Steal my marriage? Turn around and marry the tyrant to take the throne

Chapter 141 Shen Zhinian is cleared of suspicion

Naturally, the emperor would agree.

Meeting his eye contact, the chief of the Ministry of Punishment stepped forward and said, "Your servant Su Ye greets Lady Rou!"

"I wonder what you want to ask?"

Why was Su Ye so respectful to Concubine Rou even though she was a suspect? He didn't see His Majesty's attitude.

"Please tell me what you found out, sir."

Concubine Qian curled her lips in disdain.

In order to clear her suspicion, Concubine Rou actually asked, "Do you think you are the Minister of Justice?"

But His Majesty was already angry, so she didn't dare to go up and cause trouble. Anyway, as long as she couldn't find evidence to prove her innocence, Concubine Rou would always be a suspect!

Su Ye replied "Yes" and said respectfully: "Chen Da Ying died between 4:00 and 6:00 in the afternoon. The rockery next to Jingye Pond is slippery due to the snow, so few people come here. Therefore, no one saw who came here when the incident happened, except... except Jinghua who discovered you..."

"Chen Da Ying died because of a blow to the head, which resulted in a fractured skull. The bloodstains on the rockery also prove this."

Shen Zhinian's heart sank slightly.

No one saw if anyone else passed by here, and Xiao Weizi had not yet caught the eunuch who led her here. Coupled with Jinghua's eyewitness testimony, it was indeed not an easy task for her to clear herself of suspicion.

However... Shen Zhinian walked into the rockery and carefully observed the environment there. He felt relieved and the corners of his lips curled up slightly.

"Your Majesty, please look..."

Chen Da Ying's body had been carried away, so the crowd was not so scared. Those who followed followed Shen Zhinian's finger and looked at the pool of blood on the rockery.

"Since Chen was killed by someone on the rockery, the blood must have splattered over a very large area. The facts prove that my guess was correct. If so, how could the murderer who killed her not have any blood splattered on his body?"

"But whether it's me or the maids who serve me, they are all clean, without even a trace of blood. This means that this matter has nothing to do with me."

"I hope your majesty will understand!"

Concubine Kang said happily, "Yes! Yes! There is no blood on Sister Rou and Fuqiu, how could they be the murderer of Chen Da Ying? It is obvious that someone deliberately framed them!"

The emperor looked at Shen Zhinian, a gleam of light flashed in his deep eyes, showing undisguised admiration, and he stepped forward and took her hand: "I only knew that Concubine Rou was simple and kind, but I didn't know that you were also as meticulous as dust and so smart!"

Every time he thought he knew this little girl well enough, she would give him new surprises. How could he not be attracted to her?

Shen Zhinian lowered her head in shame: "My father once worked in the Dali Temple. I have been influenced by him since I was a child. I only know a little bit. I can't stand such praise from your majesty..."

Little did she know that what Nangong Xuanyu admired was not only her intelligence and cleverness.

If other palace concubines were wrongly accused of murder, they would either be furious, or be frightened and hurriedly cry out for justice, or tearfully beg him to seek justice.

But this young woman remained calm from beginning to end. Even when she was attacked by jealous concubines, she did not get angry or lose her composure. Instead, she analyzed the matter rationally and finally proved her innocence with strong evidence.

Such a character is really rare among women!

I'm afraid even the queen can't be as dignified and calm as her when faced with major events.

"I said you deserve it, and you deserve it."

Seeing the emperor holding Shen Zhinian's hand and praising her like this, I wonder how many concubines were so jealous that their eyes turned red!

Even Concubine Liu stared blankly at the two people's clasped hands, feeling a little lost.

She kept telling herself in her heart that no matter whether it was her or the Zhenguo Mansion, the biggest enemy in the harem was Queen Jiang! Concubine Rou was her ally, and she couldn't do anything that would harm others and benefit herself just because of jealousy.

Everything will have to wait until Queen Jiang is completely overthrown!

Concubine Qian gritted her teeth and said unwillingly: "Even if this is the case, it doesn't prove anything. Who knows if Concubine Rou went back to change her clothes after committing the crime."

Shen Zhinian curled his lips and smiled: "That's really unfortunate. Fuqiu and I haven't returned to Tingyu Pavilion yet, and we were invited here by the guards. They can all testify."

The head of the guards bowed and said, "Lady Rou is right. When we went to invite them, they had not returned yet, and they had no time or opportunity to change their clothes."

Qian Guiren choked: "Then, then who knows if you washed all the blood off your body in Jingye Pond before leaving."

Concubine Kang snorted coldly, "Sister Qian, why don't you go and have a look yourself? It's so cold today, and there's a thick layer of ice on the Jingye Pond. How do you clean it?"

No matter how unwilling Concubine Qian was, she had nothing to say and could only twist her handkerchief in anger.

The concubines who were attached to Queen Jiang looked at each other and all stopped moving.

Shen Zhinian's eyes were slightly red, and her voice was choked with sobs: "If I don't prove my innocence today, I'm afraid I will really be labeled a murderer. I have never offended Concubine Qian, and I really don't understand why my sister is pressing me step by step..."

When she was wronged, this young woman looked stubborn; now that she has been cleared of the injustice, she choked up and cried.

Little did she know that the more this happened, the more the emperor felt distressed for her sensibleness, and he even disliked Qian Guiren very much.

There were so many women in the harem, and he really had no impression of Concubine Qian. He only remembered that the queen said she had done a great job in taking care of the sick, so she promoted her to a concubine.

Being a nurse to the Queen Mother during her illness can indeed be used as a reason for promotion. But I wonder if the Queen made a mistake this time, or if Concubine Qian was targeting Concubine Rou, and she also had some intentions?

"A noble lady? Is a woman who cannot distinguish right from wrong and who confuses right and wrong worthy of being a noble lady?"

"Come here, pass on my order to demote Qian to a government servant. Do not appear before me again!"

Lady Qian, no, official Qian’s legs went limp and she fell to the ground, her face paler than paper!

A Guan girl is just a maid who can sleep with the emperor. She is extremely lowly in the eyes of the concubines! She is a daughter of an official family, and she entered the palace through a selection. How can Your Majesty humiliate her like this?

And she will never see His Majesty again, so isn't her life over...

Shen Zhinian frowned slightly, with a hint of reluctance on her charming face, and said softly: "Your Majesty, Sister Qian lives in Lixuan Pavilion, which is the left hall of Xianfu Palace. Although she is the only one living in Xianfu Palace now, someone else will move in sooner or later."

"If you ask her not to appear in front of you again, won't Xianfu Palace become a place that everyone avoids? How innocent are the people who move in later? How can they be implicated like this?"

"I feel that the punishment you have given to Sister Qian is too severe. I cannot bear to hear it..."