The Royal Gambit 045 The Jade Concubine Cries Injustice

  As the crowd walked into the cold cellar, a chilling and icy aura rushed towards them. Looking at the Grand Princess lying on the ice bed, everyone's face turned pale except for Gu Ling and Liao Qingyun who had already known about it beforehand. Even Liao Daren, who had also been informed in advance, couldn't help but change color at this scene.

  Gu Ling quietly stepped in front of Shi Zhi, blocking his line of sight. Liao Qingyun's expression changed slightly, and taking advantage of the fact that everyone had not yet reacted, he strode forward to approach the Grand Princess. His sharp eyes scanned her once, and with a quick examination of several places on the body, he knew that his and Gu Ling's guess was completely correct.

  Shi Zhi quickly came to his senses and looked at Liao Qingyun, who had unknowingly approached the Grand Princess. His eyes narrowed, but he didn't make a sound, only giving a signal with his eyes for the eunuchs behind him to step forward.

  Liao Qingyun stopped when the eunuchs came forward, a hint of regret flashing in his eyes. Shi Gonggong reacted faster than he had imagined, and he couldn't verify anything deeper, but what he did verify was enough to support their conjecture.

  As he watched a crowd of people emerge from the cold cellar, the second prince's body went limp and he closed his eyes in despair.

  "The Jade Maiden has arrived!"

  Shi Zhi was taken aback and watched with narrowed eyes as Yu Fei and her entourage entered the Liuqing Palace.

  The three investigators looked at each other and then stepped forward to pay their respects: "Greetings, Princess Jade."

  Yu Fei ignored the three people and walked straight up to Gu Ling's face, her eyes filled with an icy coldness that made one's blood freeze: "You're Gu Ling?"

  "Gu Ling pays his respects to Your Ladyship." Gu Ling said with a bow.

  Upon seeing Yu Fei, the Second Prince, who had been sitting in the grand hall all along, rushed out as if he had seen a lifesaver and knelt down at her feet. He grasped her feet with both hands: "Mother, you must avenge your son and elder sister..."

  The second prince's words came out, and everyone fell silent.

  Crying injustice? With such ironclad evidence, the Second Prince actually dares to cry foul? What does he take these people for?

  Shi Zei slightly furrowed her brow, but didn't say anything. Yu Fei's footsteps were a bit unsteady as she made her way through the crowd, wanting to approach the heavily veiled and secluded Grand Princess.

  Shi Ze took a step forward and blocked her path, saying respectfully: "Your Ladyship, please stay."

  "Get out of the way." Yu Fei's voice was as cold as her person.

  No one had ever dared to command charity in such a cold tone before, and he was taken aback by the unexpectedness of it.

  Yu Fei saw him stunned there, not letting go, his eyes turned sharp and he stepped forward, kicking Shi Ji with all his might, forcing the completely unguarded Shi Ji to retreat a step.

  It wasn't just Shi Zhi who was shocked and wide-eyed, the eunuchs following behind him were also stunned, not to mention the three investigating officials and the imperial guards.

  What does Shi Gonggong represent? Every word and deed of his represents the Emperor, whether in the imperial court or the palace, everyone knows.

  At this moment, Yu Fei kicked him away, which undoubtedly slapped the emperor's face in public. Everyone was shocked and stared at him for a long time without regaining their senses.

  Liao Qingyun furrowed his brow, a hint of unease rising in his mind. He looked at Gu Ling, who also seemed surprised.

  As everyone was in shock, or perhaps no one dared to step forward and stop her, Yu Fei easily made her way to the side of the Grand Princess who was being carried by eunuchs.

  She stretched out her trembling hand, painfully closed her eyes, but still forcibly lifted the covering cloth, and with a fierce swing, the white canopy slowly fell in mid-air.

  Under the radiant sunlight, the Grand Princess was carried by eunuchs on a stretcher and exposed to the sun, as if everything had nowhere to hide.

  The princess's body was stiff, but her face was very calm. However, no matter how calm she was, she was after all a corpse, and that kind of death was unimaginable and unbearable for the living to confront honestly.

  What's more, under such circumstances, the four eunuchs who were carrying the Grand Princess were so frightened that their legs went soft and they all knelt down on the ground trembling with fear.

  Looking at Da Gong Zhu, Yu Fei burst into tears, unable to control her emotions, and let out a mournful and piercing wail towards the sky...

  Piercing screams one after another, filled with grief and despair, made people's hair stand on end, and the crowd that was still stunned by the previous shocking scene fell into another wave of shock!

  Gu Ling and Liao Qingyun exchanged a glance, feeling eerie and uneasy about Yu Fei's irrational behavior.

  They had imagined how Yu Fei and the Second Prince would react, but they never thought it would be like this.

  Something seems to be getting out of their control.

  At this time, Shi didn't care about the kick he received from Yu Fei earlier and hurriedly instructed the eunuchs and imperial guards behind him: "What are you still standing there for? Don't you hurry to pull away Yu Fei?"

  He really didn't expect Princess Yu Fei to be like this, what's wrong?

