0p0 Chapter 353 Confrontation
Chapter 353 Confrontation
Jiang Xing and Lu Xuan were taken directly to Chengqian Palace.
The imperial doctors and palace maids coming and going in the bedroom looked solemn, while the emperor, empress, and others in the outer hall were murderous.
Seeing Zhao Qi, Jiang Xing and others coming over, the emperor raised his eyelids and said gloomily, "Yun Ce is here."
"Royal brother." Jiang Xing greeted him politely.
The emperor nodded and pointed to the armchair in front of him to indicate that he should take a seat, but his frown did not relax for a moment.
"Xu'er was injured and hasn't woken up yet. The imperial physician said he was injured... in a certain area, and he must have fainted from the pain."
Lu Xuan actually wanted to see the emperor's face more often. She had felt something was wrong with him during the last prayer ceremony. But she was not interested when she remembered the prince's words that the emperor saw her as a boring, ordinary woman.
So at this moment he pretended to be mature, serious, timid and fearful, and followed Jiang Xing obediently.
The emperor only received a report from the palace servants that the third prince was injured and unconscious, but he did not know that Zhao Qi had previously seen someone throwing him into the courtyard wall outside the palace. When he saw Zhao Qi, there was a storm in his eyes.
"There were rumors this morning that you were searching everywhere for the Third Prince. It seems you didn't find him? Did he come back injured? How did the Prince get hurt? And by whom? Have you, servants, investigated?"
When he learned that his beloved prince was injured, he felt like his heart was being cut.
So when the emperor saw these servants who failed to take good care of the third prince, he became angry and wanted to kill them all!
Zhao Qi trembled with fear and immediately knelt down, his throat choking with sobs. "Your Majesty, I went to pursue the suspicious person who plotted to murder the Third Prince, so I brought the Prince, the Princess, and others here..."
The emperor was horrified. He glanced up and down at Jiang Xing, then at Zhao Qi. "You, you mean to say that it was Prince Jin who murdered the Third Prince?"
Not to mention, if his royal brother gets angry, he might really do this!
Could it be that he has discovered the truth and started to take revenge on himself?
Or was it because of the death of the Empress Dowager of Cining Palace, and after knowing that he was the one who arranged those palace maids, she has been resentful towards him ever since?
The emperor was so nervous that his scalp was numb and he stared at Zhao Qi.
Lu Xuan, on the other hand, kept secretly observing the emperor.
Was there fear in his anger?
There is indeed a ghost!
But what is he afraid of?
Aren't his people the ones who have the upper hand in this palace?
Zhao Qi's throat was dry and he swallowed nervously, "No, not Your Majesty."
The emperor visibly breathed a sigh of relief.
However, he soon put on his previous cold and angry face again.
"Then why did you bring your prince and princess here?"
I think the person who would be happiest about Xu'er's injury would be Jiang Xing.
And bringing him here is almost like making a fool of himself!
Empress Ji felt extremely disgusted when she saw Lu Xuan's face and didn't want to even look at the two of them.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Xing said: "I heard from this servant that Xu'er was injured, so I came to see him specially."
Zhao Qi wiped his sweat fearfully, "Your Majesty, I was at the wall behind the palace when I saw a woman throw the Third Prince from outside the courtyard into the wall. He was already unconscious when she threw him in. After that fall, he was completely unconscious."
"So I immediately led people in pursuit. I didn't expect to catch up with him and see him standing outside the carriage at Prince Jin's mansion."
The emperor's body trembled, and a sharp light flashed in his eyes. His gaze involuntarily glanced at Sang Luo beside Lu Xuan.
The woman was standing outside the carriage again. If she wasn't the princess, then it could only be the strong-looking woman in front of him.
But haven’t Prince Jin and Princess Princess returned home since the Queen Mother’s funeral yesterday?
Why is he in the palace again today? And he doesn't even know about it?
Zhao Qi didn't know what the emperor was thinking, so he nodded. "I saw that woman wearing a lake green robe, abandoning His Highness and running away. Judging from her figure, she is about 70% similar to the princess's maid."
At this time, Lu Xuan snorted coldly, "Your Majesty, the prince and I are sympathetic to the passing of our mother, the queen, so we came to the palace last night to pay our respects. My maidservant has been with me since entering the palace last night, and has never left my side. This is her second time here, and I haven't been here often, so how could I possibly have found the Chengqian Palace of His Majesty the Third Prince? Even just now, we were only able to get here because of this eunuch's guidance!"
