Chapter 176 There is a problem with the water
Seeing that Zhou Rubing was about to fall, the palace maid who was well prepared stopped him in time to prevent the tragedy from happening.
The eunuch who bumped into someone realized that he had nearly gotten into trouble, and he quickly knelt down to apologize: "Your Majesty, please calm down. I didn't mean to lose my composure. Someone just kicked me on purpose, and that's why I couldn't stand!"
Unexpectedly, Jiang Fusheng's apprentice appeared and said, "You are really good at playing the thief crying thief. I just saw you deliberately trip your left leg with your right leg and pounce on Doctor Zhou."
And once he succeeds, Zhou Rubing will definitely knock over the silver basin.
His purpose is self-evident.
The eunuch didn't expect that he had taken advantage of the chaos to do something so covertly, but was still seen by someone. His face immediately became dejected.
Emperor Jingxuan: "Take him away and torture him severely."
Here, Zhou Rubing has already come to the conclusion:
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, there is oil in this water!"
He explained to the crowd, "If there is fine oil, any drop of blood in water will not mix. Moreover, this oil is fine and clear, colorless and odorless. The amount is just right, and it is almost invisible in the candlelight at night."
It was night time, and even though the hall was brightly lit with the blessing of the night pearl, the brightness and transparency were not as good as in the daytime sunlight. The fine oil mixed in the clear water, with the silver basin, was impossible for ordinary people to distinguish with their naked eyes.
Princess Yongshou was surprised and said, "Oil and water don't mix. No wonder there seems to be a wall between the blood drops, and they don't mix at all."
After hearing this, everyone suddenly understood.
Yun Wan comforted Asui and learned that the water had been tampered with. She thought to herself that it was indeed the case.
She burst into tears, her voice choking with sobs: "Your Majesty, the people behind this are malicious. If you hadn't trusted me, I don't know how much slander and gossip I would have endured from others in the future..."
When she talked about the sad things, her thin body was shaking.
Emperor Jingxuan hurriedly supported him, looking anxious.
Yun Wan snuggled in his arms, sobbing uncontrollably: "Today was supposed to be a day for our family to reunite, but now it has become like this. I beg you to conduct a thorough investigation and clear my name and that of Sui'er and me!"
Seeing his mother crying, Asui cried out too, hugging Emperor Jingxuan's thighs and crying, "Father, didn't you say you would protect my mother and me and not let anyone bully us in the future?"
He beat his father's thigh like a sad and angry child, but without any harm.
When outsiders saw this, especially the mother with children, they had already covered their faces and wiped away their tears.
Only Emperor Jingxuan knew how strong Asui was. Even through the thick fabric of his clothes, he could feel the pain in his thigh.
He suspected that all the boy's strength was put on himself.
He endured the pain without changing his expression.
Lu Yuanduo spoke up at this time: "Your Majesty, I suspect Chen Jieyi and Li Bohong are involved in this matter."
"One of them deliberately questioned the young prince's background in public, and the other proposed a blood test. Now that there's something wrong with the water, I think they're definitely involved!"
Li Bohong glared at him: "Lu Yuanduo, stop slandering me!"
He knelt down and defended himself to Emperor Jingxuan: "Your Majesty, when you asked me, I just suggested a feasible method. I never thought that it would be used by someone with ulterior motives!"
As Li Bohong finished speaking, the official beside him whispered, "Your Majesty, I just saw with my own eyes that the palace servants around Master Chen sneaked out through the back door..."
"Don't talk nonsense. What does the departure of a palace maid have to do with me?" Chen Jieyi stared at him intently.
At this time, Huipin, who was sitting at the concubines' table, suddenly asked with a smile, "Yes, what does it have to do with you? Why are you so excited?"
Chen Jieyi's expression was stiff and he felt regretful.
Just as he was thinking of this explanation, there was a bang and someone appeared beside him.
Wei Tong fiercely brought the man over and kicked him to the ground, then said with full force, "Your Majesty, the man is here. It was this eunuch who greased the silver basin with oil. This is the evidence I found on him. It is filled with fine oil."
