Chapter 462 - 462: Testing Yu Yunxi
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
After Consort Mu said those words, the Mu family and people from Chu Yuemu’s faction seemed to have grabbed onto a life-saving straw.
Many ministers endured their disgust and kneeled on the blood-soaked ground before they kowtowed and pleaded.
“That’s right. Li Cheng’an, the King of Youshan, is ambitious! I’m afraid that he’s behind today’s incident!”
“Not only does he want to kill you, but he also wants to frame the Seventh
Prince, Princess Changlin, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!”
These people were quite smart. They knew that Chu Yuemu and Chu Changlin alone might not be enough so they deliberately dragged Chu Yuefu into this matter.
As expected, as soon as the Qin family and people from Chu Yuemu’s faction heard this, they also kneeled down.
“Your Majesty, please investigate this matter thoroughly. His Highness the Crown Prince and the Empress are definitely loyal to you. This time, the culprit is too sinister and managed to implicate so many people. Your Majesty, we can’t let go of anyone suspicious. We have to restore the innocence of the Empress and the Crown Prince!”
These people were also smart and did not directly name the King of Youshan as the culprit. They were very vague with their words. As long as Empress Qin and Chu Yuefu could be cleared of suspicion, it did not matter if the culprit was Chu Yuemu or the King of Youshan. In any case, if anything happened to the two of them, it would only be beneficial to Chu Yuefu.
Chu Yuemu finally returned to his senses at this moment. He crawled over and grabbed Chu Zai’s dragon robe as he pleaded, “Imperial Father, you watched me grow up. I definitely don’t have the intention to usurp the throne! Imperial Father, please investigate this matter!”
Chu Zai looked down at Chu Yuemu and said sarcastically, “Really? You really don’t have any thoughts about the throne?”
Chu Yuemu’s body stiffened upon hearing these words, and he instinctively averted his eyes.
Consort Mu raised her head and grabbed Chu Yuemu’s arm tightly as she explained, “No, Your Majesty. How could Yuemu have such thoughts?”
Chu Yuemu reacted and hurriedly kowtowed. “That’s right, Imperial Father. I don’t have such thoughts!”
Chu Zai did not say if he believed the mother and son or not. He swept his eyes across the crowd before they finally landed on Chu Yuezheng. Then, he asked,”Yuezheng, what do you think?”
“Yuezheng, what do you think?”
Everyone turned to look at Chu Yuezheng and Consort Hong in unison.
Chu Changlin said to Consort Hong, looking very miserable, “Sister Hong, you know my character. How could I come back after so long just to harm Imperial Brother? Please explain this matter to Imperial Brother for me!”
Upon seeing this, many people recalled the matter between Chu Changlin and Second Master Hong. For a moment, their expressions were very subtle.
Consort Hong covered her mouth with a handkerchief and coughed. Then, she said calmly, “Princess Changlin, if you really didn’t do anything wrong, the Emperor will naturally return your innocence to you.”
Then, Chu Yuezheng said unhurriedly, “Imperial Father, I think the most important thing now is to find the King of Youshan.”
Chu Zai’s expression improved a little after hearing these words. He said, “Then we’ll do as the Fourth Prince said. Guards!”
The leader of the imperial guards stepped forward immediately.
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“Find the King of Youshan for me even if you have to dig three feet underground,” Chu Zai said gloomily.
After saying that, Chu Zai looked at everyone before he continued to say, “Tonight should have been a night of celebration, but such a troublesome thing happened. This matter has spoiled the mood.”
The envoys smiled and spoke up one after another.
“Don’t say that. The safety of the Emperor is the most important thing.” “That’s right. We were well-protected by the imperial guards.”
Chu Zai said again, “It’s just that we haven’t found the culprit yet. I’m worried the culprit would vent his anger on all of you. Therefore, I’ll have to trouble everyone to stay in the palace for your safety. Once we find the culprit, I’ll send people to escort all of you back.”
Chu Zai was calm when he spoke, but his tone was unquestionable.
The envoys’ eyelids twitched.
‘Is it for our safety, or is it to monitor us? Clearly, you suspect us…
‘I only came to attend the state banquet. I didn’t expect such a thing to happen.’
‘How unlucky!’
Nonetheless, no matter how much they complained in their hearts, they could only smile and nod in agreement.
“Since the Emperor of Xichu is worried about our safety, we’ll stay in the palace then.”
At this time, Chu Ruishi said, “This place is too bloody. Please move to the side hall. The imperial doctors will come over and see if anyone’s hurt.”
Chu Ruishi’s voice was powerful and dignified when he spoke.
Many envoys felt better when they heard Chu Ruishi’s words. They were really frightened earlier, and they were still feeling nauseous and unwell.
‘Chu Zai only knew how to threaten us and didn’t care about our teelings at all.
On the contrary, the Emperor Emeritus is different.’
‘No wonder Xichu has been on the decline all these years. It’s because of its current emperor.’
Although no one gave voice to their thoughts, their expressions showed a lot.
Chu Zai’s expression darkened again. He looked at Chu Ruishi and said with a smile, “It’s my fault for overlooking this matter. Imperial Father is meticulous as always.”
Chu Ruishi sighed inwardly upon hearing Chu Zai’s words. He knew his son did not have the talent to govern a country and was extremely petty. His son did not have the magnanimity of an emperor at all. Recently, he had been questioning his decision to give Chu Zai the throne back then.
The people moved to the side hall very quickly.
The side hall was very spacious and easily accommodated everyone.
When everyone came in earlier, they saw that the doors were all tightly guarded by the imperial guards. They could not leave even if they wanted to. This was no different from a house arrest.
The imperial doctors were already waiting in the side hall, and they began to examine the people.
At this time, an imperial doctor approached Yu Yongnian and said, “General Yu, let me take a look at your wound.”
Yu Yongnian looked at the blood on his sleeve before he said lightly, “There’s no need. This is someone else’s blood. I’m not injured.”
Upon hearing this, the imperial doctor nodded and went to look for the next patient.
Yu Yongnian was looking for Yu Yunxi. After confirming that she was not injured, his worried heart finally calmed down. However, in the next moment, his heart tightened again because he heard Chu Zai speaking to Yu Yunxi.
“Eldest Princess, what do you think about tonight’s incident?” Chu Zai asked probingly.
Yu Yunxi looked over. She was not surprised at all that Chu Zai was testing her.
After all, in everyone’s eyes, she was very close to Li Cheng’an, the King of Youshan. If Li Cheng’an rebelled, she would not be able to escape suspicion as well.
Yu Yunxi placed her hands in front and slowly walked over, looking extremely calm. When she came to a stop, she bowed slightly before she straightened her back and said loudly, “Your Majesty, Yunxi thinks that Princess Changlin and the Seventh Prince are not innocent.”
As soon as Yu Yunxi’s voice fell, a dark and terrifying expression appeared on Chu Changlin’s face, and she shouted, “Yu Yunxi, you b*tch, how dare you slander me?”
Chu Changlin stood up, intending to teach Yu Yunxi a lesson. However, when she met Yu Yunxi’s gaze, she felt as though the blood in her veins had frozen..
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