novelaction Chapter 194 It must feel terrible to be used and deceived, right?
Chapter 194 It must feel terrible to be used and deceived, right?
Princess Huizhen felt a sense of exhilaration at having avenged her great grudge when she saw the Zhang brothers in such a state, but she also felt a strange sense of melancholy.
Minister Li of the Court of Judicial Review ordered his men to take the Zhang brothers to the imperial prison to await their fate.
"Now that the truth of this matter has been clarified, please ask the Prince of Xiliangze to stay in the Dali Temple prison for some time, so that His Majesty and the Empress Dowager can be informed and then we can discuss how to deal with him."
"Wait a minute." Fang Shixin, who had been standing there blankly, suddenly spoke up, "What about my losses?"
What about her losses?
Her Fanghua Pavilion, where she piled up goods worth nearly seventy or eighty thousand taels of silver?
Is no one going to stand up for her?
"Yes, that's right. I almost forgot about it." Lord Li thought for a moment and said, "Since it's the fault of the Zhang family and the King of Xiliangze, then all the losses should be borne by the two of them. Do the Zhang family and the King of Xiliangze have any objections to this?"
Zhang Yao opened his mouth, then couldn't help but say, "My lord, please understand, the Zhang family really, really has no money to spare!"
If the Zhang family were wealthy, they wouldn't have made their brothers work as waiters and servants to earn money.
"If they don't have it, then confiscate it." Lord Li wouldn't tolerate these people. Being poor is not a reason not to be punished, nor is being unhappy in life a reason to commit a crime. Moreover, the Zhang family colluded with Liang Xize, so this house is definitely going to be confiscated.
"To settle the losses from that arson case, we'll first confiscate the Zhang family's property, and then Xiliang will make up the difference. What do you think, Your Excellency?"
He directly asked the Western Liang envoy, not Liang Xize, implying that Western Liang was responsible, not just Liang Xize alone.
The Western Liang envoy's lips twitched, and he glanced at Liang Xize with a headache before gritting his teeth and agreeing: "Just as Lord Li said."
This guy can't just stay put. It's one thing to be a womanizer and seduce girls everywhere, but now he's even gone so far as to commit arson. I wonder how Eastern Qin will punish Western Liang.
Is it a loss?
Or cede territory?
Or will they really resort to violence at the slightest disagreement?
The envoy from Xiliang had a terrible headache and wished he could go back immediately to write a memorial to Xiliang.
"Then let's handle this case as it is for now."
The truth has come to light, and the responsibility is clear. The case has reached this point, and all that remains is to report to Empress Dowager Cheng for her verdict. However, since this matter involves the hostage of Xiliang and the Zhang family, it is difficult to reach a conclusion in a short time.
Alternatively, we can wait until Liang Xize's men have been arrested before drawing a conclusion.
Thinking of this, Lord Li glanced at Liang Xize, wondering what kind of torture methods he had in his Dali Temple that could cause pain without harming people.
Shouldn't we make this hostage from Xiliang understand one principle after another: this world is treacherous, and the methods of the Dali Temple are the most heinous?
"By the way, the Prince of Xiliangze should stay in my Dali Temple prison for a while, but he must not go to the Jingzhao Prefecture prison for a period of time, otherwise he will have been imprisoned in all the prisons in Qindu."
Princess Huizhen laughed from the side: "Lord Li, he's never even been to the county jail."
"Yes, yes, yes, it's time to give Magistrate Zhao a headache too."
The area under the jurisdiction of Jingzhao Prefecture was relatively large, belonging to the territory of a prefecture, while the area where the Qin capital was located was also called Dingqin County, which also had a county magistrate's office to handle some miscellaneous matters.
After the trial was over, Fang Shixin stopped Liang Xize from letting the bailiffs take the man away.
"Why did you do this? Why did you do that?" Fang Shixin gritted her teeth, her face filled with anger and disbelief at being betrayed.
"I considered you a friend, why are you treating me like this?"
"You know perfectly well how much effort and money I've put into Fanghua Pavilion. Some of that money was even borrowed from you. Why did you do that?"
Liang Xize twitched the corner of his mouth but didn't say anything.
"Say it!"
Princess Huizhen scoffed and walked up to him: "What can I say? You consider him a friend, and think that you two are friends, but that's just wishful thinking on your part. He only sees you as someone he can use."
Fang Shixin was so angry that his face turned red.
Princess Huizhen clicked her tongue: "How does it feel? Being used and deceived is not pleasant, is it? When you deceived and used Yizhen, she probably felt the same way."
Princess Huizhen was an extremely contradictory person. She did not like Qin Yizhen. She felt that her mother liked Qin Yizhen because she was obedient and sensible. Cheng Yan also loved Qin Yizhen the most. Even Emperor Jing'an liked to be close to that gentle and kind older sister.
Huizhen felt jealous and resentful, wanting to bully her, but she couldn't stand seeing others bully her.
Fang Shixin's face froze.
Qin Yizhen waved for someone to take Liang Xize away, then crossed her arms and looked down at Fang Shixin: "Miss Fang, how does it feel?"
Fang Shixin was furious and embarrassed: "It's none of your business."
"Alright, alright, it's none of my business. Even if you want me to, I don't want to. I'm just happy to see you in trouble. If Yizhen knew about this, she would probably be very happy too. Tell me, should I share this with this younger sister?"
"You!" Fang Shixin gritted her teeth.
Thinking back, she was still convinced that Princess Huizhen and Qin Yizhen were responsible for the incident. One of them was trying to steal her business, and when she couldn't win, she set fire to the building. The other had a grudge against her and wished for her misfortune.
Unexpectedly, it was Liang Xize, whom she trusted the most, who did it.
"I don't believe it." Fang Shixin took a deep breath. "This is all a conspiracy, a conspiracy by you ambitious people. As expected, all of you are corrupt!"
"The evidence is right in front of you, believe it or not." Princess Huizhen rolled her eyes. Perhaps no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't wake up someone who didn't want to wake up. Princess Huizhen suddenly felt bored.
"By the way, Miss Fang is from Dongqin, and from an official family. Please, Miss Fang, minimize your contact with these foreigners. If it is discovered that Miss Fang unintentionally revealed something, then..."
Princess Huizhen made a throat-slitting gesture and smiled meaningfully: "You'll be beheaded."
After saying these words, Princess Huizhen laughed loudly a few times and instructed the people around her, "I'm going to the Marquis of Pingxi's residence. Haha, I really want to know what kind of expression my third sister will have when she finds out about today's events."
Fang Shixin's face turned red and then black, looking extremely ugly. She clenched her fists tightly and gritted her teeth: "I won't let her have her way. One day... one day, they will all be mine, yes, they will all be mine!"
Once she has made gunpowder and firearms, she doesn't believe that Empress Dowager Cheng and Emperor Jing'an will not be tempted.
All she wants is for Cheng Yan to divorce Qin Yizhen and for her to marry Cheng Yan. Isn't that too much to ask?
Thinking of this, Fang Shixin became a little anxious. He had to finish making the product quickly, otherwise, if he delayed any longer, Cheng Yan and Qin Yizhen would be having a child.
Thinking of the King of Pingxi of Qin, who left a great name in history, and the carefree scholar who was proficient in both poetry and painting, Fang Shixin gritted her teeth.
If she had married Cheng Yan, then the child should have been hers in her next life...