"Master Xia, now you will no longer suspect that I poisoned the princess, right?"
Wu Zechen looked at Xia Zhihe with faint eyes, but it made the latter feel more stressed. He could only hide his embarrassment with laughter, and tried to get over the matter with a haha.
"I misunderstood. I actually believed the rumors outside and misunderstood Prince An. I am here to apologize to Prince An." Xia Zhihe said, cupping his hands, and then wanted to get over the matter quickly.
Although this matter failed, it was not a bad situation for him. After all, an unexpected situation like Baihua Valley occurred, so he could not be blamed for the failure.
However, after he finished causing trouble, he turned around and wanted to retreat. He had to wait and see if others were willing to let him escape unscathed, right?
Just when Xia Zhihe thought that the matter was over, Wu Zechen continued to speak.
"Now that we have talked about the misunderstanding of the king, let's talk about the poisoning of the princess." Wu Zechen's voice was not loud, but it was heard clearly by everyone present, "If anyone else , I am too lazy to pay attention to it, but as my wife, if the princess is poisoned, I must take care of her!"
"The eldest daughter of a dignified imperial official was not only raised in a separate courtyard since she was a child and never saw her biological father, but she was also fed chronic poison for more than ten years. I would like to ask Mr. Xia, why are you like this? The one who condoned the step-brother's persecution of his first wife's legitimate daughter?" At this moment, it was Wu Zechen who pressed forward step by step, not giving Xia Zhihe a chance to interrupt.
"That other courtyard has been managed by the stepmother Li for so many years. Naturally, the poison was fed to the princess by Li's order. Is such a vicious person worthy of being the official wife of a court official? In my opinion, a kind person If jealousy is not allowed to harm his children, he should be abandoned, or at the very least, he should be sent to a nunnery to be tonsured and practice, to wash away all his sins."
By the time Wu Zechen finished speaking calmly, Xia Zhihe's face was already very ugly. Even Mr. Li Ge next to him had a dark face, and the atmosphere around him was depressing.
Prince An said that Li, the step-brother of the Xia family, was actually his biological daughter? !
When Prince An started to talk about abandoning and becoming a monk, how could Xia Zhihe and Mr. Li Ge just sit idly by? No one expected that Prince An would fight back at this time and quickly defended himself.
"There must be some misunderstanding. Although Mrs. Li is the stepmother, she has worked hard and managed everything in the house in an orderly manner over the years. She will definitely not do such a thing." Xia Zhihe quickly spoke up for Mr. Li. .
Just kidding, he was able to achieve his current status and have a relationship with His Highness, but it was all thanks to Li's father. How could his father-in-law, Mr. Li Ge, just watch something happen to Li?
If he dares to let something happen to Mr. Li today, his father-in-law Li Ge will dare to let something happen to him tomorrow! Maybe you don’t even have to wait until tomorrow!
"That's right, my daughter will never do such a thing. There must be some secret behind it." When it comes to his legitimate daughter, Mr. Li Ge will naturally not stand aside and immediately defend himself.
It is certainly not easy for Mr. Li Ge to climb to his current position. He is much higher than Xia Zhihe. While clarifying that he is his legitimate daughter, he also hints that it is not simple behind this matter. It is impossible to say that his daughter is also the same. Being slandered!
"Since the king said so, there is certainly evidence." Wu Zechen didn't care about the two people's excuses, and just said coldly, "In that other courtyard, under the order of the Li family, there was a special poison for the princess. He has been captured by the people sent by the king, and is now tied up outside the palace. If you don’t believe it, you can send that person to the palace for questioning.”
Xia Zhihe and Li Ge frowned after hearing this, with a bit of surprise in their eyes. Apparently they didn't expect Prince An to move so fast. They didn't know when they had taken action and tied the person into the capital. They were unable to do so. People noticed Prince An's actions.
However, no matter whether this witness is true or not, they cannot let this person come to the temple to testify. After all, they know very well that the witness may be false, but it is true! They all knew that Li had poisoned his eldest daughter for more than ten years!
As early as when they decided to use the eldest daughter of the Xia family to marry Prince An, they already knew about her poisoning. Mrs. Li told them this herself!
"What's there to ask? It must have been that servant who made his own decision. Because he didn't want to take care of the young princess at that time, he did such an evil thing to poison the young master! Now that the matter has been exposed, in order to evade responsibility, he By blaming the whole thing on Mistress Li, we can just use Li’s identity as the stepmother to cover up the evil slave’s crimes!”
Xia Zhihe said righteously: "It's a pity that Mrs. Li has to take care of the entire Xia Mansion, but she is so incapacitated that she let that evil slave take advantage of her!"
"That's right. The other courtyard is not in the capital. Anyuan Town is still some distance away from the capital. It is inevitable that Li's whip will be beyond his reach." Mr. Li Ge said supportively.
"Since you are beyond your reach and unable to do anything, why don't you take the princess back to Xia Mansion in the capital? In any case, she is the eldest daughter of the original wife, but she is reduced to living in a corner like an abandoned daughter, and no one in the capital knows about it. The extent of her existence." Wu Zechen exposed it coldly, "Sure enough, she is still jealous and would not tolerate the legitimate daughter of her first wife."
Xia Zhihe's face froze, and he had to bring out the last words of his so-called first wife Sun again: "... Sun's last words back then were for the princess to stay and grow up in Anyuan Town, so I let her live elsewhere. In the courtyard. It’s not surprising that Prince An doesn’t know about this matter. After all, it happened more than ten years ago.”
After hearing this, Wu Zechen couldn't help but sneer and said: "This matter can no longer be confirmed. Naturally, Master Xia can do whatever he says, but then Li's poisoning..."
"That's enough, this matter ends here." The emperor suddenly spoke at this time, with a hint of impatience in his tone. It was obvious that he did not intend to let Wu Zechen continue talking, "Since Princess An is now There is nothing serious, and since Li is the legitimate daughter raised by loyal ministers like Li Aiqing, she will definitely not be the kind of person who poisons the legitimate daughter of her first wife, so this matter must be as Xia Aiqing said, it is evil. The slave did it on his own and later put the blame on his mistress."
Having said this, the emperor paused, then concluded the matter and made a judgment on the matter: "The evil slave poisoned the young master, framed the mistress, and sentenced him to death. He will be handed over to the Jingzhao Mansion immediately."
The emperor's quick handling made most of the ministers in the palace slightly stunned, but they also saw the emperor's intention from this, which was to help Mr. Li Ge and Xia Shangshu press the matter.
