s youngest brother. He was only eight years old at the time.
Back then, he cried and begged for a way to live. The Queen Mother felt sorry for him and made him a prince.
After Xuan Yelan ascended the throne, he voluntarily ran back to his fiefdom.
Xuan Yelan sneered. He should not have listened to his mother and been soft-hearted. After all these years, his good brother has reached out to the imperial capital?
Xuan Yelan had already confessed these things to Qi Wuyou.
Qi Wuyou frowned at that time, "Could it be that he was retreating in order to advance back then?"
He is only eight years old but already has such a mind. Who knows what bad things he might have done during all these years outside?
Zhang Ji thought that since he already knew everything, he might as well confess everything he had done. Maybe since he spoke so straightforwardly, the emperor would really let him go.
But he kept his head down and didn’t notice that with every word he said, Xuan Yelan’s expression became darker.
When he talked about the most recent time when he asked Liuzhi to kill Zhang Ruoning, Duke Anguo became angry and kicked Zhang Ji directly in the chest.
Although the Duke of Anguo was old, he was still quite skilled. Zhang Ji was already in poor condition, and this kick almost killed him.
"Your Majesty, I know that I have committed a grave sin, but Your Majesty, for the sake of my honest confession, I beg Your Majesty to forgive me."
Zhang Ji endured the pain and finished speaking, not forgetting to disgust Duke Anguo, "Duke, Master Ma, after all, I am Yuanzhu's husband..."
"Shut up!" Duke Anguo said angrily, "You and my Yuanzhu have divorced a long time ago."
Zhang Ji refused to give in and held the Duke of Anguo's thighs tightly, and refused to let go no matter how the Duke of Anguo hit him.
He knew that the chances of Xuan Yelan forgiving him were slim, but if Duke Anguo was willing to speak for him, he might actually have a chance to survive.
"My Lord, I know I have committed a grave sin, but Ningning is already dead. I will live a good life with Yuanzhu in the future. We are both still young and can have more children..."
Qi Wuyou didn't expect Zhang Ji to be so shameless, so he interrupted him immediately to avoid hearing any more unpleasant words, "Shut up."
"Don't try to get involved with Madam Ma."
Madam Ma couldn't stand it anymore. She rushed out from behind the screen and slapped Zhang Ji's cheeky face, "You don't deserve it."
The sound was so loud that it frightened everyone present.
Madam Ma said coldly, "I think you should go to hell and make amends to the people you killed."
Qi Wuyou was worried for a moment, "Madam, please use the soles of your shoes next time. I feel for you that your hands hurt from this beating."
When Mrs. Ma heard this, she actually felt it and found her hand was a little painful. She immediately took off her shoes and shaved Zhang Ji again.
Princess Rui'an also came out pushing Zhang Ruoning, rushed over, took off her shoes and hit Zhang Ji again.
Duke Anguo & Xuan Yelan: Can’t you just kick him?
Zhang Ji didn't care to cry out in pain. The moment he saw Zhang Ruoning, his face turned pale. He even had the strength to yell, "Are you a human or a ghost?"
"You're a bitch!" Even Ma Yu joined in the shoe-bottom war, "Look carefully, that's my granddaughter."
At this moment, Zhang Ji finally understood. Not only His Majesty knew it, but it turned out that all of them knew it.
He said, why were the An family members there during the interrogation so late at night? It turned out that they had been acting with him from the beginning.
Zhang Ruoning pushed his wheelchair forward and said coldly, "I'm sorry to disappoint you, Master Zhang. I'm still alive and well."
Qi Wuyou was also helped out by Lianxiang and Ge Qiu at this time. Anyway, everyone present had seen her and had come out, so it would be boring for her to sit in the back alone.
Ge Qiu also looked unhappy and seemed to want to join the shoe sole battle, but considering Qi Wuyou's injured leg and for her sister, she had to endure it.