Chapter 532: Sowing discord

The King of Qin did not open his mouth to say that Pei Shaorong was responsible for this.

He just knelt down and begged the Emperor to investigate thoroughly and give justice to his son who had no chance to come to this world. His behavior aroused a little father-son affection in the Emperor's heart, and his tone became much gentler. He said: "Don't worry, I will investigate this matter thoroughly! No matter who it is, no matter what their identity is, if they really did something wrong, they should be punished!"

These words seemed to hint at something.

"Thank you, father!"

The Queen said at this time: "Prince Qin, why don't you help Concubine Pei up? Concubine Pei, I think you should go to the side hall to rest for a while. This matter cannot be investigated clearly in a short time. You just... you still need to take care of yourself!"

Pei Zhen's face was pale but she shook her head firmly, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty, but I have to wait. I really... When I think of that child, I..."

Her voice was choked and tears could not stop flowing.

Xu Muhua was afraid that she would not be able to help laughing, so she could only lower her head and wipe the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief from time to time.

"Concubine Xu, what's wrong with you? Are you also sad for the child that Concubine Pei lost?"

The Emperor asked suddenly.

Xu Muhua complained silently in her heart.

This old man just wants to make trouble for her, right? He never forgets to sow discord between her and Arong, right? He just can't bear to see her have an easy life, right?

"Of course, no matter what, it's an innocent child! And the imperial physician also said that it's a boy. If nothing goes wrong, when the baby is born in a few months, father will have a grandson, right? But now he doesn't, I'm very sad for father."

The emperor glared at her unhappily.

Every word she said seemed to be fine, why did it sound so uncomfortable?

"If you really want to, you should give birth to a son for the prince and a grandson for me! If you can give birth to a son for the prince, I believe that when he grows up, he will be as brave and good at fighting as your father, Duke Cheng, and become a general who protects Dayong!"

Xu Muhua first glanced at the Prince Qin and Pei Zhen, whose expressions were not good for a moment, with some worry, and then lowered her head with a shy face, and replied in a low voice: "Father, I will try my best."

The emperor nodded with satisfaction. Of course, the Crown Princess could not be left behind at this time, "Crown Princess, you too."

Pei Shaorong said with fear and trepidation: "Yes, father, I will definitely try my best."

The Prince Qin lowered his eyes to cover the sinister look in his eyes.

The Queen sat aside with a faint expression on her face and did not interrupt.

While waiting, Crown Prince Zhao Chengye finally arrived!

When the King Qin saw him, he immediately stood up, as if he was going to rush up to question him angrily. But as if he remembered his identity as the crown prince, he stopped himself abruptly, his face tense.

Zhao Chengye looked like he had hurried back after receiving the news, and there was sweat on his face that he hadn't had time to wipe off.

"Father, Mother."

He bowed.

The emperor waved his hand and said, "Sit down!"

After he sat down, the emperor looked at him and said meaningfully, "I think you have heard what happened. I have ordered people to investigate. If this matter is related to the Eastern Palace, I will definitely not tolerate it!"

Zhao Chengye said calmly, "Father, I believe the Crown Princess. The Crown Princess is not that kind of person. It is impossible for her to harm the child in the belly of the concubine who is loyal to the prince."

Pei Zhen couldn't help but sneered, "Does the Crown Prince want to say that I deliberately used the child in my belly to frame the Crown Princess?"

Zhao Chengye didn't say anything, but his silence was obviously equivalent to acquiescence.

Pei Zhen was furious, and her whole body was shaking. "This child is important to me, and to the prince. Everyone knows how important it is. No matter what kind of conflict I have with the Crown Princess, it is not worth it for me to sacrifice my own child to frame the Crown Princess!"

Xu Muhua really wanted to applaud her and give her an acting award.

Look, how well the anger and grievance are expressed! How realistically and touchingly she interprets the grief of a mother who has lost her child!

If there were Oscars in ancient times, Pei Zhen would definitely win the title of Best Actress!

Zhao Chengye just glanced at her calmly and said, "There is no need to be so excited, Concubine Pei. I just said that I believe in the Crown Princess and didn't say anything else. She is my Crown Princess and my beloved wife. I don't believe her, but how can I believe you?"

Pei Zhen was choked.

"Okay, I've asked people to investigate, and it won't be long before the truth comes out!"

The emperor was also a little impatient.

Thinking of the grandson who was gone, the emperor was not in a good mood.

He had many sons, but he didn't know what sins he had committed. None of them gave birth to sons, but only daughters! As a result, he doesn't even have a grandson now!

Zhao Chengye walked over to sit beside Pei Shaorong, using his wide sleeves as a cover, and soothingly shook her hand, signaling her not to worry. He had arranged everything that needed to be arranged.

Pei Shaorong's heart settled.

The emperor personally ordered people to investigate, so naturally there would be results soon, not to mention that the king originally intended to use this incident to frame the Eastern Palace. Even if the emperor's people didn't find out, he would let people reveal something for others to find out.

The chief eunuch beside the emperor led a group of people in.

There were so many people in the palace, Xu Muhua didn't know them, so he took a glance and then retracted his gaze.

The information found by the investigators in the Eastern Palace was almost the same as what Pei Shaorong said.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Pei entered the East Palace today as usual, and then dismissed everyone. Only the Crown Princess and Concubine Pei were left in the room. Not long after, Concubine Pei got into trouble." "

In addition, the food and drinks in the East Palace were also checked today, and nothing suspicious was found, but... we found this."

As he spoke, he presented the things he found with both hands.

"What is this?"

The person kneeling below lowered his head and raised his hands high: "Your Majesty, there is... it seems..."

But before he could finish his words, Pei Zhen rushed over like a madman and snatched the wooden box away. Before everyone could react, he opened the box.

"Ah!"

Pei Zhen let out a terrified scream and threw the things in his hands out.

Not only the wooden box, but also the things in the box turned over in mid-air and fell to the ground with a dull sound.

Everyone looked closely and saw the things on the ground and couldn't help but gasp.