The sun was rising and the mist had not yet dispersed. Gong Yun'ao was immersed in reviewing the memorial, but he did not want to be disturbed by a burst of noise and frowned.
Gong Yunao raised his eyes from the imperial case and saw the envoy from the Siyi Pavilion, whose face was pale, and reported: "I am here to see His Highness the Crown Prince."
"What happened? Why is there so much noise outside?" Gong Yun asked coldly.
"Your Highness, yes, Princess Wulie of the Northern Zhou Dynasty has been poisoned. General Xiao is outside asking for an audience." The envoy wiped the sweat from his head in fear and replied tremblingly.
"What?" Gong Yun stood up proudly and asked sternly: "Tell me clearly, why did Princess Wulie get poisoned when she was fine?"
"Then we have to ask Shu Yao, the legitimate daughter of the Shu family." A loud voice came into the hall, and Gong Yun proudly said to the visitor, "General Xiao!"
Behind him were two women, one was Wei Shengjin who had an affair with Shu Yao, and the other was Princess Wulie's maid.
Xiao He knelt down half-kneeling, saluted, and said: "I see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Qing."
Gong Yun'ao raised his big hand gently and said, "Please get up."
Gong Yun'ao asked in a deep voice: "How is Princess Wulie doing now? Is it serious? Have you asked the imperial doctor to come over and take a look?"
Xiao He stood up, raised his rough face, and said: "Your Highness, I have asked the imperial doctor to take a look. Princess Wulie was too deeply poisoned and is still unconscious. The imperial doctor said that the poison in Princess Wulie was unheard of. They
There is nothing we can do."
Gong Yun'ao looked solemn and asked again: "When was he poisoned?"
Xiao He's raised eyebrows were tightly knitted, and his expression was nervous: "It already happened at night."
Hearing this, Gong Yun'ao felt an ominous premonition in his heart. He hurriedly asked: "Who poisoned it? Has it been found out?"
Xiao He's face was full of anger, "His Royal Highness, this is the woman from the Shu family, Shu Yao."
As soon as these words came out, Gong Yun'ao's face suddenly darkened, "General Xiao, you can't talk nonsense. Do you have any evidence?"
"Your Highness, I am here to ask for an explanation. Princess Wulie was poisoned in Daqing, and it must be someone from your Daqing who did it. Yesterday, Princess Wulie saw Shu Yao."
"Moreover, that woman had a dispute with Princess Chao, and Shu Yao's slave even injured Princess Wu Lie's adopted sister Wei Shengjin."
Gong Yun'ao frowned and asked doubtfully: "Does the general conclude that this poison was administered by Shu Yao based on this matter alone?"
Xiao He said confidently, "Yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince, this is too obvious. In the entire Daqing, only Shu Yao has a grudge against Princess Wulie. Shu Yao is resentful and jealous of my princess, so she carried out this murderous attack. Apart from
Who else could she be?"
Gong Yun'ao looked serious and said in a cold voice: "General Xiao, this palace will not wrongly accuse a good person just based on your words. Since you doubt Miss Shu's family, please ask General Xiao to provide evidence. Otherwise, any one
People can testify at will based on their red lips and white teeth, wouldn’t that lead to an unjust, false and wrongful conviction?”
Seeing Gong Yun'ao protecting Shu Yao like this, Xiao He was furious, "Your Highness, are you trying to protect that woman?"
When Zimo heard this, he became angry. He pointed at Xiao He and yelled: "Shut up, you dare to offend His Highness. General Xiao, what are your intentions?"
"The offense I made with my words was just because I was too worried about the princess's condition. I had no inappropriate intentions. Please forgive me, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
Gong Yun'ao looked stern and said solemnly: "Because you are worried about the princess, I will not blame you more. I hope you will be careful in your words and deeds and not damage the diplomatic relations between the two countries. Also, this is not the time to hold people accountable.
When the time comes, it is crucial to save the princess."
Xiao He: "Okay, I will listen to His Highness the Crown Prince's decision. However, I want to confront Shu Yao. Our princess was killed. Shouldn't we seek an explanation?"
"Yes." Gong Yun'ao turned to look at Zimo and said, "Go and pass it on."
On the way here, Zimo told Shu Yao the whole story. Shu Yao looked solemn and uneasy. It was related to the relationship between the two countries. How could such a thing happen?
Shu Yao came slowly, and as she approached the main hall, she suddenly felt a sharp gaze following her figure into the main hall.
Shu Yao accurately caught that unkind look. Who else could it be besides Xiao He from the Northern Zhou Kingdom?
Shu Yao came to the front of the palace, leaned forward and said, "My maid pays homage to His Highness the Crown Prince."
Gong Yun'ao's gentle eyes handed him over, "Ping Shen."
"Thank you, Your Highness." When Shu Yao stood up, he looked around one by one and saw that the Qiancheng Palace was filled with courtiers, including the young minister of Dali Temple Liang Jinghuan and General Fei Jiang.
At this time, General Xiao He looked at Shu Yao fiercely and asked sternly: "Shu Yao, please tell the truth before His Highness. Why did you poison Princess Wulie?"
Facing General Xiao He's arrogance and unreasonableness, Shu Yao showed no fear. Instead, she said in a neither humble nor arrogant tone: "General Xiao, you accused me of poisoning. Please bring out the evidence. Otherwise, you can't even think of framing me."
