Chapter 415: The Queen Mother Suspects You Are the Murderer
Xie Yingmian said, "There are some special equipment in my clinic. Shen Tingsi's successful arm grafting is closely related to those equipment."
"With those devices, the probability of success is a little higher."
The emperor believed Xie Yingmian's words.
Among the information he inquired about was the special equipment that Xie Yingmian mentioned.
The emperor pondered for a moment and said, "I will ask the imperial physician to assess General Fan's health."
"When General Fan is able to move, I will send someone to take him there."
Xie Yingmian cupped his hands: "Yes."
"It's getting late, Yingmian, please take your leave."
After Xie Yingmian took Cang Yue away, the emperor's easygoing face grew colder by the second.
The chief eunuch beside the emperor asked, "Your Majesty, this is a rare opportunity. Why don't you keep Princess Ling?"
The emperor's eyes were filled with sinister intent: "It's not the right time yet."
"She dared to come here alone, so she knew I wouldn't leave her behind."
"She's a smart person, much smarter than him."
Leaving behind these nonsensical words, the emperor turned his sleeves and left.
Xie Yingmian and Cang Yue quickly left the palace.
Only after reaching a safe area did Zang Yue's tense mood relax a little.
Zang Yue lowered his voice and said, "There are at least twenty masters lying in ambush in that palace. This is just what I noticed. I wonder how many of them are more skilled than me."
Xie Yingmian said, "Twenty-five in total."
She has been with the army for many years and is very sensitive to the scent.
As soon as she entered the palace, she sensed the presence of masters from all directions.
Among them, the person with the highest martial arts skills was the eunuch beside the emperor.
Zang Yue was still frightened.
If the emperor gave the order, the chances of her and the princess escaping would be slim.
Seeing Zang Yue’s pale face, Xie Yingmian smiled and said, “Don’t worry.”
"If it's a blessing, it's not a disaster. If it's a disaster, we can't avoid it."
After walking forward for a while, they saw Yu Lingye not far away.
Xie Yingmian waved.
Seeing that Xie Yingmian was safe and sound, Yu Lingye's solemn face finally relaxed.
Xie Yingmian went to push Yu Lingye's wheelchair: "Sorry to have kept you waiting."
Yu Lingye said quietly, "Did he give you any trouble?"
Xie Yingmian: "No."
"Just testing me."
Yu Lingye's expression was complicated: "It's very dangerous."
Xie Yingmian nodded: "It is indeed very dangerous."
"But, we are in his territory and are in danger all the time."
"He was testing me to see if I could really reattach a broken arm or leg. I told him myself that there's a chance of failure, and he doesn't want to fail, so he won't act rashly, let alone harm me."
"I'm his only hope."
"The hope he has been searching for for so many years will not be destroyed so early."
Paused.
Xie Yingmian added, "At the same time, I have also verified something very important: what Xie Jingyun wrote in his diary is true."
The emperor was indeed seriously injured.
The emperor really wanted to restore his glory.
This shows that their previous speculations were all correct.
"The Emperor asked me to reattach General Fan's legs to test my abilities. Until General Fan's legs are reattached, we are safe."
Yu Lingye: "General Fan?"
Zang Yue continued, "Your Highness, it's Fan Yue."
Yu Lingye's face suddenly darkened.
During the Battle of Lingnan, he fought side by side with Fan Yue.
Fan Yue is the most promising descendant of the Fan family and the future commander-in-chief of the Fan family army.
At that time, they had similar interests and were of similar age, so they became close friends.
Later, after the Battle of Lingnan ended, the emperor was wary of him and the Fan family army.
In order to avoid trouble, he and Fan Yue never communicated and had no intersection.
On the surface, the two were undoubtedly strangers.
Fan Yue even quarreled with him in public.
The man with a broken leg happens to be the future commander of the Fan family.
It was hard for Yu Lingye not to suspect that the emperor had long known about Fan Yue's relationship with him.
Xie Yingmian said, "I have already told the emperor to transfer Fan Yue to an affordable medical clinic."
"It shouldn't take more than a few days."
Yu Lingye asked, "How is Fan Yue?"
Xie Yingmian: "Not very good."
"It's a miracle that he's still alive."
"Don't worry, no matter if Fan Yue is the emperor testing my bait, I will do my best to connect his legs."
Yu Lingye didn't ask any further questions.
After returning to the peony garden.
Everyone gathered together, but no one spoke.
They looked solemn and frightened.
There were many timid ones who hid in the corner with pale faces and sobbed softly.
The atmosphere was very wrong.
Xie Yingmian approached.
Everyone's eyes turned to her.
In the eyes of these people, there was shock, suspicion, contempt, and fear...
Inexplicable.
When the Fifth Prince saw Xie Yingmian and Yu Lingye arriving, he quietly waved to Wen Juexia.
Wen Juexia took a step back, avoided the crowd and came to the fifth prince.
The fifth prince said in a startling tone: "Mu An is dead."
"The coroner said he drowned. When the body floated to the surface, it was spotted by a few noble ladies who were enjoying themselves by the lake. At first, they thought it was someone's clothing that had fallen into the water. Curious, they went closer and discovered it was a body. They were so frightened that they screamed and attracted others over."
"When the imperial physician arrived, Mu An was already beyond death, so they asked for a coroner."
"The coroner obtained two pieces of evidence from Mu An."
"The Queen Mother suspects that the murderer is the Imperial Aunt, and the current evidence is very unfavorable to the Imperial Aunt."
Wen Juexia's heart trembled.
She immediately returned to Xie Yingmian and told her exactly what the fifth prince had said.
Xie Yingmian was very shocked.
She guessed that something strange might happen at this kind of flower banquet.
But, she only thought of trivial frame-ups like accidentally falling into the water or being pushed down.
She never expected that someone would die, and the person who died was Mu An, who was at odds with her.
Yu Lingye glanced at Zang Song.
Zang Song took the order and left quietly.
Just then, several maids came to Xie Yingmian.
The maids were very rude: "Princess Ling, the Queen Mother has something to ask you."
"Please follow me."
The Queen Mother was in the main hall.
In addition to the empress dowager, there were also the queen and many other people in the hall.
They held their breath and dared not make a sound.
The Queen Mother's eyes were red, and when she saw Xie Yingmian, her eyes were like fire.
"Xie Yingmian!"
"Why did you do that?"
"Mu An just had a few arguments with you, and you actually wanted to kill him. You have such a cruel heart."
The Queen Mother clutched her heart and said, "Killing someone means paying with your life."
"You are so cruel and ruthless. I must seek justice for Mu An."
Yu Lingye asked, "Does the Empress Dowager have any evidence?"
"Evidence! You're asking me for evidence, aren't you?" the Queen Mother said. "Come here, present the evidence."
Two young eunuchs came in carrying evidence.
When Xie Yingmian saw the evidence, a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes.
The so-called evidence was nothing more than a gold hairpin and a handkerchief.
None of it belongs to her.
"I found something of yours on Mu An." The Queen Mother said, "Mu An must have taken it away during your argument with him."
"This is physical evidence."
"As for the witness..." The Queen Mother looked at Princess Deyang in the crowd.
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