Rebirth: The flatterer prince I raised couldn't be so clingy

When Emperor Yu said this, the concubines were all shocked. It turned out that it was not Prince Duan's evil spirit that killed people today, but he was assassinated by someone.

But wasn't Feng Zhan Ye rejected early on and even expelled from the palace because of the evil spirit in his body? Why is it that from the look of the imperial physician just now, it seems like the emperor feels sorry for him?

On the other side, Cao Shuyi, who was suddenly mentioned, felt her heart tighten. She looked away guiltily and forced an ugly smile.

"What's going on? Your Majesty, what do you want me to say?"

Emperor Yu paused, not intending to let her go: "You are the one who sent the assassin to kill Prince Duan, right?"

Cao Shuyi's heart tightened and her eyes widened: "Your Majesty, why did you suddenly wrongly accuse me? I was feeling unwell just now and was resting in the side hall. I did not participate in the ritual."

She seemed to have suffered a great injustice and shook her head to defend herself.

Emperor Yu sneered: "Oh? Really? Are you really feeling unwell?"

Cao Shuyi nodded, holding her chest and frowning, looking very weak: "I was dizzy and short of breath because of the smoke from the palace. I think it should be my old illness coming back."

"Imperial Physician, check her pulse."

Emperor Yu's eyes were always on Cao Shuyi, and he took in her guilty expression. He did not intend to waste time talking to her and directly asked the imperial physician to verify the truth.

The imperial physician took two steps forward, and although Cao Shuyi was quite reluctant, she had no choice but to extend her wrist.

The concubines felt even more confused. Cao Shuyi was not there just now, so why was the emperor so sure that she was the one who wanted to harm Prince Duan?

Before they could figure out the connection, the imperial physician had already made a diagnosis.

"Your Majesty, Shuyi's pulse is stable and there are no signs of a flare-up."

It turns out that he was pretending.

"You are so brave to deceive the emperor, Cao Shuyi."

Cao Shuyi looked at the emperor sitting on the throne with an unfathomable smile, and felt a chill in her heart. Her legs went weak and she fell to her knees on the ground.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I did lie, but I did not want to see the murderer of my child be freed, so I hid away."

"Your Majesty, please understand. My master was secretly crying in the side hall just now because of the Seventh Prince who died young. She cried so much that her eyes are red now. She didn't say it out loud because she was afraid of losing manners in front of the palace."

Xian Zhi, who was standing by, took over the conversation and hurried to defend his master.

There were dark circles under Cao Shuyi's eyes, and bloodshot in them, which made what she said sound convincing. Everyone knew about the misfortune she had suffered, and they all looked at her with sympathy.

There was a brief silence in the side hall.

Empress Zou, who was sitting next to Emperor Yu, finally took the opportunity to breathe a sigh of relief. She straightened her sitting posture slightly and slowly shifted her gaze to Feng Zhanye.

The young man had a wound on his neck, his back straight and his eyes unclear.

Although there is evidence that can directly convict Cao Shuyi, he does not seem to have any intention of revealing his cards now.

What on earth is he waiting for?

Feng Zhanye just sat there quietly, looking at the master and servant kneeling on the ground, his eyes dim, which was completely different from the child who only knew how to argue when his mother was imprisoned in the cold palace.

This made Empress Zou feel uneasy. Where did he learn all this? And where did he get such skills now?

The hall was silent, with only the occasional sound of Cao Shuyi sobbing in grievance.

Emperor Yu frowned and remained silent, as if he was thinking about something, or as if he was examining Cao Shuyi's every move.

It might not be a good thing to continue the stalemate. Concubine De glanced outside the palace and reminded at the right time: "Your Majesty, the interrogation outside has been going on for a while. Why not ask the result?"

Emperor Yu nodded and told Han, the eunuch beside him, to call He Chongjin in to answer the question.

He Chongjin was also very quick, and he reported as soon as he entered the room: "Your Majesty, the criminal has confessed, and the group of eunuchs were all disguised as imperial guards, and they were instructed by Cao He, the imperial envoy."

Everyone present knew who Cao Shuyi's maternal family was.

Only the expressions of the few people who knew the inside story did not change; such a result was expected.

Those sympathetic looks just now disappeared in an instant, and were replaced by probing, suspicious, and prying eyes one after another.

Being stared at in such a way, Cao Shuyi felt as if millions of ants were crawling on her back, making her extremely uncomfortable.

"The guards stationed in the Imperial City actually went on a killing spree in the hall where I was performing a ritual, attempting to assassinate the prince. It seems that Cao He gave them the courage. I will sentence them to death, and let all the people in the Imperial City Office witness the execution."

The sense of oppression in Emperor Yu's voice became stronger and stronger. Even though He Chongjin was accustomed to the majesty of the emperor, he did not dare to be negligent this time and agreed immediately.

Emperor Yu lowered his head with a frosty face and turned the ring. The room was silent for a while. Such a long time was enough to make the master and servant kneeling on the ground so nervous that they dared not breathe.

The master and servant opened their mouths with trembling lips, wanting to say something, but were afraid of exposing themselves.

It was not until the two of them were exhausted from thinking about all sorts of things that they heard Emperor Yu's voice: "Cao Shuyi, do you have anything else to explain?"

Seeing that the truth was about to be revealed, Cao Shuyi frantically shook her head to defend herself: "I really don't know anything! My father has no grudge against Prince Duan. Someone must have misled him, otherwise he would never do such a foolish thing!"

Cao Shuyi's face was visibly flustered. Although she tried her best to prove her innocence, her pale rebuttal had no effect under the intimidating gaze of Emperor Yu.

"Xian Zhi, tell me, did your master collude with your mother's family to attack Prince Duan?"

Being suddenly mentioned by Emperor Yu made Xian Zhi, who was kneeling behind Cao Shuyi, shudder suddenly.

"Your servant... Your servant..."

She fell to the ground, hesitating for a long time, her eyes rolling around, trying to find an excuse for herself.

"I asked you a question, why did you hesitate to answer?"

Emperor Yu pressed harder, the anger in his voice gradually becoming more obvious. His heart seemed to be squeezed, and Xian Zhi became more and more flustered.

Suddenly, she inadvertently caught a glimpse of the imperial guards escorting someone to the door. Upon closer inspection, she found that the person being escorted was Cao Shuyi's father, the current Imperial City Envoy - Cao He.

As if she had made some kind of decision, she raised her head and spoke tremblingly.

"My master did ask me to pass on a message to the imperial guards to give a message to Lord Cao, but I don't know what it said..."

Xian Zhi tried her best to make her words ambiguous so as to leave herself a way out, but she couldn't help looking around guiltily. When her eyes met the boy sitting next to her, her voice inexplicably gradually became smaller.

Feng Zhanye had been staring at her since she uttered the first word. The obscure indifference in his eyes made her feel extremely terrified and tormented.

Like a falcon playing with its prey, it might suddenly attack her at any time.

Once you are targeted, there is no way to escape.

Han Neiguan, who was working with the Palace Front Office outside the house, walked into the palace, took a close look at the master and servant on the ground, and said:

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Guards just reported that Cao He, the Imperial City Envoy, has been captured. He confessed that he was sent by his daughter to assassinate His Royal Highness Prince Duan."