As soon as Miss Mu San opened her mouth, she overturned all the previous words of Master Li Xiaojue. Without even looking at Master Li Xiaojue, she cried and complained about her grievances in front of Emperor Yuanfeng without changing her expression or heartbeat.
She was indeed wronged. The Mu Mansion was not the overlord in Yunnan, but it was almost the same. When the old chieftain was still in power, she was like a princess in Yunnan. Even when her brother became the chieftain, she still did whatever she wanted. It was only after her half-brother seized the throne that she became displaced and suffered so much.
She had finally come to this day, and she could speak to the emperor who would decide the future of herself and her nephew. How could she let go of this opportunity
She said the words she had discussed with Princess Yongning and her husband in one breath, and she didn't forget to cry: "Your Majesty, I was hunted everywhere, so I could only stay in the Charity Hall and pretend to be a refugee from Yunnan, so I survived... I went to Princess Yongning's mansion out of desperation... I had been followed by someone whose identity I didn't know for a long time, and I thought about the fact that my husband was the governor of Guizhou, so I had no choice but to give it a try..."
Master Li Xiaojue didn't expect that Miss Mu San and Princess Yongning could make the matter perfect, and he was furious. At this point, how could he not understand that they had been in contact for a long time
Although he couldn't figure out when they colluded with each other, Master Li was tense all of a sudden. He felt angry as if he was being plotted against. He couldn't control himself and roared at Miss Mu San in a perverse and gloomy manner: "How dare you talk nonsense in front of His Majesty! When you first came to the capital, you had nothing and were all alone. Duke Chengguo brought you to the capital because he promised to find your nephew for you. Now, you even said that you raised your nephew since he was a child, and you brought your nephew to the capital to find a way out and file a complaint with the emperor. How dare you tell such a big lie!?"
His blood boiled, and he didn't care about anything else. He stared at Princess Yongning and the silent Prince Consort Tang, and asked with red eyes: "Who ordered you to talk nonsense in front of the emperor?! What are you planning?!"
Miss Mu San turned her head to look at him in astonishment, with a strange expression: "How do you know so much about me? Who told you?"
Young Master Li was startled, and then panic flooded into his heart, like a basin of cold water, pouring down his entire body.
yes.
How did he know
Why did he pull Su Rong in in the first place? Wasn't it just to get himself out of the way
His source of information was of course the former Duke Chengguo.
The Xu family has always had a good relationship with Princess Mingchang's Mansion. This time, it was precisely because my grandmother still held the secret of the dispute between the chieftains in Yunnan that she thought of sending him to Yunnan to quell the rebellion and gain some luster.
However, Xu Yonghong had other plans when he brought Miss Mu San to Beijing to look for her child.
If Princess Mingchang's Mansion knew this news all along but kept it secret, what would Princess Mingchang's Mansion become to Emperor Yuanfeng
His face twisted for a moment, and he finally understood why Princess Yongning and Miss Mu San dared to tell such a big lie.
That's because they were sure that he wouldn't dare to bring up Duke Cheng.
Xu Yonghong is in collusion with King Zhuang!
Even the Princess Mingchang Mansion is not innocent on this issue. If it is investigated further, although the fact that Prince Consort Tang and Princess Yongning raised the child cannot be covered up, many secrets between the Princess Mingchang Mansion, Prince Zhuang, and Duke Chengguo's Mansion will also be dug out.
... ..
He felt cold all over and had a chill for a moment.
It was unknown how long the silence lasted. Young Master Li was sweating profusely. When he heard Emperor Yuanfeng calling his name, he raised his head in a daze.
"Jiamin, Miss Mu San is asking you a question." Emperor Yuanfeng looked at him with a half-smile, "Why don't you answer? How do you know so much about Miss Mu San's affairs? Who told you?"
"No..." Young Master Li prostrated himself on the ground, his hands trembling, unable to control his dizziness: "Your Majesty... it was all my guess... I sent someone to follow her at the time, and I thought she was sneaking around and acting suspiciously..."
Princess Yongning retorted mercilessly: "With just your little guess, you call a black cat a white cat, and accuse us of colluding with rebels and plotting evil. With just one word from you, our entire Princess House may lose their heads! You are clearly deliberately framing us, and you speak so high-soundingly, but you are just trying to take revenge on us, and you are picking on the weak ones!"
She took a breath and kowtowed heavily to Emperor Yuanfeng: "Royal brother, please clear our name! Miss Mu San must have brought her nephew with her. The two children we raised have been seen by more than one family in the capital. Everyone can come and identify whether Miss Mu San's nephew is the same as our adopted son!"
Young Master Li was confused.
Emperor Yuanfeng sat at the top and looked at him coldly: "My sister has always said that you are smart and sensible, and that you are young and promising. Now it seems that you are so eager for quick success and instant benefits, and you are so unscrupulous. How can you achieve great things? You dare to drag the nobles to come to me to report the eldest princess based on your unfounded speculation, and you also lied and slandered the princess's mansion for collaborating with the enemy. You almost ruined the military and national affairs. It's just nonsense!"
A few words made Master Li lie prone on the ground. Emperor Yuanfeng frowned and said, "Today is New Year's Eve. You are making a fuss like this. You have no idea what you are doing! Go to the clan house and reflect on yourself! No one is allowed to visit you without my order!"
Young Master Li's face was pale, and before he could say anything, Eunuch Chen came in with several Yulin guards, mercilessly handcuffed his hands behind his back, and dragged him away cleanly.
The sound of opera and music could still be heard in the distance. Young Master Li always attended palace banquets in previous years, and he immediately recognized that it was the palace servants from the Music Bureau preparing for the evening performance.
But this year, he can no longer sit in the audience and watch.
After sending Li Xiaojue away, Emperor Yuanfeng looked at the people kneeling on the ground, snorted, and then asked everyone to stand up. Then he sent Princess Yongning away as well: "Go to the Queen Mother. I'm afraid the Queen Mother doesn't know what happened when I suddenly called you here."
Princess Yongning bit her lip and said, "Brother, this matter..."
"I am not confused about what is going on here!" Emperor Yuanfeng sneered. Seeing Princess Yongning immediately fell silent, he gave Tang Yuan and Su Rong a warning look: "You should stop now."
Princess Yongning was not very courageous to begin with, and after hearing what Emperor Yuanfeng said, she immediately became silent and dared not speak again.