Chapter 64: Radiant Splendor (Part Two)

  "That's what you mean, isn't the Empress Dowager the most suspicious? You can't be trying to frame the Empress Dowager!" The concubine's eyes flickered, and a hint of ruthlessness flashed in the depths of her eyes. She had been resentful of Meng Fu Ying from the start, and now that she had cleared herself of suspicion, her anger grew even more intense.

  At this moment, hearing Meng Fu Ying say so, he followed Meng Fu Ying's words and provoked.

  As soon as she spoke, everyone was stunned. In fact, according to Meng Fu Ying's words, the Empress Dowager's suspicion was indeed the greatest, because the Empress Dowager had just been sitting next to Concubine Rou.

  Moreover, when the Empress Dowager came in, it was Meng Fu Ying who helped her in, and had the most opportunity to touch Meng Fu Ying's sleeve.

  The empress's face suddenly sank, and she glared fiercely at Consort Mei. It seemed that usually, she had indeed been too indulgent towards them, allowing them to speak without restraint. Now, they even dared to meddle in her relationship with Shadow Concubine.

  Meng Fu Ying didn't get angry, her face still had a faint smile, but her eyes, staring straight at Mei Fei, had a few more hints of cold laughter. This woman seemed to have really guessed that the matter that day might be related to her, so she really hated her.

  She said this, it was really unreasonable, she didn't even fear offending the Empress Dowager.

  Although after the Queen was sent to the Cold Palace, the affairs of the harem were handed over to Rong Fei for management. Rong Fei was extremely simple-minded and easy to bully and deceive, so they became somewhat unscrupulous.

  However, they seem to have forgotten that this harem is actually still controlled by the Empress Dowager.

  Another self-righteous woman.

  "The Empress Dowager's doting love for Ruo Er is something everyone knows about." Meng Ruo Ying shifted her gaze from Mei Fei and looked at the Empress Dowager again, speaking slowly word by word. A faint smile gradually emerged on her lips, a smile that was light but carried an undeniable happiness and emotion that could not be ignored.

  Meng Fu Ying's words paused for a moment, then continued, "Even if the previous Meng was a fool that everyone despised, the Empress Dowager's love for Meng has never changed. Even though Meng often did things that made people laugh in ridicule, even though Meng often caused trouble, the Empress Dowager never once despised Meng. Every time, she protected Meng without complaint. Such selfless and great love, how many people can achieve?"

  At this point, Meng Cuo's words paused slightly, as if she had secretly taken a deep breath. The faint smile on her face slowly faded away, replaced by a hint of emotion. Her voice also carried a tinge of feeling.

  "Even a mother may not be able to reach this level of selflessness, without complaint or frustration." Meng Cuiying calmed her emotions for a moment before continuing, her eyes scanning the crowd as she spoke, her lips moving slowly and deliberately. "Those of you who are mothers, ask yourselves, can you achieve this level of selflessness?"

  The imperial concubines and the princesses of the princes were all stunned, and then their faces all showed a hint of shame. In this palace, there are many intrigues and calculations, but those who have real feelings for each other are extremely rare.

  Xuanyuan Ye tightly grasped her hand, his face seeming to flash with a hint of pain, as if she had indeed suffered much in the past.

  Especially when it came to Bai Yichen's affairs, she would chase after him every day, and everyone would often take advantage of that incident to bully her.

  He was sometimes present too, actually saw it clearly, but chose to ignore it as well.

  Now when she mentions things from before, he can only feel a faint pain in his heart.

  And for herself, what kind of pain would it be?

  The empress dowager was taken aback for a moment, and her face also showed a few points of heartache, but it brought more emotion.

  Meng Fuying's words confirmed her efforts over the years. The previous Meng Fuying didn't understand, but now she does, and she knows even more how to cherish and repay.

  How could this not move the empress dowager?

  "Does the Empress Dowager think that she can harm our son?" Meng Fu Ying's eyes suddenly turned towards Mei Fei again, coldly saying, this woman is really detestable, stirring up trouble time and time again.

