Chapter 442 The Emperor's New Clothes
Boom boom boom…
Seeing the iron door of the secret room slowly opening, Liu Luanwei hurriedly leaned over and flattered, and respectfully inquired: "Did Lord Sun ask anything..."
Who knew that when he was halfway through his words, he saw Sun Shaozong coming out with a livid face. His Mo Jiao Swallowing Cloud Robe was sticky and it was unknown what disgusting stuff it was stained with, but it smelled so sour and stinky that it made people want to vomit.
"My Lord, what are you doing?"
"Unlucky, it's really unlucky!"
Sun Shaozong said angrily: "I was trying to get her to say something insinuating, but she got so excited that she suddenly vomited !"
As he spoke, he could not help but retching a little, holding his nose and said in a muffled voice: "Liu Fucheng, is there a place nearby where I can wash up?"
When the eunuchs heard this, they couldn't help but feel gloating.
“Yes, yes, yes!”
Liu Luanwei did not dare to neglect it. He endured the pungent smell and said repeatedly: "There is a bathhouse nearby. I will take you there right away..."
“No hurry.”
Sun Shaozong waved his hand and said, "Please ask Liu Fucheng to send someone to call my driver so that I can ask him to get some clothes to change into."
Naturally, Liu Luanwei would not refuse such a small matter. He hurriedly called a few maids from nearby, and asked one of them to lead Zhang Cheng in, while the others surrounded Sun Shaozong and went to the bathing pool in the southwest corner of the back garden.
Although this bathing pool was also decorated quite beautifully, with a small fountain in the middle created by some unknown technique, it was still far inferior to the feasting and drinking at Prince Zhongshun's mansion.
Sun Shaozong took off his official robe beside the bathing pool and asked the maids to wash him first. He waited for Zhang Cheng to arrive in a hurry and whispered a few words to him before going into the pool to wash himself.
Those maids actually wanted to help, but at this critical juncture, Sun Shaozong didn't dare to make trouble and refused them one by one .
After soaking in the pool for about half an hour, until Zhang Cheng brought him a spare official robe, Sun Shaozong was able to put it on again.
"Lord Sun."
Almost at the same time when Sun Shaozong had packed everything, Liu Luanwei appeared out of nowhere and said respectfully, "Will you continue investigating the case or have dinner first..."
"Of course, we will continue investigating the case!"
Sun Shaozong touched the hard little porcelain bottle in his sleeve and said loudly, "Come on, accompany me to try that Li again."
"Do we still need to interrogate Li?"
"how?"
Sun Shaozong's face darkened and he said unhappily, "Does this officer look like someone who would give up halfway?"
“No, no, no!”
As a criminal, Liu Luanwei was now pointing his finger at the members of the "special task force" and asked if he could say a few good words about them in the memorial. But seeing that Sun Shaozong was a little unhappy, how could he dare to say anything more?
He hurriedly led Sun Shaozong to the secret room.
This time, Sun Shaozong didn't need to chase anyone out, as several young eunuchs consciously went outside.
The filth that Li had vomited out earlier had been cleaned up by now, and even her clothes had been changed into new ones, but there was still a sour smell floating in the air.
Seeing Sun Shaozong coming in again, Li's expression was extremely complicated, angry, ashamed and indignant...
But the most common feeling is confusion and doubt.
Sun Shaozong smiled at her, walked forward and took the chewing gum off.
"What on earth do you want to do?!"
This time, Li didn't bother to swallow her saliva. She immediately let out a delicate cry, and her saliva flew everywhere.
Sun Shaozong took a half step back to avoid the saliva and said calmly: "Didn't I tell you? I want you to live, and live well."
As he spoke, he took out a small porcelain bottle from his sleeve pocket, unscrewed the cork wrapped in red silk, and poured out a black pill the size of a peanut in front of Li.
After thinking about it, he felt that this thing was hard to swallow, so he took half a cup of leftover tea from the table, put it together with the pill to Li's mouth, and said like coaxing a child: "Here, take this medicine first."
"What kind of medicine is this?!"
Li shrank back and asked angrily, "What on earth do you want to do?!"
"This medicine is nothing serious."
Sun Shaozong shrugged and said calmly: "It just gives you a little bargaining chip to bargain with His Majesty - if you are smart enough, you may be able to temporarily save Prince Yi Zhong from death."
It sounded light, but how could Li believe it?
Just as he was about to refute Sun Shaozong's absurd remarks, he heard him say again: "Why, do you think I dare to poison you blatantly? Or do you prefer to delay death like this, rather than risk it for Prince Yi Zhong?"
Li was stunned.
After a long while, she slowly opened her cherry lips and signaled Sun Shaozong to feed the pill to her.
Sun Shaozong naturally wasn't polite and immediately put the pill into Li's mouth and gave her a few sips of tea.
Li felt that the pill was fishy, spicy and greasy. She felt extremely nauseous just holding it in her mouth. If she hadn't forced it down with tea, it would have been difficult to swallow it.
Even so, she still felt uncomfortable and tight in her throat. She swallowed several times and couldn't help asking again: "What...what on earth is this?"
"Emetic."
This time, Sun Shaozong did not hide it any longer.
"Emetic?"
"That's right. If you use this, I guarantee you'll be retching for the next two or three days. You'll vomit whatever you eat."
Sun Shaozong paused for a moment and continued, word by word, "It's like being pregnant!"
"You...are you crazy?!"
Li's eyes widened when she heard this, and she questioned, "Such a trick, let alone the imperial doctors, I'm afraid even the eunuchs in charge of guarding it can't be hidden!"
"It's better if we can't hide it."
Sun Shaozong sat down at the table and sneered, "If only a few people can see through this method, then as the instigator, wouldn't I be waiting to be killed to silence me?"
Li felt like he was facing an unreasonable madman. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "Since you know that this trick can't be hidden from others, what's the point of doing this?"
"That's how ignorant you are."
Sun Shaozong took out his pocket watch and looked at it, then said, "It will take some time for the drug to take effect. How about I tell you a story?"
Without waiting for Li's reply, he continued, "Once upon a time, there was a king who loved gorgeous clothes. One day, two swindlers came forward and said that they could make a magical dress that only smart people could see..."
Li was puzzled at first, but then his expression gradually became serious.
Finally, Sun Shaozong spread his hands and said, "The king's new clothes can still make all officials and people silent, not to mention the child in your belly, which is related to your majesty's imperial lineage, the fate of the Great Zhou, and even the billions of people in the world!"
"Although there are many officials who want to profit from the chaos, the majority of them still hope for peace in the world."
"As for the common people, they only hear about the royal family's affairs as a novelty."
"The prince's concubine was forcibly taken by the prince. She endured hardships for three years and finally bit off the prince's dragon root in one fell swoop. Then she unexpectedly discovered that she was pregnant with the prince's child. Is there any story more bizarre and absurd than this? If they don't believe this, what else can they believe?"
"So even if someone dares to risk the wrath of the world and expose the truth of this matter, it will only be drowned out by the voices of those who pretend to be ignorant while knowing the truth and those who pretend to be ignorant while knowing the truth!"
"unless……"
"The Emperor really wants to go to war with Your Majesty, leaving behind the eternal infamy of a father-son relationship!"
Li was stunned for a long time after hearing these words. After a long while, she finally recovered and asked with a complicated expression: "What about me? Why should I cooperate with your tricks and help that tyrant and... that shameless beast!"
"Didn't I tell you that this is a bargaining chip for you?"
Sun Shaozong said seriously, "A bargaining chip that allows you to bite off the crown prince's dragon root, not only can you continue to live, but also help Prince Yi Zhong to prolong his life!"
