Facing Emperor Jinzheng's rage, Concubine Jie showed no sign of fear. Instead, with tears streaming down her face, she looked at Emperor Jinzheng and said, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, I've come here to ask Your Majesty to redress my grievance!"
"What grievance do you have to redress, Jie'er?" Emperor Jinzheng asked Concubine Jie.
"Of course it's the nonsense of this man named Nuhachi. I beg Your Majesty to make decisions for me."
Meanwhile, in the Fenghe Palace, Wei Shuxuan was so worried about going to the court the next day last night that she hardly slept well. It was almost dawn when she finally fell into a deep sleep, which made her miss the time to go to the court with Xin Zizhao.
She woke up groggily. Seeing the intense sunlight outside, she finally came to her senses and sat up abruptly. "Oh my god! Have Xin Zizhao and the others already gone to the court?"
After quickly changing her clothes, Wei Shuxuan ran out of the room, combing her messy long hair while running. She came to the main hall and found no one there.
"Where's Chief Eunuch Li?" Wei Shuxuan was a bit dazed.
Seeing a passing little maid, Wei Shuxuan quickly grabbed her and asked, "Let me ask you, do you know where Prince Xin... No, do you know where your Fifth Prince has gone?"
"Back to Miss Wei, sorry, this maid doesn't know."
Wei Shuxuan couldn't help rolling her eyes at her. "Then you should at least know where Chief Eunuch Li is, right?"
"Chief Eunuch Li is busy in the kitchen."
"Thanks."
As soon as she heard that Chief Eunuch Li was in the kitchen, Wei Shuxuan didn't care about anything else and rushed to the kitchen to find him.
"Chief Eunuch Li!" Wei Shuxuan suddenly appeared in the kitchen, which gave Chief Eunuch Li, who was recording recipes in the kitchen, a big scare. He put down the record book and the writing brush and walked towards Wei Shuxuan.
"I wonder what Miss Wei wants from this servant?" Chief Eunuch Li asked her respectfully.
"Do you know where the Fifth Prince has gone? Has he gone to the court?" Wei Shuxuan was eager to know the answer.
"Back to Miss Wei, this servant only knows that the Fifth Prince said he was going to find His Majesty. As for where he actually went, this servant really doesn't know. But at this time, His Majesty should have already finished the court. I don't know if he has already returned to the Qianyu Palace."
"...Alright, I see. Thank you, Chief Eunuch Li!" Wei Shuxuan lowered her head and thought for a while before answering Chief Eunuch Li.
When Wei Shuxuan left the Fenghe Palace, she was still thinking that if Emperor Jinzheng usually finished the court at this time, then Xin Zizhao and the others must still be in the Golden Luan Hall. Because last night, didn't Xin Zizhao say that he was going to invite several prestigious ministers to testify for them?
She guessed that according to Xin Zizhao's character, he would definitely rush to the Golden Luan Hall before Emperor Jinzheng announced the end of the court. Then he would ask the ministers in the court to stay and listen to what he had to say.
So, it must be right for her to go to the Golden Luan Hall now.
Now, in the Golden Luan Hall, Concubine Jie looked at Emperor Jinzheng sitting on the main throne pitifully. Then she looked at Nuhachi with angry and dissatisfied eyes. "Nuhachi, you've been chasing me unsuccessfully before. Now you've even chased me into the palace of the Royal Dragon Country. What on earth is your intention? Do you want to harm me on purpose?"
"I'm not, I didn't, Princess!" Nuhachi didn't understand what his princess meant and very honestly defended himself.
These words almost made Concubine Jie's expression on her face collapse.
Anyway, it's still necessary to protect herself first. Nuhachi, there's no way but to sacrifice you.
"Your Majesty, just now outside, I've heard all your conversation with Nuhachi. It's simply because I didn't accept Nuhachi, so he held a grudge and framed me like this! I beg Your Majesty to investigate clearly and make decisions for me!"
"Princess, you..." Nuhachi seemed not to expect that the princess he had always respected would do such a thing to protect herself. It really made him heart - broken.
"Then, Concubine Jie, please show evidence to prove that Nuhachi has chased you."
Xin Zizhao looked at her coldly. This question made Concubine Jie not know how to answer for a moment. "… This... How could there be any evidence for this kind of thing?"
"If there's no evidence, then please stop talking nonsense here."
Xin Zizhao was not afraid of this woman at all.
"Then you don't have any evidence that those things were instigated by me either!" Concubine Jie stood up and looked at Xin Zizhao.
"I have witnesses."
With just these four simple words, Xin Zizhao left Concubine Jie speechless.
"Then let Nuhachi say it again!" Concubine Jie turned around and looked at Nuhachi, whose face was as pale as death. "Nuhachi, tell them all the truth of the matter."
Since Concubine Jie had her back to Emperor Jinzheng and Xin Zizhao, the expression she made was only seen by Nuhachi. Nuhachi gritted his teeth. "… Actually, I did all these things alone. It was me who ordered those black - clothed men to kill Father Luo, and that informer letter was also written by me."
Xin Zizhao didn't expect that after being betrayed by Concubine Jie, Nuhachi would still speak for her. He thought this man must be out of his mind.
"Nuhachi, are you sure?" Emperor Jinzheng asked Nuhachi again.
"Yes, Your Majesty of the Royal Dragon Country. Please don't blame our princess. She's an innocent person!"
"Liar! Why are you lying!" Wei Shuxuan's voice came from outside the hall.
Wei Shuxuan strode in. She walked up to Nuhachi and looked at him indignantly. "Why on earth are you saying this? Did Concubine Jie say something to you?"
"No."
Nuhachi turned his face away and didn't look at Wei Shuxuan. His expression was like that of a walking corpse, as if he had been severely hit.
"You!" Wei Shuxuan didn't expect this man to suddenly take all the blame on himself.
Emperor Jinzheng glared angrily at Wei Shuxuan. "Bold Wei Shuxuan, why did you enter this hall without being announced?"
"Back to Your Majesty, because the matter is urgent, please forgive this civilian girl for her rashness!" Wei Shuxuan looked at Emperor Jinzheng without any sign of fear on her face, calm and upright.
"Father, please forgive Wei Shuxuan for her disrespect. She was just very worried about whether General Wei Tu's crime could be cleared, so she was so reckless and offended Father!" Xin Zizhao stood up and pleaded for Wei Shuxuan.
"Your Majesty, this official also understands Wei Shuxuan's eagerness. Please, for the sake of the late General Wei Tu and my father, forgive her for her rashness!" Even Ge Zian stood up to plead for Wei Shuxuan.