  It seems that last time's lesson was not enough.

  "Fu'er's words are not wrong, anyone could possibly harm her, but the Empress Dowager is absolutely impossible." The Emperor's face also showed a few hints of unusualness, and he slowly opened his mouth to say this. This little girl's words had also moved him quite a bit.

  The kinship in the royal family is indeed too little, even if he treats Rong Er, it's not as selfless as Tai Hou, if Rong Er wasn't excellent and striving for himself, he might also treat him like his other sons, lightly, without much attention.

  "Yes, the Empress Dowager's love for the Seventh Princess is something that everyone has witnessed. Such love is truly embarrassing to us." The Third Princess sighed softly.

  It is said that the Third Prince has always been indifferent to state affairs and only enjoys painting, paying little attention to court matters.

  The three queens were also kind and gentle, and they lived a life that was enviable to swans but not to immortals.

  Even she said such a thing, let alone others.

  "In the future, there will be a king." Xuan Yuan Ye slightly turned his face, his lips slightly close to her ear, and suddenly said in a low voice.

  A very simple sentence, and yet somewhat ambiguous, but it conveys more than a thousand words.

  His voice was extremely low and serious, with a hint of solemnity, as if it were a promise.

  Meng Fu Ying's body stiffened slightly, her eyes unconsciously and quickly turned to him, and when she met his serious gaze, a warm feeling flashed through her heart.

  But now things have not been resolved yet, so it's not time to talk about romance.

  "To say, using the elimination method, it's not difficult to eliminate. Except for Ming Fei, and then excluding the Empress Dowager, after the banquet started, the one who could get close to Rong Fei Niang Niang's side was the little palace maid behind Rong Fei Niang Niang. Moreover, that little palace maid was specially responsible for pouring tea for Rong Fei Niang Niang, so the suspicion is also very great." Meng Fu Ying said slowly again, and must eliminate all suspicious people before locking in the last person.

  "I don't have it, I've always served Concubine Yu, Concubine Yu has always been good to me, how could I possibly poison Concubine Yu?" The maid who had been by Concubine Yu's side all along suddenly knelt down, her face filled with fear.

  "She was always behind Rong Fei, and had the opportunity to poison her, but at the time when I got poisoned, she was in the back preparing things, while I was in the front taking care of everyone. So, she didn't have a chance to get close to me." Meng Fu Ying saw that the maid looked frightened, so he explained again.

  That girl finally let out a sigh of relief and repeatedly bowed her head to Meng Fu Ying, "Thank you, Seventh Princess. Thank you, Seventh Princess."

  "So by your reasoning, in the end, no one is suspicious, so who exactly poisoned her? Could it be that Empress Rong herself was the one who poisoned her?" The Second Prince couldn't help but say again.

  Actually, this sentence of Second Prince's is exactly what everyone is thinking at the moment. If it's calculated like this, then wouldn't that mean only Rong Fei herself could have poisoned him?

  "How could that be, how could Consort Rou poison herself?" Consort Mei found another opportunity to speak, saying repeatedly, "You've been talking and talking, yet you've come up with such a conclusion, don't you find it laughable?"

  "Yes, no matter what, it's impossible for someone to poison themselves. Is this poison a joke? Maybe one wrong move and you're dead." Someone else whispered.

  "This poison, although it will knock a person out as soon as they ingest it, won't kill them immediately." Doctor Liu couldn't help but say after hearing the man's words.

  "Even if that's the case, it's still life-threatening. After all, it's poison. And is there an antidote for this poison?" The person who heard Liu Taishou's words retorted again.

  Liu Taizhen hesitated for a moment, glanced at Meng Fuying, and then slowly said, "No."

  Up until now, they have not developed an antidote for this poison.

  "If there's no antidote, then it's even more impossible. Who would joke with their own life?" The man's voice had a hint of mockery after hearing Liu Taishou's words.

  However, in the imperial palace, there is an Iceberg Snow Lotus. The Iceberg Snow Lotus has the function of reviving the dead and can also detoxify all poisons." Meng Fu Ying's eyes flashed slightly, her red lips moved slowly, and she spoke word by word.

