Jing Yu looked coldly at Concubine Ji, who refused to admit her guilt, and sneered, "Your Highness, you really won't cry until you see the coffin!"

He waved his hand outside again: "Bring it in!"

Several guards brought two palace maids in. When Concubine Ji saw that they were her own personal maids, she couldn't help but panic. She pointed at the two maids and said, "You...if you dare to make up stories and slander me, I will cut off your tongues!"

Jing Yu sneered and said, "Your Highness, please first check yourself to see if you have the life to survive."

Emperor Wu Ren looked at the two palace maids and said, "Tell me everything you know. If you tell me a lie, I will never forgive you!"

The two palace maids lay prone on the ground, their bodies trembling like sieves, and they spoke one after another, "Your Majesty, while we were serving the Imperial Concubine in the palace, we heard her and the Taoist priest discussing a plan to cast a curse to kill the Empress and seize the throne!"

"You...all of you are framing me!" Concubine Ji got up from the ground, looking crazy, and rushed to the two palace maids. "Pa pa!" She slapped them twice in the face, and the two palace maids were immediately knocked to the ground.

Jing Yu no longer paid attention to Concubine Ji and bowed to Emperor Wu Ren: "Father, Concubine Ji colluded with Taoist Wuwang and used evil spells to murder my mother. The evidence is conclusive. Please punish her severely!"

At this time, the ministers standing on both sides also bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please severely punish the murderer and seek justice for the Empress!"

"I didn't, I didn't! Your Majesty, I was wronged!" Concubine Ji threw herself at Emperor Wu Ren's feet, crying hysterically.

Emperor Wu Ren looked at the beautiful woman weeping at his feet and was reluctant to kill her. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Although Concubine Ji had the intention to murder the Queen, she didn't do it herself. Spare her life and banish her to the cold palace!"

"Father!" Jing Yu was about to argue when he heard it, but he felt someone gently tugging at the corner of his clothes. He turned his head and saw that it was his mother shaking her head at him, signaling him not to say anything more. Jing Yu had no choice but to shut up.

Soon, Concubine Ji and two palace maids were taken away by several guards.

Emperor Wu Ren once again set his sights on Taoist Wuwang. He was not so soft-hearted towards this old Taoist priest. He opened his mouth and said, "Taoist Wuwang, you have plotted to murder the empress. You deserve death. Take him away and behead him immediately!"

"Your Majesty, please spare my life!" Taoist Wuwang was startled and crawled to Jing Yu's feet: "Your Highness, save my life!"

Jing Yu bowed to Emperor Wu Ren and said, "Father, please leave the matter of Taoist Wuwang to your son."

"Okay," Emperor Wu Ren put his hands behind his back and nodded.

Taoist Wuwang just felt relieved, picked up his sleeve and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

After leaving the hall, Jing Yu asked two guards to take Taoist Wuwang to his residence in the East Palace. He walked to a remote room and said to the two guards, "Throw him in."

The two guards pushed open the door and pushed Taoist Wuwang inside.

Taoist Wuwang lost his balance and fell to the ground. He raised his head and saw that the room was empty. He felt a little panicked and quickly stood up. Just as he was about to get up, Jing Yu, who came in later, kicked him to the ground again.

"Master Wuwang, do you think that I said that in front of the emperor just now in order to save your life?" Jing Yu asked expressionlessly.

"Your Highness, what does this mean?" Taoist Wuwang struggled to get up again, kneeling on the ground and asked tremblingly.

"I said this in front of the Emperor not to save your life, but because I think beheading is too easy a death for you."

Jing Yu bent down, looked at Taoist Wuwang, and said in a voice as cold as ice: "You used evil spells to cause my mother to suffer endlessly. How can I let you die easily? Just stay in this room and wait for the evil spirit in your body to tear your intestines apart!"

“No…no!” Taoist Wuwang turned pale with fear when he thought of the excruciating pain caused by the evil spirit stirring his body. He raised his head, looked at Jing Yu, and begged, “Your Highness promised me that as long as I can identify the Imperial Concubine as the one who poisoned me, you will spare my life. Your Highness must not break your promise!”

"Credit? What kind of credit should I talk about with someone like you? It's a joke!"

Jing Yu flicked his sleeves, stood up, and walked out while ordering the guards, "Lock the door! No one is allowed to open it without my order!"

"Yes!"

"No...don't..." Taoist Wuwang got up in horror and was about to run outside when he was kicked hard by a guard and fell to the ground. Before he could get up again, the door was slammed shut, followed by the sound of a heavy lock being locked outside.

Outside the East Palace, Jing Yu looked up at the sky and walked towards the palace where his mother lived.

As soon as I arrived outside the Queen Mother's bedroom, I heard her laughter coming from inside. Then, I heard Jindou's voice: "Don't worry, Queen Mother. As long as you drink the medicine I brewed, I guarantee that you will be able to walk as fast as a flying horse in three to five days. Then I will develop a beauty and nourishing pill for you. I guarantee that after you take it, you will regain your original beauty!"

"Okay, okay, you, Jindou, really have a clever mouth," the Queen laughed inside.

Jing Yu, who was listening outside, also laughed softly. He felt that the gloomy mood that had been suppressed in his heart all day was suddenly swept away, and his mood instantly became better.

The eunuchs standing outside the door saw Jing Yu and knelt down quickly: "Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

Jing Yu walked into his mother's bedroom. The palace maids and nannies standing inside all knelt down when they saw the prince coming.

Seeing this, Jindou was about to kneel down, but Jingyu came over quickly, supported Jindou, and said, "Jindou, you are my mother's savior. From now on, you don't have to kneel when you see me."

When Jindou heard this, he also took the opportunity to back down and quickly stood up, thinking to himself, "Oh, this is the bad thing about the ancient times. I have to kneel down here and there every day."

"Mother!" Jing Yu bowed to the Queen who was sitting on the bed.

"My son..." The Empress reached out and pulled Jing Yu to sit on the bed. "I'm sorry that my son has suffered so much over the past year."

"No, I am sorry to my mother for not finding the real culprit sooner, causing her to suffer so much." Jing Yu looked at his mother's pale face, feeling a pang of pain in his heart.

"Don't say that. Mother should be grateful to you. If you hadn't found the golden bean and cured her of the poison, I'm afraid she wouldn't be alive any longer."

At this point, the Empress cast her gaze towards Jindou and said with a smile, "Come to think of it, I haven't thanked Jindou properly yet. He is our mother and son's great benefactor!"

Jing Yu also smiled when he heard this and said, "Jindou, when the Queen Mother recovers, I will take you out to see the beautiful scenery of Yue Kingdom and taste the delicious food of Yue Kingdom."

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Jindou smiled happily.

Looking at Jindou's bright smile, Jing Yu suddenly felt that the once deserted palace had become full of vitality because of Jindou.

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