Marrying a concubine and swallowing her dowry? The mistress turns around and marries a high-ranking

Chapter 126

The emperor, his face grim, ordered the imperial physicians, "Where was this medicine administered? Find it for me! Investigate thoroughly!"

Although this was Changxin Palace, he didn't suspect Consort Jing first, because Consort Jing was pregnant at an advanced age and not even three months along. She would be crazy to use such a drug to seduce the emperor.

The imperial physician made a round of visits to Changxin Palace and examined several women, and soon obtained the results.

Hesitantly, he replied, "Your Majesty, it was this Lady Shen who had been sprinkled with Spring Fragrance powder..."

Shen Lingjun's expression immediately changed.

The imperial physician pointed to her belt, and when she looked, she saw some very fine, pale yellow powder in the gaps of the belt. It was impossible to see without being specifically pointed out.

Liu Manman felt that it was time for her to add fuel to the fire, and pointed at Shen Lingjun with a look of shock and anger:

"Madam Shen, how could you do such a shameless thing! Even if the Marquis doesn't favor you, and you can't bear the loneliness of being alone in your empty room, you should never have tried to seduce the Emperor! You are a married woman, don't you know that this will ruin the Emperor's reputation? How dare you do such a daring thing? How can you face Consort Jing?"

Liu Manman had been rehearsing her speech for a long time, waiting for this moment. So when she uttered these words, she was indignant, her voice was fierce, and they were very impactful.

The emperor looked at Shen Lingjun with a very gloomy and angry expression.

"Madam Shen, what's wrong with you?"

The emperor subconsciously felt that Shen Lingjun didn't seem like the type to seduce him. If she had such intentions, the best opportunity would have been to ask him for a reward when she saved the sixth prince last time. But at that time, she only wanted to get the title of heir apparent back for her son.

But now the evidence is irrefutable and right in front of him, leaving the emperor no choice but to make a judgment based solely on his intuition.

A thin layer of cold sweat seeped out from Shen Lingjun's back, but she still tried her best to remain calm and knelt down in front of the emperor.

"If I were to seduce Your Majesty, I would have to choose a time when we are alone. With so many people around, how could I possibly succeed? As for this Spring Fragrance powder, I don't know why it ended up on me. It's in the gap of my belt, which is too strange. I'm afraid someone else sprinkled it on me to frame me."

As soon as she finished speaking, Empress Chu let out a cold laugh.

“Madam Shen, how could you possibly have any opportunity to be alone with the Emperor? Entering the palace and even catching a glimpse of him is pure luck; you should naturally seize this rare opportunity. What you've said doesn't prove your innocence. The palace only looks at evidence, not just your eloquent arguments to exonerate you!”

Shen Lingjun glanced at Empress Chu secretly and saw that the look in Empress Chu's eyes was clearly tinged with revenge.

Sure enough, it was Empress Chu who did the last incident where the Sixth Prince fell into the water.

She saved the sixth prince, and Empress Chu harbored resentment towards her, so naturally she took advantage of her misfortune.

Consort Jing was in a panic. Of course she knew that Shen Lingjun would never sleep with the emperor, but in the current situation, it would be difficult for her to prove her innocence.

Consort Jing, disregarding her pregnancy, knelt before the Emperor, pleading, "Your Majesty, my niece would never do such a despicable thing. I beg Your Majesty to investigate thoroughly and not to punish Ling Jun so easily!"

Shen Lingjun's gaze fell on Liu Manman.

There were only these few people present. Just now, the person sitting behind her was Liu Manman.

Shen Lingjun said, word by word, "Madam Liu was sitting right next to me just now. She could have easily sprinkled the Spring View Fragrance on me. She and I have a long-standing grudge, and she had a motive to frame me. I beg Your Majesty to investigate Madam Liu thoroughly!"