As soon as Azhi finished speaking, the wine jug on King Chai's table fell over, and wine flowed out from the mouth of the bottle.
Chai Wang closed his eyes, "It really is you."
Prince Chai had suspected her before, but after all, they had been married for decades, and she was the Crown Prince's mother, so he had no way of delving into the matter. But the truth was before him, and he could no longer avoid it.
The queen jumped up from her seat, her fingertips trembling as she pointed at the princess, "You vicious woman, you killed my sister, and now you want to kill my nephew and the prince!"
The Queen was always dignified and gentle, and this was probably one of the few times she lost her composure. At this moment, she was first the elder sister, then the Queen.
No matter what people pointed at her, the princess kept her head down and said nothing.
In her original plan, the prince was poisoned to death, and the emperor and empress were so furious that they would not listen to Azhi's explanation at all.
But Azhi stopped the prince. One wrong step led to another.
Seeing the princess's forbearance, Su Man knew she wouldn't speak. She was afraid that if she spoke up to defend herself, not only would it not clear her guilt, but it would also harm Yin Hong, so she could only remain silent.
Seeing the princess being dragged away, Yin Hong wanted to plead for mercy several times, but when he thought about the fact that the princess had poisoned the prince, which was a capital crime, he would inevitably be considered an accomplice if he spoke, so he shrank his neck and acted like a turtle.
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The princess was imprisoned, and her servants were captured and tortured. Her personal maid confessed that the princess had not only murdered the previous princess, but had also conspired with Yin Hong on several occasions to kill Yin Zhi.
A few days later, the emperor issued an edict. The princess was sentenced to death, and Yin Hong was imprisoned in the clan residence, never to be released from prison.
Yin Hong, who had always been proud, ended up like this, which was more painful for him than killing him.
Autumn goes and winter comes.
Three months after Yin Hong was sent to the clan house, Su Man went to see him. By then, Su Man and A Zhi had already divorced, and Pinggui Restaurant, under Su Man's management, was not a huge hit, but it was also thriving.
The prisons at the Imperial Clan Court were better than those in other prisons; prisoners each had their own private cell. But it was still a prison, not like home. Winter had already arrived, and the prison had only thin blankets. The prisoners' hands and feet were covered in sores. With no medicine and no way to clean them, they were left to fester and ooze pus.
As soon as Su Man entered, she smelled a foul odor. She covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief and, under the guidance of the jailer, came to Yin Hong's cell.
If the jailer hadn't brought her over, Su Man really wouldn't have recognized that the person inside was Yin Hong.
He was so thin that he looked unrecognizable, with sunken cheeks. His clothes were so dirty that the color couldn't be seen. He was sitting at the foot of the bed wrapped in a quilt. He looked very cold, and his nose was red.
After staying in prison for a long time, Yin Hong's movements became slow. When he saw Su Man, his eyes moved and he turned his head belatedly.
Su Man was wearing a lotus pink cloak, with her delicate face buried behind the fur collar, looking dignified and decent, forming a sharp contrast with Yin Hong who was hiding in the dark corner.
Seeing her so respectable, Yin Hong's eyes were full of hatred, "Haha, are you proud now?"
Su Man dusted off her clothes and sat down on the chair brought by the jailer. "Why should I be so proud? I remember you once said that I was just a lowly concubine's daughter and could not compare with a noble prince like you, right?"
"If it weren't for you and that bastard framing me, cough cough cough cough..."
Before he could finish his words, Yin Hong started coughing. He had caught a cold and was very weak, but the hatred in his eyes was impossible to ignore. He roared in a rough and unpleasant voice, "No matter what situation I am in, I am still the legitimate son of the prince's mansion. You and that bastard will never be able to compare to me!"
Su Man tutted her tongue twice. "If the princess hadn't killed the prince's mother, you would still be the lowly bastard you call yourself. It's a pity that even if you schemed hard, you wouldn't look like a prince even if you put on the dragon robe. You should know that if virtue doesn't match your position, disaster will surely follow."
Yin Hong couldn't hear what Su Man said at all. "What? Prince? The emperor made that bastard a prince."
Su Man said as a matter of course, "Yes, Prince Chai is old, and now all the major and minor matters in Prince Chai's mansion are decided by the Prince of the County."
"Why?! I want to see the emperor! I want to see the emperor! I am the prince, I am the legitimate son of the royal family!"
Su Man glared at him, "Prince? Are you worthy? Every time something happens, you just shirk responsibility. It's the same with me, Yun Xuelan, and even your own mother. Poor princess, she never said a word in her defense until she was executed. Do you know why?"
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"She wanted to keep you, but you didn't even dare to plead for mercy."
Yin Hong was like a popped balloon, deflated instantly. He shook his head, "That's not the case, no, mother, she, mother..."
Su Man didn't listen to his excuses anymore, she stood up and said, "As for the explanation, it's better to save it for after you die and see the princess."
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When I came out of the prison, snowflakes were falling from the sky. It was the first snow.
Xiaochun supported Su Man with her hands and sighed, "It seems that Yin Hong won't have much time left."
Su Man paused and said, "Tell the jailer to prepare some good dishes for him to practice."
"Why."
When I returned to the restaurant, someone came to report that the prince had arrived and was in a private room on the second floor.
Su Man untied his cloak and asked, "Did you come here by yourself?"
The waiter nodded, "Yes, do you want to go and take a look?"
Su Man divorced the prince and ran away to open a restaurant. This gossip spread for a whole month.
At first, everyone laughed at her for being abandoned, but soon, the rumors turned to the fact that the prince was cruelly abandoned. This was the reason. The prince came here every now and then, almost staying here, and anyone could see what was going on.
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