403 Confrontation in front of the Emperor
Seeing this, Wang Fu couldn't help but let out an exclamation, seeing that there were so many people standing around, he was busy covering his mouth again and didn't dare to say anything.
Xuanyuan Chen looked at Concubine Liu Shufei's appearance, her lips moved and she couldn't speak for a long time, she didn't expect that a life that was originally alive would disappear like this now.
For Concubine Liu Shu, Xuanyuan Chen has a place in his heart, otherwise he would not have been under house arrest after Xuanyuan Haodi, and in addition to not visiting her, other treatments should be the same as before.
After all, she is a woman who has accompanied her for more than 20 years, and even though the emperor is ruthless, she still feels heartache for the death of Concubine Liu Shu.
Bai Bu Xia, seeing the wound on Concubine Liu Shu's neck, Xuanyuan Chen's eyes tightened, and then he raised his head with a chilling killing intent, staring at Xuanyuan Haoling's eyes with red eyes:
"What the hell is going on?"
Hearing this, Xuanyuan Haoling glanced at Xiao Dezi who was kneeling on the ground, and then said to Xuanyuan Chen:
"Father, the son doesn't know what is going on, in the morning the son was in the East Palace, but this little eunuch claimed to be the person who took care of the imperial brother in Dian Xiyuan, and then came to the East Palace to tell the son that the emperor was in an emergency last night, and wanted the son to help ask the imperial doctor. ”
When Xuanyuan Chen heard this, he hurriedly turned his head to look at Xiao Dezi who was kneeling on the ground, his eyes were like torches, and Xiao Dezi's back spine was cold, and Xuanyuan Chen said coldly:
"King Ping contracted an emergency last night?"
Seeing this, Wang Yuan hurriedly pulled out the towel that blocked Xiao Dezi's mouth so that he could speak.
Xiao Dezi was watched by a room full of people, the cold sweat on his forehead and back couldn't help but burst, he lay on the ground and knocked his head a few times, and then looked at Xuanyuan Chen and kept crying:
"No, Your Majesty, this is all the servants wronged by His Royal Highness the Prince, and the slaves have been in the Dianxi Garden and have not gone anywhere. ”
"In front of the emperor, you still dare to quibble?" Mu Bing couldn't help but speak angrily.
Hearing this, Xiao Dezi immediately made a frightened look and was silent, looking as if he was threatened and had to do so.
Seeing this, Xuanyuan Chen raised his eyes and glared at Mu Bing, and then looked at Xiao Dezi and continued:
"Tell me everything you see, if you dare to deceive me, I will punish your nine clans!"
When Xiao Dezi heard this, his heart suddenly jumped up and down in his chest, but thinking of his threatened relatives, he gritted his teeth and then closed his eyes and replied:
"Yes, Your Majesty. The slave was originally in the Dianxi Garden today, but later it was almost noon, and the slave thought that the concubine had a bad appetite during this time, so he thought about going to the imperial dining room to let the cook make some light food. But when he walked to the fork in the imperial garden, he saw that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was talking to the concubine, and the masters and servants naturally did not dare to come forward to disturb, so they quietly hid in the dark, thinking that they would go to the imperial dining room after they finished speaking. ”
Hearing this, Xuanyuan Chen stared at Xuanyuan Haoling, with a faint trace of anger in his eyes, and then said in a deep voice:
"Go on!"
Xiao Dezi looked up and secretly looked at the emperor's expression, and saw that the gaze towards the prince was a little unkind, and he knew that his purpose had been half achieved, so he continued:
"Who knew that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Shufei Niangniang were talking, so they changed into a very angry look, and then took out a dagger from their bodies and stabbed Shufei Niangniang, and then the slave saw Shufei Niangniang fall to the ground and die. ”
"You said that the prince killed Concubine Shu with a dagger?" Xuanyuan Chen looked at Xiao Dezi with cold eyes.
Xuanyuan Chen's eyes were too sharp, Xiao Dezi's heart was stunned, and a cold sweat involuntarily rose on his back.
Thinking that as long as he succeeded in arousing the emperor's suspicion of the crown prince, then his relatives would be safe, and he would not die, so he nodded to Xuanyuan Chen again and again:
"Yes, the slave dares to guarantee with his life, and what the slave says is true. ”
Hearing this, the gloom in Xuanyuan Chen's eyes became heavier and heavier, and his eyes were staring at Xiao Dezi for a long time without speaking.
Just when Xiao Dezi thought that Xuanyuan Chen would not believe in himself and that he was about to be executed by Ling Chi with this gaze, Xuanyuan Chen finally turned his head to look at Xuanyuan Haoling and said in a cold tone:
"Second child, what do you say about this?"
"Father, if the son says that it has nothing to do with Concubine Shu's death, will you believe it?" Xuanyuan Haoling said lightly.
"Then you give me a reason to believe you, you are in the East Palace, you don't accompany your side concubine, what are you going to do in the imperial garden?
Seeing this, Xuanyuan Chen Haoling let out a chuckle, and then looked at Xuanyuan Chen and slowly spoke:
"Father, according to what you mean, now I already believe the words of this little eunuch, and I feel that the death of the retainer and the concubine is inseparable. ”
"If you say it's okay, then come up with a reason to believe me!"
"Erchen has already said that it was this little eunuch who came to the East Palace to tell Erchen that the imperial brother was infected with an emergency and wanted Erchen to help ask the imperial doctor. ”
"If the boss is really infected with an emergency, then why didn't he come to report to me, but to tell you?" Xuanyuan Chen's expression was full of suspicion.
Hearing this, Xuanyuan Haoling couldn't help but show a wry smile on his face, sighed before saying:
Erchen also thought the same way at the time, and when he asked the little eunuch, he said that the imperial brother was punished and confined by you, and he was guilty of sin. If I report it to you directly, I am afraid that you will not pay attention to the mistakes made by the imperial brother, so he will come to ask his son for instructions. ”
"Then since you are asked to ask the imperial doctor for the boss, where is the imperial doctor? Who can testify to the truth of what you say?"
"When this little eunuch came, there was only Mu Bing by his side, and no one else could testify. As for the imperial doctor, Erchen felt that the emperor's health had always been good, and he didn't look like he would get an emergency, and he was worried that the little eunuch had deceived Erchen, so he thought about going over to see it in person. ”
"Hmph, I see that you are not worried that the little eunuch will deceive you, but that you are worried about what trick the boss is playing, right?" Xuanyuan Chen couldn't help but snort coldly.
Hearing this, Wang Yuan and the others hurriedly lowered their heads and pretended not to hear.
Xuanyuan Chen glanced at the Imperial Forest Army and the others, and then said to Wang Yuan:
"Stand down, all of you. ”
"Yes, Your Majesty. Wang Yuan secretly let out a long breath, and after saluting Xuanyuan Chen, he withdrew from the imperial study with all the royal forest troops.
Seeing that only himself and Wang Fu were left in the room, as well as Xuanyuan Haoling and Mu Bing, as well as Xiao Dezi on the ground, Xuanyuan Chen stared at Xuanyuan Haoling and continued to speak:
"What you and this little eunuch said is completely inconsistent, so who should I believe?"
"Father, whether you believe your son or not, what your son said is true, and there is no deception. If it was said that Erchen really killed Concubine Shu, then why did Erchen kill her? And even if he killed her, would people still see her? How could Erchen give this little eunuch a chance to come to the palace to complain?" Xuanyuan Haoling asked rhetorically without hurry.
Hearing this, Xuanyuan Chen was stunned for a moment, and he couldn't refute Xuanyuan Haoling's words.