Chapter 29 The Emperor was cursed!

Murong Che also learned about the situation outside from her inner voice.

When the two of them came out of the bedroom, they saw that many people had come into Shuiyuexuan and the yard was almost full.

The leader was Shen Ruolan, followed by several concubines, including Xue Qingyao and Meng Yishu.

It’s just that Xue Qingyao stood at the back, while Meng Yishu rushed to the front.

Murong Che looked at the battle formation of this group of people, his face suddenly turned cold, "Princess Lan, what are you doing in Lingyun Palace so late at night?"

Murong Che knew Shen Ruolan before she entered the palace, and the man knew her personality very well.

The young lady, who was spoiled and became unruly and domineering, acted rashly and without rules. She had taught concubines of lower rank than her a lesson many times before. For the sake of the reputation of the Chengjia'an Mansion, Murong Che turned a blind eye to it.

I didn't expect that she would be so presumptuous tonight, and actually brought a group of palace maids and eunuchs to rush into Shuiyuexuan with great momentum.

When Shen Ruolan saw Murong Che, she pushed Meng Yishu forward and said, "Your Majesty, Consort Meng said she has something urgent to report."

Murong Che turned his gaze to Meng Yishu, and asked with a hint of impatience, "What's the matter?"

Meng Yishu knelt in front of the man, raised her hand and pointed at the woman standing beside Murong Che, and said loudly, "Your Majesty, I want to report Concubine Xue for practicing witchcraft in the palace!"

Murong Che's eyes darkened, and he said coldly, "Slandering a concubine is a capital crime. If you don't have evidence, don't make false statements."

"Yes! I have evidence!"

Meng Yishu's eyes flickered, and when she looked up at Xue Youli, she was angry and felt like she was defending Murong Che. "Yesterday evening, when I was walking around the Yu Garden, I saw Xue Youli hiding behind the rockery with a small cloth bag in her arms."

"At that time, I felt that her behavior was suspicious and something was wrong, so I quietly followed her. As a result, I found that she took out two rag dolls and wrote on the backs of the dolls! Your Majesty, I know that witchcraft is prohibited in the palace. Concubine Xue knowingly violated the law and her crime is unforgivable!"

Murong Che glared at her coldly, "Since you discovered this yesterday, why did you come to report it today?"

Meng Yishu was startled, and quickly explained, "I am a lowly person, and I am afraid that if I reveal this matter, I will be silenced, so I went to Minghua Palace to invite Lady Lan and Lady Xue. With them around, Lady Xue dared not touch me."

Murong Che saw her carry out Shen Ruolan and Xue Qingyao, and turned his gaze to look at the two of them.

Shen Ruolan met the man's gaze and said angrily, "Your Majesty, when Concubine Meng came to me, she spoke with details. I thought that the art of witchcraft had been banned by the court for many years. If someone really used it to do evil in the harem, I would be the first to share your worries."

Xue Qingyao's reply was more tactful. "I naturally don't believe that Sister Xue would do something that would harm the royal family, so I followed her to take a look. I also ask the emperor to investigate this matter and clear Sister Xue's name."

Xue Youli rolled her eyes at Xue Qingyao's words as she listened to them without leaving any holes.

Among all the people present tonight, the one who had the greatest hatred towards her was Xue Qingyao.

It was this woman and Shen Ruolan who instructed Meng Yishu to come to Lingyun Palace to cause trouble.

Xue Qingyao's words were apparently to help her, but in reality they were urging Murong Che to find evidence quickly and execute her on the spot.

Murong Che turned his gaze and looked at Xue Youli, "Lady Xue, what do you want to say in your defense?"

Xue Youli was calm and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know anything about witchcraft. Talented Meng has slandered me with empty words. I am innocent!"

Meng Yishu certainly knew that Xue Youli would not plead guilty.

Fortunately, she had prepared the evidence long ago.

Seeing that Xue Youli was still stubborn even when facing death, Meng Yishu raised her head and said loudly, "Your Majesty, I saw Xue Youli bury the witch doll in the northwest corner of Lingyun Palace last night. As long as we search Lingyun Palace, we can find evidence!"

Murong Che's eyebrows twitched, and he stared coldly at Meng Yishu, "Are you sure you saw Lady Xue burying the witch doll last night?"

"Yes! Everything I said is true!"

Seeing that the other concubines were waiting for the result, Murong Che ordered in a deep voice, "Wang Defa, go find him!"

"yes."

After a while, Wang Defa really dug out a pair of white witch dolls from the northwest corner of Lingyun Hall.

The birth dates of Murong Che and Xue Youli were written in cinnabar ink on the backs of the pair of witch dolls, and the dolls' hands were tied together with a red rope.

Shen Ruolan looked at the pair of witch dolls and exclaimed, "This is a lover's curse! It is said that as long as you mix blood with cinnabar ink, write your and your lover's birth dates on the back of the doll, and then tie the doll's hands together with a red rope, the two will never be separated! However, the man who is cursed will be plagued by illness and his body will become weaker and weaker!"

Meng Yishu took over her words, "That's right, this spell has no effect on the person who casts the spell, but it is extremely harmful to the other person's body. The emperor must have caught a cold this time because of the spell!"

Shen Ruolan narrowed her eyes and said in a sharp voice, "Lady Xue, you are so bold that you dare to use witchcraft to harm the emperor!"

Seeing the three of them singing the same tune, Xue Youli sneered, "What? You just picked up a pair of rag dolls and you want to put the blame on me?"

Meng Yishu listened to Xue Youli's cunning defense and wished she could convict her. "Lady Xue, the material of the Wu Gu doll is exactly the same as the material the emperor gave you a few days ago, both are Shu brocade! Now that you have both the person and the doll stolen, what else do you have to argue with?"

The area in the northwest corner of Lingyun Palace belongs to Jinghua Pavilion, which is the territory of Duan Cainü next door.

Xue Youli's Shuiyuexuan was well guarded, and Meng Yishu had no choice but to start from Jinghua Pavilion.

Anyway, it was in Lingyun Palace, and the fabric used to make the witch doll was Shu brocade, so Xue Youli was naturally the most suspicious.

Xue Youli saw through Meng Yishu's intention at a glance, and her eyes were cold. "The Shujin gifted by the emperor is extremely valuable. How can you pretend to be it with a piece of torn white cloth?"

Seeing Xue Youli refused to admit it, Meng Yishu swore, "Besides Shu Jin, I have other evidence! The cinnabar words written on the back of these two Wu Gu dolls are your handwriting!"

As she spoke, she showed the words on the back of the witch doll to Murong Che and Xue Youli.

Xue Youli scanned the cinnabar words on the back of the witch doll and said, "I didn't write these words."

Meng Yishu thought she had a sure win. After hearing her pale denial, she snorted coldly, "The facts are in front of you. You can't deny it no matter what!"

"Is forged handwriting also called fact?"

Xue Youli was too lazy to waste time talking to her, so she turned to look at Murong Che, "I am innocent and have been wrongly accused, please Your Majesty, please help me!"

Murong Che met her gaze and said in a softer tone, "Yeah."

Shen Ruolan, "..."

Xue Qingyao, "..."

The concubines who came to join in the fun, "..."

The evidence is right in front of us. Isn't the emperor's favoritism too blatant?

"Your Majesty, don't be seduced by this witch!"

Meng Yishu glared at Xue Youli angrily, "Before I entered the palace, I studied in the same school with her. I recognize her handwriting! This is her handwriting!"