Chapter 291: The Prince is Innocent
Seeing that the two of them didn't speak for a long time, Shen Tianhua was not in a hurry, but turned his head to look at Shen De, and seeing Shen De's gloomy face, he knew that the seeds of doubt had taken root in Shen De's heart.
The palace maid admitted the guilt just now, and she might be able to gradually dispel the doubts in Shen De's heart, but now, his words are not so easy to dissolve.
Xu was a little impatient to wait, and Shen De said in a deep voice: "Why don't you two speak?" was said by the eldest prince, so he can't explain it? ”
Shen Changge was very passive, so passive that she really didn't know how to explain it, she couldn't do anything to push everything onto Concubine Li.
But if she doesn't push it on Concubine Li, then she will have a hard time arguing, so she can only suffer this dumb loss and admit it.
However, her silence fell in Li Concubine's eyes, but it made Li Concubine blame herself more and more.
So far, the prince has not said that she has thrown her into her arms, and she does not dare to speculate whether the prince is defending her or for other reasons.
But at least, her heart was moved.
If the prince blamed everything on her from the beginning, he was afraid that she would be disappointed.
After thinking quickly for a moment, Concubine Li suddenly raised her head and looked at Shen De resolutely.
"Your Majesty, all this is the fault of the concubine, if you want to blame the concubine, the prince is innocent." Concubine Li said, kowtowing heavily, "But as the concubine's palace maid said, it was the concubine who instructed her to take medicine in the wine, and the concubine was unwilling that the prince couldn't feel my heart, so she came up with this solution." ”
She hung her head slightly, didn't look at the reactions of others, and continued: "It's just that the concubine didn't expect that this palace maid would turn black and white so upside down and slander the prince. The concubine and the prince have never been in love, everything is the wishful thinking of the concubine. In the pavilion just now, both the concubine and the prince were drugged, but the prince would rather endure the pain than touch the concubine, and it was the concubine who threw herself into the prince's arms and wanted to get his favor. ”
Listening to her words, Shen De's face was already dark as if a rainstorm was coming, and his body was even more terrifyingly gloomy, obviously angry to the extreme.
The expressions of the others were also ugly, looking at Li Concubine's gaze, there were differences, disbelief, and schadenfreude.
After all, now Concubine Li is the most favored concubine in the harem, and if she falls, she will have one less strong opponent.
It's just that the concubines present don't understand very much, why do Li concubines favor the prince when they are obviously favored? Even do such unsightly things!
Concubine Li didn't seem to notice the gaze of others, and said to herself: "The concubine knows that she is sorry for the emperor and has failed the emperor's favor, and the concubine is willing to be punished, but she just begs the emperor to forgive the prince, the prince is really innocent." ”
Shen De didn't speak, and he didn't know if he was so angry that he couldn't speak or what.
However, Shen Tianhua said suspiciously: "Concubine Li, you said that the prince is innocent, is the prince really innocent?" The two of you are the parties involved, and your words cannot be used as evidence, unless someone else sees that the prince has been rejecting you, which can prove the prince's innocence. ”
How could he let Concubine Li take everything on her, he must not let Shen Changge just leave it clean!
Although he didn't plan this, he knew very well that besides him, there was anyone else who was bent on dragging Shen Changge from that position.
Since they have the same purpose, then he might as well help Shen Qingyang and get rid of Shen Changge's obstacle together!
It's just that he was a little surprised, Shen Qingyang's plan this time was quite thorough, and he let his father arrest the crown prince and Li Concubine squarely, making it difficult for them to argue.
Although something happened just now, which made Shen Changge almost clear of the charge, but right now, Shen Changge is difficult to clear up.
Unless, someone really sees it.
Shen Tianhua's words stumped Concubine Li.
Witness? What witnesses can she have?
In order to be alone with the prince, she wished that no one would see her, so how could she find witnesses?
And just when Shen Changge and Concubine Li were at a loss, a figure staggered in from outside the hall.
"Huh? Is the banquet over? What's wrong with everyone? ”
The voice of the second prince, Shen Yuanping, who was a little drunk, sounded in the hall.
Sensing that the atmosphere was not right, he quickly restrained his expression, stepped forward and saluted Shen De respectfully, and then stepped aside.
Looking at Shen Changge and Concubine Li who were kneeling on the ground, Shen Yuanping was curious, so he asked Shen Qingyang beside him: "Fourth Emperor Brother, what happened?" ”
Shen Qingyang snorted coldly, and whispered gloatingly: "The prince and Concubine Li were adulterating in the pavilion in the small garden, and they were caught by their father. Now the eldest brother is asking them if anyone can prove that the crown prince rejected Concubine Li's courtship. ”
"I see." Shen Yuan responded calmly, but frowned and pondered.
As if thinking of something, he suddenly said loudly: "I can prove it!" ”
His words attracted everyone's attention, and even Shen Changge looked up at him.
"Second prince, what can you prove?" Shen De asked coldly.
Shen Yuanping stepped out and arched his hand towards Shen De: "Erchen can prove that the prince has indeed pushed away Concubine Li, and he has always rejected Concubine Li. ”
This sudden situation surprised Shen Tianhua, Shen Qingyang and Shen Huanting, and the faces of the three of them were particularly ugly.
Shen Tianhua stared at Shen Yuanping for a moment, never expecting that he would suddenly come to make trouble.
Shen Yuanping didn't notice the strangeness of the three of them, and continued: "At the banquet, Erchen drank a little too much, so he wanted to go out for convenience, and when he passed by the small garden, he saw Concubine Li and the prince pushing in the pavilion. Although Erchen drank a few more glasses, he was not dazzled, and his memory was not confused, Erchen did see the prince pushing away Li Concubine and wanted to leave, but Li Concubine kept stopping the prince and not letting him go. ”
Saying that, he touched his nose a little embarrassedly: "Erchen originally wanted to step forward to ask about the situation, but because Erchen was really anxious, and thought that the prince was a martial arts practitioner, it was impossible for Concubine Li to trap him, so he didn't step forward and left directly." ”
Shen Yuanping's words well illustrate what the situation was at that time.
Obviously, although both of them were drugged, the prince kept his sanity and refused to have a relationship with Concubine Li.
On the contrary, it was Concubine Li, who was no longer reserved, and took the initiative to pester the prince, which also responded to her confession just now.
And Concubine Li and Shen Changge had different feelings after listening to Shen Yuanping's words.
Shen Changge was surprised that what happened just now was actually seen by Shen Yuanping, but it was also lucky.
And Concubine Li secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to herself, the prince is finally okay now.
As for herself, she is ready to accept all the consequences.
No matter what consequences awaited her, she had no regrets, at least she told the prince what she wanted.