Jing Yu'e clenched her fists and interrupted, "Father, if you send someone to check on Sister Wanqing, it would be tantamount to suspecting Sister Wanqing and the Yang family. If this gets out, it will inevitably chill the hearts of the Yang family's senior officials."
"Princess, before I entered the palace today, I deliberately prepared an extra carriage in order to delay those who were trying to stop me from entering the palace!"
"But now I think the one who tried to stop us was you, the Princess. You came so late, probably because you were tricked! I wonder if anyone in my mansion has captured the Princess?"
Ni Gaofei was not outside the palace at all, but Jing Yu'e was blocking him at every turn, which made Ni Gaofei more and more suspicious of her purpose. Now he dared to say such doubts about her based on just speculation.
Jing Yu'e's face turned pale and she opened her mouth to scold, but in the end she endured it.
The emperor also saw through the trick, but today was not the time to hold Jing Yu'e accountable!
He looked at the eunuch beside him and said, "What are you still standing there for? Go and examine the Fourth Prince's wife!"
The eunuch accepted the order and turned to leave.
Zou Yangyao in the palace breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Jing Yu'e also knew that the inspection was a foregone conclusion, so arguing any further was pointless. She sighed, "Father, I will go and check it out."
"Just wait here for the result!" The emperor did not let anyone go, and Jing Yu'e became more depressed.
Not long after, the examiner returned and said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, the size of the wound has been determined!"
Afterwards, the eunuch handed the dimensions written on the paper to the emperor. After the emperor glanced at it, he looked up at Zou Yangyao.
Zou Yangyao clearly reported the size of his sword. The emperor looked at Jing Yu'e with a serious expression and asked, "I really want to know, if the Fourth Prince's wife was taking good care of her pregnancy at home, how could she have sustained a sword wound? And how could it be the same size as the sword used by General Zou?"
Jing Yu'e immediately responded, "Father, what does the fact that they are the same size mean? General Zou's sword is not unique."
"As for why Sister Wanqing was stabbed, I'm not quite sure. I only noticed how frighteningly weak she was, but I didn't imagine it was a sword wound!"
"You're not clear, so why are you coming here to prove your innocence?"
Jing Yu'e knelt on the ground, her face filled with fear: "I am guilty."
"Since it has been confirmed that the Fourth Prince's wife is inextricably linked to this matter, then, Princess, how can you prove that you are innocent?"
Chu Ningyang was obviously taken aback by the question. This...
Seeing that Chu Ningyang didn't respond immediately, the emperor questioned Ni Yingying again, "Madam General, in front of your husband, you still claim that you were coerced into writing down the names of the Fourth Prince's wife and the princess?"
The voice was as majestic as ever, but it was chilling. Ni Yingying swallowed, feeling scared.
She said, "Your Majesty, I, your concubine's mind is in a mess now. I have a headache and need to think carefully!"
"Madam General, you just lied and committed the crime of deceiving the emperor. Do you know what the punishment is?"
Ni Yingying trembled and immediately begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, please spare my life, please spare my life!"
"Humph, as Ni Yueshan's third sister, it's ok that you don't know how to respect her, but you actually conspired with the people who murdered your eldest sister. You have a truly vicious heart!"
Ni Yingying did not dare to refute the emperor's words. She lowered her head, her face full of grievance: "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong."
"General, what do you think should be done with this kind of immoral woman?"
Zou Yangyao could faint at any time. He forced himself to stay conscious. When the emperor questioned him, he glanced at Ni Yingying.
Ni Yingying was also looking at him at this time. Her face was swollen like a pig's head. She shook her head at Zou Yangyao, hoping that Zou Yangyao could speak for her.
"Your Majesty, how can a woman with such flawed morals continue to be the wife of a general? Today, in front of the Prime Minister, I want to say, I'm sorry, Prime Minister, your daughter..."
"This general wants to retire!" He turned to look at Ni Gaofei, his eyes were serious and there was no hint of joking.
Ni Gaofei responded without hesitation, "It's all my fault for not teaching my daughter well."
The color drained from Ni Yingying's face instantly. She reached out and grabbed Zou Yangyao's arm: "General, please don't. Everything Yingying did was for you!"
Zou Yangyao, however, seemed to have heard something funny and waved Ni Yingying's arm away. "That's a really high-sounding excuse, but I don't believe it!"
After finishing speaking, Zou Yangyao kowtowed to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I would like to go back and write a letter of divorce. I will withdraw first."
"Go back!" The emperor had no intention of keeping Zou Yangyao any longer.
Jing Yu'e also spoke: "Father, your son..."
"You should also step back. Next time, if you want to plead for someone, you must understand the situation clearly before interfering!"
This is a warning!
Jing Yu'e didn't dare to say much. She was usually dignified and graceful, but now she looked frustrated and uneasy.
"Yes, I will remember this!"
After Jing Yu'e and Zou Yangyao left, Ni Yingying could no longer kneel. She hurriedly said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, General, the General wants to give me a letter of divorce. I want to go back to the General's Mansion!"
"allow!"
After Ni Yingying left, only Ni Gaofei, Chu Ningyang and Qingdie were left kneeling before His Highness.
She trembled slightly with fear. The emperor looked at her with a hint of a smile on his face. "Princess, now that Ni Yingying and Yang Wanqing have been exposed, what do you think? Do you still have anything to defend yourself?"
When Chu Ningyang was mentioned, his body couldn't help but tremble.
"I don't know why the General's wife wants to frame me, but I won't admit anything I didn't do!"
She couldn't believe it. Someone saw her! She was hiding in the woods shooting arrows!
The emperor looked at her, his eyes scrutinizing her. Finally, he set his gaze on Qingdie: "What's the situation at the cliff now?"
Qingdie hesitated a bit, "Your Majesty, we are currently searching. When I returned, I still hadn't found her, but I believe that our young lady will be blessed by good fortune!"
The emperor sighed and said, "Alright, all of you leave now!"
As Chu Ningyang retreated, the emperor spoke up, "I will question you again after the Second Prince returns to the capital!"
Chu Ningyang wanted to open her mouth to refute her innocence, but she didn't dare to say more. "Yes, I will take my leave!"
On the way out of the palace, Qingdie and Ni Gaofei didn't say a word, but after leaving the palace gate, Ni Gaofei looked back at Qingdie who was following closely and said: "Go back with me!"
Qingdie then quickly caught up.
In the general's mansion, Ni Yingying followed closely behind. Zou Yangyao was pale and staggering. When the servants saw him, they hurried forward to support him.
He went straight into the study and said, "Pen, ink, paper, and inkstone."
After grinding the ink, Zou Yangyao picked up the brush and began to write. The big word "rest" was eye-catching and shocking.
At this time, Ni Yingying ran in hurriedly.
"General, no, General!" She knelt on the ground, her face full of pleading.
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