The courtyard fell into silence for a moment.
Even the sounds of gongs and drums on the stage stopped.
Everyone looked at Concubine Xiang who was kneeling on the ground and thought she was crazy.
Today is such an important day, the Fifth Prince’s full moon banquet, not to mention His Majesty, even the Empress Dowager is taking great care of him.
Concubine Xiang is so bold that she comes to make trouble at this time.
It was Imperial Concubine Rong who came out to break the silence: "Imperial Concubine Xiang, you can't say such nonsense."
"Killing the prince is a serious crime. If there is no evidence, the person will be beheaded."
As Concubine Rong spoke, her eyes were furrowed and her brows were full of sharpness.
"Where are the servants of Changqiu Palace?" Xiao Yu opened his eyes, and the irritation could not be concealed in his dark eyes.
"Hurry up and help your children get up!"
His Majesty was furious, and it sounded obvious from his voice that he was about to get angry.
Everyone present was silent, no one dared to speak.
Ling Chun pretended to go forward to help Xiang Guipin to her feet: "Your Majesty."
As soon as his hand reached out, it was waved away by Concubine Xiang.
"I have evidence. I have witnesses and physical evidence!"
Xiang Guipin looked at His Majesty with her eyes, and crawled forward on her knees to grab the hem of his clothes: "Your Majesty, I have evidence."
"Even if your Majesty doesn't want to see this concubine's face, you have to consider the Third Prince. Rui'er just passed away, and his body is still warm. Your Majesty, aren't you afraid that Rui'er will die with regrets?"
Concubine Xiang grabbed the hem of His Majesty's clothes and cried her heart out.
Tears flowed all over the floor, and the makeup on the face was almost ruined.
Xiao Yu lowered his head and looked at Concubine Xiang kneeling on the ground, crying her heart out.
In the end, I softened my heart.
"Tell me what evidence you have." Xiao Yu wanted to know what Xiang Guipin had done during this period.
He gently twisted his brows with his fingertips and repeated, "If you talk nonsense, I will punish you severely!"
When Concubine Xiang Guipin heard this, she couldn't help but shiver all over.
Your Majesty, this is not a joke.
A severe punishment. If she didn't produce solid evidence, the Emperor would probably punish her severely.
Xiang Guipin couldn't help but tremble all over, but she was full of confidence and not afraid at all.
She crawled forward on her knees and fiercely grabbed the emperor's boots: "I have evidence!"
As she spoke, she took out the Paulownia wood puppet from her arms. She raised her hands high in front of His Majesty and said, "Your Majesty, look, this Paulownia puppet is the one I found in the Hehuan Palace."
"Concubine Shen used witchcraft to poison the Third Prince and buried him in the Hehuan Palace to cast a curse, which caused the Third Prince to die with his eyes open."
"This person has the intention to be killed. Your Majesty, please investigate thoroughly!"
Concubine Xiang was crying and sobbing, her tears streaming down her face.
Xiao Yu lowered his eyes and glanced at him. Lin An immediately bent forward and took the things from Xiang Guipin's hands and presented them with both hands: "Your Highness."
Xiao Yu took the Paulownia wood puppet and took a look at it.
His eyes immediately fell on the eight characters of "Chen" written on the wooden figure. After seeing clearly what was written on it, His Majesty's eyes turned cold.
The most taboo thing in the palace is witchcraft.
When the princes of the previous dynasty were competing for the throne, some of them used this trick, using witchcraft to curse the prince of the time, causing him to go crazy on the spot.
At that time, the late emperor issued an order strictly prohibiting this item in the Forbidden City, and anyone who disobeyed would be executed immediately.
Since the previous emperor, this thing has never appeared in the palace again.
"Tell me, where did you find this thing?" His Majesty lowered his eyes and looked down.
Xiang Guipin lowered her head and looked behind her: "Your Majesty, this is exactly what I was looking for in the Hehuan Palace."
She lowered her eyes, obviously wanting to kiss the third prince. Concubine Xiang gritted her teeth and said harshly, "That's why I'm so sad. Concubine Shen Ming is also pregnant. How can someone who has a child of her own have the heart to attack the Third Prince?"
"No matter how rude the Third Prince is, he is still His Majesty's child. Concubine Shen is so cruel. Isn't she afraid that this retribution will eventually be avenged on her own child?"
As Xiang Guipin spoke, her eyes turned and fell on Shen Fu.
There was anger in his eyes, but it couldn't hide the tears in them.
Even though Chen Fu had known that this disaster would happen today, she still couldn't help but be surprised when she looked at Xiang Guipin.
Looking at Xiang Guipin's expression, it was obvious that she believed in this matter without a doubt.
She slightly curved her eyes downwards, and then stepped forward under the gazes of the crowd: "I don't know."
Chen Fu stood in front of His Majesty, lowering her head to defend herself: "This thing does not belong to me. I don't know why Xiang Guipin brought this thing to me."
Chen Fu pretended to be innocent, as if she knew nothing.
Concubine Xiang was so angry that she wanted to stand up from the ground.
"You don't know?" Xiang Guipin pointed at Chen Fu, her armored hands trembling, "You ordered someone to do this, don't you know?"
"I personally found it in your Hehuan Palace last night, and you still dare not admit it?"
Concubine Xiang was so furious that she looked like she wanted to tear Chen Fu apart with her bare hands.
Xiao Yu frowned fiercely, and silently stepped forward to block in front of Chen Fu: "If you say so, do you have any witnesses?"
His Majesty stood in front of Shen Fu, his eyes fell on Concubine Xiang. His dark eyes drooped, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.
"Your Majesty, why do you ask this? Does it mean you don't believe me?" Concubine Xiang Gui was kneeling on the ground. After hearing this, she looked extremely sad.
She looked at His Majesty with tearful eyes, and then looked at Ling Chun behind her: "This thing was discovered by Ling Chun and I on our way to Hehuan Palace yesterday."
Concubine Xiang wiped her tears and did not forget to complain to the Emperor.
"If it weren't for Concubine Shen who refused to show me even the Fifth Prince and hurriedly chased me away as soon as I sat down, I would not have discovered this thing at that time."
What Xiang Guipin said made people a little speechless.
She and Shen Fu used to be sworn enemies.
It was good enough that Shen Fu gave birth to a child and allowed her to enter the Hehuan Palace. She was actually still here, saying in a sarcastic tone that Shen Fu would not show the Fifth Prince to her.
Can you show it to her?
Look at her malicious look.
Everyone couldn't help but roll their eyes.
"Ling Chun." Xiang Guipin didn't care what others thought. She reached out and pulled the palace maid behind her: "Tell me what happened yesterday."
Ling Chun knelt on the ground, staggering as Xiang Guipin pulled him.
She supported herself on the ground with her hands and quickly knelt down again. He raised his head and glanced in the direction of Concubine Rong imperceptibly.
Then he knocked his head to the ground and said, "Your Highness, ladies and gentlemen, this thing was indeed found in the Hehuan Palace."
"Yesterday, I accompanied the queen to deliver a full-moon gift to the fifth prince. On the way, I accidentally discovered this Paulownia puppet. The queen thought it was strange, so she asked me to dig it out."
"I didn't expect that this thing was actually a sorcery technique, and Concubine Shen used it to curse the Third Prince."
As Ling Chun spoke, he glanced in the direction of Chen Fu, shrinking his neck, obviously very scared.
"Where is the place?" Xiao Yu obviously didn't believe it so easily.
He lowered his eyes to look at Ling Chun lying on the ground and asked, "Since you found it yesterday, you should know where it is."
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