  Although the Ice Mountain Snow Lotus is precious, Rong Fei is deeply loved by the Emperor and is also the birth mother of Xuan Yuan Ye, so if Rong Fei were to be poisoned, it's highly likely that the Emperor would use the Ice Mountain Snow Lotus to save her.

  Roufei must have calculated this point accurately, so she dared to take poison.

  No one would suspect that someone poisoned themselves, and previously, the gentle concubine had deliberately left poison on her sleeve. A few days ago, she had a conflict with the gentle concubine, so now even if she jumped into the Yellow Sea, she couldn't wash herself clean.

  However, Rong Fei didn't know that she was actually knowledgeable about medicine and was very familiar with the antidote. She could also see at a glance the composition of the poison, so she had long been prepared.

  Step by step, he cleared himself of suspicion.

  "That's too risky, what if the Emperor doesn't bring out the Ice Mountain Snow Lotus? Wouldn't Concubine Rong be doomed?" Someone else raised an objection, and indeed it was too risky. Although the Emperor did love Concubine Rong dearly, the Ice Mountain Snow Lotus was such a precious thing - what if the Emperor couldn't bear to part with it?

  "There is also that possibility, however, although there is no antidote in the palace, it's not like it can't be found outside. The person who created this poison will naturally have an antidote. So if the Emperor orders a search for the antidote, the chances of finding it are quite high." This point is also extremely crucial.

  Meng Fu Ying even suspected that Rong Fei originally knew where the antidote was, so she would dare to drink the poisoned medicine herself.

  Actually, before the banquet started, although she was greeting everyone, she wasn't very familiar with those people. In the past when she was foolish, everyone looked down on her, so the people who came were all subconsciously avoiding her. There were hardly a few people who truly got close to her.

  Or, to be more precise, only the Empress Dowager and Rong Fei were present. The Empress Dowager was personally promoted by her, and Rong Fei had always been by her side until Xuan Yuan Ye came in and she took a seat.

  So she had long known that the poison was sprinkled on her sleeve by Rong Fei, and now it's about how to prove it.

  It's possible that Rong Fei didn't expect Meng Cuo Ying wouldn't sit with her.

  The empress's eyes had a few more parts of contemplation, and it was unknown what she was thinking about.

  The emperor's face also slightly turned gloomy, but he never spoke a word.

  "Even so, it's still extremely risky, so your words are really hard to convince people." The Second Prince slightly furrowed his brow and slowly spoke, unexpectedly bringing up serious matters today, unlike his usual carefree self.

  "Not bad, just based on what I just said, it's indeed a bit hard to convince people." Meng Cuiying's eyes flashed again, and the corner of her mouth slowly curled up into a cold smile. In fact, she had long known that relying solely on her inference was not enough to thoroughly convince everyone.

  So this afternoon when she was at Ruxin Palace, she paid special attention to one thing.

  Previously, she had suspected that Qing Zhu's injury was inflicted by Lan Mei. That day, she also saw Lan Mei's evasive behavior, so at that time, she had even more suspicion towards Lan Mei.

  However, later on, Qing Zhu said that she and Lan Mei had learned martial arts together. Although at the time Qing Zhu had said that she was more playful back then, so her martial arts skills were not as high as Lan Mei's. But after thinking carefully about it later, Lan Mei and Qing Zhu had learned martial arts together after all. Even if Lan Mei had a slight advantage, it was impossible for her to be much higher than Qing Zhu.

  However, Qing Zhu said at the time that the person who assassinated her had martial arts skills far superior to hers.

  Moreover, Qing Zhu said that her sword only brushed against the opponent's shoulder. At first, she suspected that she might not have injured the opponent at all, but later saw a few drops of blood on the ground and realized that she had indeed hurt them. This proves that the person's injury is not serious, possibly very minor.

  However, judging from Lanmei's subconscious shrinking shoulders that day, Lanmei was obviously not lightly injured.

