I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 181: Good at making excuses
[Fuck! It's directed at me again. Am I in bad luck recently?]

While Chu Liuzheng was thinking about whether praying to the land goddess could get rid of the bad luck, he opened the system.

[If I find out who set the fire, I will bite you to death! ]

At this moment, a guard shouted: "Boss, there is someone on the roof!"

When Zhang Hong heard this, he hurried over to check.

"Protect the emperor!" Zhou Yuande and other Yulin guards nervously guarded Xiao Jingfan, fearing that the emperor might encounter any accident.

Xiao Jingfan looked normal, not nervous at all, because...

[Frog fun! The arsonist turned out to be Dong Wu! She was alone, and she was knocked unconscious by Chen Xing before she could run away. ]

[No, she offended the emperor and was punished to go to the laundry department to reflect on her mistakes. Even if she holds a grudge, she should hate the tyrant. At the very least, she should hate Manager Zhou. Why would she come after an innocent wounded person like me?]

Chu Liuzheng cursed in his heart.

[My father didn't get much salary, so why did I take the blame for the tyrant? You always pick on the weak, and I'm the only one who's easy to bully, right? ]

[Fuck! That day the tyrant came to catch an adulterer... Bah! I just said it out of turn. I saw that Butterfly was plotting against me, and it turned out that it was Dong Wu who ran to the tyrant to tip him off, saying that I seduced Butterfly and was shameless in pestering her.]

[Bah! When did I seduce butterflies? I wish I could avoid butterflies, okay? ]

[Who knows why Butterfly was so crazy that day, she suddenly appeared and blocked me, asking me why I dressed up as a eunuch on the day of the firearms camp drill. Haha, I still want to know, but the tyrant didn't tell me. Butterfly is so capable, why didn't she ask the tyrant herself? ]

[This guy used the identity of a fake princess to threaten the Goryeo envoy to listen to him, and wanted to use firearms to trick the tyrant. It was a good plan, both overt and covert.]

[It's a pity that man proposes, God disposes. You are a playboy, flirting with girls for no reason, pretending to be affectionate and making them go around in circles. Now the fake princess has learned the truth and wants to give the tyrant a surprise. You, the playboy, just wait for the backlash! ]

Xiao Jingfan pricked up his ears. What surprise?
Chu Liuzheng was unable to continue searching the system because Zhang Hong came over with a palace maid.

"Your Majesty, this woman must be one of the arsonists." Zhang Hong reported, "There are large pieces of lamp oil on her sleeves and skirt. I think she accidentally got them on when she was pouring lamp oil to help the fire."

Xiao Jingfan lowered his eyes to look at the disheveled maid and said coldly, "Raise your head."

"It's not me. I didn't set the fire. I am innocent." The maid's shoulders trembled and she refused to look up.

Zhang Hong reached out and grabbed her hair and pulled it back.

The palace maid was forced to raise her head in pain. Although her face was stained and looked thinner and haggard, the familiar appearance was undoubtedly Dong Wu.

[You are such a troublemaker. You work for your own abilities. You don't think about how to improve your abilities to be appreciated by the tyrant, but you just do your best to deal with innocent colleagues. The tyrant is not blind. You will never get promoted even if you live eight lifetimes! ]

Chu Liuzheng's fist was ready to move, and he really wanted to punch Dong Wu in the face.

Dong Wu shook her head with tears in her eyes: "Your Majesty, I am innocent. I did not set the fire."

Xiao Jingfan asked coldly: "Why are you on the roof?"

"Your Majesty, I was going to Luomeiju to deliver some washed clothes to Lady Bao. As I was walking, I suddenly felt a pain in the back of my neck. I woke up lying on the roof." Dong Wu kowtowed, "I am innocent. I beg Your Majesty to understand."

[Tsk, confusing the time when things happened, you're quite good at making excuses! ]

Xiao Jingfan glanced at the hem of her clothes: "If it's clothes sent for washing, why are there large pieces of lamp oil on your sleeves and hem?"

