Chapter 518 Closing the Net
The maid waiting at the stairs said, "Princess, the Queen just saw Lady Zhu crying in the bamboo forest over there. She was a little worried, so she went to check on her. She will be back soon."
"I understand." Princess Huirong nodded, took the initiative to invite Chu Liuzheng to sit down, and ordered people to serve tea. She was very polite, just like a little adult.
Chu Liuzheng was amused by what he saw and was about to tease her when Yan Hui suddenly picked up the little princess and coaxed her, "It's time, Princess, we should go back and take our medicine."
When she heard the word "drink medicine", Princess Huirong's face fell and she said in protest, "No."
"You will feel better after taking the medicine." Yan Hui coaxed Chu Liuzheng and nodded, then left with Princess Huirong in his arms.
After a while, the two palace maids who were waiting at the stairs also left under the pretext of getting some tea and snacks.
Suddenly, the only people left in the Bilan Pavilion were the people Chu Liuzheng had brought with him. She leaned against the railing and looked into the distance. She could see the bamboo forest, but there was not even a ghost in sight.
[Tsk! As expected.]
She lazily ordered, "Let's check and see what surprises are waiting for us in Bilan Pavilion."
Siyue and Chenxing looked at each other, one checked the second floor and the other went to the third floor to check.
As for the first floor, I took a quick look when I went upstairs just now, and there was nothing unusual.
Soon, Xi Jing himself appeared in front of Chu Liuzheng.
Looking at the disheveled, flushed-cheeked young man in white, Chu Liuzheng's eyes twitched wildly, "Why is it you?"
After posing for a long time, I realized it was Yi Zhen, an acquaintance, "...you stole my line."
Chu Liuzheng pointed at his abnormally red face and said, "Don't tell me you were drugged?"
Yi Zhen: "As you see."
Chu Liuzheng: “…”
[Frog fun! What's the point of being a concubine? They're framing me again. They're trying to put the blame for causing chaos in the palace on me.]
She asked Siyue to give Yizhen the antidote and asked, "How did you get infected?"
Yi Zhen waved his hand to indicate that it was unnecessary. He was just acting like he was on an aphrodisiac, but in reality, with the system in place, aphrodisiacs had no effect on him. He straightened his clothes and said as he fastened his belt, "The medicine is in the wine."
Chu Liuzheng was speechless: "You knew it, but you still drank it?"
Yi Zhen: "Boring?"
Chu Liuzheng: “…”
"The incense burner is filled with love incense. The recipe has been changed, so the smell is just like ordinary spices, hardly noticeable. You'd better take an antidote." Yi Zhen put on his clothes and looked out, excited. "When will the adulterer come?"
"It should be soon." Chu Liuzheng took the antidote handed to him by Siyue and swallowed it, then watched Chenxing extinguish the incense burner with tea.
Yizhen was eager to try and discussed with her: "How should we perform later?"
"What? Do you really want to be caught?" Chu Liuzheng was really confused about his train of thought.
"I'm helping you." Yi Zhen said confidently, "See how much trust the emperor has in you."
"Thank you, it's not necessary." After Chu Liuzheng said that, he saw a large group of people coming here, and the leader was Xiao Jingfan.
"The emperor is here." Yi Zhen whistled, and in order to watch the fun, he opened his clothes again, revealing a large area of his white chest. Then he ruffled his hair, and that kind of confused and infatuated expression appeared on his face again. He also threw a coquettish glance at Chu Liuzheng.
[Fuck! The Oscars owe you a statuette!]
Chu Liuzheng was so shocked and amazed that he almost went blind.
"Please stop making trouble!" She covered her eyes, listening to the hurried footsteps coming from the stairs, followed by the sound of bead curtains. She turned around and saw that the emperor was coming.
Not only the emperor, but also Zhou Yuande and his followers came.
Seeing Yi Zhen's appearance, everyone gasped in shock, their eyes shifting back and forth between the emperor, Chu Liuzheng, and Yi Zhen...
