Concubine Yao naturally knew that they were not following their own orders. She secretly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, fortunately, Mrs. Yao did not come today under the pretext of wind and cold in order to avoid suspicion. Otherwise, things wouldn't have gone so well.

In the main courtyard, the lights are bright.

As soon as Concubine Yao stepped into the courtyard door, she felt that it was unusual. There are not only maids and servants in the courtyard, but also palace attendants.

Originally, according to the hierarchical regulations of the Prince's Mansion, they were eligible to use palace attendants. But the prince's style has always been low-key, and the back house is still as usual, only some people have been added in the front yard.

The appearance of these people means that the prince is also in the courtyard.

On both sides, stood the elite of the Wei Mansion wearing a Pu knife. They had torches in their hands and grim expressions. This kind of formation made Concubine Yao, who was already mentally prepared, can't stop beating drums in her heart, and cold sweat flows.

Entering the hall, Concubine Yao saw the situation in the hall at a glance.

The crown prince sat on the main seat in the middle, and below him sat Yao Shangshu, whose face was dark, and Wu Zhengxiang, whose eyes were as cold as a knife. On the other side, sat the crown princess and Xu Wanzhen.

Concubine Yao secretly hated in her heart, the crown princess was really the crown princess! She would not waste any opportunity to eliminate this hidden danger of herself. Before the crown prince ascended the throne, he had already laid out the plan in advance.

She didn't think that this matter was because she was greedy first, and then she was set up by the crown princess.

She lowered her head, and looked up again with a sad expression. She has always been fierce and strong, but she is weak at this time, and she has a unique and touching style.

"Bang!" With a bang, Concubine Yao knelt on the ground, two lines of tears flowed down her cheeks, and she sobbed: "Your Highness, Niangniang, it's my godsister who has no way, I'm sorry for the second young lady!"

With just such a sentence, she easily convicted Yao Zhiyue. When she saw Yao Shangshu, she was a little more sure of shirking responsibility.

The crown princess didn't speak, but took the tea and tasted it slowly. With the prince here, she is not in a hurry to come out. In the lobby, Wu Zhengxiang and Xu Wanzhen both watched, and the prince would not make the martial family feel cold in order to indulge Concubine Yao.

The crown prince was furious, he had just taken over the government, and everything was stable. Then, Concubine Yao made such a scene under his nose, which made him very embarrassed.

Needless to say, the importance of the martial arts, whether it is the Beiya Forbidden Army or the Xiao Cavalry Guard, it is the key to the first-class in Beijing, and it cannot be missed.

But the Yao family had already married his eldest daughter to him when he was in decline. Moreover, he has been secretly giving him a lot of support.

Including the campaign against Tibet a few years ago, Emperor Qinglong ordered him to ensure grain and grass. The abolished prince did a lot of tricks, but fortunately, with Yao Shangshu's help in secret, he was able to survive the victory in the back and win the allegiance of the Zhenxi General's Mansion.

If he disposed of Concubine Yao, wouldn't he make the ministers loyal to him think that he crossed the river and demolished the bridge.

The crown prince and the crown princess were silent, and no one else in the hall dared to speak.

Although Xu Wanzhen is a bitter master, the facts are clearly in front of her, and her words are not beautiful.

Yao Shangshu was terrified, if such a thing happened, he was afraid that he would be accused of instigating his daughter to murder the second young lady of the martial family, where would he dare to speak indiscriminately?

After Concubine Yao's words in the hall, the hall fell into a deathly silence.

The one who broke the silence was Yao Zhiyue, who was brought in by those mothers-in-law. She had recovered from the initial shock, and now she realized that Concubine Yao's words just now had pushed her to death.

She was thrown to the ground vigorously by her mother-in-law, raised her head a little dazedly, and looked at the few people sitting in front of her, a little overwhelmed.

Her eyes swept back and forth in front of several people, and when she saw Yao Shangshu, her eyes suddenly brightened.

"Father, father save me!" In her opinion, her father was the most fond of her, and it was impossible to sit idly by and watch her suffer.

The crown prince frowned, and the mother-in-law on the side scolded: "There is His Royal Highness here, what kind of system is it to shout!"

Since Yao Zhiyue asked for help from herself, Yao Shangshu couldn't be silent any longer. He bowed his hand to the crown prince and said, "Your Highness, why don't you let me ask?"

Yao Shangshu asked for his own life, and he was in the prince's arms, so he nodded and agreed.

Xu Wanzhen looked at Yao Zhiyue, who was embarrassed, with a look of pity. She has already figured out the situation of the crown princess, but in the current situation, Concubine Yao is bound to be able to get out smoothly.

Concubine Yao and Yao Zhiyue, from the perspective of identity, one is the eldest daughter raised under the name of her mother, and the other is the younger daughter. Yao Zhiyue's background is naturally much more noble, but the value is not great.

For Yao Shangshu, Concubine Yao has already gained a firm foothold in the prince's mansion and has given birth to an heir. When the crown prince ascended the throne, he was one of the four concubines.

But what does Yao Zhiyue have? The Quan family is a good family, but unfortunately she has just been divorced.

For Yao Shangshu, of course, these two daughters had better be safe and sound, and Yao Zhiyue's identity can also be used to plan a political marriage.

However, if you have to choose one of them, it must be to keep Concubine Yao. The evidence in the poisoning case is conclusive, and it is impossible to guarantee both. Then, just sacrifice Yao Zhiyue.

Xu Wanzhen didn't believe that Yao Shangshu would be emotional when he climbed from a humble student to his current status.

It's a pity that Yao Zhiyue is really stupid. Hearing his father come to ask, there was a look of hope in his eyes.

Yao Shangshu stood up and walked towards the two of them. walked past Yao Zhiyue and walked in front of Concubine Yao. Yao Zhiyue was stunned, although she didn't understand, she also understood that whoever spoke first at this time had an advantage.

"Concubine Niangniang," Yao Shangshu arched his hand, "Please forgive the old minister for trespassing." ”

Concubine Yao wiped away the joy in her eyes and said, "Please ask Lord Shangshu to ask me and give me a clean slate." ”

Although the two are father and daughter, since Yao Zhilan married into the royal family, the two must abide by the courtesy of the monarch and the minister.

"Dare to ask Niangniang, when did you learn that Mrs. Xu's soup was poisonous?"

"I found out when I went back to the courtyard after the feast was over. ”

"Do you know who did it?"

Concubine Yao shook her head and said, "I went back to the courtyard, and I didn't see Bauhinia, Cuckoo, and Jasmine coming to serve, only to find out that something was wrong." sent someone to look for it, only to find out that Cuckoo and Jasmine had entered the Golden Whip Hall. ”

"The crown princess is fair, and she will never invite my maid away for no reason. I checked around the courtyard, only to find out that they might have been bribed by their sister and actually did something to poison Mrs. Xu. ”

"No! I didn't!" Yao Zhiyue heard this, how could she bear it? She wanted Xu Wan to die, but she didn't know when she was poisoned.

The prince frowned slightly, and the mothers-in-law on both sides were about to plug her mouth, but the princess said, "Let her speak." ”

Yao Shangshu obviously wants to keep Concubine Yao, and only by letting Yao Zhiyue speak can he pull Concubine Yao into the water.

With the permission of the crown princess, Yao Zhiyue pointed at Concubine Yao and said, "In vain, I thought I had a bit of sisterhood with you! ”