Reborn to marry the emperor, I just want to confuse the emperor and seize the throne

Xie Shang was seen wearing a majestic suit of armor. He had just returned from the military camp. As soon as he arrived at the East Palace, he heard someone making trouble in Chengguang Palace. He did not even go back to Chengguang Palace but went directly to Chenxi Palace.

He strode into the hall, and Jiang Fenghua hurriedly greeted him, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to the Crown Prince."

Then, the ladies of the East Palace also bowed, "I pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Xie Shang personally helped Jiang Fenghua up and pulled her to sit down in the main seat. He saw a group of people kneeling below, and he did not let them all stand up.

Jiang Fenghua quickly gestured to serve tea to the prince. As soon as the tea was served to Xie Shang, his face turned cold. He raised the teacup and took a big sip. There was a crisp clang, and the teacup broke into several pieces on the table, which showed how much effort he had used.

When everyone listened, they felt their hearts tremble and dared not breathe. This was the first time they saw the gentle and kind Crown Prince get angry.

Not only those inside the hall, but even the palace maids and eunuchs outside the hall were so frightened that they huddled together and knelt on the ground.

Jiang Fenghua's heart skipped a beat, but she sat in her seat dignified and calm, without showing any expression.

Xie Shang said coldly, "Song Fengyi, please tell me. I am all ears to what you saw and heard in Chengguang Palace. Tell me the whole story from beginning to end in front of the Crown Princess, including how I had someone take you into Chengguang Palace. Tell me in detail." He thought someone was deliberately trying to gossip in front of Jiang Fenghua, and she also misunderstood that Jiang Fenghua had hit Lu Xuefei.

Song Fengyi was so frightened that she trembled, tears streaming down her face, and she burst into tears, "Your Highness, I..."

Jiang Fenghua thought to himself: Xie Shang's question is really hurtful. Is he asking Song Jing to tell him how he favored her?

"Someone come here." Xie Shang said in a deep voice.

Wu Xin hurriedly led his men in from outside the palace, "Your Highness has given the order."

"Since you can't tell, I'll punish you with the cane..."

Jiang Fenghua quickly stood up from his seat and said to Wuxin, "Everyone please leave first."

Then she went to Xie Shang again and bowed respectfully, "I haven't investigated this matter clearly. Although Song Fengyi saw the selected girls in your palace, she said she didn't tell anyone. Even the maids in Hanzhang Palace said it was a rumor they heard from somewhere else. Your Highness, please allow me to investigate it clearly before punishing her. I believe Song Fengyi will not be so ignorant of the limits."

Xie Shang was about to start setting rules, but now was the time when he needed people. Although he knew that the rumor came from Song Fengyi's mouth, he might just punish her like she did to Lu Xuefei, giving her twenty strokes of the cane and confining her for a few days, and then find a reason to release her when the time came.

But by doing this, the person who actually instigated the incident behind the scenes would not only not be punished, but she might even say in front of Song Fengyi that the prince punished them for the sake of the crown princess.

She earned hatred in front of everyone for no reason and offended people for no reason.

Since Song Fengyi will not be severely punished, she might as well be a peacemaker. If Ye Susu wants to stir up trouble, then let Xie Shang's remaining good impression of you disappear completely!

Xie Shang also took advantage of the situation and changed the way he asked, "The Crown Princess pleaded for you, I will not stop investigating this matter. Since the Crown Princess said so, please continue the interrogation!"

Jiang Fenghua walked up to Song Jing and said in a gentle voice, "You just said that you told Concubine Ye Liang about the concubine entering Chengguang Palace. Who else did you tell besides her? Think carefully in front of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, otherwise I can't help you."

She will buy off both enemies and friends, it just depends on how Ye Susu and Su Tingwan want to act.

Song Jing looked up at Jiang Fenghua and said quickly, "I really only told Sister Ye. I didn't dare to say anything else. I told her quietly behind closed doors. I didn't tell the maids around me. I really only told Sister Ye."

In fact, she also told her confidant Dong'er. Dong'er was sensible and would not tell anyone. So the only person who was most suspicious was Ye Liangqi, as she was the one who spread the news. But now the prince clearly believed that she was the one who spread the news.

Song Jing has been kneeling for so long, she is not a fool. It turns out that all this was spread by concubine Ye Liang. If it is finally found out that it was Song Jing who spread the rumors to the prince, the prince will only punish her, and concubine Ye Liang will not be in trouble at all.

Thinking about how Ye Liangqie said bad things about the Crown Princess in front of her, it turned out that Ye Susu was the most scheming person. She pretended to be pitiful in front of her, and she actually believed her.

The Crown Princess stopped her just now, and she must have realized that she was wronged. Since the Crown Princess was willing to help her, she just told Ye Liangqie directly.

Song Jing suddenly felt a sense of gratitude towards the Crown Princess.

As long as she insisted that she had only told Ye Liangqie, there would be a glimmer of hope for her situation.

Jiang Fenghua didn't ask Ye Susu, because he knew that she would quibble and pretend to be noble, and Xie Shang would fall for her tricks.

Xie Shang saw Ye Susu and asked coldly, "Is what Song Fengyi said true?"

Ye Susu's eyes were slightly red, with a hint of pride in them. She asked, "Your Highness, do you believe that Susu is such a person? If I say that I have not told anyone, will you believe it?" What she meant was that no matter how much she argued, it would be useless. She was a person of noble character and she would not do such a thing.

Xie Shang paused, thinking that although she had secretly kept the child, her merits in treating soldiers at the frontier with all her heart were still there. When floods hit the south of the Yangtze River and refugees were displaced, she, a woman who had lost her loved ones, still rushed forward to rescue the refugees without hesitation. She had a compassionate heart and she was a good person.

No matter what, Su Tingwan drugged him and she was forced to save him. Xie Shang remembered this favor and did not blame Ye Susu for being scheming and keeping the child.

He said that as long as she behaved herself, he would give her a place to live and even give her fine clothes and delicious food, but if she tried to cause trouble after entering the harem, he would never forgive her.

Ye Susu knelt on the ground with a wronged look, looking pitiful. "If Your Highness doesn't believe me, you can ask the maids in my palace to interrogate me and ask them if I have ever spoken a word to them."

Xie Shang said coldly, "Send the maid from Ye Liang's concubine's palace to question her."

Jiang Fenghua raised the corners of his lips. She was indeed a master. She changed the subject so quickly. I'm afraid she was well prepared. No evidence related to her could be obtained from her palace maids.

Soon, Ziyu, Zijuan and the two maids arrived. They all bowed and said, "This servant greets the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess."

"You serve Ye Liang, the concubine. Did she ask you to go around and spread rumors in the palace?" Xie Shang said, "If you dare to tell a lie, you will be beaten to death immediately, and your family will also be implicated. Don't be lucky and try to lie. I will have people investigate carefully and will eventually find out that it is you."

Zijuan said, "I only heard from the palace maids and eunuchs that there is a very special palace maid in Chengguang Palace. Concubine Ye Liang never told us anything. She stayed quietly in Zhongming Pavilion every day. Sometimes she went to play with Song Fengyi, and Song Fengyi would also chat with Concubine Ye Liang." She was telling the truth.

Ziyu also said, "I just learned about this from chatting with Fuling and Qiuyun who are beside Song Fengyi. "

"Send Fuling and Qiuyun."