  So she still suspected Rong Fei in the end, after all, what Rong Fei had done these past few days also made her suspicious.

  So this afternoon at Roucheng Palace, she discreetly observed the shoulders of Concubine Rou, after all, she was a medical expert. Although Concubine Rou hid it well, she still discovered something unusual.

  "Oh, does Rong Er have any other evidence?" The Empress Dowager heard her words and looked at her slightly, asking in a low voice.

  "Yes, Meng Fu has other evidence." Meng Fu Ying took a deep breath before speaking slowly and carefully, after all, the gentle concubine was the emperor's most beloved consort and also the birth mother of Xuan Yuan Ye.

  So when she said this sentence, her heart was still a little hesitant, and her eyes unconsciously looked towards Xuan Yan.

  Xuanyuan Ye's face was gloomy, and a clear chill flashed in his eyes, his lips tightly pursed.

  And holding her hand, he tightened his grip a little more.

  Seeing his appearance, Meng Bufei's heart ached slightly, after all, she was his birth mother, and he must be uncomfortable in his heart at this moment.

  However, Rong Fei was able to set up such a precise plan, wanting to put her to death, could she endure it as if nothing had happened?

  She can't, she can't even if she knows that Rong Fei is her biological mother, she still can't let go of someone who wants to kill her.

  Moreover, Concubine Rong usually pretends to be extremely simple-minded, deceiving everyone. Since Concubine Rong can plot against her, who knows what other schemes she might have up her sleeve?

  So, even if she knew it would hurt Xuan Yuan Ye, she still decided to speak out, hoping that Xuan Yuan Ye could understand her thoughts.

  "Is there still evidence? What other evidence is there?" The Second Prince asked again, unable to hold back.

  In the hall, everyone else's eyes turned to Meng Fu Ying once again, except for Xuan Yuan Ye and the Emperor.

  "It's not that the Divine Doctor injured himself, but rather he was stabbed by someone." Meng Fu Ying took a deep breath again, shifted her gaze away from Xuan Yuan Ye, and continued slowly.

  When he said this, Meng Bufei's eyes swept Lan Mei lightly.

  Lan Mei's eyes widened slightly, and a hint of astonishment flashed across her face, as if she was still hiding some concern.

  "What does this have to do with the divine doctor?" Mei Fei's eyebrows slightly raised again, intentionally finding fault.

  "The divine doctor was stabbed because he discovered someone stealing medicine and wanted to stop them." Meng Yu's lips curled up slightly, revealing a faint smile, before she continued speaking slowly. She deliberately said that Qing Zhu was injured while trying to prevent the theft of medicine, firstly to prove that Rong Fei had taken the medicine, and secondly to prevent Lan Mei from getting involved in this matter.

  "At that time, the divine doctor also stabbed the man's shoulder." Meng Fu Ying's words paused slightly before continuing.

  As they spoke, he glanced at Lan Mei again and saw that her body seemed to stiffen slightly.

  "Ah, it turns out that the divine doctor also understands martial arts." Liu Taizhen was stunned for a moment, then said with a hint of emotion, his voice filled with more admiration.

  "Liu Taizhong, the divine doctor doesn't actually know martial arts. The injured person isn't really the divine doctor, but Qing Zhu." Meng Fuying turned to Liu Taizhong and smiled slightly.

  But Meng Fu Ying's words shocked everyone, how did the divine doctor become Qing Zhu again?

  "The imperial physician had actually prepared the medicine for the empress dowager earlier, and wanted to leave. However, at that time, the imperial physician discovered that someone seemed to be secretly monitoring her. The palace was afraid that someone would really harm the imperial physician, so they let Qing Zhu disguise herself as the imperial physician and came up with a plan to sneak her out. No matter what, the imperial physician was invited by the prince from Beiyuan country, and it's said that the crown prince of Beiyuan country attaches great importance to her, so the palace cannot let anything happen to her in Xuan Yuan dynasty."

