HLnovel Chapter 1376 The Most Arrogant Regent Prince Zhongyue
Chapter 1376 The Most Arrogant Regent Prince Zhongyue
Everyone feigned surprise, but Ye Xiaohan asked rather gently, "What has the Princess discovered?"
Yun Mujiu smiled brightly and replied, "There are indeed words embroidered on the inside of the dragon robe's collar."
Then he added, "Embroidered with the word 'night'."
The Emperor nodded at first, then shook his head abruptly. Everyone belatedly realized: was there only one character embroidered on the dragon robe?
Yun Mujiu said to Ye Xiaohan, "There is only one word on it."
Commander Zhou eagerly scanned the dragon robe in Yun Mujiu's hands with his eyes. The Crown Prince was the first to panic, stepping forward and snatching the robe away. Of course, Yun Mujiu allowed the Crown Prince to take it.
The Crown Prince's eyes widened. At this moment, Yun Mujiu said to everyone, "This robe only has the character 'Ye' embroidered on it. 'Ye' is the imperial surname. There are so many people with the surname Ye, so how come you're so sure that this robe belongs to my prince? Besides, my prince is upright and honest. How could he possibly keep a royal robe hidden away!"
The Emperor questioned Commander Zhou, "Didn't you say that the name of the Night King was embroidered on it?!"
Commander Zhou knelt down with a thud: "Your Majesty, when I seized the dragon robe, I did see the name of Prince Ye embroidered on it! I don't know why only the surname is left!" He was sweating profusely and dared not look up to meet the various gazes of the crowd.
Then, she suddenly looked up: "Princess Night, did you do something to this?!"
"Me?" Yun Mujiu pointed to herself. "Do you think that's possible? If there really are words embroidered on it, wouldn't no one see them if I removed them?"
Yun Mujiu thought to herself: Hehe, with her abilities, it's really possible.
Upon hearing Yun Mujiu's question, everyone realized that it made sense. Although they had personally witnessed Yun Mujiu approaching the dragon robe, she had only glanced at it a few times at first, and the time she spent picking up the dragon robe was only a few breaths before she put it back on the tray. Just now, she had only taken out the dragon robe to look at it once and noticed that it only had the character "Night" on it.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, how could Yun Mujiu possibly have silently and precisely removed the words from the dragon robe in the blink of an eye? Besides, what kind of magic does Yun Mujiu possess that could quietly remove the exquisite name embroidery on the clothes without leaving any trace?
Everyone's analysis was correct, but they failed to realize that Yun Mujiu was an exceptionally special person. She, Yun Mujiu, could do things that others couldn't.
She had exchanged glances with Ye Xiaohan earlier, knowing he had a way to deal with the crime of disobeying the imperial robe, but she also had her own methods. Why not let her try as well, making the situation even more chaotic and exciting! To this end, she seized the opportunity, secretly obtaining a potion from the doctor's system that could dissolve the embroidery thread, hiding it in her sleeve, and then sprinkling it on the area with the name embroidery. Sure enough, apart from His Highness the Night King, who knew beforehand, no one at the scene noticed Yun Mujiu's swift and decisive actions.
Yun Mujiu questioned Commander Zhou in return, and the other party was also stunned, beginning to wonder if he had messed up the task the Emperor had given him. The Emperor had ordered him to bring a dragon robe with the Night King's name on it to the Night King's residence, but what he had handed over was a dragon robe without the Night King's name.
The Emperor was also quite perplexed. Reluctantly, he ordered Eunuch Li to examine the dragon robe in detail. Sure enough, they found no trace of Ye Xiaohan's name. After inspecting the entire garment, they only found the character "Ye".
"How could this be!" The prince, his face swollen like a pig's head, rushed forward and frantically searched the dragon robe. He had finally seen an opportunity to bring down the Night King, how could he possibly let it slip by! The dragon robe incident wasn't his doing, nor did he want to get involved; he only wanted to kick someone when they were down and add fuel to the fire.