Xiao He pointed at Shu Yao and was furious, "You are sharp-tongued and sharp-tongued. Yesterday, you were the only one who saw Princess Wuyou. Moreover, just yesterday, you had a conflict with the princess, so you poisoned her and murdered her in a fit of anger!"
Shu Yao glanced at him and replied confidently: "General Xiao is also a member of the imperial court. He has no experience in trying cases. Has he never seen an official try a case? Where is the evidence? What is the motive? Why do you think I poisoned you? She? I have no grudge against your princess."
General Xiao He was speechless and his chest heaved with anger, "You..."
Wei Shengjin, who was standing next to Xiao He, had an angry look on her face. She pointed at Shu Yao and couldn't help but said: "Don't you dare to quibble, what is your motive? Then I will tell you that yesterday, the princess and I offended you in the Imperial Garden. , so you have a grudge, so you poisoned the princess."
"Yes, as far as I know, Shu Yao, you are a master of poison..." As a deep voice came, everyone turned around.
Uncle Four Emperors?!
King Yan?
Gong Yun Ao heard the reputation and went away. Is it really him? Does he also want to get involved? Sure enough, he is getting ready to make a move again. It seems that he will not shed tears until he sees the coffin!
When Shu Yao heard the sound, she looked over and saw that the person was wearing navy blue clothes and striding towards him.
I could see that his facial contours were sharp and angular, his figure was tall and rugged, his eyebrows were raised arrogantly, his thick beard almost took up his entire face, and his eyes were shining with sharp light, all showing his arrogance and unruliness.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince!" His Highness seemed to be showing off his dignity this time, but his casual salute showed that he was very arrogant and disrespectful towards His Highness the Crown Prince.
Gong Yun'ao saw it in his eyes and remembered it in his heart. He didn't sound evil, but was very majestic, making people awe him.
Shu Yao bowed slightly, neither humble nor arrogant, and said, "Greetings to the prince."
Before Shu Yao got up, Gong Yunao looked at the Fourth Emperor's Uncle and asked coldly: "Fourth Emperor's Uncle, what did you mean by what you just said?"
"Your Highness, don't you understand? This poison comes from Shu Yao." The fourth emperor's uncle stood with his hands behind his hands, looking at Shu Yao with bright eyes, as if he wanted to poke a hole in her body.
It seems that these people came well prepared. Even her background was thoroughly checked and understood. Could it be that the news about him using poison came from the military camp?
"Could it be that my daughter knows how to use poison, and this poison was administered by my daughter? Is this reason justified? There are many people who know how to use poison in that day, could it be that they also poisoned Princess Wuyou?"
General Xiao's eyes widened with anger: "Don't talk about him, because you are the only suspect."
Shu Yao thought for a moment, spread her hands, and said innocently: "Okay, even if I was the one who planted the poison, may I ask how I administered it? With so many of you following the princess, how did I succeed?
?”
"Then you have to ask yourself." Xiao He said angrily.
Shu Yao simply smiled bitterly, why would he want to accuse him? "Ha! I don't know either! However, what is the purpose of my daughter doing this? This matter concerns the country, how can I have the courage to murder other countries?
Princess? Once the incident comes to light, there is no way to escape the confiscation of the house. If a war breaks out between the two countries and the people suffer, then won’t my daughter become a sinner for the ages?"
King Yan snorted coldly, "Huh! I knew you would say that, you are so eloquent."
Wei Shengjin smiled sinisterly, "Shu Yao, you just can't understand that our princess will become His Highness's Crown Princess, so you dare to risk the disapproval of the world and do such a crazy thing. If you don't enter the tiger's den, you can't catch the tiger's cub. What happened to you
Although it is dangerous, the chance of winning is the best. Do you need me to tell you what you have in mind?"
Shu Yao smiled instead of getting angry, "That's a good story! No matter how much you doubt about me, please provide evidence." After saying this, Shu Yao stared at her evasive eyes, half-smiling.
"If you want evidence, I'll give you evidence. My girl once saw you sneaking in and out of the Siyi Pavilion. This is a witness. You didn't expect it! The legal network is so open that it doesn't leak out. You didn't expect that we would find you.
Tell me where you are!" As he said that, Wei Shengjin pulled the maid next to him over.
The maid in green clothes stood up and said in a low voice: "Yes, I saw Miss Shu family entering and exiting the Siyi Pavilion last night acting suspiciously. Originally, I wanted to come forward and ask. Where?
You know, she walked too fast and my servant didn’t keep up.”
Wei Shengjin showed a proud look and said, "The matter has been exposed. Let's see what else you have to say."
When Shu Yao heard this, she couldn't help laughing out loud: "Hahaha..."
"You can still laugh when you are about to die?" Shu Yao's fearless laughter was particularly harsh in Xiao He's ears.
Shu Yao pretended to be scared and said: "My daughter is smiling because the person you see may be a ghost!"
Wei Shengjin was puzzled by her smile and asked doubtfully: "What do you mean?"
Shu Yao straightened her wide sleeves and said nonchalantly: "I didn't leave the palace last night. All the slaves and eunuchs in the palace can testify for me. If you don't believe it, just bring in a palace official and ask.
Know."
When Wei Shengjin heard this, she immediately panicked, "This is impossible...it was clearly you last night..."
Seeing her frightened look, Shu Yao sneered: "Then you should go see an ophthalmologist or... you really saw something dirty... Be careful, maybe that wild ghost will do it again."
Going to find you!"
Wei Shengjin refused to give up and asked again: "Why didn't you leave the palace?"