The concubine Wang Guifei beside Xiao Wenjun pulled hard on the corner of her skirt, signaling her to kneel down quickly. But Xiao Wenjun just gave her a reassuring look and faced the emperor directly.
At the same time, Yu Wenyao also saw Xiao Wenjun standing out from the crowd, and secretly thought something bad. He didn't know if Guo Pin had said something that he shouldn't have said, and she caught him.
Fortunately, I was cautious and gave the eldest prince's bodyguard a sufficient amount of love potion. Even now, he was still acting crazy, leaving him with an opportunity and an excuse to kill him, without revealing any information from his mouth.
"Princess Lanling, what's your explanation for this?" The emperor's face returned to calmness, and he looked at Xiao Wenjun with sinister eyes.
"Back to Your Majesty, I don't know what you want me to explain? After I was brought here by Empress Guo Bin, I fell asleep. When I woke up, I didn't see anyone. Maybe I was very thirsty after being drunk.
There was no water in the house, so I went out to look for tea, but got lost."
"After wandering outside for a long time, I saw the palace lanterns here moving, so I followed the light here. Fortunately, you visited the Hall of Supreme Harmony at night, otherwise I would not be able to find the way all night." Xiao Wenjun answered logically and coherently.
, with a respectful tone.
The emperor didn't believe a word of what Xiao Wenjun said, and continued to ask: "If that's the case, why do you want to change your clothes?"
"Return to your Majesty." Xiao Wenjun lowered his head, showing just the right amount of shyness.
"Empress Guo Bin was very careful. When she saw that my daughter's sleeves were stained with blood, she was also afraid that my daughter would wrinkle her clothes while sleeping with her clothes on and lose her etiquette, so she carefully asked her to take them off. When she woke up, she didn't find her.
I had to change my original clothes into a spare set of clothes."
The explanation was far-fetched, but when I thought about it, Xiao Wenjun, as a first-time visitor to the palace, did not understand etiquette, and it was very possible for him to be manipulated in this regard.
"Father, the injury on Princess Lanling's face was caused by her son. Everyone has seen it today, so you can't lie." After hearing this, the fourth princess felt even more guilty towards Xiao Wenjun, thinking that it was her own fault that caused Xiao Wenjun to be killed.
Father is suspicious.
The emperor's majestic gaze fell on the face of the fourth princess, with an obvious warning, and he turned to look at Xiao Wenjun: "Concubine Guo has been given a love potion, do you know who gave it to her?"
Hearing this, Xiao Wenjun raised his head in surprise, his eyes unconsciously drifting to the inner room, as if he had realized something, and he lowered his head hurriedly, suddenly blushing so much that he could bleed.
"Your Majesty, how can I, a woman who has not yet left the cabinet, know about these things?"
His voice was like a mosquito or a fly, but his words were pronounced clearly and everyone present could hear him clearly.
The emperor was suffocated, but he had no intention of letting Xiao Wenjun go. She was just an orphan with no foundation in Beijing. The Lanling Xiao family could not be her backer, but she still needed to support her. He did not believe that anyone would give her back at this time.
Dare to speak up and help her.
"Concubine Guo took the love potion and had an affair with the man here! Why are you, who should be here at this very moment, not here?"
There is great malice in the words. No matter how you explain it, it will be tainted by this filthy thing. Clearing your name will definitely leave a stain!
"Your Majesty! You have asked me so many questions. Do you mean that you think the person these people want to harm is my daughter?" Xiao Wenjun pointed to the inner room with his jade hand, his fingertips trembled, his eye circles turned red instantly, and his face turned red.
He also became pale.
Without waiting for the emperor to interrupt, Xiao Wenjun continued to cry.
"Pity me, a helpless orphan girl. I came to Kyoto with an order just to fulfill your majesty's marriage. Why is it that as soon as I enter the palace, there are people who deliberately want to harm me, even setting such a vicious trap?
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"Which nobleman did my daughter offend to put her to death like this?" Xiao Wenjun cried so hard that his heart was broken, and those who heard it were sad and those who saw it shed tears.
"Fortunately, God showed mercy and His Majesty and the ladies of the palace arrived in time and saw the matter clearly."
"Thank you, Your Majesty and the ladies, for proving my innocence." After saying this, Xiao Wenjun bowed, his sincere face more genuine than pearls.
What Xiao Wenjun said was "see clearly". Even if there were rumors in the future, so many pairs of eyes in the harem would see clearly, and she would not be tainted in the slightest.
The emperor looked at her with sharp eyes. The grievances, fear, and tears on his face were perfect without any flaws. Under the pressure of the emperor, he was still able to remain calm. She was indeed very courageous! He had underestimated her.
As she pondered her last few words, her sharp gaze glanced at the others.
Wherever the emperor's gaze fell, everyone lowered their heads and did not dare to look at him.
Nonsense! The lower the sense of presence at this time, the better.
Of course, there are still some people who cannot escape, such as the eldest prince. The emperor looked at him with anger and disappointment, but he did not question him. But not everyone is Xiao Wenjun, and he can remain calm under the emperor's sharp and substantial eyes.
For another example, when Yu Wenyao felt the emperor's eyes falling on the top of his head, his breathing became sluggish and his whole body tensed up, as if any small movement could arouse the emperor's suspicion and trigger the emperor's avalanche of anger.
It was only at this moment that he finally realized that the bee-stinger-like looks in everyone's eyes just now were not worth mentioning.
Seeing that the emperor and Xiao Wenjun were at a stalemate, nothing could be gained from further questioning. This was not a place to stay for a long time. After all, it was a scandal that was causing trouble in the palace. It would be best if it was settled as soon as possible.
"Your Majesty, this is not the place to talk." The queen said in a low voice.
After hearing this, the emperor gradually calmed down and glanced at everyone again, "Let's disperse. An Shi will send people to send all the palace masters back to tidy up the bitch and make her look embarrassed!"
"No one is allowed to come near here! Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"
"After taking care of it, call the people from the Imperial Guard Department to come see me!" The emperor strode out, and the rest of the people followed him.
Many people secretly regretted that curiosity kills people, and this kind of bad luck has happened to them. Just now, they were laughing at the concubines who did not come with them, and missed the good show; now they understand that sometimes leaving
The closer your Majesty is, the more dangerous it is.
The entire palace, shrouded in darkness, suppressed the atmosphere of an impending storm. Except for Concubine Guo, who was placed in the Nuan Pavilion and under guard, the other concubines, princes and princesses were all sent back to their palaces.
Fuzhong.
Although the emperor did not explicitly impose a ban, the masters of each palace closed the palace doors tightly after returning to the palace and cut off contact with the outside world. How dare you send news about such a thing! The masters of each palace stopped walking around and were frightened.
Waiting for the last boot to fall.
The princes and princesses who leave the palace and open their mansions also greet guests behind closed doors, and all invitations are not accepted.
But this matter, no matter how deeply it is hidden, will be dug up. It is spread among the people in various versions. Therefore, it is not surprising that the destruction of Marquis Yongchang is so popular that it is so popular.