Seeing everyone looking at her, the palace maid bit her trembling lips, looked at the eunuch who was kneeling beside the prince, and said as clearly as possible: "When I went to the Jiaotai Palace to deliver wine, I happened to see the prince beside me.
This little father-in-law! At first, when the slaves saw him, they were sure
He hurriedly headed towards the East Palace alone, but after a while, he was seen running back again!... But just now he only said that he ran all the way back to the East Palace without delay, but he did not mention that he turned back in the middle.
...If this isn’t lying, what is it?”
"Is this possible?" Li Ji glanced at the internal prison officer coldly.
Turning back midway but not telling anyone anything, this is obviously very suspicious.
After the eunuch was startled, he hurriedly kowtowed and said: "It is true! It's just... I didn't lie deliberately, but when I saw His Highness in danger, I was frightened and forgot this little thing! I didn't go too far at that time.
, seeing a sudden wind blowing in the garden, fearing that His Highness might catch a cold, he turned back to check, but..."
As he spoke, his face suddenly changed as he recalled something.
Li Ji frowned and scolded: "Why don't you explain it clearly soon!"
"But at that time... I saw that Prince Jing was talking to His Highness the Crown Prince, and that His Highness and the Crown Prince seemed to be having a very happy conversation. I thought that Your Highness rarely had anyone with whom he could talk... so he didn't act rashly.
Come forward and disturb..."
King Jing is the biological brother of His Majesty, and Crown Prince Jing and the Crown Prince are also real cousins.
However, even so, the words of the internal prison officer still caused the atmosphere around him to suddenly become tense and unpredictable.
This is equivalent to saying that the prince had met Prince Jing alone before the accident——
"His Majesty……"
Li Ji's expression changed slightly, and he asked Emperor Qingming in a low voice: "Do you want someone to invite the Crown Prince to come and ask questions?"
Even if Crown Prince Jing is not suspected, the other person is very likely to be the last person the Crown Prince saw before the accident, so he should be called to ask about the situation at that time.
However, before Emperor Qingming could nod his head, he heard a surprised voice from the crowd: "This... this is impossible!"
A young man in fine clothes smelling of alcohol looked confused and shocked: "Your Majesty, my nephew has never seen His Highness the Crown Prince tonight!"
He had just returned to the palace. As soon as he heard the news about the prince's cousin's accident, he hurried over to watch the excitement. But he didn't understand the excitement yet. Why did it suddenly involve him?!
"You bitch, how could you open your mouth and slander me!" The young man, who was only sixteen or seventeen years old, cursed at the prisoner angrily.
Emperor Qingming looked at the inner prison with a solemn expression: "Did you clearly see who that person was at that time?"
"It's about respecting the prince, the servant has seen it with his own eyes...it will never be wrong!"
"you--"
Prince Jing pointed to the other party, and when he was about to say something more, he suddenly heard a cold voice coming from behind: "According to the attention of the veteran, before the banquet started, the crown prince drank half a bottle of wine by himself, and then left the palace.
I went and never came back - this period of time happened to be when something happened to His Royal Highness. I wonder where the Prince went alone in these few quarters of an hour?"
Prince Jing stiffened when he heard this and looked back.
The person who spoke was about fifty years old, wearing the robe of a first-class civil servant, with slightly concave cheeks, and a pair of sharp eyes showing insight.
This was none other than Xia Tingzhen, the chief minister of the dynasty.
Under the inspection of those eyes, Crown Prince Jing's eyes dodge for a moment, "I... I felt cramping in my abdomen at the time, so I left the table temporarily..."
"Is there anyone from the palace who can testify?" Xia Tingzhen asked.
"...I walked along a narrow path and never met anyone from the palace!"
Xu Mingyi frowned secretly.
Could it be that she had guessed wrong and that the murderer was Prince Jing?
After all, the other party's guilty look seems to be a self-inflicted crime.
At this moment, she suddenly saw the boy's fingers moving almost imperceptibly in her peripheral vision.
Xu Mingyi's fingers trembled, and the boulder from his heart suddenly fell. He breathed a sigh of relief, and his eyes suddenly filled with smiles.
Wu Chao, who also noticed something, raised his head at this moment, rubbed his thin lips with the back of his hand, and caught off guard, he met the girl's eyes full of joy.
There was no change in her expression, but in her eyes, there was genuine joy and excitement that she was trying to suppress.
He knew that she was not smiling at him, it was just her heartfelt joy for saving a life, and he happened to be in front of her at this time - but even so, when their eyes met, they looked at each other.
Looking into those star-like eyes, he seemed to be inexplicably drawn into her emotions, his heart was touched, and there was a smile in his eyes.
"Miss Xu, His Royal Highness—"
As soon as Wu Chao spoke, the smile in the eyes in front of him disappeared. At the same time, a slightly cold hand pressed on his fingers.
Duke Zhen Guo was pressing the crown prince's heart, and he needed to help the crown prince breathe, so he was on the same side as Xu Mingyi. Xu Mingyi had been squatting aside for the convenience of administering the acupuncture. He also maintained the posture of kneeling on one knee, and the two were separated.
It was quite close, and under the cover of her wide sleeves, no one could see her desperate move to touch his finger.
Wu Chao was stunned and saw her shaking her head slightly.
The soft palm pressing his fingers also used a little force.
Someone had already looked towards them.
"It seems that His Highness the Crown Prince has no chance of waking up. Miss Xu, it is better not to waste any more efforts and let His Highness die in a dignified manner." Wu Chao said in a solemn tone.
Although I don’t know why she did this for the time being, she saved the person and it was up to her to make the decision.
Xu Mingyi retracted her fingers with satisfaction.
Wu Chao then stood up.
At this time, the girl sighed and said to Zhenguo fairly: "Grandpa, forget it."
The Duke of Zhen Guo paused and patted his granddaughter on the arm with regretful eyes: "Just do your best."
He was not only talking about his granddaughter, but also himself.
In fact, his arms were already overly sore, and what made him grit his teeth and persevere was not his determination to save people, but his reputation and dignity, which were gradually in danger while being watched by everyone.
Hearing these words, weeping sounded again everywhere.
Sure enough, this girl is just messing around.
More eyes fell on Prince Jing.
Is the death of His Highness the Crown Prince really related to Crown Prince Jing?
The eyes of many officials also gradually changed.
Prince Jing's attack on the prince may sound too bold, but if you think about it carefully, it's not entirely without motive...
In fact, in the past few years, as the courtiers were dissatisfied with the prince, some rumors came out from nowhere -
