Mu Yazhi was amazed at how clever Xue Jiajia was to come up with such a trick.
The Empress asked in a serious tone, "Miss Mu, is what Jiajia said true?"
Mu Yazhi snapped out of her daze, looked up and met the Empress's majestic eyes. Her heart skipped a beat. After calming herself down, she nodded and explained, "Your Majesty, the physician is already treating the Empress Dowager. As for what my sister did, it is no longer important. As long as Your Majesty the Empress Dowager recovers, that's all that matters."
This was yet another explanation in defense of Mu Chenshuang, but it also indirectly proved that what Xue Jiajia said was true.
The Empress's expression grew increasingly grave. "Miss Mu, are you saying that Shuang'er did indeed obstruct your efforts to contact the spiritual healer to treat the Empress Dowager? How did she obstruct you?"
Faced with the Empress's interrogation, Mu Yazhi began to feel uneasy. Her whole body was tense, her head was lowered, and her fingers kept clenching.
Consort Rong spoke up, “Your Majesty, there is no need to interrogate Miss Mu so aggressively. We have all heard about what Princess Weiyang did at the Marquis’s residence. She has every reason to obstruct Miss Mu and prevent her from receiving His Majesty’s reward. The injury on Miss Mu’s face is the best proof of that.”
Previously, Her Majesty the Empress had said that Princess Weiyang was simple-minded and incapable of scheming. Now, seeing this, Her Majesty the Empress fears she was mistaken. People change after all. Even if you wish to protect Princess Weiyang, she is now suspected of plotting against the Empress Dowager. Does Your Majesty still intend to protect her?
Now only Consort Rong dares to question the Empress to her face; having His Majesty's favor is more noble than her social status.
The Empress looked at Consort Rong with cold eyes; her majestic aura as the mother of the nation was not something Consort Rong could suppress.
Just one glance was enough to make Consort Rong feel a lingering fear.
"If it is true, as the rumors say, that Shuang'er bullies others and beats or scolds them at will in the Marquis's mansion, then that is a family matter of the Marquis's mansion. I am really curious how such rumors have spread to the palace. Is someone with ulterior motives deliberately spreading rumors and maliciously slandering Princess Weiyang?!"
The Empress's question, delivered with such force, instilled fear in all the concubines.
Lu Wei and Mu Yazhi lowered their heads, looking nervous.
The atmosphere instantly became extremely heavy, even carrying the smell of gunpowder.
"Furthermore, I merely wished to clarify the cause and effect of the matter. Consort Rong's words have led me to believe that I tortured Miss Mu into confessing. If this is indeed the case, I will certainly not protect Princess Weiyang and will deal with it according to the law. If there is a miscarriage of justice in this matter, wouldn't Consort Rong become an accomplice to the conspiracy?!"
The Empress's overbearing demeanor frightened Consort Rong so much that her face turned pale.
"Your Majesty! Enough!"
Feng Guche stopped him.
Everyone was afraid because of the emperor's displeasure, fearing that his anger would burn them.
The Empress calmly replied, "Your Majesty, I simply wish to clarify the cause and effect of this matter."
Feng Guche lowered his eyes and looked at Mu Yazhi, saying, "Mu Yazhi, if this is true, I will definitely stand up for you, provided that you explain the whole story clearly, word by word."
Mu Yazhi lowered her head, her shoulders trembling slightly, her heart filled with fear. At this point, she simply could no longer deny it.
Lu Wei stepped forward, curtsied respectfully, and said, "Your Majesty, when Ya'er contacted that alchemist, the reply she received was indeed burned by Shuang'er. Fortunately, her maid let it slip, and that's how we learned that the spiritual healer was in the capital."
But when we arrived the next day, the pharmacy was closed. We asked the surrounding residents and learned that the healer had been attacked the previous night, but fortunately he was unharmed, which is why we were able to persuade him to treat the Empress Dowager.
Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other in disbelief. Wasn't this indirect proof that Mu Chenshuang had sent someone to assassinate the Spirit Doctor? Mu Chenshuang was far too audacious.
A moment.
Feng Guche's face was shrouded in gloom, and his clenched fists cracked.
"Your Majesty, the facts are right before us. Do you have anything else to say?" Consort Rong challenged.
The Empress's eyes flashed coldly as she stared at Consort Rong, then she bowed to Feng Guche and said, "Your Majesty, you may summon Princess Weiyang to the palace and question her in person."
The words were spoken.
Feng Guche glanced at the Empress, his eyes filled with a chilling light, and said in a deep voice, "What Consort Rong said is not without reason; people will eventually change."
These words were spoken.
Lu Wei and Mu Yazhi breathed a sigh of relief. Mu Yazhi was overjoyed, and a look of happiness gradually appeared between her brows. Once the emperor began to doubt Mu Chenshuang, her title of princess would be abolished sooner or later.
He thought to himself with smug satisfaction: "If Mu Chenshuang had stayed in the Marquis's mansion and listened to us, we might have given you a meal. But you insisted on provoking me. Today, I'll show you the consequences of offending me."
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