Dong Wu lowered her eyes and said timidly, "I accidentally spilled it when I was adding oil to the lamp, and I didn't have time to wash it."

Xiao Jingfan asked: "Where did you sprinkle it?"

Dong Wu's voice became smaller and smaller: "In...in the house." Xiao Jingfan asked: "Which room?"

"Yes... yes..." Dong Wu's eyes rolled around and he stammered, unable to answer.

Seeing this, Xiao Jingfan shouted: "Speak!"

Dong Wu was startled and pointed at Chu Liuzheng who was standing next to him: "It was in her room. She ordered the servants to set the fire."

Chu Liuzheng, who was also shot while lying down: "..."

She was so angry that she laughed: "Okay, just think of it as me ordering you. Tell me, why did I ask you to lock me in the room? I'm neither crazy nor stupid, I don't want you to burn me alive in the room, do I? Where are your accomplices? Call them out and confront them together."

That makes sense.

Everyone else looked at Dong Wu like he was a fool. Even if they wanted to frame you, they should find someone else.

Dong Wu insisted, "You were the one who ordered me to set the fire. You didn't explain the reason to me, and I have no accomplices."

She was telling the truth, but because she had previously made false accusations against Chu Liuzheng, everyone thought she was trying to protect her accomplices and did not believe her.

After all, Chen Xing had said before that he saw several black shadows.

Only Xiao Jingfan raised his eyebrows slightly and glanced at Chu Liuzheng meaningfully.

"Nonsense!" Yuzhui and Miyue came over, supporting the awakened Moxiang on both sides. She stared at Dongwu, "Liu Zheng was unconscious for two days and two nights before she woke up. I stayed by her side the whole time. How could she have ordered you to do anything?"

Dong Wu opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, he heard Moxiang continue, "Before Liu Zheng was kidnapped, you watched him die without saving him. Later, you wanted to be transferred to the imperial court to serve tea, so you tried to get close to him and curry favor with him. When Liu Zheng ignored you, you started to feel resentful towards him.

Not long after, you offended the emperor and were punished to go to the laundry department to reflect on your mistakes. You did not dare to blame His Majesty, so you blamed everything on Liu Zheng, an innocent man.

You just can't stand seeing Liu Zheng getting better, otherwise why didn't Nong Yunyuan have a fire earlier or later, but why did Liu Zheng have a fire right after he woke up?"

Everyone suddenly realized that there were such entanglements. They all looked at Chu Liuzheng with sympathy. This was really an unexpected disaster.

"I didn't! You're talking nonsense!" Dong Wu's face turned red after being scolded, and he wished he could pounce on Moxiang and tear her mouth apart.

Moxiang did not look at her again, and she and Chu Liuzheng knelt down towards Xiao Jingfan: "Your Majesty, please make a decision!"

Xiao Jingfan twisted the bodhi beads and touched his lips lightly: "Kill."

"Your Majesty, please spare my life!" Dong Wu wanted to rush over and hug Xiao Jingfan's legs, but was grabbed by Zhang Hong, who ordered two Yulin guards to drag him away.

The pungent smell of smoke was faintly mixed with the smell of blood.

Xiao Jingfan said to Chu Liuzheng and the other two, "Get up, are you two injured?"

The two girls shook their heads. Moxiang said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. We were just frightened but not injured."

Xiao Jingfan nodded and looked at Chu Liuzheng naturally, "Are your hands feeling uncomfortable?"

[Hey, I actually heard concern in the tyrant's cold tone. Are my ears damaged by the thick smoke? ]

Chu Liuzheng was shocked and bowed quickly: "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. With Miss Moxiang and Miss Chenxing protecting me, my hands were not bumped and I am not feeling any discomfort."

Xiao Jingfan nodded, as if it was just a casual question.

Zhou Yuande looked at the two of them and asked, "Your Majesty, Nongyun Garden has been burned to such an extent that it is no longer habitable. How should we arrange for these people?"