My best friend is wearing a double body! Marry the emperor! Help me win the throne

Murong Che also learned about the situation outside from her inner thoughts.

When the two of them came out of the bedroom, they saw that many people had come to Shuiyuexuan and the yard was almost crowded.

The leader was Shen Ruolan, and she was followed by several concubines, including Xue Qingyao and Meng Yishu.

It’s just that Xue Qingyao stood at the back, while Meng Yishu was at the front.

Murong Che looked at the scene and his expression turned cold. "Princess Lan, why are you running to Lingyun Palace so late at night?"

Murong Che knew Shen Ruolan before she entered the palace, and the man knew her personality very well.

The spoiled young lady was arrogant and domineering, and she acted rashly and without rules. She had taught concubines of lower rank than her a lesson many times before. Murong Che turned a blind eye to it for the sake of the reputation of the Chengjia Anguo Mansion.

I didn't expect her to be so presumptuous tonight, and she actually brought a group of palace maids and eunuchs to rush into Shuiyuexuan.

When Shen Ruolan saw Murong Che, she pushed Meng Yishu forward and said, "Your Majesty, Consort Meng said she has something urgent to report."

Murong Che's gaze shifted to Meng Yishu, his tone hinting at impatience, "What's the matter?"

Meng Yishu knelt before the man, raised her hand and pointed at the woman standing beside Murong Che, and said loudly, "Your Majesty, I want to report Concubine Xue for practicing witchcraft in the palace!"

Murong Che's eyes darkened as he said coldly, "Slandering a concubine is a capital crime. If you don't have evidence, don't make such irresponsible statements."

"Yes! I have evidence!"

Meng Yishu's eyes flickered, and when she looked up at Xue Youli, she was filled with anger, as if she was defending Murong Che. "Yesterday evening, when I was strolling through the Imperial Garden, I saw Xue Youli sneaking behind the rockery, holding a small cloth bag in her arms."

"At the time, I felt her behavior was suspicious and something was amiss, so I quietly followed her. I discovered she had taken out two rag dolls and was writing on their backs! Your Majesty, I know full well that witchcraft is forbidden in the palace. Concubine Xue knowingly committed this offense, and her crime is unforgivable!"

Murong Che glared at her coldly, "Since you discovered this yesterday, why did you only report it today?"

Meng Yishu was startled and quickly explained, "My words carry little weight. I was afraid that if I revealed this matter, I would be silenced, so I went to Minghua Palace to invite Concubine Lan and Concubine Xue. With them around, Concubine Xue didn't dare to touch me."

When Murong Che saw her bring out Shen Ruolan and Xue Qingyao, he turned his gaze and looked at the two of them.

Shen Ruolan met the man's gaze and said indignantly, "Your Majesty, when Concubine Meng came to me, she spoke with such certainty. I thought that witchcraft had been banned by the imperial court for many years. If someone really used it to cause trouble in the harem, I would be the first to help Your Majesty."

Xue Qingyao's reply was more tactful. "I naturally don't believe that Sister Xue would do something that would harm the royal family, so I followed her here to take a look. I beg the Emperor to investigate this matter thoroughly and clear Sister Xue's name."

Xue Youli rolled her eyes at Xue Qingyao after hearing her words without making a single mistake.

Among all the people present tonight, the one who had the greatest hatred and deepest resentment towards her was Xue Qingyao.

It was this woman and Shen Ruolan who instructed Meng Yishu to come to Lingyun Palace to cause trouble.

Xue Qingyao's words were apparently to help her, but in fact they were to urge Murong Che to find evidence quickly and execute her on the spot.

Murong Che turned his gaze and looked at Xue Youli, "Miss Xue, do you have anything to say in your defense?"

Xue Youli remained calm and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know anything about witchcraft. Talented Meng is slandering me with empty words. I am innocent!"

Of course Meng Yishu knew that Xue Youli would not plead guilty.

Fortunately, she had prepared the evidence long ago.

Seeing Xue Youli still stubbornly denying her fate, Meng Yishu raised her head and shouted, "Your Majesty, I saw Xue Youli bury the voodoo doll in the northwest corner of Lingyun Palace last night. If we search Lingyun Palace, we can find the evidence!"

Murong Che's eyebrows twitched as he stared coldly at Meng Yishu, "Are you sure you saw Lady Xue bury the voodoo doll last night?"

"Yes! Everything I said is true!"

Seeing that the other concubines were waiting for the result, Murong Che ordered in a deep voice, "Wang Defa, go find him!"

"Yes."

After a while, Wang Defa really dug out a pair of white voodoo dolls from the northwest corner of Lingyun Hall.

The birth dates of Murong Che and Xue Youli were written in cinnabar ink on the backs of the voodoo dolls, and the dolls' hands were tightly tied together with a red rope.

Shen Ruolan exclaimed as she looked at the pair of voodoo dolls. "This is a lover's curse! It's said that if you mix blood with cinnabar ink, write your and your lover's birth dates on the back of the doll, and then tie the doll's hands together with a red string, the two will be inseparable forever! However, the man under the curse will become plagued by illness and his body will become increasingly weak!"

Meng Yishu took over her words, "That's right, this spell has no effect on the person who casts the spell, but it is extremely harmful to the other person's body. The emperor caught a cold this time, it must have been affected by the spell!"

Shen Ruolan narrowed her eyes and said sternly, "Lady Xue, you are so bold! You actually dared to use witchcraft to murder the emperor!"

Seeing the three of them singing the same tune, Xue Youli sneered, "What? You just brought a pair of rag dolls and you want to put the blame on me?"

Meng Yishu listened to Xue Youli's sophistry and wished she could convict her. "Lady Xue, the material of the voodoo doll is exactly the same as the one the emperor gave you a few days ago. It's all Shu brocade! Now that you've caught the person red-handed, what else do you have to deny?"

The area in the northwest corner of Lingyun Palace belongs to Jinghua Pavilion, which is the territory of Duan Cainu next door.

Xue Youli's Shuiyuexuan was tightly guarded, and Meng Yishu had no choice but to start from Jinghua Pavilion.

Anyway, they are in Lingyun Palace, and the fabric used to make the witchcraft dolls is Shu brocade, so Xue Youli is naturally the most suspicious.

Xue Youli saw through Meng Yishu's intentions at a glance, her eyes icy cold. "The Shu brocade bestowed by the Emperor is invaluable. How can you pretend it's something with just a piece of tattered white cloth?"

Seeing Xue Youli's refusal to admit anything, Meng Yishu swore, "Besides Shu Jin, I have other evidence! The cinnabar words written on the backs of these two voodoo dolls are your handwriting!"

As she spoke, she showed the words on the back of the voodoo doll to Murong Che and Xue Youli.

Xue Youli glanced at the cinnabar characters on the back of the voodoo doll and said, "I didn't write these."

Meng Yishu thought she had a sure win. Listening to her pale denial, she snorted coldly, "The facts are before us. You can't deny it no matter what!"

"Can forged handwriting be called facts?"

Xue Youli was too lazy to talk nonsense with her. She turned her head and looked at Murong Che, "I am innocent and have been wrongly accused. Please, Your Majesty, help me!"

Murong Che met her gaze and said in a softer tone, "Yeah."

Shen Ruolan, "..."

Xue Qingyao, "..."

The concubines who came to join in the fun, "..."

The evidence is right in front of us. Isn’t the emperor’s favoritism too blatant?

"Your Majesty, please don't be bewitched by this witch!"

Meng Yishu glared at Xue Youli angrily, "Before I entered the palace, I studied in the same school with her. I recognize her handwriting! This is her handwriting!"