This is what Baili Chengyou was waiting for!
He turned to face the king and said indignantly: "Father, this matter is extremely ridiculous. Please find out the truth and clear my mother's name!"
"If it is true that the emperor's brother has ulterior motives, please ask the father to punish the emperor's brother severely and give justice to my son!"
The king took a deep look at Baili Chengyou, and then winked at Mr. Guan who was standing aside.
Guan Gonggong understood the idea and immediately left the palace to transfer records to the ministerial office.
At this time, the king looked at the second prince and said in a deep voice: "Second son, what do you have to say about this matter?"
The second prince raised his head, his already cold brows filled with a gloomy look, and bowed to reply:
"Father, this matter is just as my wife said. The only thing I want to say is 'innocent'."
"But since the imperial brother wants to bring up old matters, I also have something to say. My former wife told me personally that my eldest brother fell in love with the daughter of the Shen family and proposed to marry her."
"My father also knows the virtue of my brother, but I think it is open to question who is coveting the wife."
"And the rumors that drove my wife to death some time ago came out of nowhere. I was originally puzzled, but now I have a clue."
The second prince gave the eldest prince a meaningful look, and the implication was obvious.
The eldest prince's face darkened when he heard this, "Second brother, don't think that by fabricating these unfounded things, you can pour dirty water on this palace!"
"This palace loves beauty, but we always get it in the right way. The imperial concubine and the concubine in the palace live in harmony, and the man has a group of wives and concubines. What does this mean?"
Having said this, the eldest prince looked at the second princess beside him and sneered:
"I heard that the second brother and sister have stayed alone in the empty house since they got married. No wonder they don't even have any children now. Now it seems that there must be someone else who gave birth to children for the second brother, right?"
The second prince was about to open his mouth to refute, but the second princess suddenly took a step forward, bowed to the king and the eldest prince each, smiled softly and said:
"The eldest brother knows so clearly. Could it be that he has an informant in the Second Prince's Mansion? Who said that the younger siblings are alone in the empty house? And can such a thing be brought to light now, and can it be mentioned in front of the father? "
"There is a nun in the house who keeps track of these things. Have you asked someone to fetch them so that I can show them to my eldest brother?"
"As for the heir that eldest brother mentioned, my younger siblings have really worked hard. After thinking about it, maybe it's the husband?"
"My younger siblings are envious of my elder sister-in-law. They don't have to suffer the pain of childbirth. The concubines in the house give birth to one after another. I heard that sometimes two can be born at the same time in one day!"
"I don't know. I thought that my eldest brother spends all his time hanging out in the back house and can't get out among the beauties!"
The second imperial concubine said with a smile, her words were sharp, but her face was still polite.
Meng Guxue: (｀_´)ゞ
Wow! What the second sister-in-law said is a role model for us! Salute to her!
The second prince, who was told no, chose to remain silent.
The wife of the king stood opposite, and when she heard this, she took a deep look at the second princess. If she looked carefully, there seemed to be a sense of indebtedness in her eyes.
The eldest prince turned pale at these words. He didn't expect that today he would expose the affair between his second brother and his wife, and yet his second brother and sister would actually stand by his second brother!
The king also turned to look at the second princess, with genuine admiration in his eyes.
This daughter of the Lan family was the one he personally selected for his second son back then, and now it turns out that she is really good.
No matter how embarrassing things the second child is exposed to today, the couple will just close the door and slowly argue about it. Naturally, they have to be united in front of others.
Even the daughter of the Lan family understands this kind of thing, but the boss...
The king secretly shook his head. At this time, there was a knock on the palace door, and Eunuch Guan came back holding a book.
The eldest prince straightened his back immediately when he saw this.
Why bother talking to them here? In the face of evidence, no matter how eloquent they are, it is all in vain!
Eunuch Guan passed through the crowd and walked to the king's side. He bowed and raised his hands high: "Please have a look at it."
The monarch took the book and opened it. The first page was the record of the wife of the successor, Shen Ningyun, attending the bed.
You can hear a needle drop in the hall at this time.
The eldest prince's breathing was a little rapid, but there was a proud look on his face.
He could recite the words recorded in the book. Now let's see how they can quibble!
The king read the ten lines at a glance. When he raised his head, his face had a look of calmness.
His gaze swept across the entire place, finally resting on the face of the eldest prince.
The eldest prince's eyes were shining with anticipation.
The next moment, the king suddenly stood up and threw the record book in his face!
"Idiot! See for yourself!"
The eldest prince was hit by the book's pocket, and the smile on his face froze instantly. He instinctively took the book, his hands trembling slightly at this time, and he lowered his head to read the text on the first page.
"On the 17th day of the fifth month of the 20th year of Nanding, the wife of the successor to the country, Shen Ningyun, went to bed. She entered the palace in the middle of Xu Shi, and the Lord—"
The previous words were exactly as he remembered them, but there were a few more words at the end:
"Take the wedding handkerchief from the respectful room, you can see the red color -"
Falling red is visible...
The eldest prince suddenly raised his head, his wide eyes filled with intense disbelief.
"Fake! Father! This is fake!"
The eldest prince suddenly opened the book in his hand. It was obviously the same as the one the eunuch of the Jingsi Room stole for him that day, but why, why did there be a few more words!
Upon hearing this, Eunuch Guan hurriedly bowed and said, "My lord, this servant took this out from the warehouse together with the supervisor of the respect room. I saw it with my own eyes, so there should be no mistake."
After hearing this, the king looked at the eldest prince with more and more disappointment.
Boss, can't you see it yet?
He thought he had thought it through and produced personal and material evidence. Little did he know that he had already stepped into a trap carefully laid by others. What he saw and heard was just what others wanted him to see and hear.
What a shame! The hunter has been the prey from the beginning. He is really stupid and doesn't realize it!
So who is the real hunter? Second child? Or the third child?
"Father! This... this is not right! Aunt Qiu, tell me! How did you see the two of them hugging each other back then!"
Aunt Qiu was kicked twice by the eldest prince. After being silent for a long time, she raised her head tremblingly.
The eldest prince looked at her eagerly. Aunt Qiu opened her mouth and immediately shouted to the king in fear:
"My lord! My lord, please save this slave!"
"This slave was forced by His Highness! His Highness captured my family members and threatened them with their lives, asking me to come forward to frame the step-wife and His Highness!"
"My servant did witness the meeting between the step-wife and His Highness the Second Highness back then, but all the servants were there at that time, and I was also sitting aside while serving the lady!"
"My lord, you should know Madam. As proud as Madam, she will never allow the step-Madam to have an affair with His Highness without a matchmaker and ruin the foundation and rules of the Shen family!"
Aunt Qiu suddenly "rebellious", this scene is really unexpected.
Meng Guxue opened her mouth slightly when she heard this. Then she suddenly remembered what Baili Chengyou told Eunuch Dong to say:
"If the princess hears the news, don't worry, Your Highness can handle it."
It turns out that Baili Chengyou is waiting here!
Could it be that all this was Baili Chengyou's plan from the beginning?
