jdhmnovel Chapter 273 Conspiracy
Chapter 273 Conspiracy
Jun Mo's face was solemn, and he immediately ordered the guards: "You guys, go down the cliff to rescue people, and don't miss any clues. Go back to the camp and find more people."
"Yes!"
Yu Jiuer said to Jun Mo: "That person is not Lin Siyu, but a woman with Lin Siyu's face. She pretended to hold Yu Tao hostage to lure me to catch up. This is a conspiracy!"
At this time, Yu Tao was protected by Wei Zheng. She jumped off her horse and rushed to Yu Jiuer: "Jiuer, are you okay?"
"Yutao, why did you shout for help in the woods just now?" Yu Jiuer asked anxiously.
Yu Tao was shocked and said, "I didn't shout for help!"
Yu Jiuer collapsed to the ground, feeling extremely annoyed. She should have guessed that it was also the enemy's evil plot.
Jun Mo helped Yu Jiuer up: "Let's go back to the camp first and explain the situation here to our father!"
But as soon as they entered the camp, they saw the emperor puffing his beard and glaring, standing outside his tent with his hands on his hips, glaring at them angrily.
Yu Jiuer's scalp went numb. It seemed that someone had already run back before them to report the matter to the emperor.
"Is it true?" The emperor asked as soon as they approached.
Jun Mo looked at the emperor's expression and had no choice but to nod in agreement.
Some women who rushed back from the forest were shocked. They were skeptical when they heard the guards' report just now, but now they heard Jun Mo admit it himself, and they could only sigh.
The looks they gave Yu Jiuer were full of incomprehension.
She had clearly received all the favor of Prince Jing, and everyone in the capital envied her. Why did he want to shoot and kill his concubine and damage her reputation?
I'm afraid I won't be able to take the imperial examination again, right? What a pity!
Yu Jiuer retorted forcefully: "Your Majesty, this is simply a conspiracy! Someone set it up because they don't want me to take the imperial examination! The person who fell off the cliff was not Lin Siyu at all!"
"Then tell me, where is Lin Siyu? I have always thought that you are a woman whose knowledge, understanding, and tolerance are beyond the reach of ordinary people, but you have disappointed me in the end!" The emperor shook his head and sighed.
"How can a woman who can't get out of the jealous secrets of the backyard take on a big responsibility?"
The Queen then said with regret: "The Emperor mentioned to me a few days ago that if you really passed the palace examination, he would help you become the principal wife of Prince Jing and truly become a royal daughter-in-law. But look, what have you done? Is this the bearing that a royal daughter-in-law should have?"
"Your Majesty, killing them will not benefit Jiuer, so why would Jiuer kill them? This is clearly a conspiracy. Someone didn't want Jiuer to take the imperial examination, so they deliberately framed her!"
"So many people are watching you draw the bow, and you still want to make excuses?" The emperor sat down on the chair brought by the eunuch and rubbed his forehead.
"Jiu'er is not quibbling, there is something fishy about this matter!"
"Then tell me, do you have any witnesses?"
Yu Jiuer calmed down and thought about it. How could she prove her innocence?
During this silence, she began to hear people whispering:
"So Concubine Yu is such a jealous person? I have always taken her as a role model! Could this really be a misunderstanding?"
"The guards said they saw her draw the bow, and the other two concubines did fall off the cliff. That's how it turned out. How could it be false?"
"Don't gossip about it. The emperor hasn't made up his mind yet. She's very jealous. You can just find someone else to admire. Why hang yourself on a tree?"
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Yu Jiuer was upset and looked around. Everyone's eyes showed sympathy, contempt, and a mentality of watching a show. No one believed her.
Even Jun Mo just knelt on the ground with her and didn't say a word to defend her.
Yu Jiuer felt aggrieved in her heart, but she tried to remain calm on the surface, and said to everyone righteously: "What you see with your eyes may not be true, you can't be so arbitrary.
It happened suddenly, but it was definitely not something I did on purpose.
The guards have already gone down the cliff to look for her. If they can find clothes similar to Yutao's, it will prove that I am not lying! I was really framed!"
