Liang Jiugong took the imperial physician to check the information of the palace servant, and finally determined that he was bribed to murder the prince, and the murderer was Yinzhen.
"Father, I didn't do that. You know, I belong to my second brother. How could I possibly do anything that would harm him? Someone is deliberately framing me. You have to stand up for me!"
"Why doesn't that seem to be the case? Fourth Brother, this is the jade pendant your royal mother left you. Tell me, why did it appear on that servant's body?"
Yinzhen looked at the jade pendant in Liang Jiugong's hand in shock. He had checked it before going out today. It was clearly in the prince's residence, so why did it appear here?
Yes, someone must have deliberately framed him and stolen it in order to make him a scapegoat, and the only person who could do that was his hypocritical mother.
She wanted him to be her scapegoat, but she was dreaming. He would never do what she wanted. He could not become the crown prince, and neither could her beloved Fourteenth Prince.
"Father Emperor, do you believe me when I say I didn't do it? I checked it before I left this morning. I treasured this jade pendant in my warehouse. How could it possibly be here?"
"Are you saying I've wronged you? Liang Jiugong, send someone to investigate. I want to see who's lying. My sons killing each other is really a good show for me."
Defei frowned in the dark. Since she had found the evidence, she could just arrest him. Why go through so much trouble to conduct a thorough investigation?
"Your Majesty, Xiao Si lied. I saw him wearing this jade pendant this morning when he came to pay his respects to me. I just don't know why this jade pendant appeared in Yuqing Palace."
The prince watched this scene with amusement. Was this considered dog-eat-dog? Whatever, let them kill each other, it would be fine for him to watch the show.
"De Fei, do you know what you are saying? Xiao Si is your son."
"I would rather not have such a son. The Crown Prince is the heir to the throne. He wants to murder the heir, but has he ever thought about what will happen to me and Fourteenth in the future?"
"Mother, I know you don't like me, but you can't wrongly accuse me. I am loyal to my second brother, how could I possibly do something like this to murder him?"
"This is not something I should know, Xiao Si. I know you are dissatisfied with the Crown Prince being the Crown Prince, but you know that the Emperor doesn't like people who kill each other, so why do you still do this?"
He was unhappy when he saw that she was determined to pin the crime of murdering the prince on him.
Mother, you brought this upon yourself. I hope you can still be as firm as you are now in saying that it was your son who was plotting to murder the prince.
"Father, I'm not a fool. I wouldn't do such a thing to the Crown Prince. But I have evidence that proves it was Mother who did it. Please take a look."
Concubine De looked at him in shock. What was this evil son trying to do? Did he want to pin the crime on her?
Impossible. She had always been cautious in her actions. How could she possibly leave any evidence? Even the things she used to bribe people were Yinzhen's. He would never find out about her.
"I gave birth to you, but I didn't expect that I would end up shooting myself in the foot. You are my biological son, so what makes you speak so harshly to me?"
"Mother really won't cry until she sees the coffin. Look at what this is, and who is that?"
De Fei looked at the letter in his hand in shock. And that person who should have died long ago, wasn't he killed by the prince? How could he still be alive?
"Your Majesty, please calm down. It was Consort De who bribed me to murder the Crown Prince. I was unwilling to do such a thing, but she used my family to pressure me, so I had no choice but to do it.
Please, since I haven't succeeded, please spare my family. They are innocent. Your Highness, you said you would help me. Please speak up for me."
Defei looked at him in shock. Good, very good. Yinzhen’s trick of killing someone with a borrowed knife worked well. This was forcing her to come out and admit that she had done everything!
What a pity, she hated him, so how could she possibly marry him as he wished?
"De Fei, all the evidence points to you. Do you have anything else to say?"
"Your Majesty, don't you know what kind of person I am? The Crown Prince is the heir apparent. How could I possibly do something like this to murder him?
Xiao Si, mother knows that you are quite dissatisfied with the fact that I favor Fourteen, but you can't frame me just because of your dissatisfaction!
I know I shouldn't tell you what you're thinking, but now that things have come to this, I have no choice but to tell you the truth to protect myself.
Your Majesty, you may not know that Xiao Si covets the position of Crown Prince. He arranged today's incident with the purpose of killing the Crown Prince so that he can take the throne.
I advised him that it was not his and he could not ask for it, but he did not listen. I am afraid that it was because of my advice that she hated me for wrongly accusing me.
Yinzhen looked at her coldly. She had such a vicious mind that she actually put all the blame on him.
Since he had the idea of seizing the throne, no matter whether he did it or not, the emperor will not let him off easily today.
This is his mother, who has disliked him since he was a child, and when her interests conflict with hers, she will betray him without hesitation.
"Mother, don't you feel guilty when you say this? You carried your son for ten months and gave birth to him. Don't you have any motherly love for him?"
"Why are you saying all this nonsense? Just admit your crime honestly, or even your mother can't save you."
"My son did nothing wrong, why should he confess? This person was arranged by you. My son did not do it and I absolutely refuse to admit it."
Kangxi didn't care whether they admitted it or not. There were witnesses and evidence. If both of them refused to admit it, then they would be imprisoned together.
From what they said just now, it can be heard that the mastermind behind this is among them, but the other person is not innocent either, he definitely had a hand in it.
Although he had lost confidence in the crown prince and had considered deposing him, he would not allow anyone to murder him.
Even if it really came to that, it would be him, the father, who would order his death.
"Since you all have different opinions, I will detain you all together until I find out the truth."
Concubine De looked at him in shock. What did he mean? Did he not trust her?
This shouldn't be the case. Doesn't he love her the most? How could he not trust her?
"Your Majesty, this matter has nothing to do with me. You cannot imprison me. Fourteen cannot do without my care."
"Fourteenth is living well in the prince's residence. I haven't found any place where he cannot do without your care. Concubine De, it's best if you have nothing to do with this matter, otherwise I will never forgive you."
Defei's expression turned even uglier. It was all Yinzhen's fault. Why didn't he just admit his guilt? Why did he drag her into this?
Now, the emperor doesn't believe her, and I'm afraid her fourteenth son will be implicated as well.
No, if he can harm her today, he can harm Fourteenth tomorrow. For Fourteenth's sake, she must completely crush him into the mud.
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