The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 721

Chapter 721: 335 Tricked her (two updates)_3

"What?" The old priest’s eyes bulged out in shock and panic as he fell to his knees, "May the Emperor discern the truth! I surely handed him a silver! I don’t know how that silver turned into a hidden weapon! I swear to Heaven!"

Marquis Xuanping clenched his teeth.

Act!

You continue your performance for me!

Noble Concubine Zhuang said with a smirk, "Priest Huo is making such a sincere oath. Could it be that he really didn’t do it? After him, the only one who seems to have privately touched the box is Marquis Xuanping."

"Noble Concubine Zhuang!" Empress Xiao sharply interrupted her.

Noble Concubine Zhuang laughed, "I have no intention of defaming Marquis Xuanping. I’m just analyzing the facts."

Marquis Xuanping said, "After receiving the box yesterday, I didn’t open it privately and kept it on me the whole time. I placed it in my room when I returned to my residence. The only people who can enter my room are myself and my guard, Chang Jing. Chang Jing hasn’t touched the box."

Chang Jing had no interest in such rigid things.

He wouldn’t care to look even if it was offered to him.

Empress Xiao stood up and walked to her brother’s side. She bowed to the Emperor and said, "Your Majesty, Marquis Xuanping has always been loyal and reverent towards the Empress Mother. He would never set her up! Especially... In front of so many people, with something that he personally handed over. Isn’t that stupid?"

Noble Concubine Zhuang chuckled, "Maybe there is someone who is using this idea to make the impossible, possible, so they could escape suspicion."

Empress Xiao’s gaze turned icy, "When I speak with the Emperor, it’s not your place to interrupt!"

Empress Xiao rarely used her status to pressure Noble Concubine Zhuang. After all, the Empress Dowager supported Concubine Zhuang who held substantial power. It was only because of her desperation today that she spoke in such a way.

Noble Concubine Zhuang gave a cold snort.

The Emperor looked at Marquis Xuanping gravely, "Has anyone ever sneaked into your room?"

Marquis Xuanping openly met the Emperor’s sharp gaze, "Your Majesty, I dare not claim that my residence is impregnable, but Chang Jing guards my room, and I rest in there. With our skills, it is impossible for anyone to sneak in and tamper with things without us noticing."

The Emperor contemplated, "Is the Chang Jing you mentioned is that assassin brought back from the Night Gate?"

Marquis Xuanping answered, "Yes."

The Night Gate is a power outside of the six nations, not under the jurisdiction of any country, with their headquarters on an island.

The assassins of the Night Gate are all top-notch experts.

Especially since what Marquis Xuanping said was correct, he is also one of the strongest fighters himself.

The old priest muttered, "What if someone acted while you were sleeping?"

Marquis Xuanping looked at him and laughed, "Do you know that there are less than five people in Zhan Country who can beat Chang Jing. One is the Grand Marshal and supreme commander of the army, Tang Yueshan, one is the old Marquis from the Marquis Residence, and the other three are the Dragon Shadow Guards loyal to the Emperor. I say three because I have only seen three; if there are more, I’m not aware."

The old priest earnestly explained, "So there are suspects who might have committed the crime!"

Marquis Xuanping calmly retorted, "Tang Yueshan followed the Prince Ning to suppress the bandits at the beginning of the month and has not yet returned. He is not in the Capital City, so how could he have acted in my residence?"

The old priest asked, "Then... what about the old Marquis?"

Marquis Xuanping narrowed his eyes, "Are you playing dumb, Huo?"

The elder Marquis is the Emperor’s confidant. This is not unknown to anyone, especially Huo Xian who deeply trusts the Emperor. Would he not know?

Would he attempt to harm the Empress Mother?