Chapter 537 The Princess's Fury
"What... thing! Madam Shen must have recognized the wrong person. Haizhu has been living in our Duke Ji's mansion and has never run away from home." The wife of Duke Ji argued fiercely and was very emotional. It seemed that there was something fishy going on.
The emperor looked at them seriously, "That's enough! Since Miss Ruan's identity is controversial, let's investigate it thoroughly. Come! Take Ruan Haizhu away for interrogation."
Lady Jiguo was horrified and pulled Ruan Haizhu to her knees, begging for mercy. "Your Majesty, Haizhu is the descendant of a loyal hero, not the person that Madam Shen said. Madam Shen must have been angry and deliberately slandered her. Haizhu has never seen the world and will talk nonsense when she is frightened. Please show mercy, Your Majesty!"
Princess Qingfeng also knelt down and begged, "Your Majesty, I heard that Miss Ruan lost her parents when she was young and is timid and afraid of things. I'm afraid she won't know what she's saying if she's scared. Even if you interrogate her, the result can't be taken seriously!"
Damn it! That stinky girl clearly said that she was an orphan who escaped from a desolate area, how could she be related to the Shen family? Now we can only stick to her identity, otherwise everyone will be doomed.
Princess Qingkang was confused. She knew nothing and dared not say anything.
Su Tai also knelt down, but was not in a hurry, "Your Majesty, in fact, you should know that Ruan Haizhu's identity is also simple. I didn't expect to meet Miss Haizhu when I entered the palace today, let alone pass on the news.
Many of the maids and servants I brought back from Shenjiazhuang know Miss Haizhu. You can have them brought here to identify her. They come from the same place as Miss Haizhu, so they must know her better than I do. "
After Su Tai said this, the Queen Mother immediately gave an excited order, "Come here! Bring those servants that Madam Shen mentioned into the palace. Today I want to take a good look at who this Ruan Haizhu is!"
The wife of Duke Jiguo turned pale instantly. Princess Qingfeng looked at Su Tai coldly, and her fists under her sleeves gradually clenched.
Su Tai noticed her gaze and rolled her eyes sarcastically. Princess Qingfeng was so exhausted that she almost collapsed.
Su Tai continued, "Oh, Queen Mother, I remember a few people. Ruan Haizhu followed my caravan back, but I didn't want her, so I asked the escort leader to take her away. That escort leader is still in the imperial capital. His name is Feng Peng, and you can find him to identify her."
The more Su Tai spoke, the heavier the heart of Lady Ji became.
The emperor looked at her with interest. "Madam Ji, Madam Shen is very confident and has listed so many people who know Ruan Haizhu. What about you? Who in the mansion of Duke Ji can prove Ruan Haizhu's identity?"
The wife of Duke Ji's heart was pounding like a drum. She wanted to tell everyone who was under her wing, but they had not prepared their statements before entering the palace, and could not withstand the emperor's interrogation.
What to do now? Pretend to be dizzy. Pretend to be dizzy!
Just as she was about to fall, Princess Huai'an spoke coldly, "Today, I must find out the identity of this woman clearly. If what Madam Shen said is true, I will not let anyone who is related to her off easily!"
The Queen nodded, "Not to mention that the Princess will not forgive them, even I will punish them severely!"
This time, the wife of Duke Ji was almost frightened to death.
She couldn't name anyone who could prove Ruan Haizhu's identity, and her forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat.
The emperor knew she was panicking and signaled the empress to deal with it.
The queen shouted sternly, "Come here, take the wife of Duke Ji away for interrogation."
Just as Princess Qingfeng was about to plead for mercy, the Queen glanced at her warningly, "Princess Qingfeng, what do you want to say?"
Qingfeng quickly lowered her head, "I have nothing to say."
The Queen looked at Princess Qingkang again and asked, "What about you? Didn't you enter the palace with them?"
Princess Qingkang's legs softened, and she immediately knelt down, "Your Majesty, please understand. I only came to the palace to pay my respects to the Queen Mother, and I don't know about Miss Ruan's situation."
The Queen Mother shook her head in disappointment. It was obvious that they had agreed to come together so early in the morning. Qingkang distanced himself from the matter before the facts were fully investigated. He was so cold and heartless that it was chilling.
Because Su Tai gave too many clues.
Ruan Fang, Yu Mei and others were brought to Ruan Haizhu separately. They called out Ruan Haizhu's name at once and even explained Ruan Haizhu's background clearly.
Feng Peng gave so many clues that Eunuch Zhou's scalp was tingling. He was trembling with fear when he came in to answer.
Seeing him like this, the emperor realized that things were not simple. "What do you mean?"
Eunuch Zhou cursed the wife of Duke Ji and the other two in his heart, and replied with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, the servants in Madam Shen's house and Feng Peng and Feng Biaotou have already identified Miss Ruan. Not only did they call out Miss Ruan's name, they even told Miss Ruan's life story, and they all agreed.
Feng Peng also said that after Miss Ruan came from Qiongzi, she worked in the escort agency to pay off her debts. Before the debt was paid off, she ran away when the snow melted in the spring and stole the silver from the escort agency. Although Feng Peng reported to the authorities, he could not find Ruan Haizhu's whereabouts. As soon as they met, Feng Peng yelled at Ruan Haizhu to pay back the money.
He also described some of the injuries on Ruan Haizhu's body, and they all matched. "
Everyone's expression changed drastically.
Princess Huai'an was so angry that she wanted to smash things. "How dare the wife of Duke Ji humiliate my son like this? Brother, I will tear her into pieces!"
She was not a good-tempered person, otherwise she would not have resolutely divorced and lived with her son.
I have suffered such a great humiliation today, which is intolerable.
Eunuch Zhou hurriedly explained, "Princess, it's not what you think. It was Ruan Haizhu who was clumsy and not efficient at work. She also liked to run around in the escort agency and was accidentally injured several times. Some places have scars. The lady at the escort agency told Feng Peng about it.
Feng Peng felt a little guilty about this and wanted to forgive Ruan Haizhu's debt, but who knew that Ruan Haizhu actually stole the money and ran away.
Murong Jue sneered twice, "No matter what the situation is, this woman has bad character. The wife of Duke Ji must have a grudge against me, otherwise she wouldn't have brought out the Golden Phoenix and used such a woman to humiliate me. I don't know if the old Duke in heaven would be so angry that he would lift the coffin lid and crawl out to settle accounts with her after knowing this!"
Princess Huai'an calmed down and said, "Mother, brother, the wife of Duke Ji is not a fool. If Ruan Haizhu was her biological daughter, I could understand it. But it is unreasonable to take out the golden phoenix for such a cheap thing. I'm afraid there is something bigger going on here!"
Princess Qingfeng's heart sank and she was so nervous that her hands and feet were sweating.
The emperor obviously thought of this as well and immediately ordered a thorough investigation.
In less than half a day, Lady Ji and Ruan Haizhu confessed everything.
The emperor looked coldly at Princess Qingfeng, who was kneeling on the ground and pretending to be calm, and said, "Qingfeng! What do you have to say?"
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