Prince Jing was worried that he couldn't get any results from Yang, but when he heard Xia Miaoyuan recalling what happened in the past, he immediately pretended to be dejected, slumped in a chair beside him, and listened attentively.
Xia Zhengqi had the same idea, so he deliberately muttered to King Jing: "I know you feel bad, but if you want to find out the truth, you still can't act recklessly..."
Yang's expression just now aroused Xia Miaoyuan's anger, and he recalled the plot in the book where Yang killed the young prince.
You initially found some poisons like arsenic and arsenic-bearing poison, intending to put them directly into Xia Chengguang's food for a quick and easy solution. Later, your trusted nanny warned you that such a strong poison would be easily detected, so you gave up.
You searched hard for a way to harm people, and finally, your trusted nanny went to Pingxiafang to find the witch doctor Wu Shanren. Wu Shanren was ostensibly a witch doctor, but in reality, he was proficient in evil magic that could harm people. In the book, he harmed many people.
[This silver needle method of harming people, as well as those silver needles as thin as hair, was bought from him by Mammy for a hundred taels of silver.]
What?! In the capital of Daxia, there's actually this kind of scourge that uses sorcery to kill people!
When Xia Zhengqi heard his daughter talking about Wu Shanren, he was really shocked.
He had lived in the palace for a long time and had no idea about the things that were not acceptable in the society.
Xia Zhengqi walked quietly to the door, waved to Ying Chen, and whispered something to him.
Afterwards, you deliberately befriended the Bai family and sent a maid, Cuihua, who was skilled at taking care of children, to her compound. Oh, I still remember her name clearly because it sounded so unfashionable.
Thinking back to this, Xia Miaoyuan couldn't help but complain.
[Mrs. Bai was naive and didn't take precautions against you. Cuihua took advantage of the moment when she was bathing Xia Chengguang to insert a silver needle into his body.]
The needles were extremely thin, and only one was inserted at a time, so no one noticed. It wasn't until the number of needles inserted became too great that the child started to feel something was wrong.
When Prince Jing heard this, he was so angry that he bit his lips hard until they almost bled.
He remembered that Cuihua back then was a thoughtful, clever girl who was especially good at coaxing children, and he had even rewarded her.
I never thought she would be the one who did the acupuncture. How ironic!
Prince Jing realized that he had lost his composure, so he quickly suppressed his emotions, asked Xia Zhengqi to sit down and rest, and ordered the servants to serve tea.
"Your Majesty, please help me! Please save me. Take me down first." Seeing that Xia Zhengqi was only busy muttering to Prince Jing, but left her aside without paying any attention, Yang began to wail again.
"Second sister-in-law, please bear with it for a while. If you untie it now, you will have to tie it up again later, which is very troublesome." Xia Zhengqi looked at Yang gently.
Prince Jing and Lady Yang were both stunned.
Prince Jing: What do you mean, Third Brother? Are you going to whip her yourself later?
Yang: Emperor Mingxi, aren’t you here to save me?
Xia Miaoyuan was also shocked when he saw his father's strange behavior.
[Woqu, Daddy, didn't you come here to stop the Emperor's uncle from stabbing people? Did I misunderstand you?]
Xia Zhengqi pondered for a moment, then said to Prince Jing, "Logically, I shouldn't interfere in your inner-house affairs, but it's clear that Chengguang was murdered."
"This is no longer a family matter, but a matter of the Xia royal family. I will judge it today."
Prince Jing's eyes turned, his expression somewhat complicated: "Okay, but it's up to your majesty to decide."
Xia Zhengqi looked at Prince Jing and asked, "Does the princess have any personal attendants? Call them over and ask."
Prince Jing nodded and ordered the guards at the door, "Quickly bring Madam Lu here."
When Xia Miaoyuan saw this situation, he knew there was still a big melon to eat, so he broke free from Grandpa Debao's arms, staggered into the flower hall, picked a chair to sit down, and crossed his chubby legs on the chair, looking comfortable.
At this time, two servants came in with trays in their hands, bringing hot tea and several plates of cakes. They also specially brought a bowl of steamed cheese to Xia Miaoyuan.
When Xia Miaoyuan saw the pastries, he touched his stomach and realized he was really hungry.
Ever since Xia Zhengqi took her out of the palace in the morning, until now, lunch time has passed, and she hasn't eaten anything.
She grabbed a piece of osmanthus cake from the plate and nibbled on it bit by bit with the four pieces.
At this time, two guards came in, carrying a nanny in brown brocade clothes.
"She is the personal nanny of Princess Yang, and Princess Yang regards her as her confidante." Prince Jing introduced her to Xia Zhengqi.
Then, Prince Jing shouted at the nanny again, "Nanny Lu, this is the emperor. You must answer honestly whatever the emperor asks you. If you dare to lie, you will be guilty of deceiving the emperor!"
Madam Lu knelt on the ground and kowtowed hurriedly: "I understand! I don't lie!"
Xia Zhengqi pulled out a small box from his bosom, opened it in front of Mammy, and asked, "Look at this, do you recognize it?"
When Aunt Lu saw Xia Zhengqi showing her something, she was stunned for a moment. Her eyes fell on the silver needles, and suddenly her whole body froze, as if she had been electrocuted. She quickly looked away and said in a very unnatural tone: "This is not an ordinary woman's embroidery needle. I don't recognize it."
"Oh?" Xia Zhengqi raised an eyebrow. "How do you know this isn't an embroidery needle after just one glance?"
Madam Lu: ...
"The needles in this box are so thin and small that it's impossible to see them clearly at just a glance," Xia Zhengqi continued.
"You only took one look and reacted so strongly, and you concluded that this wasn't an embroidery needle?!"
Xia Zhengqi raised his voice when he said the last sentence.
Madam Lu was so frightened that she started to tremble slightly, lowered her head and was unable to speak.
Xia Miaoyuan took a sip of the yogurt and said, "Hmph, you bought them yourself, right? Of course they're very memorable. You recognize them instantly!"
At this point, Prince Jing could no longer hold back his anger. He jumped in front of Madam Lu, grabbed her by the collar, and said viciously, "These needles were taken from Chengguang's body!"
An expression of panic immediately appeared on Lu Ma's face, and her eyes avoided desperately.
"I don't know, I don't know!"
Xia Zhengqi waved his hand and called the guards at the door in, ordering: "Take this woman away and beat her until she talks!"
The guards immediately dragged Madam Lu away.
"No, Your Majesty! Madam Lu is old and can't stand being beaten!" Yang Peixin, who was tied to a chair, shouted.
Xia Zhengqi said calmly, "If you don't beat her, will Second Brother continue to beat you?"
Yang Peixin immediately shut up, her face filled with pain.
"Dad, you just told the Emperor Uncle not to hit him, not to do anything reckless, and now you're hitting him again. Isn't that a double standard?"
Xia Zhengqi: What is double standard?
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