Everyone was led by Xie Yang to a courtyard behind Emperor Qi's palace where the maids and eunuchs rested.
During the period when Qian Ertong was very favored by Emperor Qi, Qian Ertong often stayed with Emperor Qi all night long to serve him.
Sometimes it was too late, so he stayed in the palace to rest. Later, Emperor Qi set up a separate room in the back yard for Qian Ertong to rest.
When Emperor Qi decided to take back his life and let Qian Ertong serve at his side again, he asked the palace servants to clean Qian Ertong's room again.
Xie Yang's preparation in advance was to take advantage of that moment to have someone put the poison he had prepared in Qian Ertong's room.
Qin Rushuang followed Xie Yang all the way. Seeing that he was going to lead everyone to Qian Ertong's room, she slowly shook her head.
Why did she regard Xie Yang as Xie Xun's biggest rival before?
You simply think too highly of him!
You don't even know to find out before you do this kind of frame-up thing!
Sure enough, Xie Yang entered Qian Ertong's room, and after pretending to search, he quickly found the clues he had arranged in advance——
A small packet of medicinal powder was found under Qian Ertong's pillow.
Xie Yang raised the packet of medicinal powder high and said, "This is the evidence that Qian Ertong murdered his father!"
He looked up at Qin Rushuang and Xie Xun, hoping to see their panicked expressions, but unexpectedly, both Qin Rushuang and Xie Xun looked calm.
Qin Rushuang sighed and pointed to a little palace maid guarding the side, "Come here."
"Are you the palace maid who specializes in cleaning this courtyard?"
The little palace maid nodded timidly.
"Yes, this servant is mainly responsible for the hygiene in this courtyard. Also, His Majesty has ordered that Master Qian's room should be kept clean and tidy at all times."
After she finished speaking, she bit her lower lip, as if she had made up her mind, and said to Xie Yang, "But Your Majesty, Mr. Qian has never come back since His Majesty transferred him back to the Hanlin Academy last time.
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Qin Rushuang nodded and glanced at the little palace maid encouragingly: "What else do you know? Keep talking."
The little palace maid was encouraged and no longer afraid, and continued, "And... Mr. Qian had to take care of His Majesty's daily life, and also helped His Majesty draft some documents. Sometimes he would bring him to this room when it was too late.
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"Lord Qian is afraid that some confidential things will be leaked... After all, this is the residence of palace maids and eunuchs, and there are many people. So every time we clean, we have to do it in front of Lord Qian, and after we finish cleaning, or Qian
When the adults leave, they will put a seal on it, stamp it with their official seal, leave the time of the day, and seal the room."
After saying so much, the little palace maid was no longer afraid.
The reason why she said this on her own initiative was because Qian Ertong had always treated them well and did not look down on them just because they were servants. He even told them a few words about what happened when he was on duty at Prince Huai's Mansion.
She had been in the palace for so long and was very thoughtful. She knew at a glance that this clumsy frame-up could not shake Qian Ertong's foundation, so she boldly spoke out.
The little palace maid pointed to the seal that Xie Yang had just broken in and dropped on the ground, "This one was left by Mr. Qian before he left for the last time. It also has his official seal and date on it."
Seeing that the matter was exposed, Xie Yang said, "That doesn't get rid of his suspicion. What if he had planned to murder my father in advance?!"
Qin Rushuang felt that Xie Yang was simply out of his mind!
"What the Fourth Prince means is that Mr. Qian wanted to murder my father, and then personally left the clue in this room? He even calculated when the Fourth Prince you and Daochang Liu would be able to develop the elixir.
When will my father take the elixir? Will he put poison into the elixir in just a short period of time?"
"If that's the case, then Lord Qian is probably not an ordinary person, but some kind of monster! And he's completely brainless, just waiting for others to catch him!"
Xie Yang was told that he couldn't find any excuses and could only shut up.
And in this way, things become very clear.
Since Qin Ertong was sent back to the Hanlin Academy by Emperor Qi, he must have never entered this room, and the last people who touched the things in this room were the servants who cleaned it for the last time.