  Meng Fu Ying once again carefully explained, but also took this opportunity to let Qing Zhu return to her side, no longer needing to pretend to be a divine doctor.

  This period of time really made life hard for that girl.

  "In other words, the current divine doctor is actually Qing Zhu. Six days ago, someone snuck into the Imperial Medical Bureau to steal medicine and stabbed Qing Zhu, but was also stabbed by Qing Zhu. So, if the Emperor just goes to have someone examine Rong Fei's left shoulder, I believe there will be an answer."

  Meng Fu Ying turned back to the Emperor, saying in a low voice. From her observations this afternoon, she had already determined that Consort Rou's left shoulder was indeed injured.

  She believes that even if the emperor favors Concubine Rong, once he knows her true face and realizes she has been pretending all along and deceiving him, he will definitely be angry and will no longer protect her.

  As for Xuan Yuan Ye, Rong Fei clearly knew that Xuan Yuan Ye was interested in her, but still wanted to put her to death. Such a mother is really not a qualified mother.

  So she was willing to let Xuan Yuan Ye be heartbroken at this moment, and didn't want Xuan Yuan Ye to be deceived by Rong Fei again.

  She even suspected that Rong Fei was not Xuan Yuan Ye's biological mother.

  She had been thinking about it all afternoon today, wondering if the gentle concubine was fake, but she observed carefully and didn't find any signs of disguise on the gentle concubine.

  Is Rong Fei's disguise technique too powerful, can't she see through it?

  The emperor's face turned even darker, but when he heard Meng Fu Ying's words, he didn't move, only his eyes seemed to have several obvious wounds.

  Meng Fu Ying was stunned. She thought that after the Emperor heard what had been said, he would at least send someone to investigate, and once an investigation was conducted, it would be enough to prove that Rong Fei was problematic.

  After all, Rong Fei should never have been injured by a sword in the imperial palace.

  But she never thought that the emperor would not move.

  Xuanyuan Ye's expression at this moment was almost the same as that of the Emperor, with a similarly gloomy face, carrying some heaviness, but also equally motionless and silent.

  In Meng Fu Ying's heart, there was a hint of disappointment. Initially, he had said that they would work together to put on an act and expose the person behind the scenes, but now that she had already proven that Rong Fei was problematic, he didn't budge.

  Roufei wanted to put her in a desperate situation, but he...

  "Bang." Just then, a sudden and extremely abrupt cracking sound suddenly spread.

  For some reason, Lan Mei accidentally bumped into a wine jug beside the Empress Dowager, and the wine jug rolled onto the ground, shattering into pieces.

  "What are you doing?" The empress suddenly shouted loudly, her eyes coldly staring at Lan Mei beside her.

  Lan Mei's face was filled with panic, her head hung extremely low, and her body slightly trembled. "I deserve to die, I deserve to die." Her voice also had a noticeable quiver, as if it still carried a hint of despair.

  "What's going on?" The emperor, who had been silent all along, suddenly looked at Lan Mei and said coldly. At this moment, his icy voice carried a few hints of anger, but seemed to have some unusual tone.

  "Slave, slave..." Lan Mei, who was usually extremely calm, heard the emperor's roar and her body shook even more violently, suddenly kneeling on the ground, with both hands propping herself up, supporting her own body.

  One hand is open, but the other hand is slightly clenched.

  But his hand was shaking even more violently.

  Meng Fu Ying's eyes narrowed slightly, it seemed that Lan Mei had indeed intervened, and in fact she had already guessed that something unexpected might happen.

  At this moment, Lan Mei's unusual hand was really too obvious.

  "What's in her hand?" The emperor's eyes staring at Lanmei's hand suddenly sank, and he suddenly shouted loudly.

  One of the Imperial Guards quickly stepped forward, pried open Lan Mei's hand, and pulled out a small piece of oil paper. The oil paper was exactly the same as the package of poison that Dr. Liu had just brought in. However, at this moment, the oil paper was flat and empty, with nothing inside.

  However, this alone is enough to shock everyone.

