Feng Guche frowned slightly, glanced at Lu Wei kneeling on the ground, then turned his head slightly and instructed, "Li Rong, go to the Court of Justice and see if the maid who poisoned her has revealed the mastermind behind it?"

Eunuch Li bowed and nodded respectfully, saying, "Yes!"

Just as Eunuch Li reached the entrance of the main hall, a eunuch came to report, "Your Majesty, Prince Xiaoyao and Minister Zhang, the chief of the Court of Justice, request an audience."

"This is just the right time." Feng Guche's expression turned serious. "Let them in."

Then Feng Ji and Lord Zhang entered the main hall.

"Your subject greets Your Majesty."

"Your subject pays respects to Your Majesty."

"Rise!"

"Thank you, Father Emperor/Your Majesty."

Feng Guche looked at the two of them with a serious expression. "It seems you've come because of the poisoning of the Prime Minister's daughter. Lord Zhang, why don't you tell us?"

Lord Zhang bowed and replied, "Your Majesty, the maid who poisoned the girl has confessed to being the mastermind."

"Is that so? Then who exactly had the audacity to impersonate a maid from the Prince of Libei's mansion and poison the Prime Minister's daughter?"

Lu Wei knelt on the ground, her back straight, her body unusually stiff.

Lord Zhang took Chunxiao's signature from his sleeve, and Eunuch Li stepped forward to take it and handed it to Feng Guche.

Feng Guche reached out and took it, then opened it to take a look.

Upon seeing the confession, Feng Guche's face instantly darkened. He looked up and stared at Lu Wei, then threw the paper in front of her.

"Lu Wei, how dare you!"

These words were spoken.

Lu Wei suddenly looked up, her terrified gaze fixed on the emperor. Under his cold gaze, she reached out and picked up the signed document from the ground. When she saw Chunxiao's confession, disbelief and even a hint of grief showed in her eyes, as if she had suffered a great injustice.

"Your Majesty, I am innocent. I do not know why Chunxiao would give such a statement. I never instructed Chunxiao to impersonate a maid of the Prince of Libei's mansion to poison and frame the Prime Minister's daughter, nor did I frame Shuang'er. I beg Your Majesty to see the truth."

Lu Wei kowtowed to plead her case.

Seeing this, Consort Rong said, "Your Majesty, if Madam Lu really poisoned and framed the Prime Minister's daughter and implicated Princess Weiyang, then why would Madam Lu come to apologize and speak up for Princess Weiyang?"

Feng Ji suddenly chuckled softly: "Perhaps Madam Lu knew that things would be exposed, so instead of having the Court of Justice take her for interrogation, she might as well come to the Emperor to plead guilty first, to give herself a chance to defend herself and gain the Emperor's sympathy, and then increase her bargaining power to seek justice."

Lu Weixin's heart tightened suddenly, she clenched her fingers, turned her eyes slightly to the side, and said innocently, "This subject has no grudge against Prince Xiaoyao, why would Prince Xiaoyao slander me?"

"Ji'er, why are you with Lord Zhang? Are you investigating this case?" Feng Guche asked.

"Your Majesty, I investigated the maid's identity. She had previously insisted that Princess Weiyang had instructed her to poison and frame the Prime Minister's daughter. Her identity was carefully concealed. How could it have been kept so secret without a long period of planning?"

This is clearly a premeditated conspiracy. Since someone claims to be a maidservant of the Prince of Libei's residence, I naturally need to verify this. I cannot tolerate anyone using the name of the Prince of Libei's residence to frame others.

As he spoke, a pair of icy eyes fell on Lu Wei.

Feng Guche's expression turned extremely ugly upon hearing Feng Ji's words.

Only Feng Ji dared to speak so openly and without reservation in front of Feng Gu Che about protecting the Libei Royal Palace.

Lu Wei knelt on the ground, her body stiff, unable to speak for a moment.

"Does the Prince of Xiaoyao really believe that this maid's testimony is true? How can you guarantee that this isn't a scheme orchestrated by her to frame Madam Lu and bring the Marquis's mansion into injustice?"

Feng Ji gave a cold laugh, a laugh that sent chills down Consort Rong's spine.

Before he could speak, Lu Wei suddenly exclaimed excitedly, "Your Majesty, since the Prince of Xiaoyao has determined that it was I who did it, that I wanted to harm the Marquis's mansion and put the Marquis in an unjust position, I have no way to deny it, and I am willing to accept my punishment."