Because of the sudden arrival of Emperor Cheng De, the tense atmosphere eased a lot. Everyone had their own concerns and lived in harmony for a while, until the shopkeeper and waiters of Jixiang Tower were brought into the hall.
"Who are these people?" Emperor Chengde asked when he saw the people in Jixiang Tower.
The Queen Mother told the whole story.
When Emperor Cheng De heard this, his eyes were fixed on Gu Xiyan's face.
If Gu Yatou can really extort hundreds of thousands taels from Yongjia, then that's Gu Yatou's ability.
The Queen Mother looked at the people present and asked: "Are all the staff at Jixianglou here?"
"As for the Queen Mother, we are all here." It was Wu Tong who replied.
Today, more than 20 people came, including cooks, cleaners, and waiters.
The Queen Mother chose a fatter cook to ask: "What is the relationship between Gu Xiyan and Jixianglou? The emperor is also here. If he lies, it will be the crime of deceiving the emperor. Think about it before you reply."
The fat cook knelt on the ground and replied: "Miss Gu sometimes comes to Jixianglou to eat. The common people have only seen Miss Gu a few times in a year and a half, and are not familiar with Miss Gu."
It is true that he is not familiar with Miss Gu. Anyway, every time she comes, she is taken to the third floor by shopkeeper Wu. He is usually busy in the kitchen, so he has several opportunities to see Miss Gu.
The Queen Mother frowned and asked the other clerks, they all got the same answer.
"Shopkeeper Wu, what's your relationship with Gu Xiyan?" The Queen Mother simply called Wu Tong out for questioning.
Wu Tong was magnanimous: "The common people not only regard Miss Gu as a distinguished guest of Jixiang Tower, but also as a friend. Miss Gu is a generous and generous person, and she is also a noble daughter of the Marquis of Wanqing. The common people are interested in making friends with Miss Gu."
"That's it!" Queen Mother Wang didn't believe Wu Tong's story.
Wu Tong answered truthfully: "That's the case now, but it won't be certain in the future. Miss Gu once asked Cao Min if he was willing to sell Jixiang Building to her, but Cao Min didn't agree at the time."
Princess Duanqing's eyes lit up when she heard this, "Since Gu Xiyan wants to buy Jixiang Building, doesn't she have the motive to frame Yongjia?"
Zhou Mu stood up and spoke after hearing this: "I was there at the time, and I was also a witness. At that time, Xiyan saw me and said that he wanted to take a photo of a dish for me. When the dish that soared to the sky came out, Xiyan
Yan said that this dish was very good, and he wanted to use this dish to congratulate me on my official career. Unexpectedly, when Xiyan opened her bidding, Princess Yongjia also bid at the same time. It turned out that Princess Yongjia was much richer than Xiyan, and the atmosphere at that time
There, the onlookers were also making noises, and the bidding reached seventy thousand taels before they knew it. Later, Princess Yongjia did not give Xi Yan a chance to bid any more, and shouted to one hundred thousand taels in one breath, and finally said this
The dish was sold for 100,000 taels. There were many witnesses at the scene. No one had ever forced Princess Yongjia to bid. It was clear that Princess Yongjia was aggressive and opposed Xiyan at every turn. How come Princess Yongjia won the bid against Xiyan in the end, but instead
It’s not the one who came here to accuse Xi Yan of being relegated!”
Speaking of this, Zhou Mu said to Emperor Chengde: "Your Majesty, don't say that Xiyan has nothing to do with Jixiang Tower. Even if Jixiang Tower belongs to Xiyan, it was Princess Yongjia who had ill intentions towards Xiyan in the first place and followed Xiyan everywhere.
Yan Zuozhuo rushed to take the photo, which is why we have such a final result. Please ask His Majesty to judge."
Emperor Cheng De liked to see Zhou Mu talking very much, with a kind smile on his face: "You speak nicely, if you speak more, I would like to hear it."
Everyone present:......
