Chapter 192

Song Li and his daughter had originally learned the news of Wu Long entering the Imperial Palace and were still thinking of watching a joke.

Song Li sipped his tea and said faintly, "After the Empress finishes punishing him, I will make a trip to the Imperial Palace to plead for him; that way, the relationship between the Song family and the Duke of Ding's mansion will be eased."

"You look for an opportunity to reconcile with Assistant Minister Gao."

But before Song Qingqing could speak, a servant in the mansion rushed in hurriedly. "Master, something terrible has happened!"

"The Empress..."

Song Li frowned and scolded, "Fidgety and restless, what kind of decorum is this? Could it be that the Empress is furious and punished Gao Yang severely?"

A look of curiosity also appeared on Song Qingqing's face, but she was also very calm.

If Gao Yang were punished, that would be good news in her eyes.

The servant hurriedly said, "Master, you guessed wrong; it's Prince Rong who was taken down on the spot and thrown into the Heavenly Prison."

"What?"

"Prince Rong ate the original-flavor large intestine, and the Empress not only didn't seek justice for Prince Rong but also threw him into the Heavenly Prison?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Song Li was no longer calm.

He looked at the servant and pursued the question, "Is this true?"

The servant nodded repeatedly. "This matter is absolutely true; the Empress declared that Prince Rong is involved in a witchcraft case, and now the entire Prince Rong's mansion is controlled."

Song Li's pupils shrank.

He never expected that the news from the Imperial Palace would not be that Gao Yang was punished, but that Prince Rong was involved in a witchcraft case and taken down on the spot.

And involving witchcraft made Song Li associate it with some things.

A few days ago at the morning court, the Minister of Justice, Lei Yun, reported that a death row prisoner who had killed someone out of righteousness had confessed that someone in the court was using witchcraft to curse the Empress.

It was clearly a small matter; the death row prisoner couldn't stand the torture and started confessing randomly, which is very normal.

But Wu Zhao was furious and issued a decree to investigate strictly!

The civil and military officials didn't think much of it, but thinking about it now, it was terrifying to think about.

"Could it be..."

Song Li inexplicably thought of Gao Yang, and his pupils shrank suddenly.

If this witchcraft case really had something to do with Gao Yang, then this child would be too terrifying.

Song Li was inexplicably panicked.

Song Qingqing's heart was also pounding.

Father and daughter looked at each other, both seeing the fear in each other's eyes.

Prince Rong has fallen; who is next?

For a time, with Wu Zhao's quick, accurate, and ruthless action, the entire Changan was shaken, and a dark undercurrent surged.

After all, Prince Rong's power and influence in all of Da Qian were by no means ordinary.