Chapter 81

The more Su Yichen behaved like this, the more Long Weishu felt that Xu Ruqing was suspicious: "If Aunt Huang is really innocent, why not be searched? Xueer is pregnant with a royal heir, and two lives are compared with Aunt Huang's reputation." Which one is more important, I believe Uncle Huang has his own judgment in his heart."

Things have developed to this point, if Xu Ruqing can't see that these people came prepared, then she is a fool.

She secretly searched her body, and sure enough, she found a thumb-sized paper package at her waist, but a subtle smell penetrated into her nose.

Xu Ruqing's pupils shrank slightly, this is... the smell of musk!

The pack was so small that she didn't realize it was being placed on her.

Zhiqu also noticed the movement on her side, and his eyes were slightly startled.Then Xu Ruqing winked at Zhiqu, Zhiqu knew it and sneaked out towards the back door of the room.

Just when Long Weishu and Su Yichen could not reach a conclusion, Xu Ruqing stood up and said, "I am willing to be searched, but if my concubine is innocent, how should the eldest prince pay for the crime?"

"If the emperor's aunt is innocent, the king will issue an edict to announce to the world that this matter has nothing to do with the emperor's aunt, and will give five thousand cavalry as compensation."

One corner of Xu Ruqing's mouth curled up: "Okay, I hope the eldest prince can do what he says."

Then two servant girls came forward and searched Xu Ruqing's body.

With a "click", a small paper package slipped out of Xu Ruqing's cuff.

Everyone's eyes were focused on the small paper bag, and Su Yichen's eyebrows behind the mask were tightly frowned.

Before Xu Ruqing picked up the paper bag, Long Weishu picked it up first.

Before everyone came out of the shock, Lin Yan'er choked up her voice and looked at Xu Ruqing with unacceptable tears on her face: "Princess, even if you have a crush on the eldest prince and hold a grudge against Zuo Zhaoyuan, you don't like the little girl in her belly." Child, but that is the heir of the First Prince after all...how could you..."

Just one word, and she was convicted of the crime!
Xu Ruqing looked at the two of them with mocking eyes, and said coldly: "Miss Lin, this statement is based on evidence. Do you know what consequences you will face if you wantonly slander my concubine?"

Lin Yan'er was taken aback by Xu Ruqing's reaction, this bitch can still be so hard-nosed at this point, she really does not shed tears when she sees the coffin!
"Yan'er just feels sorry for Zuo Zhaoyuan. The princess really knows why she should do this!"

Xu Ruqing sneered: "Miss Lin is so excited, so you are talking about what this concubine did that shouldn't be?"

Lin Yan'er met Xu Ruqing's soul-piercing eyes, and couldn't help but feel guilty: "You, you know it in your heart!"

"Aunt Huang, now that the evidence is solid, do you still want to argue?" Long Weishu raised the paper bag in his hand and looked at Xu Ruqing.

Xu Ruqing took back the paper bag from him, and opened it in front of everyone: "Eldest Prince, you can see clearly, what is in this paper bag is not musk powder, but motherwort. That's what you said conclusive evidence?"

Just now when she found out that she had this paper bag on her body, she secretly handed it over to Zhiqu for disposal.Now this one, she randomly found from space to trick Lin Yan'er.

Long Weishu was choked by Xu Ruqing's rhetorical question,
He half-believingly ordered: "Is the female doctor here?"

"Responding to the eldest prince's words, the humble position is here." A female doctor stepped forward tremblingly.

"Take a good look at what's in this paper bag, whether it's musk powder or motherwort."

The female doctor took the paper bag, put it under her nose, and she knew what was inside it just by smelling it lightly: "Returning to the eldest prince, as the princess said, there is no doubt that there is motherwort inside."

Lin Yaner's heart skipped a beat when she heard the words, how could it be?

Long Weishu also frowned slightly.

Xu Ruqing's expression was flat: "How is it? Does the eldest prince believe that this concubine is innocent?"

Su Yichen seemed to let out a sigh of relief, he raised his eyes slightly, and couldn't hear the emotion in his words: "If the eldest prince still has doubts, why don't you even search for this king, how about it?"

A layer of cold sweat broke out on Long Weishu's forehead, even if he was given a hundred courage, he would not dare to search for Su Yichen.

But if Xu Ruqing wasn't the murderer, who could it be?
Looking at the shocked Long Weishu, Xu Ruqing was in a particularly happy mood, but this did not achieve her ultimate goal at all.

"My concubine is also very sympathetic to Zuo Zhaoyuan's current state. I have a plan to help the eldest prince." Xu Ruqing said pretending not to ignore the past.

"any solution?"

"My concubine knows a special liquid medicine. As long as the liquid medicine is contaminated with musk, it will change from a clear state to a turbid black water."

She looked at Lin Yan'er suddenly, and continued: "Miss Lin just reminded my concubine that the musk is bitter and sour, and it is extremely sticky, so once people touch it, there will be residual powder on their hands. It’s better to find someone to put the medicinal liquid in a wooden basin, and the people present have used the medicinal liquid one by one, and the person whose hands are black must be the murderer.”

Seeing Xu Ruqing's eyes, Lin Yaner's heart was raised. Things did not go as she expected. Which step did she go wrong?

Su Yichen thought for a while after hearing Xu Ruqing's words, and then said: "Just do as the princess wants, go and find the wooden basin."

Long Weishu didn't stop him, because he really wanted to know who the murderer was.

Soon someone came over with a wooden basin, Xu Ruqing motioned for the female doctor to come over, and then whispered softly in her ear.

The female doctor nodded and went down to do so.

In an instant, everyone came to a table and stood in line. There was a wooden basin on the table, but the surrounding area was covered by black curtains, leaving only a hole for reaching in.People outside have no idea what is in the tub.

Xu Ruqing stretched his hand in first, and when his hand was soaked, he silently stepped aside and stood.

Immediately after were the two maids serving Zuo Qianxue, Caidie and Caiyue, and then the other servants serving in the room.

In the end it was Lin Yan'er's turn. Because of a guilty conscience, her steps forward were slightly trembling, and she quickly put her hand in symbolically, and then pulled it out.In fact, she didn't touch the potion in the basin at all.

Finally, after everyone had passed the verification, everyone in the room consciously stood together, Su Yichen was about to speak, but Xu Ruqing signaled him not to speak yet.

She turned her head and said to Lin Yan'er: "Miss Lin, can I let my concubine take a look at yours first?"

Lin Yan'er raised her chin, and stretched out her hand to show Xu Ruqing: "Yan'er has never done anything wrong. The princess can see clearly that Yan'er's hands haven't turned black."

Seeing this, Xu Ruqing couldn't help but sneer.

Well, the fish is hooked.

(End of this chapter)

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