Chapter 549: Innocence (3)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Feng Yang let out another hearty laugh.
After laughing for a while, Feng Yang drank tea and looked at the crowd gathered outside through the window. Her expression turned serious, and she said, “Wang Nan is getting more and more muddle-headed as he lives. He’s blinded.”
“Gu Ce’s case was indeed too sloppy back then. There were many suspicious points. I don’t know what the late Emperor was hiding.” Speaking of the late Emperor, Feng Yang’s expression revealed a hint of mockery. “It’s a good thing to be able to investigate again now. While I’m still here, I can still support Chu Yi.”
As Feng Yang spoke, she stood up, planning to go out and support Chu Yi. At the same time, she thought to herself: If Chu Yican successfully overturn Gu Ce’s case this time, it 11 be enough for him to establish enough prestige in the court. Then, the Emperor can appoint him as the crown prince.
She could rest assured!
Feng Yang stood up, and her thin body suddenly swayed. Her face was a little pale, and her breathing became hurried.
She quickly held onto the coffee table, her fingers turning pale from the force.
“Aunt!” The Emperor rushed over and held Feng Yang’s arm and shoulder. He carefully helped her sit down again, unable to hide his worry.
Feng Yang rubbed her eyebrows and waved her hand. “It’s fine. It’s an old problem.”
However, the Emperor was still worried. He stared intently at Feng Yang and said, “Why don’t 1 summon the imperial physician to take a look at my aunt?”
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a loud and powerful male voice outside. “Since you don’t know anything about what happened back then, don’t fart here!”
The Emperor subconsciously looked up. Through the window, he saw Imperial Duke Wei appear beside Chu Yi from afar.
However, Feng Yang didn’t look up. Her face twisted slightly as she lowered her head and covered her mouth with a handkerchief to cough softly a few times.
When she moved the handkerchief away, she saw that there was a pool of black blood in the middle of the white handkerchief.
Feng Yang quickly wiped her mouth with the corner of the handkerchief and put the handkerchief stained with black blood into her sleeve. When the Emperor retracted his gaze and looked at Feng Yang again, he saw her sitting as if nothing had happened.
“There’s no need.” Feng Yang smiled and said, “I know my body.”
Seeing that she was fine, the Emperor didn’t force her and said, “Imperial Aunt, don’t go out. Leave it to Chu Yi and Ah Shen.”
As the Emperor spoke, he handed her tea.
Feng Yang took the teacup with a calm expression. She couldn’t help but think of how she had asked Gu Yanfei last time, “What kind of soul will be imprisoned?”
What did the little girl say at that time? She said, “Someone like you…”
There was silence in the south study, except for the faint crackling of the candle flames.
When it was quiet, the voices outside the house became clearer.
“So what if I’m vulgar?” Imperial Duke Wei’s voice became louder and more domineering. “I’m not a civil official who can’t scold people with dirty words.”
“I’ll cut to the chase today. There’s indeed something wrong with Gu Ce’s surrender. I support the Eldest Prince in investigating this case again!”
As soon as he said this, there was silence outside the south study.
There were even more officials outside. Not only Imperial Duke Wei, but there were also five or six civil servants and generals. At least a dozen people had gathered outside the south study. There were many people, and the two sides were in a confrontation.
One side was led by Xiao Shoufu and Wang Nan, while the other side was led by Chu Yi and Imperial Duke Wei.
Their gazes collided fiercely, and neither of them was willing to back down.
Xiao Shoufu and Wang Nan’s faces were dark, and they couldn’t smile at all. On the other hand, Imperial Duke Wei was heartless. He cupped his fists and bowed to Chu Yi with a smile. “Your Highness, the Eldest Prince.”
At noon, his granddaughter, Wei Jiaoniang, went back to the residence to ask him for help. She told him about the Hua family and Lu Qin, and she also mentioned that a group of students ran to complain indignantly.
At that time, Imperial Duke Wei had guessed that this matter was definitely not just a Lu family matter. With the Eldest Prince’s scheming, he would definitely use this matter to seize on and make an issue of something.
Therefore, Imperial Duke Wei wasn’t in a hurry to move. Instead, he got someone to pay attention to the movements of the Eldest Prince and the Myriad Herb Hall. When he heard that the Eldest Prince was going to overturn the case for Gu Ce, he immediately understood the Eldest Prince’s intentions and rushed over.
Imperial Duke Wei praised in his heart: The Eldest Prince is really a little fox!
;;””Wei Seng!” Wang Nan stood up from the ground with his upper body bare. He said angrily, “I really misjudged you! In order to protect the Eldest Prince, you actually disregarded Gu Ce and insisted on overturning the case.. You… You really disappoint me!”