novelones Chapter 182 The Insidious Villain
Chapter 182 The Insidious Villain
Emperor Yong'an looked at Shen Ruzhou, with faint anger jumping in his eyes.
"Princess Wucheng, why is your maid here?"
There was a calm expression on Shen Ruzhou's beautiful face: "Father, Miao Dong has never been to the palace before. He just wanted to go out for a walk. Meeting the tenth prince falling into the water was purely accidental."
This is the only way to explain it. It can't be said that she asked Miao Dong to spy on Mu Wanrong's maid.
Concubine Shu didn't believe it at all, and looked angry: "You are her master, of course you will help her get out!"
Shen Ruzhou ignored Concubine Shu. She knew that Concubine Shu almost lost her beloved son and was now in a state of emotional excitement that she could not explain clearly. She looked at Emperor Yong'an and spoke calmly.
"Father, please be aware that I have no motive to harm the tenth prince at all. If I really wanted to harm anyone, I would not jump into the water to save him. If the tenth prince dies, he will die without any evidence."
"If he were alive and identified, wouldn't I dig my own grave? But in order to save the tenth emperor brother, I would not hesitate to put myself in danger. Everyone has seen it, and I am not guilty."
Emperor Yong'an was speechless and looked at Shen Ruzhou with deep eyes.
At this time, the Queen spoke slowly and said: "Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance. They are each holding their own opinions, and it is impossible to explain clearly for a while. It is better to put Princess Wucheng's master and servant in prison first, and then interrogate them in detail."
Shen Ruzhou narrowed his eyes and looked at the queen coldly.
The queen didn't like her. She just couldn't use the matter of Concubine De to make things difficult for her, but now she wants to take her down whenever she gets the chance. It's really insidious.
If she is thrown into prison, no matter whether she can find out anything, she will lose all her skin after being tortured.
When Ji Feng heard this, his face suddenly darkened and he looked at Shen Ruzhou with complicated eyes.
Xiao Jingzhan, who had been watching with cold eyes, immediately became interested when he heard this.
Just now, he remembered that Shen Ruzhou deliberately embarrassed Wanqing and made him scolded by his father.
"What the Queen Mother said makes sense. Who is so bold as to persecute the Tenth Emperor's brother? We must find out clearly. Princess Wucheng's master and servant are the most suspected, and we must have a good interrogation."
Mu Wanqing on the side stayed out of the storm and remained silent, her eyes passing over Xiao Chenyan's face intentionally or unintentionally.
"No!" Xiao Chenyan suddenly said. He looked at Emperor Yong'an, his handsome face with sharp edges and corners, his brows furrowed, and his expression looked stern.
"Father, after all, Shen Ruzhou is the princess of my son, how can she be imprisoned so easily? It is really rash to arrest her with just a few words from a maid."
Shen Ruzhou glanced at Xiao Chenyan in surprise. He would actually speak for her?
But then I thought about it, Xiao Chenyan was probably afraid of affecting himself. His princess was thrown into prison, and of course he would lose face. Moreover, as a result, he who was not favored in the first place would be even more cold-eyed.
Bei Xiuyan was soaked all over, with dark eyes and silver hair. His expression looked dull, distant and indifferent. He said nothing, neither helping Shen Ruzhou nor agreeing with the queen and others.
Concubine Shu scolded: "No matter what her identity is! She dares to persecute the prince, she is a criminal!"
Shen Ruzhou raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at Concubine Shu, and his voice was extremely cold.
"Ms. Concubine Shu, this matter has not yet been concluded. How come I am a criminal? Apart from a few random words from Ye Feng, is there any evidence to prove that this matter is related to me?"
Concubine Shu sneered, with a trace of cruelty flashing in her eyes, "Okay, if you say you didn't do it, you will go to jail and be tortured. If you insist on not changing your story until the end, it means that what you said is indeed true." of."
Shen Ruzhou looked cold.
