Chapter 171: Let Qi Yanzhou Become an Eternal Sinner
Following the maid's direction, everyone's eyes fell on Ye Chutang.
She was so beautiful in her bright red wedding dress that she seemed extraordinary.
The emperor's eyes were glued to Ye Chutang, and his breathing became heavy.
He could clearly feel his desire, but his body was indifferent!
What a miracle doctor! He is obviously a quack!
Seeing that the emperor had lost his mind, Eunuch De coughed lightly.
The emperor immediately came back to his senses and questioned Ye Chutang coldly.
"Princess Chen, your maidservant said she saw a letter from Prince Chen in which he colluded with the enemy. Is this true?"
The corners of his lips curled up slightly, waiting for Ye Chutang to make the final conclusion on Qi Yanzhou's treason.
As a result, Ye Chutang shook his head.
"I have not seen any letter. As for whether the maid has seen it, I don't know."
This made the emperor furious, "Do you know that deceiving the emperor is a capital crime?"
He deliberately emphasized the tone of the word "death".
The intention is to remind Ye Chutang that her life is in his hands, so don't seek death!
"I know this and I dare not deceive you."
The emperor almost went crazy when he saw the disobedient Ye Chutang.
He took out all his anger on the two maids.
"Tell me! Why do you want to deceive the king?"
The two maids were frightened out of their wits by the emperor's wrath.
They didn't know why Ye Chutang refused to cooperate, so they could only bite Qi Yanzhou.
"I did not lie to you, the Prince Chen's Mansion really has a letter of treason hidden in it!"
"Your Majesty, Princess Chen must be afraid of being implicated, so she lied!"
Ye Chutang shouted angrily, "Nonsense!"
"I have been wearing a veil from the moment I entered Prince Chen's mansion to the wedding chamber. What can I see except my toes? If you want to lie, you should find a decent lie."
Her words were very convincing, and someone spoke for Qi Yanzhou.
"Your Majesty, these two maids must be lying. Prince Chen risked his life to recover Southern Xinjiang. It is impossible for him to be colluding with the enemy!"
When someone speaks, someone will join in.
"Yes, Your Majesty, you cannot doubt the King of Chen who fought bravely for the Beichen Kingdom just because of the words of two maids."
"Your Majesty, the Qi family is a founding hero. They take it as their duty to protect the country and will never collaborate with the enemy!"
"These two maids must have been instigated by someone to slander the loyal and patriotic Chen Palace. They deserve to be killed!"
The emperor took note of all the officials who spoke on behalf of Prince Chen's Palace.
He was so angry that his temples were throbbing and he stared at Ye Chutang.
"Princess Chen, you really didn't see anything?"
If this bitch dares to disobey him, forget about getting the antidote!
Ye Chutang nodded affirmatively, "I have been staying in the bridal chamber the whole time, and I really didn't see the so-called letter of treason."
The maid looked at Ye Chutang angrily and shouted:
"Princess, you saw it, why did you lie to the king? In the courtyard of Tangzhou Courtyard, someone from Prince Chen's Mansion accidentally dropped a letter, which was later stored in the warehouse."
After saying this, the maid kowtowed heavily to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, if there are any letters of treason, we will know once we check the warehouse."
Eunuch De echoed, "This is related to the rise and fall of Beichen State. Please investigate the letter of treason thoroughly, Your Majesty!"
No official residence can withstand an investigation. If you investigate, you will definitely gain something!
The emperor thought so too.
He looked at Qi Yanzhou who was standing upright and asked, "Does Prince Chen have a clear conscience?"
"I have no regrets!"
"Then do you dare to let me check the warehouse of Tangzhou Courtyard?"
"Of course, I ask the emperor to conduct a thorough investigation and clear my name!"
The emperor stood up and said to Eunuch De, "Keep an eye on everyone. I will go and check it myself."
"I obey your command!"
The emperor looked at Ye Chutang, "Princess Chen, lead the way!"
"I obey your command."
After saying that, Ye Chutang walked out of the main hall and headed towards Tangzhou Courtyard.
The emperor followed closely behind.
Behind him were two hundred imperial guards, forming a mighty force.
When they were far enough away from the front yard, the emperor scolded Ye Chutang who was leading the way.
"stop!"
Ye Chutang stopped obediently and turned to look at the furious emperor.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. I have done everything you asked me to do."
Hearing this, the emperor's anger subsided a little.
He asked doubtfully, "Really?"
Ye Chutang looked sincere.
"Of course, your Majesty is in my life, so I will not do anything to disobey you."
The emperor snorted, "Then what were you doing just now?"
"Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I dare not let Qi Yanzhou know that I betrayed him, otherwise his people will definitely kill me."
As soon as these words came out, the emperor's anger completely subsided, and he looked at Ye Chutang with admiration in his eyes.
"You're very thoughtful. Where are all those things?"
"Your Majesty, the weapons are in the warehouse, the letter is on the beam of the bridal chamber, and the voodoo doll is in the secret room of the bridal chamber."
"You've chosen a good location. Lead the way!"
The emperor looked at Ye Chutang and became more and more satisfied.
Beautiful, intelligent, knowledgeable in medicine and aware of current affairs.
It would be of great benefit to him to have such a woman in his harem.
Ye Chutang stood there without moving.
She reminded him, "Your Majesty, you'd better pick a few prestigious officials to investigate Tangzhou Court together. Otherwise, even if the Imperial Guards find evidence, Prince Chen will slander Your Majesty and say that you framed him."
The emperor nodded in agreement.
"You are right. Only my people will go to Tangzhou Court this time. Even if we find evidence of Qi Yanzhou's treason, we will not be able to convince the officials and the people."
He looked at the commander of the Royal Guards.
"Go and call the Prime Minister, the Supreme Court Justice, the ministers, and the censors, and also call Qi Yanzhou."
In front of the officials, he made Qi Yanzhou a criminal for all eternity!
"I obey your order!"
The commander of the Imperial Guards returned quickly and brought all the people the emperor wanted.
The group headed to Tangzhou Courtyard.
The officials were not fools. When the emperor listened to the two maids and wanted to check Prince Chen's warehouse, they knew that the emperor was going to take action against the Qi family.
But now they are in a fog and have no idea where things are going.
Judging from the emperor's expression, he was confident of defeating the Qi family.
But looking at Prince Chen's expression, he wasn't worried at all about anything happening.
Tangzhouyuan was soon reached.
Ye Chutang said: "Your Majesty, I have just married into Prince Chen's Mansion and I don't even know where the storehouse is."
Qi Yanzhou took over her words and pointed.
“This is the warehouse.”
The warehouse was locked, and the Royal Guards simply removed the door.
The emperor warned with false kindness: "Fifty of you are enough to go in. Be careful when searching for the letters, and don't damage the things of the King of Chen."
Qi Yanzhou hasn't been convicted yet, so we can't go too far.
The Royal Guards said in unison: "As you command!"
After saying that, fifty imperial guards filed into the warehouse.
The remaining 150 imperial guards stayed in the courtyard to protect the emperor.
The emperor looked towards the festively decorated bridal chamber, a hint of cold murderous intent flashing across his eyes.
The weapons stored in the warehouse were not hidden securely and were soon found by the Imperial Guards.
"Your Majesty, there are a lot of weapons in the warehouse!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Qi Yanzhou immediately showed surprise.
He retorted loudly, "Impossible! The storehouse only contains my collection of gold, silver, jade, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, as well as the dowry brought by the princess."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Royal Guards came out with swords, spears, bows and arrows.
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