I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 265 It’s a misunderstanding
[Who is so cruel? That's eighty-seven lives.]

Chu Liuzheng felt that the murderer deserved a package of ten tortures plus lingchi.

She originally thought the murderer was some notorious bandit or a vengeful sect, something that often appeared in storybooks, but...

[Fuck! The murderer turned out to be Jiang Zhou! ]

She was so frightened that she almost choked on her saliva. Just as she was about to look up the grievances and love affairs in the story, she suddenly heard Zhou Yuande cry out and the teacup in the emperor's hand broke.

The broken porcelain pieces scratched the skin and bright red blood flowed out.

"Send it to the doctor quickly!"

Chu Liuzheng stepped forward and held the emperor's hand with a clean handkerchief, not caring to watch the tragic incident.

Doctor Wu was quickly dragged over and carefully treated the injury on the emperor's palm.

The wound wasn't very deep, but because a small piece of porcelain had gotten stuck in it, it was a bit troublesome to deal with.

[Tsk, it hurts just looking at it. After all, it is something used by the emperor. The quality of this teacup is really bad.]

Chu Liuzheng stood by and watched, feeling that she could take some time to learn the bandaging technique in case of emergency.

Zhou Yuande thought that the people in the tea room were not serving him well enough, so he sent someone to bring the jade pendant.

When she heard that the teacup shattered in the emperor's hands, Yuzhu's soul almost flew away in shock.

She clearly checked it many times, how could it be broken?
Listening to Zhou Yuande scolding the jade pendant, Chu Liuzheng wanted to help, but he couldn't get a word in.

The tea was presented to the emperor by Yuzhui. If she hadn't checked it carefully, it couldn't have been broken by the emperor himself, right?

Yuzhui's eyes turned red from Zhou Yuande's scolding. She was so shocked and scared that she almost buried her head in her chest.

Chu Liuzheng was just about to give her some advice, but the emperor spoke before her and waved his hand to ask Yuzhu to take it back, obviously not intending to make a fuss.

Zhou Yuande glanced at the emperor suspiciously, wondering if His Majesty had fallen for Yuzhui again.
If Xiao Jingfan knew what he was thinking, he would definitely give him a beating.

Marquis Wen Zhao was still kneeling, craning his neck to look over here, with a look of extreme concern, as if he wanted to cut out his bright red heart of loyalty.

Just then, Xiao Anzi brought in a letter from home.

Xiao Jingfan's right hand was injured and it was inconvenient for him to move.

Zhou Yuande took the letter from home, opened it, and held it up to show Xiao Jingfan.

Chu Liuzheng, who was standing nearby, took a quick glance.

The letter was short and simple in content, which could be summed up in two words: borrowing money.

In a letter home, Jiang Zhou complained that he was short of money, his salary was not enough to cover his expenses, and he could hardly make ends meet. He wanted his uncle, Marquis Wen Zhao, to lend him 100,000 taels of silver to help him get by.

[It looks fake at first glance. Xiancheng is a prosperous place and has not suffered any major disasters in the past two years. How could Jiang Zhou, the prefect, have no money to spend? ]

Xiao Jingfan could naturally see the strangeness that Chu Liuzheng had noticed. He looked up at Wen Zhaohou and asked, "Has Jiang Zhou ever asked you to borrow money for cash flow before?"

"No." Wen Zhaohou shook his head. "Not only did he never borrow money, Zhou'er also often sent people to bring back some mountain delicacies and supplements. He is a filial child."

Chu Liuzheng curled his lips.

[Yes, a filial child, and a filial child who killed 87 people without blinking an eye. ]

When Xiao Jingfan heard the number "eighty-seven", his head ached and he wanted to cut Jiang Zhou into pieces.

He suppressed his anger, picked up the letter with his left hand and shook it at Wen Zhaohou, "Have you agreed to lend me 100,000 taels?"

Marquis Wen Zhao hesitated for a moment and nodded.

Not only did he agree, he also had someone send the banknote and the reply letter, which should have reached Jiang Zhou by now. [Wow! Marquis Wen Zhao is quite generous, he really loves his nephew Jiang Zhou.]

[What a pity, Jiang Zhou is a murderer... Wait a minute! This doesn't seem right!]

Chu Liuzheng pulls the system.

[Frog fun! There is something hidden, this is a misunderstanding!!]

