Ji Yannuo and Ye Fuxun are both people with excellent memories. After hearing Ye Fulun's words, Ji Yannuo's eyes moved and he immediately noticed the faint lines on the merit stone.
He frowned.
"Your Highness," Ye Fuxun saw that Ji Yannuo was like this, and knew that he also recognized the material of the merit stone, and continued, "If I remember correctly, if the zircon star stone is sealed in a silver environment for more than a quarter of an hour,
, a layer of deadly toxins will form on its surface.”
"Not bad." Ji Yannuo also remembered this.
Just as Eunuch De quickly walked towards the merit stone and stretched out his hand to hold it, Ji Yannuo shouted in a deep voice: "Eunuch De, wait a minute! There is poison on the merit stone."
As soon as these words came out, Eunuch De, whose hand was almost touching the Merit Stone, retracted his hand instantly and looked at Ji Yannuo with a sudden tremble: "Your Highness, how do you interpret this?"
The officials, courtiers, and female relatives who were watching all around were so shocked that they took a step back, leaving a wide path for Ji Yannuo.
The face of Princess Yongle, who was standing nearest, suddenly changed, and she quickly lowered her eyelids, her eyes flashing with shock and fear.
However, these emotions only fleeted in an instant, and the next moment she spoke calmly: "Your Highness, the merit stone has been inspected at all levels after being sent to the palace, and it cannot be poisonous."
Eunuch De also nodded slightly and looked at Ji Yannuo in confusion.
The items to be presented to the emperor were all handed over when entering the palace, and were carefully inspected before being delivered to the emperor.
If it was really poisonous, it would not be sent to the main hall at all.
Ji Yannuo pursed his lips slightly, glanced at Princess Yongle calmly, and then looked at Eunuch De and said, "Eunuch De, you might as well touch the surface of the Merit Stone with a silver needle to give it a try."
Eunuch De thought for a moment, and for the sake of conservatism, he took out the silver needle from his sleeve.
Eunuch De raised the silver needle and probed towards the merit stone.
In an instant, the silver needle was dyed black at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Your Majesty, this merit stone is poisonous!" Eunuch De's hand trembled and he hurriedly reported to the emperor.
Emperor Long Yan shouted angrily: "Yongle, what's going on!"
Princess Yongle knelt down and said, "The stone of merit must have been tampered with. Please, Your Majesty, please take a closer look and clear away your grievances for your sister!"
She lay on the ground with her eyebrows lowered and her body trembling slightly, as if she was frightened.
However, a strange color flashed across his eyes.
Although the prince saw through the poison on the merit stone, which prevented her from poisoning the humble servant of Eunuch De in one fell swoop, it did not have much impact on her plan.
The plot is still played out according to the script she originally wrote.
As long as the emperor cannot find out the real reason why the merit stone is poisonous, the evidence of her being framed will be conclusive.
From this, she could blame the incident that happened many years ago on the fact that she was also harmed by others.
After all, the previous prince is dead and the current prince has obtained the Sacred Heart.
Officials are ruthless, and time will eventually dissipate the emperor's deep sorrow.
It's a good time for her to make a comeback.
When Princess Yongle said this, many onlookers found it credible.
"Who dares to be so bold?" The emperor narrowed his eyes and looked at the shivering Princess Yongle, and slapped the table, "Xiao Dezi, let me investigate thoroughly!"
Eunuch De hurriedly responded and made arrangements.
Seeing this, Princess Yongle took the opportunity to cry and complain: "Your Majesty, Yongle saw the auspicious merit stone dropped from the sky in Lu County. Because he was happy for us Dayan people, he thought of bringing the merit stone back to the capital to present to the emperor.
Who would have thought that someone might have poisoned it? This is a crime of great disrespect! Your Majesty, please investigate thoroughly!"
Seeing Princess Yongle's fiery words, the emperor's suspicion of her was lessened.
After the merit stone entered the palace, there were not many people who handled it. Eunuch De quickly arrested the relevant people. Once checked, there was no suspicion at all.
He hurriedly returned to the main hall to report to the emperor, and the emperor's face became darker and darker.
"Your Majesty, after the merit stone was checked to be non-toxic in front of the palace gate, Xiao Hezi and Xiao Shunzi held it in the side hall and waited. During this period, the two of them never left, and no one touched the merit stone."
"Your Majesty," Princess Yongle cried miserably, "How could the Merit Stone be poisoned for no reason? If it cannot be found out, I am afraid it is because the hands behind the scenes are hidden too deeply..."
"I'm afraid not necessarily." Ji Yannuo's thin lips twitched slightly, and when Princess Yongle's role was almost finished, she slowly walked out of the crowd, "Your Majesty, I know how the poison on the merit stone came from."
The emperor's eyes brightened and he looked at Ji Yannuo with eyes as bright as a torch: "Ran'er, tell me quickly."
Ji Yannuo nodded: "Your Majesty, this merit stone is not an ordinary stone, but a zircon star stone."
"Zirconite?"
There were whispers in the crowd, "Never heard of zirconium? What kind of stone is it?"
The emperor frowned slightly. This was the first time he heard about zircon stars. He asked in a deep voice: "What's so special about zircon stars?"
Ji Yannuo responded respectfully: "Back to the Emperor, zirconium is an extremely rare stone. One of its characteristics is that if it is stored in a closed silver environment for more than a quarter of an hour, a layer of toxins will form on the surface."
"So, it's not that someone poisoned the merit stone after entering the palace," Ji Yannuo glanced at Princess Yongle, who was still trembling with her head bowed, "but that the merit stone was stored in the silver cover for too long and produced poison.
"
At this time, Princess Yongle was almost scared to death.
Very few people in this world know about zircon, and it is even more impossible for anyone to know the secret that zircon produces toxins in a silver environment!
How did the prince know?
If the emperor knew about this, what would he think of her?
Even if she refuses to recognize the matter, will a suspicious and sick person like the Emperor really believe it?
Princess Yongle was in a state of confusion.
However, she did not have time to think carefully, so she could only raise her fearful eyes: "Your Majesty, Yongle does not know what kind of stone this merit stone is made of, and he has never heard of toxins being produced in a silver environment!
Is what His Highness said true or false? Is there any evidence?"
Ji Yannuo twitched the corners of his lips: "Whether it is true or not, you will know once you try it."
He said frankly, "Use a frosted stone to wipe away the layer of toxins on the surface of the merit stone, and then place it in a silver environment for a quarter of an hour."
"It's just..." He looked at Princess Yongle indifferently, "Since it is a gift to the emperor, how could Princess Yongle present it rashly without even knowing the origin of the merit stone?"
"As for the fact that items brought to the palace as tributes will be covered with silver covers, Princess Yongle grew up in the harem, so this kind of thing is probably the most obvious thing."
Princess Yongle's face turned pale again, and she looked anxiously at the emperor to defend herself.
Ji Yannuo said no more, stepped back and sat down in his seat.
Ye Fuxun had already returned to his seat to watch the show.
I just feel like my man is very powerful!
If she had opened her mouth to expose Princess Yongle today, I am afraid she would not have achieved such an effect.