Inside the Prince Yan's residence, singing and dancing filled the air, and laughter and joy never ceased.
All the princes gathered at the Dongrui Pavilion to toast and flatter Prince Yan. After all, Prince Heng had lost his position as crown prince, and Prince Hong had passed away; the position of crown prince was undoubtedly rightfully his.
The Queen, however, was uneasy. King Le had suddenly become mentally impaired after King Heng was made crown prince. This was very strange. Perhaps King Le was waiting for an opportunity to reap the benefits.
To ensure that the position of Crown Prince falls into the hands of Prince Yan, the Empress specially cooperated with Hongyu to expose the mastermind behind the plot to murder Chenxiang.
The Empress led the princes' consorts to their seats in Tingyu Pavilion, and surprisingly, she invited them to drink. Within moments, Zhang Yue'er was slumped over the table. The princes' consorts were terrified, but dared not make a move, and could only sit quietly, listening intently.
The Empress spoke up: "Princess Consort Li is drunk. Hongyu, take your third sister-in-law to the guest room to rest."
"yes!"
Hongyu ordered her maid to take Zhang Yue'er to a guest room, while she secretly left the Yan Prince's Mansion to head to the Dali Temple to meet up with Chen Yu and Mu Nanfeng.
The three entered the prison, and Chenyu and Hongyu followed Mu Nanfeng to find the Fourth Prince.
However, Shen Yu wanted to see who had assassinated Bai Yehua, since that person had defiled her.
So she deliberately fell behind, took out a face mask to cover her face, and began to search.
She walked through almost every corner of the prison, finally stopping at the end of the corridor.
Squinting, she saw the man was bound hand and foot and hanging up. He was tall and thin, with disheveled hair, and his exposed arms were covered in wounds. Looking further down, oh my god, it was the purple robe she had given to Liu Yu.
On the day Liu Yu went to Qinghe County, she brought this robe and medicinal herbs to see him off.
To verify his identity, she leaned down to examine him closely. His resolute chin and crimson lips confirmed that he was indeed Liu Yu.
Tears welled up in her eyes instantly, her voice choked with sobs, "Young Master Liu, I am Mu Chenyu..."
Liu Yu didn't react. An old woman's voice came from behind him: "This man is the murderer who assassinated General Bai. I've heard that the Emperor suspects he also killed Prince Hong, but he refuses to confess and has been subjected to torture. He must be covered in wounds..."
Shen Yu hurriedly turned around to look at the cage behind her and asked, "Did he kill Bai Yehua?"
"That's right, he has confessed without hesitation. Besides, the Crown Prince and the Imperial Uncle both came forward to testify, so he has no choice but to admit it. In any case, it's a capital offense, so why doesn't he admit to killing Prince Hong?"
At this moment, Chen Yu was in tears, her heart filled with mixed emotions of sorrow and joy. It turned out that Liu Yu had avenged her father's murder. If the little fish pendant belonged to Liu Yu, then the person she had slept with was also Liu Yu. However… Liu Yu had committed a capital crime!
"Sister, what's wrong with you?"
Hongyu came over and saw Chenyu slumped on the ground, leaning against the cage and crying bitterly. She immediately sensed something was wrong and quickly squatted down to check on the prisoner in the cage.
It really was Liu Yu.
She quickly helped Chen Yu up and pulled her away.
"Sister, our top priority is to find out who is behind the murder of Chenxiang, and then we can figure out how to rescue Brother Yu."
The two arrived at the Fourth Prince's cell, where they saw the Fourth Prince clinging tightly to the iron bars, unwilling to leave, with several guards lying at his feet.
Mu Nanfeng helplessly spread his hands, "He is incredibly strong. He has already knocked out six guards, but he still refuses to leave."
Shen Yu nodded, her eyes still brimming with tears. She took out a piece of paper and handed it to Hong Yu.
Hongyu unfolded it and saw that it was a portrait of Chenxiang. Upon seeing this, the Fourth Prince immediately released the iron bar, rushed forward, snatched the portrait, and shouted at Hongyu, "Xiangxiang, I want Xiangxiang..."
After the three left Dali Temple, Chen Yu went to He Mansion, while Hong Yu took the Fourth Prince back to Yan Wang Mansion.
Half an hour later.
The Empress, along with the prince and his consort, arrived at the guest room door, only to see Zhang Yue'er push open the door in a daze, her face full of confusion. "Why was I asleep? Has the banquet... ended?"
Everyone was surprised to see that Zhang Yue'er, who was originally dressed in pink, was now wearing the uniform of a guard from the Fourth Prince's residence.
At this moment, the Empress secretly glanced at King Li.
Prince Li lowered his head, seemingly bewildered, but in reality, he was terrified. Zhang Yue'er had fallen for the Empress's scheme and was likely about to be exposed.
A moment later, heavy footsteps came from outside the door. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Hongyu leading the Fourth Prince in.
The fourth prince, dressed in prison clothes, glanced at the crowd and then ran towards Zhang Yue'er, tugging at her sleeve and shouting, "Xiangxiang went to the Hong Prince's residence! Quickly, take me to find Xiangxiang! Hurry, you have the Hong Prince's residence's token..."
Zhang Yue'er instantly regained her senses and, seeing that she was dressed in a guard's uniform, realized that her plot had been exposed. She quickly knelt down and begged for mercy, "Your Majesty, spare my life! Yue'er was acting under orders. Please spare my life, Your Majesty, and I will tell you the truth..."
Whoosh!
Prince Li rushed towards Zhang Yue'er, tackled her to the ground, first covering her mouth, then strangling her neck, shouting, "You were with the Fourth Prince, I'm going to strangle you..."
"Let her go, I need to find Xiangxiang..."
The fourth prince shouted and threw a punch at Prince Li.
King Li collapsed, but Zhang Yue'er suddenly vomited black blood and died.
This clearly shows that King Le poisoned the witness to silence him.
The Queen shouted, "Guards! The Prince of Li has poisoned the Princess Consort of Li. Throw the Prince of Li into prison!"
Seeing the Fourth Prince and Prince Li being taken away, the Empress felt secretly pleased. Then she looked around and asked Hongyu, "Where is Chenyu?"
Shen Yu went to the He residence, but couldn't find Lord He, so she hurriedly went to the entrance of the Dali Temple to wait.
As night deepened, the plump old woman came looking for her and whispered in her ear, "Miss, Master He sent this old servant here to find you."
Shen Yu hurriedly returned to the Mu family, rushed into the hall, knelt down and kowtowed to Lord He, saying, "Uncle, Bai Yehua falsely accused my father of treason, a crime deserving death. Young Master Liu killing him was an act of eliminating a traitor for the country. However, Young Master Liu absolutely did not assassinate Prince Hong..."
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