Half an hour ago, Cui Jinbai entered the medicine garden. This matter was not a big deal, but it was not a small matter either. The manager of the medicine garden was still worried that there would be unclear implications in the future, so he reported it.
This kind of thing happened frequently, and Emperor Youning always just passed it by. But this time was different. The difference was that not long after, Shen Xihe's maid entered the palace to ask for a token to go to the medicine garden.
Emperor Youning was concerned and knew that Shen Xihe had sent someone to hand over the doctor who had diagnosed Bian Xianyi yesterday.
Emperor Youning simply summoned the medical worker to ask him why Shen Xihe summoned him. The medical worker answered truthfully. Emperor Youning could not guess what they were suspecting or tracking, and he would not have been able to sit on the throne today.
More importantly, he had just sent someone to take the token and leave with Shen Xihe and the maid, when news came from outside the palace that Cui Jinbai had gone to the Princess's Mansion, which basically confirmed his guess. Therefore, he sent someone to the medicine garden first.
Since they had captured a pharmacist named A Xi, he directly ordered the embroidered clothes messenger to search the pharmacist A Xi's house.
This is how Bian Xianyi was secretly brought before Emperor Youning.
Emperor Youning stood behind the imperial desk and reviewed the memorial: "Why did you fake your death?"
Bian Xianyi's limbs were weak, her throat was dry and aching, but she knelt upright: "Your Majesty, I plotted to murder the princess, and the princess knew about it. I was terrified and uneasy, so I committed the crime of faking my own death."
She was a dancer in the palace who faked her own death in order to escape, a crime punishable by death, similar to that of a fugitive slave.
Emperor Youning continued writing and asked, "Why did you murder Zhaoning?"
Before falling into the hands of the Embroidered Uniform Envoy, Bian Xianyi had already thought about what Emperor Youning would ask her when he saw her. A hint of discomfort flashed across her face: "I admired His Highness the Sixth Prince, and His Highness praised Princess Zhaoning. I was jealous and confused for a moment."
Emperor Youning paused, raised his head and cast a threatening gaze at Bian Xianyi: "I have always believed that you are a person who knows how to advance and retreat, and knows the limits."
His Majesty didn't believe it, which was what Bian Xianyi had expected. She bowed deeply and knocked her forehead on the back of her hands that were folded on top of her head: "I have disappointed Your Majesty, and I deserve to die."
Emperor Youning's sharp eyes were deep and oppressive.
Bian Xianyi prostrated himself on the ground, feeling as if a thorn in his back was on the edge, but he had to do his best to remain calm and not reveal any flaws.
She knew that Emperor Youning did not believe her motives for attacking Shen Xihe, but she could not tell him the real reason. Once she told him, it would be worthless and she would be dead.
On the other hand, she also had to consider the Sixth Prince. It would be fine for her to die, but she couldn't implicate him anymore.
Emperor Youning looked at Bian Xianyi for a few breaths, then retracted his gaze and continued to read the memorial: "What did the Sixth Prince promise you that made you have such thoughts? You must know that even without Zhaoning, you can't become the Sixth Prince's consort."
"Your Majesty, please check carefully. I have a deep love for the Sixth Prince. Because the Sixth Prince has always taken good care of me, I have always mistakenly believed that the Sixth Prince has a crush on me..."
At this point, Bian Xianyi choked up a little, and her tone was depressed, revealing an unspeakable grief and bitterness: "I only learned not long ago that Your Highness is kind-hearted and only has a little pity for me. It was my one-sided wish. Therefore, when I suddenly heard Your Highness's words of praise for the princess, my heart was broken, and I was blinded by jealousy and made a big mistake. Please punish me, Your Majesty."