Lu Yanluo was overwhelmed and had no choice but to stand between the father and son before the emperor got angry.
"Father, please calm down and listen to me!"
Lu Yanluo held up the letter in her hand and motioned for the emperor to look carefully.
"Father, I have carefully read this letter of denunciation. Although the paper is slightly yellowed and looks old, it is not the color of paper that has been stored for fifteen years."
Lu Yanluo paused after she finished speaking, twisted the letter in her hand, and continued, "And feel the material and thickness of this paper carefully. Fifteen years have passed, and even the best paper should be fragile and easy to break, but this paper is unusually strong. It is obviously not an old item from fifteen years ago."
Lu Yanluo made the final conclusion with certainty: "This secret letter is fake. It was forged by someone who deliberately framed the Night King and imitated the handwriting of Concubine Yun. Some things you see may not be the truth. Please understand, father!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the side hall fell silent and the atmosphere was extremely depressing.
"The Empress Dowager is here! The Imperial Concubine is here!"
The Queen Mother walked in aggressively, supported by Concubine Lin.
"The Emperor's birthday is a great event, but the Emperor did not go to the main hall to celebrate with his subjects, but instead deployed troops here. What is he doing? The tip of the knife is even pointed at your son and daughter-in-law. Emperor, what exactly are you going to do?"
Facing the Queen Mother's questioning, the Emperor felt a little guilty: "Mother, you don't know about this matter. Someone has reported that Chu Xuan is the daughter of Concubine Yun and Prince Jin... How can I swallow this breath!"
The Queen Mother sighed deeply, "Emperor, I know you have always had a grudge against Concubine Yun, but fifteen years have passed, Concubine Yun has passed away, Chu Xuan has grown up, and this is the son you personally taught. How can you kill your own son just because of a letter of unknown origin! Emperor, how can you bear to do this!"
After the Queen Mother's questioning and Lu Yanluo's explanation just now.
Even though the emperor didn't believe it, his doubts were finally dispelled at this moment.
"What the Queen Mother said is true. I was deceived. I will send someone to investigate immediately."
The emperor waved his hand wearily and ordered the chief eunuch Gao beside him: "Go and check immediately to find out who sent this secret letter. Make sure to find that person out for me!"
Eunuch Gao took the order and left. In less than two quarters of an hour, a little palace maid with a pale face was brought in.
As the little palace maid was brought up, Xiao Ran beside Lu Yanluo pretended to be surprised and said, "Ah! Isn't this Xiao E beside the imperial concubine?"
The emperor's expression turned cold, and he glanced at Concubine Lin indifferently, and asked, "Who are you? What is your relationship with Concubine Lin?"
Before the maid could speak, Concubine Lin suddenly spoke up: "Xiao'e, you have been by my side for many years. Haven't I been good enough to you? Haven't I taken good care of your family? Why did you repay kindness with enmity and frame the Night King? Tell me, who instructed you to do this? Tell me the truth!"
The palace maid named Xiao E couldn't stop shaking all over.
Concubine Lin's words "family" were clearly a threat to her, telling her not to talk nonsense.
“…No one ordered me to do that.”
Xiao E clenched her fists tightly, knowing that this was the end of her life.
"I did everything! I was bewildered by the devil. It has nothing to do with others, and even less with Concubine Lin!"
Chu Xuan's expression changed and he stepped forward quickly, but he was still a step too late.
Xiao'e bit her tongue and committed suicide.
Chu Xuan confirmed it, looked at Lu Yanluo with some regret, and shook his head.
Lu Yanluo sighed.
[It's pitiful that he has become someone else's scapegoat in his prime years. ]
[This Concubine Lin is indeed a woman who stands firm in the harem. She is indeed resourceful. ]
Xiao'e's suicide was an unexpected result for everyone.
Now that the criminal is dead, the clues are gone, and the emperor doesn't want to investigate at all, the matter can only be left unresolved.
But Lu Yanluo was unwilling to give in.
"My Lady Concubine."
Before leaving the palace, Lu Yanluo called out to Concubine Lin.
Concubine Lin paused and returned to a gentle attitude, "Yanluo?"
Lu Yanluo laughed sarcastically and snorted, "There is still something important that I haven't told your Majesty, how can I leave?"
"My Lady Concubine, the Queen's incident is not over yet. You should learn from her and be more cautious. Don't provoke me and the Night King again, otherwise I will never let you off easily. In the future, please think twice before you act."
After saying that, Lu Yanluo turned around and left domineeringly.
Concubine Lin was left trembling all over, "Lu Yanluo! Bitch! Go, go to the Zhenbei Marquis's Mansion to call Yun and tell her that I have given her special permission to visit my daughter at the Night King's Mansion!"
Concubine Lin looked at the direction where Lu Yanluo left and said viciously, "If the Yun family has the ability to snatch the Marquis of Zhenbei from that bitch Cheng Ruoxue, they will definitely disturb you, Lu Yanluo! I want to see who is the winner between you and me!"
On the other side, Lu Yanluo was in a good mood, like a victorious general.
As soon as I walked out of the palace gate, I saw Chu Xuan waiting there.
"Hey! Your Majesty, are you waiting for me?"
[Strange, the scumbag finally found his conscience? ]
Chu Xuan chuckled, "A Luo, thank you so much today. Thank you for believing in me and speaking for me."
Lu Yanluo snorted and walked forward without saying anything.
Seeing that Lu Yanluo ignored him, Chu Xuan felt a little depressed.
[The Dog Prince still has some conscience and finally said a few human words. ]
Behind him, Chu Xuan slowly smiled and looked at Lu Yanluo with a gentle expression.
Luo, you are starting to care, right?
"But there is one more thing. I hope Your Majesty will investigate it strictly."
Lu Yanluo suddenly turned around and said seriously, "We must find the person who forged Concubine Yun's handwriting, otherwise she will really be lawless!"
…
Yunya Garden.
Lu Yanluo slept soundly and woke up in the morning feeling refreshed.
She was in a good mood and played in the yard with Chu Yuan. Chu Yao sat beside them holding a book, looking at his sister and mother from time to time, feeling very happy.
The mother and her two children lived in harmony, but there were always people who were jealous of her.
Yun strode in with Yan Xiwan.
When Lu Yanluo saw the two of them, she immediately lost interest. These two, mother and daughter, came to cause trouble so early in the morning.
When Chu Yuan and Chu Yao saw the bad woman coming to trouble their mother again, they stood beside Lu Yanluo to protect their mother.
"Greetings, Princess. You are in such a good mood."
Yun and Yan Xiwan briefly greeted Lu Yanluo and began to look around at the layout of Yun Yayuan.
Yun smacked her lips and shook her head unceremoniously, "Princess, don't blame me for being talkative. The layout of this courtyard is really bad. There is not a single decent decoration. The principal wife of a mansion is really shabby. It is simply embarrassing for the prince!"
Yan Xiwan smiled softly, covering her lips with her hands, "Mother, have you forgotten? Princess Sister is usually not favored by my cousin in the mansion. My cousin has never asked me to buy anything for Yun Yayuan, so I can't blame Princess Sister for this."
Yun cried out in an exaggerated voice, "It's my fault, I forgot that the princess is not favored! So what good things can a princess who is not favored have in her courtyard? Not even half as good as the ones in Xiwan Pavilion."