  After all, Lan Mei has always been serving the Empress Dowager, but the Empress Dowager is close to Consort Rou, so Lan Mei still had the opportunity to poison Consort Rou.

  Moreover, Lan Mei was supporting the Empress Dowager as she entered. At that time, when Meng Cuiying went to support the Empress Dowager, Lan Mei still had the opportunity to sprinkle medicine on Meng Cuiying's body.

  Lan Mei was skilled in martial arts and had exceptionally quick reflexes. If she wanted to do that thing, it would be extremely simple for her.

  Meng Fu Ying's lips curled up slightly, revealing a cold smile. As for Lan Mei, she had long been on guard against her, so when she was supporting the Empress Dowager, she had always been paying attention to Lan Mei. Therefore, she could be completely certain that the poison was not administered by Lan Mei.

  Moreover, with Lan Mei's cautiousness, she wouldn't possibly reveal any flaws at a time like this, let alone the fact that no one suspected her in the first place.

  At this moment, Lan Mei obviously wanted to take the blame for Rong Fei. Moreover, she deliberately broke that wine jug, deliberately attracted everyone's attention to herself, and then deliberately let others see what was in her hand.

  She had long guessed that Lan Mei was related to this matter, but she did not expect that Lan Mei would stand up for Rong Fei.

  "It's this girl after all. What a bold slave, actually doing such a thing." The crowd saw what the Imperial Forest Army took out and was shocked again, looking at Lan Mei's eyes with obvious anger.

  But Lan Mei at this moment just lowered her head and didn't say a word. Such silence was also considered an admission, that the poison was hers.

  "Why are you doing this?" The empress stared straight at her, asking in a stern voice. No matter what, Lan Mei was the imperial maid that the empress trusted the most, so even though she had some suspicions earlier, she hadn't exposed them. But now...

  But Lan Mei still kept her head down and didn't say a word. However, this situation was already self-explanatory to everyone present.

  "You..." The Empress's breathing hastened, and her eyes flashed with obvious anger, but what was even more apparent was a hint of sadness.

  "Usually, the empress dowager is so good to this girl, but she actually did such a thing. But why did she do it? Was it intentional to harm the seventh princess? But why would she want to harm the seventh princess?" Someone raised their doubts.

  It's really impossible for Lan Mei to do so, there is no suitable motive at all.

  "Yes, usually this girl is quite good?" There are also those who sympathize with Lan Mei.

  "You can't judge a person by their appearance, she seemed fine at first, but in reality, she's full of evil intentions, and now that the truth is out, there's nothing to say. The concubine glanced at Lan Mei with a cold smile, not forgetting to add insult to injury."

  "The eunuch just said that the person who stole the medicine was injured by Qing Zhu, and someone came to take her down for an examination to see if there were any injuries on her shoulder?" The empress heard the discussions of the crowd and suddenly coldly instructed a nearby palace maid. In fact, she still had some sympathy in her heart.

  "Yes." The two little palace maids responded in a low voice, then took Lan Mei away. A moment later, they brought Lan Mei back again.

  "After returning, was she really injured on her shoulder?" one of the little palace maids said respectfully.

  "Now the evidence is conclusive, it seems that this girl really did it. This girl is truly despicable, daring to frame Meng Fu'er." Ming Fei looked at Lan Mei with a clear anger in her eyes, and for the moment, she was speaking up for Meng Fu'er, possibly because Meng Fu'er had just helped her.

  "Are the wounds on your body really caused by Qing Zhu?" Meng Fu Ying's eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked at Lan Mei again, asking coldly.

  To say that Lan Mei and Qing Zhu have a very good relationship, if Lan Mei wanted to stop Qing Zhu from appearing, she didn't need to hurt her so badly.

  Moreover, more importantly, Lan Mei's shoulder injury is too severe and it's not a Qing Zhu injury at all?

  But Lan Mei seemed to have made up her mind at this moment. After hearing Meng Fu Ying's words, she nodded slightly.

