Lao Zhu looked at Han Du and said with a sneer: "It's not bad. One person does the work and the other takes responsibility. He is a real man. Tell me, what is going on!"
Han Du secretly smiled bitterly in his heart. If Yao Yue had told him about this matter in advance, he might still have time to find a way to resolve the matter. But now that things have come to a head, I realize that there is really no room for change.
"My Healing Game"
"It was my fault, and I am willing to be punished." Han Du said and knelt down.
Lao Zhu's face was ashen, he sat on the chair and looked at Han Du coldly. After a while, he gritted his teeth and said, "What? Do you think I won't punish you?"
"I never meant this." Han Du straightened his back, bowed his hands towards Lao Zhu respectfully and said, "I made a big mistake, and I am willing to let him go without any complaints."
Yao Yue suddenly panicked when she heard Han Du's words. He exclaimed and said, "No, it's none of his business."
Lao Zhu sneered twice, looked at Yao Yue, and asked: "It's none of his business? Then where did the child in your arms come from?"
Yao Yue shook her head desperately and begged with a tearful tone: "This is my child. I... am a daughter of the people who willingly humbles herself and commits herself to others. I have nothing to do with anyone else."
Lao Zhu just responded with a sneer to Yao Yue's words.
Han Du sighed helplessly, turned his head towards her and said, "Shut up."
If you really think that Lao Zhu is an ordinary person, you will be damned if you can hide it from Lao Zhu with these excuses.
Lao Zhu naturally didn't take Yao Yue's words seriously. He stared directly at Han Du and said, "As a consort, you have a child with another woman. Do you know that you will be punished for the crime?"
Han Du nodded, "I am willing to take the blame. I just ask the emperor to spare the lives of their mother and son."
Lao Zhu snorted coldly, "You still want to plead for them? You should take care of yourself first."
With that said, Lao Zhu stretched out his hand to signal, and a eunuch came out carrying a wooden tray.
"Han Du, don't say that I won't give you a chance. Based on your past achievements, as long as you kill them now, I can pretend that this never happened."
Han Du turned his head and looked at the wooden plate in the eunuch's hand. A shiny revolver was placed inside.
Lao Zhu's voice came leisurely, "Speaking of which, you gave me this revolver. How about it?"
Han Du looked up at Lao Zhu and said seriously: "Since they are dead, the emperor can spare me. But I wonder if the emperor can spare them if I am dead?"
Lao Zhu's face suddenly darkened and he stared at Han Du.
Yao Yue suddenly panicked and shouted: "No, Mr. Hou, it was the daughter of the people who harmed Mr. Hou and let the daughter of the people die."
Han Du picked up the revolver with a smile, turned his head to look at Yao Yue, and asked: "You are willing to die, but is the child willing too?"
Yao Yue froze immediately. She was willing to die for Han Du, but she also wanted her child to live. For a moment, Yao Yue was in a dilemma.
Han Du didn't say much more to her, and directly picked up the revolver and placed it on his temple.
When Lao Zhu saw this, he immediately said angrily: "Han Du, you have to think clearly!"
"Please tell An Qing that I'm sorry for her in this life, and I will pay for it in the next life!" After saying that, Han Du pulled the plate without hesitation.
"Pa~"
"Crack, snap, snap."
Han Du pressed the button several times in succession, but all resulted in a hollow sound. He looked up at Lao Zhu in confusion.
Lao Zhu suddenly became furious and kicked the long table to the ground. The pens, inks, paper, inkstones, ceramic pen holders, teacups and other things on the table were smashed to pieces on the floor.
"Get out of here, get out of here!"
The old eunuch quickly signaled Han Du and Yao Yue to go out.
Jiang Wei was overjoyed, and he quickly stood up, knelt in front of Lao Zhu and asked, "Your Majesty, do you want these two people to be imprisoned?"
Lao Zhu looked at Jiang Wei coldly.
Jiang Wei waited for a while but did not wait for the emperor's instructions. He subconsciously raised his head and suddenly met the emperor's cold eyes. He was so frightened that he quickly buried his head on the ground.
Lao Zhu turned his head and asked the old eunuch, "In your opinion, how should I handle this matter?"
The old eunuch quickly turned to face Lao Zhu, bowed and said: "I have little knowledge and don't know how to deal with this matter. However, I believe that no matter what, this matter should not be too publicized."
After hearing this, Lao Zhu nodded slightly. At this point, no matter how Han Du and Yao Yue are dealt with, even if they are executed on the spot, once the news spreads, it will be a blow to the reputation of the royal family.
But if Han Du and the two were let go, it would be even more impossible. If this matter remains unresolved, it will be a shame for the royal family.
Even Lao Zhu, who has always been decisive in killing, suddenly ran out of ideas when encountering such a difficult matter.
Waving his hand, "Send that woman back and keep her under strict supervision. Also, make Han Du shut up and think about his mistakes!"