The emperor was also a little displeased. "This girl is clearly not wearing a lake green robe. Zhao Qi, don't speak nonsense!"
Zhao Qi's eyes were red with anxiety. "No, Your Majesty, it's because this girl is not wearing a lake green robe that I asked you to open the carriage for me, Your Majesty and Your Majesty, because it's possible, it's possible..."
His eyes kept scanning Sang Luo, "It's better to be careful than to let go..."
The emperor gasped.
He got it.
If the woman in front of me was just a maid, why would she be dressed so formally?
The honey-colored brocade skirt embroidered with peonies on her body was almost suitable for a princess!
Then there is only one possibility.
The maid changed her clothes.
It seemed that the robe that had been taken off might be hidden in Yun Ce's carriage, so Zhao Qi thought of searching for it.
But after taking a glance at Zhao Qi's expression, the emperor was furious and kicked the man kneeling before him, knocking him backwards. "Idiot! Do you think a slave like you can search the prince's carriage?"
He glanced at Jiang Xing and asked in a very fair manner: "Yunce, is there any problem with your carriage?"
Jiang Xing smiled warmly, but the look he gave Zhao Qi was condescending and intimidating.
"The reason I came here with this servant is because I want my brother to bear witness for me. He is just a servant of the Third Prince, yet he dares to search my carriage without permission. He shows such disrespect for me, the prince!"
After a pause, he raised his eyebrows and smiled slightly, "If we want to search, only my brother is qualified to do so! Don't you agree?"
The anger in his heart dissipated lightly. These words made the emperor feel relieved both physically and mentally. He glared at Zhao Qi with a sinister and resentful look.
Since Prince Jin deliberately allowed him to search so openly, could it be that this servant had seen it wrong?
After all, who would present the evidence in person?
The emperor was unsure whether it was true or not, so he didn't say anything.
Previously, the battles with Jiang Xing were just back-and-forth in secret, and I was the one who did more of the fighting.
If we go there and find nothing, our relationship with Prince Jin's Mansion will become awkward.
It's not worth it for his reputation as an emperor.
Seeing the emperor's silence, Lu Xuan smiled and spoke, "Your Majesty, this servant insisted on searching the palace's carriage. Isn't it because he believes that Sang Luo, who is beside me, is the murderer who murdered His Majesty the Third Prince? And seeing that she is dressed richly, he believes that she must have changed her clothes and hidden the lake green robe in the carriage?"
Seeing Lu Xuan express their inner thoughts so bluntly to everyone, the emperor couldn't help but look up at her.
Lu Xuan tried her best to appear humble and compliant, "It's also your fault. Last night, I spilled the water for washing noodles, which got Sang Luo's clothes wet. The palace maids were all asleep, so I took out my own dress for her to change into. I didn't expect it would cause such a disaster.
In my humble opinion, this matter doesn't need to be so troublesome. When the Third Prince wakes up, His Majesty can ask him in person and let him personally testify and see if Sang Luo harmed him. Wouldn't everything be solved then?"
What Lu Xuan said made sense. Even though the Queen had many dissatisfactions with her, she felt that this was the best solution at this moment.
What’s the big deal about checking clothes?
She must let her prince tell her with his own mouth which beast had harmed him to this point!
If the penis is injured, it may affect future fertility.
If that's the case, wouldn't it also affect Xu'er's chances of getting the position of crown prince?
No matter what, that man must be torn into pieces!
The Queen glanced at Lu Xuan coldly, her expression arrogant. "Princess Jin is a courageous woman. Well, then we'll find out when Xu'er wakes up and ask him! Then we'll kill and chop them all up, and not a single one will be spared!"
The emperor nodded solemnly, "Very well!"
Zhao Qi has been with Xu'er since he was a child. He always thinks about Xu'er, so he naturally believes what he says.
But after all, the person in front of him was his younger brother, and he couldn't fall out with him just for a servant.
But don’t think he doesn’t know that if Xu’er gets hurt, the one who will benefit the most is Donggong!
Aren’t the people from Prince Jin’s Mansion, Duke Guo’s Mansion and the Xie family the ones who want Yan’er to stay on the throne of Crown Prince forever?
Therefore, when Xu'er was injured, he would rather believe that it was the maid in Prince Jin's mansion who did it.
Fortunately, the third prince woke up after a while.
Sanxi's excited voice came from the bedroom, "The Third Prince has woken up, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Third Prince has woken up..."
The Queen glanced sinisterly at Lu Xuan and Sang Luo beside her, "Come in with me!"