Chapter 32 Finding Evidence
Crown Prince Ling Changyue's eyes went dark, and he was confused. How could he come back so quickly?
Although the General's Mansion was not far from the Imperial Palace, it would take half an hour to go back and forth, which means that it didn't take much time to enter the General's Mansion to search.
He was uneasy, as if a butcher's knife was hanging over his head and could fall at any time.
If this matter was really confirmed, then he and An Ruxue's affair would not be kept secret, and it would also affect his reputation in the court. As the crown prince, he would not allow himself to have such a stain!
"Announce."
After a moment, the leading guard walked in quickly, stood in the hall, knelt down and saluted.
"Your Majesty, we have searched the back garden of the general's mansion carefully and have indeed found some things. Please take a look."
As soon as these words came out, the whole place was silent. The prince's legs softened and his body swayed slightly.
He raised his head and stared at the guard who reported the news. He clenched his teeth and made a clattering sound.
An Yunxi also looked forward solemnly.
This evidence was also crucial to her.
It was also the only chance for her to get out of the predicament temporarily.
Eunuch Wu walked over and asked the guard to put all the things they found on the tray in his hand.
Because the guards were not sure which one was the evidence, there were quite a few things found in the garden.
They were put together in a mess.
This thing had not been processed, because it was stained with mud and a little dirty, Eunuch Wu took it over to let Emperor Beiling check it.
The prince's face was pale.
His heart was beating so fast that he could even hear the sound of his chest beating.
Emperor Beiling took a look and his eyes fell on a piece of broken jade in the front.
"What is this?"
Eunuch Wu was also knowledgeable. He took it and then checked the material and said: "It should be a piece of broken jade. It's a few years old. Looking at the scratches on it, it's not recent."
Then it's not this one.
Emperor Beiling looked left and right, but the prince below was nervous and his back was wet.
There were still several threads on the tray. Eunuch Wu carefully distinguished them. "These are threads on ordinary coarse cloth. These are a few strands of women's hair."
Eunuch Wu's voice suddenly stopped and his eyes fell on the last thread that was slightly blue.
There was a lot of dirt on the thread, but Eunuch Wu did not mind it. He wiped it clean with the handkerchief in his hand, and then revealed its original appearance.
It was a blue brocade thread.
"Your Majesty, this thread seems to be the one that Miss An mentioned."
Tassels are different from ordinary threads. They
are thicker and more delicate.
Emperor Beiling's eyes sank slightly, staring at the blue tassel in his hand.
"Prince, what else do you have to say?"
The prince suddenly said in a cold voice, "Father, this thing cannot prove that it belongs to me. Maybe someone in the general's mansion had an affair with another man and left it behind. An Yunxi pinned it on me!"
An Yunxi knew that the prince would not admit it. "This thing is not something that ordinary people can afford. This kind of tassel is hand-woven, and there are very fine gold threads wrapped on it. The silk thread used is also a tribute. , except for the royal family, no son of aristocratic family can be worthy of such a tassel!"
The prince looked sideways, glared at An Yunxi and said, "It's just a broken thread, and there is no name of this prince written on it. Maybe it is evidence of the secret collusion between Uncle Xun and you!" An
Yunxi's face sank, "Then does the prince dare to let people search the East Palace? As long as you find out all the tassels that His Royal Highness often wears, you will know whether it is left by His Royal Highness?"
"It's ridiculous, why should this prince agree to let others search the palace just because of your words?"
The prince's voice was angry, and his eyes were slightly red.
He really didn't expect that he left such a small broken tassel, and it was discovered by An Yunxi!
"Stop arguing!"
Emperor Beiling suddenly spoke.
Interrupting the confrontation between the prince and An Yunxi.
The prince's heart beat very fast, and his breathing became rapid. He was the first to show an aggrieved expression, "Father, I am innocent, this thing is definitely not mine!"
Emperor Beiling ignored what the prince said, but said: "Eunuch Wu, take a few people to the East Palace to check, this matter will definitely be investigated thoroughly." "
Your servant obeys your order."
Eunuch Wu immediately stood up, summoned a few eunuchs and walked quickly outside the hall.
Seeing this, the prince subconsciously looked over and felt his mouth dry.
In the East Palace, the palace servants who often took care of his clothes and accessories naturally knew where his things were placed. Each one was a valuable item, and all the items were recorded.
So if Eunuch Wu wanted to look for it, it would not take too much time at all when the prince was caught off guard.
This time, it took only an incense stick of time for Eunuch Wu to return with his men and a large number of jade pendants and tassels.
Those items were placed on a tray, and there were at least 20 or 30 of them.
"Your Majesty, these are the jade pendants and tassels that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been wearing recently. Please have a look."
Emperor Beiling took a look and compared the material of the thread with the other ones one by one.
It was not difficult to tell, because the materials used for the crown prince's tassels were almost the same.
Only a few princes in the palace had this kind of item, and the ones used by people outside were different from these.
Emperor Beiling already had an idea in his mind.
He slowly raised his eyes, put down all the things, and there was a click.
Now that things have come to this, there is no need to think about it any more. The tassel that fell is the prince's
. How could the prince's things be in the back garden of the general's mansion?
This matter is worth pondering.
"Prince, I have confirmed that this thing is what you lost. Do you have anything to explain now?"
The prince knelt on his knees, his Adam's apple rolling.
An Yunxi let out a long breath, and a smile appeared on her lips.
She curled her eyebrows, looked at Ling Fengxun, and quietly wiped the sweat from her palms.
Ling Fengxun lowered his voice and said, "Axi, be careful that he will bite back."
An Yunxi frowned slightly.
She raised her head and looked in the direction of the prince, but at this moment she heard him speak.
"Father, since An Yunxi saw with her own eyes that I left something behind, why didn't she tell me at that time? Why did she have to wait until now and ask you to send someone to investigate and find the evidence? I think this is all her calculation. She wants to use this thing to frame me and cancel the marriage with a clear conscience."
The prince raised his head with red eyes and clenched his fists: "How could I notice that my tassel was missing a thread? It is very likely that she stole it and threw it in the garden. Please clear my name!"
An Yunxi lowered her eyes, her eyes were gloomy. Ling Changyue
was still stubborn at this point. He forced her to do this.