"Why, you don't dare?" Concubine Shu snorted coldly, turned to Emperor Yong'an and said, "Your Majesty, put her in prison and torture her to extract a confession. Don't worry that she won't be able to tell the truth!"
Mu Wanrong and Ling Feng looked at each other, hope igniting in their eyes.
Even Emperor Yong'an narrowed his eyes, as if thinking.
"Your Majesty, you are putting the cart before the horse. If there is no evidence, why should you arrest someone?" Bei Xiuyan finally spoke, his voice was calm and low, with a frosty coldness.
"Or is it that the empress sent a prisoner to beat Princess Wucheng into submission and force her to become a criminal?"
Everyone gasped, not expecting the regent to speak so harshly in order to protect Shen Ruzhou.
Mu Wanqing, in particular, stared at Bei Xiuyan's cold face, her beautiful eyebrows furrowed, and her seductive red phoenix eyes narrowed deeply.
Just now at the banquet, Beixiu Yan had been protecting Shen Ruzhou, and now it was even more unblinking in its support, which was really strange and puzzling.
When Concubine Shu met Shang Bei Xiuyan's eyes that were like a cold pool, she was momentarily panicked and speechless, while Shen Ruzhou raised her eyes lightly and looked at Mu Wanrong, her eyes filled with coldness.
She stopped arguing and said directly: "When the tenth prince fell into the water, the empress was so anxious that she wanted to take down the criminal to avenge the tenth prince. It was reasonable and reasonable, but father, now that the tenth prince has woken up, what exactly happened at that time? Just ask and you will know.”
"If it is really my maid who recommended the tenth prince, I should be punished as a master and a servant and go to jail myself."
Mu Wanrong felt terrified when she saw him, and a strong uneasiness surged into her heart.
But when she thought about it, the tenth prince was famously withdrawn and didn't like to talk. Now that she was frightened, she might not be able to ask anything from him, so she forced herself to calm down.
However, Lingfeng was always horrified. Looking at Shen Ruzhou's cold eyes, he shuddered and could hardly stand.
Emperor Yong'an looked at the tenth prince with a gloomy expression.
The tenth prince stood silently, his round little face was a little pale, and his small body was covered with a thick cloak. Seeing everyone looking at him, he clenched the corners of his clothes a little helplessly.
"Yixuan, tell Father, what happened just now, how did you fall into the water?"
The tenth prince looked at Emperor Yong'an, blinked twice, lowered his head, and refused to speak.
The tenth prince was originally withdrawn and didn't like to talk, but he was frightened just now and couldn't speak.
Concubine Shu knelt down, held him in her arms distressedly, and patted his back time and time again.
Shen Ruzhou looked at the tenth prince's self-isolation and unwillingness to communicate with others, and suddenly thought of his past life.
After Xiao Chenyan ascended the throne, the entire palace underwent a major change. The tenth prince was speechless as usual, huddled in a corner all day long, living in isolation.
She took pity on this child in her previous life, paid more attention to him, and exchanged her sincerity for his sincerity. It can be said that in her previous life in the palace, she was the only person he was willing to talk to, so she knew his preferences. In this life, she knows how to make him He spoke.
Shen Ruzhou knelt down in front of the tenth prince. Her face, which had been as cold as ice, was now filled with a warm smile at the corners of her eyes and eyebrows. She smiled and said, "Tenth prince, can you give me your hand?"
The tenth prince raised his eyelids and stared at Shen Ruzhou for a while, then turned to look at Lian Lake, where a kite was floating on the lake.
Concubine Shu glared at Shen Ruzhou fiercely, treating her like an enemy, and said angrily: "Stay away from him, otherwise..."
Before she could say her warning, a small hand suddenly reached out to Shen Ruzhou.
The tenth prince tilted his head and stared at Shen Ruzhou, then put his little hand in Shen Ruzhou's palm with an obedient expression...