Shengjing Noble

Chapter 260 Beheading in public display

Fu Mingheng must have known that half of the jade ring was lost, otherwise he would not have arranged for Su Lanxin to find it while trying to win him over.

As long as he finds the half of the jade ring outside and tricks the other half from him, Fu Mingheng will be able to restart the magic weapon!

It seems that the other princes have pushed him, the crown prince, too hard, so that he can't wait to gain unshakable power, and he would even take risks to force the emperor to abdicate when he is pushed into a corner.

He would never allow such a person to become the future ruler of a country, otherwise the people of Sheng Dynasty would never have peace.

……

The next day.

The gate of the yamen was once again surrounded by people. Su Yongcheng was really helpless and could not let Su Lanxin quickly send Tongtong to Fu Wuyang.

Looking at the little face that didn't look the same as his childhood sweetheart, Fu Wuyang looked indifferent, but didn't expose it.

"Your Highness, this child is the Tongtong I mentioned yesterday, and the jade ring is hers."

Su Lanxin had a smile on her face and pushed Tongtong forward.

The little girl looked timid and fearful. She took a few steps forward and then stopped, looking nervously at the man with a strong aura opposite her.

Fu Wuyang looked at Su Yongcheng and raised his eyebrows in question: "You said that this child is the one I'm looking for, do you have any evidence?"

"Your Highness, the jade ring is hers. If you don't believe me, you can ask the child." Su Yongcheng replied quickly.

Fu Wuyang curled his lips, looked at the child's face coldly, and asked in a low voice: "I'm asking you, is this yours?"

He hung the small piece of jade ring on his fingertips and shook it gently.

Ma Xiaotong swallowed, nodded fearfully, and then whispered, "My mother gave it to me."

"Oh, what about the other half?" Fu Wuyang continued to ask.

"I, I don't know. It was like this when my mother gave it to me... I really don't know..."

The child shook his head with an innocent look on his face, but Fu Wuyang sneered.

If you really don't know, why emphasize it a second time? I'm afraid you are feeling guilty.

He gave a wink, and the guards beside him came forward to invite Su Yongcheng and Su Lanxin out.

"My prince wants to ask questions in private, please leave."

"Ah... yes, I will withdraw now."

"That woman is also waiting outside."

The father and daughter were somewhat reluctant, but they did not dare to act rashly and could only leave the room obediently.

As soon as the door closed, the child was so scared that his legs went weak and he knelt on the ground, tears falling uncontrollably.

Fu Wuyang saw this, but did not feel any pity. Instead, he asked again in a cold voice: "You don't have to tell the truth. Today, not only you, but also your grandparents will die!"

When Ma Xiaotong heard this, she was so frightened that her face turned pale and she quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

"No! Please let us go... I really don't know anything..."

"Have you ever seen the sister your mother brought back?"

The child stopped crying abruptly, was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and sobbed again.

"After my father passed away, my mother ignored me... "

Fu Wuyang said disdainfully: "Your father has passed away, and your grandparents are old, but I heard that your family had plenty of food and drink before the famine. Where did all this money come from?"

"I... I don't know, I'm just a child... I don't know anything..."

"child?"

There was a sinister flash in the man's eyes.

"When I was eleven years old, I went hunting alone in the mountains. I even escaped from a bear's mouth and killed it successfully. So don't pretend in front of me!"

His tone was sharp and every word was oppressive. Although Ma Xiaotong had deceived Su Lanxin, he could not deceive him.

"me……"

This time she was really panicked, which was completely different from the innocence she had just pretended to have. Even her heartbeat quickened.

Seeing that she was hesitant and unwilling to explain, Fu Wuyang slammed the table and threatened: "If you can't give me the answer I want, I will chop your grandmother into pieces and feed her to the dogs!"

“No!” Ma Xiaotong shouted immediately, begging for mercy excitedly, “Prince, please spare my life… Please spare my life, my mother told me not to tell anyone… I… I’m scared…”

"Do you know what crime your mother committed?"

"No, I don't know..."

"She stole the gold and silver from the palace and kidnapped the little princess. This is a serious crime that will implicate the entire clan. If you protect her, you will be an accomplice. I will behead your entire family in public!"

Ma Xiaotong was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he immediately blurted out everything.

"I'll tell you! I'll tell you now!"

"When my mother came back from outside, she gave my grandparents a large sum of money and asked them to take good care of me. She also put a jade ring that was broken into small pieces around my neck."

"I often go back to the village to see my mother. She always abuses my sister. She not only beats and scolds her but also makes her do a lot of work. I tried to stop her, but my mother said that my sister was not good and told me not to be soft-hearted."

"Later, my mother died of poisoning. People in the village said that my sister couldn't stand her abuse and put rat poison in the food to kill my mother. Although I was sad, I didn't blame my sister."

She cried as she spoke, her tears streaming down her face looked so pitiful and she looked like a victim.

But it is unclear how much of these words are true and how much are false.

"Do you know the whereabouts of that child?" Fu Wuyang asked.

Ma Xiaotong shook his head with a disappointed look on his face: "I don't know, I just know that my sister must have been kidnapped, and I'm very worried about her..."

Hearing this, Fu Wuyang seemed to have thought of something.

"What did your mother name her?"

"Mother said she was just a rotten fish, so she called her Little Fish."

This name... is indeed very familiar.

He thought about it carefully, then stood up, walked to the cabinet beside the bed, took out his luggage, and pulled out a booklet.

This was originally sent to his house by someone. He had investigated and found that all the evidence pointed to the Seventh Prince Fu Mingchuan, who had been seriously ill and had not been seen for a long time.

Although he found it strange, he did not delve into it. After all, what was more important was that this booklet recorded in detail the women and children abducted by Crown Prince Fu Mingheng.

According to the list, he basically found all the victims and settled them, but there were also some deaths and missing people, one of whom was Xiaoyu.

It was recorded that Xiaoyu was sold to Guose Tianxiang, but was later kicked out.

If we want to find this child, we may have to go back to Shengjing to investigate.

Thinking of this, he stared at Ma Xiaotong and asked, "Are all the words you just said true?"

"It's true! I dare not lie to you... I only ask you to let my grandparents go. They are innocent too."

"Innocent?" Fu Wuyang sneered, "You live comfortably on the money stolen by Liu Xiufen, but you turn a blind eye to the misery of my adopted daughter. How can you be innocent?"

"No, no... We were wrong, Your Highness, please have mercy..." Ma Xiaotong was so scared that he kowtowed and begged for mercy.

"Considering that you have revealed so many clues, I can let you off the hook. However, you can escape the death penalty, but you cannot escape the punishment of life!"