Emperor Qianyuan understood clearly that the Xiao family would not let it go unless Wan'er was severely punished!
"Mr. Xiao, after so many years, Wu Youshu has retired and returned to his hometown. He doesn't know whether he is alive or dead. Don't just listen to the rumors and conclude that Madam Xiao was murdered."
Xiao Tianci felt uncomfortable. The emperor was favoring Cui Wan!
"Your Majesty, after Wu Youshu retired and returned to his hometown, he became the court physician of the Cui family in Huayang County. It was only when the Cui family's cheating in the imperial examinations was exposed that my daughter Yu'er discovered his whereabouts. In order to avoid being implicated by the Cui family, Wu Youshu wanted to redeem himself for his crime and thus told my princess what happened. Wu Youshu is now outside the palace."
"It is said that Wu has the technique!"
When Wu Youshu was brought into the hall, all the ministers opened their eyes wide.
Although Wu Youshu had bruises on his face, it was not difficult to see that he was living a comfortable life in the Cui family after retiring and returning to his hometown. He looked younger than he was a few years ago.
"Your Majesty!" Wu Youshu knelt on the ground as soon as he entered. "I, your humble servant... am only acting on orders. It was all directed by the Imperial Concubine. The Imperial Concubine threatened my entire family, so I had no choice but to obey..."
Wu Youshu honestly confessed his actions and said, "Your Majesty, please show mercy and spare my life!"
Emperor Qianyuan was furious. He was so old, yet he still cowardly and afraid of death. "As a doctor, I ask you to save the dying, not to take lives. Come! Drag him out, throw him in death row, and execute him on a later date!"
"Your Majesty, please spare me... um..." The imperial guards quickly covered his mouth and dragged him out.
Meng Gaoyang: "Your Majesty, Concubine Cui has committed numerous serious crimes, each punishable by death. Without severe punishment, it will be difficult to appease the public's anger!"
"Your Majesty, since ancient times, killing someone means paying for their life. I, your elder daughter-in-law, cannot die unjustly. I beg Your Majesty to execute Cui Wan!"
"I second the motion!"
"I second the motion!"
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Seeing this scene, Li Haiying thought that the imperial concubine was definitely dead.
Even though the emperor repeatedly protected her and Prince Shun regained his identity, Cui Wan still had to be executed in order to avenge his mother-in-law.
"Be quiet!" It was no use for Emperor Qianyuan to be angry.
If it weren't for Madam Xiao's incident, Cui Wan would have been able to escape.
It just so happened that Madam Xiao was Su Xingyi's mother-in-law, and he knew Princess Xiao's temper very well.
Princess Xiao will not rest in peace until Cui Wan dies!
"Cui Wan has repeatedly committed serious crimes, all punishable by death. In consideration of her meritorious service in giving birth to the Emperor's heir, I grant her a cup of poisoned wine..."
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"Madam Xiao didn't die of illness, but was poisoned by Cui Wan?"
Xu Mo nodded. "The news from the palace can't be false. It was Lord Xiao who personally brought Wu Youshu into the palace. I even confirmed it with Nie Jiu. When Wu Youshu retired and returned to his hometown, he went to the Cui Mansion in Huayang County to serve as the palace physician. It is said that the princess was nearly poisoned to death by Wu Youshu at the Cui Mansion. The details are unknown. It seems that after the failure, Wu Youshu wanted to save his life, so he confessed what happened that year."
Feng Jinyu felt angry, sad, and regretful, and her feelings were extremely complicated for a moment.
If Madam Xiao had not passed away, Yu'er would not have to observe mourning, and he and Yu'er would have been able to get married.
There are not too many ifs and what ifs in this world!
What happened cannot be changed.
All we can say is that he and Xiao Lingyu are not destined to be together.
"What is Father's attitude? Will he still protect her?"
"He was given poisoned wine."
Cold Palace.
Cui Wan's eyelids were twitching all morning and she was very anxious. When the little prince woke up, he started crying intermittently.
Cui Wan always felt that something big was happening.
There was no need for Cui Wan to guess, the entire court knew that she was the murderer of Feng Jinyu.
It seems that she won't be staying at Lenggong for long.
"Pei Lan, Pei Yi."
"The servant is here."
"From now on, I'll leave the little prince in your care. Please make sure she grows up safely."
Pei Lan: "Your Majesty, please stop imagining things. You've been banished to the cold palace. The Emperor has punished you severely. Do the ministers in the court have the guts to contradict the Emperor?"
"Prince Yu is still in the Imperial West Garden, and Xiao Lingyu was poisoned by me. If Su Xingyi regains his status, he will definitely not let me go."
"Your Majesty, it's still uncertain whether Prince Shun is Empress Fu'an's child. We are just guessing."
Cui Wan asked, "Didn't Lin Fang disappear on the day of the mourning? Prince Shun also put on makeup to hide his true appearance. This is unusual and explains it clearly."
"Your Majesty..."
"The emperor has arrived!" Li Hai shouted in response, and the little prince stopped crying instantly.
"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you."
Emperor Qianyuan took a look at the dilapidated but relatively clean main hall of the cold palace, sighed, helped Cui Wan up, and sent Pei Lan and others out.
Peilan glanced at the tray in Li Haiying's hand and looked panicked.
This is really going to drive the Queen to death!
"What are you looking at? Get away from here!" Li Haiying shouted angrily and drove Peilan, Peiyi and the wet nurse out of the yard.
Li Haiying looked back into the hall and saw Emperor Qianyuan holding the little prince in his arms and coaxing him in a low voice.
"Cer, the emperor is here to see you, are you happy?"
The little prince stretched out his hand, curled it into a fist, and wiped his eyes. "I... want... to... fly..."
Emperor Qianyuan surprisingly understood the little prince's baby talk and looked at Cui Wan with complicated eyes.
Since you have already taken action, you still have something to hold onto. Being too soft-hearted will never achieve anything great!
Cui Wan didn't understand his look and immediately knelt down. "Your Majesty, I plead guilty and am willing to die. Please protect Ce'er. He is still so young and innocent."
"It was because of Ce'er that I didn't kill you and banished you to the cold palace to protect you. But now I can't protect you anymore. You shouldn't have kept Wu Youshu around!"
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