e quite casually.She directly expressed that she didn't think highly of Zheng Bao Rong's stance.Li Chen replied calmly, "What you say, I am well aware of. But right now we are truly short-staffed, and...Chapter 1215 The Mastermind

Perhaps Xiaowazi saw this point and dared to try it.

Besides, the person he relies on must have a clean background. So Li Chen needs to check Xiao Guzi thoroughly.

After dealing with Xiaoguang's matter, Li Chen returned to find that Zhao Rui had actually gotten the palace maid to open her mouth. This surprised Li Chen greatly.

"This palace doesn't recall you being skilled in torture." Li Chen teased Zhao Rui.

After taking a moment to catch her breath, Zhao Rui's face flushed slightly as she said: "Though I don't understand interrogations, I do know how to manipulate people's psychology."

This maidservant appears fierce and vicious, but the more so she is, the more she has a desperate mindset and the more afraid she is of the torment before her death.

"Because in his view, since he knew he was going to die anyway, it might as well be a quick and painless death."

"Anyway, after death we won't know anything. There is no need to pay the extra price of suffering for a predetermined outcome."

Of course, the prerequisite is to be able to break through his psychological defenses, otherwise she might be very willing to take the secret of who the mastermind is to death.

"That makes sense." Li Chen nodded in agreement.

As the two conversed, a palace maid, barely clinging to life, was brought before them.

Li Chen looked at her, her ten fingers bloody and mangled, the nail beds missing. He knew she must have suffered unimaginable cruelty before this.

But Li Chen doesn't care.

Faced with this person who almost took his life, Li Chen wished she would die sooner.

Having received the testimony from the Jinyiwei, Li Chen glanced over it and frowned.

At first, Li Chen thought it might have been done by a prince, Yelu Shenxuan, or even Zhao Xuanji. But the result turned out to be none of these three parties.

The real mastermind behind it all was... Hu Pi, someone Li Chen never even considered.

The grain price case from a few days ago was solved under Li Chen's intense pressure. The Ministry of Punishment, the Inspectorate, and the Dongchang all investigated and concluded the case in the shortest amount of time possible, then immediately submitted the investigation report.

This case was investigated very thoroughly, and the mastermind behind it is Hu Dangwei's two brothers.

Hu Pi, although their father and the reason those officials who were sought by Hu Gan and his brother dared to interfere, was in fact unrelated to this case. He was simply caught up in it.

Therefore, although he was held accountable, he was not immediately executed like the Hu Dangwei brothers.

But he was kept in the prison of the Ministry of Justice, awaiting exile to the frontier after the autumn. This was something Li Chen had accepted.

That Hu Pi, who was sitting in prison, actually had the audacity to order a palace maid to assassinate him. This made Li Chen feel that everything was strange.

Two fingers pinched up the confession, Li Chen said to the palace maid: "Do you know what the consequences of falsely accusing someone are"

She gasped for air, pain nearly sending her into unconsciousness again. But she gritted her teeth and insisted, "There's no need for me to lie to you. Whatever happens to me in the end, it's death anyway. Since I've spoken, I will tell you the truth, just so my death isn't so agonizing."

Li Chen said indifferently, "In your confession, you claimed to be a maidservant in Hu Pi's household. He had someone bring you a letter from prison and hoped that you would find a way to enter the Eastern Palace to assassinate me. Do you have any evidence for these claims"

The maidservant said weakly, "The letter that my master had someone bring is on me. You can just search me to find out."

Li Chen waved his hand, and immediately a eunuch stepped forward. He reached out and rummaged through the maidservant's clothes, sure enough, he found a letter.ghness, you caught a cold yesterday. It's not serious, but it's best to rest for a few days. Many serious illnesses develop from minor ones. I have prescribed a few doses of medicine for Your Highness...