Reborn to marry ex-husband's nemesis

Chapter 208
Meng Wan knew whether he could turn the cards, and at this moment, not to mention the prince said earlier that the emperor knew that he had no intention of marrying a concubine, so he didn't hide it, and said truthfully: "Go back to the emperor, His Royal Highness told the ministers that he would not marry a concubine. The courtier's daughter is a concubine, but His Royal Highness is benevolent, taking into account the reputation of the courtier's daughter, and negotiated with the courtier's daughter. After this matter is dealt with, he will personally explain it clearly to the courtier's daughter. The courtiers came to the East Palace for a gathering to discuss important matters. The courtiers secretly guessed that it was about the Crown Princess, so they came here on their own. Not long after he arrived, the young master came in. The courtiers saw that he was drunk, and shouted again. I found the wrong person, so I wanted to help him to the outside, but I couldn't stand still, so..."

The rest of the people saw it.

Meng Wan kowtowed and said: "The minister and the young master are really accidental, not to mention the minister thinks this is too weird, so why did she invite the young master and the minister to the East Palace together, and it happened that they came at this time , and also said that the minister and the young master have lost their morals and despised the imperial power, I hope your Majesty will learn from you!"

Empress Chen was about to speak when the crown prince said: "Going back to my father, I didn't ask the palace servants to invite the girl from the Meng family, nor did I make an appointment with the young master in the East Palace."

If the prince didn't do it, it means someone falsely preached the decree.

Emperor Xiao was about to ask Meng Wan to identify which eunuch sent the order, when Li Quansheng's apprentice rushed to report that a young eunuch had drowned in the lake outside the East Palace.

"Oh! It's really lively tonight!" Although Emperor Xiao smiled, his eyes were frozen, "Then let's all go! Let's go and see what's going on together."

The little eunuch died not long ago, after all it was autumn, and he was soaking in the lake again, so he was also stiff now.

After turning the person over, Meng Wan's eyes narrowed.

After all, it was the first time I saw a dead person, and he fell into the water to die again. The appearance of death was really horrifying.

But she recognized it at a glance: "Going back to the emperor, it's him! It's his edict to the courtiers, but..."

"But he is dead now." The fourth prince took over the conversation and said.

The queen on the side was trying her best to wink at the fourth prince. Didn't she see that the emperor was angry? Even she, the queen, didn't dare to say anything, he just wanted to join in the fun!
The fourth prince continued as if he hadn't seen him, and continued: "Miss Meng's words are too coincidental. She said that someone falsely preached the decree, but now there is no evidence to prove it. What is the truth, why don't you just talk about it? Could it be that you really have a relationship with the young master?" I'm afraid that people will find out, so I divert my attention and confuse the public?"

These words are really too much, not to mention how can the girl's family's reputation be so slandered, if she is not careful, she will force Meng Wan to die.

Meng Wan was about to refute, but she heard Chu Zhi ask: "Miss Meng, why did you change your clothes?"

After being told by Chu Zhi, everyone discovered that Meng Wan and Chu Zhi were wearing exactly the same clothes, even the emerald green on the head was almost the same.

Meng Wan probably guessed what Chu Zhi wanted to ask, and said: "At the banquet earlier, the Sixth Prince's palace servant accidentally bumped into me, and it was the Seventh Princess who kindly treated the courtier's daughter to change this dress...I didn't even think of it, It's a coincidence that I collided with you."

"Yes." Chu Zhi chuckled, "Isn't it a coincidence!"

The Seventh Princess was not here, the emperor glanced at the empress, and the latter's heart shivered after being swept away by the emperor.

The sixth prince, who wanted to watch from the sidelines, did not expect that even he would pull it out. Knowing that the father is suspicious, he dared not be careless, so he hurriedly said: "Go back to the father. At that time, the minister was eating wine. The people around me caused a catastrophe, this minister deserves to die, but this minister has already punished that palace servant."

"The courtiers can testify to this." Chu Zhi said to Emperor Xiao, "This matter really has nothing to do with the Sixth Prince. Tonight, the Sixth Prince has been holding His Highness the Crown Prince to drink. If it wasn't for the Young Lord to block the wine for His Highness, I'm afraid... ...But it's strange to say that the young master has always had a good capacity for alcohol, so he became drunk after only a few drinks, and the court lady asked the palace people present, and the palace said that the last glass of wine was originally for the crown prince to drink, but the crown prince Your Highness really can't drink anymore, so the little duke bought a glass instead."

Chu Zhi smiled lightly: "Looking at it now, the young master's reputation for never getting drunk after a thousand cups is not real, otherwise how could he be so drunk after just one cup that he wouldn't even be able to tell where he is!"

"Chu Zhi!" Just as he finished speaking, the sixth prince, who has always been gentle, had anger in his eyes, "What do you mean? What does Han Zhan have to do with me when he is drunk? Don't criticize Sang Huai here, let alone Han Zhan and I We get along very well, who doesn't know that the two of us are good friends, what is your intention to sow discord between us."

Chu Zhi didn't respond, and after she said these few words back and forth, she retreated behind Emperor Xiao and acted as an invisible person.

The atmosphere was stagnant, and no one dared to speak up.

After a long time, Emperor Xiao chuckled lightly: "Is it all finished?"

Those four simple words made everyone's hearts tremble.

"The sixth person soiled Wan'er's clothes, and the seventh princess brought Wan'er back into Fu'an's same clothes, and some unknown palace servants falsely passed on a decree to lure Wan'er to the East Palace. , and met Han Zhan who was drunk with the sixth son again, the two had a misunderstanding, and you guys just arrived, the queen was about to send them off, Wan'er wanted to make a confession, but found that the eunuch was dead. Xiao Huang chuckled, "It's really interesting. On the reunion night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, all of you made a fuss and made the palace restless, and even died... Okay!"

Emperor Xiao patted the dragon-carved jade railing beside him, not angry but mighty: "He is really my good son, good concubine, and good minister!"

"Your Majesty, forgive me!" Everyone was so frightened that they knelt down and begged for mercy.

"Investigate! Let me investigate!" Emperor Xiao's gloomy face was full of fear, "If you can't find out, come and see me!"

As soon as these words came out, not only the Sixth Prince and the Fourth Prince changed their faces, but even Empress Chen turned pale.

Only Concubine Xian Gui sneered, her eyes showing disdain.

Hearing her laughter, Emperor Xiao frowned, and finally said nothing.

Because Han Zhan was still drunk, it was not easy to interrogate him, so he had to send him back first, and then interrogate him after he sobered up.

What happened to the good Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, the emperor lost all interest and got angry. Fortunately, the banquet came to an end, so he asked everyone to leave early.

Seeing Chu Zhi beside him, Emperor Xiao said: "I can tell, you are the only smart person tonight."

What he said was really broad, Chu Zhi didn't dare to respond, and said hastily: "Your servant is stupid, so I don't deserve such praise from the Holy Majesty."

Emperor Xiao snorted coldly, with murderous intent flashing across his eyes: "It's just that there is no shortage of smart people in the palace. You should decide what to do and what not to do."

Chu Zhi lowered his eyes and closed his eyebrows, and replied seriously: "The courtiers are loose, clumsy, and timid. If it's not about the prince, I don't want such a bright, upright and kind person like the prince to be affected for no reason. , and will not be presumptuous to the point of today, the courtier has already known her mistake, and then she will contemplate her mistakes behind closed doors at home, and hope that the sage will forgive the courtier."

(End of this chapter)