He spread out his hands and showed the thin oil bottle to everyone.
Someone with sharp eyes, after seeing the eunuch's face clearly, exclaimed: "Isn't this the little palace maid who was beside Master Chen just now?"
Chen Jieyi was unbelievable.
Emperor Jingxuan wiped Yun Wan's tears with a handkerchief and asked, "Who ordered you to do this?"
The young eunuch had a pale face and was timid and didn't dare to say a word.
Wei Tong: "Tell the truth. If you dare to lie, I'll slap you to death!"
It was a rare opportunity for him to enjoy his meal without being on duty, but because this person was not doing his job, he had to arrest someone in the cold weather. Wei Tong was furious.
Surrendering to his slap, the little eunuch trembled with fear: "Yes, yes..."
He glanced at the people around him, gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. It was Master Chen who ordered me to do this."
"He said that if the young prince returned to his ancestral home, it would inevitably affect the status of the Crown Prince. Therefore, he came up with this idea. He also gave me an ingot of silver."
The young eunuch took out the silver ingot and kowtowed on the ground: "Everything I said is true. It was all ordered by Master Chen. It has nothing to do with anyone else..."
After comparison, it was found that the silver ingots on Chen Jieyi came from the same bank.
Chen Jieyi was confused. He didn't understand why one of his two silver ingots was missing?
He shouted, "Your Majesty! I am innocent!"
Chen Jieyi looked at his father-in-law, but the other party didn't even look at him.
"Take him away and await your punishment."
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The New Year's Eve banquet was full of ups and downs like a drama, but in the end it did not affect the disclosure of Asui's life story to the public, and no one was suspicious anymore.
The banquet was only halfway through when it became lively again, as if what happened a few moments ago had never happened.
Asui appeared in front of everyone as a prince, and attracted attention wherever he went.
At the pavilion by the lake, the two people who came out from the party to get some fresh air finally felt the peace and quiet in their ears.
The wind blew across the water, bringing a chill. Yun Wan snuggled into Emperor Jingxuan's chest, and the wide, dark-colored cloak tightly wrapped around her body.
She raised her head, revealing her little face from behind her fur collar, and asked, "Your Majesty, did you know there was a problem with the water a long time ago?"
Wrapping his long arms around her waist, Emperor Jingxuan reached out to ruffle the hair on her cheek. He sneered at her words, "I'm not a fool. How could I believe in blood tests?"
When he was ten years old, he heard that some people were using blood tests to find their relatives, so he became skeptical. Later, out of curiosity, he found chicken blood and dog blood, dropped them into water respectively, and the blood of the two different species miraculously merged together.
Afterwards, he even tested his own blood and found the same result. From then on, he no longer believed in any blood test.
Human blood and dog blood can mix, so it is not surprising that the blood of father and son cannot mix.
Yun Wan stroked the stubble on his chin, looking a little disgusted. "So you're playing along and deliberately putting on a show for everyone to see?"
"Madam is really smart."
Grabbing her rebellious hand and wrapping it in his palm, Emperor Jingxuan lowered his head and touched the tip of his nose to hers, praising her jokingly, "Madam, your acting was quite good tonight as well."
Yun Wan snorted softly, "I learned it from you."
She drank fruit wine tonight, and her breath was filled with the sweet and intoxicating aroma. Her lips were red, her teeth were white, and her eyes were rippling.
His eyes fell on the blush on her cheeks, and gradually moved down to her juicy lips. Her red lips were open and her pink tongue was faintly visible, and the rich fragrance was captivating.
His eyes suddenly dimmed, and Emperor Jingxuan's Adam's apple rolled. He restrained himself for only half a breath, then lowered his head and kissed her.
......
A light snow fell in the night, like a silent blessing to lovers.
Lu Yuanduo looked at the intimate couple from afar on the snowy night, his eyes dim.
"Uncle, what are you looking at?"
A childish voice suddenly sounded behind him.
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