Consort Cui trembled and rushed to the emperor, kneeling and clutching the hem of his robe: "Your Majesty, I was wrong, I shouldn't have dealt with Prince Jing... Please, please save Xiao Jiu'er, he did nothing wrong, he is your child, Your Majesty!"
The emperor was overcome with grief. He bent down and pulled Consort Cui up from the ground, saying, "I also wanted to save him, but..."
The emperor choked up: "It's too late."
Consort Cui was stunned for a moment, and slowly, slowly loosened her grip on the emperor's sleeve.
Suddenly, she rushed over in a frenzy, tearing at Ye Qingxue, "I ordered my brother to assassinate you and Yun Zhuo! The Emperor has already severely punished us! My son has nothing to do with this, why did you attack him!"
"He is only a ten-year-old child. He has not yet come of age. He has never married or had children. Why are you so heartless as to take away my son? Why!"
"Ye Qingxue, give me back my son! Give me back my son!!"
Ye Qingxue stood still, letting her tear at her.
Qiu Shen tried to pull Cui Cai Ren away, but Cui Cai Ren had clearly gone mad and was much stronger than usual, so she couldn't pull her away for a while.
Consort Cui was insane. Seeing that Ye Qingxue had no reaction, she suddenly knelt down: "I was wrong. I sent people to assassinate you and Yun Zhuo. I was wrong. I kneel down and apologize to you. I only beg you to give me back my son. Please give him back to me. Please!"
Ye Qingxue suddenly took a step back!
Cui Cairen also suddenly stopped kowtowing and pleading, staring fiercely at Ye Qingxue.
"If you don't return my son, I will never let Yun Zhuo go. I will make Yun Zhuo pay for my son's life!"
"Ye Qingxue, Yun Zhuo killed my son, he can't live anymore, you will be buried with Yun Zhuo! I will send you and your husband to hell together!!"
"No!" Ye Qingxue seemed to suddenly come to her senses, and she uttered a deep "no".
Everyone looked at her.
Ye Qingxue quickly looked at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, Yun Zhuo could not have killed the Ninth Prince. He definitely didn't do it! I don't believe Yun Zhuo would do such a thing. There must be some misunderstanding!"
Although Ye Qingxue's mind was still reeling, one overwhelming thought surged through her: Yun Zhuo could not have killed the Ninth Prince, absolutely not!
But the emperor frowned and said, "Just now, Yun Zhuo knelt before me and confessed that he killed Xiao Jiu'er. Look at that sword; it was taken from his hands."
Ye Qingxue said, "But he had no reason to kill the Ninth Prince!"
The Emperor said, "Last time, during the poisonous bee incident in the Cold Palace, everyone believed that Xiao Jiu'er had tricked you into going there to poison you and your maid to death in the Cold Palace. Just now, when I was about to see Yun Zhuo, Xiao Jiu'er appeared in front of him, so he killed Xiao Jiu'er to stand up for you."
After a pause, the emperor said, "He confessed to it himself; no one forced him! Besides, Cui Shao witnessed him kill someone!"
Ye Qingxue took a big step back, her face completely pale.
Cui Cairen said, "Ye Qingxue, how cruel you are! Yun Zhuo has already confessed, yet you still want to protect him! You don't even spare a child! You deserve to be struck by lightning and go to the eighteenth level of hell after you die!"
She then went to plead with the emperor: "Your Majesty, please do justice for Xiao Jiu'er and order the deaths of Yun Zhuo and Ye Qingxue! Otherwise, Xiao Jiu'er will die with her eyes wide open in disgrace!"
Ye Qingxue ignored Consort Cui's request and said to the Emperor, "Your Majesty, I need to see Yun Zhuo. Please grant me permission!"
The emperor frowned, his grief-stricken face now tinged with anger, seemingly very dissatisfied with Ye Qingxue's request.
“I have made myself very clear, but you do not believe me. Do you think I am framing Yun Zhuo?”
"Don't forget, Xiao Jiu'er is my child. I will be heartbroken if he dies! Yun Zhuo is also my child. He committed such a heinous crime. I am not only angry but also heartbroken!"
Ye Qingxue said frankly, "Your Majesty, I cannot believe that Yun Zhuo killed the Ninth Prince. Please allow me to see Yun Zhuo. I want to hear what he has to say for myself!"
The emperor stared intently at her for a long while before saying, "Cui Shao, take Princess Jing to see Yun Zhuo! Let her hear for herself what Yun Zhuo has to say!"
Cui Shao stepped forward to accept the order.
Ye Qingxue immediately followed Cui Shao away.
She felt like she had traveled a very, very long way before finally arriving at the place where Yun Zhuo was being held. He was being held in solitary confinement. Before she even entered, Zhuang Xin, who was guarding the gate, came over to pay his respects to Ye Qingxue.
"His Highness instructed me to wait here for the Princess Consort," Zhuang Xin said.
Ye Qingxue didn't say anything and walked past him, but Zhuang Xin stopped her. Ye Qingxue said in a deep voice, "What are you doing? Get out of my way!"
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