"This purse was made by an embroiderer from the Needlework Bureau. It's not Zhao Chunxuan's craft alone. It's too unreasonable to slander our queen based on just a purse!"
Nan Zhi, who was standing by, finally couldn't help but stand up and say something.
"You also said that this thing does not have the unique mark of Zhao Chunxuan, so even if you quibble, there is nothing we can do to you," Wan Xiuyuan immediately retorted.
Having caught this reversal, how could she let go
"Why didn't they find other people's things, but Zhaoyi's?" Wan insisted, "Imperial Doctor Shen is familiar with Zhaoyi, and the servant who replaced the medicine residue was also caught by Zhaoyi. Everything is closely related to Zhaoyi. This is too much of a coincidence."
Ye Jun naturally knew at this time that he had been tricked again.
But this person is definitely not Wan. After all, if this arrangement really existed, it would have been revealed just now.
His eyes couldn't help but sweep over Concubine Jingde, and he saw that she looked embarrassed, as if she was regretting coming.
I can't see anything unusual.
Of course, not being able to see anything wrong doesn’t mean Ye Jun doesn’t have doubts. After all, it’s all just too much of a coincidence.
"Why isn't Ming Zhaoyi saying anything? Are you feeling guilty?" Wan Xiuyuan snorted coldly.
Ye Jun withdrew his thoughts and glanced at her indifferently.
"I'm not feeling guilty, I just find it ridiculous. If I wanted to murder the eldest prince, I could have done it when you were weak and recovering from your miscarriage. Why wait until today? Are you waiting for you to recover so you can fight me?"
She was speechless for a moment. Wan Xiuyuan clenched her fists, forced herself to calm down, and immediately refuted.
"Because the eldest prince is sick these days, it's easier to treat him. Otherwise, why would Doctor Shen volunteer to make medicine for the eldest prince!"
"It's too easy to make a child sick in the palace. The eldest prince has been weak all year round. I can do it anytime I want. Why do I have to send Doctor Shen here? Isn't it too conspicuous and too stupid!"
Ye Jun raised his voice and took half a step forward, moving a little closer.
He suddenly bent down and stared into the eyes of Wan, who was kneeling on the ground, and spoke word by word.
"That day, the eldest prince fainted due to a high fever, and I came to Qixiang Palace with the emperor. Do you still remember that I said that the window was not closed and a cool breeze blew into the room?"
Wan Xiuyuan seemed to have thought of something, and her expression changed again and again.
Ignoring her expression, Ye Jun stood up and continued talking to Ning Chen.
"Your Majesty, it was Nan Zhi who closed the window that day. She found that the window support was soaked by water. If it wasn't for the rainy night, how could the window support be wet? I suspect that someone around the eldest prince deliberately wanted to make him sick."
"Impossible!" Wan Xiuyuan interrupted her hastily, "Your Majesty, it's impossible. The people around the eldest prince were carefully selected by me. They are all excellent. It must have been a momentary negligence that day."
"But I remember you said at that time that you asked people to open the window for fresh air because you felt the smell in the room was bad." Ye Jun raised his eyes slightly and looked at her with a smile.
Wan's shoulders trembled a little. "But, but before I came in, the window was indeed closed."
"Since it was locked up all night, why did it get wet?" Ye Jun asked repeatedly.
"Perhaps, perhaps the servants discovered it this morning and closed it before I came here." Wan Xiuyuan's expression became more and more unnatural, and she suddenly began to cry again, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it's all my fault. I actually let the servants around the eldest prince slack off, but..."
"Your Majesty, in my opinion, it's not that we servants are lazy. It's most likely that someone instructed us to do it on purpose. It rained all night yesterday. Such a useful method may be used a second time. Your Majesty might ask someone to take a look." Ye Jun calmly stopped Wan's words.
Ning Chen lowered his eyes slightly and motioned Yuan Jiu to go and check.
During this moment, Ye Jun kept staring at Wan Xiuyuan's expression, and sure enough, he saw that her eyes had begun to flash violently.
Yuan Jiu came back after checking and reported truthfully, "Your Majesty, the side of the window support that faces the outside is indeed soaked. The wood must have been wet for a long time if it was this wet."
It may be carelessness once, but if it happens twice, there must be a problem.
Ning Chen's face immediately became darker, "Take all the servants around the eldest prince away for careful interrogation!"
"Your Majesty, I really don't know what's going on. Your Majesty, you must believe me. I will never harm the eldest prince. It's so hard for me to have a child, Your Majesty!" Wan Xiuyuan cried.
At this time, Concubine Jingde, who was sitting next to her, suddenly spoke softly.
"Your Majesty, the Fifth Prince's destination has not yet been decided. If the First Prince dies, maybe you will sympathize with Wan Xiuyuan and give the healthy Fifth Prince to her to raise."
Concubine Jingde's sudden words pointed the finger at Mrs. Wan again, making Ye Jun even more suspicious.
If Concubine Jingde hadn't been so talkative just now, the purse that she gave as a reward to the eunuch who stole the medicine residue wouldn't have been found. Now she said something that was extremely unfavorable to Wan Xiuyuan.
Is Concubine De really just expressing her opinion on the development of the case, or is she just changing her stance according to the situation
Without caring what Ye Jun thought, Wan Xiuyuan, whose secrets were exposed, lost her composure immediately.
"You are talking nonsense. This is simply slander! I have raised the eldest prince for more than a year. We are not plants or trees, so we cannot be heartless. Even if we raise a kitten or a puppy, we have feelings for it. How could I do such a thing!"
"Enough!" Ning Chen slammed the table. "The eldest prince must be moved out of Qixiang Palace immediately and sent to a side hall of Jiuchen Palace for care. This matter is full of doubts. Everyone present today is under house arrest. No one is allowed to gossip until the truth is revealed!"
This incident really touched Ning Chen's sore spot.
Wan Xiuyuan's misbehavior just now had already made Ning Chen suspicious of her.
Thinking that this woman wanted to kill his eldest son and then win his mercy to raise his youngest son, Ning Chen's heart felt like it was burning on fire and he was extremely angry.
If the truth is finally discovered, the Wan family will never have a good life.
Ye Jun had no objection to the house arrest. After all, something like this had happened and she had not yet been completely cleared of suspicion, so house arrest was normal.
However, based on Ning Chen's actions and performance, it can be confirmed that the person who should be most frightened now is Wan Xiuyuan.
After all, if the emperor did not suspect her, he would not have moved the eldest prince out of Qixiang Palace at this time.
Concubine Jingde was the most annoyed. She came here originally to add fuel to the fire, but Ye Jun was really good at distinguishing things. Not only did she fail, but she was also blamed and confined together with Ye Jun.
It's like trying to steal a chicken but losing the rice.
Although this incident caused a big fuss, no one dared to take advantage of it because Ning Chen had confined three concubines.
Afraid of offending the emperor.
In Zhongcui Palace, Tan Xiang was massaging Concubine Jingde who was feeling unwell, while she asked in confusion.
"Why did the Queen say that just now? Otherwise, the Emperor would not have dealt with this matter so quickly. Our plan for Zhao Chunxuan would still be of some use."
Concubine Jingde shook her head, "Don't you see that after hearing these explanations, the emperor no longer doubts Ye. I might as well change my target and pretend that I only care about the case and have no one to target. Otherwise, my previous actions will arouse suspicion."