Xia Hua looked at the closed door in the distance, "She was foolish, but she loved the Crown Prince too much. It's a pity that her ending wasn't good."
An Shuyi nodded. Women in the world are foolish. They lose their reason because of love. They know that if they think about it for a while, they will find that there are many loopholes, but they still do it as always and never regret it.
Before long, sounds could be heard coming from inside the room. Anyone could guess what was happening inside, but neither of them stopped them; they just stood there and waited.
Soon, the palace maid from before arrived with a group of people. The emperor and the imperial concubine were in the lead, followed by the crown prince, the crown princess, and other ministers. When the door was opened, everything inside was revealed to the public.
Upon seeing who was inside, even the ever-present face of the Imperial Concubine turned to surprise. Perhaps she hadn't expected that the woman inside was her niece. The next second, she ordered the door to be closed.
When the Right Chancellor saw that the person inside was his granddaughter, his face turned angry. However, he quickly understood everything and could only look at the palace maid leading the way. He could only find out the truth once his granddaughter came out.
When Ye Weier opened the door, she noticed someone outside. She realized that the person on her was not the Crown Prince, but someone she had never seen before, and she instantly understood everything.
Looking at the closed door and hearing the voices still outside, she pushed away the people around her, picked up her clothes from the ground and put them on. She didn't cry or shout, as if she accepted everything.
The man next to him was pushed aside, but he wasn't afraid. He put on his clothes, revealing a white robe that was completely different from the yellow python robe he had worn before.
Ye Weier opened the door, looked at the person outside, and her expression changed from deathly stillness to madness. "The Crown Princess has a truly brilliant scheme." After saying that, she plunged the hairpin in her hand into her neck, and then pulled it out violently.
"No! Guards, stop her!" the Imperial Concubine cried out urgently.
Blood gushed out instantly, but she seemed not to feel any pain. Then the hairpin was plunged into her neck again, startling everyone present, especially the Crown Princess, who hid in the Crown Prince's arms in fright.
Upon hearing the order, the guards rushed over, but it was too late. Ye Weier could only lie helplessly on the ground, blood still flowing out, staining her dress red, making her beauty tragically poignant.
The Right Chancellor rolled down and said, "I beg Your Majesty to do justice for my granddaughter. The Crown Princess is really going too far. She has already married the Crown Prince, but she still can't tolerate my granddaughter."
Consort Chen Ye also knelt down, "Your Majesty, I beg you to do justice. For so many years, our Wei'er has been avoiding Cheng'er, but Song Qingyou still refuses to let her go."
She was already dissatisfied with this daughter-in-law. If Cheng'er could marry Wei'er, his throne would be more secure, and his father and elder brother would also help them. But because of Song Qingyou, this wild girl who appeared out of nowhere, she actually captured Cheng'er's heart, and he was determined to marry her as the Crown Princess.
This woman even caused Wei'er's death. Wei'er came to the palace this time hoping that she and Cheng'er could develop a relationship so that Cheng'er could marry her as a concubine. But now everything is over.
Song Qingyou, disregarding her fear, hurriedly got out of the Crown Prince's arms and knelt on the ground as well. "I didn't, I didn't know anything, Your Highness, please believe me, I didn't."
Crown Prince Xiao Zicheng also chimed in, “Father, You’er is naive. She couldn’t have done this. She’s been with the child all day. Mother, Grandfather, you can’t just believe what Cousin Wei’er says.”
“The palace maid is still here. Just ask her and we’ll find out. And the man who defiled my cousin Wei’er is still here. As long as we torture him severely, we’ll definitely find out who ordered him to do it.”
Even so, he guessed that it must be that his cousin Wei'er was lonely and had a secret rendezvous with a man in this palace. She was discovered by the palace maids, so she brought people over. Feeling embarrassed to be seen by so many people, she thought of framing You'er.
But he couldn't say that, otherwise he would offend his mother, his maternal grandfather, and even his father, so he could only say that he had been framed.
“Zicheng, you are still favoring this woman. Wei’er is your cousin. Your Majesty, you must stand up for my daughter.” Ye Wei’er’s father, the Minister of Rites, arrived at this moment and continued to speak.
He never expected that his daughter, who had been perfectly fine when she left home that morning, would now be lying on the ground. He went over and carefully held her in his arms.
The Emperor glanced at the people kneeling on the ground and said, "Get up. I will investigate this thoroughly. Guards, arrest that man. Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, this matter is truly entrusted to you. Investigate it."
"Yes, Your Majesty." The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review stepped out from the crowd and replied. Seeing that the Emperor had not left, he knew that the Emperor wanted him to investigate the matter now, rather than wait for the results. Thinking about it, it made sense, since the Crown Princess was also involved.
He had no choice but to have his subordinates pin the palace maid and the man to the ground and begin interrogating them. Before long, the palace maid couldn't take it anymore and said that she was the daughter of the Left Prime Minister and that Xie Shiyi had instructed her to do it. She even took out some silver from her bosom.
The man initially refused to speak, but after being tortured, he confessed that he too had taken money from Xie Shiyi and was arranged to go to the palace to defile Ye Weier. In no time, the evidence pointed to Xie Shiyi.
"No, I did not. I have been by my brother's side all day and have not seen them, much less framed Ye Weier." Xie Shiyi was just smug, but now she was the one who had been wronged.
Seeing Song Qingyou being held in the Crown Prince's arms and even giving her a smile, he hurriedly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, it really wasn't me, it was Song Qingyou. She must have been trying to frame me and put on this show."
Song Qingyou stepped out of the Crown Prince's arms. "Miss Xie, those two are talking about you, not me. You can't be jealous that I married His Highness the Crown Prince and try to frame me."
"Who's jealous of you? You bitch! It's clearly you who's trying to smear me!" Xie Shiyi roared.
"And you, Your Majesty, it must be that they took bribes from Song Qingyou to frame me. I really didn't."
Xie Yuanming also knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, this could not have been done by Shiyi. Apart from the fact that she has always been by my side, she would never allow anyone to defile Miss Wei'er."
“Shiyi is already engaged to Cheng Jiayou, and their wedding is in September. She would never do such a thing.”
The Left Chancellor also knelt down, saying, "Your Majesty, I can also confirm that Shiyi would not do such a thing. Please investigate thoroughly."
"Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, investigate again. You must find the real culprit." The Emperor had no choice but to give the order again. After all, no matter who the real culprit was, it couldn't be the Crown Princess or Xie Shiyi.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review had no choice but to send people to investigate the identities of the two people. However, before he could investigate, the palace maid suddenly vomited blood and collapsed to the ground.
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