These words sound exactly like those of Consort Rou.
Zhao Zhiyan's fingertips trembled.
"Consort Rou also said that the Emperor had long promised to make the Eighth Prince the Crown Prince, but there has been no progress. He must have been instigated by someone and had other ideas."
The young eunuch kowtowed repeatedly: "His Majesty was so enraged that he vomited blood and lost his balance, falling off the dragon throne. Consort Rou stepped on His Majesty's chest and verbally abused and severely humiliated him."
This statement has already aroused considerable public anger.
Everyone was extremely excited.
"Everyone in the Imperial Garden heard it with their own ears today: Consort Rou vehemently denied saving anyone, claiming that she cut herself. How dare she impersonate the Emperor's savior and openly humiliate the monarch in the main hall! This is outrageous!"
The old prince was so angry that he jumped up, supporting himself with one hand as he swayed as he stood up: "Go and invite Consort Rou here for me!"
Zhao Zhiyan stopped the man: "His words alone are not enough to prove that my mother did such a thing."
The young eunuch raised his head, his eyes filled with fear: "Every word I have said is true. If there is even a single falsehood, I will surely die a horrible death."
"You, a mere servant, are dead, so what right do you have to be compared to my mother!" Zhao Zhiyan sneered.
Seeing this, Empress Dowager Xu said to the old prince, "The Eighth Prince is hiding something from us and forbidding us from touching Consort Rou and the Eighth Prince's wife. He must be feeling guilty. How about this, you all stay here and guard the Eighth Prince, while I will take the Prince of Zhennan, the Prince of Qing and others to Jingren Palace to interrogate him personally."
The old prince nodded in agreement without hesitation.
"No!" Zhao Zhiyan tried to move, but the old prince reached out and pressed him down: "I am here, you cannot act so presumptuously!"
Zhao Zhiyan grabbed the old prince's arm with his other hand, gave him a sudden push, and easily broke free. He took two steps back, and seeing the situation today, he knew he couldn't escape being interrogated.
The old prince glared at him angrily: "Eighth Prince, you neither allow the trial nor expect everyone to be convinced? There's no such thing as a free lunch."
He took a deep breath and said to the guards beside him, "Go and invite the Imperial Concubine Tai and the Princess Consort, and also invite Princess Jiahua and Princess Guangjia to come here."
If you're going to explain, why not just say it clearly in public?
The old prince then gave up after hearing this.
The two people in Jingren Palace had been restless for a long time. When the guard came to invite them, Xu Lingqing's eyelids twitched even more, and she asked the guard what was going on outside.
The guard said, "His Majesty has thoroughly investigated and found that the assassins were all Japanese. Also, when the Imperial Concubine Tai went to see His Majesty yesterday, there was a eunuch serving tea in the side room."
Their hearts sank.
Consort Rou's face turned pale instantly. She had indeed gone to the Hall of State Affairs and humiliated the Emperor of Northern Chu; she was just venting her anger.
They also did not give the Northern Chu Emperor an antidote.
"What, what do we do now?" Consort Rou panicked and grabbed Xu Lingqing's wrist. "If we can't get past the civil and military officials, they will definitely rebel."
Xu Lingqing remained calm: "As long as we get through today and Your Highness ascends the throne, no one's opinions will matter. Look at the Emperor back then, wasn't he the same? He still reigned for several years."
In his past life, the prince was the ultimate victor, and this time will certainly be no exception.
"Those in positions of power often face a lot of scrutiny, and few have a smooth journey. As long as you insist that you pose no threat, they can't do anything about it!" Xu Lingqing calmed down and instructed Consort Rou not to say anything wrong later.
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