At this moment, Yun Mujiu stood side by side with Ye Xiaohan.
Emperor Haolian had made prior arrangements, so how could His Highness the Night King be left behind? The Emperor had set up a scheme against the Night King, but little did he know that the Night King had also set up a scheme in return.
The Emperor summoned the Night King to the palace, and the Night King went. The Emperor then ordered a search of the Night King's residence, and the Night King secretly allowed his men to enter after a brief resistance.
Today, the Emperor's men produced the dragon robe, intending to frame Night King for treason. However, this was actually within Night King's expectations and plans.
Yun Mujiu and Ye Xiaohan worked together seamlessly. With a slight smile, the intelligent Yun Mujiu analyzed the situation to everyone: "First, there was insufficient evidence regarding the mysterious discovery of the dragon robe at the Ye Prince's mansion. Then, there was no conclusive evidence on the dragon robe itself. Combined, the Ye Prince is truly wronged!"
"Can a surname alone be enough to judge the prince's crimes? That dragon robe could also belong to the emperor." Ye Haolian, doesn't the name match up?
Looking at the furious Crown Prince, she added, "Oh, the Crown Prince is also very likely to be Ye Chu'ao."
The crown prince trembled with fear and repeatedly denied it.
Glancing sideways in another direction, he thought, "The Third Prince, Ye Chudi, could also be one."
The third prince paused, then abruptly explained that it wasn't him.
Yun Mujiu then looked at a certain spot and said, "Fourth Prince Ye Chuduan, Eighth Prince Ye Chuxiang."
Yun Mujiu looked again at the distance and shook her head: "The Seventh Prince Ye Chufeng is impetuous and unrestrained, while the Fifth Prince Ye Chuhe is gentle and modest. It can't be them."
The Emperor laughed in anger, coldly watching the Night King and his wife successfully break the deadlock.
Ye Xiaohan said quietly, "Your Majesty, is the truth of the matter clear now?"
"If I truly intended to rebel, do you think you'd still be standing here unscathed?"
"I disdain such vulgar things as hoarding dragon robes. Besides, if I really wanted to hoard some things, who would have the ability to find and take away my private collection?"
His Highness the Night King spoke with utter arrogance, yet he had the very right to be so.
If he's not arrogant, who in Zhongyue can be?
He's arrogant, but he has the confidence to be arrogant, and he has the right to be arrogant!
The emperor was so angry he was practically fuming. His eyes widened, and he pressed one hand to his chest. His heart ached, and his head throbbed.
"How dare you! Ye Xiaohan and Yun Mujiu, how can you two spout such nonsense! I think you're still trying to argue even when you're about to die!"
As Ye Xiaohan and Yun Mujiu had predicted, even after they cleared their names of the fabricated charge of treason, the Emperor remained stubborn and refused to admit it. This time, the Emperor had truly torn off his mask of hypocrisy, disregarding even the most basic principles of fairness and justice, and right and wrong!
The Emperor has completely abandoned all pretense and is no longer pretending!
Ye Xiaohan and Yun Mujiu watched the Emperor calmly, showing no fear whatsoever.
"Men, seize the traitor!"
The entire hall erupted in commotion, filled with gasps of surprise, terror, protests, pleas for mercy, and clamor.
"Bang!" The Emperor smashed a teacup, and immediately, the sound of footsteps echoed outside the hall.
A squad of imperial guards and a squad of dragon-staff guards quickly surrounded the entire hall, and the guests inside began to scream, creating an atmosphere of unease.
Chen Geng, the new leader of the Dragon Staff Guard, looked at Ye Xiaohan, raised his chin, and said, "Prince Ye, surrender."
Ye Xiaohan ignored him and sneered at the Emperor: "It seems that Your Majesty was prepared all along. Today's banquet is a conspiracy you have carefully planned."
Yun Mujiu stood to Ye Xiaohan's side and said with a smirk, "Judging from this situation, it seems that no matter what the prince and I do today, someone wants us dead!"
A great battle is about to begin...