Gu Xiyan lowered her head, a smile flashed through her beautiful eyes.
His Majesty's preference for Zhou Mu was so obvious that she couldn't help laughing.
Zhou Mu glanced at Emperor Chengde helplessly and continued: "I believe that regardless of whether Xi Yan is related to Jixiang Tower or not, the situation at that time was that Princess Yongjia provoked the trouble first. This shows that those who are evil cannot do good.
If you want to blame her, you can only blame Princess Yongjia for being too vicious..."
Princess Duanqing was so angry that she shouted: "How outrageous! How dare you say that Yongjia is vicious in front of me"
"Your Highness, the eldest princess, dares to make a case in front of the emperor. I will send the word 'unbridled' back to her eldest princess." Zhou Mu's posture was as loose as a pine, and he opened his thin lips lightly without being humble or arrogant.
Princess Duanqing's face changed slightly, and then she remembered that Emperor Cheng De was also present.
Emperor Chengde turned the jade ring on his thumb and glanced at Princess Duanqing.
His glance made Princess Duanqing suddenly sweat on her palms.
She knew that the emperor's brother always treated her well. Although they were not biological brothers and sisters, she also knew how cruel the emperor's brother was when he was cruel.
The emperor's brother liked Yu Shu so much back then, but on the third day after the death of Yu Shu's mother and son, the emperor's brother went to court as if nothing happened, without showing any signs of sadness.
Later, when the emperor's brother came to the throne, he used the most ruthless means to kill all the three princes and their gang. The blood flowed like a river at that time, and now it makes her shudder to think about it.
Princess Duanqing quickly stood up and apologized: "My sister lost her temper because of a moment of urgency. Please forgive me!"
Emperor Chengde waved his sleeves to indicate that nothing happened.
"In my opinion, it's not a big deal. If Xiyan can take away hundreds of thousands taels from Yongjia with just one mouth this time, it only shows Xiyan's ability. If Xiyan really has such ability, Zimo can't marry him
She is blessed."
As soon as Emperor Cheng De said this, everyone present had different expressions.
From what Emperor Cheng De said, we can tell that even if Gu Xiyan was the instigator of this incident, Emperor Cheng De did not think that Gu Xiyan had done anything wrong. Instead, he would appreciate Gu Xiyan even more. Is that what he meant? The converse meaning of this statement does not mean that Princess Yongjia will join the game. It is Princess Yongjia who is stupid.
Princess Duanqing was so angry that she clenched her fists but did not dare to say a word.
"Okay, everyone in Jixiang Tower will retreat." As soon as Emperor Chengde opened his mouth, everyone in Jixiang Tower retreated one by one.
Zhou Mu quietly moved closer to Gu Xiyan, and Gu Xiyan turned to look at him, meeting his comforting eyes.
"I have no objection to exposing the incident at Jixiang Tower. It was just a waste of money and disaster, but the disfigurement of Yongjia cannot be left alone!" Princess Duanqing said solemnly, her cold eyes falling on Gu Xiyan.
On the face: "Gu Xiyan, please tell me honestly, did you secretly kill Yongjia!"
Gu Xiyan raised her eyebrows lightly, with confusion in her eyes: "Your Highness's words are wrong. A weak and helpless woman, how can she have the ability to attack such a noble person as Princess Yongjia? Your Highness would think too highly of a common woman. Furthermore,
There are no witnesses or physical evidence, and His Highness just wants to frame the daughter of the people with empty words. Even though His Highness is from the royal family, the women of the people will still fight for it!"
Princess Duanqing was speechless for a moment. If she had evidence, she would have taken Gu Xiyan down directly. Why would she bother to waste time talking nonsense to her?
Zhou Mu answered coolly from the side: "Maybe God couldn't bear to see Princess Yongjia being too vicious, so he used this method to punish Princess Yongjia. Her Royal Highness the Princess is the biological mother of Princess Yongjia, shouldn't she also be punished by herself?
