The best evil mother-in-law is reborn, supported by the koi granddaughter

Chapter 173 The Storm in the Prince's Mansion
Even though she was reluctant, the Shangshu Mansion was always her home. When Zhou Zhenzhu stood in front of the Prince's Mansion, she took a deep breath and told herself that as long as she stepped into this door, the fate between her and Pei Xian would really come to an end. .

In fact, Zhou Shangshu brought his daughter here in a hurry, firstly to make Pearl a princess, and secondly because he had exchanged Jinse's goods before, as long as he exposes it now, he can logically plant the blame on Pei Xian's family.

Because Zhou Shangshu sent someone to investigate in the prince's mansion in advance, he rushed over as soon as he heard the news, so even the emperor hadn't come yet, first he led Zhou Zhenzhu to the prince's bedroom, and asked her to take good care of the prince.

Then he pretended to be stern and questioned the steward of the Prince's Mansion: "The Prince's Mansion is heavily guarded, how could the Prince be poisoned? Do you know who did it?"

The steward was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and hurriedly replied: "Master Shangshu, Your Highness has not left this East Palace recently, the servant really doesn't know where the poison came from."

With a wave of his hand, Zhou Shangshu ordered the eunuchs and guards to follow him to thoroughly investigate the prince's mansion, and soon found the embroidery brought by Jinse, he picked up a piece of clothing and smelled it on the tip of his nose, and immediately uttered angrily : "There is poisonous powder hidden in this embroidery!"

Then he asked the person in charge, "Where did these things come from?"

The steward said that the embroidery was a tribute from Jinse.

Zhou Shangshu concluded: "It seems that Pei Xian and his wife poisoned and murdered the prince! Someone, go and escort that couple to Dali Temple for strict interrogation!"

At this moment, the emperor and the prime minister hurried over. The emperor, who cared for the prince's safety, hurriedly asked the imperial physician about his condition. The imperial physician shook his head and said that the prince was poisoned by Gu poison, which could not be relieved by ordinary herbs.

Zhou Shangshu immediately accused: "Your Majesty, I have just led people to conduct a thorough investigation here, and found that there are hidden poisons in the embroidery sent by Jinse. His Royal Highness must have been poisoned because of those embroidery!"

"Jinse?!" The emperor in dragon robe frowned and asked, "Jinse is the property of Pei Xian's family. Does Zhou Shangshu mean that Pei Xian poisoned and murdered the crown prince?"

"That's right! Pei Xian has ulterior motives and is close to other emperors in private. The poisoning this time must have been caused by Pei Xian's instigation of his wife. The purpose is to murder the prince, so that his vassal prince can ascend to the crown prince!"

Zhou Shangshu insisted that it was Pei Xian who did it, and sent Jinse to the Prince's Mansion to display the embroidery. There was indeed a thin layer of dust in the box. The imperial doctor diagnosed that the dust contained Gu insect eggs. Once eaten by mistake, It will hatch in the body and form Gu poison.

When the emperor heard this, he was furious, and immediately sent people to arrest the Pei family.

The prime minister and Shangshu on the side are deadly enemies, and he knows Pei Xian's character well, but through the observation just now, he vaguely feels that the prince's poisoning was caused by Zhou Shangshu.

The prime minister and Pei Xian moved around frequently, and they were both honest and honest officials. Therefore, the prime minister knew that Pei Xian and Zhou Shangshu were fighting openly and secretly. This poisoning incident might be Zhou Shangshu's last trump card in order to eradicate Pei Xian's family.

Worried that Pei Xian, a rare and upright official, would be slandered and framed to death by Zhou Shangshu, the prime minister pleaded desperately: "Your Majesty, think twice! Pei Xian was promoted to the Imperial Academy by His Majesty himself, which just shows His Majesty's trust in him! Believe in Pei Xian's character and His Majesty's choice, Your Majesty, please investigate this matter!"

