Chapter 350: Testifying Against Yu Yunxi
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Chu Zai demanded angrily, “What the hell is going on?”
Consort Mu rose to her feet and said anxiously, “Your Majesty, the children’s safety is more important now.”
Consort Mu’s heart naturally ached when she saw the unconscious Chu Zhihe
and Chu Yuemu.
Chu Zai was so angry that he was breathing heavily. After a moment, he ordered the imperial doctors to look at Chu Zhihe and Chu Yuemu.
Meanwhile, the noble young masters and young ladies were trying to regain their composure. They were still choked by their experience in the forest.
Chu Yuefu quickly rushed to Chu Zhiya’s side and asked gravely, “Sister, what happened to your wrist?”
Chu Yuefu and Chu Zhiya were both the Empress’ children. As such, their relationship was naturally very good.
Chu Zhiya’s eyes flashed briefly with an unknown emotion. She naturally knew that her mother and brother were trying to build a good relationship with Yu Yunxi recently. However, she hated Yu Yunxi a lot. If it were not for Yu Yunxi, she would be the most noble princess in Xichu.
Since Chu Zhiya was young, many people pointed their fingers at her behind her back, saying that there was an Eldest Princess nobler than her. The Eldest Princess was not even the daughter of her father, the Emperor, and was the daughter of the sinner, Princess Changning. Apart from that, despite being missing for so many years, her grandfather missed the Eldest Princess greatly.
For all these reasons, the seed of hatred had long been planted in her heart. Between her and Yu Yunxi, only one of them could exist.
Chu Zhiya pretended to be calm as she said, “Brother, I feel a little dizzy. You should speak to another person.”
At this time, Chu Zai, who was sitting on the dragon throne, said coldly, “I want to know what happened.”
Upon hearing this, Yang Yeqi’s eyes flashed with a cunning light. In her mind, she had no doubts that Yu Yunxi had something to do with Chu Yuemu and Chu Zhihe’s injuries. Hence, she quickly walked over and kneeled to the ground, saying, “Your Majesty, you have to seek justice for the Sixth Princess and the Seventh Prince.”
“What happened?”
Yang Yeqi glanced at Yu Yunxi and Feng Yili. She bit her lip, looking as though she was in a dilemma. Then, as though she had made up her mind, she said sadly, “I heard a commotion in the forest earlier so I decided to have a look. Unexpectedly, when I arrived, I saw that the Sixth Princess and the Seventh Prince were unconscious. On the contrary, the Eldest Princess and the King of
Youshan stood nearby, completely uninjured. In order to save the Sixth Princess and the Seventh Prince, the Third Princess and the Fifth Prince didn’t hesitate to slit their wrists and donate blood.”
With this, the ministers in the surroundings began to whisper among themselves.
“No wonder the Third Princess and the Fifth Prince were injured. They’re really kind…’
“From the sound of it, there’s something fishy going on with the Sixth Princess and Seventh Prince’s injuries…”
“The Eldest Princess is really vicious. She just returned not too long ago, but she already can’t tolerate the existence of the other princes and princesses. In my opinion, if the Third Princess and the Fifth Prince didn’t arrive in time, the lives of the Sixth Princess and the Seventh Prince would have been in danger…”
Yu Yunxi could not help but chuckle when she heard the discussions in the surroundings.
Feng Yili looked down at Yu Yunxi and said in a low voice, “I didn’t expect these old geezers to be able to guess so accurately…”
After all, they were indeed the ones who injured Chu Zhihe and Chu Yuemu.
“Yunxi, shouldn’t you give me an explanation?” Chu Zai asked gloomily. He looked as though he could not wait to pierce Yu Yunxi with thousands of arrows at this moment.
Empress Qin was also staring at Yu Yunxi with a dark gaze at this moment, wondering if she should give up on such a chess piece. After all, Yu Yunxi, the chess piece, had harmed her daughter, Chu Zhiya.
