Chapter 131 Frame-up

"...This is clearly a frame-up!"

Shen Yue's face puffed up with anger, "Your Majesty believes it?"

If he had any brains, he wouldn't believe it, right?

"I dare not speculate on the emperor's intentions, so please hurry over as soon as possible."

Arriving at the Eastern Palace, Shen Yue was naturally stopped outside the palace gate.

Xiao Yuheng was not much stronger. He entered the gate of the East Palace, but was stopped by the Jinwu Guards with knives at the door of Xiao Ye's bedroom.

"Your Majesty, please be patient. His Majesty will come out shortly."

Everyone knew what this sentence meant.

Xiao Yuheng was the biggest suspect in the murder of the crown prince. They did not dare to let him in, and Emperor Qi Yuan did not allow them to let him in.

After a while, Emperor Qi Yuan walked out of the door with a group of imperial doctors.

Xiao Yuheng took a look and was surprised to find that Xiao Ye was only hit by a mere fatal powder, yet most of the Imperial Hospital had to be dispatched.

The old doctor in charge bowed and reported, seemingly speaking to Emperor Qi Yuan, and also seemed to be speaking to Xiao Yuheng.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince only accidentally ate a small mouthful of poisoned bird's nest porridge. He is now fine and will recover in a day or two."

One or two days.

Xiao Yuheng sneered inwardly. With such a small dose, was it possible that Xiao Ye had given it himself?

He made such a big fuss just to make Emperor Qi Yuan feel sorry for him and release him from house arrest.

As expected, Emperor Qi Yuan nodded and gave the order, "When the Crown Prince is able to get out of bed, he can go out for a walk. He doesn't have to stay in this palace all the time."

"yes."

After explaining everything, Emperor Qi Yuan finally noticed Xiao Yuheng standing beside him. "Seventeen, the imperial physician has confirmed that the poison the prince was poisoned with came from Sifang City. Do you have anything to say?"

Xiao Yuheng bowed his head respectfully, "Your Majesty, if this subject wanted to murder the Crown Prince, I wouldn't be so foolish as to use the poison of Sifang City."

Emperor Qi Yuan stared at him for a while, but before he could say anything, Xiao Ye's weak voice came from the room:

"Father, I have never encountered any danger since I was crowned Crown Prince. Since the return of my uncle to the capital, I have lost two of my captains of the imperial guards, and now I have been poisoned. I do not believe you that this has nothing to do with my uncle!"

Xiao Yuheng smiled, "So, the prince already has evidence?"

Xiao Ye in the room did not respond.

He had only been under house arrest for a few days when Wan Mei fell out of favor. In a fit of rage, he cruelly put drugs in his own porridge.

If he wanted to make it more realistic, that was not impossible, but it would take a lot of time to prepare, and he obviously couldn't wait that long.

He wants to leave the East Palace, and he wants to leave now!

"Father, your Majesty, your uncle is eloquent and eloquent. I cannot win an argument with him. Please, Your Majesty, help me!"

As Xiao Ye spoke, he pretended to cough again.

“That’s enough!”

Emperor Qi Yuan responded through the door, "Take good care of yourself and don't get angry again. Seventeen, come with me."

Outside the East Palace, Shen Yue waited for a long time but Xiao Yuheng didn't come out, so she had no choice but to squat on the ground and play with ants out of boredom.

Suddenly, a piece of clothing appeared from the corner of the wall not far away. It was black and made of gauze.

Although there was a distance between us, I could still smell a strange fragrance.

Without saying a word, Shen Yue dodged and moved as fast as the wind and shadow. In the blink of an eye, she was in front of the person and grabbed her arm.

"His Majesty hasn't even left yet, and your aunt is already rushing to see the prince. How infatuated she is!"

Wan Mei turned her head and lowered her eyelashes.

"Stop talking nonsense! If you want to capture me and bring me before His Majesty to seek credit, then go ahead!"

