Lu Baozhu didn't care about being punished to copy the Book of Rites ten times. She didn't care about her status as a princess at all and cursed, "Bullshit!"
"Qin Yuli put the knife in herself! She's asking for death!"
Qin Yuli said with pain: "It was obviously you, you killed me."
"What happened? Please call the imperial physician."
Zhao Chong hurried into the courtyard and saw Qin Yuli with a dagger stuck in her abdomen. He stepped forward and said, "Yuli."
Qin Yuli said: "Uncle, don't blame Sister Baozhu, I... I..."
Qin Yuli fainted as she spoke.
When Lu Ze heard the noise and rushed over, he saw Qin Yuli fainted in Zhao Chong's arms, and Lu Baozhu with an angry face.
The imperial physician also rushed over and checked Qin Yuli's wound.
Zhao Chong angrily said to Lu Baozhu: "Lu Baozhu, how dare you kill someone?"
Lu Baozhu said, "Uncle, how could I possibly kill someone? Qin Yuli killed herself!"
Zhao Chong frowned and said, "How could Yu Li kill herself? With so many palace servants watching, Lu Baozhu, are you still trying to make excuses?"
Lu Baozhu frowned and said, "Uncle! You don't believe me? How could I kill her? Uncle, you are my real uncle!"
Lu Ze stepped forward and saluted Zhao Chong, saying, "Your Highness, Baozhu would never kill anyone, and she has no reason to kill Qin Yuli."
Lu Baozhu cried anxiously, "Yes, brother, uncle, I really didn't kill anyone!"
Qin Yuli's maid stepped forward and said, "You were the one who killed her. Some time ago, in Miss Song's room, you clearly told my young lady that if she appeared in front of you again, you would kill her. My young lady thought you had calmed down and came to ask for your forgiveness, but I didn't expect you to..."
Lu Baozhu said: "When did I say that?!"
Qin Yuli's maid said, "Your Highness, you can go ask Miss Song and the maid outside Miss Song's room."
Ruyi, the maidservant beside Lu Baozhu, knelt down and said, "Princess, you really said that, so don't try to quibble!"
Lu Baozhu stared at Ruyi beside her, unable to believe that the maidservant beside her would make up such a lie to accuse her. This was the maidservant she trusted the most!
"As one wishes!"
Zhao Chong said angrily, "Come here, first detain Princess Lu, and then try her after we return to the capital tomorrow."
Lu Baozhu looked at Lu Ze anxiously and said, "Brother, I really didn't kill Qin Yuli. Please save me, save me!"
Lu Ze stepped forward and said to Zhao Chong, "Your Highness, although Baozhu may be a bit mischievous on a daily basis, she would never kill anyone. She doesn't have the guts to kill Qin Yuli."
Zhao Chong said coldly, "Ze'er, I know you're eager to protect your sister, but now all the palace maids have testified, and even the maidservants beside her say that Lu Baozhu killed her. I can't bend the law for personal gain, otherwise it will be difficult for me to explain to my uncle and cousin!"
Lu Ze frowned, looking at Zhao Chong who had arrived here before him, the imperial physician who had brought white medicine and gold wound medicine, and the palace maids who were all testifying in the hall. What else did he not understand? This was probably a setup.
But what did Zhao Chong and Qin Yuli do to Lu Baozhu?
Lu Ze walked up to Lu Baozhu and said, "It will be fine. Sleep well tonight. The ancestors of the Zhao family will protect you."
Lu Baozhu looked into Lu Ze's eyes and said, "Brother, I really didn't kill anyone. I really didn't."
"I believe you." Lu Ze said, "My sister would never kill anyone."
Zhao Chong looked at Lu Ze deeply.
Qin Yuli's abdominal wound had been bandaged. She slowly woke up and looked directly at Lu Ze, saying, "Cousin Ze..."
Lu Ze said coldly, "Since Miss Qin is injured, you should rest well."
The next day, he got up early to pay homage to the imperial mausoleum, and it was already three quarters after midnight when he returned to Shengjing City.
After Lu Ze returned to the princess's residence, Princess Pingrou saw Lu Ze returning alone and asked, "Where's Baozhu? Baozhu didn't come back with you?"
Lu Ze frowned and said, "Mom, Baozhu is in trouble."
Princess Pingrou asked in panic, "What?"
Prince Consort Lu also said, "What happened to your sister? You went to the imperial mausoleum with your sister, how could your sister get into trouble?"
Princess Pingrou grabbed Lu Ze's sleeve and asked, "What happened to your sister?"
Lu Ze said, "Let's go inside and talk first."
Princess Pingrou entered the room and saw the servants offering her tea. She waved her hand and said, "No need for tea, Ze'er, please speak quickly!"
Lu Ze said, "Last night, when my sister returned to her bedroom, she ran into Qin Yuli. She stabbed her in the stomach with a knife, saying that Baozhu wanted to kill her. The palace maids in the bedroom testified on Qin Yuli's behalf, and even the Crown Prince believed only Qin Yuli."
Princess Pingrou said, "I know your sister best. Although she may have been a bit naughty and mischievous in the past, she is the last person to hurt anyone. Over the years, she has only been verbally aggressive and has never even struck anyone. How could she possibly kill someone? I'll go find your uncle."
Lu Ze asked all the maids to leave and ordered Deqing and the secret guards to stand guard outside the door.
"Mother, I have something important to tell you and Father."
Princess Pingrou asked anxiously, "What could be more important than saving your sister right now?"
Lu Ze said, "What I want to talk about is about saving my sister."
Prince Consort Lu said to Princess Pingrou, "Princess, don't be anxious for now. Let's hear what Ze'er has to say."
Pingrou said anxiously, "Hurry up and tell me!"
Lu Ze said, "The story begins twenty-three years ago. Mother, do you remember what you told me? When my grandmother gave birth to the Crown Prince, Nanny Qin almost switched the baby?"
Ping Rou said, "Well, what's wrong?"
Lu Ze said, "At that time, Nanny Qin didn't want to exchange the child born by my grandmother, but wanted to exchange it for my grandmother's daughter. The baby girl Nanny Qin was holding was not her daughter, but my grandmother's daughter!"
Prince Consort Lu shouted, "Lu Ze, do you know what you are talking about?"
Lu Ze said, "I know that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not my biological uncle, but I don't think he knows this yet. But my grandfather was in seclusion cultivating, and it was precisely because of the Crown Prince's evil plan. The sweet grass fragrance that is popular in the capital is the poisonous flower opium from Persia, which has an addictive effect."
"Yesterday in the Imperial Mausoleum Palace, everyone in the palace said that Baozhu killed Qin Yuli. I think someone must have been behind the scenes instructing her. I don't think Qin Yuli alone could have done this. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was also involved!"
Princess Pingrou couldn't digest so much information at once. Her mind was in a mess. She asked, "Wait, why did they deliberately frame Baozhu? Especially Qin Yuli. Baozhu has been very good to her over the years!"
Lu Ze said, "I still don't know why Qin Yuli would rather injure herself than hurt Baozhu, but I think they will tell me their purpose soon."
Princess Pingrou stood up and said, "I'm going to the palace to find your grandfather!"
Prince Consort Lu stopped Princess Pingrou and said, "His Majesty has already said he won't see anyone, so you can't enter. For now, let's pretend we don't know the Crown Prince's identity. Let's go and ask the Crown Prince first. Ze'er, where is Baozhu now?"
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