Zhou Ruiyuan and the seventh prince entered the palace and went straight to the emperor's palace.
The emperor personally summoned them, waiting only for them to find the person who murdered Concubine Li.
However, when he saw them bringing in Nanny He and Liu Xiangxiang, he was horrified and stood up slowly, "Old Qi, these two people?"
The seventh prince bent down and bowed: "Father, do you still know these two?"
The emperor looked at the two of them carefully and felt they looked familiar, but it was not difficult to guess who they were.
He had seen them all in Concubine Wu's palace in the past, but he didn't expect that they were all still alive. ?.?????.ℂ??
"What are you doing? Weren't you asked to investigate the matter of Concubine Li's miscarriage? Why did you bring these two people here?"
The Seventh Prince continued: "Father, you have forgotten that in addition to the investigation of Concubine Li's miscarriage, there is also the matter of Concubine Wu's miscarriage."
The emperor's face gradually turned livid. He thought that everyone related to that year had been killed, but he didn't expect that the seventh prince actually found two nuns.
Although he was unhappy, he had to let him continue talking.
"Father, these two are the witnesses when Concubine Wu had a miscarriage."
The emperor said with a cold face: "It has been so many years, how can I judge that what they told is the truth?"
The Seventh Prince straightened up slightly and said, "Father, in addition to human witnesses, we also have physical evidence here."
"Physical evidence? What physical evidence?" the emperor asked in surprise.
The Seventh Prince took out a booklet and handed it to him and said, "This is Concubine Wu's illness when she had a miscarriage. It is recorded in great detail. Concubine Wu had already had a miscarriage due to her physical weakness before she met the Empress."
The emperor held it in his hand and looked at it, his brows gradually furrowed.
The Seventh Prince looked at Aunt He who was standing aside and said, "Auntie, come and tell the Emperor what happened at that time?"
Aunt He had aged a lot in the past few years. She stepped forward tremblingly, knelt down and saluted the emperor, then raised her head and said, "Concubine Wu was not in good health back then. Not long after she found out she was pregnant, she suddenly started bleeding in the middle of the night. When she had a miscarriage, I personally diagnosed her pulse and helped her stop the bleeding. A few days later, she received the incense sent by the Queen. She had an idea and accused the Queen of poisoning the incense and pretended to have a miscarriage. Used to frame the Queen."
The emperor's face became darker and darker as he listened, and remained silent.
The Seventh Prince stood up and said, "Your Majesty, judging from the witnesses and physical evidence, the Queen is not the one who murdered Concubine Wu to have a miscarriage. She was wrongly accused."
A trace of anger flashed in the emperor's eyes. He did not want to admit his mistake, "This personal and physical evidence alone is not enough to prove the queen's innocence."
After he finished speaking, he became a little impatient and said sternly to the Seventh Prince: "This time we are mainly investigating Concubine Li. If you can't find out today, you will be beheaded."
The Seventh Prince calmly turned around and asked Liu Xiangxiang to come forward and speak.
Before the emperor could refuse, Liu Xiangxiang had already told the story of how Concubine Duan poisoned Concubine Wu to have a miscarriage, "Your Majesty, Concubine Wu always thought that she had a miscarriage because of her poor health. In fact, it was not the case. Princess Duan has been poisoning her."
The emperor's complexion gradually improved. Now that Princess Duan was dead, it would be fine even if she was brought out.
He cleared his throat and told the Seventh Prince: "I have my own considerations regarding the Queen's matter. You should first find the murderer of Concubine Li."
Seeing that he kept mentioning Concubine Li, the Seventh Prince said bluntly: "Your Majesty, Concubine Li's miscarriage was purely accidental and no one was planning to kill her."
The emperor was slightly startled and said sternly: "Impossible, how could such a coincidence happen in the world? Why did she fall into the water for no reason?"
At this time, Zhou Ruiyuan slowly stepped forward, saluted and said, "If the emperor doesn't believe it, you can send Concubine Li to ask questions."
After the emperor pondered for a moment, the eunuch who walked through the door called out: "Come here, please tell Concubine Li to come to the front hall."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The eunuch slowly retreated, and before long Concubine Li was brought to the main hall.
The emperor felt sorry for her and quickly gave her a seat.
"Thank you for your hard work, Concubine Li." The emperor took her hand and comforted her.
Concubine Li's face was pale and her lips were bloodless. She weakly saluted him, "Your Majesty..."
The emperor quickly helped her sit up, "You haven't recovered yet, so there's no need to be polite."
Zhou Ruiyuan walked slowly and saluted Concubine Li, "Since Concubine Li is here, I just want to tell the emperor what happened when she fell into the water."
The emperor held Concubine Li's hand and said, "Master Zhou said that you accidentally fell into the water and no one harmed you. Is it true?"
After Li Fei was silent for a moment, she slowly replied: "Master Zhou is right, I did fall into the water accidentally."
The emperor didn't believe it, "You've always been in good health, why did you slip and fall into the water when you're in good health?"
