Xian Fei squatted in front of Princess Yongjia and said, "Your Highness, I don't blame His Majesty for being angry this time. You've gone too far in this matter. For a man, you've harmed your own sister."
While speaking, Concubine Xian pretended to help Princess Yongjia up.
When no one was paying attention, he whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear: "Don't worry, I will definitely save your life and Chaoyun's. Detain him first, and I will take care of the rest."
"Try to put the blame on Li Jingchuan for this matter."
Princess Yongjia looked at Concubine Xian, as if wondering whether this was the truth.
The virtuous concubine nodded solemnly, indicating that she could rest assured.
After comforting Princess Yongjia, Concubine Xian stood up again to persuade Emperor Xuande.
Please ask him to save his sister's life for the sake of being a close relative of the royal family.
Princess Yongjia also calmed down at this time and began to think about what Concubine Xian said.
She and Li Jingchuan were kneeling next to each other. Before she spoke, she suddenly looked at Li Jingchuan deeply.
After all, they had been married for more than 20 years, and Li Jingchuan immediately understood what she meant.
Princess Yongjia then began to cry, "Brother, please believe me. I really didn't kill Sister Yongning."
"At that time, Li Jingchuan went in and asked Sister Yongning about the child. Although Sister Yongning didn't admit it, from Li Jingchuan's words, I could tell that there seemed to be something unclear between them."
"But...but in order to reassure me, Li Jingchuan actually killed me when I questioned Sister Yongning."
"My Royal Highness, I brought the War King to the capital not only to allow Li Jingchuan to gain merit, but also for your own good. As long as the War King is not dead, he will sooner or later become a threat to you, Royal Highness."
"Brother, please consider our brotherly love and let me clear the way for you."
"But I swear to heaven, I really didn't kill Sister Yongning."
Princess Yongjia knew that what really touched the emperor's bottom line was her killing of Yongning.
As for the King of War, the Emperor wishes him dead.
As long as she can clear her suspicion in Yongning's death, it won't be difficult for her to keep her life.
Li Jingchuan knew what Princess Yongjia was planning, but he had no intention of exposing her. If someone had to pay for Princess Yongning's life, he hoped that person would be him.
They had been married for half their lives, and they also had a daughter. He would rather take on all these things himself and save his wife and daughter's lives.
So after Princess Yongjia finished speaking, Li Jingchuan immediately said, "I am the one who let Princess Yongning down. At that time, I was only thinking about how to ask for Yongjia's forgiveness, so I was so cruel to Princess Yongning."
Li Chaoyun looked at his mother in disbelief. Was his mother putting all the blame on his father just to save her own life?
The corners of her lips twitched, and she wanted to say something, but then she shut up at her mother's warning look.
Emperor Xuande looked at Princess Yongjia and Li Jingchuan inquiringly, "Is what you said true?"
Princess Yongjia was delighted. Based on her understanding of the emperor, the fact that he asked this question showed that he was somewhat moved.
When the time comes, the virtuous concubine and the prince will help her again. Although she won't be as glorious as before, at least she can save her life.
She quickly replied, "Brother, what I said is absolutely true. I would never dare to lie to you."
Shen Zhixiu raised his eyelids slightly, "There is only one thing I don't understand. The Li family sent a false report to the palace, saying that His Royal Highness Prince Zhan massacred Princess Yongning's villa."
"Weren't they already prepared to massacre the other courtyard?"
Princess Yongjia quickly explained, "That was just to make my brother determined to strangle the War King, not to actually kill Sister Yongning."
Shen Zhixiu didn't say anything else. No matter what the emperor thought at this moment, it could not change the outcome of the Li family's destruction.
After Princess Yongjia finished speaking, Emperor Xuande lowered his head in thought without saying anything.
Just when Princess Yongjia wanted to speak again and ask for the emperor's complete forgiveness, Su Yuanzhou walked into the Hall of Supreme Harmony with a box in his hands and a stern face.
"Your Majesty, while I was detaining the Li family, I discovered something else."
"This matter is of great importance. I can only return to the palace to report immediately."
Princess Yongjia looked at Su Yuanzhou in confusion, not knowing what he meant.
Are you trying to say that you found gold, silver and treasures in the Li family?
She wasn't afraid of this, as she was a princess of a country, and having a wealthy family was nothing to worry about. Besides, most of the Li family's wealth had already been given to the crown prince.
Emperor Xuande looked at Su Yuanzhou in confusion, "What happened?"
Su Yuanzhou handed the box in his hand to Hu Lu, then opened the lid, revealing a statue of a human-faced Bodhisattva.
Emperor Xuande suddenly stood up, stepped forward, and placed his hand on the Buddha statue, "Zi Ning..."
Su Qingyu, who was sitting in the hall of the great prince, subconsciously looked at Concubine Chen. At this moment, Concubine Chen was looking at the scene in front of her with embarrassment.
Although he tried his best to hide it, his expression was extremely ugly.
Even though she knew that she was a substitute for the late queen, for some reason, she still felt a little sad.
Neither Song Zan, the Marquis of Loyalty, nor Song Hongshen looked up. Song Zan was afraid that he would not be able to hold back and curse out loud on the spot.
The more affectionate and loyal the emperor showed himself to be, the angrier he became.
After a long while, when Emperor Xuande had calmed down, Su Yuanzhou finally spoke: "Your Majesty, this Buddha statue was found in the dark room under the Li family's Buddhist hall."
When it was found, not only was it covered with a lot of filth, but there were also many paper ghosts around the Buddha's body. It seemed as if the Buddha's body was trapped in a formation.
Su Yuanzhou's words were part truth and part falsehood. But he wasn't lying either. Before the Buddha left the Li family, the scene he described was exactly as he described it.
Princess Yongjia, who had just felt a glimmer of hope, felt her heart sink to the bottom again.
How could Su Yuanzhou know these things?
She raised her head in horror. If the emperor believed him, she would have no chance of survival.
At this moment, Emperor Xuande's expression had changed. "What did you say? Are you telling the truth?"
Su Yuanzhou nodded in grief and indignation. "I have not lied to you. The late queen has passed away, yet they have not even spared her Buddha body and are humiliating her in this way. If I do not punish them severely today, it will not be enough to comfort the late queen's spirit in heaven."
The Song family father and son knew about these things a few days ago. This is why the Song family agreed to invite the late queen's body out, so that Princess Yongjia and the Li family would receive the punishment they deserved.
But even though they already knew it, when they heard Su Yuanzhou talk about it again, the father and son still looked gloomy.
Song Zan dropped the wine glass in his hand to the ground. "Your Majesty, your royal family is going too far."
As soon as these words were spoken, the hall fell silent. Everyone present dared not breathe, thinking that the Marquis of Loyalty was too bold.
But what Song Zan said was also from the heart. His sister's death was directly related to this emperor. Now that his sister is dead, they still won't let her go. Are they bullying the Song family because they have no one?
Emperor Xuande was not angry at Song Zan's words. He looked at Song Zan with a sullen face and said, "Don't worry, Marquis Zhongyi. I will definitely give your Song family an explanation today."
After comforting Song Zan, Emperor Xuande walked towards the main hall, stood in front of Princess Yongjia, and looked down at her condescendingly.
The voice was so cold that it chilled people's bones. "Tell me, what happened? What did you do?"
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