The emperor's face was livid: "The facts are before your eyes and you still refuse to admit it? Even Mo'er chose to remain silent, do you still want to quibble?"
"I..." Yu Jiuer looked at Jun Mo, but Jun Mo just shook his head to signal her not to argue with the emperor anymore.
Seeing him like this, was Yu Jiuer planning to make her confess?
She suddenly became furious. It was fine if others didn't believe her, but didn't even he believe her?
When he was at the edge of the cliff, he looked down at the bottom with a worried look on his face, and kept telling the guards: "Make sure to rescue Concubine Rong! Search carefully!"
On the way back from the forest, he was thinking about where to mobilize people to go down the cliff to search, but he didn't ask any more questions about her.
Isn't he worried that she will be framed and punished by the emperor?
The imperial examination will be held in a dozen days, she cannot miss it!
Just as she was getting anxious, a slender figure ran over and knelt before the emperor.
It’s Song Wanqing!
She kowtowed timidly and said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Yu was really framed! I was sitting alone on the edge of the cliff at the time and saw everything that happened."
Yu Jiuer never expected that in the end, the person who came to her defense was Song Wanqing, who had always regarded her as a thorn in her side?
Could this be another conspiracy?
The emperor said sternly: "Tell us everything you know!"
Song Wanqing held the edge of the clothes tightly with both hands and explained everything she saw seriously: "Just now, I was sitting on the edge of the cliff and saw it very clearly. What Concubine Yu said is true.
She only shot the arrow to protect herself! Lin Siyu really fell off the cliff by herself...”
Before Song Wanqing finished speaking, the eldest prince's wife couldn't wait to mock her: "Don't tell us that Rong Wan'er, who is so proud, also jumped off the cliff by herself, right?"
Song Wanqing glanced around, and everyone seemed to think she was talking nonsense, and no one believed her at all.
Her eyes were full of panic, but she still nodded firmly and said, "She did jump off the cliff with Lin Siyu!"
"I think it's you who wants to jump off the cliff and commit suicide. Otherwise, why would you sit on the edge of the cliff alone? Are you sane? Stop talking nonsense here and confusing people! Be careful not to anger my father or lose your head!" The fifth prince questioned harshly.
Song Wanqing was trembling all over after being scolded by him. She bit her lip and said in a crying voice, "I really wanted to jump off the cliff at that time!
My father has taken the wrong path, and so has I. There is nothing left in this world that is worth my nostalgia, but I did see that Concubine Yu was framed!"
The eldest prince laughed coldly and said, "How can we trust the words of this disheartened and desperate person who is eager to commit suicide? Please, father, please look into this matter!"
The Third Prince also bowed and said, "Father, Song Wanqing has been in a trance since she came to the hunting ground. Just now, the Third Prince's wife told me that she always kept her head down when walking in the camp, and she was in a trance. She didn't even say hello when she met people! This person's confession is not credible!"
Yu Jiuer looked at Jun Mo, who remained silent, not knowing what he was thinking.
The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. She questioned Jun Mo on the spot, "Your Majesty, do you also think that I shot them off the cliff out of jealousy?"
Jun Mo only said: "It doesn't matter whether I believe it or not. What's important is that you think carefully. What clues have you missed that can prove your innocence?"
Yu Jiuer's eyes were hot, and she was so angry that she said something without thinking: "What other clues can there be? You people who play with power have designed a conspiracy so perfectly. In order to climb to the peak of power, you think it's natural to sacrifice anyone!
Rong Wan'er is obviously a martial arts expert, how could she be shot off the cliff by a single arrow from me? But none of you believed me!"
Yu Jiuer's implied words immediately angered the emperor again. He pointed at Yu Jiuer angrily and said, "First, take Yu Jiuer to the clan residence and lock her up!"
Yu Jiuer once again entered the Imperial Clan House. The palace maids and court ladies who had been imprisoned here before greeted her warmly: "Concubine Yu, long time no see. You went out to take the imperial examination and now you're here to drink tea again? What's the charge this time?"
Yu Jiuer shook her head and smiled bitterly.
Has she become a frequent visitor to the clan house?
The old emperor is really easily provoked and gets angry easily.