Two hours ago, Murong Qing was suddenly pushed into the water by a palace maid. After being rescued, she miscarried.
After pushing Murong Qing into the water, the palace maid immediately committed suicide by poisoning herself, leaving no one to testify against her.
Ye Jingchun's first reaction upon learning of this was that the concubines in the harem were jealous and unwilling to see Murong Qing receive the favor.
But then a eunuch came to report that Ye Zerui had been killed. He said that the Imperial Guards responsible for guarding the Second Prince's residence were fighting with a group of men in black. After someone in the Imperial Guards recognized one of the men in black as Ye Zeyu's men, Ye Jingchun's face darkened.
Upon hearing this, Murong Qing immediately asserted that the palace maid who pushed her into the water must be one of Ye Zeyu's people.
"King Yong'an knows he has lost the Emperor's favor, so he resorts to such insidious methods! Ye Zerui is dead, and my son is gone too. If he kills the Third Prince as well, the throne will be his! He really has a clever plan!"
Murong Qing's words were exactly what Ye Jingchun was thinking.
Two days ago, memorials from Ganzhou and Jinzhou were presented one after another. Upon seeing that Prince Jing was planning a rebellion and that Qiao Xiuyuan had acted recklessly in Fukang County, Ye Jingchun was furious.
Prince Jing is dead, and the Celestial Immortal Sect has been destroyed; this matter can be put aside for now.
However, he wanted to ask Qiao Xiuyuan directly to clarify the matter.
So he immediately ordered his men to bring Qiao Xiuyuan to the front of the palace.
Upon seeing Qiao Xiuyuan, before Ye Jingchun could even speak, Qiao Xiuyuan immediately knelt on the ground.
"Your Majesty, I have urgent business to report!"
After saying that, he held the letters above his head.
Cao Huai stepped forward, took the document, and handed it to Ye Jingchun. Ye Jingchun was so angry after reading it that he trembled all over.
"You unfilial son! You unfilial son! You actually want to start a rebellion!"
These letters are all from Prince Jing, Ye Chengping, and Ye Zeyu's secret communication. Prince Jing wanted to rebel, but he was acting on Ye Zeyu's orders. It was Ye Zeyu who wanted to rebel, not Prince Jing.
But after Ye Jingchun calmed down, he also realized that something was wrong.
"How did you obtain the letters between Prince Jing and Prince Yong'an that were secretly communicating?"
Qiao Xiuyuan's face showed grief, and his lips trembled for a long time before he finally spoke: "It is my daughter..."
I have an illegitimate daughter who has been raised in Ganzhou. When I was young, I promised my wife that I would only have her in my life, but I broke my promise and had other women.
In order not to upset the lady, I concealed this matter.
My daughter unexpectedly caught the eye of Prince Jing, who also intends to take her as a concubine. I am willing to do so, as it would be good for my daughter to find a good home and have a man who will love her dearly.
Unexpectedly, my daughter discovered that Prince Jing and Prince Yong'an were plotting a rebellion.
My daughter stole these letters and sent them to me by fast horse, but she…”
Qiao Xiuyuan choked up and couldn't speak anymore when he got to this point.
But Ye Jingchun remained unmoved and instead pressed on, "What about your daughter?"
"My daughter loves Prince Jing deeply. Even though she knows that Prince Jing has such rebellious thoughts, she still wants to stay by Prince Jing's side."
My daughter believes that Prince Jing's rebellious thoughts are due to Prince Yong'an's instigation, so she wrote in her letter that she went to assassinate Prince Yong'an…”
After Qiao Xiuyuan finished speaking, he took out another letter with trembling hands.
But after carefully reading the letter, Ye Jingchun still did not believe Qiao Xiuyuan's words.
This was because among the memorials sent by Xie Chi were two letters written by Qiao Xiuyuan to Jia Ren, the magistrate of Fukang County.
"Then take a look at these two letters!"
Ye Jingchun threw the two letters directly in front of Qiao Xiuyuan.
Qiao Xiuyuan shifted his knees, reached out and picked up the letter from the ground. After reading its contents, he was shocked.
"Your Majesty is wise, this letter was not written by me! If Your Majesty does not believe me, I can take out my previous letters to compare the handwriting, or I can rewrite the contents of this letter on the spot!"
Someone is trying to frame me, Your Majesty! I beg you to do me justice!
Seeing that Qiao Xiuyuan's reaction seemed genuine, Ye Jingchun ordered someone to retrieve the memorials that Qiao Xiuyuan had previously submitted.
After comparison, it was indeed found that both letters were fake.
Since letters can be forged, in order not to wrong Ye Zeyu, Ye Jingchun also had someone find the memorials that Ye Zeyu had submitted before.
After this comparison, they directly concluded that Ye Zeyu harbored rebellious intentions.
Ye Jingchun slammed the memorial in his hand onto the table, unable to contain his resentment, and said, "Truly treasonous! Just like his deceased imperial uncle!"
He immediately realized who was imitating Qiao Xiuyuan's handwriting to frame him!
Who else could it be but Su Muxi?!
They really are a perfect match!
Since Ye Zeyu harbors rebellious intentions, Ye Jingchun will naturally disregard any father-son relationship and plans to do the same thing as nineteen years ago: when Ye Zeyu returns to the capital to meet the emperor, he will be thrown into prison!
Today, he had made all the necessary preparations and was just waiting for Ye Ziyu to enter the palace so he could arrest him.
Before he could even make a move, Ye Ziyu struck first!
At this moment, Ye Jingchun seriously suspected that his inability to lift himself was due to Ye Zeyu's doing!
Once all the princes are dead, Ye Ziyu will naturally become the only prince who can inherit the throne!
So he hurriedly ordered people to protect Ye Zemin and wait for Ye Zeyu to come to see him in the palace.
After her miscarriage, Murong Qing, her face deathly pale, knelt at Ye Jingchun's feet and cried out in anguish, "It must be Prince Yong'an! It must be him! Your Majesty, you must severely punish Prince Yong'an and avenge our son!"
Ye Jingchun was annoyed and waved his hand impatiently when he saw Murong Qing's crazy appearance.
"Take Consort Shu away and give her proper care!"
After leaving the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the grief and indignation on Murong Qing's face gradually disappeared, leaving only a cold and sinister look in her eyes.
In fact, she had miscarried for no apparent reason two days ago.
She was well aware of her current situation in the Qi Kingdom's palace.
If she lost the child in her womb, she would only face the fate of falling out of favor.
Because she knew that Ye Jingchun was no longer capable, no matter how hard she tried, Ye Jingchun could not muster the slightest interest in her.
Therefore, her beauty and figure, which she was so proud of, became a joke in this palace.
Therefore, she absolutely could not let the news of her miscarriage leak out.
Unexpectedly, right after she miscarried, Consort Li approached her.
Upon seeing Consort Li, her first thought was that Consort Li was the one who caused her miscarriage.
Consort Ke Li denied it.
"When Consort Shu was with the Emperor, she probably used some kind of medicine. It's normal that a child conceived through such medicine cannot be kept."
Hearing this, Murong Qing felt guilty.
She used a lot of drugs to make Ye Jingchun completely infatuated with her.
So her miscarriage is a consequence of her own actions?
"But if you hadn't caused my miscarriage, why would you have come so quickly?!"
But Consort Li laughed and said, "Because Imperial Physician Liu is my man! Such a big thing as my sister's miscarriage, Imperial Physician Liu naturally had to inform me as soon as possible!"
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