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There was silence.

Everyone's eyes were on Xie Yao and Xiao Ji, waiting for their answers.

Your Majesty's actions... clearly indicate an intention to cover up.

Xiao Ning frowned and wanted to say something, but when she received a warning look, she swallowed the words back.

Xie Yao stood up, walked slowly into the hall and knelt down.

"Father, the innocent are innocent. I will not admit anything I have never done."

"I also ask your Majesty to thoroughly investigate this matter, give me justice, and tell my father the truth."

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Zhang's heart skipped a beat.

She suddenly turned to look at Xie Yao in disbelief. She was not afraid at all!

Why wasn't she afraid at all? They knew exactly what had happened back then... No one knew better than them!

But the emperor didn't give her time to think, and said, "Since that's the case, then we must investigate this matter thoroughly immediately."

"Your Majesty." Xiao Ji walked to Xie Yao's side, lifted his robe and knelt. "This matter concerns the innocence of the Crown Princess. I implore Your Majesty to personally judge this matter."

"allow."

At the emperor's command, people immediately brought up all kinds of witnesses.

The imperial physician who had examined Xie Cheng that day and the people from the Xie family who had taken care of Xie Cheng were the first to be affected.

The emperor said, "Eunuch Li, go to the Xie family in person and bring the witness."

"Your Majesty," Zhang said, "Ever since I suspected my husband was murdered, I have secretly kept the medicine residue."

Zhang mentioned a location.

The emperor said, "Bring them here so I can see for myself how Xie Aiqing is doing now."

Li Dajian replied yes and turned to leave with his men.

When Zhang saw this, her heart skipped a beat, for she knew Xie Cheng's miserable condition.

She subconsciously looked at Xie Yao.

But Xie Yao was sitting next to Xiao Ji, with her eyebrows slightly furrowed, as if she was worried about Xie Cheng.

Zhang subconsciously clenched his fists under his sleeves.

Xie Yao...what's her backup plan?

The imperial physician knelt on the ground, trembling.

The Third Prince took a look at the Emperor's expression and asked, "Doctor Ye, what happened to Master Xie that day?"

The imperial physician didn't even dare to raise his head and immediately replied, "Your Majesty, I dare not hide the truth from you. Sir Xie did indeed suffer a stroke that day!"

"Are you sure?" The Third Prince had already done several things for the Emperor, and his true face was clearly revealed. He looked very majestic. "If you dare to deceive His Majesty, it will be a grave crime punishable by the death of all nine generations of your clan!"

Doctor Ye shuddered all over, and subconsciously, he carefully glanced in Xie Yao's direction, then said: "Your Majesty, your Majesty dare not hide it."

There was a moment of silence in the room.

Doctor Ye's actions, which he thought were "hidden", were clearly seen by the emperor and others.

Concubine Shu snorted coldly and said, "Just talk, what are you looking at the Crown Princess doing?"

Doctor Ye shuddered, fell to the ground, and dared not say anything.

Soon, Eunuch Li came back.

His expression was rather grim. As soon as he entered the room, he said, "Your Majesty, Master Xie is in such a miserable state... He is so skinny, and the flesh on his waist and back is rotten..."

"The house stinks..."

Everyone in the room changed their expressions when Li Dajian said that, while Zhang, Xie Yujiao and Xie Yuru began to sob softly.

Xie Yao turned sideways and leaned on Xiao Ji.

Although I couldn't see her expression at the moment, I could tell from her trembling body that she was probably crying sadly.

Xiao Ji patted Xie Yao's back soothingly, and pricked up his ears to listen to Xie Yao's movements at all times.

Afraid she would laugh out loud.

Concubine Shu frowned and interrupted Li Dajian, "Where is the person you asked me to bring?"

Li Dajian smiled and said, "Don't worry, Madam, I'll be right there."

Li Dajian clapped his hands, and immediately someone led a few servants in. They were the people from the Xie family who served Xie Cheng.

