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Chapter 177

"Ye'er, you should go and rest too!"

Bei Ye didn't ask about Murong Yu; he was guarding the door because he was worried about her safety.

When Murong Yu entered, he originally intended to rush in and kill the man, but he was protected by experts, and Yun Xiyue called him Your Majesty, so he abandoned his murderous intent.

"Yes, Miss, please get some rest."

He's not needed for night duty.

Since it was inconvenient for a man to do so, Qingmei and another maid, Zisu, took turns keeping watch at night.

The Yun family were merely imperial merchants and thus had no right to enter the palace to attend court.

At this time, with the arrival of the Southern Qiang envoy, the fact that Lin Bao'er had been poisoned could no longer be concealed in the imperial court.

Shen Yue accused Yun Xiyue in court, claiming that she poisoned Lin Bao'er out of jealousy.

Hearing the commotion, the crowd was somewhat incredulous.

Pei Shang was the first to stand up and question, "Since Miss Yun chose to divorce you, she meant she was withdrawing from your relationship with Princess Nanqiang and intended to let you two be together. How could she do such a thing?"

Some ministers also raised this question.

I think it's unlikely.

"If Miss Yun was truly jealous of Princess Nanqiang, she wouldn't have chosen to divorce, would she? Does the Marquis have any evidence that Miss Yun poisoned Princess Nanqiang?"

If we don't take sides, we'll only look at the evidence; without evidence, there's no persuasiveness.

Shen Yue said, "Yesterday I was at the Marquis's residence. Her maid killed one of Bao'er's maids and injured two of my servants."

"Your Majesty, I have already sent the body to the Dali Temple. I implore Your Majesty to investigate thoroughly. Now that Bao'er is pregnant and poisoned, she will be in great danger if she is not treated in time. I beg Your Majesty to do justice for me and Bao'er."

As he spoke, he knelt on the throne in the Golden Palace, his words sincere.

"Why would her maid kill Madam Shen's maid? This is very strange. Your Majesty, I believe we cannot just listen to Marquis Shen's side of the story. We should invite Miss Yun to the palace to ask her directly." Pei Shang said, bowing.

Murong Yu looked at the two men, glancing at Prime Minister Pei and Grand Tutor Zhou, "Don't you two have anything to say?"

Grand Tutor Zhou then cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, this old minister believes that saving Princess Nanqiang is the most important thing right now, because the Nanqiang envoy will be arriving in the capital tomorrow, and the head of the delegation is the third prince of Nanqiang. If he finds out that the Nanqiang princess is pregnant and has been poisoned, I'm afraid there will be even deeper misunderstandings."

"For the sake of peace between the two countries, this old minister humbly requests Your Majesty to first find someone to rescue Princess Nanqiang."

Shen Yue said, "The imperial physician has examined Bao'er's poison and said there is no way to cure it. The only solution is to find the divine doctor, Ghost Hand."

"I've heard that the legendary doctor, Ghost Hand, is elusive, but has a good relationship with the Yun family. Let's have the Yun family invite him to the capital to detoxify Princess Nanqiang," said Grand Tutor Zhou.

Murong Yu remained silent and looked at Prime Minister Pei.

Prime Minister Pei glanced at his son. He believed that he should listen to the Emperor on this matter, but his son had already spoken up for the Yun family.

After a moment of contemplation, he said, “Your Majesty, I believe the Grand Tutor’s words are reasonable. The most urgent task is to save Princess Nanqiang. However, the whereabouts of the Divine Physician Ghost Hand are uncertain, and it may be too late to send the Yun family to find him now.”

"The Third Prince of Nanqiang will arrive in the capital tomorrow. I've heard that he and the Princess of Nanqiang are siblings and have a very good relationship. If he finds out that the Princess of Nanqiang has been poisoned, he will probably be furious and demand that Miss Yun be punished. Rather than waiting for him to make that demand, let's place Miss Yun under house arrest now and deal with her after the truth is found."

Murong Yu said, "Let's do as the Prime Minister says! Eunuch Fu, go to the Yun family and bring her into the palace. Place her under house arrest at Baohua Temple for now."

"Once the Southern Qiang envoy arrives tomorrow, we will have her attend the banquet and confront the Southern Qiang envoy and princess face to face with the truth."

If there was nothing else to discuss, the court session ended. The emperor rose and left with a cold expression, his thoughts completely unreadable.

While it's said that he intentionally supported the Yun family, it doesn't necessarily mean he intentionally protected Yun Xiyue.

Last time, Yunxi Yue was punished by being made to kneel.

Today, she was punished again by being made to pray for the child of the Southern Qiang princess at Baohua Temple. Although it was not explicitly stated, isn't the implication of being placed under house arrest at Baohua Temple within the palace?

Grand Tutor Zhou and Shen Yue exchanged a glance, finding nothing to criticize, and decided to go back and discuss it further.