Chapter 200: Xing'er, the Favored Xing
Fu Qingyin gave an order and the Red Dragon Guard brought in three people.
They didn't come forward, but knelt down and kowtowed from a distance.
They were three civilians, a couple, with the wife holding a boy of four or five years old in her arms.
The boy was naughty and active. He looked up and saw the old woman in front of him. He grabbed her hand and called, "Grandma, Grandma!"
The old woman turned around and saw the three of them, and her tears flowed even harder.
Fu Qingyin waved his sleeves again, and the Red Dragon Guards brought two more people. One of them was half dead, with a dark purple face and lips, obviously having swallowed poison.
Another one had his lower jaw removed, his arm broken, and was covered in blood, but he was still alive.
The emperor just glanced at him with a look of disgust and revulsion on his face, and Fu Qingyin immediately blocked his view with his body.
Yu Shengsheng had been keeping an eye on the Queen. When the family of three were brought up, the Queen was still calm. But when she saw the two people who came later, especially those who were still breathing, a crack finally appeared on her face.
"Your Majesty, these three people are the mother-in-law's family. As she said, her family was coerced, and she had no choice but to speak as ordered."
"As for those two people, they are the ones who took away the family of three. Who do they belong to? We will know once we take them back to Zhenqiao Tower and conduct a trial."
The emperor's face was as gloomy as water, and he nodded: "Okay, as you say."
Fu Qingyin raised his hand, and several people, including the old woman, were taken away.
The study was much quieter for a while. Fu Qingyin said to Yu Shengsheng, "Princess, Xing'er's body has also been brought here. Please report your autopsy results to the emperor."
"Please listen to this, ladies and the Crown Prince."
Yu Shengsheng lowered her eyes and bowed, saying, "After examination, it was found that Xing'er committed suicide by jumping into a well. She had a miscarriage before, and...she was already seriously ill before committing suicide."
The emperor frowned: "Serious illness?"
Fu Qingyin took over the conversation: "Yes, there are records from the Imperial Hospital as proof."
Yu Shengsheng was slightly surprised. She was still hesitating about how to tell Xing'er that she was ill without bringing too much trouble to the medicine.
Why did Fu Qingyin say that there were records? If the Imperial Hospital had records, then it would be easy to deal with.
The emperor nodded: "Go on."
"She suffers from a serious illness. Even if she doesn't commit suicide, she will only live for less than two months."
Imperial Concubine Shu was surprised when she heard this: "Then why did she commit suicide?"
Her beautiful eyes turned to the queen: "Could it be that you were forced to write a suicide note? Before you die, you want to frame me?"
The Queen said angrily, "Noble Concubine Shu, what do you mean by this? The matter is not clear yet, and you dare to slander the Queen!"
She looked at Yu Shengsheng again: "I have already said that she is pregnant and I have also apologized to the emperor. Why do you have to bring it up again?"
Fu Qingyin took over the conversation: "Your Majesty, Xing'er's body is outside. Please take a look, and please also ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to see if the woman who was favored that night was her."
The emperor didn't want to watch it, but since it concerned the crown prince, he had to nod and agree.
Xing'er's body was covered with a white cloth. She had indeed died by jumping into the well. There were no other external injuries, so it was not scary.
Only the head of the corpse was exposed, and the face was as pale as paper.
He first came before the prince, who suppressed his disgust and looked at him for a few times, his expression revealing just the right amount of grief.
He didn't know Xing'er, but that didn't affect his performance.
"Xing'er, Xing'er...I feel so ashamed of you."
That's an admission.
Yu Shengsheng looked at him coldly. This hypocritical face was enough. If such a person really sat on the throne, it would be a disaster for the people.
Fu Qingyin turned his fingers slightly, with a hint of a smile.
Yu Shengsheng wanted to say something, but Fu Qingyin shook his head slightly, signaling her not to be anxious.
Yu Shengsheng pursed her lips and swallowed the words back into her stomach.
The corpse was carried to a position about one meter away from the dragon desk and stopped. The emperor glanced downwards.
Don't care.
However, after taking a quick glance, I looked again.
This time his eyes were wide open and he stared without moving away. He wanted to get up from his seat and take a closer look, but he held himself back.
Yu Shengsheng noticed his expression and felt confused.
Does the emperor know this palace maid?
This is not surprising, because Xing'er was in Concubine Shu's palace. Concubine Shu had been favored by the emperor for a long time, and the emperor often visited her, so it was normal for them to meet.
A scene quickly flashed through the emperor's mind: that day he went to Concubine Shu's palace, but Concubine Shu was not there. She said she went to the garden to pick flowers. He drank some wine alone and got a little drunk. He didn't ask anyone to look for her and just took a nap in the palace.
In a trance, a palace maid came in and quietly cleaned up the mess on the table for him.
He didn't know if it was because he drank too much or because the palace maid was too young and reminded him of his younger self.
Anyway, he had sex with that maid. Her bright red hair and young body really moved him, so he immediately gave her the name "Xing'er."
He fell asleep out of tiredness, and when he woke up, Concubine Shu had returned. He didn't have the courage to ask, and he didn't see the palace maid either, so he forgot about it later.
No wonder, when the name "Xing'er" was mentioned, he felt like he had seen it before.
This was the palace maid that day. It turned out that she later had a child!
That is his child, not the prince's at all.
The emperor felt mixed emotions and had a thousand words to say, but he couldn't say them out loud, let alone admit it on the spot.
At this time, the prince kowtowed and said, "Father, I know I was wrong. Fortunately, she..."
The Queen also followed suit and pleaded guilty: "Your Majesty, I am guilty. It was my fault for not managing the harem properly, allowing the maid to seduce the prince. Someone caught me and caused today's disaster. Please, Your Majesty..."
"Shut up!" the emperor shouted suddenly.
He looked furious and overturned the inkstone, spilling ink that stained the queen's makeup and gorgeous clothes.
"Shut up, everyone!"
The study was completely silent.
The emperor looked at Xing'er's body and closed his eyes slightly.
The death of the little palace maid was not a pity. Being favored once was a blessing in her life. It was not his fault that she had a small fate and could not receive the blessing.
However, the Queen and the Crown Prince were obviously lying.
The emperor quickly connected the matter in his mind. Xing'er was a palace maid. A palace maid's pregnancy might be hidden from others, but it could not be hidden from the empress, especially from the people in Concubine Shu's palace. The empress had people watching her all the time.
The Queen must have known that Concubine Yu was pregnant, so she transferred Xing'er to Concubine Yu and forced Xing'er. Xing'er had no choice but to write a suicide note on Luoyun paper and died. This was why she committed suicide even though she was seriously ill.
Then there is Concubine Yu. No matter whether her previous reputation was true or false, she was a virgin before and when she was with him. He knew this best.
In order to frame Concubine Yu, the Queen did not hesitate to bribe the maid outside and said those words to tarnish Concubine Yu's reputation and smear him. This was also to irritate him and make him no longer care about Concubine Yu's death.
The prince became the real victim.
And all the blame for this was placed on Concubine Shu.
Killing two birds with one stone, what a good plan.
She is worthy of being his good queen.
The emperor laughed in anger: "Since the queen said that she is guilty of not managing the harem strictly, she must be unable to manage it well. In this case..."
"Let Concubine Shu take charge of this for the time being."
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