Sudden.
Xu Shou's hurried voice came from outside: "Your Majesty, there is..."
Before he could finish his words, Xiao Langyan had already scolded him angrily: "If anything happens, we'll talk about it later!"
However, Xu Shou rarely disobeyed him and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, there is an imperial edict from the palace, and Shen Tongfang is to be admitted to the palace!"
Xiao Langyan's cold eyes darkened, and he looked at Shen Dingzhu. The wild fire of love in his eyes slowly extinguished.
Shen Dingzhu quickly buttoned the plate around his neck and got down from the table with a red face. Xu Shou came in and saw the mess on the ground. He didn't dare to ask more questions. He just lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, Shen Tongfang, in the palace. People are waiting in the main hall."
Shen Dingzhu hurriedly put on a goose-yellow rabbit velvet cloak. Xiao Langyan looked at her, his voice still a little hoarse: "Why are you in a hurry? Put on your shoes."
When she followed Xiao Langyan and led others to the main hall, the eunuch beside the emperor had already been waiting for a while with the order.
Seeing Xiao Langyan, the eunuch first greeted him, and then read out the imperial edict. After Shen Dingzhu received the edict, he respectfully said to Xiao Langyan: "Your Majesty, someone has confessed a clue, indicating that Shen Tongfang is indeed suspected of instigating Zhao Yuyuan to seduce His Highness the Crown Prince. , so we have to go and investigate thoroughly.”
Xiao Langyan's eyes were cold: "Who confessed, father-in-law might as well say it clearly."
The eldest eunuch looked embarrassed and cupped his hands: "Your Majesty Mingjian, this servant dare not say anything. Shen Tongfang, go with the Za family. Don't keep the emperor waiting."
Shen Dingzhu lowered his head: "Yes."
Her face was not afraid, but her expression was a little cold. When she passed Xiao Langyan, she raised her eyes and glanced at him, then lowered her head and left with the eunuch.
After waiting for a moment, Xu Shou looked at Xiao Langyan's face and saw that his prince's thin eyes were gloomy and cold.
Suddenly, Xiao Langyan said: "Go prepare the carriage and enter the palace."
The Prince's East Palace, with its golden eaves and green tiles, is heavily guarded inside and outside, turning the square inch of space within the wall into a prison.
Shen Dingzhu followed the palace people into this place, only to feel dead silence, and every two steps he could see a guard holding a red tassel gun, which was full of evil aura.
The palace door was wide open, and the emperor inside was sitting high on the white jade steps. He was too far away, and Shen Dingzhu knelt down without raising his head to see his gaze clearly.
"See your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince." She noticed from the corner of her eye that Zhao Yuyuan was kneeling aside in embarrassment, but there was another figure beside her.
Out of protocol, Shen Dingzhu did not look up.
The prince Xiao Xuanke, who was sitting next to the emperor, couldn't help but be amazed when he saw Shen Dingzhu.
She was obviously dressed in the simplest way, with a dark blue skirt and a goose-yellow rabbit velvet cloak. Only a white jade hairpin tied up her hair, but her pretty and bright little face was completely exposed.
She has fox eyes, a slender waist, and a figure that looks more like a mature peach.
Even if he fell into trouble at her hands, Xiao Xuanke still liked her.
The emperor nodded slightly, and the eunuch asked sternly: "Ms. Shen, the Za family has asked you a few questions, and you must answer them honestly."
"My words are endless." Shen Dingzhu bowed his head.
"During His Royal Highness Prince Xuan's birthday banquet, you did meet His Highness the Crown Prince privately in the stone forest, right?"
"Yes." Shen Dingzhu did not deny it.
For the prince to be able to sit here properly, he must have been reprimanded by the emperor in private, and he must have told all the truth.
The eunuch asked again: "After you came out of the stone forest, did you talk to the sinner Zhao Yuyuan alone?"
Shen Dingzhu nodded: "Yes."
Zhao Yuyuan couldn't wait to speak: "Your Majesty, listen, she admitted it!"
The emperor frowned, and the eunuch immediately scolded: "No noise in the main hall!"
The prince asked impatiently: "Shen Dingzhu, did you really let Zhao Yuyuan go to Huamanwu?"
Shen Dingzhu lowered his eyes: "No, it was Zhao Yuyuan who suddenly grabbed my hand and asked me to do things for her, and invited Prince Xuan to Huamanwu. Because she was afraid of offending others, and even more afraid that Prince Xuan would not respond, she forced me to do things for her. Come forward."
Zhao Yuyuan's eyes were about to burst: "I didn't, no!"
