The Return of the Marquis's Daughter

Then he looked at Miss Qin beside him, her face was tense and her eyes were full of grievance.

Prince Yong seemed to be thinking about something, but he had no intention of speaking. Instead, he turned his head to look at His Majesty who was sitting at the top of the table.

The emperor stared at Empress Wen and Concubine Shu for about a cup of tea.

He looked at Concubine Shu again and said, "Concubine Shu, since you have come to the Qinzheng Palace to accuse Empress Wen of favoritism and corruption, do you have solid evidence?"

When Concubine Shu heard this, she blinked her eyes and forced back the tears that were about to fall.

He took another deep breath and then said, "Your Majesty, Queen Wen just said that she and Your Majesty have had a relationship for more than twenty years.

But I have been with Your Majesty for more than ten years, and I have never told a lie in front of Your Majesty.

Regardless of the time, I have always behaved in this way. If I did not have evidence regarding what happened today, how could I dare to come to this Qinzheng Palace and say these words? I cannot bear the crime of slandering Empress Wen."

After hearing what Concubine Shu said, Empress Wen twisted the handkerchief in her hand tightly into a ball. She had left Yikun Palace early in the morning and didn't know what had happened in Yikun Palace.

Nanny Qiu couldn't even enter the Qinzheng Hall to tell her anything, which really made her anxious to death.

But now, after listening to Concubine Shu's words, Empress Wen felt an even worse feeling.

"Concubine Shu, tell me, what evidence do you have?" The emperor coughed lightly and spoke slowly.

"I have already apprehended the maids who tortured and extorted confessions in the Yikun Palace. Your Majesty will have them tried once and the truth will be revealed.

However, since these old women are under someone's orders, they must have someone to rely on. I'm afraid I'd like to ask Your Majesty to appoint someone who can enforce the law impartially.

When Empress Wen heard Concubine Shu's words, her eyes narrowed. "Why..."

What on earth had Aunt Qiu and the others done? They'd actually gotten a few of these maids captured! They were truly capable of causing more trouble than good.

Suddenly, Empress Wen had an idea, turned to look at His Majesty, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, the reason why I asked a few maids to question you was to be on the safe side.

But after what Concubine Shu said just now, it seemed that the maids were acting a little too hastily.

I have been in the Qinzheng Palace all the time and really don't know what the truth is inside.

Your Majesty, please investigate the cause and give me justice."

She dared to say this, and was not afraid of people investigating. After all, those old women were not from her Yiku Palace. They were all brought in by Nanny Qiu from the Ministry of Punishment.

"Qin Wenlan, I'm asking you now: were the dishes at the flower viewing banquet that day poisonous? Did you know? Tell me the truth."

After hearing His Majesty's sudden question about her, Qin Wenlan stepped forward, bowed, and replied, "Your Majesty, I was truly unaware of the poisonous food at the flower viewing banquet that day."

"Oh? Is that true? There's no falsehood at all?" The emperor narrowed his eyes and looked at Qin Wenlan. "Is there anything else you want to tell me?"

After hearing His Majesty's words, Qin Wenlan narrowed his eyes. What does this mean?

Empress Wen and Concubine Shu were both here, but they came to ask her, a young lady of no rank from a marquis's mansion, what she wanted to say. Haha, it was really interesting.

After her previous life, Qin Wenlan knew better than anyone how suspicious the emperor was.

Even though he had always intended to support Gu Yunzhou, he was always wary of Gu Yunzhou.

Otherwise, ten years later, when he was about to die, there would be no chance for Gu Changan and Gu Yunzhou to fight on equal terms.

The more this happened, the more cautious Qin Wenlan became, with just the right amount of doubt on her face.

She answered calmly, "Actually, when I heard about this, I was quite shocked. I was very worried about the safety of the little princess, and then I felt terrified."

"Are you terrified? Why would you have such thoughts?"

"Your Majesty, those poisonous dishes appeared on your table.

If the Concubine Shu had not brought me to toast His Majesty and the Empress, those poisonous dishes would have gone into my stomach!

But I heard from Prince An that as soon as I left with Concubine Shu, Princess Minglan came directly to find me.

It just so happened that the little princess felt hungry, so she casually ate the dishes on my table.

First of all, I could not foresee in advance that the Concubine Shu would take me with her to toast His Majesty and the Empress.

Furthermore, I could not have predicted that Princess Minglan would come to find me, and I could not have predicted that the princess would eat the dishes on my table.

In this case, the accusation that I poisoned someone is really nonsense, and I am really wronged. I hope Your Majesty will look into this matter clearly.

Find out the truth, bring the real poisoner to justice, give Princess Minglan the truth, and give me justice."

The emperor stared at Qin Wenlan's calm face and was distracted for a moment. She was just a girl who was thrown into the Qin family manor by the Marquis Qin's Mansion and grew up wildly!

But now she is so calm and composed. Apart from some grievance in her eyes, there is no resentment or dissatisfaction. Did such a woman really grow up in the Qin family manor?

She looked confident and calm. She had been calm and composed since she entered the Qinzheng Hall.

There is no sense of restraint at all, but rather a sense of grandeur, dignity and elegance.

Such a woman was actually thrown into the Qin family manor by the Qin family and grew up to fend for herself.

I don’t know how blind the Qin family is!

Fortunately, such a woman will be a member of his family in the future!

There's nothing for the Qin family to do anymore, haha~

After the emperor came back to his senses from his thoughts, he nodded slightly, and became more and more satisfied the more he looked at it. Although he grew up in a manor, his style of doing things was quite that of a noble man.

Even when faced with such a situation, she was still able to remain calm, know when to act, and speak with substance. If other noble ladies had encountered such a situation, they would have been frightened to death!

And this matter should be the responsibility of Queen Wen from beginning to end. After all, this flower viewing banquet has always been organized by Queen Wen and her people in Yiku Palace.

Concubine Shu just said with certainty that something happened at the flower viewing banquet and the Queen was primarily responsible.

However, Qin Wenlan never mentioned the queen in his words.

She even didn't mention the incident in the Yiku Palace that Concubine Shu mentioned, in which she was tortured.

With such a broad mind, he must be either too cunning or too humble!

The emperor then slowly withdrew his gaze and looked at his son again, "An'er, what do you think?"

When Gu Changan heard the emperor's question, he stepped forward and stood shoulder to shoulder with Qin Wenlan.