  Clang! The Second Prince, hearing the commanding voice of Shi Zhi, drew out a sword from one of the Imperial Guards' waists. The sharp blade reflected a dazzling cold light in the sunlight, and with a murderous gaze, he scanned the eunuchs and guards who were about to approach: "Who dares to come forward? I'll take his life on the spot!"

  The situation was beyond everyone's expectation. Shi Zhi furrowed his brow tightly, he had never encountered such a thorny situation before.

  Just as they were at an impasse, the sound of the Emperor's arrival was heard!

  Shi Zhi's expression changed, and he hastily stepped forward. Emperor Xuan came down from the dragon sedan chair, listening to Yu Fei's mournful and piercing wails, his brow furrowed, and he strode in quickly.

  "Long live the Emperor! May he live forever!"

  In front of the main hall square of Liucheng Palace, Zhao Tongling, Yu Daren and Liao Daren, three investigating officials who were at a stalemate, knew that Emperor Qing had arrived, and they all secretly let out a sigh of relief. The situation in front of them was so severe that even Shi Gonggong didn't know how to handle it, let alone these outsider officials?

  Although it seems like ironclad evidence now, after all, the emperor has not made a verdict yet. Without a verdict, regardless of whether it's Yu Fei or the second prince, their identities are not something they can afford to offend or disrespect.

  The Emperor walked in, looking at Yu Fei kneeling on the ground and wailing towards the sky, then looked at the Second Prince holding a sword with eyes full of murderous intent. His expression suddenly sank, and the majesty and aura of an emperor were fully revealed without a doubt.

  The Second Prince's sword fell to the ground with a clang, and he knelt down with a thud, opening his arms wide and shouting loudly towards Emperor Qing: "Your son is innocent, Your Majesty, please judge clearly!"

  If it is said that the Second Emperor cried out in injustice, after the crowd's initial shock, they actually also had some subtle disdain in their hearts. If they had known today would come, why bother with what happened back then?

  At this moment, hearing the Second Prince shouting for injustice again, everyone's heart was terrified. The three investigating officials furrowed their brows even more tightly, could it be... that there were still hidden circumstances in this case?

  Gu Ling and Liao Qingyun exchanged a glance again, this time both of them furrowed their brows.

  No matter how they felt inside, with the Emperor present, none of them had the right to speak out, and could only kneel down and prostrate themselves.

  The Emperor's icy gaze stared at the Second Prince who was kowtowing to him: "Lift your head, look into my eyes, and repeat what you just said."

  The second prince's body trembled slightly, but he slowly straightened up and raised his head, looking up at Emperor Qing who stood in front of him with the sun behind him, like a heavenly god and also like a ghostly spirit that could take one's life.

  "Your son... your subject is innocent, I beg Your Majesty to clearly discern the truth!"

  "Are you crying injustice?" Emperor Qing asked with narrowed eyes.

  Yu Fei's sharp cry suddenly stopped, and she frantically rushed forward to kneel in front of Emperor Qing, bitterly pleading: "Your subject and her child have a grievance to report, begging Your Majesty to clearly discern the truth!"

  The Emperor's thin lips were tightly pursed, no longer looking at the Yu Fei and Second Prince in front of him who were crying out in grievance. His eyes coldly turned to Gu Ling: "Gu Ling, both Yu Fei and Second Prince are crying out in injustice, what do you have to say?"

  Gu Ling suppressed the shock and unease in his heart, trying to calm himself down. After a moment of deliberation, he spoke solemnly: "The Grand Princess was indeed searching for something in the cold storage room of Liuqing Palace, this is not to be questioned. However, both the Second Prince and Yu Fei are crying foul, whether it's just a clever excuse or if there's really some hidden truth behind it, I believe this case requires further investigation. Please, Your Majesty, grant me permission to preside over the trial of this case."

  Gu Ling's words came out, and the Second Prince begged again: "Your son requests a public trial of this case, asking Your Majesty to make a just judgment."

  The Empress's face was as pale as the Grand Princess's, but her eyes were resolute: "A blood debt must be repaid with blood. Your Majesty, at this point, I have no other requests except to ask for a fair trial for my child and me. If I am guilty, I will admit it, but if I am innocent, I want to appeal."

  The emperor's eyes were dim and gloomy as he glanced at Yu Fei and the second prince, then turned around and walked out with big strides. His cold voice was like ice as he pronounced his judgment: "Ironclad evidence, pass on my imperial decree, Yu..."

  Yu Fei let out a shrill cry: "It was Yuan You who killed my Meng Er, Your Majesty, are you afraid?"

  Earth-shattering words came out, and the earth seemed to tremble!

  Mr. Zhao, Mr. Yu, and Mr. Liao almost fainted from holding their breath, perhaps they really wished they had fainted to avoid hearing such an earth-shattering secret.

  Gu Ling and Liao Qingyun both looked up at Yu Fei in shock.

  The servant looked at his master with a shocked and frightened expression as he stopped in his tracks and slowly turned around stiffly.

  "Yu Fei, d-do you know what you're saying?" Emperor Qing forced out the words, one by one.

  Digression

  The second update will be at night and should be about the same as yesterday!