Concubine Chun protected Chu Wan and argued endlessly with the Crown Prince and Kuang Xiangming, while Concubine Xian and Chu Ze watched the show as if it had nothing to do with them.

They didn't want to offend the Minister of Revenue behind Concubine Chun, but they also wanted to see the Crown Prince fall out with him, so they naturally stood by and watched.

Emperor Zhaolie had a gloomy face and did not speak for the time being.

Since Mu Zhuo could be the Minister of Revenue, it was natural that he was someone trusted by Emperor Zhaolie.

Wei Xiangming is here, so if he wants to side with Concubine Chun and her daughter, he must have a reason.

He is not only a father, but also the king of a country, so he has to be fair at least on the surface.

Although Chu Wan's face was pale and her voice was trembling, she refused to admit that she was the one who did it.

Cheng Jiuyuan was not close, but people who practiced martial arts had better vision than ordinary people. Her eyes fell on the wound where the imperial physician was still applying medicine to stop the bleeding.

At this moment, a sound of footsteps approached from afar, sounding a bit flustered. Cheng Jiuyuan turned his head and saw the Minister of Revenue Mu Zhuo holding his official hat and walking hurriedly.

Cheng Jiuyuan came up with a plan, picked up the veil to cover her face and walked down gracefully.

Mu Zhuo was not good at drinking, and after being persuaded to drink two cups, he felt a little uncomfortable, so the servant helped him back to the tent.

When he heard that his granddaughter was in trouble, he rushed over immediately without caring about the slight pain in his head.

Before he even entered the royal tent, he was swept away by a powerful force.

He wanted to shout, but no sound came out.

He looked at the masked woman in black in front of him with horror, only to see the woman reach out and touch him, forcing him to open his mouth, and a pill flew into his mouth.

Mu Zhuo's eyes widened. A thief had sneaked into the enclosure and no one was aware of it. Wasn't the emperor in danger?

Then he was shocked and confused.

Why did he feel that after taking the poison, his dizzy head suddenly became clear?

I only heard the masked man in black speak, but it was hard to tell whether it was a man or a woman.

"Don't worry, it's just a hangover pill."

Mu Zhuo was surprised. What kind of hangover elixir was so powerful?

But he was extremely anxious. He couldn't speak or move, but he had to rush to save his granddaughter!

"If you want to save Princess Yongle, listen to me..."

……

"Father, this incident has a terrible impact. Please punish Yongle severely!"

"Your Majesty, please make the decision!" Kuang Xiangming bowed.

"Father, I am truly wronged. I did not do this!"

Emperor Zhaolie looked at this familiar scene and closed his eyes.

His hand was tightly gripping the ring.

After a long while, he said in a hoarse voice: "Yongle..."

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, wait a minute!" Mu Zhuo shouted as he hurried in.

“Your Majesty, wait a minute!” Mu Zhuo calmed his breath and luckily he was in time.

Concubine Chun protected her daughter, and her usually cold face was now covered with tears. Seeing her father was like seeing her only life-saving straw.

"Minister Mu, the evidence is irrefutable. No matter how eloquent you are, it will be useless." The prince looked at Mu Zhuo with a half-smile.

This old man, relying on his father's trust, doesn't even take him, the crown prince, seriously. This time he will learn a lesson for himself.

From now on, Yongle was in his hands, and if he was told to go east, he would not dare to go west!

Minister Mu did not look at the prince, but looked at Chu Qing.

"Princess Yongfu, was this really caused by Princess Yongle?"

"Of course, is this true?"

"I didn't, Chu Qing. You cut yourself with a knife. You slandered me!"

"Am I crazy? If you use more force, I will become disabled! If my sister pleads guilty, my father will give her a lighter sentence. You are so stubborn and have no intention of repenting..."

Chu Wan was speechless and wished she could strangle the person who slandered her.

Mu Zhuo spoke slowly: "Princess Yongfu, please restore the positions you and Princess Yongle were standing in at that time."

Chu Qing glanced at the prince, but the prince did not give any instructions.

"Minister Mu, we have all the evidence, why bother? You can tell the truth today. My sister made a mistake."

Mu Zhuo bowed to Emperor Zhaolie and said, "Your Majesty, since the two princesses have different opinions, I have a way to find out who is lying. I just need the cooperation of the two princesses."

