freenovelworld Chapter 599: Already had a solution
Chapter 599: Already had a solution
The Queen Mother looked for the two inscriptions on the hairpin with full confidence.
But after searching around, I couldn't find it!
What's going on?
She arranged this herself!
"Empress Dowager, do you see the words engraved on this hairpin as the maid said? If not, does it prove that what the maid said was all false? I wonder who instructed her to frame you, Empress Dowager!" The princess' voice rang out again.
The Queen Mother turned the hairpin around again, but couldn't find the engraving.
She threw the hairpin directly to the maid, "Look carefully, is it this wooden hairpin?"
The maid immediately picked it up and took a closer look. "No, it's not! This hairpin has been swapped! This is not the one I gave to the Concubine Dowager!"
"It's ridiculous! A mere maid actually dares to tease the Queen Mother in the Council Hall! Do you think this is a stage?" Princess Huaiyang shouted angrily again.
The maid was so frightened that she collapsed to the ground and quickly begged the Queen Mother for help, "Queen Mother, spare my life!"
The Queen Mother immediately took a step back, and the nanny beside her stepped forward to hold down the maid, preventing her from making any sound.
Originally, those letters and paintings were already very substantial evidence once they came out, and the statements made by Prince Huaiyang were a bit far-fetched.
This wooden hairpin has further confused the situation.
No one dares to draw conclusions easily!
"Your Majesty." Duke Rong stood up.
"This matter is of great importance and should not be taken lightly. Prince Ping has always held a grudge against the emperor. The emperor let him attend the banquet despite past grudges, but he harbored evil intentions and intended to assassinate the emperor. His heart is worthy of death, and his words are even more untrustworthy. He killed himself and deliberately confused the situation to alienate the relationship between the emperor and Prince Huaiyang. The emperor must not be fooled by him."
"Yes, Your Majesty, has the Prince of Huaiyang ever had any second thoughts about you over the years? Moreover, whether it is the previous floods or the recent wars, the Prince of Huaiyang has made great contributions. Your Majesty, please do not listen to the slander of those with ulterior motives and wrongly accuse a loyal minister." Marquis Wuyang also stood up and said.
The emperor had carefully planned the situation for so many years, but in the end, such a change happened. He absolutely could not accept it.
"Duke Rong, you'd better avoid suspicion. How can you just let this kind of thing go? What if what King Ping said is true? How do you explain these portraits?" Prime Minister Qin spoke again.
"What Prime Minister Qin said makes sense. We must get to the bottom of the matter. Otherwise, this matter will remain a mystery and will always attract criticism. It will cause great damage to both the emperor's reputation and the prince of Huaiyang's reputation." The voice of Princess Huaiyang sounded again.
She walked slowly to the emperor and knelt down.
"Your Majesty, I have a way to prove that Prince Huaiyang is the late emperor's flesh and blood."
"How will the princess prove it?" asked the emperor.
"Please all the female relatives step aside."
"All women, step back." The emperor gave an order.
Ji Chuhe also followed all the female relatives out and waited outside the palace.
The way the Queen Mother looked at Ji Chuhe was as if she wanted to eat her.
Ji Chuhe calmly looked at his nose with his eyes, and then looked at his heart with his nose.
She could understand the Queen Mother's feelings.
He originally wanted to use the wooden hairpin to prove the affair between Concubine Xu and Prince Ping, but unexpectedly, it helped his mother instead.
Inside the palace.
Princess Huaiyang looked at Prime Minister Qin.
"Prime Minister Qin, you are an old minister now. Do you know that the late emperor was obsessed with alchemy?"
"There is no point in Princess Huaiyang asking this. I wonder who doesn't know about this?" Prime Minister Qin replied.
"Then Prime Minister Qin, do you know what kind of medicines and medicine guides are needed for this alchemy technique?"
"How can I know this? Besides, alchemy is an evil art that harms people. Since the emperor ascended the throne, he has banned sorcerers from making elixirs. Anyone found doing so will be killed without mercy!"
"Let's not talk about the present, let's just talk about the past. I know that the art of alchemy requires a medicine guide to succeed. The medicine guide in the pills that the late emperor took needed to be the blood of the late emperor's own flesh and blood to make the pill."
"When Prince Huaiyang was still a prince, Concubine Xu personally sent her son to the alchemist to extract his blood for medicine. The late emperor trusted the effect of the elixir so much, how could he let a prince with impure blood make medicine for him? He might not investigate the identities of other princes, but he will definitely find out the identity of Prince Huaiyang clearly!"
No one dared to refute the princess's words, not even the emperor dared to question the late emperor.
"Please take off your clothes, Your Majesty, so that I can see the wounds left by the blood used as medicine."
Prince Huaiyang took off his shirt, and the wounds on his body were immediately exposed.
Qin Xiang moved his lips, but no sound came out.
Concubine Xu looked at the wounds on her son's body and her pupils suddenly dilated.
She thought she just cut her finger to get some blood, how could there be such a big wound!
Why is it happening like that!
A strong sense of guilt overwhelmed her like a tide. The King of Huaiyang never told her about this matter from beginning to end! She was still blaming him for not being close to her, and blaming him for being unfilial to her when he sided with the princess.
"If you still don't believe me, I have witnesses. When the previous emperor passed away, a fire broke out in the alchemy room. Everyone thought that the alchemist was burned to death. In fact, he escaped from the fire, hiding his identity and living in obscurity. And, Your Highness happened to meet him in the vast crowd."
By chance?
What a coincidence.
This is probably the work of Ji Chuhe.
Ji Chuhe wanted to help the Huaiyang Palace escape the fate of the previous life, and even guessed the trap he had set. Otherwise, there wouldn't be such a special method to crack it.
"If this alchemist is brought before you, many of the old officials will definitely recognize him at a glance." The princess added.
Prince Huaiyang put on his clothes silently.
There was silence in the hall.
The emperor secretly clenched his hands and almost bit his gums, but he did not show any emotion on the surface.
"Your Majesty, the princess has produced such strong evidence, enough to prove that Prince Huaiyang is the late emperor's biological child! This farce must also be ended in due time." Marquis Wuyang said again.
The emperor understood that now, except for Prime Minister Qin and a few others, the situation in the court had become overwhelmingly in favor of Prince Huaiyang.
If he continues to dwell on this matter, he will not be able to tolerate Prince Huaiyang.
The emperor walked up to Prince Huaiyang, raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder, "Can you understand my feelings? I don't believe Prince Ping's words at all. Just like what Princess Huaiyang said, this matter must be investigated thoroughly, otherwise, it will definitely be used by someone intentionally. Fortunately, it has been investigated thoroughly."
"I understand your Majesty's feelings. Thank you for giving me a chance to prove my innocence." Prince Huaiyang was still as respectful as ever.
"The banquet continues, and everyone continues to drink."
When Ji Chuhe followed the empress dowager and a group of female relatives back into the palace, the palace was already filled with a peaceful scene, as if what had happened before had never happened.