Chapter 150: Granting White Silk
Such an embarrassing matter was exposed in front of all civil and military officials.
Emperor Tiansheng's face looked as bad as if he had been cheated on!
He glared at Concubine Rong fiercely, wishing he could make this bitch a widow!
Concubine Rong shuddered violently and glared at the little palace maid in a warning manner.
This bitch is so indecent.
I should have killed her earlier!
Gu Huailing kicked the guard who was tied up like a dumpling.
"Tell me, who was the one you had an affair with this afternoon?"
The guard had been tortured for the entire afternoon and wanted to die immediately. He looked at the palace maid kneeling beside him and said, "It's A'die. The one who had an affair with me is A'die, who is by Concubine Rong's side."
When the young eunuch heard this, she suddenly struggled.
Gu Huailing was very kind to help him fix his jaw. The young eunuch's eyes were red as he looked at Adie and asked, "Is what he said true?"
Rong Fei dug her nails into her palms tightly.
She couldn't panic at this moment, because panicking would give people an advantage.
Ah Die knelt on the ground and said, "I am innocent. I don't even know him."
Gu Huailing's dark eyes swept over the guard, "What should I do? She said she doesn't know you."
"Nonsense! She has a butterfly-shaped birthmark on her chest, and she's wearing a red butterfly bellyband today. If you don't believe me, you can ask Mammy to check it out. She'll know for sure."
"How did you two get together?"
The guard quickly pushed all the blame onto Adie, "Your Excellency, it was this bitch who seduced me. I ignored her before, but she keeps seducing me every time she sees me."
Ah Die knelt on the ground and kept shaking her head, "That's not the case, that's not the case."
The young eunuch glared at the guard, "You're talking nonsense! Ah Die would never seduce you! You must have forced Ah Die!"
The guard looked at the young eunuch with disdain, "You are the one who eats with this bitch, right?"
"This bitch always complains to me about how rootless you are. Nothing but empty talk is as satisfying as real action."
"Do you think she really likes you? She's been using you!"
A trace of pain flashed in the young eunuch's eyes and he shook his head in disbelief.
He raised his severed hand and stretched it towards Ah Die, "Didn't you say that you would only love me in this life, that you didn't care that I was rootless, and that you were willing to eat with me?"
Adie was so embarrassed that she wanted to bang her head against the wall to die.
She didn't dare look into the young eunuch's eyes.
The young eunuch laughed out loud, "I actually believed you. For you, I even risked my life to poison the Crown Prince and the Prime Minister. Yet you treat me like this, Adie. You've caused me so much pain!"
Ah Die lowered her head and said nothing to defend herself, "I did all this. I plead guilty."
Concubine Rong let out a long sigh and pointed at Ah Die in shock, "Ah Die, I have always treated you well. Why did you do this?"
Gu Huailing looked at Concubine Rong, "Your Majesty, don't you think that a maidservant has such great ability that she can bypass everyone and put the poison directly into the prince's bowl?"
Concubine Rong looked at Gu Huailing, "Master Gu, what do you mean?"
Gu Huailing's face was calm, "I'm telling the truth."
Ah Die kowtowed to the ground again, "This is all done by me, Your Majesty. It has nothing to do with me. I adore the Fourth Prince and cannot bear to see him suffer. Ever since the Crown Prince returned, the Fourth Prince has been disliked by the Emperor. I did all this for my own selfish reasons."
Gu Huailing's voice was deep and cold. "Miss Adie, the prison's criminal law will make you tell the truth. Someone take her away."
At this moment, the young eunuch beside him spoke hoarsely, "Adie, things have come to this point. I still can't bear to see you suffer."
He kowtowed deeply to the Emperor and said, "Your Majesty, all of this was ordered by Concubine Rong. Concubine Rong hated the Crown Prince so much that she wanted to kill him. Since you couldn't find an opportunity, you had no choice but to resort to a risky tactic."
Concubine Rong pointed at the young eunuch and shouted, "Enough! You are the ones who colluded to slander me. You just want me dead!"
"I hate the Crown Prince, but I'm not stupid enough to poison him at the palace banquet!"
She knelt down before the emperor and said, "Please, Your Majesty, please understand!"
It was true that she poisoned Chen Yuan, but she only poisoned her because she wanted to use her to threaten Gu Huailing to rescue Ji Er.
Emperor Tiansheng looked at him coldly, "You vicious woman!"
Rong Fei knelt and crawled before Emperor Tiansheng, "Your Majesty, please believe me. I really have not been framed by someone."
Emperor Tiansheng kicked Concubine Rong away and said, "There is irrefutable evidence that Concubine Rong poisoned the Crown Prince's ministers. Take her away and give her a white silk silk."
Concubine Rong was dragged by the guards, her pearl hairpins scattered all over the floor. She said in a shrill voice, "I accept the punishment. I only ask that Your Majesty spare Ji'er's life. In his heart, you are his heaven!"
"I beg the Emperor to spare Ji'er's life, considering the bond between father and son."
The whole hall was filled with Concubine Rong's voice.
Emperor Tiansheng showed disgust on his face, "Such a vicious woman actually pleaded for others. I think the Fourth Prince was corrupted by her!"
When the news reached the Fourth Prince's residence, Li Ji was hanging out with a maid.
He looked at the person who came to report, "What did you say? Mother was sentenced to death? How is that possible?"
The guards kneeling on the ground trembled in fear. "It's true. The Queen poisoned the Crown Prince and the Prime Minister at a palace banquet, and her wife was exposed in public. The Emperor gave them white silk at the time."
Li Ji was so angry that he kicked the maid away, "What an idiot! Why would she poison the prince?"
Li Ji's face turned pale. "Did the emperor mention me?"
The guard shook his head. "Only Concubine Rong pleaded with His Highness before her death, asking the Emperor to spare His Highness's life."
"The emperor didn't mention me, but she mentioned me first? What if the emperor remembers to punish me? Wouldn't she kill me? She's really a woman!"
Li Ji cursed and swore, but there was no trace of grief for his mother's death in his eyes.
Inside the black gold wooden carriage, Shen Yuan leaned against Gu Huailing's chest and asked, "How did you know, sir, that Concubine Rong would take action today?"
Gu Huailing smiled and said, "Madam, what do you think the Empress has been doing sitting firmly in the harem for so many years?"
Chen Yuan understood instantly. No wonder Gu Huailing knew everything about the harem.
"The Queen is a kind person, but she is not without means. For the sake of the Crown Prince, she must get rid of Concubine Rong."
At this point, a dark light flashed in his eyes again, "But she was also seeking death, actually trying to poison you."
Chen Yuan leaned in Gu Huailing's arms and fell asleep unknowingly.
For some reason she was always very sleepy these days.
Gu Huailing listened to the shallow breathing of the person in his arms, his eyes full of tenderness.
He slowly brushed his hand across the woman's cheek, "Wait a little longer. Once the political situation stabilizes, I can take A Yuan wherever you want to go."
Li Ji waited anxiously for several days, but the emperor never punished him.
He became increasingly restless.
Everyone in the Fourth Prince’s Mansion felt insecure.
Late at night, Li Ji was drinking alone, and the maidservant beside him poured him wine tremblingly.
The wine accidentally spilled onto the table.
The maid quickly knelt down and said, "Your Highness, I didn't mean to do that. Please forgive me."
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