Shen Yue did not reply, but only noticed the clearly visible marks of strangulation on her fair and slender neck.

Looking more closely, she also had a bandage wrapped around her wrist, and due to excessive force, the bandage had bleed through a little pink.

"You're hurt."

Wan Mei sneered, "Did I hear correctly? Are you concerned about your enemy?"

"You're overthinking it."

Chen Yue didn't want to say the word "pitiful". Although the people in the Nether Palace did many evil things, they had their own pride and couldn't stand hearing these two words the most.

"It's only been two or three days since you fell out of favor. It's not like you don't have a chance to recover. Why would the prince treat you like this?"

Wan Mei gritted her teeth and did not answer.

Shen Yue couldn't help but say: "In fact, there are obviously better people around you to choose, right?"

Wan Mei was shocked when she heard this, "What did you say?"

Is the better person referring to Jiang Da? Could it be that she has discovered Jiang Da's identity and found out their relationship?

"What can I say? Literally."

Shen Yue let go of her and leaned against the wall with her arms folded.

"You are well aware of the strength of the Nether Palace. It can't cause any trouble. It's better to disband as soon as possible. The world is vast and you will have your own place to go."

Wan Mei looked at her with an ambiguous look in her eyes, "Don't bother with that."

Just then, footsteps were approaching the gate of the East Palace.

Wan Mei took advantage of Shen Yue's turning back and pushed her hard, then left in a hurry.

"...Is it really that serious? Your wrist is almost broken, and you still can push me?"

Shen Yue sighed and quickly returned to the gate. Immediately afterwards, Emperor Qi Yuan and Xiao Yuheng came out.

"Seventeen, ever since you came back, there have been rumors in the capital, such as the Black Dragon descending to the world, the hidden dragon, and now with the Crown Prince being poisoned, it's really not good for you."

"I am ignorant and do not understand what Your Majesty is trying to say. Please explain clearly."

Emperor Qi Yuan sighed, "What I meant is that the Crown Prince's poisoning is now impossible to verify..."

"His Majesty."

Shen Yue stepped forward and said, "In fact, we can easily find out who handled the prince's food and which pharmacies sold the Death Powder. Your Majesty only needs to order them to be arrested and interrogated thoroughly..."

"presumptuous!"

Emperor Qi Yuan was furious, and Shen Yue immediately knelt down in fear.

Why doesn’t this damn emperor let people tell the truth?

Seeing this, Xiao Yuheng also knelt down.

"Your Majesty, it is my fault for not being strict with my subordinates. Shen Er was just a little too outspoken and did not intend to offend Your Majesty."

"Didn't mean it?" Emperor Qi Yuan stroked his beard.

"I remember that the prince's two chief guards were killed by her. As a guard, he failed to fulfill his duties and was always causing trouble. Now he even dares to tell me what to do. He is so lawless. What's the point of keeping him around? Come here!"

Two rows of Jinwu Guards immediately took their positions.

"The servant is here!"

Emperor Qi Yuan glared at Shen Yue fiercely, "Take this guard down and beat him with a stick..."

"Your Majesty, please think twice!"

Xiao Yuheng kowtowed and said calmly, "Chen Er is from the Lingyuan clan and is a guard trained by my mother. She has followed me for many years. If Your Majesty hurts her, my mother will definitely be angry. Then my condition will worsen. It will not be worth it!"

I have to say that Shen Yue admires Xiao Yuheng a little bit. He is very good at telling lies.

Although others thought she was at the brink of life and death, she knew that Xiao Yuheng would definitely protect her and would not let anything happen to her.

So, when the Jinwu Guards were sweating for her, she was actually lying on the ground and laughing.

After hearing what Xiao Yuheng said, the anger on Emperor Qi Yuan's face indeed subsided a little.

"Since you care so much about your mother, you shouldn't stay in the capital and make her worry. Return to your Sifang City in a few days!"