si-mexico Chapter 218 Prove your innocence and do a favor
Chapter 218 Prove your innocence and do a favor
Su Peisheng looked at Aunt Fangqiu and said with a smile.
"In this case, aunt must have seen the whereabouts of Lady Wan."
"Then I would like to ask, Auntie, have you seen Lady Wan enter the Qingliang Palace?"
Su Peisheng understood that both Fu Cha Zhixi and Aunt Fang Qiu, the master and servant, had understood his hint, but in order to be absolutely safe when he met the emperor later, he still asked one more question.
"Of course not. I only saw Lady Wan passing by Qingliang Palace, but she did not enter it."
Aunt Fangqiu did not show any panic in response to Su Peisheng's question. She smiled and gave the answer that Su Peisheng wanted to hear.
"That's great. Now that we have Aunt as a witness, we will surely be able to prove Lady Wan's innocence, and the Emperor can breathe a sigh of relief."
"The princess is so seriously ill, the emperor is really worried."
Su Peisheng remembered the purse that Concubine Xuan had given him as a reward, so he took the initiative to remind the other party.
"I think that Prince Fuzhen is in good health, and His Majesty will surely be happy to see him."
"Thank you, father-in-law, for the tip."
Fu Cha Zhixi smiled and looked at Eunuch Su and said.
Yu Hu didn't need Fu Cha Zhixi to say anything more, she took the initiative to step forward and handed Su Peisheng a purse with a smile.
Su Peisheng felt the weight of his purse with satisfaction, and the smile on his face deepened.
"If the queen has no other instructions, then I will take my aunt there first. The emperor is still waiting."
"Father-in-law, walk slowly."
Fucha Zhixi said with a smile.
On this side, Su Peisheng quickly walked in with Aunt Fangqiu.
Aunt Fangqiu knelt respectfully on the ground to pay her respects to the Emperor and the Empress.
"Aunt Fangqiu is actually you."
The emperor was a little surprised, as he had some impression of Aunt Fangqiu.
"So you saw that Concubine Wan didn't enter Qingliang Palace that night?"
The emperor asked.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"I saw that the time was almost up, so I waited for the queen to come back at the door of the Natural Painting. I didn't expect to see Concubine Wan walking towards the Qingliang Palace. I was a distance away from Concubine Wan at the time, so Concubine Wan didn't see me."
Aunt Fangqiu explained clearly.
"I see."
The emperor smiled and nodded. His Xier really knew how to cooperate with him.
"Since there was a distance between you and Lady Wan, how did you recognize that it was Lady Wan and not someone else?"
Concubine Nian asked back without giving up.
"Reporting to Her Majesty Concubine Nian, there was indeed some distance between me and Concubine Wan at that time, but Concubine Wan was wearing court clothes and had a maid with her, so I could naturally tell that she was the master and not an ordinary servant."
"Secondly, I didn't know it was Concubine Wan at the time, but I heard that Concubine Wan was the only one who left the banquet for a while, so I naturally guessed that the master I saw that night was Concubine Wan."
Facing Concubine Nian's questioning, Aunt Fangqiu responded very reasonably and logically, and rebutted the other party's doubts.
"So, you really saw that Concubine Wan did not enter the Qingliang Palace?"
When Concubine Nian saw that her doubts were refuted, she stared at Aunt Fangqiu with an unfriendly look and asked.
"Reporting to the Emperor and the Empress, I did see Concubine Wan passing by the Qingliang Palace, but she never entered the Qingliang Palace."
Aunt Fangqiu answered affirmatively again.
When Concubine Nian wanted to say something else, the Queen interrupted her.
"Alright, Concubine Nian, I know you are worried about Wen Yi, but now the witnesses are here, proving that this matter has nothing to do with Concubine Wan, so you should stop being unreasonable."
Naturally, the Queen was happy to do Zhen Huan a favor under such circumstances. Moreover, Concubine Nian was in the wrong, so she could use this incident to suppress Concubine Nian's arrogance.
"In that case, this matter has nothing to do with Lady Wan."
"This incident must be due to the servants' improper handling of the matter, which led to the mixing of cassava flour into the water chestnut soup, causing the princess to vomit milk."
As he spoke, the emperor stood up from his chair and helped Zhen Huan up with his own hands.
"Sit down first. It's summer and the clothes are thin. If you kneel on the ground for so long, it would be bad if you get sick."
"When you get back later, ask the imperial physician to come and take a good look at you."
Upon seeing this, the Queen suppressed the bitterness in her heart, smiled dignifiedly and lovingly, and spoke to Zhen Huan with concern.
"Today's incident was indeed an unprovoked disaster for Lady Wan."
The emperor had made the final decision, and no matter how much trouble Concubine Nian wanted to stir up, she didn't dare to say anything more.
He could only grit his teeth and forcefully swallow the anger.
You bastard Zhen Huan, just wait for me, I will not let you go.
When the Queen saw how angry Concubine Nian was, she couldn't help but sneer in her heart.
Concubine Nian, you have always boasted of your youth and beauty, but now there is a younger newcomer, and you are not much better than me.
"Since Aunt Fangqiu has proven Concubine Wan's innocence, I have to ask you carefully: did you really see Concubine Wan enter Qingliang Palace with your own eyes that day?"
The Queen's tone was somewhat stern, which frightened the two palace maids kneeling below, who were already feeling guilty, so much that they couldn't even speak clearly.
The two of them subconsciously looked at Concubine Nian, but how could Concubine Nian care about two useless chess pieces like this? Naturally, she raised her chin high and pretended not to see it.
When the two men saw Concubine Nian acting like this, they knew that they had been abandoned, and they felt even more desperate.
"I did see Lady Wan heading towards the Qingliang Palace, but I didn't see clearly whether she went in or not."
One of the maids mustered up the courage to say something to save the situation, but was interrupted by the queen's harsh words.
"I didn't see it clearly. If you didn't see it clearly, then why did you frame Lady Wan before?"
"how about you?"
The queen turned to look at another palace maid and asked.
"I only saw Lady Wan and Aunt Jinxi, and I didn't see anyone else."
The little palace maid answered in a trembling voice, not daring to look up at the emperor and the empress.
"Your Majesty, how should we deal with these two people?"
The Queen turned to look at the Emperor and asked.
"You are the queen, so you can do whatever you want. Just don't condone this evil habit of making groundless accusations and framing others."
After the emperor said this, he stood up and left the palace.
He hadn't been to Wufutang to see little Fuzhen today, but now that he understood the matter, he was too lazy to stay any longer.
"Yes, I know."
The queen responded respectfully.
Then she stood up with the concubines and respectfully saw the emperor off.
"Come here, drag these two out and give them eighty slaps in the face, to rectify the situation in the palace!"