"My slave obeys the order." The old eunuch turned around after receiving the order, and when he saw Jiang Gu still kneeling on the ground, he couldn't help but shake his head slightly. It's right to want to make meritorious service, and it's right to want to be promoted to a higher position. But it would be wrong to be so impatient.
Ignoring Jiang Wei, the old eunuch went out directly to announce the emperor's will.
Hearing that Lao Zhu sent Yao Yue back and only grounded himself, he felt relieved.
Yao Yue did not expect this result and looked at Han Du eagerly.
Han Du smiled at her, glanced at the child, and said, "Don't think too much, take care of her. Leave other people's affairs to me."
Yao Yue felt that she had implicated Han Du and wanted to do something, but she didn't know where to start, so she could only nod obediently. Seeing Han Du's sad face, Yao Yue felt a flash of regret in her heart. She shouldn't have done such a thing for her own selfish interests and put Han Du in such a situation.
In the hall, Jiang Gu was still kneeling on the ground tremblingly. He didn't know why the emperor treated him like this despite his great achievements.
Fortunately, Lao Zhu had no intention of punishing Jiang Wei. After a pause, he asked: "Did you get any results from your interrogation?"
"I have interrogated those maids, but it's a pity that they were only bought by Yao Yue. They don't know anything about what happened before." Jiang Yu no longer dared to have other thoughts and replied honestly.
Lao Zhu snorted in his nose, "I didn't expect that this little girl would be so clever, thinking that she would be able to do it perfectly. Unfortunately, she underestimated me."
Jiang Wei didn't dare to answer, so he could only listen obediently.
"Since they don't know, then put it back and take care of it with Yao Yue."
"Yes, I will do it now." Jiang Wei quickly bowed.
Han Du returned to the Taoist mansion, accompanied by two eunuchs.
When the father and mother saw it, they were shocked. But seeing that Han Du didn't say anything, they didn't ask.
As soon as he walked into the courtyard, he met An Qing head-on.
An Qing suddenly laughed and asked, "My husband is back?"
Before Han Du could answer, she saw the two eunuchs following Han Du and asked in surprise: "What is this?"
Han Du smiled bitterly and said apologetically: "An Qing, I'm sorry for you..."
On the other side, Yao Yue was also sent back to her mansion by the eunuch arranged by the old eunuch. Not long after, the four maids were also sent back.
The four of them were so frightened that they were able to come out of the prison intact. Even when they returned to the house, they still couldn't believe that this was true.
At this moment, a eunuch came over. Swinging the whisk, he said condescendingly to Yaoyue: "The four of them should take care of you. Except that you can't go out, you can do other things by yourself."
Yao Yue knew that this was the eunuch showing mercy, so she bowed and thanked her, "Thank you, father-in-law. Yao Yue is grateful."
The eunuch smiled disdainfully and said: "You don't need to thank me. We don't know you and have no friendship with you. If we were a man, we might still care about your beauty and be lenient to you. It's a pity that we The family is a loser, these are of no use to our family.”
"The reason why our family is tolerant to you is because it is for the sake of Marquis Zhenhai. As long as you behave yourself, we guarantee that no one will dare to touch you. Okay, our family has said everything that needs to be said. What should you do? Decide."
"I still have to thank you, father-in-law." Yao Yue bowed to the eunuch.
The eunuch ignored him and turned around and walked out of the inner courtyard door. He said to the two young eunuchs: "Keep an eye on our family with all your tricks. We must not let anyone else get in or out."
"yes."
...
Eunuchs were sent to the house. Something big must have happened.
Since Han Du came back, An Qing has been staring at him closely, waiting for him to give him an explanation.
Han Du didn't intend to hide it from An Qing, so he pulled her into the room and closed the door.
An Qing saw Han Du walking over step by step and said in a deep voice: "Tell me, what's going on? Why did my father send all the eunuchs to the house?"
Han Du sat down next to An Qing, grabbed her hand, and said with difficulty: "An Qing."
"Yeah." An Qing nodded.
"I'm sorry."
"Hmm, huh?" An Qing's eyes suddenly widened and he immediately asked, "What's going on?"
Han Du had no choice but to explain the matter to An Qing in detail.
After An Qing heard this, his face was full of disbelief?
Pointing to Han Du's nose, he asked: "You mean, you just had it once, and then she got pregnant? She also gave birth to a child, and she hasn't told you yet?"
"The child is more than a month old. Do you think I know that I have this child?" Han Du said with a bitter smile.
An Qing looked at Han Du suspiciously and said, "That's not necessarily true. You run out every day. Who knows what you do when you go out?"
Han Du felt that he was wronged. There was nothing to say about the incident between himself and Yao Yue. Han Du would admit it because that was the fact. But how pitiful he was, he really didn't know anything about Yao Yue being pregnant and giving birth to a child.
"Do you think, if I knew, with my ability, would the situation be like this?"
An Qing thought for a moment, nodded, and said: "That's true, given my husband's ability. If he had known about this earlier, he could have easily sent Yao Yue overseas. By then, even if my father wanted to investigate carefully, it would not be easy. .”