I was so angry that I crushed the teacup and pierced my hand. And you told me that there was something hidden and it was just a misunderstanding?

Xiao Jingfan's face was dark and his temples were throbbing.

Zhou Yuande seemed to hear the emperor grinding his teeth. Marquis Wen Zhao was so frightened by the emperor's expression, which looked as if he wanted to kill someone to vent his anger, that he shrank his neck and cursed Jiang Zhou in his heart, the trouble-making bastard.

Chu Liuzheng was immersed in the melon field.

[It turns out that these eighty-seven people were all poisoned people raised by the Fifth Prince's wife. They were almost mentally disabled and more like zombies than human beings. Doctors in the city said that they could not be saved, so Jiang Zhou cruelly killed them.]

Xiao Jingfan was stunned. Zombie?

[To be honest, Jiang Zhou was able to deal with this group of Gu people under the control of the Fifth Prince's wife and prevent them from rushing out to harm ordinary people. As a parent official, he was already very competent, although he was dealt with badly afterwards. ]

Looking at the system's text description, Chu Liuzheng couldn't help but shiver.

[Tsk, miserable, too miserable! If it weren't for King Rui's threat of death, Jiang Zhou would have already died.]

When Xiao Jingfan suddenly heard the words "King Rui", he couldn't help but be cheered up.

[Zhang Qian was also stubborn. He knew clearly that something was wrong with Xiancheng, but he still dared to break in. Not only did he break in, but he also asked questions everywhere, and was caught by the Fifth Prince's wife's people. Now the three brothers are locked up together and eating porridge. ]

[That is, the Fifth Prince’s wife wanted to keep Prince Rui alive to threaten the tyrant, but Prince Rui was a fragile person. He would get sick even if he was well taken care of. He couldn’t stand any hardship at all. He specifically asked Zhang Qian and Jiang Zhou to take care of him, otherwise he would go on a hunger strike. If he was forced to drink, he would faint. He would faint for several days and was barely breathing. The Fifth Prince’s wife was so scared that she and her people took care of him like an ancestor, fearing that they would really feed him to death.]

Ninth brother often uses the trick of pretending to faint, and it sounds like he didn't suffer any pain.

Xiao Jingfan felt slightly relieved, and even his expression looked a little better.

The more Chu Liuzheng looked at him, the more he felt that Prince Rui was a wonderful person.

The Fifth Prince's wife's people also thought of using the lives of Zhang Qian and Jiang Zhou to threaten Prince Rui to be obedient, but Prince Rui dared to do something like, "If you cut them, I will be so angry that I will die immediately."

Although it sounds a bit stupid, given King Rui's fragile body after being fed the poisonous insect, it is possible that he would not be able to breathe and would die of anger.

Faced with a person who could make them angry to death at any time, the Fifth Prince's wife and her people were helpless and had no other choice but to serve and obey him.

[Tsk tsk, the Fifth Prince's Consort is a relic of the previous dynasty, and she is really good at her job. She is either making trouble or on her way to making trouble. She won't stop until she turns Dasheng upside down. It's been so long, isn't it better to live a good life? ]

Chu Liuzheng felt tired after watching the Fifth Prince's wife's trouble-making journey.

She shook her head secretly and continued to dig through the system.

[Oh, it turns out that the 100,000 taels were what the Fifth Prince's wife wanted.]

[The subordinates of the Fifth Prince's wife threatened Jiang Zhou with his wife and children, so he had no choice but to write to Wen Zhaohou to borrow money. Not only Wen Zhaohou, but all his familiar relatives he borrowed money from.]

[Let me do the math... Oh my goodness, I already owe more than 700,000 taels. With the salary the tyrant gives me, when will I be able to pay it back? ]

Chu Liuzheng felt genuinely worried for Jiang Zhou.

Xiao Jingfan: "..."

That's not the point!!!
However, knowing that his ninth brother was in a good situation and that it was not him who trusted the wrong person and caused the deaths of eighty-seven people, he felt a little relieved and his eyes when looking at Marquis Wen Zhao were not so cold anymore.

Wen Zhaohou keenly sensed this change, gritted his teeth and steeled his heart, and took the initiative to ask: "I am willing to go to Xiancheng to find out the truth and catch the murderer. I hope Your Majesty will grant me permission."