Upon hearing this, Emperor Xuande immediately said to Mr. Zhou, "Could you please help take a look at him?"
Mr. Zhou walked up to Su Yuanzhou without saying a word and began to take his pulse.
Princess Yongjia on the side was cursing Su Yuanzhou in her heart, and even at this time she did not forget to add insult to injury.
After a long while, Mr. Zhou took out a pill from his arms and stuffed it into Su Yuanzhou's mouth.
Su Yuanzhou tasted something sour and sweet in his mouth. Although he didn't know what it was, he knew that Mr. Zhou would not harm him.
Mr. Zhou then stood up and said to Emperor Xuande, "Your Majesty, Prince Ning must have seen something when he was young that triggered his emotions."
"He just took some medicine to help him concentrate, so he should be fine. Once he leaves the palace, he'll be fine after taking a few more doses of medicine."
In fact, Su Yuanzhou took hawthorn pills to aid digestion, which could not help him concentrate but only stimulate his appetite.
After a moment, Su Yuanzhou's frown relaxed. He stood up and walked to the center of the hall. He said to Emperor Xuande, "Your Majesty, I just remembered something, but I don't know whether I should say it or not."
"What do you remember? Just tell me." Emperor Xuande said in a deep voice.
Su Yuanzhou glanced at Princess Yongjia and Li Jingchuan, then said slowly, "I vaguely remember that day when I was playing in the yard and suddenly a lot of people came in, so I went to look for my mother."
"For some reason, my mother stuffed me under the bed."
"Then a man came into the room and spoke to my mother in a menacing manner, and seemed to mention the child."
"Then another woman came in. I forgot what she said, but I only remember that the blood spread all the way under the bed."
Su Yuanzhou spoke slowly and steadily, as if he was recalling something. His voice was choked and his eyes were red as he spoke.
As he spoke, Emperor Xuande's eyes also became red.
He swore that no matter who was found to be the culprit, he would not let him go. Even if it was confirmed that it was Zhou Yangze, he would dig up his bones and grind them into ashes.
Su Yuanzhou continued, "After an unknown amount of time, I crawled out from under the bed. Later, I was taken back by Marquis Shanning and Princess Yongjia."
Not a single word he said was a lie. He had always thought that the man who came in first was the War King, but now it seems that it should be Li Jingchuan.
Li Jingchuan probably saw him and thought that Princess Yongning had deliberately given birth to the child to plot against him, so he came in to question her, but he didn't expect that Princess Yongjia would find out.
In order to control Li Jingchuan and to take revenge on Princess Yongning, Princess Yongjia insisted on taking her child back to the Li family.
Princess Yongjia was shocked and furious. "Su Yuanzhou, you are just wantonly seeking revenge against me. After all, you were raised by the Li family. You can't disregard the lives of hundreds of Li family members just for the sake of revenge."
There were no women around the King of War. If they said that a man and a woman harmed Yongning, wouldn't that just confirm her guilt?
What frightened Princess Yongjia the most was that everything Su Yuanzhou said was true, without any falsehood.
She cried again and said to Emperor Xuande: "Royal brother, how old was he that year? How could he possibly remember these things? He was just wantonly taking revenge on me."
"Your Majesty, please do not trust his words. I have never done those things."
"These are just nonsense they say without any evidence."
Shen Zhixiu snorted barely perceptibly, then said in a loud voice, "Your Highness, Princess, you want evidence? I happen to have a witness."
"Your Majesty, I request your permission to summon a witness to the palace."
He suddenly left the palace today because Jia Huai suddenly confessed.
It's a pity that Chen Ping couldn't pry open his mouth. Otherwise, he could have asked about Princess Yongjia's plan for Su Yuanzhou after he went to the northern border.
But it doesn’t matter. Jia Huai’s confession is enough, enough to destroy the Li family.
When Emperor Xuande heard that there was a witness, he asked, "Who is the witness?"
Shen Zhixiu bowed and replied, "The witness is a guard who has been with Princess Yongjia for nearly twenty years. His name is Jia Huai."
"It was this man who recognized Li Hu and pursued him together with General Chen Ping. I was able to rescue him by chance and interrogate Jia Huai."
"Jia Huai has confessed, saying that it was Princess Yongjia who schemed to lure His Royal Highness back to the capital."
Emperor Xuande glared at Princess Yongjia and Li Jingchuan. "Even at this point, you still refuse to tell the truth? What's going on?"
Princess Yongjia forced herself to remain calm, "Lord Shen, does this count as a confession forced upon you?"
While speaking, Princess Yongjia's gaze fell on Concubine Xian intentionally or unintentionally.
Concubine Xian saw the threat in her eyes and nodded quietly at Princess Yongjia.
In an instant, their eyes met, as if they had reached some agreement.
However, Princess Yongjia did not notice that the moment Concubine Xian lowered her head, a murderous intent suddenly appeared in her eyes.
After hearing Princess Yongjia say that he had confessed under torture, Shen Zhixiu said calmly, "Whether it was a confession under torture or not, we can find out by summoning him to the main hall and questioning him."
Su Yuanzhou also took the opportunity to step forward and said, "Your Majesty, I think it's time to control all the people of the Li family."
"If you still have doubts after questioning the witnesses, you can directly interrogate other members of the Li family."
"If we can establish the Li family's guilt through Jia Huai's testimony, then we can detain them in advance to avoid any unexpected events."
Emperor Xuande felt that Su Yuanzhou was thoughtful and considerate, so after sending for witnesses, he also ordered Su Yuanzhou to personally handle the Li family's affairs. He was to first detain the suspect, and the final decision on his fate would be made after the results of the interrogation within the palace.
Looking at the people in the hall, Emperor Xuande felt a little regretful for a moment. If he had known that so many troubles would arise, he should have asked the outsiders to leave the palace first.
A quarter of an hour later, Jia Huai was brought to the main hall.
He was wearing a green robe and his hair was a little messy, but he looked in good spirits.
There were no signs of injury from the way he walked.
Jia Huai knelt on the ground and first stated his identity, then told the story of how Princess Yongjia lured Prince Zhan to the capital.
The details mentioned are basically the same as what Li Hu said.
Seeing that Jia Huai had confessed, Princess Yongjia knew that she and the Li family were finished. Now she could only pin her hopes on Consort Xian to save her life.
After hearing what Jia Huai said, Emperor Xuande stood up angrily and walked to Princess Yongjia.
He kicked her and said, "How dare you? She's your own sister, how could you be so cruel?"
Thinking of the tragic death of Yongning, Emperor Xuande wished he could kill these people immediately.
Sensing Emperor Xuande's undisguised murderous intent, Princess Yongjia once again inadvertently glanced at Concubine Xian.
That glance made Concubine Xian see the paranoia of fighting to the death.
Although she was furious, she stood up and walked over to Emperor Xuande, advising him, "Your Majesty, calm down. After all, they are siblings, blood relatives. This matter needs to be carefully considered."
Emperor Xuande said coldly, "Born in the flesh? When she killed Yongning, did she even think of them as being in the flesh?"
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