Jinwei joins hands in rebirth: villains can also eat at the table

Chapter 166 Lip Gun

"Empress, witchcraft is strictly prohibited in the palace. How should we..."

After Li Yu finished speaking, he looked at Ruyi, hoping that she could make up her mind.

After hearing the whole story, Ruyi frowned.

But no one expected that Concubine Ling would be so bold as to allow her own mother to practice witchcraft in the palace, which was the most taboo in the palace.

After thinking carefully for a moment, she said seriously, "The emperor is most taboo about these things. Li Yu, you report this to the emperor. I will ask Rong Pei to invite Madam Wei to come, so that it will be convenient for you to search..."

Hailan also analyzed the matter. In her opinion, these things must be connected.

"Madam Wei is a recent arrival in the palace, how could she be so bold? I don't believe she didn't have Concubine Ling behind her. Concubine Ling was less than four months pregnant when my sister gave birth. Even if it was her first child, why would she be so anxious to find a midwife to ask such questions? The Ministry of Punishment is currently torturing her. Sister, simply informing the Emperor of this matter isn't enough. Why not call him here and let him make the final decision?"

"Besides, if we can attribute all the astronomical phenomena to Madam Wei's witchcraft, perhaps we can convince the Emperor to bring the two young princes back..."

After saying all this, Hai Lan looked relieved. Since she was behind the scenes making trouble, she would be punished severely. This would be a good opportunity to rectify the trend of disrespecting the Empress in the harem.

Her words moved Ruyi and also touched upon her little thoughts.

Witchcraft is a serious crime. If this is true, then Concubine Ling can be thoroughly investigated in one fell swoop.

If there really is something going on behind her, then I will never let her off easily.

If we can use this to convince the emperor to bring the child back to the palace to raise him, that would be perfect.

"Rong Pei, go and invite the emperor."

Ruyi didn't show it on her face, she just nodded.

Thinking of the doll, she frowned slightly and asked Rong Pei to ask the emperor to come. Since Concubine Ling had done such a thing in private, don't blame her for showing no mercy.

Yongshou Palace sent people to keep an eye on the movements in Yiku Palace early in the morning. When they heard someone coming to summon them, they immediately reported it to Yan Wan.

Yan Wan was wearing a light blue gauze dress. She raised her hand and gently stroked her belly, glancing at the little palace maid following Wei Yang.

She said to the palace servant who came to invite her: "Since the Queen has invited me, I will go with you, so that my mother, who has just entered the palace, will not be ignorant of the rules and offend the Queen..."

This was because Concubine Ling was currently in great favor and pregnant with the Emperor's heir, so why would the palace maid object? She smiled cautiously.

"Of course, but the Empress is still waiting. Concubine Ling will do it as soon as possible."

Yan Wan was already nine months pregnant and had a lot to prepare before going out. When she and Madam Wei arrived at the Yiku Palace late, the emperor and the empress were already sitting at the top of the table.

"I pay my respects to the Emperor and the Empress."

"I pay my respects to the Emperor and the Empress."

When she saw the emperor, Wei Yang obediently followed the rules taught to her by the nanny, but she was not honest enough and kept looking at the emperor secretly.

It was her first time meeting the emperor, and she was even a little excited.

She was watching intently, but when she saw Yan Wan's warning look, she shivered and withdrew her gaze, and stayed aside obediently, pretending to be a quail.

"Concubine Ling, why did you come with me? The imperial physician said you're about to give birth. You should stay in Yongshou Palace and wait for your delivery."

When Ruyi saw Yanwan following her, her heart sank.

If Concubine Ling hadn't been around, Madam Wei would have been spineless and would have confessed simply by scare- ing her. But now that Concubine Ling was around, she was full of cunning tricks and would probably come up with all sorts of excuses to shirk responsibility.

"It's okay. I know my own body condition well. It's not the right time these days, so it's good to stretch my muscles. This is my mother's first time entering the palace, so I have to follow her to prevent her from offending the Empress..."

Yanwan answered with a smile, and there was no fault in her words.

As she spoke, she glanced at the emperor's face and found that he did not look angry, so she felt relieved.

All these years of being respectful and gentle in front of him finally paid off.

