The prince looked at the eunuch who was kneeling beside him with his head down and shivering, and said in a trembling voice: "It was Xiao Ruizi who pushed my son into the pool..."
Xiao Ruizi and Xiao Xiangzi have been by his side since he was a child. He has an introverted personality and is not good at talking to others, so he only regards these two people as people he can talk to and trust.
But who knows...
Emperor Qingming suddenly changed his expression and looked at the inner prisoner who was sweating coldly and did not dare to raise his head.
Prince Jing scolded: "Okay, it turns out it's you, you piece of shit, who wants to catch a thief and plots to kill the prince, and you're trying to pin the blame on me!"
"Are you trying to harm the prince?!"
Emperor Qingming's eyes were filled with coldness.
"Slave... this slave is wronged!"
"His Highness himself pointed it out, and you still dare to cry out for injustice!" Li Ji asked in a sharp voice, "Tell me, who instigated you?"
But the prisoner just cried and complained about injustice.
Seeing that he couldn't get anything out of the question for the time being, Emperor Qingming ordered with a serious face: "Take the person down and interrogate him strictly!"
The jailer was quickly taken away.
Fortunately, his life was spared, but the frail and frightened prince was sent back to the East Palace by the imperial doctor and his guards.
"I almost mistakenly blamed Shengchang today." Emperor Qingming looked at Prince Jing and said, "I will definitely order someone to find out the truth of this matter as soon as possible."
"Your Majesty is right. There should be a thorough investigation. The nephew's innocence is secondary, but those who seek to harm the Crown Prince must not be forgiven lightly. Fortunately, Your Highness has good luck, and thanks to this
Thanks to Miss Xu’s wonderful hand, Prince Jing has almost recovered his demeanor. As he spoke, he turned to look at Xu Mingyi, and revealed a smile that he considered friendly yet personable.
Wu Chao moved his eyebrows slightly.
It seems that Prince Jing is someone who doesn’t remember beatings.
"Yes, I should reward Miss Xu heavily." Looking at the girl standing next to Lord Zhen Guo, Emperor Qingming also had a slight smile in his eyes.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the Crown Prince of Daqing. I have no right not to try my best to save him. I dare not ask for rewards for things that are within my scope of duty." The girl said in a dramatic manner, but she could not hide the hint of complacency in her eyes for saving the Crown Prince.
Her face, covered in sweat and with messy forehead, looked vivid and flamboyant.
She is just a simple-minded girl who likes to be pushy when things happen and takes pride in being praised.
"You have made great achievements this time, so this should be your reward, and you can't refuse it." The queen said with a smile: "It's just that I didn't know that Miss Xu was so proficient in medical skills in the past -"
Xu Mingyi has a clear mind.
The Empress was giving her a chance to explain in public again. After all, it was too strange for a noblewoman to be so good at 'medical skills'. If she couldn't explain clearly, she would be suspected by others, or even cause trouble.
"To tell the truth, I don't know much about medicine. I just have a girl beside me who has been practicing medicine since she was a child. She also likes to study medical books. It was by chance that I learned this first aid method for drowning with her. I just mentioned this
Applying the method to His Highness the Crown Prince is just a desperate attempt. Originally, there was not much certainty..."
I have to say, her Aoi is really useful.
The Queen nodded in understanding: "That's it."
"The co-authorship was just a mistake."
Xia Xi on the side sneered: "I really think she has any extraordinary abilities."
Xu Mingyi looked at her and said bluntly: "It's better to hit her by mistake than Miss Xia Si to stand here and ridicule her."
She could have ignored Xia Xi's words, but who knew that Miss Xu, who happened to have just made a meritorious service at this time, was destined to be even more arrogant than before.
Xia Tingzhen is the head of the civil servants, and Xu Qiwei is the head of the military generals. As the youngest daughter of Xia Pavilion, Xia Xi has loved to compete with Xu Mingyi since she was a child. This is known to everyone in the capital.
At first it was just a rivalry, but about two years ago, Xu Mingyi got so annoyed that he kicked the yawning Xia Xi into the lotus pond at Princess Jingrong's poetry party, causing a big ugly scene.
... This grudge was remembered by Xia Xi, and from then on the two of them had a real relationship.
At this time, Xia Xi heard the other party's words and noticed the glances cast around her. Her face turned red and she was about to retaliate, but was interrupted by a cold voice.
"It's true that Miss Xu saved His Highness the Crown Prince. How can I allow you to say nothing here?"
There was anger hidden in Xia Tingzhen's eyes.
Xia Xi shrank her neck, lowered her head in embarrassment, and secretly made a note to Xu Mingyi in her heart.
"The Queen and Xia Shoufu are right, Miss Xu must be rewarded." Emperor Qingming looked at the young man wearing a crow-green robe and said in a gentle and friendly tone: "There is also A Yuan, who deserves a reward.
"
Wu Chao raised his hand and said simply without refusing: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Today something like this happened, and I have wronged the Queen... A birthday party has ended up like this." Emperor Qingming whispered to the Queen.
The queen smiled: "What are you talking about, Your Majesty? Birthdays are celebrated every year, not to mention that Sheng'er has been able to save the day, so what else can I be dissatisfied with?"
Without waiting for Emperor Qingming to say anything more, she urged her softly: "Your Majesty, if you have any business to do, just go ahead and leave it to the Tai Palace. I will let you arrange it for me."
Emperor Qingming nodded with gentle eyes.
"That's fine."
He raised his eyes and looked at the officials, and ordered Duke Zhen, Xia Tingzhen, Han Yan and others to go to the imperial study room for urgent discussion.
Prince Jing, who was involved, also had to go with him. However, before leaving, he did not forget to bow to Xu Mingyi and say thank you: "Thank you very much, Miss Xu, for rescuing me tonight."
"Your Majesty, your words are serious."
Prince Jing was about to say something more, but he saw that Xu Mingyi had already turned around and left.
"Cousin, you are so powerful... you actually saved His Highness the Crown Prince."
As soon as Xu Mingyi came to Cui and others, Cui Yunwei exclaimed in surprise, her eyes sparkling.
Xu Mingyi smiled and said: "It's just good luck."
"You have to be lucky to have the ability. Otherwise, you won't be able to catch luck when it comes!" Cui Yunwei said.
"What Weiwei said is true." Ms. Cui accepted the words without humility.
The surprised and envious looks from those women just now almost overwhelmed her - her family Zhao Zhao was so good-looking, good-natured, and so capable, ah, put it this way... the benefits of raising a daughter were too great.
That’s a lot!
"Miss Xu has indeed made a great contribution today..." Wen Shi glanced at Xu Mingyi with a smile, and whispered to Cui: "The Queen took the first step, let's go back to Jiaotai Palace as soon as possible."
"Mother, aunt and cousin will go back first."
Xu Mingyi glanced ahead and said, "I'll go to Jiaotai Hall to look for you later."
What is this going to do?
Cui subconsciously followed her gaze.
I saw a girl in an apricot dress sitting in a pavilion not far ahead. There were two maids standing beside the girl.
