This is obviously a conspiracy, but as long as it is not directed against me, there is no need to be so nervous.
Moreover, for Queen Mother Tian, Su Yao's existence was still a stumbling block for her niece's granddaughter. If Su Yao was really framed, it would not be a bad thing.
She went to see Tian Xun.
However, Tian Xun had already turned his head to look at Xiao Heng, who had not spoken a word.
Xiao Heng stood beside Emperor Yuanfeng and didn't say a word at first. It was not until Mrs. He knelt down and begged for mercy that he snorted coldly.
Emperor Yuanfeng was looking at Madam He without knowing whether he was happy or angry. When he heard Xiao Heng's sneer, he was silent for a moment before asking Xiao Heng, "What are you humming?"
"I can't stand this maid talking nonsense." Xiao Heng folded his hands and looked coldly at the crying maid, without even raising his eyes: "She said that Su Yao pushed the Eleventh Aunt, do you have any evidence?"
According to seniority, he should call the Eleventh Princess "Auntie". The Fifth Prince had always wanted Xiao Heng to call him "Uncle" before, but now he didn't have the heart to make such a joke. He wiped his tears and looked at the maid, then at Su Yao, and asked Xiao Heng suspiciously: "Are you saying that this maid is lying?"
The maid immediately pointed to the sky and swore that she had not lied. She cried with tears in her eyes: "How dare this slave tell such a lie? It was really Miss Su who did it! At that time, with the light of the fireworks, I saw with my own eyes that she pushed the princess... That's why the princess fell and was unconscious..."
She sobbed and cried loudly, pointing at Su Yao and speaking in a decisive tone.
Su Yao didn't say anything. Princess Mingchang, who was not far away, raised her eyelids and glanced at her. If the occasion allowed, she really wanted to laugh three times.
Look, it's true that everything in this world is a tit-for-tat.
This arrogant and annoying girl got her comeuppance so quickly.
She has disliked Su Yao for a long time. Empress Hu had promoted Song Ange to become the Crown Princess, and Princess Mingchang still feels uncomfortable about it.
So she hated everyone under the protection of Queen Hu's halo.
Not to mention Su Yao and Madam He, these two people simply relied on the dead Queen Hu to curry favor with Emperor Yuanfeng, which made her extremely disgusted.
Especially after what happened to Li Jiamin, she hated Su Yao even more.
Now, no matter whether Su Yao was really being plotted against, it was certain that he was in big trouble.
Why isn’t it worth going back to set off a string of firecrackers
Thinking of this, she felt that even the resentment in her heart that she had no place to vent because of Li Jiamin's demotion was relieved a lot.
The little maid cried miserably, and begged Su Yao to admit it with tears: "Miss Su, please be kind. Why did you push our prince? If something happened to our prince, how could we, the servants, survive? Please be kind. My parents are still waiting for me to be released when I am old enough to reunite with the family..."
Empress Dowager Tian frowned: "Emperor?"
There must be an explanation for this, the imperial edicts are all here.
The princess's injury was a big deal. If it was just the princess's carelessness, then there would be nothing to worry about. Although it was a bit disappointing, at most it would just be the punishment of some palace servants.
But if the princess was hurt by someone, the nature of the situation would be completely different.
In front of so many people, this matter must have a conclusion.
Otherwise, where would the royal family save its reputation
Emperor Yuanfeng understood and raised his eyebrows, pointing to the silent Su Yaolai: "What do you say?"
In this kind of situation, Su Yao is actually at a disadvantage.
Because it was a fact that the Eleventh Princess was injured, she was standing diagonally behind the Eleventh Princess, and the most crucial thing was that everyone was busy watching the fireworks at that time, and no one saw how the Eleventh Princess went down, whether she was pushed, and who pushed her. So far, only one palace maid saw it.
The palace maid was the only witness, and she testified against Su Yao. Su Yao wanted to prove his innocence, but he couldn't find any witnesses.
Asking her is just asking in vain.
Tian Xun raised the corner of his mouth with some pity, but quickly suppressed it as if nothing had happened, waiting to see how Su Yao would respond.
This is not the place like in Princess Mingchang's mansion where she could let her eloquent tongue run wild.
Su Yao glanced at the maid calmly. Seeing her crying and trying to kowtow to him, she immediately moved aside and said, "Aunt, you are joking. I should ask you to show some leniency and stop making false accusations. You are going out to reunite with your family. I am also waiting to reunite with my family after the palace banquet. I don't want to get killed and bring trouble to my family. Murdering the princess is not a small crime, right?"
The maid obviously didn't expect Su Yao's reaction. She paused in her throat and then started crying again: "Miss Su, it was you... "
"I didn't." Su Yao saluted to Emperor Yuanfeng without changing his expression and said softly, "Your Majesty, I have a way to prove my innocence. I wonder if you can come and see my hand in person?"
Queen Mother Tian frowned, not knowing what Su Yao meant.
Mrs. He also nervously grasped Su Yao's skirt.
Su Yao turned around and gave Mrs. He a soothing smile, and Mrs. He loosened her skirt.
When Emperor Yuanfeng saw Mrs. He like this, he was silent for a moment before nodding: "Okay." Then he asked Eunuch Chen to bring the glass lamp over.
Before Eunuch Chen could do anything, Xiao Heng had already taken the glass lamp held by the young eunuch next to him and walked to Su Yao with Emperor Yuanfeng.
Su Yao spread out his hands and turned them around for Emperor Yuanfeng to see.
Under the light, her hands were white and delicate, with nothing special about them.
The fifth prince pursed his lips, his mouth corners pressed into a straight line, and he was already a little impatient: "What do you want us to see? There is clearly nothing!"
Su Yao smiled gently: "Look at my innocence! It is precisely because I have nothing that I can prove my innocence."
Seeing the maid still kneeling and crying, she stopped smiling and said in a deep voice, "What a coincidence! The dress that the eleventh princess wore today was chosen by me. I heard that it was a kind of brocade tribute from Persia, dotted with countless bright silver flakes. It has been in the hall just now, so you may not have noticed it for a while, but in fact, the princess's dress will sparkle in the dark night. If I stretched out my hand and pushed the princess, there would be some silver flakes on my hand anyway, right? After all, the aunt who helped the princess lift the hem of her skirt was stained with it, and it had to be washed with water. But my hands are clean, without a single silver flake. If that's the case, how could I be the murderer who pushed the princess down?"
She looked at the maid with a hint of coldness in her eyes until this moment: "I also want to ask this aunt, how did you see the princess I pushed with your own eyes?"