Zhou Shangshu was afraid of making a mistake, so he also asked: "Your Majesty, Pei Xian's murder of the prince is a fact, and there is no need to investigate thoroughly! Please execute the rebellious minister who murdered the prince as soon as possible!"

Although the emperor was furious at the moment, he didn't let the impulsiveness take away his reason completely. He thought for a moment, but finally let go: "Okay, bring Pei Xian and Cui Shun'er here, and I will interrogate them myself!"

Zhou Shangshu didn't want to have long nights and dreams, but he couldn't disobey the imperial decree. He thought that anyway, the emperor had seen the poison hidden in the embroidery. Even if Pei Xian and his wife denied it, it was just a sophistry. The emperor would still execute Pei's family at that time.

In the middle of the night, the Pei family's house was quiet until Jin Yiwei rushed in and asked Pei Xian and Cui Shun'er to accompany them to the Prince's Mansion, the tranquility was broken.

Pei Zhengma Qiufen and the others didn't know what happened, and they asked with great concern: "Father, mother, what happened? At this point in time, why did the emperor order you to go to the Prince's Mansion?"

Both Cui Shun'er and Pei Xian were at a loss. While dressing in confusion, they comforted the children's mood: "Everyone go to sleep, let's go and have a look first."

How could the others sleep, watching the two of them being escorted away by the guards, silently begging their parents to be safe.

The prince's mansion was full of gunpowder and the atmosphere was serious. Cui Shun'er and Pei Xian stepped in looking at each other, and quickly realized that something happened to the prince. Otherwise, it would be impossible for the emperor to appear in the East Palace late at night, and the prince's accident was actually related to them.

The guards were tight-lipped, and the two of them couldn't ask anything on the way. When they got to the emperor, Cui Shun'er and Pei Xian knelt down to pay their respects first. Pei Xian asked in confusion, "I don't know why your Majesty called this humble minister over?"

The emperor's face was gloomy, and he asked angrily: "Pei Xian, you and your wife murdered the prince, are you pleading guilty?"

Pei Xian did not rush, and calmly denied: "I don't admit it! I don't know what happened to the prince at all, let alone have any thoughts of murdering the prince!"

Standing beside the emperor, Zhou Shangshu looked smug and said slowly, "Your Majesty has seen the evidence that you murdered the prince. I advise you to confess your guilt quickly. Maybe His Majesty can spare your family's lives if you see your sincere confession!"

Seeing Zhou Shangshu's haughty attitude that he had the chance to win, Cui Shun'er and Pei Xian immediately understood that he planned a conspiracy, so it was Zhou Shangshu who murdered the prince!
The husband and wife shouted for grievances in unison, and Pei Xian asked sincerely: "I don't know what crime I committed, please let your majesty know!"

The emperor gave the prime minister a look, and the prime minister immediately told what had happened. He knew that Pei Xian was very witty, so he deliberately emphasized that Zhou Shangshu had already arrived at the prince's mansion before he and the emperor arrived, and also found the so-called evidence.

Cui Shun'er also knew it in her heart, she and her husband had calculated thousands of times, and they had already figured out that Zhou Shangshu would tamper with the tribute, but they didn't expect to hide poison in the tribute prince's embroidery so soon.

She immediately proposed: "I want to see the embroidery that His Highness the Prince touched before he was poisoned."

Zhou Shangshu thought that the embroidery he replaced was also from Jinse, even if he took it out, Cui Shun'er would not find any clues.

Clinker, when the maid took out the dress, Cui Shun'er opened the cuffs of the coat and looked inside, then shook her head and said: "This is not an embroidery from our embroidery workshop that was tributed to the Prince's Mansion, as long as it is provided by Jinse For the embroidery in each palace, we will sew different special marks on the inside of the clothes to prevent the embroidery from being confused, and although this dress is an embroidery in our shop, it is not an embroidery provided to the Prince's Mansion."

(End of this chapter)