Reborn, the daughter of the Marquisate went crazy

Xie Qingli frowned, feeling extremely heavy in his heart. The disputes in the Dongling court were complicated and the forces of all parties were intertwined. If the Fengqian Zou family used their superb human skin mask skills to help one of the parties, it would be difficult for them to win easily, and they might even repeat the mistakes of their previous life.

Chu Yuncang looked at Xie Qingli's wrinkled face and said softly, "Don't worry too much, Li'er. Perhaps the person who instigated the riot just bought a few masks from the Zou family. The Zou family may not be that deeply involved."

A glimmer of light flashed in Xie Qingli's worried eyes. She looked at Zou Ping eagerly, waiting for Zou Ping's response.

Zou Ping's face was solemn. He shook his head slightly and said in a deep voice: "The situation is worse than you can imagine!"

He paused slightly and slowly analyzed, "Although Zou Xiangming has become the head of the Zou family as he wished, his path to the top was not glorious. To consolidate his position, he will swear allegiance to his greatest supporter—the Fengqian Imperial Family."

"The Fengqian royal family has always been ambitious. Once they conquer the Zou family, they will definitely treat the Zou family's masks as their own unique weapon and will never allow the Zou family to sell the masks to anyone else."

"So, the Zou family's masks appeared in Dongling, proving that the Fengqian royal family has infiltrated Dongling. As for what their purpose is, it's unknown!"

Zou Ping's words were like a heavy hammer, hitting Xie Qingli and Chu Yuncang's hearts hard. Their faces instantly became extremely solemn, and a layer of worry hung over their hearts. The matter of Huang Dai proved that someone in the court was colluding with Nan Jing, and now Feng Qian was involved, the situation became more complicated and difficult.

Chu Yuncang suppressed his anxiety and murmured, "Feng Qian must be colluding with forces within the court, both internally and externally. I wonder if it's Empress Meng, the Empress Dowager, my third brother, or my fifth brother. It's a pity that I missed the man at the inn that day, otherwise I might have been able to solve this mystery..."

Zou Ping looked up at Chu Yuncang, a mocking smile on his lips. He kicked the dying man in black at his feet and said calmly, "This is the man. Although I am not talented, I can catch him in just a few days."

Chu Yuncang looked at Zou Ping in great surprise, then quickly lowered his head to look at the person on the ground. Although the man's face was covered with scars, he could vaguely tell that he was about thirty years old and not an old man.

Just when Chu Yuncang was puzzled, Zou Ping said quietly, "Your Highness can unblock his mute point and ask him the question he just asked. His answer will surely surprise Your Highness."

Xie Qingli's curiosity was piqued, and he stood up and stood in front of the man. Chu Yuncang crouched down, skillfully unblocked the man's acupuncture points, and demanded in a stern voice, "Who are you loyal to? Confess yourself!"

The man's eyes flickered between the three people in the room, thinking to himself that after hearing so many secrets today, he was definitely going to die. When his gaze turned to Zou Ping again, the brutal interrogation methods Zou Ping had used on him suddenly surfaced in his mind. He shuddered and hurriedly said, "It's...it's Prince Zhong..."

Chu Yuncang's pupils suddenly shrank, and he asked in surprise: "Uncle Emperor?"

Chu Yuncang had always remembered the Emperor's uncle as a simple-minded, impulsive, and easily angered man. He had no interest in the throne and always followed his father's orders. During the struggle for the throne, the Emperor's uncle fully supported his father and made numerous contributions. After his father ascended the throne, the Emperor's uncle contentedly became a leisurely prince. His only interest was women, and it was rumored that he already had hundreds of concubines in his backyard.

Could it be that all this is just a disguise by the emperor's uncle?

Xie Qingli also widened his eyes and felt a chill in his heart.

When A'niang married Xie Jingyuan, it was Prince Zhong's doing. She thought it was Prince Zhong's crazy revenge after losing his lover; in the previous life, the Jiang family was defeated, and it was Prince Zhong who instigated it. She guessed that Prince Zhong was on the side of the third prince.

But Aunt Hua was originally a servant in Prince Zhong's mansion. She entered the Marquis' mansion when A Niang had just gotten married. A small servant, yet she was able to accomplish such a big thing as replacing the Marquis's daughter.

Xie Qingli was a little confused at first, but if Prince Zhong had any rebellious intentions, it would make sense when everything was put together.

When Prince Zhong assisted Xie Jingyuan in forcing a marriage, he not only avenged his mother but also dealt a blow to his grandfather. He then planted Madam Hua in the Marquis's residence, assisting her in replacing the child for unknown reasons. If Madam Hua hadn't disappeared at Xuanjing Temple, he would have undoubtedly used her to commit other evil deeds in the Marquis's residence.

Xie Qingli's hands trembled slightly, and a terrifying wave of anger surged in her heart. It turned out that Prince Zhong was her number one enemy!

Chu Yuncang looked at the pale Xie Qingli and wanted to reach out to comfort her, but he saw Zou Ping sitting upright in a chair out of the corner of his eye. He quickly withdrew his hand and said softly, "Li'er, are you okay?"

Xie Qingli took a deep breath and shook his head slightly: "I'm fine, Your Highness, please continue to interrogate this person!"

When the man heard the word "interrogation", he hurriedly interrupted and said, "You can ask as many questions as you want. I will tell you everything I know. I just ask that you give me a quick death and there is no need to torture me anymore..." As he spoke, he glanced at Zou Ping and his body could not help but tremble.

A hint of doubt flashed across Chu Yuncang's eyes, and he said in a deep voice, "Why did you instigate Wang Wu to revolt? Besides him, who else did you instigate?"

The man replied without hesitation, "It was a command from Shengjing. I was in charge of Lingzhou and the nearby prefectures. Wang Wu was my first target. Later, I found three more people. Then you started to pursue me like crazy."

"Are you in charge of Lingzhou? Do you have a lot of people and have they gone to different provincial capitals?" Chu Yuncang asked with a frown.

"Of course!" The man nodded and said proudly, "You certainly can't guess how many people are in our organization! Now our people are all over Dongling, and they can perfectly execute all orders from above. From now on, Dongling will definitely belong to Prince Zhong!"

Xie Qingli's face was stern, his eyes sharp as ice. He said sarcastically, "You're not a big shot in such a large organization. You must have never seen Prince Zhong in person. How can you be sure that he's the one you're pledging allegiance to? How much money does he, a lazy prince, have to support so many of you?"

Seeing Xie Qingli's disbelief, the man quickly defended himself, "Of course I know. When the organization trained us, we were made to swear an oath that we must be loyal to Prince Zhong for the rest of our lives, otherwise we would be struck by lightning!"

"As for the money, how difficult is that? You must have heard of the Huang Dai case in Jiazhou that caused such a stir! Whose pockets did Huang Dai pocket all that money? Did the court find out? Humph, how could you possibly know how many 'Huang Dais' there are hiding in all the prefectures and cities in Dongling?"

The person behind Huang Dai is actually Prince Zhong?

If that's the case, then the person colluding with Nan Jing is also Prince Zhong? !

A huge wave of emotion once again rose in the hearts of Xie Qingli and Chu Yuncang. This person's words completely overturned all their cognition.

Xie Qingli looked down at the figure on the ground, suddenly catching a flicker of nervousness in his eyes. She narrowed her eyes slightly. Was he so eager to tell everything? Was he truly afraid of his master's interrogation methods? Or was he not telling the truth?