Chapter 34 Xue Youli is finished!

As soon as these words were spoken, the looks people gave Xue Youli suddenly became subtle.

Shen Ruolan was implicated by Meng Yishu last time and was confined to her house for ten days. She was only released today.

She hated Xue Youli so much that her teeth were itching. She could no longer keep her composure and was the first to jump out, "Lady Xue, you are so bold! How dare you plot to harm the heir to the throne!"

Xue Qingyao looked at this scene, a cold light flashed in his eyes.

She secretly sprinkled the pollen on Xue Youli's shoulders while Xue Youli was treating Murong Xi.

At that time, the concubines' attention was all on Murong Xi, and no one noticed her little movements.

She also took advantage of the chaos to throw the rice paper containing the pollen into the lake outside the pavilion.

The rice paper she used was not only available in every palace, but was also very thin and would rot if put into water.

The corpse was completely destroyed without any trace left.

She thought that today's game was very clever, with all the evidence and witnesses. Even if Xue Youli had supernatural powers, he would be unable to defend himself.

However, Xue Youli ignored Shen Ruolan's accusations.

She raised her hand and pinched some pollen on her shoulder, crushing it between her fingertips.

The fingertips were instantly dyed light blue.

The pollen is a strange color and is not the pollen from the flowers in the garden.

She had read in a medical book that there was a flower called Blue Jasmine in the Western Regions whose pollen was light blue and would glow blue-purple when exposed to sunlight, which was quite similar to the pollen on her body.

Of course, she did not point it out directly, but turned to ask Doctor Cheng, "Doctor Cheng, may I trouble you to identify what kind of pollen is on my body?"

Doctor Cheng took out a tool from the medicine box and spread the pollen on Xue Youli's clothes onto a pure white handkerchief. After carefully examining it for a moment, he replied, "My ladies, the pollen on Lady Xue's body is from the blue hibiscus flower. The blue hibiscus flower is native to the Western Regions and is rare and precious."

Xue Youli frowned, "I have never been to the Western Regions, let alone had the chance to come into contact with blue hibiscus flowers. The appearance of this pollen is too strange."

"Blue gerbera?"

Today's flower viewing banquet was hosted by Concubine Ning. With such a big thing happening, it was natural for her to come out and take charge of the situation.

At this moment, she repeated these three words and said thoughtfully, "I remember that there are indeed blue chrysanthemums in the palace. They were given to the Queen Mother as a birthday gift by Marquis Ding'an, who was stationed in the Northwest Camp last year. Later, the Queen Mother only gave them to Concubine Chun and Concubine Li..."

Concubine Li rolled her eyes and interrupted her rudely, "What do you mean by that? Could it be that I used pollen to harm the little princess?"

Song Jingsi glanced at Xue Youli and said calmly, "I thought that Concubine Chun and Concubine Li loved the little princess very much and would never harm her. Since only the two concubines have the blue chrysanthemum, and with their intelligence, how could they leave such crucial evidence?"

She paused deliberately and emphasized her tone, "So, I boldly guess that someone murdered the little princess and deliberately framed the two ladies."

Concubine Ning admired her somewhat. "Song Zhaoyi's guess is not unreasonable, but who in the harem is so bold as to frame Concubine Chun and Concubine Li's sister?"

At this time, someone suddenly asked, "What if someone takes advantage of the emperor's favor and acts recklessly?"

Concubine Li sneered and defended her, "The Emperor favors me the most in the entire harem. Are you referring to me?"

The person who just spoke was a seventh-rank talent. When she met Concubine Li's questioning eyes, she was so scared that her legs went limp and she knelt down, "I dare not! Madam Concubine Li, please judge!"

Xue Qingyao added at the right time, "It may be difficult for others to obtain the pollen of the blue hibiscus flower, but Lady Xue went to the Yongchun Palace of Concubine Li to drink tea yesterday. If she wants to collect pollen, it shouldn't be a difficult task, right?"

