Chapter 132 On the Beam
Wen Li'er stepped aside without waiting for Feng Yingying's response.
"Since Feng Fengyi insists on searching, then let's do it. But—"
Her eyes darkened, and she continued, "If nothing is found, I will ask the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess to seek justice!"
Hearing her mention the prince, Feng Yingying became more and more flustered.
But then I thought again, the people I sent to verify it clearly saw it with their own eyes, so there is no way they are wrong!
She gritted her teeth and ordered, "Search!"
Upon receiving the order, the palace servants immediately searched through all the boxes and cabinets in the West Hall, leaving no corners untouched.
Wen Li'er stood in the courtyard with a calm expression, but her hands were slightly clenched under her sleeves.
She thought to herself that she had been pretending a little too much.
If it is really found out, wouldn’t it be a slap in the face?
Nanny Qin stood behind her, sweat already oozing from her forehead, and she prayed secretly that the thing was hidden well enough.
A quarter of an hour later.
All the palace servants returned empty-handed.
Feng Yingying's face changed suddenly.
She widened her eyes in disbelief, pushed the palace maid away, and rushed into the side hall that Wen Li'er and Nanny Qin had just come out of.
Wen Li'er followed in slowly.
Seeing the mess in the hall caused by these people's search, Wen Li'er frowned.
Not seeing any offerings or tablets, Feng Yingying's face turned pale and she searched everywhere without giving up.
"Impossible... How could it be..."
She muttered to herself, her eyes full of surprise.
Her people clearly saw with their own eyes that Nanny Qin took several things needed for the worship back to Qionghua Palace.
How could there not be?
Wen Li'er stood behind her and asked calmly, "Feng Fengyi, are you done searching?"
Feng Yingying turned around abruptly and stared at her intently: "You...you must have hidden the thing somewhere else!"
Seeing her insistence, Wen Lier rolled her eyes silently.
"Feng Fengyi, please be careful with your words. You are slandering me without any evidence. I will report this matter to the Crown Princess."
Feng Yingying's face turned pale, but she still didn't give up.
She gritted her teeth and said, "Don't be too proud, Wen Liangdi! No matter how well you hide it, things can't fly into the sky. I don't believe those things can disappear out of thin air!"
After she finished speaking, she looked up suddenly.
In the sky?
"Come here, let me search the beams!"
Wen Li'er and Nanny Qin's faces froze at the same time.
It’s over… Too much joy leads to sorrow.
Feng Yingying narrowed her eyes slightly and immediately confirmed that there was something extraordinary on the beam.
At this moment, footsteps suddenly sounded outside the hall.
Immediately afterwards, a cold shout came from the palace gate.
"What's going on so late at night?"
Everyone turned around and saw the Crown Princess in gorgeous clothes, walking slowly towards them, surrounded by palace maids and eunuchs.
Since she became pregnant, Xie Zhenrong hardly went out except for going to Taiji Hall to worship the emperor every day.
Now, contrary to my usual behavior, I come to Qionghua Palace, and I feel like a storm is coming.
Feng Yingying hurried forward and saluted as if she had seen a savior.
"I pay my respects to the Crown Princess."
It was naturally impossible for Wen Li'er to stand there like a piece of wood anymore.
She also slowly stepped forward and saluted, and was about to say something, but Feng Yingying had already taken the lead.
"Crown Princess, I'm following your orders to search the Qionghua Palace, but Wen Liangdi and her palace maids are obstructing me in every way. They must be up to something!"
Xie Zhenrong's gaze swept across everyone indifferently, finally landing on Wen Li'er.
"Wen Liangdi, what do you have to say?"
Wen Li'er bowed and said truthfully, "To the Crown Princess, I have just had Feng Fengyi search the entire Qionghua Palace, but she found nothing. Yet, she still accuses me of hiding contraband. I beg Your Majesty to understand."
"No, there's still one place left to search!"
