Chapter 61 Mouth Substitution

"Yes, it is the eighth prince!" The palace maid nodded affirmatively.

Concubine Chun smiled and turned to the emperor and said seriously, "Your Majesty, this palace maid said that the person she saw was the Eighth Prince, so the one inside must be the Eighth Prince. And this eunuch just said that he was knocked unconscious, so the Eighth Prince must have gone crazy in there and was afraid of being discovered, so he knocked the eunuch unconscious, threw him in, and then escaped!"

I really have to say that Concubine Chun's words were quite reasonable and well-founded. They even made the emperor's eyes slightly raise. He couldn't help but think: Could it be that this matter is really as Concubine Chun said?

The third prince was also filled with joy, and he praised in his heart: She is indeed my mother! My mother is really smart, she can still make things right after such a situation. Although this is a bit roundabout, and I didn't see it with my own eyes, it can still ruin the reputation of the eighth prince.

Xu Qingyan was watching the show from the side, and couldn't help shouting in her heart: [Concubine Chun's methods are really clever! And her eloquence is really extraordinary! She can even turn black into white. Although the Eighth Prince has escaped, she still threw a basin of dirty water on him! However, it's still a pity! If the emperor can check carefully, he will find that the other man kneeling on the ground is the secret guard of the Third Prince. If he can appear here, then this matter must not be related to the Eighth Prince. ]

After hearing Xu Qingyan's words, Pei Jingchuan and the others were all shocked, and their eyes fell on the man who was kneeling and bowing his head without saying a word. Unexpectedly, he was actually the secret guard of the third prince!

"Father, why are you here?" At this moment, a puzzled male voice suddenly came from behind.

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw the Eighth Prince who had changed his clothes and Pei Jinyu who was wearing a palace maid's clothes.

"Jinyu, where have you been?" When the Duke's wife saw Pei Jinyu, she couldn't help but shout out first.

She was really worried about Pei Jinyu just now, but until now, when she saw her appear with the Eighth Prince, she felt relieved. Fortunately, Pei Jinyu was fine, but she was a little puzzled as to why she appeared with the Eighth Prince.

At this time, the Eighth Prince walked to the front of the emperor, bowed respectfully, and then slowly said: "After changing my clothes, I went back to the banquet. When I arrived, I found that everyone had dispersed. It was not until I heard that you, father, were here that I followed. Did something happen here? Just now, I seemed to hear Concubine Chun mention me. I guess Concubine Chun is looking for me, so there must be something wrong!"

When the Eighth Prince finished speaking, he looked at Concubine Chun with a confused look on his face.

Concubine Chun narrowed her eyes in doubt, hesitated for a while, and then sneered, "Eighth Prince, there are palace maids and eunuchs here, accusing you of committing adultery. If you honestly admit your mistakes, perhaps the emperor will be lenient with you."

"Nonsense! I have never done any of these. Why are you accusing me so wrongly? Who ordered you to do this?" Upon hearing this, the Eighth Prince immediately scolded the palace maid and eunuch in a serious manner.

At this moment, when the palace maid looked at the Eighth Prince who suddenly appeared, her mind suddenly became a little confused. She didn't quite understand what the virtuous concubine said just now. Now after seeing the Eighth Prince who suddenly appeared, she was even more confused.

Before, she was ordered to bring her two sisters here to find the Eighth Prince. When they arrived, there was no one outside the house. When they pushed the door open, they saw a man taking off his outer shirt and fainting on the bed.

The man seemed to be about the same age as the Eighth Prince described above, and he looked decent too, so they thought it was all arranged by their superiors, and that they had knocked the Eighth Prince unconscious and left him there waiting for them.

So, they started to do it directly. Who knew that later, they felt that they were getting more and more excited, and they thought that the person above them had lit aphrodisiac incense in the room. After they completely lost themselves, they fell into depravity, and even the eunuch without roots joined in. They all didn't react.

“I...I..." The maid was so scared that she stuttered and didn’t know what to say.

At this time, the gentle voice of the Third Prince came: "Eighth brother, you must have scared them by talking like that. And you did follow that eunuch just now, but who brought you here to change clothes? And you've been gone for so long, it's really suspicious."

"Third brother, you don't know! Although I was brought here to change clothes, I have never been here before."

"What? How is this possible! You...you clearly came here to change clothes..." The third prince looked at the eighth prince's honest face and could not help but say in shock.

The Eighth Prince smiled slightly, glanced guiltily at Pei Jinyu who was standing beside him, then looked at the emperor and said: "Father, I was originally going to come here to change clothes, but when I passed by the back garden, I happened to see Miss Pei fall into the water. She couldn't swim, so I jumped into the water to save her. Father, if you don't believe it, you can ask the eunuchs around me and Miss Pei, they can all testify for me."

"Your Majesty, I just came out to relieve myself, but I was not familiar with the roads in this palace and I had drunk some wine, so I fell into the water without paying attention while walking. Fortunately, the Eighth Prince passed by and saved my life." Pei Jinyu walked forward and proved to the Eighth Prince with a serious face.

The eunuch standing behind the Eighth Prince also stepped forward to testify: "Your Majesty, I have been following the Eighth Prince, and this is indeed the case."

"So that's how it is. Then why did you say that just now?" The emperor sighed and turned his gaze to the eunuch who had just told him this.

At this time, the eunuch had already knelt on the ground in fear, not knowing what to do. He was also acting according to the plan, and he never expected that it would turn out like this!

"Your Majesty, it was only after asking that I heard that the Eighth Prince was in this room, and then I heard that voice at the door, so I mistook it for the Eighth Prince!" The eunuch hurriedly found an excuse for himself. Fortunately, his excuse sounded reasonable, so the emperor did not keep asking questions, but instead set his eyes on the Eighth Prince.

"Since this matter is just a misunderstanding, let's just forget it. The Eighth Prince just returned from his fiefdom, so it's inevitable that his behavior is not as good as other princes. Queen, the Eighth Prince is now in your hands. Please teach him well." The Emperor did not investigate further, but instead handed the Eighth Prince to the Queen for instruction with a little disdain.

Hearing this, Xu Qingyan couldn't help but sigh in her heart: [Ah... This Eighth Prince is really unlovable by his father! He has been wronged so badly, but the Emperor just let it go so easily? Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is a deliberate plot. Concubine Chun shouted that the Eighth Prince was missing, and insisted that the person in the room was the Eighth Prince. This is very suspicious. And the Third Prince's secret guard who was kneeling on the ground has not been dealt with yet! Your Majesty, he just doesn't care about it? Is your Majesty partial, or is your Majesty blind? Such a blatant frame-up, and he didn't even investigate it! ]

When Pei Jinyu heard Xu Qingyan's voice, she couldn't help but feel indignant in her heart, and then she thought of the third prince's repeated frame-ups and Concubine Chun's slander. Suddenly, her sense of justice exploded.

Seeing that the emperor was about to leave, she could not help but shout, "Your Majesty, won't you investigate the truth of this matter? Even if it is proven that the Eighth Prince is innocent, the fact that those people have defiled the palace is not simple! The Eighth Prince is fine, why do these people keep emphasizing that the person in there is the Eighth Prince? And who has been yelling for the emperor to come here to find the Eighth Prince? The identity of that man has not been found out yet! He doesn't look like a eunuch. A real man has actually sneaked into the harem. Doesn't your Majesty think it's terrible?"

As soon as Pei Jinyu said this, the emperor immediately stopped and his expression became serious.

Xu Qingyan, who was standing aside, looked at Pei Jinyu in surprise and sighed softly: "Sister-in-law, you are really my mouthpiece!"