“What’s done is done, I have nothing to say.”

When Fu Yunning saw Li Shiyue's figure, the disbelief and hesitation in her eyes, and the despair that appeared on her face after Li Shiyue finished speaking, were as if she had seen her own fate.

"It's because you like your cousin, because of your unspoken love, that most of the things Princess Chunhui did to me in the past were done by you, weren't they?"

Li Shiyue slightly raised her eyes and looked at Xu Yunci. He glanced sideways as another maid was led in from outside the hall.

It was Lian'er, whom Fu Yunning had mentioned. She had already confessed to everything Fu Yunning had done, not just this time she had drugged her.

The eunuch took it, glanced at it, and then bowed and handed it to the official.

As the Emperor's gaze continued downwards, his expression darkened. Consort Fu's face turned deathly pale, as if she had been struck by a blow, and she collapsed into the arms of a palace maid behind her.

"Everyone thinks Princess Chunhui is a vicious and eccentric woman, but that's not the case. Whenever someone shows interest in the young master of the Rongguo Duke's mansion, Miss Fu will say something to provoke Princess Chunhui."

"Some things that seem to be done by Princess Chunhui were actually done by Miss Fu through the princess."

Li Shiyue's voice was calm, and she did not recite everything written in the booklet.

"With the New Year approaching, everyone is exchanging gifts. Miss Fu took this opportunity to poison the spices. Disregarding human life and deceiving the Imperial Concubine, does Miss Fu admit to all of this?"

Xu Yunci walked to Li Shiyue's side, and his gaze also fell on Fu Yunning, who was kneeling on the ground.

The direction of one's heart has always been very clear.

"Yes, I did it."

"Smack!"

As soon as Fu Yunning finished speaking, a sudden gust of wind struck her. Before she could even see who it was, her forehead began to buzz, and for a moment she couldn't see anything clearly.

This clearly shows that the person who took action was even more furious.

"Fu Yunning! Where have I wronged you? I've taken you into the Pixiang Palace since you were a child, and I've shamelessly petitioned for a title for you for many years. Is this how you treat me, how you treat my Chunhui?!"

Consort Fu's voice was high-pitched and bright. Dressed in luxurious palace attire, she forgot all etiquette and rules, and bent over as she yelled at Fu Yun Ning.

The gold ornaments in her hair swayed with her movements, hitting her eyes and face, but she seemed oblivious, staring intently at Fu Yunning.

"You have suffered countless grievances in the Earl's Mansion since you were a child. It was because I couldn't bear to see it. I am your own aunt! I have taken care of all your food, clothing and daily necessities in the palace. How is that any different from Chunhui? Is this how you treat me!"

"You said you've reached the age to learn how to manage a household, and I asked you to learn how to manage the affairs of the Pixiang Palace. Yet you used my name to poison the people of the Rongguo Duke's Mansion! You didn't just want to poison people, you wanted to take my life!"

After Consort Fu finished speaking, she had completely lost her dignified demeanor, but she didn't care.

Fu Yunning sneered, the pain in her cheek becoming even more pronounced, yet the ferocity in her eyes remained.

"Be good to me? Auntie means that you and your daughter treat me like I'm at your beck and call, just like the dog you keep. You play with it when you're in a good mood, and you scold it when you're in a bad mood."

"Since you say that Chunhui and I are both your daughters, why can't I be a princess, a county princess, or even a county princess! Why do you keep telling that good-for-nothing Chunhui to marry Xu Lizhe, but you won't mention me at all? Knowing my feelings, you still want me to be humble towards that stupid child you gave birth to!"

"Your daughter's current situation is all thanks to you. It was you who kept insisting that she marry into the Rongguo Duke's mansion. Otherwise, how could I have used her to do those things? In the end, Consort Fu, you are also an accomplice."

"you--!"

Consort Fu clutched her chest, speechless with anger at Fu Yunning's tone.

After being helped to sit down by the maids who came forward, she clutched her chest and sobbed softly, it was unclear whether she regretted it or was hurt by Fu Yunning, or perhaps both.

"Those who harm human life deserve to die."

The official angrily threw the booklet in his hand to the ground, and the page filled with her crimes in black ink was spread out not far in front of Fu Yunning.

He glanced at Consort Fu, whose eyes were lifeless, and hardened his heart: "The eldest daughter of the Fu family is a despicable person who disregards the lives of others, deliberately instigates trouble for the princess, spreads rumors in the capital, and slanders others. She shall be given a complete corpse and a white silk ribbon."

With a wave of his hand, the official pressed his forehead and said, "Xu Lize, have your Jingzhao Prefecture handle it."

With a flick of his whisk, Eunuch Gao summoned two eunuchs who had been guarding outside the hall. They entered and dragged Fu Yunning out.

She was like a powerless person, watching herself get further and further away from that person until the palace doors closed, and she closed her eyes but laughed out loud.

That New Year's Eve, she had just entered the palace. The people in the palace looked down on her. Even her aunt's cousin bullied her and pushed her into the lake.

She was only six years old then. The lake in the palace was so deep, and it was so cold in winter. Luckily, he was passing by, and she was able to survive.

But according to her aunt, it was just children playing around. If Xu Li hadn't passed by and saved her despite the obstacles, she might have already been sleeping at the bottom of the lake in the palace when she was six years old.

Closing the palace doors did not shut out the gradually fading laughter outside. Li Shiyue glanced at Xu Lingyu and knelt down: "Your Majesty, Yichang has one more thing to say."

"Speak."

The official's voice sounded somewhat weary, perhaps because he was thinking of his daughter who was away from home.

"What Yichang wants to say is that the princess cannot be said to be entirely without fault at the time. It is true that she did it, but whether the princess could have done it without instigation is another matter."

“The princess is, after all, the emperor’s own daughter. If she is never allowed to return to the capital, wouldn’t she be separated from the emperor and his father for the rest of her life?”

People often say that children are the best gift God gives to parents. But for children, aren't their parents also the best gift God gives them?

"I have never experienced fatherly love in my life, but my mother taught me that while people are born good, it is true that people do evil, but it is wrong to say that everything a person does is evil. This means that if a person does something bad, it does not mean that everything he does is hateful."

"Please forgive Yichang for his treason, Your Majesty. Even though Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, everyone has a day when they leave this world. If one does not enjoy the happiness of family life with one's children while one is still alive, it will become a regret later. To be frank, Yichang has experienced it firsthand and knows how painful it is to be separated from loved ones. Naturally, I cannot remain indifferent to it."

"Now that the truth is out, Princess Chunhui has already married and Your Majesty will soon be a grandfather. Therefore, today Yichang requests Your Majesty to withdraw the decree that Princess Chunhui cannot return to the capital without being summoned."

After speaking, she bowed deeply with her body straight, her forehead pressed against the back of her hand.