A moment later, a disheveled Gu Jingchun knelt in the magnificent hall.
Her clothes were dirty and stained with blood, her hairpins were slightly loose, and her hair was disheveled, clearly indicating that she had gone through some danger and setbacks before managing to escape safely.
Seeing her like this, Shen Hechuan's brows were tightly furrowed. He didn't care about anything else and immediately stepped forward to help Gu Jingchun up.
However, a cough came from above.
Implicit warning!
He paused, his movements slowing down for just a moment.
In that brief moment, Luo Ziqian, who was originally kneeling beside him, took the initiative.
In a flash, he ran to Gu Jingchun and pulled him into a tight embrace.
"Jingchun, are you alright?"
"That scared me to death."
As he spoke, he carefully examined Gu Jingchun, then leaned on her shoulder and began to sob.
Gu Jingchun was startled when she first saw a pig's head rushing towards her. Just as she was about to push it away, she saw the little eyes on the "pig's head" blink.
Immediately afterwards, Luo Ziqian's voice was heard.
Gu Jingchun was immediately relieved and let Luo Ziqian hold him and cry.
She raised her head slightly, her gaze meeting Shen Hechuan's across the empty hall.
His eyes held doubt, shock, and a great deal of anger.
She was certain that if Emperor Rongcheng hadn't been there, Shen Hechuan would have stepped forward and pulled Luo Ziqian away.
Because Gu Jingchun had already seen his clenched, trembling fists.
Unfortunately, he could only watch helplessly as Luo Ziqian held Gu Jingchun and cried for a long time.
After a moment, Luo Ziqian stopped.
He knelt beside Gu Jingchun and then kowtowed, saying:
"Your Majesty, His Highness Prince Rui has repeatedly abducted my fiancée."
"Today you have once again disrupted my wedding. I implore you to do justice for me and my fiancée."
After Luo Ziqian finished speaking, he kowtowed again.
Emperor Rongcheng, seated high on the dragon throne, fixed his sharp gaze on Gu Jingchun.
"Gu, why do you say that Prince Rui kidnapped you?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Jingchun immediately bowed and kowtowed, appearing timid and frightened upon seeing the emperor.
"Your Majesty, it was I who saw it with my own eyes."
"Today is supposed to be my wedding day. I was sitting in the bridal sedan chair when I suddenly felt it shake and speed up."
When the bridal sedan chair stopped, the woman found herself in an unfamiliar place.
His Highness Prince Rui stood right in front of me.
Gu Jingchun sniffed as he spoke, looking as if he had just escaped a disaster, and continued:
"I was terrified and wanted to run away."
But His Highness Prince Rui pinched my face and said that I was lucky last time and managed to escape, but this time he would not let me get away with it.
"I immediately begged His Highness Prince Rui to spare me."
"He also said that I would soon be a member of the Luo family, and if he hurt me, the Luo family would definitely not let it go."
"However, His Highness Prince Rui burst into laughter upon hearing this."
"What does the Luo family matter? He is your most beloved son, and the throne will be his sooner or later."
After these words were spoken, Emperor Rongcheng's expression changed. His eyes narrowed slightly, and his gloomy expression made people afraid to look him in the eye.
Gu Jingchun continued speaking with tears streaming down his face:
"His Highness Prince Rui also warned me not to think that just because the Luo family has curried favor with His Highness the Crown Prince, they can disregard him."
"His plan is to impersonate His Highness the Crown Prince and disrupt the Luo family's marriage, to see if Luo Ziqian will turn against His Highness the Crown Prince because of me."
After Gu Jingchun finished speaking, everyone present was shocked.
Especially Consort Hui.
She glared at Gu Jingchun, gritting her teeth in anger.
"You're talking nonsense!"
"What do you know, you country bumpkin? How dare you spout nonsense and distort the truth in front of His Majesty!"
“His Highness Prince Rui usually admires His Highness the Crown Prince the most, so how could he do such a thing?”
"I can clearly see that you conspired with the Crown Prince to frame my son; your intentions are wicked."
As she spoke, she immediately raised her voice and shouted sharply.
"Guards, drag this woman who is spouting nonsense out here and beat her to death with sticks!"
Upon hearing this, Crown Prince Shen Hechuan immediately spoke up as well.
"I'll see who dares!"
He glared angrily at Consort Hui.
"Your Highness, you have quite the air of authority. Since when did you become the one who calls the shots in Wanhe Palace?"
"Father is still here, and Miss Gu hasn't finished speaking yet. Why are you so eager to take her away and silence her?"
"I suspect Miss Gu is entirely right. The Imperial Concubine is terribly guilty, which is why she wants to silence her!"
No.
Consort Hui shook her head, but her gaze fell on Emperor Rongcheng, who had remained silent.
She frowned slightly, crawled forward two steps on her knees, and shook her head with a wronged expression so that Emperor Rongcheng could see her face clearly.
"No, Your Majesty."
"That's not how it is, Your Majesty. They clearly wanted to harm Prince Rui."
"You watched Mu Bai grow up. You taught him his first word, his knowledge, and the principles he understood!"
Do you think he, with his personality, would do something like this?
Consort Hui spoke euphemistically, but her true meaning was quite clear.
This was a blatant reminder to Emperor Rongcheng that, given Prince Rui's (Shen Mubai's) intellect, how could he possibly have come up with such a thing?
Following Consort Hui's words, Emperor Rongcheng recalled the past and understood that Prince Rui was simple-minded, and was moved for a moment.
Just then, Gu Jingchun suddenly raised his voice and added another sentence.
"Your Majesty, Prince Rui also said that you dote on his mother the most, so it doesn't matter if he makes a mistake."
"At that time, as long as her mother says a few words to coax you, you will let him go."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Rongcheng's face instantly grew even colder.
His gaze fell on Consort Hui's face, and he frowned.
Consort Hui gritted her teeth in hatred, but on the surface she still looked pitiful as if she had been wronged.
"Your Majesty, that's not how it is. She is clearly trying to sow discord between us and frame His Highness Prince Rui."
"If the facts were really as she said, how could she have so easily escaped here to file a complaint?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Hechuan interjected, "It seems that the Imperial Concubine is planning to kill them to silence them!"
"It's a pity that Miss Gu was not destined to die. She escaped and thus had the opportunity to meet the Emperor."
"Are these all reasons for you to doubt her, Your Highness?"
"you……"
Consort Hui wanted to argue further, but Emperor Rongcheng, remembering Jiang Xianhao who was still resting in the inner room, quickly gave her a low shout.
"Alright."
"Shut up, all of you!"
"The people I sent to investigate will return soon. You can argue about it then."
Upon hearing this, Consort Hui said no more.
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