Chapter 47 The Emperor's Support
Emperor Zhaohe and Empress Ye frowned and asked, "You said that Prince Qi wanted to defile Miss Su Si?"
You know, in front of Emperor Zhaohe and Empress Ye, Prince Qi was a humble gentleman with excellent moral character.
He had the support of the imperial concubine and the eldest princess, and he also made great achievements in the battle of Ningzhou City and captured the city.
Emperor Showa and all the civil and military officials in the court were interested in nominating one of him and Prince Li as the crown prince.
But now Liu Jinshu told them that Prince Qi was still planning to defile Su Yuheng, Emperor Zhaohe and Empress Ye refused to believe it.
If this is true, how could this prince with corrupt morals sit on the throne of crown prince?
Emperor Zhaohe's expression turned cold. He looked at Liu Jinshu, who was kneeling on the ground, and asked word by word: "I ask you, is what you said true? If you lie, I will chop off your head."
Liu Jinshu lay on the ground, his body trembling slightly.
She had been raised in Yongzhou and had never seen the world. When faced with these situations, she didn't care about the situation and naturally wanted to keep everything away.
"Every word this servant said is true. That day at the Princess's residence, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi was planning to defile my cousin, mistaking me for her."
"So this time on the pleasure boat, he was also planning to attack my cousin, so my cousin tried to assassinate him."
As Liu Jinshu finished speaking, Su Yuheng's lips curled up in a happy arc.
Sure enough, Liu Jinshu is really stupid.
Su Yuheng: "Your Majesty, I did not assassinate His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi. Please understand. As for what my cousin said about His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi wanting to discredit me, I know nothing about it."
"This is simply outrageous!" Emperor Showa's face was filled with fear and anger. He slammed his palm on the table, causing the teacup in front of him to clink.
The people kneeling below were so frightened that they quickly lowered their heads, not daring to look at his expression.
"How could Jing Che have such thoughts? He has always been polite and well-mannered. How could he think of destroying Miss Su's innocence? I want to find him and ask him clearly!"
Queen Ye, standing by, advised, "Your Majesty, I remember that the Prince of Qi had begged the Emperor to let Miss Su marry him, but the Emperor did not agree."
"When Fourth Miss Su rescued the Emperor, he said that her marriage would be decided by him."
"This assassination is shrouded in mystery. I'm afraid it's not that simple."
Queen Ye cast her gaze upon the people below and said, "This Liu Jinshu is as timid as a mouse. I don't think she is the one who will assassinate Jing Che."
"As for..." Empress Ye fixed her gaze on Su Yuheng and said, "As for the Fourth Miss Su, I've heard she's always been obedient and sensible, and a model of a noble lady in the capital. How could she have thought of assassinating Jing Che?"
Emperor Showa still believed that Prince Qi would lie.
He was also skeptical about the King of Qi's intention to defile Su Yuheng.
In his mind, the King of Qi was a man of both good character and noble character, and was a good candidate for the crown prince, but he didn't believe it.
He looked at the people kneeling on the ground and said, "But Jing Che pointed at Miss Su as soon as he woke up. Could he be lying to me?"
Empress Ye said, "Even if Your Majesty doesn't trust the Fourth Miss Su, you can at least trust Prince Qin and Chaoyang, right? Furthermore, Prince Qin and Concubine Yu have both testified for the Fourth Miss Su. Could it be true?"
"I think this matter should be handed over to the Dali Temple for investigation. With their lightning-fast methods, they will surely get to the bottom of it."
Emperor Showa's expression was cold, and his gaze was still wandering over Su Yuheng.
He said coldly, "The fourth young lady of the Su family is suspected of assassinating the prince and should be taken to the Dali Temple to await trial."
"Come here, bring Miss Su Si to the Dali Temple and let the Dali Temple personally conduct the trial."
As Emperor Showa finished his cold words, the eunuch's voice suddenly came from outside.
"The Emperor has arrived!"
"His Royal Highness Prince Li has arrived!"
Hearing the sound, everyone looked outside the imperial study and saw the tall Prince Li, dressed in black, coming in from outside with an old man who was about sixty or seventy years old, with gray hair and wearing yellow clothes.
This person is the emperor emeritus.
Su Yuheng and others quickly stood up and saluted the emperor.
"Meet the Emperor."
"Greetings to His Majesty Prince Li."
Emperor Showa and Empress stood up from their chairs, walked to the retired emperor and supported him.
"How come Father has time to come to the Imperial Study today?"
Emperor Showa's gaze fell on Prince Li and he said with a smile, "Xingzhi has arrived just in time."
Huo Xingzhi curled his lips slightly, looked at Emperor Showa with a smile, and his voice was full of unruly air.
"What do you mean, father? Are you not happy for your son to come here?"
He glanced at the people kneeling on the ground and said calmly, "Such a wonderful show, I naturally want to come and see it clearly."
"You...I'll talk to you another day." Emperor Showa shook his sleeves, and he and Empress Ye helped the retired emperor sit down.
Huo Xingzhi, dressed in a black robe, casually sat down on a chair beside him, looking at the people kneeling opposite him with interest.
Those deep black eyes fell on Su Yuheng and curled his lips slightly.
The girl was wearing a light purple glass shirt and a jade pendant hanging around her waist. Her slender waist like a willow could be vaguely seen, and her profile, as white as jade, was adorable.
As expected, it is pitiful to see this face. No one would believe that this is the criminal who killed the prince.
After the emperor sat on the chair, he looked at the people on the ground.
There was a hint of coldness in his voice.
"If I don't come, won't that mean you'll do something bad?"
Emperor Showa bowed and said, "Father, what do you mean? I do not understand."
The Emperor took a deep breath, his gaze fixed on Su Yuheng, who was kneeling on the ground. He said calmly, "That girl from the Su family has always been obedient and sensible. How could she have wanted to assassinate the King of Qi?"
Emperor Zhaohe: "But this was personally identified by the Prince of Qi. Could he possibly be lying to me?"
The Emperor Retired: "The Prince of Qi is determined to marry the girl from the Su family. I think his intentions are not that simple."
"If it weren't for the Su family girl's help back then, I wouldn't be sitting here talking to you now. It's only been a short time, and you're taking her to the Dali Temple without any evidence for this assassination. This is truly inappropriate."
"This..." Emperor Showa was still a little hesitant.
After all, the King of Qi was seriously injured. The knife wound in his chest almost took his life.
Even that place was chopped, I don’t know if the Imperial Hospital can cure the King of Qi.
If he cannot be cured, the King of Qi will be inhumane from now on and will never have the chance to be the crown prince.
Who is so cruel to kill his son?
"But Jing Che is so badly injured right now that he identified Su Yuheng as soon as he woke up. Could it be that he's lying?"
"Father." Huo Xingzhi spoke nonchalantly while sitting on the chair.
"I remember that Prince Qi was drunk that day. How can you prove that it was Miss Su? Did anyone else see Miss Su go to the third floor to meet Prince Qi? It's impossible to determine who the murderer is based solely on Prince Qi's words."
"I think it would be safer to let the Dali Temple investigate this matter."
"What Xingzhi said makes sense." The emperor agreed.
"That's it. This matter will be handed over to the Dali Temple. Whether it's true or false, whether it's true or false, the Dali Temple will decide."
"As for this girl from the Su family, we have no evidence and only rely on the words of the King of Qi. We cannot say that she is the murderer who assassinated the prince. Let her return to the Su family."
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