"Yes! If it was Lady Xue who stole the pollen when Concubine Li was not paying attention, then everything would make sense!"

This group of women sang in unison and tacitly deduced the process of Xue Youli's crime.

However, Concubine Rong, the victim's mother, just listened quietly and did not express her opinion for a long time.

Shen Ruolan, on the other hand, was eager to convict Xue Youli, "Conspiring to murder the heir to the throne is a capital crime! Xue Youli also attempted to frame Concubine Li, which is an even greater crime!"

Xue Youli curled her lips coldly, "You said that I stole the pollen and murdered the little princess, but where is the evidence? You can't convict me with nothing but empty words."

No matter what happens, you must not fall into the trap of self-incrimination. Whoever claims guilt must present evidence.

Shen Ruolan shouted, "The blue hibiscus pollen on your body is the evidence!"

Xue Youli's eyes darkened, "Someone deliberately sprinkled the pollen on me in order to frame me."

Shen Ruolan glared at her fiercely, "You said someone else framed you, but I said you won't cry until you see the coffin! Concubine Rong, I think we should just throw Xue Youli into jail and let the people from the prison torture her severely to see if she admits it..."

"The Emperor has arrived—"

Before she finished speaking, a report came from outside the pavilion.

When everyone saw the bright yellow figure, they immediately bowed and said, "Your Highness."

After Murong Che finished his morning court session, he heard that Murong Xi had an accident in Yu Garden, so he rushed over immediately.

On the way here, he had already learned the general situation from the palace servants.

At this moment, Murong Che's cold eyes swept around, and finally looked at Doctor Cheng, "How is the princess's health?"

Doctor Cheng reported truthfully, "The little princess had an asthma attack, but fortunately Lady Xue treated her in time, and she is now out of danger."

Murong Che's tense face relaxed a little.

However, before he could speak again, Shen Ruolan couldn't wait to say, "Your Majesty, Imperial Physician Cheng said that the little princess had an asthma attack because she inhaled pollen, and Concubine Xue happened to have pollen on her body!"

Murong Che ignored her and looked sideways at Concubine Rong, "Does Concubine Rong have anything to say?"

Rong Qingyue held her daughter's hand and replied in a strong voice, "I urge the emperor to find out the truth and find out who is trying to harm my daughter."

Everyone has said so much just now, but it was all just speculation, and there was no evidence to identify Xue Youli.

After listening for so long, Rong Qingyue guessed that someone wanted to use her daughter to get rid of Xue Youli.

This person dared to hurt her daughter, so how could she allow him to fool her and kill him with a borrowed knife?

Seeing that she did not push Xue Youli out, Shen Ruolan became anxious, "Your Majesty, Concubine Rong, think about it, the little princess suddenly had asthma, and Concubine Xue happened to know how to treat it, and she cured the little princess. How could there be such a coincidence in the world? In my humble opinion, she had planned it all along!"

Song Jingsi also stepped on the spot, "I heard that Lady Xue often went to the library to borrow medical books some time ago. Could it be that she has been planning to attack the little princess since then?"

Before she entered the palace, Meng Xingzhi had shown her favor to her. She thought Meng Xingzhi was good-looking, so she met him a few times like teasing a cat or a dog.

At that time Xue Youli insisted on interfering, and the two of them became enemies from then on.

No matter who set up today's situation, she hoped that the murderer was Xue Youli.

She accidentally witnessed someone borrowing books from the library, but she didn't expect it to become the most crucial evidence to identify Xue Youli.

The concubines present also took sides in the face of the current situation, "Your Majesty, please severely punish those who murdered the little princess."

They used the little princess as an excuse to force Murong Che to deal with Xue Youli on the spot.

Xue Youli looked at Murong Che and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, Concubine Li can prove that I have never come into contact with Lan Zhuhua!"

Each side held their own opinion, and the concubines, who were in a state of excitement, all looked at Concubine Li.

At this time, Concubine Li's testimony was extremely crucial.

As long as she denies Xue Youli's words, Xue Youli will be finished!