Chapter 388 Complaint
Yuan Wanru suddenly kowtowed heavily: "Your Majesty! I want to file a complaint with you!"
The moment she raised her head, her eyes were burning with anger, "The Second Prince actually had the nerve to mention Sun Haining's kidnapping, how shameless!"
She clenched the corner of her clothes with her slender fingers, angry and nervous: "I have rarely socialized in my life. Apart from the relatives of the Lu family, I only have one close friend, Sun Haining. That day, Prince Sun hurriedly came to report that Haining had been kidnapped, and the kidnappers specifically asked me to go alone to exchange him."
At this point, her voice choked up, "Although I was trembling with fear, I still decided that if I couldn't find Haining that night, I would go to the danger alone, but then..."
She looked at the Second Prince fiercely, "I didn't know that the mastermind behind this was actually the Second Prince!"
"What nonsense!"
The second prince interrupted with a fierce look on his face, "If you didn't know, how could you have captured Liang Zhong to threaten us?"
Yuan Wanru suddenly sneered, and her laughter was filled with a bone-chilling chill: "I'll ask you guys about this!"
She turned to the emperor, tears in her eyes, "Young Master Liang Nian of the Liang family's second branch couldn't stand it, so he took the risk of telling me Liang Yusong's evil plan."
"Your Majesty!" Her voice suddenly rose. "If we hadn't caught Liang Zhong in time and threatened them not to do anything to Haining, Haining...her innocence would have been ruined by these beasts!"
When the matter was mentioned, the prince was also heartbroken and said, "Father, you are wise."
"At first, the Sun family was afraid of Haining's safety and dared not make it public. They secretly asked for help from their son. I mobilized all the manpower to search all night, but to no avail."
He sighed heavily, "Later I found out it was Murong Xiao who did it, but..."
The prince looked embarrassed, "At that time, the emperor had already told me that he was going to arrest Concubine Liang and her gang. I was afraid that I would alert the enemy and ruin the emperor's plan, so I endured it."
At this point, the prince bowed solemnly to Yuan Wanru and said, "Mrs. Lu is very courageous and wise. The Sun family will never forget this kindness."
The emperor was aware of all of this, but it was as if he was hearing it for the first time. His face was as gloomy as water, and suddenly he slammed the table, making the teacups clink.
"Murong Xiao! Is there anything else you dare not do?"
This roar was like thunder, shaking the entire hall.
The second prince's face turned pale, and Concubine Liang cried out to the sky: "Your Majesty, please understand! This Yuan family is the best at deceiving people!"
She pointed at Yuan Wanru fiercely, her face twisted: "Do you dare to swear to heaven? When you were in Ziyun Temple, you didn't admit to poisoning me? If you lie, I will let Lu Jiangnian have thousands of arrows pierce his heart and die a miserable death!"
"Liang Fei!" the prince shouted, "How can I allow you to curse the officials of the court like this in front of the emperor!"
Yuan Wanru suddenly straightened her back.
A look of determination appeared on her pale face: "Yes, I did say it at the time. The Second Prince was poisoned by me, which is why he is inhumane. Only I can help him detoxify."
Although the sound was light, it was like thunder exploding in the hall.
The second prince was startled at first, then burst into laughter: "Hahaha! Father, did you hear that? She admitted it! She finally admitted it!"
Concubine Liang also showed a triumphant smile: "Your Majesty, she admitted it herself!"
The prince's pupils suddenly shrank and he almost burst out asking questions.
He looked at Yuan Wanru in disbelief, not knowing how to react.
The emperor's face was as gloomy as ink: "Yuanshi, do you think this is a stage?"
Yuan Wanru seemed to be frightened by the might of heaven. Her frail body trembled slightly, but she still raised her face stubbornly: "At that time... I was really gambling with my life."
Her voice was as light as a feather, but every word was clear: "My husband is not in the capital. I am terribly scared when something like this happens."
"But if I retreat out of fear and something happens to Haining, I will never be able to rest in peace for the rest of my life."
She took a deep breath, tears welling up in her eyes. "The news of the Second Prince's hidden illness is spreading all over the city. I don't know whether he has recovered or not, but seeing that he is willing to kill someone to silence them, I guess this illness is not easy to cure."
At this point, she breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, my bet was right."
"So you didn't poison her at all." The emperor suddenly interrupted, his sharp eyes seemed to penetrate her soul, "You were just bluffing to get a chance of survival?"
Yuan Wanru pursed her lips shyly, as if she was embarrassed to admit that she had lied in front of so many people: "Your Majesty is wise."
Murong Xiao was so furious.
He has completely lost his mind.
It was obviously she who caused him so much trouble, yet she is pretending to be innocent here!
How could Murong Xiao bear it?
His face was ferocious, and he rushed towards Yuan Wanru: "Bitch! I will kill you!"
The prince's body was as fast as lightning, and his black python-patterned boots kicked Murong Xiao hard in the heart: "How dare you!"
The kick came with the force of thunder, knocking the man over directly, and he fell to the ground with a dull "bang".
Yuan Wanru was frightened by this sudden change. She fell to the ground, her pearl hairpins scattered, and then she burst into tears like a child who had suffered a grievance.
She cried and coughed, her frail body shaking like a sieve, but she did not forget to take out a stack of papers from her sleeve.
"Your Majesty... Look..." She sobbed and held up the testimony, "The Second Prince... He also wants to poison our entire family..."
"He is totally inhumane."
The prince took the stack of testimonies and his face became darker the more he read them: "Father, a concubine in Lu Bai's room confessed that Murong Xiao had already planted spies in the Lu mansion seven or eight years ago."
"Murong Xiao really has big plans, he deserves death!"
The emperor took the testimony and as the pages turned, the charges gradually became clear. The mother and son beside him were really beyond his expectations.
"Murong Xiao!" The emperor slammed the table and stood up, his dragon robe billowing like a raging wave. "The Lu family was promoted by me and they are loyal to me. How dare you plant a spy in the mansion of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery? What do you want to do?"
"You mother and son, you have such evil intentions, how dare you dare to cry out for justice here!"
"Take him away!" the emperor suddenly shouted and closed his eyes tiredly.
There was no point in listening to them for so long.
The imperial guards dragged Concubine Liang and Murong Xiao out. Concubine Liang struggled desperately, her hair disheveled, and she yelled, "Your Majesty, you will regret this."
"Yuan Wanru must die. She is a nuisance. She will poison you."
Yuan Wanru turned around and looked at Concubine Liang who was dragged to the door, a smile flashed in her eyes.
When Concubine Liang saw this smile, she gave her a look that was as fierce as if it was poisoned, as if she wanted to eat her alive.
When the palace door was closed, Concubine Liang's shrill cry was still echoing: "Your Majesty, the loyalty of this concubine is known to heaven and earth. Your Majesty, please do not be careless."
"You have to be careful, Prince—"
Finally, I could no longer hear it.
The palace suddenly fell silent, and the emperor's sharp eyes fell on Yuan Wanru: "Yuan, you are so prophetic that you actually brought these testimonies with you into the palace?"
The prince's emotions, which had just relaxed, tensed up again in an instant.
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