Chapter 387 Doubt about Life
Xiao Jin turned to look at Zhang Shuming, "Has the Queen returned to the palace?"
Zhang Shuming said: "Your Majesty, I have not received any news that the Queen has returned to the palace."
Xiao Jin nodded, and turned to the imperial guards and said, "Go and guard the palace gate. When the queen returns to the palace, let me know immediately."
The imperial guards retreated in a daze.
"Call a royal doctor to check on the Third Prince's injuries, and then release the Concubine Dowager from her confinement and let her go."
Zhang Shuming stepped back in response.
Over at the temporary palace, the palace maids went back and forth, and it took them a long time to deliver the clean clothes to the palace.
After Lin Zhuyu got the dress, she was thinking about how to delay time. When she turned around and walked into the inner hall, she saw Su Ying already sitting on a chair drinking tea.
Lin Zhuyu was startled. She didn't hear any noise just now.
"Your Majesty is back. I will change your clothes for you."
Su Ying nodded, changed her clothes and walked out.
Prince Yu had been guarding in the side hall. When he heard the noise, he immediately turned around and looked at Su Ying.
He was just about to walk towards Su Ying when he saw the maid running over hurriedly and whispering in his ear.
Prince Yu's face changed drastically after hearing this. He quickly glanced at Su Ying, frowned, and said, "It's getting late. Please escort the Queen back to the palace."
Su Ying nodded and said, "Thank you, King Yu."
Prince Yu escorted Su Ying to the carriage with an uneasy look on his face, and then turned around and got on the carriage behind him.
The moment the curtain was lowered, his face suddenly turned gloomy, "This self-righteous idiot!"
Just now the maid came to tell him that Princess Pingling was caught red-handed by the imperial guards while attempting to assassinate the third prince in the palace, and is now being detained in the palace.
Su Ying's carriage stopped outside the palace gate, and Lin Zhuyu helped her get off the carriage.
The imperial guards who were called to guard outside the palace gate were stunned the moment they saw Su Ying.
He rubbed his eyes hard and began to doubt himself.
"Greetings to Her Majesty the Queen."
Su Ying signaled for them to get up and took Lin Zhuyu directly back to Fengluan Palace.
Yu Wang Chao glanced at Su Ying's back and without thinking much, he was led by the palace maid to Xiao Jin.
As soon as Xiao Jin walked into the Third Prince's palace, he heard Concubine De's heart-wrenching cry.
"My poor prince, what sin have you committed? If you hadn't been discovered in time, you would have died..."
"The Emperor has arrived."
When Concubine De heard the noise, she howled even louder. This was a good opportunity to make Xiao Jin cancel the engagement.
"Your Majesty, please do something for the Third Prince. The princess from the Southern Kingdom clearly wants to kill the Third Prince. They are not here to negotiate peace, they are here to harm us!" Defei knelt down in front of Xiao Jin with tears and snot, directly raising the issue of Princess Pingling's behavior to the level of the country.
Xiao Jin signaled the maid to help Concubine De up and comforted her, "Don't worry, Concubine Dowager. I have already asked someone to investigate this matter. If Princess Pingling really has such evil intentions, I will never tolerate it."
Xiao Li stood aside with his head down. He was very angry when he realized what was happening, but now he felt scared again after coming to his senses.
If the imperial guards had not come in in time, his life would have been in the hands of Princess Pingling. That woman really wanted to kill him!
"Is third brother okay?" Xiao Jin asked, which scared Xiao Li so much that he looked at Xiao Jin with panic in his eyes.
Seeing this, Xiao Jin reached out and patted him on the shoulder, motioning him to sit down on the chair, "Don't be afraid, I will protect you."
At that moment, Xiao Li really believed Xiao Jin's words and even regarded him as his backer.
"Your Majesty, she, she really wants to kill you, Your Majesty. Please cancel my engagement with that poisonous woman."
Xiao Jin told him not to worry, "Sit down and talk slowly. Go and make a bowl of calming soup for the Third Prince."
"yes."
After Xiao Jin sat down on the chair, Zhang Shuming walked in, "Your Majesty, Jingzhao Yin has already brought people to investigate. They found that there was an aphrodisiac incense in the inner hall of the Third Prince. Half of it was missing and it had not yet burned out."
"What aphrodisiac fragrance? She is simply shameless!" Defei's face became ferocious.
Xiao Jin frowned, "Go, bring Princess Pingling here."
"yes."
As soon as the imperial guards withdrew, a eunuch came to report that Prince Yu wanted to see him, and Xiao Jin sent someone over as well.
Prince Yu and Princess Pingling were brought over soon.
The imperial guards forced Princess Pingling to kneel before Xiao Jin, and Prince Yu also followed suit.
"Your Majesty, there must be some misunderstanding in this matter. The princess is eager to understand the third prince. She even sent people into the palace to inquire about his preferences, just so that she can get along well with the third prince in the future. How could she murder him for no reason?" Prince Yu anxiously defended Princess Pingling.
"She was pinching my neck and almost strangling me to death. Don't you think she wanted to strangle me to death?"
Xiao Jin looked at Princess Pingling and said, "I want to ask you, why did you light aphrodisiac incense in the Third Prince's inner hall, and how did you get in?"
Aphrodisiac fragrance?
Princess Pingling came here to kill people, so why would she order something like that!
Princess Pingling wanted to deny it, but Prince Yu said, "How can you be so confused? You will marry the Third Prince sooner or later. Even if the Third Prince doesn't like you now, you still have the imperial decree granting marriage. How can he run away? You can't wait to crawl to him! You are so shameless!"
When Prince Yu opened his mouth, Princess Pingling was also stunned, but she quickly reacted.
If she just came to climb into Xiao Li's bed, although it was shameless, it would not be a capital crime.
If it is proven that she came to assassinate Xiao Li, she will surely die!
After weighing the two options, Princess Pingling gritted her teeth and said, "Yes, I was confused for a moment. Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I heard that the Third Prince didn't like me and despised my age, so I wanted to make it a done deal with him. I shouldn't have done that. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Princess Pingling pleaded guilty, but the crime she pleaded guilty to was completely different from what Concubine De and Xiao Li had imagined!
"Your Majesty, she is here to kill my brother. Don't listen to her nonsense!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, please don't trust me."
Xiao Jin pondered for a moment and said, "Did the Imperial Guards see the scene? Let them in."
"yes."
The imperial guards who rushed to the inner hall first entered the hall quickly.
"Tell me, what did you see when you came in?"
The imperial guards heard this and replied, "Your Majesty, when we entered, we saw Princess Pingling sitting on the Third Prince, pinching him with her hands."
"Yes, it's because he wants to resist and I don't want him to run away!" Princess Pingling said quickly.
Xiao Jin frowned in embarrassment, "You both hold different opinions. I will not make any rash conclusions before there is solid evidence."
"emperor……"
Xiao Jin stopped Concubine De from speaking.
"Don't worry, Concubine. I will give justice to the Third Prince. It's getting late. You should all get some rest. Princess Pingling will be locked up in the palace jail until she is cleared of suspicion."
"yes."
"emperor."
Prince Yu followed Xiao Jin out of the hall.
"Your Majesty, the princess has absolutely no intention of murdering the Third Prince. Please understand clearly."
Xiao Jin paused and looked back at him, "What did Prince Yu say? You want to discuss peace with me now?"
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