Before Ning Chen could say anything, a familiar woman's voice suddenly came from outside the door.
"Wan Xiuyuan, don't panic. I have discovered something that seems to be able to answer your questions."
Everyone looked sideways and saw Ye Jun coming in from outside with a cold face.
Kong Qing, who was behind her, was escorting a young eunuch. After entering the room, he forced the man to kneel on the ground.
"What does Empress Zhaoyi mean, and who is this person?" Wan Xiuyuan's eyes flickered slightly.
He was obviously caught off guard by Ye Jun's sudden arrival.
"We'll talk about who this person is later. I hurried here because I want to report something to the emperor." Ye Jun's eyes were indifferent and her tone was a little cold. "Wan Xiuyuan is so concerned about the eldest prince. I think what I found must be of great interest to Xiuyuan."
Her gaze was so oppressive that Wan Xiuyuan unconsciously avoided it slightly.
At the same time, Wan's mind was also gradually becoming confused.
Ye Jun's aggressive approach made Wan, whose plan had just reached the climax, a little uneasy.
However, Ye Jun did not give her a chance to speak and directly told Ning Chen the reason for his visit.
"Your Majesty, I felt a little uncomfortable after breakfast today. I wanted to ask Doctor Shen to take a look, but Doctor Shen happened to be called to Qixiang Palace. I saw that the scenery was nice after the rain, so I went out for a walk and went to the Imperial Hospital to get some medicine. I didn't expect to see this person carrying a paper bag and walking out of the Imperial Hospital stealthily. When I asked him questions, he was hesitant. I felt suspicious, so I arrested him and found this thing."
After saying that, Huiyue came forward and handed over a paper bag. When she opened it, she saw some medicine residue that was still warm inside.
"Doctor Zhang, take a look at what this is." Ning Chen waved his hand with a calm look in his eyes.
Judge Zhang immediately stepped forward and smelled what was inside, then frowned in confusion.
"Your Majesty, the substance in this medicine residue is exactly the same as the prescription I gave to the eldest prince."
Ye Jun glanced at the people on the ground calmly and said, "May I ask Doctor Zhang if there is anyone in the palace who is taking the same medicine as the eldest prince?"
"Not really." Judge Zhang shook his head. "The eldest prince is weak, and I have used herbs with mild properties. The effects are too slow for ordinary people to use, so they are not suitable."
After receiving this affirmative answer, Ye Jun spoke to Ning Chen again.
"Your Majesty, I don't know what this person's intention was in stealing the eldest prince's medicine residue. It is really suspicious. Moreover, this person is a eunuch serving in Qixiang Palace."
Ye Jun arrived late. Just now, he only heard Wan Shi shouting outside the courtyard why Doctor Shen wanted to harm the eldest prince, but he didn't know what had happened before.
But this time she brought the same medicine residue as the prescription, and Ning Chen understood.
Someone deliberately replaced the medicinal residue in an attempt to frame Doctor Shen.
"Wan Xiuyuan, do you have anything to explain to me about this matter? Why did your people steal the eldest prince's medicine residue?" Ning Chen's face was so gloomy that it was a little scary.
The atmosphere in the whole room suddenly dropped to zero.
Wan Xiuyuan was shaking a little, and was frantically thinking of countermeasures in her mind.
How could this happen? According to her plan, after Shen Pingzhi was sent away, her people could take the opportunity to sneak in and replace the medicinal residue. Now that the replacement had been completed, how come they were caught when they were leaving
There was no time to think about these things, all she could do was to clear herself as quickly as possible.
"I don't know why, but there must be someone who wants to harm the eldest prince and frame the Imperial Doctor Shen. This person is hiding in my palace. If he fails once, he will have another chance to do it next time!"
At last, he immediately turned around and spoke viciously to the eunuch.
"Who on earth ordered you to do this? Murdering the heir to the throne is a capital crime. How many heads do you have left to chop off? If you don't reveal the mastermind behind this, even your family will be beheaded. Think carefully!"
It was during this gap that Ye Jun learned about the situation.
It turned out that before she arrived, she found something else in the first batch of medicine residue.
So her arrival at this time was very timely.
The young eunuch was also panicking at the moment. He had been threatened so many times, so how could he dare to reveal the mastermind behind it
Seeing that Ye Jun was the only concubine present besides Wan, she started to bite her without thinking.
"I plead guilty, I plead guilty. This was all instigated by Consort Ming. She saw that the truth had been revealed, and in order to protect Imperial Doctor Shen, she forced me to take the blame. Your Majesty, everything I said is true. Please spare the lives of my family members!"
"Nonsense!" Ning Chen immediately picked up the teacup beside him and smashed it out, hitting the eunuch's forehead, causing his head to bleed. "Come here, send this dog slave to the Ministry of Punishment for strict interrogation. I want to see who dares to murder the eldest prince and also wants to bite Ming Zhaoyi!"
Yuan Jiu bowed and accepted the order. He waved to several eunuchs to come forward, and they immediately grabbed the eunuch and dragged him out.
Just as he reached the door, he suddenly ran into Concubine Jingde who was holding a gift box.
Seeing the scene in the room, Concubine Jingde was surprised and stunned, and spoke nervously.
"What's going on, Your Majesty? I heard that the eldest prince was coughing up blood, so I came to take a look. I also brought some lung-moistening supplements for the eldest prince..."
The more Concubine Jingde spoke, the lower her voice became. She looked at everyone in the room, looking a little at a loss.
Ning Chen's face darkened, he looked at the eunuch with murderous intent in his eyes, then he spoke in a cold voice.
"This servant plotted to murder the eldest prince and also intended to frame him. He is about to be taken to the Ministry of Punishment for interrogation."
Only then did Concubine Jingde look at the eunuch who was being dragged to the side with blood all over his face.
As if she was a little scared, she unconsciously covered her lips with the handkerchief and took half a step back.
But he said in a gentle voice, "I think someone must have instructed him to do this. Otherwise, how could a servant like him dare to do this? Someone must have instructed him to do this. Only money can make the devil work. Your Majesty might as well ask someone to search his residence. There might be other clues, which will make the investigation easier."
There is some truth in this.
Ning Chen waved his hand to signal to drag the servant away, and ordered Yuan Jiu to take people to search the eunuch's residence.
Unexpectedly, I really found a purse hidden in a secret corner.
When the purse was presented to him, Ye Jun's expression changed.
If for no other reason, the begonias embroidered on the purse were exactly the pattern commonly used in her palace.
The concubines in the palace were all cautious and few of them made purses to give silver as rewards. Instead, they had them made by embroiderers in the needlework bureau. In order to distinguish them, they would make a different pattern.
The purses in Concubine Shu's palace are embroidered with Clivia, while those in Concubine Jingde's palace are embroidered with pearl bush. Each one is different.
Ye Jun had never expected this accident, and his face became even colder for a moment.
At this moment, Wan Xiuyuan was like a drowning person desperately trying to grab a life-saving straw. When she saw the pattern on the purse, she immediately shouted loudly.
"It's Begonia, Qiu Haitang. This is the purse in Ming Zhaoyi's palace. Ming Zhaoyi, I have no grudge against you. Why do you want to harm the eldest prince? Why!"
She turned around and cried to Ning Chen, "Your Majesty, I heard that the eldest prince's biological mother, An, had a grudge against Ming Zhaoyi. I think it was because of this that Ming Zhaoyi killed the eldest prince. Your Majesty, you must make a decision for the eldest prince!"