HCB Chapter 203 Su Peisheng (32)
Chapter 203 Su Peisheng (32)
Wen Shichu also knelt down and used his medical knowledge to explain to the emperor why the child was covered in blues and purples, and even why Huipin was in such a state after giving birth, and how she was poisoned.
Although Wen Shichu couldn't figure it out now, he would come to check Shen Meizhuang's food and clothes every day, and even the ointments she used, and he would check them regularly, how Shen Meizhuang was infected. But now it was important to file a complaint, and the most urgent thing was to ask the emperor to give him and Shen Meizhuang an explanation, their child couldn't just disappear in vain, while the culprit was unharmed!
Wen Shichu was indeed a good imperial physician. When he explained the principle, Pangju remembered that Chunyuan's favorite drink before her death was almond tea, and her pregnancy was taken care of by Yixiu. Then, her death and that child's death...
The emperor's eyes swept across Yixiu's face coldly.
Then everyone else seemed to have thought of something, and everyone turned their eyes to the queen.
Yixiu immediately looked like she had been slandered. She was three parts in disbelief, three parts accusation, and three parts grievance. She looked at the emperor with tears in her eyes: "Your Majesty, are you suspicious of me? Since Huipin entered the palace, have I ever been unkind to her? Huipin has always been respectful to me. I have no reason to harm her."
Fat Orange only asked her: "I remember that you are quite knowledgeable about pharmacology, and Chunyuan loves almond tea the most. Is it true that what happened to Chunyuan back then has nothing to do with you?"
Yixiu continued to maintain her previous emotional state. She didn't seem to expect that the emperor would doubt this: "Your Majesty, she is my sister. How could I do such a thing?"
Although Zhen Huan was not a witness to what happened back then, she had heard about their past grievances, right and wrong.
Just like she herself would kill her own mother for the emperor's favor, Empress Yixiu was no less cruel than herself. What she lost was the position of the principal wife, which she had always dreamed of and valued more than anything else. How could she not do such a thing?
Zhen Huan kept pestering Yi Xiu, poking at her heart and telling her all her guesses.
Yixiu then bit back at her: "If it is true as Zhen Da Ying guessed, I can also think that the death of Concubine Wan is related to you. After all, before Concubine Wan entered the palace, you were the most favored woman in the palace. Your mother's entry into the palace not only took away your favor, but also took away the life of your child, didn't she?
By the way, I vaguely remember that when Concubine Wan was pregnant, it seemed that Zhen Ying had pushed for an abortion. It was because of this that you were demoted from Wanpin to Zhen Ying. Could it be that Zhen Ying is judging others by your own standards today? You killed Concubine Wan cruelly, so you think that I am as heartless and unscrupulous as you are? "
When Yixiu got angry, she even scolded herself. Zhen Huan suddenly realized the truth and her eyelids twitched. She subconsciously looked at the emperor.
Seeing the Emperor's eyes looking at her coldly without any emotion, Zhen Huan immediately jumped into the trap of self-proof: "Your Majesty, I didn't! Isn't the Queen saying that I am unfilial? When my mother first entered the palace, I was very angry and made a big mistake. I accidentally caused my mother to have a miscarriage, but I repented later.
In the past few years, I always went to my mother's palace to chat with her, to entertain her, and to relieve her boredom. The emperor saw all of this, didn't he? I have never done anything wrong in serving my mother. I really cannot bear the Empress's heart-breaking words! Please, Your Majesty, make the decision for me and clear my name!"
Seeing Zhen Huan's anxious look as she tried to prove herself, and seeing that everyone's focus was now on her, Yixiu couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth in a disdainful smile.
How dare you fight with her?
I heard from Xiao Xiazi that they had secretly found out how Zhen Huan killed Concubine Wan. They even knew that Zhen Huan's medicine was given by Wen Shichu.
If Zhen Huan wants to drag me down again, unless she wants to perish with me, I will not lose.
The emperor felt it was inappropriate to see a group of people exposing explosive information to each other outside Shen Meizhuang's delivery room, so he dismissed the other idle personnel and brought them to the Queen's Jingren Palace to start the second debate.
Yixiu forgot that Zhen Huan was indeed guilty of something, and then fell into the self-proving trap she set, and had no time to care about Chun Yuan. However, the one who cared about Chun Yuan the most was Fatty Ju.
Xinbaji brought up the topic of Chun Yuan in the first place in order to get the Queen to step down so that they would suffer less, not to convict Zhen Da Ying.
Concubine Wan might care about Concubine Wan's death and want to find out who the real murderer is and whether her mother was murdered. But among so many women, the one that Fat Ju cares about the most is probably Chun Yuan. He also doted on Concubine Wan, but that was just as a substitute for Chun Yuan.
Everything has its priorities. When they arrived at Jingren Palace, Fat Ju blew the whistle and asked Yixiu to debate his affairs with Chunyuan first. As for the death of Concubine Wan, he also had to find out, but questioning Zhen Huan had to be put on the back burner.
After being reminded by Pangju, Zhen Huan finally reacted. At first, they wanted to seek justice for Sister Mei, but later the matter of Queen Chunyuan was involved. In order to change the subject and to divert her own suspicion, Yixiu started to throw dirty water on herself.
How did I get tricked by her?
Fortunately, the emperor did not continue the topic. After finding her original intention, Zhen Huan made up her mind to bite Yixiu to death today. Otherwise, An Lingrong would have to take care of the birth and confinement, and Yu Rao was only favored but not powerful. Now the palace power is almost entirely in the hands of the queen. If she escaped this disaster, she would probably not have a good life in the future.
Sure enough, no matter how the Queen argued, Zhen Huan insisted on sticking to the facts, and then proposed that the Emperor bring all the servants serving in Jingren Palace, especially those who had been with the Queen since the Prince's Palace, to the Ministry of Punishment for trial. If they did not confess anything, then the Queen could be barely considered innocent.
Fat Orange readily accepted her suggestion.
Regardless of the fact that the Queen used Chun Yuan as a shield, Pang Ju asked Su Peisheng to find someone to take Jiang Fuhai, Jianqiu, Huichun and other servants in Jingren Palace to the Ministry of Punishment, but he did not forget about Zhen Huan.
He also asked Xiao Xiazi to bring Cui Jinxi, Xiao Yunzi, Liu Zhu and others from Sui Yuxuan to the Ministry of Punishment for trial.
Zhen Huan stared at Fatty in disbelief: "Does the Emperor really believe that I would harm my own mother?"
Fat Ju used the words she had just used to ask him to kill Yi Xiu to stop her: "You also said that the truth cannot be revealed without punishment. If these slaves did not utter a word after going through the seventy-two punishments of the Ministry of Punishment, then it would be barely credible."
Zhen Huan was successfully choked.
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