Xie Yang regretted it so much at this time!
Why can't I insert a reliable informant to handle this matter?
He gritted his teeth, rubbed his neck and said, "Since this seal is printed with his official seal, it is possible that he made it fake after he came back!"
Qin Rushuang looked at Xie Yang with almost pity.
"What the Fourth Prince doesn't know is that Master Qian has returned the official seal to Your Majesty since the last time His Majesty was angry. There is no official seal in his hand."
Xie Yang still wanted to deny it, so he said, "That doesn't prove his innocence! The things were found in his room, and he can't get away with it!"
Qin Rushuang said lightly, "This is interesting. The elixir was developed by the people under the fourth prince, and it was taken by the eunuch when he took it. Mr. Qian neither knew about this elixir nor served His Majesty to take it. He even
I haven’t been to this room for a long time, what else can that mean?”
"It only means that someone is trying hard to find trouble for Mr. Qian."
"I just don't know why the person behind this hates Mr. Qian so much that he even set up such a trap to kill him."
She looked at Xie Yang with sharp eyes: "The fourth prince is so interested in Master Qian, but do you know why the person behind this hates him so much, and why he wants to cause trouble for him?"
Until now, Xie Yang finally reluctantly admitted that his plan failed.
Because it would be too far-fetched to insist on blaming the matter on Qian Ertong.
Just when he was about to say something, a report from the palace suddenly came from behind him: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty is awake!"
Hearing that Emperor Qi had woken up, a group of people turned to the palace from the courtyard at the back.
As soon as he saw Emperor Qi, Xie Yang immediately rushed over, "Father! Father, are you okay?"
"I...what's wrong with me?"
Xie Xun had sharp eyes and a quick mouth. He immediately said to Emperor Qi without waiting for Xie Yang to explain, "Go back to my father, someone poisoned your elixir. My fourth brother is leading everyone to track down the poisoner."
Woolen cloth."
Emperor Qi's voice was weak, "Did you find anything?"
Xie Xun said respectfully: "Fourth brother has made a great contribution this time. As soon as my father was poisoned, his subordinate Liu Daochang came into the palace to detoxify you, and then fourth brother immediately took us to search.
Lord Qian’s room, poison was found in Lord Qian’s room.”
Although Emperor Qi was in poor health, he was not confused yet.
Hearing this, he said without thinking: "Who wants to frame Qian Aiqing?"
Hearing this, Xie Yang asked sourly, "How did my father know that Qian Ertong was framed? The poison was found in his room."
Emperor Qi waved his hand and looked at the eunuch on the side: "In the past few days, every time Qian Ertong leaves the palace, you are the one who takes him to the palace gate?"
The eldest eunuch nodded quickly, "Yes, yes! I did everything according to His Majesty's instructions."
"Then has he been to the room I left for him before?"
"No! Absolutely not!"
The chief eunuch finally saw that Emperor Qi now trusted Qian Ertong very much.
Moreover, with such a frame-up full of flaws, Qian Ertong will definitely be able to escape unscathed in the end. At this time, all he needs to do is tell the truth.
As for why Qian Ertong is always accompanied by a big eunuch no matter he enters or leaves the palace these days...
It was because Emperor Qi felt guilty for having misunderstood Qian Ertong before, and Qian Ertong was reluctant to return to him from the Hanlin Academy to be on duty because he was concerned about his face.
He was afraid that the courtiers would look down on Qian Ertong, so every time Qian Ertong came in or out of the palace, he would have his most valued eunuch follow him closely, so as to tell everyone that his favor for Qian Ertong was still there.
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It was precisely because of this that Qian Ertong's charges were cleared.
But now Xie Yang is powerless and wants to explain but can't justify it.
Before he could think of anything, Xie Xun told Emperor Qi everything that happened today in a few words.
Emperor Qi's face darkened.
"Someone is deliberately trying to sow discord between me and Qian Ertong! Who can't stand me?! He actually put poison in his room to frame him?!"