The emperor's face darkened as he strode over, grabbed the seated Chu Liuzheng, covered her eyes, and turned to scold Yi Zhen, "How can you be so disheveled? Put on some clothes!"
Yi Zhen had imagined many reactions, but he never expected the emperor to have this one. He instantly felt extremely bored and obediently lowered his head to tidy up his clothes.
Chu Liuzheng blinked, and his long eyelashes swept across Xiao Jingfan's palm.
[The tyrant doesn't even doubt me? ]
She grabbed the big hand that was blocking her eyes, raised her head, and asked in a panic, "Don't you want to ask something about this situation?"
[Brother Xiaoyao's expression really looks like he's been caught in an attempted affair.]
"What do you want to ask?" Xiao Jingfan said with a sour face, blocking her from looking at Yi Zhen, "I'm not stupid."
Chu Liuzheng: “…”
That makes so much sense.
She smiled with her eyes curved, pulled down the emperor's neck in public, and kissed his handsome face three times.
Such boldness frightened everyone so much that they looked up to the sky and down to the ground, wishing they could go blind on the spot.
Only Yi Zhen remained calm, even remembering to complain: "Your Majesty, it was Concubine Shu who sent someone to drug me and brought me here, intending to frame Miss Chu and me for causing chaos in the palace."
When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked.
Xiao Jingfan had a cold face and ordered Zhou Yuande to investigate and sent someone to summon Concubine Shu.
Chu Liuzheng secretly clicked his tongue. It was said that the emperor was conducting a sting operation, and now it was time to close the net.
Concubine Shu came with Concubine Zhu. The two of them went in to pay their respects, but when they didn't hear the emperor calling them, they had to kneel down obediently.
"Why are you here?" Xiao Jingfan raised his eyes and his scrutinizing gaze fell on Lady Zhu, like an icicle.
Concubine Zhu's heart skipped a beat, and Concubine Shu beside her spoke at the right moment: "Your Majesty, Sister Zhu came to speak to me. When she heard that Your Majesty had summoned her, she came with me."
[Wow, they've even found a witness.]
Xiao Jingfan said, "Lord Yi has accused you of sending someone to put aphrodisiacs in his wine, intending to frame him and the Chu family for causing chaos in the palace."
"I am innocent," Concubine Shu immediately cried out, and was about to make some excuses for herself when the emperor waved his hand, "Think carefully before you speak. I want to hear the truth."
Concubine Shu pursed her lips, clenched her hands in her sleeves, and continued, "I am wronged."
[Alas! They really are the kind of people who won't turn back until they hit the wall.]
Chu Liuzheng shook his head secretly.
[The tyrant gave Concubine Shu a chance, but she still thought he was deceiving her. The tyrant knows what's going on, doesn't he? Why wouldn't Concubine Shu seize this opportunity and confess? Do you really think the tyrant can't figure out what you've done? Don't let him uncover some old secrets... Tsk tsk, your life will be in jeopardy!]
An hour later, Zhou Yuande came back with the results.
With Yi Zhen's active cooperation, Zhou Yuande found out all the details, from when Concubine Shu sent someone to put drugs in Yi Zhen's wine, to how the person was carried to Bilan Pavilion, to when Yan went back to invite Chu Liuzheng, and when Princess Huirong appeared halfway and led Chu Liuzheng to Bilan Pavilion...all kinds of matters were covered with witnesses and evidence.
Xiao Jingfan stared at Concubine Shu coldly, "What else do you have to say?"
Concubine Shu:!!!
It was said that after taking that medicine, I would be unable to speak or move, my mind would be full of that thing and I wouldn’t know anything else?
She bought fake medicine???
Yi Zhen glanced at Concubine Shu, who was trying to remain calm, bowed to the emperor, and said, "Your Majesty, besides the drugging incident, Eunuch Zhou and I have discovered something else."
Although he was bored, he was not a coward who would not fight back after being plotted against.
Concubine Shu was secretly surprised when she heard this. "Other? What else?"
(End of this chapter)
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