Chapter 59 She Sows Dissension
The queen was so angry that she was shaking all over. Her angry face turned red and then turned black.
Minister Sun was sweating profusely. They really didn't expect Mo Yunzhu to be so powerful. He also knew that the Queen's slander was a bit crude and the evidence could not stand up to scrutiny.
I thought Mo Tiancheng would make some sacrifices for the Mo family. After all, offending the empress and the prince is not a wise move.
But neither the Empress nor Minister Sun had expected the father and daughter to be so persistent.
Doctor Ji suddenly coughed and said, "Your Majesty, Miss Mo was really wronged."
"Oh? What does the old doctor think?" the emperor asked immediately.
Doctor Ji smiled and said, "Judging from the severity of the Crown Prince and his guards' illness, even if they inhaled five packets of Five Poison Powder within one-third of an incense stick of time, they would not be so unconscious. Even within an incense stick of time, they would not be completely irrational."
Everyone immediately looked at Doctor Ji.
"Oh? How much would it take for the prince to behave like that?"
"If five packs of drugs are shared among fifteen people, even if they don't lose their minds completely within a day, they will need at least fifteen packs of drugs to do so, and it will take at least an incense stick of time."
The Emperor, the Empress and Minister Sun all changed their expressions.
They didn't understand pharmacology, but they had to believe what Doctor Ji said.
After all, Doctor Ji was already one of the oldest doctors in the palace, but his medical skills had always been well-received.
This means that it is impossible for Mo Huaiqing to frame the prince.
"Doctor Ji, in your opinion, why is the prince like this?" the emperor asked immediately.
"Your Majesty, there are two possibilities. The first is that water or something else containing the Five Poison Powder had been prepared in the courtyard long ago, and the prince and his men stayed inside for a long time after eating it.
But the prince shouldn't be like this on a normal day, unless he encounters something that makes him extremely irritated.
The second possibility is that what the prince inhaled was not the Five Poison Powder, but a poison similar to the Five Poison Powder, but many times more potent. "
"What? Is there really such a terrible poison?" The emperor was shocked.
Doctor Ji shook his head and said, "I only said it's a possibility, but I don't know if it's true or not. I haven't seen it."
Xu Changyong suddenly said, "Your Majesty, the prince was in a bad mood yesterday! He lost thirty thousand taels of silver!"
"Nonsense! Mr. Xu, have you ever thought before you spoke? Are you trying to slander that the prince is in a bad mood and is smoking it himself?" The queen was so angry that she started to curse.
"Empress, why are you in such a hurry? Everyone knows what Master Xu said. The prince did lose the bet yesterday, and then he immediately stopped the game and took the guards to rest, letting everyone finish lunch before continuing. This took more than an hour!" Mo Yunzhu said immediately, "Everyone can testify!"
"You, Mo Yunzhu, do you hold a grudge against the prince? Do you have to slander him?"
"Your Majesty, Yunzhu didn't mean that. Yunzhu just proved that my sister is innocent! She has been frightened, and I don't want her to be wrongly accused and killed when she is innocent."
"Oh! Mo Yunzhu, you protect your sister so much, but do you know what kind of person she is?" There was a hint of viciousness in the Empress' eyes.
"I don't care who she is, I only know that she is my second sister! She is a member of my Mo family!" Mo Yunzhu knew what the queen was going to say.
"Haha, Mo Yunzhu, ah Mo Yunzhu, you are the most stupid person in the world! You defend her so much, but do you know that she has already been the prince's woman? She is competing with you, her sister, for men!"
Mo Yunzhu was stunned for a moment, and everyone was shocked.
Mo Tiancheng remained silent. This was a family disgrace.
"Your Majesty, if the prince truly loved me, he would not be with my sister. Since he is with my sister, it means that the prince and I are not suitable. The prince likes my sister, so I choose to bless them. I, Mo Yunzhu, don't believe in anything except fate!"
Mo Yunzhu smiled bitterly after she finished speaking, feeling a little aggrieved, but more of a strong and protective attitude towards her family.
Mo Tiancheng burst into tears. He had never thought that his eldest daughter could be so outstanding and kind.
The emperor was attracted by Mo Yunzhu's beautiful face and her bold, stubborn and confident look.
Is this still the Mo Yunzhu he knew?
The prince is simply a fool. He pushed away such an excellent woman with his own hands. Is he blind? It seems that he is really not suitable to be a prince.
The queen was also stunned and said in shock: "Don't you hate your sister? Mo Yunzhu, you were originally the Crown Princess! But now you can only marry a crippled and sickly person like Prince Lan, are you willing?"
"Empress Dowager, you are the mother of the country and the mother of all the princes. Prince Lan is also one of your children. How can a mother say that about her own child! Moreover, how did he become like this now? He became like this for the peace of Qingyun. Not only do you not praise him, but you also slander him so maliciously. Are you really still the Empress Dowager that Yunzhu has always admired and learned from?" Mo Yunzhu immediately glared at her.
Jun Huolan arrived the last. As soon as he entered the courtyard of Yu's study, he heard this conversation and was stunned.
Hao Jiang and Eunuch Zhao did not move either, but stood quietly outside, because going in now would embarrass the Empress.
The emperor's face darkened instantly when he saw the empress's expression. What the empress said was indeed too much.
Although Jun Huolan was not favored, he was still his biological son after all. He had been a hostage for ten years, so he still had to give him some face on the surface.
The Queen's face turned pale, she had not expected Mo Yunzhu to escalate the matter to such a level. Seeing the Emperor's sharp and cold gaze, she shuddered inwardly, thinking that Mo Yunzhu was trying to sow discord.
When did this woman become so scheming? She was not like this before. The prince's betrayal really made her no longer hide and her beauty blossomed.
But it must be said that Mo Yunzhu is the most suitable person to be the Crown Princess.
"Your Majesty, please be careful with your words. Jun Lan is also your child. He has made a great contribution this time. If it weren't for his life-saving pill, the prince would not be so lucky. Yun Zhu, you have changed a lot."
Mo Yunzhu seemed to feel aggrieved all of a sudden, and tears immediately fell. Her silent crying seemed as if she had suffered the greatest pain in the world.
"Your Majesty, Yun Zhu was framed by Concubine Liu and could not become the Crown Princess. I can only blame myself for being unlucky. Later, she was given to marry Prince Lan and can still be the daughter-in-law of the royal family. I thank Your Majesty for your grace, but this time, my sister is really innocent, and Prince Lan is even more innocent, wuwu..."
Mo Yunzhu burst into tears, and the emperor felt distressed instantly. He said anxiously with a look on his old face: "Yunzhu, don't cry. I know you are wronged. Sigh. The evidence of the prince's case is really absurd. Sun Jinru, you go back and release Mo Huaiqing immediately. I will give you three days to track down the real culprit, otherwise I will not forgive you for your false accusations! Is this how you are as a minister of the Ministry of Justice?
The Queen loves her son dearly, but she said something inappropriate. She should go back to Fengxiang Palace to reflect on herself. Also, Jun Lan's Prince Lan's Mansion is a bit run-down. Let the Ministry of Personnel allocate funds to repair it. He has indeed suffered a lot for Qingyun and deserves good treatment. She will also give Huifei a thousand taels of gold and a pair of jade ruyi.
As for the marriage of Prince Lan and Yun Zhu, we will postpone it for now after the Crown Prince's affairs are sorted out and Prince Lan's Mansion is renovated."