Before long, revelations about Prince Jing began to surface like mushrooms after rain. First, someone presented the private letters between Prince Jing and Meng Hai to the Emperor. It's said that Prince Jing steadfastly denied the letters, claiming they were a false accusation. Even when the Emperor pointed to the small seal on the letter, Prince Jing refused to acknowledge it, claiming he'd lost it long ago, having lost it while visiting Prince Rui's home. The implication was that Prince Rui had framed him.
This caused the emperor to throw an inkstone at him and say that Prince Rui had been recuperating at home since the last accident and seldom even came to the palace. His back ached badly from sitting for a long time and the imperial physician said it would leave a root of the disease. How could he have the time to use your little seal to stamp randomly?
Prince Jing simply cried, refusing to admit his mistake. He then brought up the matter of Prince Duan and Prince Cheng. He claimed he had never harbored such ambitions, that he only wished to serve the Emperor well on behalf of his brothers and fulfill his filial duties, and that he had never harbored any undue ambitions. Furthermore, the matter of Prince Cheng had been thoroughly investigated, and Meng Hai was indeed Prince Cheng's man. This time, someone with ulterior motives must have dug this up to deal with him.
When the emperor heard him mention his two sons, he didn't say anything more for a while. Perhaps because he was old and his health was getting worse, he couldn't bear to see his sons die before him. He actually burned the letters in front of King Jing.
"Are those letters true?" Meng Qi asked while applying medicine to Song Chengze.
Song Chengze sighed comfortably, "Princess, your technique is getting better and better. It's even stronger than the one used by the imperial physician."
Meng Qi exerted force on her hand, and Song Chengze cried out and burst into laughter.
Meng Qi walked over to the wooden basin and gently washed the ointment off her hands. She felt a pang of relief. It had been almost a month, and aside from the pain in her legs when she stood or walked for a long time, everything else had healed almost completely, especially the scars on her back. Those minor injuries were barely noticeable upon closer inspection. Even the doctor had said there was no need to apply more, but Song Chengze still tormented her daily, taking off his shirt and waiting for her every day.
Meng Qi turned around and saw Song Chengze had already put on his coat, stood up, walked gently to the window, and stared at the afterglow that was about to disappear outside the wall.
"Of course it's real. There are three letters written by the Fourth Prince himself. I haven't found out how he got them back from Meng Hai. I just don't know why he didn't destroy them, but gave them to Concubine Xian for safekeeping."
Meng Qi listened quietly, and suddenly something seemed to occur to her. "Could it be that the box I mentioned when I saw the maid beside Concubine Xian drop it contained these three letters?"
Song Chengze hummed, "That's right, but I haven't found out how the prince knew it or how it fell into his hands."
Meng Qi clapped his hands and said, "I see. Could it be that the box was the reason King Jing plotted against you last time? King Jing knew the letter was stolen by the Crown Prince, and when he saw the Crown Prince give you the box, he didn't realize it actually contained a sacrificial text. He thought it was a letter between him and Meng Hai, so he became murderous?"
Song Chengze turned around and walked back to his chair, nodding. "That's right. The prince deliberately took the box to meet the fourth brother by chance, lured the fourth brother to follow him, and then returned to the palace before leaving and handed the box to me. Haha, what a great way to kill two birds with one stone."
"So it seems the Crown Prince wants to take action against King Jing. Was he the one who submitted the letter?"
Song Chengze smiled slightly, "No, it's me."
"Ah? You? How did you get that letter? Does the prince know about it?"
Song Chengze took a sip of tea and said, "He should know, but so what? He wanted to deal with the fourth brother, but maybe he wasn't well prepared. I just forced him to advance his plan."
Meng Qi also sat down. King Jing must now think that the letter was taken out by the prince, which is good.
"As for the letter..." Song Chengze poured a cup of tea for Meng Qi and gently pushed it over, "It was taken out by Concubine Xiu." As he spoke, a pair of black gemstone-like eyes stared at her closely.
Meng Qi took the tea, held it up and blew on it gently but never drank it. Song Chengze watched the mist rising from the tea cover Meng Qi's eyebrows and eyes, and with the sky gradually darkening, he couldn't see clearly.
After a long while, Meng Qi whispered, "Xiupin is really capable."
"It was Mother's people who found out where the letter was, but Mother had no reason to go, and it was inconvenient for the people below. Aihua accidentally fell ill while visiting the garden, so Xiupin and Fanghua took her back to the Eastern Palace together."
Meng Qi put down the teacup, slightly surprised. So that's how it was. But even if Concubine Lian had made good preparations in advance, Concubine Xiu was also a capable person. She was able to steal something from the Eastern Palace, so it was still so important.
"How can I thank Her Majesty?" Meng Qi looked at Song Chengze, emphasizing the word "Her Majesty".
Song Chengze looked at her, and a smile slowly appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Meng Qi suddenly felt so bored. What was wrong with her? What did Song Chengze and Concubine Xiu's past have to do with her? She wasn't going to do anything to Song Chengze. If she reacted like this, it would only make Song Chengze think too much.
Meng Qi thought about this and felt a little embarrassed. She stood up suddenly and turned to walk out.
Song Chengze stood up and grabbed her sleeve. Meng Qi lost her balance and sat on Song Chengze's legs, causing him to groan.
Meng Qi tried to stand up while anxiously asking, "What's wrong? Did you hurt your leg? Call a doctor to take a look."
But Song Chengze held Meng Qi down and didn't let her stand up. "It's okay, it was just a bump."
Meng Qi twisted her body and said, "Let me go, let me stand up, and see if it's okay."
Before Meng Qi could finish her words, Song Chengze suddenly picked her up and changed her legs. Meng Qi screamed and subconsciously put her arms around Song Chengze's shoulders.
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