As soon as these words were spoken, several pairs of eyes fell on Chu Li at the same time.
The Ninth Prince!
What is he, a foreigner, doing in the new house?
Chu Xiling slowly raised his head, "Ninth brother?"
Chu Li looked calm and said, "I came here to pick up Hong Yan and go to the front yard to eat. Many children were there at the time. I just stood at the door for a while and did not enter the bridal chamber."
Chu Aotian rushed over quickly.
How is Ninth Brother involved in this matter?
This is not good!
The Third Prince's wife is dead, and a life has been lost. Even though my ninth brother is deeply favored by our father, he cannot withstand the fear of people's gossip.
He immediately said, "Who was there at the time? Come out and testify for the Ninth Prince."
Aunt Zhang lowered her head and said:
"At that time, I was watching the children in the courtyard. I only saw the Ninth Prince talking to the Third Prince's wife. They talked for quite a while. As for what they said, I didn't hear clearly."
As for the group of children just now, they were only three, four, five or six years old and were at the age of playing. They happily went to play after getting the candies. Who would pay attention to the conversation of the adults?
Chu Aotian believed that Chu Li was innocent and ordered his servants:
"Take Hongyan over."
Soon, the eldest prince's wife came over holding Chu Hongyan.
But how could a child see a death scene?
When he saw the black blood flowing out, he was so frightened that he became sick.
Chu Hongyan was born prematurely and had insufficient fetus, so the eldest prince's wife often went to Tianling Temple outside the city to pray and burn incense. She never expected that she would fall ill at this time, and was so frightened that she didn't know what to do, so she hurried to find a doctor.
For a moment, the place became chaotic and no one could testify for Chu Li.
Lu Zuoxiang's eyes were red from crying, and he stared at Chu Li angrily:
"May I ask, Ninth Prince, how can you, a man, come to the bridal chamber? And you talked so much to the bride, what did you say to Die'er?"
Mrs. Lu cried uncontrollably:
"Die'er, my poor daughter!"
Chu Li said, "At that time, the Third Prince's wife was distributing candies to the children. I spoke to her for a few words, which were also related to the children. Besides, no one entered the bridal chamber at that time. It was a maid who entered."
When mentioning the maid, Chu Li raised his eyes and looked at the large group of people kneeling on the ground in the yard.
"Where is the maid from before?"
If he wanted to poison her, he had to get close to the Third Prince's wife in order to do so.
From just now until now, I'm afraid that only the maidservant had entered the bridal chamber and approached the bride under the pretext of taking the candy.
However, the servants looked at each other and asked each other in confusion:
"Were you the one who entered the bridal chamber just now?"
"I just went to make tea..."
"I'm going to wash the fruit."
“I haven’t been in there either…”
After all this, no maid stood up.
There were many people at that time, and when the maid entered the bridal chamber to get the candy, she only took a quick glance and did not pay attention to the person's appearance. But now, after a quick glance, there seemed to be no familiar figure in the courtyard.
The fourth prince Chu Haoyue stepped forward:
"I heard that there was a conflict between my ninth brother and seventh brother, which has been going on for some time. I never thought that it would be my third brother's turn now."
Everyone looked gloomy.
yes.
Some time ago, the matter between the Ninth Prince and the Seventh Prince also involved the General's Mansion, causing a lot of uproar. In the end, the Seventh Prince was punished, Concubine Jing was demoted, and the Fang family was stripped of their titles.
The Ninth Prince won a great victory.
Now, the death of the Third Prince's wife is related to him again.
How can this not arouse suspicion?
It is not an exaggeration to say that the Ninth Prince wants to eliminate his brothers and dissidents one by one in order to seize the throne!
Chu Li said calmly:
"The children all saw the maid enter the bridal chamber, but now no one admits it. Isn't the key to the problem the maid who hid herself? Fourth brother is so smart, how could he not even think of this?"
Chu Haoyue was surprised:
"You also arranged a maid?"
What do you mean she arranged it?
"Your Highness the Fourth Prince, be careful with your words!" Qin Muyu stood out from the crowd and said:
"The Ninth Prince said that a maid entered the bridal chamber. Many people saw it with their own eyes. It cannot be false. Then, how can the Fourth Prince prove that this maid was arranged by the Ninth Prince? Did you also see it with your own eyes?"
Chu Li looked at him in surprise.
He walked forward step by step:
"Since the Fourth Prince was so sure, as if he had seen it with his own eyes, why didn't he stop it, but instead watched the Third Prince's wife being murdered?"
Chu Haoyue said in a deep voice: "How dare you!"
As a subject, how dare you offend him?
"How dare you slander me without any evidence!"
Qin Muyu walked to Chu Li's side and stood shoulder to shoulder with her. "Aren't you also making deliberate statements without any evidence, manipulating people's minds and opinions, and slandering the Ninth Prince?"
Chu Haoyue glared at him coldly.
What a good dog Chu Li is.
Wait until the emperor comes and see how Chu Li tries to excuse himself.
Chu Xiling's complicated gaze fell on Chu Li, not knowing what he was thinking.
After a moment, he gave the order: "All the maids who have entered the main courtyard today, please stand out and let the Ninth Prince examine them one by one."
Soon, more than twenty maids from the main courtyard, as well as people from the kitchen who came to deliver meals and make beds, all stood by.
Chu Li took a quick look and didn't see anyone familiar.
Qin Muyu looked at her with an extremely firm gaze and whispered, "Ah Li, even if everyone doubts you, I will always believe in you."
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