It was indeed not Yuan Bohua who did it, and it was not even his people who did it. He just asked his men to bribe a servant in the marquis's mansion.

He just asked the servant to stir up trouble in front of the group of bastards without making any expression.

With such a great title at stake, and someone taking the blame for the attack, who wouldn't be tempted? So someone must have taken action, or perhaps all the bastards had joined forces.

Yuan Bohua had no idea who had done it. After all, the Marquis' Mansion was very strictly managed. The more you do, the more mistakes you make, as long as you achieve your goal.

However, Marquis Xuanping did not intend to suffer this loss in silence, so he went to the palace to file a complaint early in the morning.

When Zhou Qiongyue heard the ancient saying that Marquis Xuanping had gone to the palace to file a complaint, she immediately asked someone to change her clothes and put on the superb imperial dress of the prince's wife.

She guessed that Yuan Bohua was temporarily unable to leave, so it was very likely that the emperor would summon her to the palace to defend herself. Although she didn't know what Yuan Bohua had done, she was sure that he would not leave any evidence.

Zhou Qiongyue had just finished packing when someone from the palace came to summon her in. She had expected someone to come and summon her, but she hadn't expected them to come at this hour.

According to the usual time, the morning court session wouldn't have started for long at this hour. Could it be that the morning court session had been suspended today?

When Zhou Qiongyue followed the palace people into the palace, this question was solved because the people who summoned her took her directly to the Wenwu Hall, where the ministers held court.

It seems that the emperor wants to resolve this matter in front of all civil and military officials.

Not only was Zhou Qiongyue not afraid, she even felt a sense of excitement from watching the fun.

Zhou Qiongyue followed the others and entered the palace without looking around. "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Long live the emperor."

"Stand up! Someone, please give Princess Fu'an a seat."

The ministers in the hall: Your Majesty, are there any seats for us?

Zhou Qiongyue smiled and thanked him, "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty!" She didn't feel ashamed at all that so many people were standing while she was sitting.

Marquis Xuanping glared at Zhou Qiongyue, but Zhou Qiongyue wasn't afraid of him and glared back. To be honest, her current status was even higher than Marquis Xuanping's!

After Zhou Qiongyue sat down, she didn't say anything, but looked at the people in the hall at ease. She even saw her father Zhou Wencan and grandfather give her a comforting look.

Ever since she saw Yuan Bohua perform the white knife in and red knife out move on the spot, Zhou Qiongyue felt that she had improved and such small scenes could not scare her at all.

The emperor nodded in satisfaction when he saw Zhou Qiongyue's calm demeanor. This crazy girl's temper had indeed improved a lot after getting married. At least she could still put on a show of intimidation.

Seeing that the Emperor and Zhou Qiongyue were silent, Marquis Xuanping spoke first, "You, the Prince of Fu'an, have gone too far. In order to retaliate against the Marquis' Mansion, you shouldn't be so cruel as to destroy my two legitimate sons..."

Zhou Qiongyue saw that the Marquis of Xuanping was getting more and more excited. "Excuse me, Marquis of Xuanping, do you have any evidence?"

Marquis Xuanping stared at Zhou Qiongyue with hatred, trying to scare her. As long as people are afraid, it will be easy to deal with them. He accused her in a louder voice: "If not you, who else? Everyone knows that Concubine Xie was the one who harmed Prince Fu'an, but Prince Fu'an was only injured after all..."

"Wow, so we don't need evidence to solve a case now?" Zhou Qiongyue said as she looked at the people in the hall with a speechless look.

That look seemed to say, 'So this is how you handle cases!' Everyone standing in the hall felt that it was not very hurtful, but extremely insulting.

Lord Duan, the Left Prime Minister, immediately stood up with a smile on his face. "Princess Fu'an, please don't misunderstand me. Marquis Xuanping cannot represent the people in the hall."

The daughter of the Left Prime Minister is the Second Prince's principal wife, and the daughter of the Marquis of Xuanping is his concubine. This is a natural competitive relationship, so of course the Left Prime Minister would step on the one whenever he can.

Furthermore, Concubine Xie's two legitimate brothers were crippled, and the Left Prime Minister couldn't help but be overjoyed! Hearing the news early in the morning, he was so excited that he ate a few more buns. Regardless of who had done this, he was grateful.

Marquis Cheng'en didn't say anything, but Zhou Wencan immediately stood up and agreed, "It's impossible that someone was injured in the Marquis Xuanping's mansion, but when they are looking for the murderer, they are looking outside, right?"

After Zhou Wencan finished speaking, he paused and continued to mock, "Oh, you didn't even check, you only looked at what sins you've committed and directly let the victim take the blame. Who made the Xuanping Marquis Mansion feel that they had gone too far!"

Many other ministers also began to echo Zhou Wencan's words. It's not that they were afraid of Xuanping Hou, but this kind of thing really requires evidence, and you can't simply say that whoever has a grudge against him did it.

Marquis Xuanping's eyes were red with excitement, and he even trembled as he stood, purely out of anger.

At this time, the emperor spoke up, and he tried his best to maintain an impartial attitude. As for who he favored in his heart, it can only be said that officials should not care about such details. "Thank you, my dear minister, this kind of thing does require evidence.

"Besides, Fu'an doesn't care about the secret guards, and he doesn't know the layout of the Xuanping Marquis, not to mention that your two sons were crippled in one night. I guess someone who doesn't know the way may not be able to find where your two sons are sleeping in one night."

"I have evidence!" After Xuanping Hou finished speaking while crying, he pretended to wipe his tears with his sleeve while looking at Zhou Qiongyue's expression.

Zhou Qiongyue's expression didn't fluctuate at all, and her smile was even brighter than before.

The emperor spoke first, "Then present it to everyone for a look!"

Then Zhou Qiongyue saw a man in slave clothes being dragged up, tied up. It was obvious that he had been interrogated.

Marquis Xuanping looked at the man being dragged up and explained, "Your Majesty, when I was in the palace, I interrogated this servant. Someone paid him money, and he sold the information about the two young masters to that person."

Marquis Xuanping looked at his two legitimate sons lying on the ground, his heart bleeding. Especially the eldest son, who was the heir he had spent so much effort to cultivate.

Marquis Xuanping particularly hated the person behind this. He was almost certain it was Prince Fu'an who did it, and even Marquis Cheng'en had a hand in it. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to be unaware of the situation of his two legitimate sons. He was determined to avenge his two sons.

Moreover, this revenge must have been done by an outsider. He couldn't imagine that the lady knew that their two sons were deposed. It was done by one of the illegitimate children in the mansion. He was afraid that his other sons would not survive either.

To a certain extent, Marquis Xuanping had already guessed the general truth, but he did not dare to believe it, nor could he believe it.

Zhou Qiongyue waited until Marquis Xuanping finished speaking before she began to ask, "Regardless of whether this is true or not, Marquis Xuanping should also tell us the name of this slave! Who is he close to, and who did he sell this information to?"

Just as Marquis Xuanping was about to add something, the Left Prime Minister interrupted him and said, "Let him speak for himself!"