Ning Chen's face looked frighteningly gloomy.
He didn't believe anyone present, but Ye Jun had a father who had made great military achievements. If he convicted her so easily, it would discourage his old ministers, so he had to investigate.
"Yuan Jiu, send someone to search the Zhaixing Pavilion and move Xia Cairen to the side hall of Wutong Palace to rest first. No one else is allowed to leave!"
The queen was completely relieved this time. If the emperor didn't believe her, he wouldn't have sent the person to Wutong Palace.
So he immediately asked Nanny Ding and Suqin to follow him.
The stage had long been quiet. Ning Chen didn't say anything, and no one dared to speak.
Ye Jun stood in front of Ning Chen, his back straight, not afraid at all.
Ning Chen looked at her several times, without any inquiry or pressure in his eyes. Ye Jun sneered in her heart. As expected, no matter how good he was in normal times, the emperor was always suspicious.
If she didn't have this family background today, she would have been directly disposed of like an ant.
Not long after, Yuan Jiu came back with a small bag in his hand, and brought a man with him, who was Lu Yan.
The eunuch who was escorting the man roughly pressed Lu Yan to the ground, and Yuan Jiu stepped forward to show the things he brought to Doctor Li.
"Your Majesty, this is Jade Clove!" Doctor Li said truthfully, but then asked, "Eunuch Yuan, do you have anything else besides this small package?"
"No, I sent people to search the entire Zhaixing Pavilion, and only found these in the maid's room." Yuan Jiu searched very carefully and would not miss anything.
Ning Chen frowned, "Is there any problem?"
Doctor Li hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, although this jade clove can cause miscarriage in pregnant women, it is only effective when it is fresh. If it is dried, most of its medicinal effects will be lost. If there is only this much, even if you use it all, I'm afraid it will take four or five days to cause miscarriage."
Obviously, Ye Jun couldn't stay with Xia Cairen all the time and force Xia to smell this scent.
From this point on, it was obvious that Ye Jun was framed.
When Yao Xiang heard this, a trace of murderous intent flashed in her eyes. She had miscalculated. That bitch had not listened to her. Fortunately, she had a backup plan. Otherwise, if the emperor pursued the matter, it would have been a bad ending.
"Although you have not served me for a long time, I believe I have treated you well. Why are you doing this? Who instructed you to do this?" Ye Jun was not in a good mood and was somewhat angry.
This frame-up was too superficial. If it wasn't aimed at her, why did they involve her? If they involved her, why did they leave her unharmed? This is really full of doubts.
Lu Yan was trembling all over, her face was already pale, "I don't know why this thing appeared in my room, I don't know at all... Ah—"
A scream was heard. It turned out that Ning Chen kicked Lu Yan directly on the shoulder. He used all his strength in this kick and only knocked the person over. The person curled up in pain.
"I will give you one more chance. If you don't tell the truth, one of the thirty-two punishments from the Ministry of Punishment will make you open your mouth!"
“It’s Lady Li, it’s Lady Li!” Lu Yan’s teeth chattered in pain, tears and snot all mixed together, “Yinhuan and I are from the same hometown, she gave me money and threatened my fiancé’s life, I was blinded by greed, but, but Ye Wanrong treated me very well, she prepared a dowry for me, I couldn’t bear to kill her, that’s why, that’s why I didn’t put enough Yu Dingxiang, please spare my life, Your Majesty!”
Huiyue was so frightened that she lost her soul. Her hand holding Ye Yun was cold. If her master had not said that casually and treated Kuanhe like this, wouldn't today be...
Huiyue didn't dare to think about it any further. This kind of problem had occurred again and again. It seemed that she and Nanzhi were not careful enough.
"Your Majesty, it is definitely not me. I would never dare to do such a thing!" Concubine Li was shocked and knelt on the ground in panic. She wanted to pull Ning Chen's robe but was avoided.
At this moment, Yuan Jiu had already ordered his men to arrest the two maids beside Lady Li, Yinhu and Yinhuan.
Lu Yan struggled to turn over and kneel on the ground. "Your Majesty, I have evidence. On the way to the kitchen, there is a stone table with a missing corner underneath. It is just the right size to hide something. That is how Yin Huan gave Yu Ding Xiang to me."
Ning Chen asked someone to investigate, and it turned out to be true. For a moment, Lady Li was again speechless.
"You bitch, how dare you hurt me? Who told you to do this!" Li Meiren was furious. She rushed over and grabbed Yinhuan's neck, her eyes bloodshot.
A eunuch came over and pulled her away. Yinhuan was strangled to the point where she could hardly breathe. She was so scared that she finally spoke.
But she said that it was true that she gave the thing to Luyan, but she did not know it was Yu Dingxiang. A young eunuch gave her 100 taels of silver and asked her to talk to Luyan and give Luyan a bag of things. She knew nothing else.
"You are talking nonsense!" the Queen said in a low voice. "If it wasn't Lady Li who ordered you to do this, who else in this palace could be so mysterious? Could it be that he has all sorts of connections right under my nose and the Emperor's? If there really is the eunuch you mentioned, what does he look like?"
"He kept his head down and covered his face with his sleeves, so I couldn't see his appearance clearly!" Yinhuan cried.
"I didn't see his face clearly, and I don't know who he is. There's no one behind this. Could the person behind this be a god or a ghost?" Yan Xiuyi rolled her eyes and couldn't help but speak.
Everyone present was coming to Lingxi Garden for the first time and they were unfamiliar with the place. It was impossible for them to plot against two people so carefully and meticulously.
Therefore, everyone believed that it could only be done by Li Meiren.
Moreover, Lady Li has always loved to bully the Xia family, making sarcastic remarks many times, and she is also very unfriendly with Ye Jun. All this is too natural.
Moreover, although others did not know, Ning Chen and Ye Jun knew that as early as in the palace, Lady Li had mixed cassia seeds into Ye Jun's barley tea, hoping that she would become infertile due to long-term consumption.
No one could have imagined that there was a talented person who was reborn. Yao Xiang was much more familiar with everything in Lingxi Garden. In her previous life, she became the queen and had everything under control. She knew all the key information in advance and could naturally plan everything.
But since no one has thought of it, it can only be that Concubine Li was jealous and mad, and wanted to use Ye Wanrong to murder Concubine Xia's dragon fetus.
No matter how Concubine Li protested her injustice and struggled, it was of no avail. She was eventually stripped of her title, demoted to a commoner, and banished to the cold palace.
Green Smoke, Silver Pot, and Silver Ring were all exiled to the Ministry of Punishment, and naturally could not escape death.
"Since Ye Wanrong has been wronged and frightened this time, she should be promoted to a beauty." Ning Chen said lightly.
Ye Jun was not surprised by the praise or criticism, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."
He was nearly framed and lost his life, but in return he got a promotion, which was not a loss at all.
Since this incident had happened, the lotus viewing banquet naturally could not continue, and everyone dispersed with different thoughts.
Ye Jun walked all the way back to Zhaixing Pavilion, always feeling that this matter was not that simple, and Lady Li must be a scapegoat.
Thinking of what Lu Yan had just said, that the person behind the scenes was threatening her fiancé's life, a dark light flashed in her eyes, and she immediately ordered Huiyue to send a message to her mother outside, asking her to send someone to find Lu Yan's fiancé and find out all the people that man had contacted recently.