The emperor turned to look aside and said in a majestic tone: "Miss Fu, tell me, did you see Shen Dingzhu and Zhao Yuyuan pulling each other?"
Miss Fu... Fu Yunqiu? !
Shen Dingzhu felt a chill in his heart.
Sure enough, Fu Yunqiu's voice came from the side: "Back to the emperor, it is indeed true. My daughter saw Shen Dingzhu pulling Zhao Yuyuan's wrist. Although she didn't know what she said, her expression was sincere, as if she was begging Miss Zhao."
lie!
Shen Dingzhu suddenly turned his head to look, but Fu Yunqiu had a quiet face.
Zhao Yuyuan took advantage of the situation and said: "That's it, Your Majesty, she has repeatedly invited my daughter to Huamanwu, and she also said that she would make it clear about the grievances between our two families. Only my daughter is stupid and believes it. Whoever wants to go will... …”
She hesitated to speak, what happened that day was still vivid in her mind, Zhao Yuyuan's earlobes were bloodshot and red, and she was very shy, but Xiao Xuanke looked away in disgust.
The emperor snorted coldly, and immediately, a guard held two long swords and placed them on Shen Dingzhu's neck.
Xiao Xuanke stood up straight, feeling distressed at what happened to the beauty, but due to the presence of the emperor, he could only frown.
"Ms. Shen, what else do you have to argue with?" the emperor said.
At this point, Shen Dingzhu finally understood that the emperor must find someone to blame for this matter.
Compared with her as an orphan, it was naturally easier for the Zhao family to sacrifice her. After all, she was so helpless and the family had just been convicted.
Shen Dingzhu's eyes turned cold and he was about to speak, but unexpectedly, a hurried message from the eunuch came from outside the palace: "Your Majesty, Your Highness Prince Ning wishes to see you."
Fu Yunqiu's figure suddenly froze.
The emperor's tone was gloomy: "Why is Prince Ning here? If you are reluctant to part with this marriage, you should ask him to go back as soon as possible. Don't make me angry again and again because of women!"
But the eunuch said: "His Royal Highness Prince Ning said that he also has a clue."
The emperor narrowed his eyes, and after a moment, he waved: "Prince Chuan Ning."
One eunuch after another reported: "Prince Ning enters the palace——"
After a while, Shen Dingzhu felt a tall figure coming from behind and standing beside her.
As if they were seeing each other for the first time after rebirth, she was still shrouded in his figure.
"Father, I heard that you want to investigate the matter in Stone Forest. I have something I have to report."
"you say."
"Earlier, Shen Tongfang complained to his son, saying that when the second lady of the Zhao family returned the manor, she threatened to ask her to help get acquainted with the second brother. If Shen Tongfang refused, the second lady Zhao would spread rumors and ruin her reputation. Total destruction.”
As soon as these words came out, Shen Dingzhu was stunned immediately, and she couldn't help but widen her beautiful eyes.
How did Xiao Langyan know about what happened that day? Still, the mansion was full of his people, and it was no secret who she had met and what she had said.
Zhao Yuyuan panicked: "No, I haven't..."
"Shut up," the emperor scolded sternly, and then looked at Xiao Langyan, "keep talking."
Xiao Langyan frowned: "Because the matter is so minor, I don't want to interfere too much, but on the day of my second brother's birthday, Shen Tongfang complained to me again. Miss Zhao Er threatened her many times, asking her to take advantage of her birthday. Introduced her to her second brother, and for this reason, she also kidnapped her maid Shen Bi."
When the prince heard the last sentence, a hint of guilt flashed in his eyes.
Zhao Yuyuan's eyes widened. She couldn't believe that the dignified Prince Ning actually helped Shen Dingzhu perjury!
There was silence in the palace for a while, and the emperor said quietly: "What you said is somewhat credible, but without evidence, how do I know that you are not favoring the Shen family?"
Xiao Langyan cupped his hands and said, "I have witnesses."
"Oh? Who is the witness? Where is it?"
Xiao Langyan glanced sideways, looked outside, and ordered in a cold voice: "Bring Ruyan up."
Zhao Yuyuan was so frightened that her legs weakened and she fell to the ground.
Like Yan? How could it be Ruyan? Ruyan is her mother's second-class maid, why was she brought here by Prince Ning?
Shen Dingzhu's heart was like a thunder exploding.
She turned her head and quietly looked at Xiao Langyan, but she didn't expect that his eyes would move towards her.
On top of the magnificent hall, a cold wind came from behind, blowing up Shen Dingzhu's black hair on his temples and the black velvet on Xiao Langyan's cloak. The two looked at each other, and his eyes were extremely deep.
But with just one glance, she suddenly gained great confidence.