Emperor Zhaolie looked at Chu Qing and said, "Do as Minister Mu said."

Chu Qing gritted her teeth and stood up. She didn't believe Mu Zhuo could do anything.

She stood up and stood at the door, "The imperial sister was standing here with me at the time."

"Princess Yongle, please stand where you were back then."

Chu Wan glanced at her grandfather and Mu Zhuo nodded at her.

Chu Wan stepped forward and stood on Chu Qing's left hand side.

"At that time, my sister's maidservant was standing on her right. The two of them stopped me from entering the palace. We had an argument, and then my sister picked up the knife and cut herself."

"You're talking nonsense. It was you who tried to force your way in, but I refused and you stabbed me with a knife in desperation."

Mu Zhuo said again: "Princess Yongfu, please show us your wound."

Chu Qing frowned: "It has just been bandaged, why do you want to open it? I don't want to suffer twice."

"In order to prove who is lying, please open it, Princess."

Chu Qing looked at Emperor Zhaolie: "Father, I am most afraid of pain..."

"Take it apart." Two words that leave no room for doubt.

The imperial physician hurried forward and carefully removed the bandage.

Chu Qing glared at Mu Zhuo: "No matter how you argue, the fact is the fact!"

Mu Zhuo suddenly laughed: "Princess is right, the facts are the facts, wounds can't lie."

Everyone's eyes fell on Chu Qing's wound.

"You see, Princess Yongle was standing on the left side of Princess Yongfu at the time, and the two stood opposite each other. If Princess Yongle had used a knife to injure someone, it would have been easier for Princess Yongfu to use her left side, but Princess Yongfu was injured on her right hand."

"That, that was because I was in a hurry and stretched out my right hand to block it."

Mu Zhuo stepped forward and said, "According to my observation, Princess Yongfu is left-handed. Am I correct?"

Concubine Chun nodded: "Yes, Princess Yongfu is left-handed."

"When encountering danger, in an emergency, we will use our dominant hand to block it."

Everyone thought it made sense and nodded slightly.

"Nonsense, specious arguments!"

Kuang Xiangming stepped forward and said, "If Minister Mu only has this little bit of evidence, which is not enough to be called evidence, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to convince this general."

“Don’t worry.” Mu Zhuo’s face remained expressionless. Seeing that her father was so confident, Concubine Chun felt relieved.

"If Princess Yongfu really reached out to block the knife in a desperate situation, why is the knife wound on the inside?"

Chu Qing's face turned pale and he stammered, unable to speak. He looked at Wei Xiangming and the prince for help.

Mu Zhuo pressed on and spoke again: "If Princess Yongle had used a knife to injure someone, the incision should have been heavy on the top and light on the bottom. But judging from the width of the wound, it is heavy on the bottom and light on the top. Only a person with a left hand can injure himself like this."

Chu Qing's expression changed instantly, "I didn't! You're talking nonsense!"

"Yongfu." Emperor Zhaolie said in a cold voice.

Chu Qing's legs and feet felt weak. She stepped forward and grabbed the prince's sleeve: "Royal brother, Royal brother, please say something!"

The prince's mind was racing. Why hadn't he realized before that Mu Zhuo was also an expert at solving cases?

Mu Zhuo still had a faint smile on his face: "Your Highness the Crown Prince said that he saw Princess Yongle take action with his own eyes?"

"I, I hadn't even approached yet, I only heard Yongfu yelling that Yongle had chopped her, and I saw Yongle holding a bloody knife..."

"Yongfu, what else do you have to say?" Emperor Zhaolie spoke slowly.

Chu Qing fell to the ground, and the arrogance on his face disappeared completely.

"There's no daughter, there's no daughter, it's Chu Wan, it's her..."

In the face of solid evidence, any excuses are powerless.

"Come here! Yongfu has killed his brothers and sisters, and deceived the emperor. He will be stripped of his title and escorted back to the capital first, and confined to Yongfu Palace. We will make a decision after the winter hunt is over."

"Father! Father, please forgive me! Father..."

"Brother, please plead for me. I am doing this all for you!"

"uncle……"

No matter how Chu Qing struggled, he was pulled out by the female official.

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