You are asked to marry in place of the tyrant, and you allow the tyrant to send you to marry?

The next day, Qianqing Palace

"General Du, have you investigated the arson case three days ago? Where is the thief?"

As soon as Zhu Yunhao sat on the dragon throne, his tone became extremely cold.

Du Qingwan on the side kept smiling and seemed particularly calm, as if she was sitting there watching a good show.

Du Zhirou was quieter today than ever before.

She remained silent on the surface, but her eyes kept avoiding my gaze and she was feeling very nervous.

Maybe it was because Pang Shi was not present today, so she seemed timid and cowardly.

“Reporting to the Emperor, the arson was a complete accident. It was Cui’er, the personal maid of my daughter Rou’er, who accidentally set it on fire.

What happened was that Rouer suddenly missed my old father, her grandfather, that day. "

"According to the orders of my wife and Rou'er, Cui'er went to prepare some incense, candles and paper money.

Unexpectedly, a gust of cold wind blew and accidentally caused a fire, and Wan'er happened to be trapped in the house. "

Du Lu said a lot, but Zhu Yunhao had no intention of listening.

But it is easy to draw a conclusion---

The arson at the Du residence was just an accident.

"The fire was an accident. Was it unintentional that the queen was locked in the house?"

Zhu Yunhao sneered, stood up suddenly, and walked straight to Du Lu, with anger between his brows.

He is not a three-year-old child, and Truhu is trying to fool him.

"Dulu, you have been fighting on the battlefield and have been unable to conquer the Northern Kingdom. I cannot make any rash comments.

Your ability to lie with your eyes open is simply shocking to me, and even terrifying!"

Zhu Yunhao swayed back and forth in front of Du Lu, his tone becoming increasingly cold, without any sense of warmth at all.

"Your humble servant is terrified! Please understand, Your Majesty!"

Du Lu was trembling with fear, his head was buzzing.

Although Cui'er had confessed voluntarily, even Du Lu himself did not believe such a confession, let alone Zhu Yunhao.

The reason why he lied against his conscience just now was only after careful consideration with the old lady and in order to save the Du family.

As expected, Zhu Yunhao became furious after hearing this.

His sharp eyes fell on the trembling Du Lu, and he seemed to have a new guess in his mind.

"Dulu, do you think I will believe your one-sided words?

Eunuch Liu, call Cui Er into the palace. I want to interrogate her personally!"

After Zhu Yunhao finished speaking, he quickly turned around and returned to the dragon throne.

When Eunuch Liu received the order, he immediately opened his voice and shouted:

"It's the Emperor. Xuan Cui'er, enter the palace!"

But after a moment, Cui'er walked in hurriedly.

He fell to his knees with a thud, and began to cry out for his injustice.

"Your Majesty, please spare me. I really accidentally set the paper money on fire, which frightened the Empress."

Before Cui'er came to the Qianqing Palace, she had memorized all the lines by heart.

At this moment, her heart was pounding and about to burst out.

After all, deceiving the emperor is a serious crime, and the punishment may be death.

"Really? Cui'er, look up and don't be nervous.

I'm asking you a question now, you'd better tell the truth!"

Zhu Yunhao sneered, glanced at Cui'er with disdain, and finally his eyes fell on Du Zhirou.

"I will tell you everything I know."

Cui'er swore solemnly, and her body trembled even more violently.

Hearing this, Zhu Yunhao retracted his gaze and said with ulterior motives:

"Cui'er, General Du said that you were ordered by Madam Du and Concubine Rou to burn paper money for the old master. Is that true?"

"Your Majesty, it is true. I dare not hide it."

Cui'er did not hesitate and immediately confirmed the answer.

But Zhu Yunhao did not stop there, but continued to ask:

"Then can this prove indirectly that it was Concubine Rou who ordered you to set fire to the Queen?"

What shocked everyone present was that Zhu Yunhao actually made a feint to the east and attacked in the west, and suddenly involved Du Zhirou.

Soon, the hall was in an uproar with all kinds of noises coming out one after another.

"No way? Concubine Rou looks gentle and weak on the surface, will she really murder her own sister?"

Zhong Shanzhu was the first one who couldn't help but speak, and the look he gave Du Zhirou was vaguely filled with contempt.

As soon as the words fell, Prime Minister Zhang Xingguo also echoed:

"Don't underestimate women's jealousy, it will lead to death sooner or later.

Concubine Rou's jealousy is extremely strong."

In Zhang Xingguo's opinion, Du Zhirou is a green tea girl. She is so cunning that even Du Qingwan is no match for her.

"It's just a jealous contest between women.

Is there ever a day when such a drama doesn't happen in the harem?

The Empress is fine now, and the Emperor will not pursue the matter too much. After all, Concubine Rou is his favorite."

Although Zhao Zilei is a rough man, he is actually not stupid.

He was sure that even if Zhu Yunhao found out that Du Zhirou had deliberately set the fire, he would not punish her.

"That's not necessarily true. The Queen has been in the limelight lately, and the Emperor likes her very much!

In all these years, when have you ever seen the Emperor personally try a case like this?"

Prince Changning Zhu Zhengxun did not like to gossip about others in public or behind their backs, so he was very dissatisfied with the various speculations of the court officials. He immediately retorted and his face gradually became gloomy.

"That's right. We'd better keep quiet, lest the emperor hears us and punish us for making false comments later."

Zhao Zilei pondered for a few seconds, and considering the possible serious consequences, he quickly found a way out for himself.

Upon hearing this, all the civil and military officials present tacitly chose to keep silent.

The scene returned to silence again, and you could hear a pin drop.

"Your Majesty! I am innocent! I never ordered Cui Er to set fire to my sister.

I was with you that day, wasn't I?"

"Your Majesty, although I am dissatisfied with my sister, she is still my father's biological daughter. How could I be so cruel?"

Before Cui'er could reply, Du Zhirou couldn't help but prove her innocence and her expression became extremely frightened.

The fair little face had already turned pale to deathly gray.

She never dreamed that Zhu Yunhao would actually point the finger at her and act as if he was determined to eat her alive.

"Really? Concubine Rou, I'm just guessing, why are you so nervous?

I was just asking Cui Er a question, what's the matter with you?"

Zhu Yunhao's gaze fell on Du Zhirou again, and a hint of murderous intent flashed quickly in his eyes.

Du Zhirou's performance has seriously betrayed her.

He was sure that this matter was related to Du Zhirou.

"Your Majesty, I..."

Du Zhirou hesitated for a while before realizing that she was too anxious.

Her voice was timid and she didn't dare to look up to face everyone.

Seeing this, Du Lu quickly stood up and spoke for his daughter.

"Your Majesty, Rou'er has been kind-hearted since she was a child. She would never do such a rebellious thing. Please understand!"

Du Lu's words were crisp and clear, without any ambiguity.

In his opinion, Du Zhirou was just like that, well-behaved and filial.

She wouldn't do anything to murder her own sisters.

"Does Daddy trust my sister so much? If I have evidence that my sister and mother conspired to start the fire, how will Daddy deal with them?"

At this moment, Du Qingwan, who had remained silent, suddenly stood up, walked to Du Zhirou while talking, and raised the corners of her lips slightly, letting out an ambiguous smile.