Chapter 34.2 - Main culprit of the dead fetus
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And at this time, the hall was as silent as if there weren’t any people in it.
Then a soft and gentle, almost sticky void sounded slowly, “Emperor, subject-girl also agrees with the second prince’s words. This is most likely someone who has framed the empress.”
“En?” Everyone was taken by surprise as they suddenly turned to the source of the sound.
When they saw a gentle and weak girl in the corner speaking, they couldn’t help but freeze.
Those eyes that looked at everyone were big, wet and round, almost incredibly filled with innocence as they somehow also reassured everyone and eased a bit of the anxiousness in the room.
The emperor was also calmed down quite a bit because he also thought that Rui’er’s words were quite reasonable.
Thinking back, he had been quite rash and that situation wasn’t completely impossible.
It was only when he heard that the empress was the one who had framed and hurt Ning’er, that he became so angry that he would say those words.
Just when he was thinking about how he could come down from those words, Lou Qingwu spoke so when he spoke to her, he was a lot more gentle, “Oh? You’re the left prime minister’s eldest daughter? This emperor remembered that you’re called Qingwu. Come, say how you agree with Rui’er’s words, and how you could see that the empress has been framed?”
Hearing the emperor’s words, everyone turned around to look at Lou Qingwu.
Lou Qingwu’s head tilted to the side, her eyes filled with a soft and delicate innocence, as she clearly and calmly spoke, her words succinct, “Subject-girl thought of three points.”
“Oh? What three points?”
“The first point, Cui senior-maid who is the manufacturing department head said that only Kunning palace had snow silkworm silk, but subject-girl doesn’t think so. After all, the snow silkworm silk is distributed by the manufacturing department to Kunning palace. Doesn’t that mean the manufacturing department has some as well?
“That …” Once Cui senior-maid heard that, her face changed completely.
When she lifted her head up, she saw the emperor furrow his brow and so, quickly added, “Emperor, even though the manufacturing department does have some, it’s only for emergencies and can only be used then. This servant definitely has never personally given away any.”
The emperor only darkened his face but didn’t speak.
Lou Qingwu’s mouth corners raised up but it couldn’t be seen from her face, what she was thinking.
Everyone’s eyes on her body could only see this weak and delicate, but extremely beautiful girl, virtuously, elegantly and calmly speak things that they hadn’t paid attention to, “Subject-girl’s meaning isn’t that the manufacturing department has privately taken any, but it’s only an example. After all, it’s not just Kunning palace that has the silk.
Furthermore, even though the silk is expensive, the palace isn’t the only palace that has access to the snow silkworm silk. It is a tribute item after all, so its source is still from the people which means on the way into the palace … nothing can be said for sure.”
The emperor’s heart was moved, but didn’t say anything.
No one else dared to speak but when they looked at Lou Qingwu, their eyes brought a bit of other meaning.
After half a beat, the emperor continued to ask, “Then what about the second and third point.”
“The second point is that the fetus didn’t die from voodoo but from poison.”
“Poison?” Everyone sucked in a deep breath and all turned to look at the imperial doctor.
Someone couldn’t help but ask, “But if it was poisoned, why couldn’t the imperial doctor discover it?”
“This, is this subject-girl’s third point.” Lou Qingwu slowly raised her head and calmly turned to look at the emperor.
“Before this third point is said, this subject-girl wishes for the emperor to come with the subject-girl to look at something.”
“What thing?”
“Once the emperor sees it, you’ll naturally understand.”
“This emperor will allow it.”
Lou Qingwu then stood up, walked past the midwife and the imperial doctor and entered the palace hall.
Her steps were light but they knocked against everyone’s hearts, like a well honed sharp knife.
After all, she could show them the person who is behind this crime in just a few moments.
Who could it be that even dared to scheme against the empress?
Lou Qingwu quickly walked back from inside the palace.
But when she came back, she didn’t come back with empty hands, but with a pot with an exquisite flowering plant.
The potted plant was ordinarily green and didn’t look like anything special.
The emperor couldn’t help but furrow his brow, ‘This is what you wanted this emperor to look at?”
“Yes, just this. This is this subject-girl’s third point. The reason why the imperial doctor couldn’t find any poison was because of this poisonous plant. This is the reason why consort Ning miscarried and the main culprit of the dead fetus.”
The emperor’s eyes became darker, “What is it?”
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TL note
The male lead will make his appearance soon!
I keep saying soon but like I mean it this time ahhh
Leave a comment and for another arduous wait until the male lead swoops in.
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