bestfiction Chapter 632 Catching the Adulterer
Chapter 632 Catching the Adulterer
Guarjia Wen Yuan shouted unwillingly.
"Your Majesty, even if the Eleventh Prince and Princess Lingxi are your blood, Concubine Zhen and Wen Shichu had an affair, and the three of them were witnesses. Could it be that Your Majesty would not care about it?"
Feiwen also knew the consequences of blood mixing, so she followed suit.
"I dare not lie, I dare not lie. Even if the emperor does not believe what I say, he must believe Master Jingbai. She has seen Doctor Wen often visit Concubine Zhen at Ganlu Temple."
Jingbai chanted the Buddha's name.
"Amitabha, monks do not tell lies!"
The Emperor slammed his chair. "Enough! With the blood test as our proof, how can I trust any other so-called evidence?"
"Enough of today's trouble!"
Ying'er was so scared that her whole body trembled, and she explained while crying.
"My lady, I'm sorry, my lady. I'm sorry, but I dare not not come to the palace, otherwise Noble Lady Qi will let Chen Si beat me to death."
She quickly rolled up her sleeves, revealing her arms covered in scars.
"Your Majesty, although my young lady and Imperial Physician Wen have known each other for a long time, there is indeed no personal relationship between them. Your Majesty, please understand."
Zhen Huan quickly responded.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Qi has instructed Yin'er, Feiwen, and Jingbai to slander me. This is obvious. I just don't know who else is behind Concubine Qi's actions. Otherwise, she wouldn't be so bold and wouldn't be so thoughtful."
Her words were directed at E Min outside the palace. If it weren't for his guidance, Concubine Qi would not have been able to gather these people together.
It was only because the emperor was angry with the Zhen family that she did not dare to openly speak up for her family.
When Yunli sent someone to deliver the gift on the day of the Hundred Days Banquet, he had already hinted that the previous dynasty had begun to impeach the Guwalja clan.
At this moment, Zhen Huan was a little annoyed at her sister's self-assertion, otherwise this would be a good opportunity to reverse the verdict for her family.
Cui Jinxi caught a glimpse of Bai Zhi escorting someone outside the palace, and gently poked Zhen Huan.
Zhen Huan understood what she meant, hugged Lingxi tightly, and knelt heavily on the ground.
"Your Majesty, I have been wondering why Lady Qi has been so obsessed with me. Today, she accused me of having an affair with someone else, which really gave me a warning."
"After returning to the palace, I often walked around the Imperial Garden. One day, as I was passing by the rockery, I heard a strange sound."
"But at that time, only Jinxi was with me, and I was pregnant, so I was afraid of danger, so I temporarily avoided her."
"Afterwards, I sent someone to look for it, and they found a handkerchief dropped in an inconspicuous corner. On an inconspicuous part of the handkerchief, a single character, 'Qi', was embroidered in the same color."
"I suspect that Lady Qi is targeting me in such a ruthless way. Perhaps I have accidentally discovered something without realizing it."
Zhen Huan glanced outside, and Bai Zhi came in with a disheveled-haired man.
"The servant Pei'er pays respects to the Emperor and to all the young ladies."
"I was a servant of Lady Qi. On the day of her birthday, Lady Qi locked me up in a small room on the pretext that I had destroyed her sedan chair."
"Actually, I didn't damage Lady Qi's sedan chair at all. I just asked while combing my hair that morning, 'Master, why is one of your favorite kingfisher pearl flowers missing?'"
"The master was so frightened that she dropped the armor she was holding. She also said that I had hurt her hair and asked someone to drag me out."
"From that day on, I have been living in a dark little room. Whenever Lady Qi is in a bad mood, she will whip me."
Pearl lifted her thin sleeves, revealing the new and old scars underneath. There was not a single piece of good skin to show that she had suffered long-term torture.
"I was barely surviving in the Yanxi Palace. Three days ago, a fellow villager who had been secretly delivering food to me discovered the reason why I was imprisoned."
“If I hadn’t asked my fellow townsmen to seek help from my former master, I’m afraid I would never have seen the light of day in this lifetime.”
Pei'er looked at Concubine Qi hatefully and shouted with gritted teeth.
"The reason why Lady Qi locked me up was because she thought I had discovered the shameful things she had done."
"Your Majesty, Concubine Qi is desperate to have a child. She's been drinking potions for years, but nothing's worked. So, she's set her sights on the patrolling guards. The missing kingfisher bead flower was given away by Concubine Qi as a token of love."
"As long as we can find another pearl flower from the guard, we can catch the adulterer! Then we will be able to tell whether what I said is true or not."
Guaerjia Wen Yuan widened her eyes in shock. It was true that she was eager to have a child, but apart from drinking the medicine, she had never thought of any other crooked ways.
"Bitch! Stop slandering me."
She kowtowed to the leader repeatedly.
"Your Majesty, I am wronged."
Zhen Huan suddenly realized, "So that's how it is. Lady Qi, you are the one who acted wrongly. You dragged me into this to silence me."
"I beg Your Majesty to thoroughly investigate this matter and clear my name."
When Huanbi handed over the kingfisher pearl flower and a lock of hair before her death, she had already thought of a way to make sure that Guarjia Wenyuan would never be able to turn over.
She and Concubine Qi were indeed old enemies. Both of them wanted to kill each other and attacked at the same time, but Concubine Qi was just one step ahead.
When Zhen Huan returned to the palace, she found out that Pei'er, who used to serve in Suiyuxuan, was assigned to Concubine Qi.
Knowing that Concubine Qi often took out her anger on her, Zhen Huan and Cui Jinxi decided to arrange for a fellow villager to come in and help her recall the peaceful days in Sui Yuxuan.
Today, as soon as Su Peisheng arrived at Zhongcui Palace and took Lingxi away, Baizhi led people to break into Yanxi Palace and rescued her.
Baizhi was indeed smart and came at the perfect time.
"Your Majesty, I did not do that. Zhen Huan has evil intentions and is slandering me."
"This maidservant used to serve at Suiyuxuan. She must have been ordered by Zhen Huan."
"Please Your Majesty, please look into this matter!"
In less than a quarter of an hour, the situation in the hall was completely changed.
The emperor's eyes wandered between Zhen Huan and Guaerjia Wenyuan.
These two are not peaceful things!
He thought of the twins who had just celebrated their hundred-day anniversary, and gave the order with a serious face.
"Su Peisheng, send someone to follow Cui Jinxi to Zhongcui Palace to retrieve the handkerchief. Go to Yanxi Palace yourself to check if the small room where the maid is being held exists, and bring her fellow villager here as well."
"Yes, I obey."
Su Peisheng walked out of the main hall and asked Xiao Xiazi and Cui Jinxi to go with him.
This time he saw the Seventh Prince pacing back and forth on the palace road again.
Because the matter was urgent, he casually pointed at Xiao Dongzi to go forward and accompany the young master.
Cui Jinxi tried to talk to Su Peisheng several times on the way to the East Six Palaces, but Su Peisheng walked forward with his head lowered, followed by Xiao Xiazi and several other young eunuchs, so she had to give up.
The handkerchief with inscription from Zhongcui Palace was presented, and Pei'er's fellow townsman also testified that the person who met with Concubine Qi was a tall and strong black-faced guard.
In less than half an hour, Su Peisheng and his men captured the black-faced guard.
At the same time he unfolded a handkerchief.
"Your Majesty, this is the kingfisher bead flower and a lock of hair that I found in the guard's duty cabinet."