Several people knelt on the ground, trembling, "Please spare us, sir, please spare us, sir, please spare us..."

"Silence!" Li Dajian shouted, his face stern as he asked, "Tell me! Who ordered you to humiliate an official of the imperial court?"

"Yes, it was the Crown Princess...it was the Crown Princess who ordered it."

After one of them spoke, the other two quickly spoke up, "Yes, it's the Crown Princess."

"The Crown Princess said, she said... she didn't want to make life easy for the Master, so she ordered the servants to starve the Master, and also, they were not allowed to clean up the Master..."

"Please forgive me, my lord. We are only following orders and would never dare to disobey the Crown Princess."

Several people were talking to each other, but their words were all directed at Xie Yao.

Xie Yao had already sat up straight, his eyes still slightly red, his expression serious and stern, "Father, this is slander, I have never done it!"

"Crown Princess." Concubine Li sneered, "The evidence is irrefutable. Why are you still quibbling? I never thought... you would be this kind of person."

A gleam of brilliance flashed in Concubine Li's eyes.

God-given opportunity!

If Xie Yao is sentenced to death this time, then Xie Yao's son will have no chance.

As for Xiao Ji...

As long as the dying man destroys the little grandson of the emperor, Xiao Ji will have nothing to fear anymore.

Xie Yao ignored these accusations and said calmly, "Eunuch Li, please take them away and question them separately."

"When and where did I instruct you? How did I bribe or threaten you? What was the weather like? What color clothes and jewelry did I wear?"

Xie Yao spoke clearly and logically, and Li Dajian immediately agreed and took the panicked crowd away.

At this moment, there was only one thought in everyone's mind: Xie Yao...is she really not afraid at all?

Xie Yao continued, "Check the medicinal residue."

Zhang and Xie Yujiao have been performing the big show for such a long time, and now... it's her turn!

As soon as Xie Yao said this, an imperial physician came forward and compared the medicine residue with the prescription written by the imperial physician.

"Your Majesty, this prescription is effective, but there's an extra ingredient in the dregs. If this is added, the prescription will lose its medicinal properties and even increase its toxicity."

"No wonder the situation got worse after Master Xie took the medicine."

Before anyone else could speak, Xie Yao said, "So, is it true that someone deliberately murdered my father?"

"Your Majesty," Li Dajian hurried back, his expression strange. "I just questioned those servants, and each of their stories... is different."

"Maybe they separated by coercion and inducement." Someone said.

Li Dajian said awkwardly, "But... our time is right."

"The Crown Princess can't possibly split herself into two, threatening here and bribing there at the same time..."

The whole audience was speechless.

There is plenty of time to testify, how could this happen?

So... the Crown Princess is really innocent?

"I had people tortured, but they refused to reveal who was behind this..."

"Of course they don't dare!" At this moment, another voice came from the door.

Everyone looked at the sound.

Pei Chen was seen striding into the room, accompanied by a refined young man, who was Changning Marquis Cheng Fengqi.

"Your Majesty, I, Pei Chen, pay my respects to you."

The two of them saluted together.

The emperor said, "Please stand up, my dear minister. Do you know about this?"

Pei Chen said, "In reply to your Majesty, I returned to the capital today, but I ran into Marquis Changning on the way."

"I heard from Marquis Changning that someone dared to kidnap someone in the capital. I am a military commander, and seeing Marquis Changning's frail figure, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to do it. I happen to be good at this, and I have some martial arts skills, so naturally I have no choice but to do it..."

Emperor: "Speak to the point."

Stop bragging about how brave and heroic he is. Didn’t you see that the face of Marquis Changning next to him has turned dark?

Pei Chen coughed. Isn't that Yingying behind...

"Yes, Your Majesty." Pei Chen said, "In short, I assisted Marquis Changning in solving this case, and I only found out during the interrogation."

"These people are actually the relatives of Xie's servants, and they ordered their imprisonment..."