  "Alright, I'll ask you again. Where did Qing Zhu hurt you?" Meng Cui Ying's lips curled up into a faint cold smile as she asked once more, enunciating each word clearly.

  Actually, she had thought of the possibility of Lanmei causing trouble earlier, so just now she deliberately lied and said that Qingzhu was injured when he saw someone stealing medicine and wanted to stop them.

  And that person who hurt Qing Zhu, if it was really Lan Mei, she would not have thought much about it, but if it wasn't Lan Mei, then at this moment she must be indecisive.

  As expected, Lan Mei didn't respond after hearing her words, she just lowered her head even further. At this moment, Lan Mei naturally couldn't speak carelessly, afraid that she might say something wrong.

  "This palace asks you a question, why don't you answer? Since it was you who injured Qing Zhu, how is it? Is this question difficult to answer?" Meng Duan Ying's eyes suddenly sank, and her voice also became even colder, making people feel startled, and her eyes stared straight at Lan Mei.

  Everyone saw Lan Mei Lian and didn't answer this question, they were all a little puzzled. Logically speaking, if she had done that, there was no need to hesitate about this question at all.

  "What? Can't answer or are you just lying?" Meng Cui Ying didn't want to give her a chance to escape, and asked again in a cold voice. She didn't want to wrong an innocent person, nor did she want the real culprit to go unpunished.

  Just then, Xuan Yuan Ye heard her pressing questions and wrapped his hand around hers, seemingly trembling slightly, seeming to be somewhat nervous, yet also hinting at something.

  Meng Fu Ying's body stiffened slightly, and she turned to look at him again. In her eyes, a hint of confusion flashed by. Was he implying that she should stop investigating further?

  Is this what he meant? If so, it's really disappointing for her.

  "The wound was inflicted by a slave, the poison was also administered by a slave. The princess wants to kill or mutilate, but the slave has no complaints." Lan Mei suddenly lifted her head and said with a resolute expression.

  "This slave girl has confessed herself, take her away and throw her into the great prison." The emperor, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up at this moment.

  Meng Fu Ying's eyes only flickered slightly, but she didn't say another word. In fact, if the emperor had just ordered someone to check Rong Fei's shoulder, then even if Lan Mei stood up and took responsibility for everything, the wound on Rong Fei's shoulder would still be unexplainable, proving that Rong Fei was absolutely suspicious. However, the emperor had clearly intentionally protected Rong Fei just now.

  If it's like this, then whatever she says is useless.

  Moreover, Xuan Yuan Ye didn't want her to investigate further either.

  "This king believes you." Xuan Yuan Ye saw her look of loss, and couldn't bear it, so he leaned in close to her ear again, speaking softly.

  Meng Fu Ying was stunned again, he believed her, why didn't he say anything just now, he and the Emperor were both protecting Rong Fei.

  "In fact, I and the Emperor have had some suspicions about Concubine Rong for a long time. What you just did has proven that she indeed has problems. However, the more it's proven that she has problems, the more I cannot make a move on her right now!" Xuan Yuan Ye's voice was very low, so low that only she could hear it, but in that extremely low voice, there was a hint of obvious pain.

  Meng Fu Ying felt his pain at this moment, but as for his words, she was even more perplexed.

  Xuanyuan Ye took a deep breath, this time again close to her ear, and said in a low voice, "I have long suspected that the gentle queen is fake. I and my father have always felt that our mother is still alive, but after searching for so long, there is not even a clue. So, if we want to find our mother, we can't move against her for now."

  Now, he didn't want to deceive Meng Fu Ying anymore.

  Meng Fu Ying was taken aback once again. What he meant was that he suspected the current Rong Fei was a fake, and the real Rong Fei had been hidden away by this imposter.

  But, however, it has been searched for a long time and still can't be found?

  It turned out that Xuan Yuan Ye and the Emperor were worried about this.

  If it's really like that, then what Ruo Fei hid was indeed well-hidden, to the point where even Xuan Ye and the Emperor couldn't find it together?

  Meng Fu Ying's eyebrows slightly raised, and she suddenly thought of a very secretive place.