"Look for yourself, don't say that I have wronged you!" The emperor said, and then threw the confession at hand away again. The paper fell in front of the third prince, and the third prince picked up the confession.

"Your Majesty, this is a false accusation. I didn't do it and I simply didn't do it." The Third Prince spoke to the Emperor with an excited look on his face.

"It's clearly written above. You were dissatisfied with me bringing Sheng'er to teach you, so you had inappropriate thoughts. Now that there are witnesses and evidence, what else do you have to quibble about?!"

The emperor spoke and glared at Hongshi. Hongshi trembled and for a moment he didn't know how to defend himself.

"Speak! This jade pendant is yours, right?!" The emperor was so angry that he wanted to kick his disappointing son, but he still endured it.

"Your Majesty, this is my jade pendant..." Hongshi said as he reached for his waist, picked up the jade pendant and looked at it. His expression immediately changed color.

"Father Emperor... My son's jade pendant was still on me yesterday. It must be that the servants put it on me by mistake. Someone, bring the servant who helped me dress and ask him what happened..."

"Pa!" The emperor slapped Hongshi on the face. Everyone in the hall was shocked by this scene.

"I wanted to save your face, but you dared to make excuses. What was that? That was the jade pendant you used when entering and leaving the palace. Can you throw away such a thing?!" The emperor glared at Hongshi, who lowered his head.

This jade pendant was clearly there yesterday. On normal days, he would have servants help him dress, so he didn't pay much attention to it today. Why was it just an ordinary jade pendant tied around his waist? ...

"Father Your Majesty, please believe me. The jade pendant was still there yesterday. It must have been lost by one of my servants. I didn't dare to say anything, so I got another one to wear today." Hongshi said with his head down, he was so nervous that he was shaking.

"Your Majesty, what the Third Prince said is right. These things must be the work of the servants under you. Your Majesty must not listen to the slander of these treacherous people." After hearing this, Concubine Duan hurriedly stepped forward and spoke.

"Empress Duan, please take a look at the confession first." An Lingrong looked at Concubine Duan who was kneeling below, and Concubine Duan took the confession from Hongshi's hand.

After careful observation, Concubine Duan finally understood the whole trap...

The witness was the man at the door, and the physical evidence was Hongshi's jade pendant, which was the evidence that allowed the man to escape immediately after committing the crime...

As for the motive, it was clear. She was jealous of Hong Sheng being taught by the Emperor...

After reading the confession, Concubine Duan looked up at Concubine Qi with hatred on her face...

That bitch, Concubine Qi, actually threw all the dirty water on Hongshi, and in the end she cleared herself of all blame.

Noble Lady Qi felt Concubine Duan's gaze on her, but she didn't care at all and only looked at the Emperor...

Concubine Duan retracted her gaze, tried to calm herself down, looked at the emperor and said:

"Your Majesty, the Third Prince was framed by someone, and the person who framed him was Concubine Qi!"

Concubine Duan pointed at Concubine Qi. Concubine Qi was stunned at first, then looked at the Emperor.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Duan is slandering us!" Concubine Qi stood up from her chair, touched her belly, and looked aggrieved.

"Your Majesty, it's her. Ever since Concubine Qi found out that the baby in her belly is a prince, she has regarded the other princes as thorns in her eyes. The Fifth Prince was injured, and now the Third Prince is implicated. The Sixth Prince is not in good health, so the only one left is the baby in her belly..." Concubine Duan said, staring at Concubine Qi with a fierce look.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Duan is simply desperate and is making random accusations. How could I possibly do such a thing? If it is really as Concubine Duan said, please produce the evidence. Although my position is low, I will not allow others to frame me. Your Majesty must make the decision for me..."

As Concubine Qi spoke, she covered her stomach and started crying.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Qi is right. We need evidence for everything. Why not let Concubine Duan produce the evidence? It won't be too late for Your Majesty to make a decision then." An Lingrong spoke and looked at the emperor, who nodded.

Concubine Duan looked at An Lingrong in disbelief. When their eyes met, An Lingrong's lips curled up into a smile. How could she not understand? They were all setting a trick on her.

"Concubine Duan, do you have any evidence for what you said?" The emperor looked at Concubine Duan, and Concubine Duan calmed herself down.

"Your Majesty, the little boy outside is the evidence. He was the eunuch who swept the courtyard when Concubine Qi lived in Suiyuxuan. It was just that when she moved to Zhongcui Palace, he did not follow her to serve." Concubine Duan said as she looked at Concubine Qi, who was still wiping her tears.

"Your Majesty, he is just a eunuch who sweeps the floor in Suiyuxuan. I have never even seen him..." Concubine Qi opened her mouth, tears streaming down her face.

"If that's the case, then that's strange. Noble Lady Qi doesn't even remember the existence of a eunuch who was just sweeping the floor in Sui Yuxuan. How come Concubine Duan remembers him so clearly?" An Lingrong looked at the emperor with confusion, and the emperor had an angry look on his face.

"Tell me! Are you also involved in this?!" The emperor glared at Concubine Duan and spoke.

"I really didn't. I was just in charge of the affairs of the six palaces, so I paid more attention to the servants under me..." Concubine Duan swallowed nervously and quickly tried to make amends.

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