Xie Yao's cold eyebrows slightly raised, "You wore the same clothes as me to commit the crime, was it arranged by me? Do I want to frame myself? If I don't succeed in coming out of the Luohua Palace after being captured, and I don't get it from my father.
If I have the right to investigate this matter, wouldn’t it be possible that the final murderer would be myself?”
Shangguan Yue forcefully argued, "That was also planned by you in advance! You have always been cunning and cunning, so it is not difficult to do this!"
"Isn't it difficult?" Xie Yao looked at Shangguan Yue who wanted to bite her no matter what, and laughed angrily, "According to what you mean, I can predict that my mother will come to me in Luohua Palace, and I can also predict that my father will come to me.
I was asked to investigate this matter, but I never expected that you would bite me back before you died. So, you are smarter than your father and mother?"
"That's not what I meant! It was you..." Shangguan Yue quickly retorted, but could not find a suitable reason to refute Xie Yao's point of view.
Xie Yao raised her hand towards Shangguan Yue, "You don't have to rush to refute, I haven't finished speaking yet."
"You said that I ordered you to murder Princess Rui. Do you know that murdering Princess Rui is a capital crime? Since it is a capital crime, why do you still help me? Are you stupid, or am I stupid?"
Shangguan Yue was anxious, "It's you! It's you who threatened me with false pregnancy, saying that false pregnancy is a crime of deceiving the emperor, and you will be executed! I only agreed to you in order to protect the Shangshu Mansion!"
"Oh?" Xie Yao deliberately lengthened her tone, "Then has your false pregnancy been revealed? Can you keep the Shangshu Mansion?"
"Of course I can keep it! The Queen Mother said..." Shangguan Yue realized something was wrong and quickly shut up.
Xie Yao glanced at the queen and chuckled, "I thought it was because King Mu was kneeling outside to plead for you that I saved the Shangshu Mansion. I didn't expect that it was the queen who helped. It's strange to say that you harmed the queen's daughter.
Princess Rui, my mother helped you keep the Shangshu Mansion..."
"Princess Han!" the queen scolded with a cold face, "I only love you so much. Shangguan Shangshu has made a lot of contributions to the country. If she is implicated in this way, it will be a loss to the country."
Xie Yao was noncommittal and looked at Shangguan Yue teasingly.
Shangguan Yue was in a panic and didn't know how to respond, so she retorted casually, "King Mu saw that I was being forced by you, so he just interceded for me! In the end, it was all your fault!"
Xie Yao's heart suddenly moved slightly.
She had received news before that Chu Mu and Shangguan Yue had a close relationship.
Could it be...
"King Mu turns out to be such a warm-hearted person. You and Prince Mu must have a close relationship, and you have accepted each other privately, right?" She looked directly into Shangguan Yue's eyes and asked with a chuckle.
Shangguan Yue's heart trembled, and her face changed horribly.
"No! No! Absolutely not! How could I have a private exchange with Prince Mu? I have never done anything to disgrace the prince! Father and mother, please don't believe it, those are all Xie Yao's one-sided words!"
Emperor Zhaochu's eyes were dark and showed no emotion.
The queen frowned. Could it be that Shangguan Yue really had some shady relationship with Chu Mu?
"You are right," Xie Yao smiled lightly, but the smile did not reach her eyes. "One-sided words cannot be taken lightly, just like you accused me of being the mastermind behind the murder of Princess Rui!"
She was sure that Shangguan Yue and Chu Mu were in love with each other and must have been together for a long time! Chu Mu came to plead for mercy, maybe he thought that the child in Shangguan Yue's belly was his, right?
Otherwise, how could Chu Mu come to rescue Shangguan Yue as a person?
"I..." Shangguan Yue froze completely.
Shangguan Yue didn't realize it until this moment. Because of her guilty conscience, she had unknowingly fallen into Xie Yao's trap!
Thinking of this, she stared at Xie Yao angrily, with such overwhelming coldness that she wanted to eat Xie Yao alive, causing her skin and cramps to rip apart!
Xie Yao glanced calmly, then turned to look at Emperor Zhaochu and the Queen, "Emperor Father, Queen Mother, Shangguan Yue's murder of Princess Rui has been revealed, and the evidence is conclusive. If you continue to be anxious, let Shangguan Yue pour dirty water on you.
If you throw it away, it will bring disgrace to the royal family! Let your father and mother make a decision!"
The queen glanced at Xie Yao coldly, snorted coldly, and said nothing.
Emperor Zhaochu didn't even look at Shangguan Yue and directly ordered, "Eunuch Liu."
Before Eunuch Liu's voice could be heard, two figures suddenly entered the royal study from the outside. It was Chu Rui who was seriously injured, and Chu Mu who had been kneeling outside!
When the queen saw Chu Rui being helped in, her expression suddenly tightened, "Rui'er, what are you doing here? Why don't you go back to recuperate!"
Eunuch Liu followed behind, and after entering, he knelt down directly towards the emperor, "I neglected my duty and did not stop Princess Rui and His Highness Prince Mu. Please punish me."
Emperor Zhaochu's eyes were dark and he waved his hand impatiently, "What are you still doing? Give Princess Rui a seat!"
"Yes." Upon seeing this, Eunuch Liu immediately stood up and moved a chair over.
However, Chu Rui did not sit down, with determination on his pale face, "Father, Queen, it was not Shangguan Yue who hurt me at all, but Xie Yao! I hope to punish Xie Yao severely and let Shangguan Yue go!"
"If you don't agree, I won't sit down!"
As soon as these words came out, Shangguan Yue's heart moved.
She didn't expect that Chu Rui would come to plead for her regardless of his injuries. With Chu Rui speaking in person, her hope of overthrowing Xie Yao became much greater.
In addition, the Shepherd King is still here, so she wants to see how long Xie Yao can last!
"Rui'er, don't mess around! You are seriously injured, go back and recover as soon as possible. The queen mother will definitely help you avenge this matter!" The queen frowned slightly as she was worried about Chu Rui's injury.
"Mother, don't worry. My son's injury has been brought under control. The imperial doctor also said that as long as you don't exercise strenuously, it's fine to take a few steps." Chu Rui comforted her, then looked at Xie Yao, and instantly became confused.
Ling Li said, "It's you! It was you who hurt me and deliberately framed Shangguan Yue, which made her father and mother misunderstand her!"
"Xie Yao, you are so insidious and despicable! Shangguan Yue has always been skillful and has excellent moral character. How could he hurt me? Even if I am seriously injured, I will come to the imperial study today just to expose you!"
Just as Xie Yao was about to speak, Chu Mu, who came in with him, said in a deep voice: "Princess Han, you don't have to quibble anymore! It's a dream to frame Shangguan Yue to escape guilt!"
Xie Yao suddenly smiled when she saw Chu Mu's 'accusation' and Chu Rui's 'exposure' regardless of her injuries.
She crossed her arms across her chest, looked at the two of them calmly, and said in a calm tone, "You two are so confident that I framed Shangguan Yue, but you know that there is no child in Shangguan Yue's belly at all. Is she a false pregnancy?"
"She can even fake a pregnancy, what else can't she do?"
Upon hearing this, Shangguan Yue's eyes suddenly flashed with panic!
"Xie Yao, you're talking nonsense! It's all nonsense! I didn't have a false pregnancy at all! You framed me deliberately!" She denied it eagerly.
How could Xie Yao say this at this time? Damn it!
Fortunately, she had just taken the pulse-changing drug that Xie Yao had given her not long before she entered the womb, and her current pulse was still that of a pregnant woman. It didn't matter what Xie Yao said.