Chapter 47
Lin Minxin breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Lin Yue'er's mouth gagged. If he had let Lin Yue'er continue to spout nonsense, His Majesty might have executed him first.
After kneeling down again, he kowtowed to the Emperor and solemnly said, "Your Majesty, I have found the person who poisoned the Crown Prince that day."
Upon hearing this, the Emperor and Song Xuan exchanged a glance, both seeing a hint of mockery in each other's eyes.
A dark light flashed in Shen Qingnian's lowered eyes, carrying a hint of mockery.
"Since there are witnesses, then bring them up," the Emperor gestured.
Soon, a middle-aged man was brought up.
The middle-aged man was covered in wounds, and his face was swollen, clearly indicating that he had been tortured. He looked terrified, and his expression became even more fearful when he saw Lin Minxin.
After entering the imperial study, the man knelt down with a thud and kowtowed repeatedly toward the emperor's throne, saying, "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong, I know I was wrong, please forgive me!"
Lin Minxin, who was standing nearby, shouted, "Speak quickly! How did you drug His Highness the Crown Prince that day!"
The man spoke tremblingly: "This humble one is a waiter at the restaurant. His Highness the Crown Prince dined at our restaurant that day."
A high-ranking official approached me, gave me a gold ingot, and instructed me to put something in His Highness the Crown Prince's wine. I had no idea it was medicine...
After he finished speaking, he kowtowed again, looking extremely frightened.
Lin Minxin sneered and asked again, "Look up and see if the official who drugged you that time is in this hall."
The man cautiously raised his head, glanced around at everyone in the imperial study, and finally raised his hand tremblingly, pointing at Shen Zheng.
"It is this gentleman. The one who instructed me to drug His Highness the Crown Prince that day is this gentleman in the indigo robe."
"Insolence!" Shen Zheng cursed angrily.
The man trembled, immediately kowtowing repeatedly in fear: "Please, sir, spare my life! Please, sir, spare my life..."
At this moment, Shen Qingnian spoke up: "Since you were instructed to put the drug in His Highness's wine pot that day, do you remember what color clothes His Highness was wearing that day?"
The man stopped kowtowing. After a pause, he begged for mercy: "Please spare my life, Your Excellency. I have received countless guests every day, and more than two months have passed since the incident. I really cannot remember the color of the clothes His Highness the Crown Prince was wearing that day."
What he said makes sense. Two months have passed since the incident, and the restaurant sees countless customers every day. It's normal for people not to remember.
After the man finished speaking, he cautiously glanced at where Lin Minxin was.
Lin Minxin bowed to the Emperor: "Your Majesty, it seems that what this man said is true. The matter of His Highness the Crown Prince being poisoned was indeed instigated by Shen Zheng. His intentions are truly despicable!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Zheng retorted in unison: "Lord Lin is far too confident. You think you can bring just one person here and then slander me in front of His Majesty? That's utterly ridiculous!"
The person who administered the drug has already been dealt with. What else could Lin Minxin be but slander?
Lin Minxin continued to smear Shen Zheng: "Your Majesty, Your Highness, Shen Zheng sold his daughter for personal gain. This matter is of great importance. I urge Your Majesty to consider it carefully! If my grandfather were still alive, he would surely be heartbroken that Your Highness has been schemed against by such a person!"
Upon hearing Lin Minxin's words, Shen Qingnian was so angry that her lips trembled and she couldn't speak. Her body swayed precariously, as if she were about to collapse at any moment.
Song Xuan stepped forward and supported her, his eyes now icy cold: "You said you were instructed by Shen Zheng to drug me, then tell me, did I go alone that time, or with someone?"
Upon hearing this, the man immediately blurted out, "His Highness the Crown Prince went alone that day, accompanied by a young eunuch."
This was something Lord Lin had told him earlier, saying that on that day, His Highness the Crown Prince was only accompanied by a young eunuch.
Upon hearing the man's reply, Lin Minxin immediately sensed something was amiss.
The next moment, the Emperor's voice, tinged with anger, rang out: "Outrageous! Lin Minxin, you bribed someone to frame a court official, do you know your crime!"
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