Yu Yunxi tilted her head slightly and said innocently, “Your Majesty, the King of Youshan and I also rushed over when we heard the commotion. That was when we saw the Sixth Princess and the Seventh Prince lying unconscious on the ground. I also want to know what happened.”
The corners of Feng Yili’s lips could not help but curl up when he saw her innocent expression. When she lied, her expression did not change, and she did not stutter. He found her charming when she was like this.
At this moment, the Empress Dowager stared at Yu Yunxi venomously and said, “You should come up with a better excuse. How can we believe your words? No one can testify for you and the King of Youshan, right?”
Yu Yunxi continued to say, feigning innocence, “Based on the Empress Dowager’s words, it seems like you think that the King of Youshan and I are the culprits. If I wanted to murder Sixth and Seventh Imperial Cousins, why would I stay on the crime scene? Moreover, I was the one who suggested the blood transfusion to save their lives. If I really wanted them to die, why would I tell everyone the way to save them?”
With a half-smile on his face, Feng Yili said, “Your Majesty, there’s something I don’t understand. I was under the impression that the imperial hunting ground was very safe. However, while I was in the forest, I didn’t see any imperial guards at all. On the contrary, there were assassins…”
Just by standing there, Feng Yili gave off the aura of a ruler.
Chu Zai, who was sitting on the dragon throne, felt as though his aura had been suppressed by Feng Yili. This made his eyes shine with killing intent. He narrowed his eyes and clenched his hands tightly.
‘I can’t leave the King of Youshan alive…’
However, with so many pairs of eyes looking at him, Chu Zai could only pretend to ask one of his personal eunuchs, “Lin Tai, what’s going on?”
Lin Tai hurriedly kneeled in fear and trepidation. “Those evildoers must have known that the autumn hunt was today. The guards must have been killed by those assassins.”
At this time, Wen Huazang, one of the leaders of the imperial guards, stepped forward and kneeled on the ground. “Your Majesty, I’ll definitely investigate this matter.”
In fact, many people present had an idea of what was going on.
Chu Zai scoffed and said, “Very well. I’ll wait for the result of General Wen’s investigation.”
Chu Zai was still not willing to give up, determined to blame Yu Yunxi for injuring members of the imperial family. He looked at Yu Yunxi and said, “Yu Yunxi, you’ve said so much, but you still can’t be cleared of all suspicion. How do we know for sure that you didn’t try to kill Little Sixth and Little Seventh?”
Yu Yunxi remained calm and composed. She replied calmly, “Your Majesty, it’s very simple if you want to know the truth. Just wait for Sixth and Seventh Imperial Cousins to wake up. At that time, you can ask them about what happened.”
Coincidentally, an imperial doctor rushed over at this moment.
“Your Majesty, the Sixth Princess and the Seventh Prince have woken up!”
‘The Seventh Prince has woken up?’ Yang Yeqi thought to herself as her face lit up.
Meanwhile, many people looked at Yu Yunxi, hoping to watch a show soon.
‘I wonder if she’ll still be able to smile later when the Sixth Princess and the Seventh Prince give their testimonies…’
Yang Yeqi said mockingly, “Eldest Princess, I hope you’ll still be able to stay calm after this.
“That’s right, Eldest Princess. I hope you’ll still be able to smile after this,” Ding Qing chimed in.
Chu Zhiya was in a good mood. However, in order to maintain her pure and kind image, it was not appropriate for her to speak up. Fortunately, she had a group of fools who were willing to do the dirty work for her.
Yu Yunxi pretended to look sad as she said, “I don’t know if I’ll be able to stay calm and smile after this or not, but I know that Lord Yang and Lord Ding raised very good daughters. When they encountered danger, they did not hesitate to hide behind me and push me out. When the danger passed, they even tried to harm me again… Forget it. I can’t blame anyone because my mother passed away early.. Although I have a noble status, no one will stand up for me…
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