Chapter 975 The witnesses are completely gone!
Shang Ruyi immediately turned around and glanced at him. Tu She'er, who had been kneeling behind her, hurriedly stepped forward and took out a small porcelain bottle from her sleeve.
Yuwen Yuan said, "This is—"
Shang Ruyi said, "Father, this is a medicinal juice made from some litmus lichen that I found in the corner of Chengqian Hall."
"What's the use of this?"
"This stuff can make bamboo vinegar appear."
"oh?"
Shang Ruyi said, "To make it clearer, Father, you can have someone send some bamboo vinegar over. I will demonstrate it to you first. After you see it, you will understand how I make the bamboo vinegar on this garment visible."
Yuwen Yuan immediately said, "Liu Yu, go and fetch some."
Liu Yu hurriedly went and returned in a short while with half a cup of bamboo vinegar, which she placed in front of Yuwen Yuan. The bamboo vinegar was pale yellow and translucent, swirling slightly in the cup.
Yuwen Yuan asked, "What do you intend to do?"
Shang Ruyi opened the lid of the porcelain bottle and poured out two drops of purplish-blue medicine, which gently dripped into the cup.
Everyone kneeling in the main hall craned their necks, but unfortunately they couldn't see anything. Only Yuwen Yuan, Zhang Yuping, and Tao Wanyin behind him lowered their heads and watched as the bamboo vinegar in the cup was rippled by the dripping medicinal juice.
Then--
Tao Wanyin's eyes widened in surprise: "Oh dear, the bamboo vinegar has turned red!"
Han Yuhui, who had been standing to the side with a stiff neck, hurriedly stepped forward to see what was happening. Sure enough, the pale yellow bamboo vinegar swayed slightly and slowly turned pink as the litmus juice dripped down.
Shang Ruyi said, "The juice I extracted is limited, so I can only add this much. That's why the color isn't very dark. If I added more, the bamboo vinegar in this cup would turn red."
As she spoke, she looked at the piece of cloth again: "However, this small bottle is enough to turn the bamboo vinegar on that piece of cloth red!"
Han Yuhui's face turned pale.
Shang Ruyi glanced at her indifferently, then said, "Please, Consort Jieyu—"
Tao Wanyin immediately placed the piece of cloth in her hand on the table and carefully spread it out. Shang Ruyi nodded to her and then poured most of the juice from the small porcelain bottle onto the piece of cloth.
In an instant, everyone held their breath.
At this point, Shang Ruyi was surprisingly calm. She didn't even look at the color reaction on the rag. Instead, she raised her head and stared at Han Yuhui, who was sweating profusely, with a calm and cold gaze. Although Shang Ruyi's gaze was sharp as a knife, she couldn't feel it because her entire mind was focused on the rag.
Then, his eyes suddenly widened.
Then, some people gasped, some breathed a sigh of relief, and others let out a joyful whisper.
"It's turned red!"
At this moment, Shang Ruyi didn't care who was shouting. She calmly lowered her head, and sure enough, several pieces of the tattered cloth on the table had turned crimson, which stood out against the grayish-blue color.
Shang Ruyi took the cork and put it back into the porcelain bottle in her hand, then looked up at Yuwen Yuan.
Tao Wanyin also looked at Yuwen Yuan and said, "Your Majesty, this—"
Shang Ruyi said, "Father, this piece of clothing is not only stained with bamboo vinegar, but also quite a lot of it. If it really was left by Sun Xianyue after she met me in Qianqiu Palace at night, it would only have some of the smell on it."
"..."
"But the fact that this piece of clothing could absorb so much bamboo vinegar means it must have been left from a single time."
"..."
"On that day at noon, when the people came to fumigate the bamboo with vinegar to drive away the termites, someone took advantage of my absence and left behind this piece of clothing that had been torn from Sun Xianyue's body beforehand, in order to falsely accuse me of having an affair with him."
"..."
"And that letter was also forged."
Tao Wanyin immediately asked, "Who is trying to frame Princess Qin?"
Shang Ruyi glanced at her, but her eyes flickered.
By this point, she had already proven her innocence and should rightfully point out the culprit who framed her. However, the problem was that she hadn't had time to figure out how to find out the connection between all of this and Han Yuhui. Chu Ruoyan sent someone to tell her that Yuan Gan had been murdered, so she rushed to Liangyi Hall. At present, everything was just physical evidence, and she was confined to Chengqian Hall, so she had no way to find any witnesses.
Fortunately, they now have a witness in their hands!
Then, Shang Ruyi changed the subject and said, "It is true that someone wanted to frame me, but the purpose of framing me was not really aimed at me."
Upon hearing this, Yuwen Yuan suddenly frowned: "You mean—"
Shang Ruyi said, "The ultimate goal of the person who did these things is Yuan Gan. This person wants to take advantage of my confinement in Chengqian Palace, away from Yuan Gan's side, to get rid of this child!"
Yuwen Yuan's eyes gradually reddened.
Shang Ruyi turned her head and said, "Woxue, bring the person in!"
No sooner had she finished speaking than a commotion erupted outside, and Wo Xue shouted, "What's wrong with you? You—"
Everyone was shocked and turned to look outside the hall. They saw the little eunuch that Wo Xue had been holding onto lying limply on the ground, a trace of blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. Wo Xue was horrified and pulled him up forcefully. When she pried open his mouth, she was stunned.
Shang Ruyi hurriedly asked, "What happened?"
Filled with regret and resentment, Wo Xue walked to the entrance of the main hall and said guiltily, "Your Highness, this person... he bit his tongue and committed suicide..."
Shang Ruyi was struck dumb, frozen in place. Chu Ruoyan, who was standing next to her, was even more incredulous. She hurriedly ran out to take a look and immediately turned pale with fright. Pan Qing, who was next to her, quickly shielded her behind her. Zhang Yuping and Tao Wanyin only glanced outside and were also quite frightened.
Only Han Yuhui showed a hint of relief on her pale face.
Oh no...
Shang Ruyi was now in a state of utter confusion.
Just now, she was so focused on explaining the cause and effect, using this witness who harmed Yuan Gan to fill the gap in the previous case where there was no witness to falsely accuse her of having an affair with Sun Xianyue. However, she forgot one thing—murdering the imperial grandson is a crime punishable by beheading, or even the extermination of nine generations of one's family. Even if there is a mastermind behind it, this little eunuch who did it will definitely not survive!
Moreover, they will die a terrible death!
So, in a state of panic and fear, the young eunuch chose to commit suicide at that moment.
In this way, there are no human witnesses left!
Even though Han Yuhui had just been aggressive towards him, and her intentions were written all over her face, without witnesses to prove that she was the one who did it, I'm afraid—
Just as Shang Ruyi was filled with anger and resentment, and had no other choice, a series of hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside, and a familiar voice rang out from outside the hall: "Your Majesty!"
It's Grandpa Yu's voice!
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