Chapter 157
Xiao Lintian took a deep look at Ling Yu, and then stared at Qiao Lian with a deep expression.
"The princess is right, Qiaolian, you, a little maid, will never come up with such a comprehensive way to frame someone!"
"I will give you a chance! Name the person who instigated you... I will give you a lighter sentence because of your youth and ignorance!"
"Otherwise...hum..."
Xiao Lintian snorted coldly.
Lu Nan put his hand on the handle of the knife, matched Xiao Lintian's threat with his actions, and shouted: "Say..."
Qiaolian was so frightened that she trembled all over. She didn't dare to look at anyone anymore, so she lay on the ground and cried.
"Your Majesty, spare your life! No... no one instigated the servants. They were all obsessed with the idea of the princess causing Qiaochun to be beaten so badly!"
"The slave is also worried that Master Heizi will be bullied by the princess in the future, and cannot tolerate the slaves, so he encourages Heizi to run away!"
"I really didn't expect that Master Heizi would be kidnapped by the kidnappers! If I knew, I would never let Heizi leave!"
Xiao Lintian frowned in disgust when he saw that Qiaolian was still resisting.
He said coldly: "Lu Nan, it seems she won't shed tears until she sees the coffin!"
"Bring me the whip and give her fifty lashes until she is willing to speak!"
One of the guards took a whip and dragged Qiao Lian up fiercely.
Qiaolian was so frightened that she screamed: "Your Majesty, please spare my life! What I said is the truth! I dare not lie to your Majesty!"
The last time Ling Yu was beaten, Qiao Lian and many servants watched the execution. She shuddered when she thought of Ling Yu's bloody appearance after being beaten.
Xiao Lintian ignored her, and the guards dragged her to a pillar beside the yard.
Qiaolian burst into tears: "Sister Wenshuang, Butler Fan, please help me to beg for mercy! I really didn't lie!"
When Qiu Wenshuang saw her calling him, he persuaded her: "Qiaolian, the prince has given you a chance. As long as you tell the truth, the prince will become rich again!"
Butler Fan looked at Qiu Wenshuang, then smiled at Xiao Lintian.
"My lord, this child has always been honest and diligent in his work! Could it be that the princess has misunderstood?"
"Heizi is naughty. She even avoided the nuns and ran to the stable! Based on this alone, I suspect that someone is instigating her. I think it's a bit far-fetched!"
Xiao Lintian pondered for a while and then asked: "According to Butler Fan, the whole thing is a misunderstanding?"
"She came up with the words to frame the princess herself! She encouraged Heizi to run away... Haha, she is so smart at such a young age, and Butler Fan said she has always been honest!"
"Steward Fan, I have been confused by you. Is Qiaolian smart? Or honest?"
Butler Fan was ashamed to be asked by Xiao Lintian and said sarcastically.
"Maybe it's because I don't know people well! Qiaolian, stop making excuses and tell the prince quickly, who ordered you?"
Ling Yu smiled secretly and looked at Xiao Lintian.
This guy isn't stupid either. Looking at his posture, he is suspicious of Butler Fan.
Ling Yu thought of the grudge between Butler Fan and herself and glanced at Qiu Wenshuang.
Butler Fan has nothing to do with this matter.
I just don’t know who is the mastermind between him and Qiu Wenshuang!
"Are you going to tell me? If you don't tell me, prepare to be beaten!"
The guard pressed Qiaolian against the pillar. When Qiaolian saw the thick whip in his hand, she couldn't bear it anymore and knelt down with a thud.
"My slave said...it was...it was King Pingyang who ordered this slave! It was also what King Pingyang taught Qiao Lian to say!"
"King Pingyang resents the princess for causing him to be embarrassed in the imperial capital! He bribed his slaves to frame the princess!"
Qiaolian cried and said: "The kitten should have been kidnapped by someone sent by King Pingyang. King Pingyang said that the princess had harmed his son and he will never see anyone again! He also wants the princess to taste the pain of losing his beloved son!"
Ling Yu frowned, although she had suspected that it was King Pingyang who kidnapped Ling Yue in revenge.
But if King Pingyang really hates him, he can just send someone to kill Ling Yue in the chaos. Why go to all the trouble to frame him first and then kidnap Ling Yue?
Ling Yu believed in her judgment on Qiu Wenshuang even more!
Qiu Wenshuang must have instigated Heizi to run away in order to frame him.
But Xiao Lintian didn't want to beat or kill him impulsively like before.
Xiao Lintian said at the time that he would find out the reason why Heizi ran away.
Qiu Wenshuang must have been frightened when he heard this, fearing that Xiao Lintian would find out about him, so he came up with a conspiracy to kidnap Ling Yue.
In Chen Mao Yuan at that time, Chen Changxing's wife confessed that the person who paid them to kidnap Ling Yue and Heizi asked them to kill the two children.
As long as Heizi and Ling Yue are killed, Xiao Lintian may not be in the mood to find out why Heizi ran away!
Ling Yu narrowed her eyes and looked at Butler Fan at what Qiao Lian said.
It might be most suitable to replace King Pingyang with Butler Fan.
"The princess caused my nephew to be killed by the prince. I also want the princess to taste the pain of losing her beloved son!"
