Consort Shu, who was suddenly called out, was taken aback.
Consort Zhen was also stunned.
It was clearly just that he drugged her and tried to kill her, what does that have to do with Consort Shu?
Consort Zhen turned around and glanced at Mu Junyao, puzzled, then glanced at Consort Shu out of the corner of her eye.
"Heh." Mu Junyao chuckled dismissively. "Why are you two staring at me like that? What? Are you scared now that I've seen through your secrets?"
Although Mu Junyao's words were vague, Consort Shu immediately understood what he was about to say.
Consort Zhen moved her lips as if she wanted to say something.
Mu Junyao suddenly knelt down and crawled to Emperor Yuanwu's feet: "Father, I am wronged! My mother passed away early, and I have long since given up all other thoughts. I only want to stay by your side. Consort Shu has three sons, all of whom are outstanding. I am ashamed of myself for not being as good as them. I only want to stay by your side. Is that not allowed? Father, you must do justice for me!"
Mu Junyao was only crying.
Every word subtly implies that Consort Shu was trying to secure the position of Crown Prince for her son.
She deliberately conspired with Consort Zhen to frame him.
It is important to know that throughout history...
Plotting to seize the position of crown prince is a major taboo.
Consort Shu hurriedly kowtowed: "Your Majesty, please investigate thoroughly. I have no ambition; I only wish to raise the princess and the prince safely."
"Your Majesty," Consort Zhen said aggrievedly, "Your Majesty, my medicine has been poisoned for the past month. Your Majesty can have the imperial physician examine your pulse at will. Crown Prince, could the poison in my body be fake?"
"You were poisoned, so why do you have to pin the blame on me?"
Mu Junyao said sullenly, "Wu Meiniang didn't hesitate to kill her own child in order to get rid of Empress Wang. Everyone in the palace knows that you are on good terms with Consort Shu. You poisoned yourself in order to get rid of me. So what? You keep saying that you were poisoned. Are you still standing here perfectly fine?"
Mu Junyao cried as he spoke, “Father, you must stand up for your son! Don’t let the villains deceive you.”
"You!" Consort Zhen's face turned ashen with anger. "Your Majesty, please believe me. If I hadn't discovered it early, you probably wouldn't be able to see me now."
Consort Zhen couldn't hold back her tears and they streamed down her face. She was completely unable to express the grievances in her heart.
She now feels that even life and death are unimportant.
At that moment, all she wanted was to prove her innocence.
"Enough!" Emperor Yuanwu's eyes flashed coldly: "Take Pearl and this eunuch away and beat them to death with sticks. Consort Zhen should return to the palace to recuperate. We'll talk about everything after she recovers."
"Your Majesty..." Consort Zhen moved her lips, wanting to say something more.
Consort Shu, without making a sound, tugged at her clothes from her side, signaling with her eyes that she should stop talking.
Consort Zhen breathed a sigh of relief: "This concubine takes her leave."
Consort Shu: "This concubine takes her leave."
The two came out of the imperial study.
Consort Zhen's face grew even paler: "Sister, why didn't you let me speak just now?"
"It's not that I don't want you to speak," Consort Shu said with a sigh. "The Emperor is biased towards the First Prince. Now that Pearl and that eunuch are both dead, no matter what you say, it won't change anything."
"Just because he's a prince?" Consort Zhen couldn't accept it, feeling waves of pain in her chest. "So in front of him, my life is as worthless as grass. No matter what others say, the Emperor will only believe him, even if I die here today?"
"It's not about believing," Consort Shu said with relief. "It's about preserving the royal bloodline."
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