Xie Mingxi had only pulled out the arrow and applied medicinal powder to Sheng Hong's wound. The extent of the injury was not checked.
If it was the Sixth Princess who was injured in the chest, the two imperial doctors would have to hesitate. The Sixth Princess had "changed" into the Seventh Prince, which would have reduced their worries.
An imperial doctor cut Sheng Hong's clothes open.
Soon, Sheng Hong's body appeared in front of the emperor and empress.
With just one glance, the truth is clear!
A fourteen-year-old girl will always have some curves and her body will be softer. But in front of her is the flat and strong chest unique to young people. There is no way she can be mistaken!
Emperor Jianwen ordered his trousers to be cut off as well.
The two imperial doctors had no choice but to follow the orders, leaving only the innermost shorts on.
Emperor Jianwen stepped forward in person, squatted down, and took a look. Then, his face was slightly distorted.
Queen Yu: "..."
Queen Yu turned her head aside silently.
The arrow wound on the chest was shocking, but fortunately the wound had been stopped from bleeding.
The two imperial doctors carefully examined the wound and each looked at each other.
Miss Xie San was rescued very promptly. Although the arrow wound was not fatal, she would die from excessive bleeding. Now she only needs to re-apply medicine and bandage and slowly recover from the injury.
Two imperial doctors were busy bandaging the wounds.
The initial shock finally faded away. Queen Yu frowned deeply and turned to look at Emperor Jianwen.
There was no unnecessary expression on Emperor Jianwen's face, but his eyes were extremely complex and fixed on Sheng Hong's face.
"Concubine Mei and her son committed the crime of deceiving the emperor," Queen Yu asked softly: "What does the emperor plan to do with them?"
…
The crime of deceiving the emperor?
How to deal with it?
Queen Yu opened her mouth with the sharpest question.
Of course it is a capital crime to deceive the emperor!
This matter involves the Tian family's reputation and can be called a royal scandal. The dignified prince actually dressed up as a woman, and did so for six years. He regarded the emperor and the empress as nothing, and the royal laws as nothing. For committing such a serious crime, Concubine Mei and her son would only die.
…
However, if Emperor Jianwen really had this intention, he would never announce the identity of the seventh prince in front of others. He could just make up any reason and quietly "dispose" of the mother and son.
Sure enough, Emperor Jianwen took a deep breath and said: "Hong'er risked his own life to save me and was seriously injured. Before he fell into coma, he personally begged me to spare Concubine Mei's life. I have already agreed. Concubine Mei will be imprisoned for the time being.
She met Hong'er."
After a moment of pause, he added: "As for Hong'er, I will deal with it after he recovers from his injuries."
It seems that Emperor Jianwen intends to spare Concubine Mei and the Seventh Prince.
Queen Yu nodded in agreement without asking any further questions.
Emperor Jianwen turned to look at Queen Yu: "Hong'er confessed that Anping's fall into the water six years ago was not an accident, but someone was harmed. Regarding this matter, does the Queen think it is true or false?"
Six years ago, the "Seventh Prince" accidentally fell into the water and died. Emperor Jianwen Long Yan was furious and ordered a thorough investigation of the harem. On that day, a servant was also near the pond.
Coincidentally, the chamberlain also fell into the water and drowned.
That chamberlain has been in the palace for less than a year, but he is only twelve or thirteen years old. Before he entered the palace, he was an orphan without a father and mother. When recruiting chamberlains, I would rather recruit someone like this who has no blood relatives to care about. And that chamberlain has been in the palace for one year
There are six other people in the palace who are in the same situation. The chamberlain who fell into the water is usually silent and seldom interacts with the chamberlains who entered the palace together.
The six chamberlains were tortured and interrogated repeatedly, but nothing could be found out. In the end, they all died in the prison in the palace.
Also implicated were more than a dozen of the maids who served the Seventh Prince, and they were all executed together.
An eight-year-old child was playing naughtily by the pond and accidentally fell into the water and drowned. This kind of thing is not new and unusual. But it happened in the palace and happened to a prince, which made people suspicious and worried.
However, it is impossible to convict anyone based on suspicion and no evidence.
This past incident has become a secret and unsolved case in the palace.
Who would have thought that it was the Sixth Princess Sheng Anping who died in the water that day. The one who survived in the place of the Sixth Princess was the real Seventh Prince.
Concubine Mei used such absurd and bold methods to protect her son's life, allowing the seventh prince to escape the persecution of the mastermind behind the scenes and grow up safely. It was really unexpected.
…
Empress Yu frowned slightly and said calmly: "After investigating for a long time, we could not find any clues about what happened back then. Later, the matter was settled with the seventh prince accidentally falling into the water."
"The Emperor is bringing up old matters now. Could it be that he wants to re-investigate the matter?"
Emperor Jianwen's eyes flashed with coldness: "That's right! I just want to re-examine the old things!"
"Someone dares to murder my son. I shudder when I think that this person is hiding in the dark, and may even be by my side from time to time."
"This person is capable of plotting to harm the prince, and he may harm me in the future. I will never forgive him lightly!"
After all, Emperor Jianwen was also frightened by the sudden assassination. Then he learned from Sheng Hong that the sixth princess had been murdered. He was angry and frightened, but also felt deep fear and suspicion.
Could it be that the person who harmed the Sixth Princess back then was the same person who assassinated him today?
Empress Yu glanced at Emperor Jianwen, who had an angry and sinister look on his face, and responded in a low voice: "After returning to the palace, I will investigate this matter again."
Emperor Jianwen was worried, his brows furrowed, and he lost interest in talking for a while.
Inside the tent, silence returned again and again.
…
An hour later.
The people waiting outside the tent slowly recovered from the initial shock.
The princes had different expressions and none of them spoke.
Without the Sixth Emperor's sister, there is now a Seventh Emperor's younger brother. Even the Fifth Prince, who has the least ambition to be the crown prince, feels depressed and annoyed. Not to mention the Third and Fourth Princes.
The third prince's eyes flickered uncertainly.
The fourth prince's expression was gloomy and his eyes were like a cold pool.
The expressions on the concubines' faces didn't look good either.
After a while, Concubine Jing was the first to break the silence: "I didn't expect that the person who drowned that year was Anping."
Concubine Shu also sighed softly: "Concubine Mei, too. Why didn't you tell the truth back then and let the seventh prince pretend to be the sixth princess? This impersonation lasted for six years. In the past three years, I have been studying with the girl's family every day. The poor prince actually...
Suffering such injustice."
These words may sound full of pity at first, but if you taste them carefully, you can taste a subtle malice.
Concubine Li twitched her lips and showed a hint of ridicule: "The sixth princess fell into the water and died. Concubine Mei was frightened. She would rather let her son pretend to be her daughter and survive. In the past few years, she was sick all day long and didn't see anyone. Until today,
The Seventh Prince has grown up and is favored by the Holy Spirit. Today, he was able to save him, so he revealed this matter. Thinking about it this way, Concubine Mei is not a fool."
If he was truly stupid, he would have been torn apart by this harem that eats people without blinking an eye. How could he survive to this day?
So, who secretly harmed the Seventh Prince back then?