Feng Yingying pointed at the beam on top with great certainty.
"I'm sure Wen Fengyi will hide the things on the beams!"
The Crown Princess glanced at Wen Li'er and did not ask for her opinion. Instead, she directly gave instructions to the two eunuchs beside her.
"Then you can go up and search. If you don't find anything, it will prove Wen Liangdi's innocence."
Wen Li'er felt a chill in her heart.
She looked at Nanny Qin silently, feeling a little sorry.
It seems that there is no way to escape the punishment today.
However, before the two eunuchs could climb up the beam, several footsteps were heard outside the hall.
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw that this time it was the prince, Yongtai, Zhang Sicheng and others who came.
Yan Shixu stood with his hands behind his back, a stern expression on his handsome face.
When his eyes swept across the crowd, they made their hearts tremble.
Receiving the gaze of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Wen Li'er avoided his sight guiltily and lowered her head.
Just now, she was able to lie with her eyes open in front of Feng Yingying and forcibly cover up the facts.
But now that the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess have arrived, the hiding place on the beam has been clearly pointed out.
And the witness Feng Yingying just mentioned was probably someone who really saw Nanny Qin secretly preparing those things.
In this way, after the offerings and the simple tablet were confiscated, she could no longer claim that the things did not belong to her.
If it's not hers, then it belongs to Nanny Qin.
Wen Li'er sighed deeply in her heart, this time she was going to win big.
Yan Shixu's gaze moved away from Wen Li'er's face, glanced at Feng Yingying, and then fell on Xie Zhenrong.
"Crown Princess, please come and tell me what happened here."
Xie Zhenrong bowed to Yan Shi and explained:
"Your Highness, after I finished dinner today, Feng Fengyi came looking for me and accused Wen Liangdi of setting up a private altar in Qionghua Palace."
"Although I believe that Wen Liangdi would not commit such a foolish act, this matter is of great importance. After much deliberation, I have asked Feng Fengyi to come to Qionghua Palace to discuss the whole story with Wen Fengyi."
"However, I waited for a long time in Fuyao Palace, but Feng Fengyi did not come back to inform me of this matter, so I had no choice but to come here in person. I arrived less than half a quarter of an hour earlier than Your Highness."
Yan Shixu looked at her deeply, then turned to look at Feng Yingying.
Feng Yingying was stared at by his cold gaze, and felt as if she was falling into an icy cave.
Why is Your Highness looking at her like this?
It wasn't her who violated palace rules, was immoral, and disrespectful to the royal family!
Feng Yingying stepped forward and bowed gracefully.
She was about to open her mouth to explain herself, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's gaze had already passed over her.
Yan Shixu looked at Wan'an and Wanquan who were standing silently beside him.
"Tell me, what did Feng Fengyi do after he came to Qionghua Palace?"
At this moment, Wan'an and Wanquan were both very angry.
Seeing that they finally had the opportunity to complain, the two looked at each other, and Wanquan stepped forward and bowed to report.
"Your Highness, this servant and I were on guard at the palace gate tonight when Feng Fengyi and his men stormed into the Qionghua Palace. Without a word, they rushed straight to the main hall and rummaged through everything. After searching the main hall, they also searched the east and west halls."
"The servants didn't understand what was going on, so they stepped forward to stop us. Feng Fengyi then had us restrained. Not only did he slap the servants and Wan'an a few times, he even woke up the young master."
"When the young master cried, Feng Fengyi got angry at him and said..."
Having said this, Wan Quan shrank his neck, as if he didn't dare to say anything else.
Yan Shixu narrowed his eyes slightly and said sternly, "Tell me the truth, and I will forgive you."
Wanquan lowered his head a little lower.
He coughed and pinched his throat to imitate Feng Yingying's words.
"You little brat, shut up right there! Wait until your mother dies before you start crying. It's a little early now!"
After he finished speaking, the entire hall became eerily quiet.
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