Reborn, the daughter of the Marquisate went crazy

Shengjing City, Dali Temple.

Huang Dai poured out his guilt like a bamboo tube, and soon he had filled several pages with a list of his crimes. Peng Yan ordered someone to bring it forward for Huang Dai to sign, and Huang Dai signed it without hesitation.

Peng Yan held the pages of evidence in his trembling hands, his heart filled with fear. This matter was of great importance, so he naturally did not dare to delay and rode his horse directly towards the palace.

The shadow guards of the Torture Department also quickly returned to the Prince's Mansion and sent someone to deliver a message to Chu Yuncang in the palace.

The tall jailer untied Huang Dai and dragged him back to the prison. After entering the cell, he stuffed a pill into Huang Dai's mouth while no one was paying attention, and then quickly covered Huang Dai's mouth and nose to prevent Huang Dai from struggling and calling for help.

Huang Dai had never thought that today would be his death day. In the morning he was still imagining that he could see his family before he died. Although he had little strength due to long-term torture, his instinct for survival drove him to wave his hands wildly and scratch the jailer hard.

However, the disparity in strength between the two men was too great. The jailer held Huang Dai down tightly and whispered, "Go with peace of mind! Your young son has been rescued!"

Huang Dai's eyes were wide open, and he gradually stopped struggling. The light in his eyes also faded away bit by bit.

The jailer quickly arranged Huang Dai's body, placing it in its usual sleeping position, then calmly exited the cell and locked the door. He made a half-circle tour of the cells before feigning a need to urinate and, using the opportunity to go to the toilet, escaped from the Dali Temple.

After walking around the street twice and making sure no one was following him, he turned through two alleys and jumped into a house.

His clothes had already been prepared in the house. He took off the jailer's clothes and threw them into the stove, burning them all. He then took off the human skin mask from his face and put it away carefully.

In a moment, he had transformed into a handsome young scholar, and no one would associate him with the rough and unruly jailer just now.

After everything was packed up, he opened the back door and looked around. After confirming that there was no one there, he quickly left the yard, turned the corner, and boarded a carriage. The carriage sped all the way and soon arrived at a villa on the outskirts of Beijing.

After passing through layers of guards, they arrived at a luxuriously decorated room. In the middle of the room was a screen with a picture of a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix.

He looked towards the screen and saw the shadowy silhouette of a woman. The woman was playing chess alone with her head slightly lowered.

He immediately knelt on one knee and reported respectfully, "Master, Huang Dai has already confessed to the Third Prince as planned, and has now died of poisoning. Dali Temple Junior Official Peng Yan has already entered the palace to report the news."

The woman seemed not to hear his words, but was studying the chess game seriously.

He had recently been transferred to work with the woman and was not familiar with her personality. He knelt on the ground, feeling extremely nervous, and soon a thin layer of sweat broke out on his forehead.

After a long time, the woman finally raised her head. She turned to look at the screen and said softly, "Commander Fan, you have worked hard! Get up!" Her voice was melodious and beautiful, like a lark among birds.

Commander Fan stood up quickly, his legs feeling slightly sore. He stood respectfully by the side, waiting for the woman's next instructions.

The woman played with two chess pieces in her bare hands and chuckled, "That mad dog Chu Yuncang is really lucky. Even the powerful poison last time didn't kill him." She pinched the chess piece in her hand and curled her lips slightly, "But, it's still my chess piece now, right?"

After a pause, she continued leisurely, "Now that the waters of Dongling have been muddied, let's just watch the show and see how these mad dog brothers, the Third Prince and Chu Yuncang, tear each other apart!"

Commander Fan frowned, but did not speak.

The woman seemed to have seen through the screen and saw Commander Fan's dilemma. She said softly, "Commander Fan, if you have something to say, just say it!"

Commander Fan felt a little uneasy. He was silent for a moment, then asked doubtfully, "I don't understand why the master didn't just kill Huang Dai? He's confessed to the Third Prince now. If the Third Prince is defeated, wouldn't Chu Yuncang be the only one in power? That would be bad for us!"

