I married the crippled queen and became the most favored queen in the capital

The emperor, who was dozing off, opened his eyes, his brows furrowed in a frown.

"I just closed my eyes for a while, what happened?"

Seeing that the emperor looked confused, Leng Yiyan took two steps forward, clasped his fists and said:

"Father, I have just verified that the people who set fire to Prince Yan's Mansion were the Seventh Prince Leng Chen and Prince Heng Leng Yiheng. Please, Father, make a decision for me and the dead souls in Prince Yan's Mansion and punish the murderer severely."

The emperor's eyebrows moved, and then he raised his hand and yawned.

"Yan'er, if the evidence is conclusive, then hand them over to the Ministry of Justice for processing!"

"Father, someone has already pointed the finger at me. You should handle this in court instead of handing it over to the Ministry of Justice."

The emperor waved his hands helplessly.

"After all, they are two princes. We still need to investigate this matter thoroughly and cannot come to a conclusion. Come, bring the Seventh Prince and the Heng Prince to the Ministry of Justice's Heavenly Prison to await their fate."

Seeing that the emperor had made up his mind, Leng Yiyan was angry, what else could he say?

After a while, the palace guards came forward and took Leng Chen and Leng Yiheng away.

There was sinisterness and anger on their faces, but no guilt.

After Zhuang Si, his family, and the two men in black were taken away, Leng Yiyan continued:

"Okay, I will do as you say in this matter. Now I have another matter, please help me."

The emperor frowned and said, "Yan'er, please say whatever you want to say. I am tired."

Seeing that the emperor's expression was becoming increasingly listless and he didn't even want to talk much, Luo Nianxi frowned and used her mind to take out a dose of the brain-awakening and orifice-opening needle she had developed from Bao'an Hall. She slowly walked to the emperor's side, and before anyone could react, she directly inserted the needle into the emperor's arm and then quickly injected the medicine into his body.

This scene startled Lin Ming who was beside the emperor and he shouted loudly.

"Princess Yan, what are you doing?"

Luo Nianxi quickly put away the needle in her hand, leaned forward and shook her head.

"Nothing, I just saw a caterpillar on my father's body and I caught it."

As she spoke, she spread out her hands, and saw a caterpillar gently wriggling in her palm.

At this moment, the emperor, who had just been drowsy, suddenly perked up.

He looked at Leng Yiyan and nodded:

"Yan Er, just tell me what you want to say!"

Leng Yiyan narrowed his eyes slightly, gritted his teeth and said:

"Father, after many days of investigation, I have learned that my mother, Queen Jiang, did not die of illness, but was deliberately killed by someone. Today, I would like to ask you to seek justice for my mother's death and severely punish those who killed her."

Hearing this, the ministers present began to discuss.

"Who dares to harm the queen? That's unlikely!"

"That's right. If someone deliberately killed the queen, it would be the biggest scandal in Pingyang State. This matter should never be taken lightly."

"If someone really harmed the queen, and then someone else burned Prince Yan's mansion, that would be too scary."

"..."

The emperor, who had just been given a brain wakener, was now in a clear state of mind. He frowned and raised his hand.

"You said the queen was murdered by someone? Who? Do you have any evidence?"

Leng Yiyan spoke with a serious expression.

"Yes, but before providing evidence, I will first tell you what happened on the night my mother died."

Seeing the emperor nod slightly, he opened his mouth and told him truthfully what Luo Nianxi had told him.

Hearing this, the ministers present all sighed, and the Eighth Prince Leng Jin spoke angrily,

"It's really outrageous. Would Concubine Xian do such a thing? This is too terrible."

Leng Yifei's eyebrows turned slightly, and he took two steps forward and said:

"If Concubine Xian killed the Queen first, and then Leng Chen and Leng Yiheng burned Prince Yan's Mansion, this means they did it on purpose. Their purpose is really frightening!"

Leng Jin was the first to speak:

"Your Majesty, please make a decision for Queen Jiang who died unjustly!"

Then, several ministers followed suit.

"Your Majesty, please make a decision for Queen Jiang who died unjustly."

Among these people, those who were on good terms with Leng Chen kept their mouths shut, looking terrified, fearing that they would be implicated.

The emperor's face turned livid at this moment, and he waved his hand.

"Someone, go and invite Concubine Xian."

Then, he looked at Leng Yiyan again.

"Where are those two people?"

"They're outside the door."

After saying this, he shouted to the outside,

"Bring Pony and Frost in."

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Lan and Hong Yan came before the emperor with Xiao Ma and Shuangzi.

They fell to their knees in panic, kowtowed repeatedly,

"Hail, Your Majesty."

The emperor's eyebrows flickered, then frowned.

"Xiao Ma, Shuangzi, I have seen you in Fengyi Palace. Yan'er just said that you saw Concubine Xian lead people to kill Queen Jiang and kill everyone in Fengyi Palace. Is this true?"

Hearing this, Xiao Ma and Shuang Zi nodded timidly.

"Yes, we were hiding in the kitchenette and saw it with our own eyes."

At this point, the two young eunuchs started crying together.

"Your Majesty, please help the Empress! The Empress treats everyone well. She trusts Concubine Xian very much. Even though she doesn't like the smell of spices, she still ordered people to light the incense when Concubine Xian sent her, saying that she couldn't refuse Concubine Xian's kindness. But who would have thought that it was this trust that hurt her? Please help the Empress and the servants of the entire Fengyi Palace."

The two young eunuchs were already crying inconsolably at this point.

In the morning, when Concubine Xian heard that Prince Yan had brought his wife and children to the Emperor to complain, she knew that something was very wrong.

So, on the way from Zhuangxian Hall to the Main Hall, she had a bad feeling, and along the way, she thought of countless excuses to exonerate herself.

But when she arrived at the main hall and saw the two little eunuchs kneeling on the ground, she immediately understood everything.

But she still pretended to be calm and bowed.

"Long live the emperor..."

The emperor narrowed his eyes and scolded sternly:

"Concubine Xian, these two people are eunuchs who escaped from Fengyi Palace. They said that you killed Queen Jiang. Do you plead guilty?"

Upon hearing this, Concubine Xian felt as if most of her soul was frightened away.

She shook her head hastily to deny it.

"Your Majesty, I am innocent. I have served you for many years together with Queen Jiang, and we are like sisters. How could I have killed her?"

Leng Yiyan spoke fiercely at this time.

"Noble Consort Xian, I can mention this to you in front of my father because I have evidence that you killed my mother. These two people witnessed everything you did. You are still pretending to be affectionate and saying that you and my mother are like sisters? You are really scheming."

Concubine Xian was speechless immediately. She looked at the two young eunuchs and retorted guiltily:

"They are just two eunuchs without any roots. How can I trust everything they say? They might be deliberately framing me."

"Humph! You said they framed you? You may not have thought that I had more than just two days of witnesses. On that day, when you ordered the bodies of the servants in Fengyi Palace to be thrown into the dry well in the back garden, someone saw it with their own eyes. It was your people from Zhuangxian Palace who did it."

"You are talking nonsense. The bodies of those people were in the lotus pond, not in the dry well. Your Majesty, it is obvious that someone deliberately framed me."