Chapter 347
Chapter 347
In the clan's mansion, Shen Ruzhou's hands and feet were tied up with thick ropes. She raised her hands to try to break free, but she couldn't find a way. Instead, they became tighter, causing her wrists to hurt.
Really unable to solve it, Shen Ruzhou simply gave up. She sat on the ground and calmly recalled what happened before and after Xiao Chenyan was poisoned.
In her previous life, her grandmother's sixtieth birthday was not held so grandly, and she did not attend because of previous quarrels with her father and brother. She just asked Miao Dong to send congratulatory gifts.
That time, Xiao Chenyan was not poisoned at all, so she was not prepared at all this time.
She did not poison him, and it was impossible for anyone in the general's palace to poison him, but before Liu Er died, he insisted that he was under her instruction, which was obviously a prearranged excuse.
This meant that the person who poisoned her was targeting her, and the person who wanted her dead the most was probably Mu Wanrong.
Shen Ruzhou bit his lip. Although this move was clever, it was too dangerous, and it also required some help to implement it. It was not like Mu Wanrong could think of it and do it.
A thought flashed through Shen Ruzhou's mind, and before he could think about it, the heavy prison door was opened by the jailer.
The jailer moved chairs and a brazier, and invited Mu Wanrong to come in with a smile, "Concubine, the prisoners here are all serious criminals. The young ones took a lot of risks to..."
Before the leading jailer finished speaking, Mu Wanrong took out a piece of silver and handed it over, "I'll leave after saying a few words. I won't be delayed for too long."
The jailer took the money with gleaming eyes and said with a smile on his face, "Concubine, you're welcome. The boys are guarding outside. If you have anything to do, just give me your instructions."
With that said, the two jailers retreated.
Mu Wanrong was wearing a bright red rich peony embroidered brocade skirt and stood in the cell looking gorgeous.
She raised her eyes and looked around. The cell was dark and damp, with spider webs hanging from the corners. The only window for ventilation was covered with dust. The straw on the floor was full of cockroaches and fleas. The entire cell exuded an unpleasant smell.
She covered her mouth and nose with one hand and held up her dress with the other hand. She walked over and sat on the chair directly in front of Shen Ruzhou, with a look of arrogance on her face.
Shen Ruzhou's hands and feet were tied, and his outer clothes were taken off, leaving only a white undershirt, and his hair was messy and scattered on the side of his face, looking haggard.
However, even in such an environment, she was still neither humble nor arrogant, and showed no fear at all.
Mu Wanrong sneered and said mockingly, "Shen Ruzhou, don't you think this place suits you very well?"
"Did you poison it?"
Shen Ruzhou didn't want to beat around the bush with her and asked her doubts directly. With Mu Wanrong's temperament, she would not be able to help but show off once her plot was successful.
A flash of surprise flashed across Mu Wanrong's eyes, as Shen Ruzhou guessed that it was her so quickly.
But she has nothing to be afraid of. Shen Ruzhou is dead this time anyway!
"Since you are about to meet the King of Hell, I will ask you to be a sensible person."
Mu Wanrong leaned on the chair calmly, supporting her chin with one hand, and her soft voice was full of insidiousness, "So what if I did it? I just want you to bear the crime of poisoning the prince and murdering your husband."
She said, touching her belly with her hand dyed with bright red nails, her eyes full of calculations, "When I give birth to the prince's son, he will definitely make me a princess. By then, I will be the legitimate mistress of Prince Wucheng's palace."
"Without you, all the wealth, honor and honor are mine, and the prince is mine alone!"
Her eyes flickered, as if she had expected her to be wearing the princess's clothes and standing beside Xiao Chenyan openly.
"Hmph, what an idiot is talking about a dream!"
Shen Ruzhou sneered, "There is no antidote to the poison in Xiao Chenyan. Within ten days, the person will die. As long as it is found out that you were the poisoner, you will definitely die."
Mu Wanrong suddenly slapped the armrest of the chair with a stern look, "Shen Ruzhou, don't talk nonsense! Now that someone has testified that you poisoned me, no matter what you say, no one will believe it!"
Even though she had a strong attitude, Shen Ruzhou still saw the flash of evasion in her eyes.
Shen Ruzhou looked at her with a half-smile but not a smile, "Oh, really? Are you afraid you don't know what kind of person the regent is? What kind of conspiracy can escape his eyes?"
"It's just a matter of time to find out the facts. In the past two days, he asked the best doctor in the palace to check the food and wine used by Xiao Chenyan, even the utensils. Maybe he has found clues."
Although Mu Wanrong's hands were not clean, it was the first time he had dealt with a royal nobleman, so he was inevitably frightened.
Her whole body froze, and her knuckles when she clenched the armrest turned white. She said harshly: "The emperor will order your execution soon. You can't wait until the regent finds out the truth!"
"So what?"
Shen Ruzhou took the time to admire Mu Wanrong's stiff expression, and added to his anger, "Good sister, I will wait for you down there. We will meet again when we get to the underworld."
"You guess you poisoned Xiao Chenyan and deliberately deceived the regent. This crime... tsk tsk tsk, I'm afraid you will be cut into pieces, right? I don't know if I will be able to recognize you by then."
Shen Ruzhou's voice was faint and echoed in the dark cell, "After you die, you don't have to worry about Xiao Chenyan being sad."
"Anyway, he neither likes me nor you. He only likes Mu Wanqing from the beginning to the end. We are both dead, which just makes them happy."
A chill rushed from Mu Wanrong's back to the top of her head, and then spread to her limbs, as if she had really walked between life and death!
Mu Wanrong bit her lips tightly, she knew that what Shen Ruzhou said was true!
She knew very well Mu Wanqing's position in Xiao Chenyan's heart, but she just didn't want to admit it!
Why?
Why does the position of princess belong to Shen Ruzhou, while the position in Xiao Chenyan's heart belongs to Mu Wanqing?
Then what is she? !
She stood up in a hurry, the hatred in her eyes almost turned into reality, "You are talking nonsense!"
"The prince likes me the most. In his heart, you are just a shameless bitch who came to his door. You are not worthy to be compared with me!"
Her breathing became more rapid, "As for Mu Wanqing... Mu Wanqing is already Princess Yu. She can't be with the prince. The only one who can accompany the prince every day is me, only me!"
"What's more, I'm pregnant with the prince's child," she put her hand on her belly and her tone became sharp again, "Yes, the prince only allowed me to be pregnant with the child!"
"Princess Wucheng's position is mine, no one can take it away!"
Shen Ruzhou looked at Mu Wanrong, who was almost crazy because of the stimulation, with ridicule in his eyes, "It's hard to say whether you can save your life, so you should put away your dream of being a princess."
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