The woman said with a light frown, "Short-sighted!" Commander Fan was so frightened that he immediately knelt on the ground.

The woman seemed bored and waved her hand, saying, "Get up!" Commander Fan quickly stood up.

The woman said calmly, "Emperor Yingtian has been sitting on the mountain watching the tigers fight, allowing his sons to do little things. But the Dali Temple is Emperor Yingtian's territory. If Huang Dai died early in the Dali Temple prison, he would definitely be furious and would investigate strictly. Add to that Chu Yuncang, the mad dog that won't let go, and it will be extremely disadvantageous to us."

"But now, Huang Dai has betrayed the Third Prince. The Third Prince and Chu Yuncang are at loggerheads, and the Third Prince has committed the grave crime of colluding with foreign nations. Emperor Yingtian will no longer be able to stay out of this, and he will surely be in a state of panic."

"As for the Third Prince, I heard that he has a master by his side, so he won't fall so easily. However, I am very curious about what kind of escape plan he can come up with."

Commander Fan bowed slightly and said respectfully, "Thank you for your teachings, Master."

The woman seemed to suddenly remember something and asked softly, "Where is Huang Dai's youngest son?"

Commander Fan bowed and replied, "I have ordered the capture of a young beggar. He is about the same age as Huang Dai's youngest son, and looks about 60 to 70 percent like him. The prisoners in the prison are all unkempt, so unless you are close to them, you probably can't tell them apart. I have ordered them to silence him and send him to the prison to replace Huang Dai's youngest son."

The woman nodded gently, stroking her nails painted red, and said nonchalantly, "I heard that Old Man Yin is looking for a medicine man everywhere. Let's send the child to him! But remember to tell him not to kill the child. This is what we promised Huang Dai!"

Commander Fan bowed his head respectfully and said, "Yes, I will obey your command."

He lowered his eyelids and sighed slightly in his heart. Old Man Yin was a strange old man who worked under his master and studied poisons all day long. He liked to test drugs on living people. What a pity for that child!

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Dongling Palace.

After the court meeting ended, Chu Yuncang had just walked out of the hall when a shadow guard came out from the dark. He quickly walked towards Chu Yuncang and handed him a petition with both hands.

Chu Yuncang took two steps towards the side hall, and couldn't wait to open it and take a look. After reading it at a glance, his brows were furrowed. Huang Dai's explanation was a bit too straightforward. Besides, with the third brother's ability, it seemed that he was not enough to set up such a big game!

If it wasn't the Third Brother, then it must have been someone behind Huang Dai who had instigated him to confess. Why? Chu Yuncang turned around and ordered the shadow guard, "Quick, spread the word and immediately send someone to the Dali Temple to protect Huang Dai."

The shadow guard took the order and left. After a moment, he quickly ran back and reported in a deep voice: "Master, Huang Dai died in the Dali Temple Prison!"

Chu Yuncang's face suddenly darkened. The person hiding in the dark was one step ahead of them after all. He had tricked them around. Damn it!

When Dali Temple Minister Fan Yuan learns the result of the interrogation, he will certainly report it to his father immediately. Thinking of this, Chu Yuncang strode towards the imperial study.

When he walked outside the imperial study, he saw Fan Yuan waiting for him at the door.

Chu Yuncang stepped forward quickly and said softly, "Master Fan, there must be something fishy going on here. Huang Dai has already died in the Dali Temple's prison. He betrayed my third brother. I think it must be the plot of someone behind him."

Fan Yuan's pupils shrank slightly. He was isolated from the news in the palace and didn't know that Huang Dai was dead. Huang Dai died in the Dali Temple, and he would definitely bear the unshirkable responsibility!

After a moment of silence, he said in a deep voice, "Whether it's a plot or not, I will report it to the emperor truthfully. Please make the decision yourself!"

What a stubborn donkey! Chu Yuncang sighed slightly, shook his head helplessly, and stood outside the imperial study with Fan Yuan, waiting for Emperor Yingtian to summon him...