Chapter 391: Long Feibai takes the blame? He Yuan assists
"Oh? Tell me, in whose house have you seen it?" Emperor Wen leaned forward slightly. Now he was very curious about what He Yuan could say.
He Yuan glanced at He Zhaojun and said, "Your Majesty, Long Feibai is in the palace of the doctor."
As soon as these words were spoken, the ministers were in an uproar. Some of them sighed and said, "I knew it, this must be witchcraft. Long Feibai is from the southwest, and his master was once a great witch. It makes sense that he would know this!"
"I didn't realize that Long Feibai was still hiding his true abilities. But how could he harm His Majesty and Concubine Yue?"
"Young Master Long usually treats countless people, how could this happen?"
He Zhaojun frowned and looked at He Yuan and He Zhong. Although it was their first time attending such a grand event, they were both calm and composed, showing no signs of nervousness at all. He Zhong's back, usually a little hunched, was now straight, rivaling those of senior officials with years of experience in the officialdom.
He Yuan, with his belly puffed out and an expression that said, "I'm trying to save my sister," was waiting for He Zhaojun's praise. He Zhaojun interrupted, "Your Majesty, Long Feibai is devoted to medicine and saves people regardless of their wealth. He has no reason to harm my father and mother. There must be some misunderstanding."
Li Lin interjected again, "Oh? Is the Third Prince's wife planning to protect Long Feibai?"
"Don't misinterpret my meaning!" He Zhaojun immediately stopped him. "Long Feibai has no motive for committing the crime, and they haven't produced any other evidence. How can they just treat Long Feibai as the mastermind?"
Li Lin hummed and immediately requested, "Your Majesty, this matter involves a wide range of issues. How about I lead the team to search the Long Mansion? If we really find any items that seem to be used for divination, it won't be too late to torture Long Feibai."
A bunch of people jumped out to express their disagreement. After all, this matter had little direct relevance to him, the one in charge of sacrifice. However, Li Lin just said a few words, suppressing everyone's objections: "When you go there, do you know what sacrificial objects are? What are witchcraft utensils?"
"Well, Li Lin, you go and search the Long Mansion immediately! If you have any questions, arrest Long Feibai and bring him to the court, and hand him over to Yuan Shen for a thorough interrogation! I don't believe that we can't find a way to save Concubine Yue." Emperor Wen knew long ago that although Li Lin was a fence-sitter on the surface, he was actually a good friend of Wen Ziduan. If he led the team to search, he would be sure that everything would be handled properly.
Emperor Wen's original intention was to let Li Lin find a way to bring the matter back to He Zhaojun and Wen Ziduan. Only in this way could he openly expose the flaws of the entire palace and force those hiding in the dark to take action. He just didn't know what He Yuan and He Zhong were up to.
At this moment, He Zhaojun grabbed He Yuan's hand. She lowered her head and asked the little brat, "Why are you and the housekeeper here? And why did you say you saw these things in Long Feibai's house?"
"It was Young Master Long who sent us here," He Yuan blinked. "He was worried that you were being attacked from all sides in the palace, so he had no choice but to delay the situation at his own expense to give you some room to turn around. So, did I get into trouble?"
He Zhaojun shook her head helplessly. "No, there are ways to achieve the same result. After all, Long Feibai will always be the most suspicious person. If you don't take the initiative to expose him, who knows what these people will do to bring down all the people close to me one by one."
Wen Ziduan smiled and reached out to touch the top of He Yuan's head: "Little Baozi, well done."
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