Xiao Guizi finally breathed a sigh of relief, her face full of relief, "She deliberately tried to get close to me. She wanted to frame me and the Imperial Concubine! I am innocent, the Imperial Concubine is innocent, this is all her trick!"
"It's just a coincidence... I have always followed the orders of Concubine Rou..." Hong'er still wanted to cover it up.
But Helian Qi had already seen clearly. Today's game was set up by the eldest prince himself, framing Concubine Rou and Ning Wanyin...
Draw the Second Prince and the Fourth Prince into the vortex to clear the obstacles for himself.
The matter of establishing a crown prince in the previous dynasty must have been related to him.
At a young age, he colluded with court officials, framed concubines, and secretly contacted old friends of the Shen family.
Helian Qi deliberately changed his mother because he didn't want the Shen family to bring shame to his reputation.
Now it seems that this child has the same personality as his biological mother. Moreover, for a prince raised in the deep palace to collude with court officials, there must be someone helping him behind the scenes.
Helian Qi stared at the eldest prince with a cold look.
The eldest prince shrank back in fear under his gaze and said in panic, "Father, I don't know her..."
Helian Qi interrupted coldly, "Wu Mi, send the eldest prince to the prison for a thorough investigation."
He knew without even interrogating this palace maid that she would rather die than confess.
It would be better to scare the eldest prince than to interrogate her.
"Your Majesty, please have mercy! He is just a child...he can't bear such severe punishment." Concubine Kang knelt down hurriedly and begged for mercy.
Helian Qi said coldly, "Now there is a lot of evidence pointing to him. If we don't investigate it thoroughly, the court and the harem will talk about it. I am thinking about the reputation of the eldest prince, Wu Mi--"
He glanced at Wu Mi meaningfully, and Wu Mi understood instantly.
Your Majesty is pretending to send the eldest prince to the prison just to scare him, not to really torture him.
Wu Mi immediately pretended to be ferocious and walked forward.
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