usatvline Chapter 157 Opportunity to Counterattack
Chapter 157 Opportunity to Counterattack
The hoarse voice of the King of Chu sounded: "Girl, have you plotted against me?"
"In your Majesty's mind, am I such a fool? How could I plot against you so blatantly?"
"The prince of my family is still waiting for you to redress his grievances!" Shen Yindi said righteously.
The King of Chu thought about it and it seemed to be true.
"But now everyone says that it was your medicine that killed my beloved concubine! How do you explain it?"
"Is it true that all the imperial doctors say that it is a problem with my prescription?" Shen Yindi asked boldly.
"Oh, only Doctor Xu didn't say anything."
"I heard that Doctor Xu is the best doctor in the Imperial Hospital."
"Yes."
"In this case, I beg Your Majesty to thoroughly investigate this matter and clear my name." Shen Yindi knelt directly in front of Emperor Chu.
This was also her first time kneeling.
She had been sitting there waiting for the right opportunity for so long, and now she finally got a pretty good chance.
"How do you want to do it?"
"Thoroughly investigate the cause of death of Empress Xian. I don't believe that she died for no reason. As long as it was done by a human, there will be traces left." Shen Yindi's tone was very firm.
"Do you think my beloved concubine died of poisoning?"
“Very likely.”
"How are you going to prove she was poisoned?"
"Ask the coroner to perform an autopsy."
"No." The King of Chu refused without even thinking about it.
"Then let me take a look at her first."
"I understand your feelings. After all, she is your beloved. I hope that even if she dies, she will be complete."
"But the emperor let her die in obscurity?"
Emperor Chu pursed his lips and said nothing, as if hesitating.
After a while, Emperor Chu finally found his voice: "Go take a look at her first."
"Your Majesty, is the bowl she drank the medicine from still there?"
"Where's the pot for boiling the medicine?"
"I sent someone to test the poison. It was found to be non-toxic, so I gave it to her to drink."
"Did you use the silver needle I gave you before? I said before that many poisons cannot be detected. What's more, if the person who tests the poison has ill intentions..."
The Emperor of Chu's face darkened again, looking somewhat unbelievable.
"It's not the silver needle."
"You mean, someone took the risk and poisoned you right under my nose just to frame you?"
"Yes, maybe he feels that the emperor's attitude towards my prince has changed, and he is showing signs of turning things around, so he is getting anxious..."
"Once Concubine Xian dies, you must not directly punish this common woman."
"Maybe I will never be able to turn over in this life."
King Chu felt that what the girl said made sense.
"The medicine bowl...is gone. I didn't look at it."
"There's nothing we can do about it. It's been so long, someone must have destroyed the body." Shen Yindi shrugged.
She came to check on Concubine Xian, and her body was already stiff.
Shen Yindi couldn't get any blood even if he wanted to.
"Your Majesty, where is the silver needle I gave you? Please lend it to me..." Shen Yindi suddenly said.
Emperor Chu hesitated for a moment, then quickly pulled out the silver needle and gave it to her.
"I want to try it now, please allow me, Your Majesty."
The King of Chu looked unhappy, but he still agreed: "Yes."
Shen Yindi didn't say anything and directly stabbed the silver needle into her arm.
When it was taken out again, the silver needle had turned gray-purple.
Upon hearing this, the Emperor Chu's expression changed slightly.
"Did my beloved concubine really die of poisoning?"
"It's almost certain, so I dare to ask you to ask a coroner to perform an autopsy."
"And I have a guess in my mind now, and I want to get it verified..." This was actually an unexpected gain for Shen Yindi just now.
She didn't dare to show too much excitement, as it was really hard to suppress the smile at the corners of her mouth.
"What guess?"
"It hasn't been confirmed yet, so I dare not say anything!" Shen Yindi shook her head.
"Say, I pardon you."
"Since the emperor has said so, I will say it."
"I suspect that the poison she was infected with is the same poison that my prince is in right now. It is a poison exclusive to Zhaoyue Country."
"The difference is that the concentration of the poison in her body is higher."
After these words were spoken, the King of Chu looked so ugly.
Shen Yindi immediately took advantage of the situation and asked, "Your Majesty, before you brought Concubine Xian back, did you know her background?"
"Of course I know. She is just an orphan from Jiangnan, and has lived with her aunt since she was a child."
Who knew that after hearing this, Shen Yindi couldn't help but laugh.
"why are you laughing?"
"Your Majesty, I wonder if you already know that the sister of the master of Tingyin Pavilion is living in my house now?" Shen Yindi asked tentatively.
"I know."
Shen Yindi's lips curled up into a cold smile. It was just as she expected.
They are all waiting for her here!
Do you really think she can only passively take the beating?
"Your Majesty, Si Qi is a good friend of mine. She is a righteous and straightforward person, and she often helps the weak when she sees injustice. When she was traveling in Jiangnan, she saw Empress Xian being bullied by a few scoundrels, so she rescued her."
"Those scoundrels didn't really want to bully Empress Xian. They were just putting on an act to attract attention. But Si Qi didn't know that at all. She saved them and made friends with them."
"But because she accidentally overheard that Empress Xian was plotting something important with someone, she was discovered before she even heard the content, and then she was hunted down by them in an attempt to silence her. Later, she was seriously injured and was in a coma for more than two years..."
"It wasn't until a while ago that her brother found me and cured me."
"She told me that Concubine Xian's real name is Yu Shan'er, and she is the princess of Zhaoyue Country!"
"Later, my prince also said that his mother's surname was also Yu, and he showed me his mother's appearance, and she really looked like Empress Xian..."
Shen Yindi spoke frantically until his mouth was dry.
The King of Chu was already stunned.
There is so much information in this!
Shen Yindi stopped talking and gave him some time to buffer.
It was unknown how long it took before the Emperor of Chu found his voice again: "You mean... I was set up by someone?"
"I don't know if this is a plot, but I have told you everything I know. As for other matters, Your Majesty has to weigh and decide on your own."
"Oh, by the way, we caught those scoundrels who pretended to bully Empress Xian a few days ago."
"Now he is detained in Dali Temple."
"I interrogated them at that time. Who were they obeying?"
"They said Meng Shizhao. I didn't know this person at first. I went home and asked my prince, then I found out that he had a prominent status and was a royal relative." Shen Yindi said as she observed the expression of the Emperor Chu calmly.
Now it can be described as ugly.
As expected, it was he who arranged for Concubine Xian to meet and encounter the Emperor, and then brought her back.
"Quanzhong!" the King of Chu shouted, with a hint of anger in his tone.
Quanzhong came in immediately.
"Your Majesty, I am here!"
"Send Mu Ningyuan to the palace immediately and ask him to bring the coroner with him!"