These people were the manservants who had been guarding the various entrances and exits of King Qian's estate for the past few days. They came to Lan Fu and Qiu Ruo one by one to carefully identify them. After looking at them, they all shook their heads.
"Have you checked carefully? Have these two people left the residence these past few days?”Mellare said nonchalantly, his eyes not even looking at the servants as he gently turned the cup in his hand.
Madame Situ was still hugging the melon seed cat in her arms. The corners of her mouth curled into a smile as she said,"Sister Mellor is right. You should carefully identify it. This is a serious matter and there must be no mistakes.”
There was no panic on Lady Situ's face. She only looked at Consort Shu,"Mother, this melon seed cat is very cute. When you gave it to ChenQie, you treated ChenQie very well.”
Consort Shu was immediately attracted by the melon seeds and said with a smile,"Melon seed cat, bengong hasn't seen it for a long time, quickly carry it over for bengong to take a look.”
The servants looked at Lan Fu and Qiu Ruo's faces one by one. Suddenly, one of the servants pointed at Qiu Ruo and exclaimed,""Ah! He didn't look carefully just now, but now he realized that this girl had gone out yesterday.”
The atmosphere in the Cheng Yun Palace Hall instantly became tense. Almost everyone's gaze was focused on Qiu Ruo. Tuoba Qian glanced at the servant and said,""What you said is the truth. This prince's residence does not tolerate lying.”
The servant knelt down shakily, his head pounding like garlic, and he kept saying,"Your Highness, this is absolutely true. Yesterday afternoon, this woman secretly left the residence and only returned in the evening.”
When Lan Fu heard this, she couldn't help but laugh."Little brother, if that's the case, your eyes must be playing tricks on you.”She didn't say anything else but just smiled at him.
The servant felt a chill run down his spine as his eyes kept darting to the upper position. Everyone present yesterday knew that Yuwen Shi had been bleeding non-stop during the day, and it had been a long time since she started drinking the red flower water.
If Qiu Ruo only returned in the evening, then it had nothing to do with this matter. This servant must have remembered what happened last night, so he deliberately framed Lan Fu.
"Pa!" The other servant beside him immediately slapped him and scolded,"I already said that the person I saw that day was Ming 'er from the tea house. Why did you still randomly identify her? Do you want to die?”
The servant kowtowed repeatedly." Yesterday, this reckless fellow drank on duty, so he got the wrong person. I hope Your Highness will spare his life."”
No one dared to speak. They all looked at Ta Ba Qian, wondering how he would deal with the people below. He casually glanced at this person and said,""This king didn't say anything, so how did you know that his life was in danger?”
The two servants kowtowed repeatedly. The person who came later continued,"Because this servant was on duty with him yesterday and knew the reason. Lan Fujin and Miss Qiu Ruo never left the residence, so this servant saw wrongly.”
"When did King Qian's estate become like this? A mere servant dares to deceive his master like this.”Tuoba Qian said slowly. There was no joy in his voice, but anyone with eyes could tell that he was extremely furious.
Lady Situ immediately knelt down. The buyao on her head kept shaking, and it flashed with a luxurious light under the sunlight."Your Highness, please calm down. It was this concubine's negligence that led to today's matter. Please punish me, Your Highness.”
Lady Situ knelt down for a long time, and everyone present praised her for being a gentle and kind Fujin. Only Lady Yuwen was still cowering in her seat, and no one knew what she was thinking.
"Just be stricter in the future. This matter can't be blamed on you.”Tuoba Qian stretched out his hand. A new suet jade ring on his thumb reflected a cold light.
"Thank you, Your Highness." Lady Situ placed her delicate hand in Tuoba Qian's hand and slowly stood up. Then, she turned around and said to the two servants on the ground,"The two of you have committed a capital crime and should have been beaten to death, but His Highness is merciful. Dongmei, return their indentities to them later and don't allow them to enter the residence in the future.”
The two servants felt their heads pounding like garlic and said gratefully,"Thank you, Fujin. I will never forget your kindness!”
Lan Fu quietly watched all of this happen until the hall quieted down again. Then, he said,""Now that everyone has seen it, there must be something fishy about this matter. And I also have evidence to prove that I have no chance to harm the Yuwen family.”
Madame Situ was still hugging the melon seed cat. Her eyes were only on the cat, as if she didn't care about what was happening in the Cheng Yun Hall at all. Meanwhile, Madame Mellor was smiling meaningfully.
Consort Shu became interested in this. She used her golden-armored hand to support the Butterfly Love Flower Walk in front of her forehead and said,"I heard that you had already interrogated him once yesterday. Since you have evidence, why didn't you say it yesterday and kept it until today?”
Lan Fu looked straight at Consort Shu." Mother, yesterday's incident was too sudden. The Yuwen family was hurt to the core. I'm afraid that they won't be able to get pregnant with His Highness 'child in the future. On the surface, all the evidence seems to point to me. I'm just a woman who has just left the boudoir. Moreover, I'm from a small family. I was in a panic for a moment, so I didn't think of the evidence. Mother, please forgive me."”
Consort Shu's water-green, swirl-patterned gauze embroidered dress made her expression difficult to decipher. She waved her sleeve and said,"Forget it, bengong doesn't want to care about such details, just say it.”
Lan Fu kowtowed heavily. The moment she lowered her head, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly. After she said this, if there was no mistake, she would be able to escape suspicion.
The sun rose rapidly, and the golden light scattered on Lan Fu, who was wearing a cherry red brocade dress. The moment she raised her head, she looked even more beautiful.
Lan Fu was originally from a small family. The red dress Tuoba Qian gave her was what she used to maintain her face in the residence. Now that he saw her like this, he could not help but feel that the person in front of him was a little beautiful.
"I remember that Elder Sister Mei Le invited me in the afternoon. According to what everyone said before, Yuwen Shi came to Cunlan House not long after I left. After I returned to my room, Yuwen Shi was bleeding profusely in the evening.”Lan Fu looked at the people around him. Seeing that no one denied it, she was relieved.
"I just don't know where little sister Murong went after she left Fanli Residence and why she took so long to return to Cunlan Residence.”Mellor said neither lightly nor seriously, but everyone's suspicions immediately rose.
Lan Fu smiled like a flower." This is my evidence. I can guarantee that I know nothing about the Yuwen family coming to Cunlan House. Please rest assured, Sister Mei Le."”
Mellor was indignant in his heart, but he did not show it on his face. He only said,"Since that's the case, I'll wait and see what kind of evidence Younger Sister can produce.”
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