After hearing this, Murong Hong's face turned pale. "What's going on?"
Shu Guiren struggled to get off the bed, "Just now, Concubine Li fell and injured the little prince. In order to protect her, the Empress beat me. The wet nurse can testify to this."
The nurse knelt on the ground with a thud, "I am guilty. The young prince is already dead."
"What!"
Murong Hong shouted angrily, "What happened to the little prince?"
The nurse kowtowed repeatedly, "Just now, Imperial Concubine Li threw the little prince to the ground, and when she picked him up again, he was already dead. But, but the Empress threatened me and told me not to tell the truth."
"How dare you! Queen, do you know your crime?" Murong Hong said with a gloomy face.
"I don't know. The young prince is obviously fine. I don't know why Lady Shu said that."
Su Man pointedly asked, "Could it be that some unethical maid appeared around Concubine Shu again and deceived you?"
What she said was to protect Concubine Shu's retreat, so that she would not use any palace maids or eunuchs to take the blame again.
Shu Guiren saw the little prince die with her own eyes, and she was not afraid of Su Man's provocation at all. "Your Majesty, I saw this with my own eyes. Please don't deceive the emperor."
Su Man said in a deep voice, "Shu Guiren, do you know what the crime of slandering the queen is?"
Shu Guiren thought she was just a coward, so she simply said, "If I tell even a single lie, Your Majesty, I will be sent to the cold palace!"
Hearing this, Su Man smiled with satisfaction, "In that case, please ask the emperor to personally check whether the young prince is safe and sound."
Seeing that Su Man was about to hand over the young prince, Concubine Li and Concubine Song, who had been shrinking their necks, almost couldn't breathe.
It was too late to stop him, Murong Hong had already reached out to take the little prince.
At the same time, the little prince who had been motionless suddenly struggled to stop Murong Hong from holding him, "Meow~"
Although he was meowing, his voice was so soft that it sounded more like crying.
“…”
Murong Hong's hand froze in mid-air, as if he had seen a ghost.
For a moment, everyone in the room except Su Man was stunned.
Everyone’s face had the expression, “I’ve seen a ghost!”
Su Man took the "little prince" in her arms and comforted him, "Be good, baby, let your father take a look at you."
The little baby waved his hands, refusing to be held by Murong Hong.
This time, not only Murong Hong, but even Shu Guiren was stunned. She subconsciously said, "How is it possible? The young prince is clearly dead!"
Su Man held the little meatball in her arms, "Shu Guiren, you keep cursing the little prince, isn't it just to frame me and Concubine Li? I know what happened last time, but considering it was your first offense, I didn't investigate further. This time, I will definitely not tolerate you."
Su Man bowed, "I also ask the Emperor to severely punish Concubine Shu and rectify the situation in the palace."
Concubine Li and Concubine Song realized the situation later and knelt on the ground to agree, "Your Majesty, please punish Concubine Shu severely and rectify the situation in the palace."
The reversal happened so quickly that even Murong Hong was at a loss.
Concubine Shu knelt at his feet and said pitifully, "Your Majesty, I really saw the little prince with my own eyes..."
"shut up!"
Murong Hong feigned anger, "How could you be so foolish that you almost wronged the Queen and the Imperial Concubine!"
On the surface, he was scolding Concubine Shu, but in fact, he was implying that it was an unintentional mistake and trying to excuse her.
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