HLnovel Chapter 52 052 Full of Doubts
Chapter 52 052 Full of Doubts
Chapter 52, Questions Abound
"Where is Marquis Anshi!" the emperor roared. "Take all your people away at once! Who dares to bring just anyone to my banquet? Are you tired of living?!"
Marquis Anshi didn't dare say another word and hurriedly stepped forward to restrain Ye Bijun with the help of the eunuchs: "Bijun, Bijun, stop making a fuss, your uncle will take you back to the manor!"
Upon hearing the words "return to the manor," Ye Bijun went berserk, waving the shards of porcelain in her hand and yelling, "Don't come any closer! Get away from me! I'm not going back to the Marquis's manor!"
Just as the shards of porcelain were about to hit the others, Chunyu Yang finally put down his wine glass, leaped down behind Ye Bijun, and struck her on the back of the head with lightning speed.
Ye Bijun groaned and fainted after closing her eyes.
Withdrawing his hand, Chunyu Yang coldly said, "Take her away and send her out of Qionglin Garden."
"Yes, Your Highness." The eunuchs hurriedly grabbed Ye Bijun and dragged her out of the hall. As they passed Chunyu Yang, he suddenly smelled a very faint yet very familiar fragrance—a fragrance he seemed to have smelled somewhere before…
He suddenly turned around and looked at Ye Bijun, whose face was covered in blood, his brows furrowing tightly.
The hall finally returned to calm, but Ye Bijun's commotion had left it in a mess, and no one had any interest in watching Ye Yingrou and Ye Yanxun dance and paint anymore. Marquis Anshi was anxious; he turned around, cupped his hands, and hesitantly called out, "Your Majesty..."
The emperor had initially thought that Marquis Anshi's eldest son by a concubine had some ability, but now, humph!
"Lord Anshi, do you have anything else to say?" the emperor asked, his eyes narrowed and his tone dangerous.
Marquis Anshi immediately knelt down and bowed deeply: "Your Majesty, I have failed in my duty of discipline, and your servants have spoiled Your Majesty's mood. I beg Your Majesty to punish me!"
"I intend to punish you!" the emperor roared, slamming his hand on the dragon throne. "If you find the title of Marquis Anshi unbearable, I will remove it for you right now!"
"Your Majesty, please calm down." Right Chancellor Shi Zhenghan stepped forward and calmly bowed to the emperor, saying, "Your Majesty, this is just a minor incident. Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, so let us enjoy peace and harmony, and celebrate the joy of family reunion."
"Father, since no one else was injured, please pardon Lord Anshi," Chunyu Jing said, glancing at Lord Anshi with an ambiguous expression. "I suppose Lord Anshi didn't know such a thing would happen?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, I was indeed unaware of this!" Marquis Anshi immediately echoed after receiving instructions.
"Hmph." The emperor, having been persuaded to calm down, snorted coldly and said, "Consider yourself lucky. Step down."
Marquis Anshi responded with a "yes" and obediently returned to his seat.
"Is that all?" Ye Yingrou looked anxiously at Marquis Anshi. After receiving a helpless look from him, she steeled herself and suddenly knelt before the emperor, looking pitiful: "Your Majesty, this commoner has something to say!"
Ye Yanxun was unable to stop her in time and was startled by her actions, breaking out in a cold sweat.
The emperor, having a fairly good impression of Ye Yingrou from the dance just now, softened his expression slightly and asked, "What do you want?"
"Your Majesty, I saw that crazy sister at Ranfang Pavilion before, but she seemed perfectly normal at the time. However, she suddenly went mad after coming to Your Majesty's presence. I believe there must be something fishy about this. In case an assassin infiltrates Qionglin Garden and harms Your Majesty, I beg Your Majesty to immediately send people to thoroughly investigate this matter!"
Before going to Ranfang Pavilion, Ye Bijun and Ye Pianran went to the side garden to change clothes. This matter can be easily found out. She does not believe that Ye Pianran can escape the emperor's questioning!
Upon hearing this, the emperor found it very reasonable and immediately ordered an investigation into everything that had happened to Ye Bijun after she entered the Qionglin Garden.
Marquis Anshi was unaware that Ye Pianran had spent time alone with Ye Bijun. He only thought that Ye Yingrou was a truly clever daughter and nodded in approval.
After Ye Bijun entered Qionglin Garden, she didn't go to many places. The guards investigated and quickly came to a conclusion. Upon returning to the main hall, the guard knelt before the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, we have found that after that young lady entered Qionglin Garden, she went to a side hall with another young lady to bathe and change clothes. We believe that if someone had indeed tampered with that young lady, the best opportunity would have been at that moment."
"Oh? Who was she who went to the side hall to bathe and change clothes with her?"
"She is Ye Pianran, the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Anshi's family," the guard said clearly, enunciating each word distinctly.