Zhan Beihan ignored it and looked at Emperor Zhaoming: "Father, there is nothing to ask about things that are obvious. What's more, this is a private matter of the royal family. You can deal with it however you want. There is no need to make the whole court know, right?"
It's just like a joke.
Emperor Zhaoming pondered for a moment, then turned to Eunuch Su and said, "Let the others disperse."
Eunuch Su: "Yes."
Everyone was delighted when they heard this and hurriedly bowed and left.
Emperor Zhaoming did not ask Xiao Lingyue to stay, so she followed the crowd and exited the waterside pavilion.
The ladies were so frightened that they didn't even bother to say anything, so they hurriedly said goodbye and left.
Mrs. Zhenbeihou brought Chu Yuanqi out. As she passed by, she whispered to Xiao Lingyue: "It's not peaceful in the palace. Get out of the palace early to avoid getting into trouble."
Xiao Lingyue nodded: "Same, madam."
Chu Yuanqi glanced at her worriedly and followed Mrs. Zhenbeihou.
Xiao Lingyue did not leave in a hurry and waited outside the waterside pavilion for a while.
Soon, Zhan Beihan came out.
He was not surprised to see her waiting outside and said coldly: "Follow her."
Xiao Lingyue didn't ask any questions and followed him out of the palace.
Until I got on the carriage.
After Xiao Lingyue sat down, she looked up at the man who was staring straight at her: "Don't stare at me like that. Just ask whatever you want."
Zhan Beihan was also polite: "Did you put the things in Thirteen's purse?"
Xiao Lingyue: "Yes."
Zhan Beihan: "Where did you get the medicine?"
He glanced at the purse around her waist and squinted: "Is it worthy of me?"
"Why should I deserve something like this?" Xiao Lingyue said angrily, "Someone else gave it to me. I just returned it to its original owner."
"Say it again from the beginning!" The man glared at her.
Xiao Lingyue started from the time when Mrs. Meng gave her a toast at the banquet, and continued until Hu Hongzhi was captured alive as an assassin.
His tone was anything but schadenfreude.
"The matter itself is not complicated, but there are many variables. I guess this is the plan set up by the Thirteenth Princess herself. Even Concubine Shu was kept in the dark. In the end, it ended up like this. It's like shooting yourself in the foot."
The Thirteenth Princess may have just wanted to plot against the Eighth Princess at first, so that she could be disgraced and break off her engagement with Wen Shaoqing for her own convenience.
But the eighth princess herself is not a little pitiful, and she has the support of Concubine Wen behind her.
Once the matter is completed, Concubine Wen will definitely investigate to the end in order to seek justice for her daughter. Moreover, the princess has been set up by others. If she does not get to the bottom of the matter, it will also damage the royal family's face.
The Thirteenth Princess is not so capable of designing a seamless game.
So she thought of finding a scapegoat.
But the Thirteenth Princess didn't expect that Xiao Lingyue was far more cautious than she thought.
The first step in her plan was to ask Mrs. Meng to toast Xiao Lingyue and let her drink the wine mixed with sweat medicine. Then, under the pretext of changing her clothes, she took Xiao Lingyue to a secluded side hall and locked her in a
in.
During this period of coma, the eighth princess who had been drugged would be sent to the side hall and left to Hu Hongzhi's disposal.
By the time they finished their work, Xiao Lingyue's medicine had just finished taking effect.
As soon as she wakes up, the Thirteenth Princess will find a way to bring someone over. Just in time, the Eighth Princess and Hu Hongzhi's "adultery" will happen, which ruins the Eighth Princess' reputation and puts the blame on Xiao Lingyue's head.
The small medicine bag hidden in the clothes is the evidence of conviction prepared in advance.
Make everything look logical.
Unfortunately.
Xiao Lingyue was wary from the beginning and did not drink the drugged glass of wine. As a result, she was very conscious when she was locked up in the side hall.
So, she came out of the side hall easily and bumped into Hu Hongzhi who had ambushed him in advance.
The plan was completely messed up.
After hearing this series of things, Zhan Beihan said: "..."