He was so angry that he couldn't sleep well for several days, but he didn't dare tell his wife and daughter, so he fell seriously ill.
The emperor had heard of this matter before.
But I didn't take it to heart.
He had to deal with too many court affairs every day and had no energy to care about the grievances between his ministers.
Now that I heard the inside story, I couldn't help but get angry too.
He turned his majestic gaze towards Prince Qing: "Prince Qing, what do you say about this matter?"
Prince Qing stood up quickly:
"Your Majesty, I plead not guilty to this charge! Many people witnessed the plight of Lord Yang's daughter at the time. How could anyone so easily slander her? Furthermore, it's been six months since the incident. Why didn't you argue for your rights then? Why wait until today?"
Prince Qing had a cold expression on his face, and there was indifference in his eyes as he looked at Kong Fan.
No one knew that he secretly regretted that he should have gotten rid of this person completely at the beginning, so as to avoid bringing up the old matter again today.
Ye Jing sat behind his father with his head down.
No one noticed that the veins on his hand holding the cup were bulging and his fingertips had turned pale from the force.
"Did Taoist nun Kong Fan find any new evidence when she came to the temple today?"
Since the emperor already knew that this man was brought into the palace by the little girl, his attitude was extremely nice.
Kong Fan's face remained expressionless, as if nothing in the world could affect her emotions.
She chanted a Buddhist sutra:
"Amitabha! Your Majesty, I am lucky. I have found the maid who led me that day, the man in the room that day, and the owner of Renxin Hall in the capital."
She kept saying "lucky," but if she was truly lucky, how could she have encountered such a disaster?!
As soon as the identity of the third person was revealed, not only Prince Qing, but also the other person turned pale instantly.
Kong Fan looked towards that person, a rare sneer on his lips:
"Miss Rong, don't you find it strange that the owner of Renxin Hall was clearly killed by you, so how could this poor nun still find him?"
Xin Rou was startled, her heart pounding, but she still suppressed her panic:
"I don't understand what Taoist nun Kong Fan means by this."
Kong Fan sneered:
"Oh, by the way, I've found another person. When you see her, Miss Rong will probably understand what I mean."
Looking at the determined look on Kong Fan's face, Xin Rou's heart began beating uncontrollably.
"Amitabha! These four are already outside the palace. Your Majesty, please allow them to enter the palace."
The emperor nodded.
After a while, four people came to the hall trembling with fear and knelt down to pay their respects.
"In front of His Majesty, you must not speak lies or deceive. Do you four understand?"
San Shunzi waved his whisk, looking very majestic.
The four of them nodded repeatedly, beads of sweat dripping down their foreheads: "Understood, understood, we understand!"
Kong Fan turned sideways and looked at the four people: "Please repeat what you said before."
The four of them hurriedly spoke one after another.
"I am a servant in the Prince Qing's mansion. That day, I was ordered by the princess to take Miss Yang to that room. The other servants were unaware of it."
"I used to beg on the street. One day, a woman with her face covered found me, gave me 100 taels of silver, and told me to wait in that room, saying she would give me a woman. I... I..."
Since she was rich and beautiful, of course he agreed without hesitation!
"I am the young lady's wet nurse. After the young lady took the queen's jade pendant to the Rong Palace to acknowledge her relationship, I followed her. That day, it was the young lady who asked me to buy aphrodisiacs, saying that she wanted to destroy Miss Yang so that her engagement with the Prince of Qing could be annulled."
"You're talking nonsense!"
Before the owner of Renxin Hall could speak, a female voice screamed sharply.
Xin Rou's voice was filled with panic:
"Who bribed you to slander me?! Tell me! Who bribed you?!"
The old nanny lowered her head, not looking into Xin Rou's eyes:
"No one is trying to bribe me. I just feel guilty!"
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