The emperor looked at the empress and Concubine Yu who had gloomy faces beside him, and still had doubts about the witchcraft that Li Yu mentioned.

Concubine Ling has always been well-behaved, how could she do such a thing?

Compared with the Queen, the Emperor was still somewhat partial to her and was unwilling to believe that Concubine Ling would condone her mother to do such a thing in private.

"Please take a seat. The Queen said she has something to ask you. Don't panic, Concubine Ling. Just answer truthfully. I will make the final decision."

He has already sent Li Yu to investigate, and he will probably know the result soon.

"Yes, thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Wei Yang remembered the doll she had hidden in the house and looked at Yan Wan with a guilty look.

Yanwan gave her a reassuring look and continued to sip her tea.

After a while, Li Yu came in with his guards. He looked grim and replied cautiously, "Your Majesty, nothing suspicious was found in Madam Wei's room..."

Li Yu had cold sweat on his forehead. He had remembered what the little palace maid had said and led people to search. However, he did not expect that in Madam Wei's room, not to mention witchcraft, there was not even a needle.

Or, that palace maid deceived him.

Or, Concubine Ling had already discovered something was wrong and destroyed the things in advance.

If he doesn't find the thing, he will be charged with the crime of deceiving the emperor.

"Something? What is it? Why did Eunuch Li Yu suddenly search my Yongshou Palace?"

Hearing him say this, Yan Wan pretended to be confused and asked.

After she finished speaking, she looked at the emperor with an innocent face, pretending to know nothing.

But his heart was full of sarcasm.

Of course he couldn't find it, because the doll was not in Wei Yang's room at that time.

How could she repeat the same mistakes in her new life?

"Concubine Ling, could it be that you hid something? A maid in your palace reported to Li Yu that she saw Madam Wei hiding the voodoo doll in her room. This is a matter of great importance, so they reported it to the Emperor, and he had to search the palace."

Upon hearing that nothing was found in Yongshou Palace, Hailan's pupils shrank slightly and she questioned with confidence.

She didn't expect Concubine Ling to act so quickly. She destroyed the things in just one morning.

But fortunately, they still have witnesses.

As long as it is proven that Yongshou Palace secretly used witchcraft and sent people to spread rumors to slander the queen, everything can be pushed onto Yongshou Palace and the Thirteenth Prince can be successfully brought back.

"Voodoo doll? How could there be such a thing in Yongshou Palace? Your Majesty, I don't know. Mother? What have you done?" Yan Wan was shocked when she heard this, and looked at Madam Wei beside her with a puzzled look.

Madam Wei shook her head repeatedly, waved her hands and said, "I, I don't have any..."

She is not stupid. Even if she really did it, how could she admit it when the thing has not been found in the palace?

If she refused to acknowledge him, Yan Wan would find ways to protect her. If she acknowledged him, her good days would probably be over.

"Your Majesty, I have always followed your and the Empress's lead. Even when my mother was about to enter the palace to accompany her during childbirth, she first sent a nanny to teach her the palace rules. My mother would never do such a thing..."

Seeing that Wei Yang denied it, Yan Wan quickly pleaded for mercy.

Fortunately, her mother was not too stupid and was not scared into telling everything.

The emperor frowned and looked at Li Yu with a bad face, his eyes full of impatience.

"What kind of job are you doing? You dare ask me to judge these groundless things? Li Yu, I think you are going backwards as you grow older."

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Even if nothing was found, it doesn't mean that Madam Wei didn't do it. Your Majesty, why don't you let the palace maid who informed me that day come out and identify me? The words of the people in Yongshou Palace always carry more weight than those of outsiders..."

Li Yu was so frightened that he immediately knelt down and apologized.

Li Yu had never expected that the Yongshou Palace would not be able to find anything, even though it was a sure thing. Now he could only put all his hopes on the little palace maid.

If he fails, it would be considered deceiving the emperor. Even with the Empress around, his life would be in danger.

His heart sank, cold sweat covered his forehead, and his hands were shaking with nervousness.

The emperor nodded and said, "Bring the man up."

The little palace maid who informed on the matter was brought to the palace. Seeing so many masters sitting inside, she was instantly frightened and knelt down trembling with fear.

"Your servant pays respects to His Majesty and all the ladies..."