sbdcsierra Chapter 487: Setting an Example
Chapter 487: Setting an Example
Seeing that the queen was so angry, Xie Ci'an raised his hand and pinched Gu Jianchu's palm, fearing that her anger would harm her health, to give her enough warmth.
After feeling Xie Ci'an's support, Gu Jianchu's anger eased a little.
"Okay." Xie Ci'an's sincere voice sounded in the hall.
"Wen Zhu, take Cao Li out for interrogation and torture him directly. You can torture him anywhere. Remember not to harm his life. Just get the truth." Xie Ci'an ordered in a cold voice.
Not to mention that the queen was angry, anyone who heard about this kind of thing would be angry. No one would have thought that this person regarded human life as worthless and actually killed so many women. If this matter is not handled clearly, I am afraid that more women will be killed. They also want to give justice to those murdered women.
The Imperial City Bureau knows best how to use torture.
Usually, they interrogated extremely evil people or officials who had made mistakes, but this was the first time they had seen such an extremely evil civilian. Wen Zhu went up to Cao Li, lifted the back of his collar, and walked out of the hall directly.
Everyone in the room sighed.
After the Dali Temple Minister reported, he left the room and continued to work. The bodies were still there and needed to be dealt with. Although they were all poor women without families, their identities had to be ascertained, or their previous employers had to be found to identify the bodies before they could be dealt with.
They had handled many cases, but this was the first time they had seen such a vicious case.
"Doctor Lin, you take the people from the Imperial Hospital and follow Lord Dou to the City God Temple to meet with Princess Chongfeng and the others. There must be a seriously injured woman who needs medical treatment. You just need to treat her directly." Gu Jianchu ordered.
There was no news from Chongfeng yet, but there were shrill screams coming from outside. It seemed that the people from the Imperial City Bureau were torturing him.
They would be afraid when they heard such screams before, but now they are not afraid anymore, especially after knowing the evil things Cao Li had done. These punishments cannot help those women who have been abused and killed to get justice.
The ears were filled with shrill screams, and the strong smell of blood filled the entire Shangshu Mansion. There were also many servants and maids outside the Shangshu Mansion who came to watch the fun.
There were officials living around the Shangshu Mansion. Hearing such a noisy noise, the servants or personal maids would inevitably come out to find out what was going on.
After seeing this scene, the servants and maids were so frightened that they went back to report to their masters.
There were some who speculated that it was because Minister Kong had offended the Emperor and Empress that he was punished in this way, but no one dared to send anyone to gather information. If they were caught by the Emperor and Empress, it would be a disaster.
Before they knew it, it was already noon. Seeing that the Emperor and Empress had not eaten yet, Minister Kong was in a dilemma. It was neither right nor wrong to say anything. The truth was that their Shangshu Mansion had no money and could not afford to offer a good meal to entertain the Emperor and Empress. After all, it was lunchtime and it would be embarrassing if they did not entertain them.
Just as he was considering whether to go out and borrow some money to order some banquets, Xie Ci'an spoke first, "Cheng Song, go to Wangxianlou in person and ask the shopkeeper to prepare three tables and send them over. Make sure it's quick."
After handling a business in Wangxianlou before, he was familiar with the owner of Wangjinglou. Moreover, Cheng Song went there in person, so the owner must know the priorities.
Hearing this, Minister Kong lowered his head in embarrassment. These tables of food should have been prepared by him. After all, it was in his house and he was the host. But the emperor spoke first, and now they were the ones eating the emperor's food.
It's not that Xie Ci'an didn't give Minister Kong a chance to show his abilities. It's just that Minister Kong was too poor. He couldn't even afford a charcoal fire, let alone delicious food. Now that the Queen needed nutrition, he was really afraid that Minister Kong would harm the Queen and the baby in her belly.
Mu Yao and her maid quickly cleaned up the dining room, but the room was still like an ice cellar.
The Emperor and the Empress had to handle a case here and could not leave for a while. Mu Yao specifically ordered the servants to buy some silver charcoal and ordered two more for the dining room and the flower hall. Although it was not very warm, it was still somewhat warm, which was much better than the ice cellar just now.
Mu Yao didn't dare to light too many charcoal basins. Although the silver charcoal was of high quality and did not smoke, she could still smell a bit of a pungent smell if there was too much. The main reason why the queen's bedroom was warm was because of the lit ground cage.
Wangxian Tower moved quickly, and in less than an hour, three tables of food were served. The emperor and empress sat at a separate table, and the other ministers and their families each sat at two tables and ate quietly.
It’s not really quiet, as there are screams coming from outside.
In fact, the Shangshu Mansion is so small that everyone can hear it even if there is a little punishment.
Because of the evil deeds committed by Cao Li, Gu Jianchu's appetite was not very good and he felt full after eating just a little.
The proprietress of Wangxianlou knew that Gu Jianchu was pregnant, so she specially prepared bird's nest and chicken soup.
Seeing that Gu Jianchu didn't eat much, Xie Ci'an asked Zhuxi to bring the chicken soup and bird's nest that was simmering on the small stove. He didn't bring it to the table at first because he wanted Gu Jianchu to eat something else. Besides, it was a cold day and it would get cold if left here for a while.
Xie Ci'an poured a bowl of chicken soup and personally brought it to Gu Jianchu, "Drink the bird's nest chicken soup afterward. This is cooked by the proprietress of Wangxianlou herself. Ah Chu, you need to eat more to keep your body healthy so that when you give birth to this brat, your body won't be damaged too much."
"I'll feed you." Xie Ci'an said as he scooped up a spoonful with a small spoon, blew on it and brought it to Gu Jianchu's mouth.
Gu Jianchu immediately lowered her head in shame and reached out to take the chicken soup from Xie Ci'an's hand. "Your Majesty, there are so many people watching. You really have no shame. Give it to me quickly. I will drink it myself."
Although Xie Ci'an knew that the queen was thin-skinned, he didn't care about Jianchu's thin-skinnedness. He said gently, "It's okay. If they want to watch, they can watch. It's a good opportunity to set an example for men all over the world, so that they won't have to find a bunch of excuses to treat their wives badly."
Gu Jianchu's tone was shy and deliberately lowered so that only the two of them could hear it, but Xie Ci'an did not deliberately lower his voice, and there was a hint of doting in his tone.
This doting tone sounded a bit harsh to the ears of the ministers.
This was not said to the Queen, it was clearly a call to them.
As an emperor, he was able to have only the empress, his legal wife, by his side, and he could treat her so gently. But those of them, as ministers, not only could not have only one wife, but they had three wives and four concubines in their mansions. Not only that, but the mansions were crowded with concubines, and the matter even came to the emperor's presence. It was really shameful.