The Legend of the Resourceful Princess

"Your majesty?" The empress looked at the unsightly expression on the emperor's face. The emperor merely snorted before saying, "Investigate this matter for me. From now on, keep a strict watch over the incense and meals in the palace. If anything goes wrong, everyone will be held responsible and executed!"

This decision could be said to be quite harsh.

The empress's face turned even uglier. It had to be known that in this palace, whoever was pregnant with a dragon's seed would have a secret affair with each other. If this matter were to be investigated thoroughly, it would be very difficult to get rid of them in the future.

Damn it! It was best not to let her know who was scheming against her! He even made her take the blame for such a terrible thing!

Because of the poison, everyone's hearts were clouded by a layer of shadow.

Very soon, the meal was taken away and other dishes were changed. After a few tests, the banquet started again.

"My dear sirs, the Crown Prince's decision to appoint the Crown Princess today is a great joy. I hope we won't return home drunk!" The emperor raised his goblet, and the ministers followed suit. After drinking the wine, the Emperor asked in wonder, "Who is the one playing this zither music?"

At this time, the melodious melody of the zither on the banquet stage also carried with it a trace of longing. It caused the emperor to think of the crown prince's mother, which was why this problem occurred. When the empress heard this, she poured wine for the emperor with a smile, "It's the young master of the Qin family."

"Qin Baijing?" The emperor drained the cup of wine in one gulp and then said, "Invite him out."

"Yes." As the empress spoke, she clapped her hands. Then, everyone saw Qin Baijing walking out from the shadows. His young master was like jade, his embroidered clothes were like a painting. He held the zither and walked step by step towards the crowd. He bowed to the emperor's empress and said, "Your majesty the Emperor has safety in general and the Empress has security in front of her."

"This Emperor had long heard of the melody that could move the capital. To think that you would come here and play the zither for the Crown Prince's consort selection banquet. You are so thoughtful." The emperor said in satisfaction.

"I am indebted to Your Majesty for your wrong love." Qin Baijing's attitude was respectful, and the indifference in his eyes was charming. Even in the face of imperial power, such people were different. The ninth princess was sitting in the crowd, looking at him with a bit of infatuation. Her heart couldn't stop beating crazily.

"Come here, Young Master Dictionary."

"Thank you, your majesty. May I know if you can offer me a reward through the mirror?" Qin Baijing's attitude remained the same as he spoke to the emperor. This attitude also pleased the emperor. He laughed loudly and said, "Good! "Tell me."

"Your Majesty, we've heard that the empress has a Phoenix Tail Zither, one of the three great zithers of the coming month. I wonder if I can use it to play a song, and there will be no more regrets. " Qin Baijing said.

"Empress, what do you think?" The emperor glanced at his wife beside him. He had to seek the empress's opinion on these matters.

The empress laughed when she heard this, "Your majesty, the mirror is Yun Rou's fiance, and I think that he is one of us. Logically speaking, we should have shown him, but now it's impossible."

"Why?" The Emperor was puzzled.

"I have already promised to give this zither to the Crown Princess. Right now, Murong Xi is the princess consort, so this zither is naturally hers as well. " The empress's words caused everyone to look at Murong Xi.

Murong Xi also didn't expect that the empress would really give the zither to her. Although she wasn't interested in any guqin, but … This Phoenix-Tail Zither was what everyone dreamed of. The things that others wanted were their own. This kind of feeling was naturally excellent.

"Crown Princess, would you like to show the Phoenix Tail Zither to Qin Cijing?" The Emperor asked. When Murong Xi heard this, she quickly stood up and said, "Since Young Master Mirror is a person who loves the zither, then it is only natural that we invite him to take a look."

"In that case, Aunt Yu, go get the zither." The empress then handed her storehouse key to Aunt Yu. Aunt Yu, who was standing by the side, hurriedly took the keys and left.

What kind of ruckus was this? Even though Mu Ru Yue hadn't seen the Phoenix's Tail Zither before, she was still slightly at a loss with regards to the current situation. The empress wasn't a generous person, after all. She actually took out the guqin everyone wanted to see?

Or had he given it to Murong Xi?

Just as Mu Ru Yue was wondering, Aunt Yu, who had been gone for a long time, ran over in a fluster. With an extremely unsightly expression, she said, "Esteemed wangfei, this is bad. The Heavenly Phoenix Tail Zither is not in the warehouse! "

It was like a stone that caused a thousand ripples. When these words were said, everyone was stunned.

"What did you say?" The empress rose to her feet with a stunned look on her face, on the verge of collapse. "Who has been to my storehouse?"

"This... In reply to the Empress, your storekeeper said … A few days ago, they met some thieves, but they didn't dare to say it out loud. " Aunt Yu said awkwardly.

"How dare you!" You even dare to touch my things? Bring them to me! I have to ask them one by one! " The Queen said angrily. To the side, the emperor frowned. "Since the guqin was stolen, let the imperial guards investigate. It's the Crown Prince's consort selection banquet today. Why go all out?"

"Your Majesty, this guqin is a gift that chenqie is going to give to the crown prince's consort. If I lose it, wouldn't I be slapping chenqie, the crown prince, and your face?" I will definitely not forgive you! " The empress's attitude was resolute, and although the emperor didn't look too pleased when he saw this, he still nodded.

Very quickly, these guards were pressured.

"Kneel!" Aunt Yu scolded. There were a total of four guards who came up. They knelt on the ground, ascended to the throne, and the Queen unhappily asked, "I ask you, where is my guqin?"

"Empress, spare us, we don't know, we …" I only saw the silhouette of a woman that day, and then I lost consciousness. " These people said.

"Nonsense!" The empress said in dissatisfaction, "If you dare to speak nonsense again, I'll cut off your tongues!"

"No, we don't." One of them, a petite man said. As he said that, he looked in the direction of Mu Ru Yue. His eyes lit up as he pointed at her and said, "Empress, that's the person! This servant did not see wrong! "

As the thin and short guard spoke, the remaining three looked over as well. When they saw Mu Ru Yue, they also said, "That's right! It's her! "

When the crowd heard that, they looked at Mu Ru Yue with intrigued expressions.

"You still dare to spout nonsense? This is the Seventh Princess, how could she steal the Phoenix Tail Zither? " The empress's voice was filled with rage. And at this moment, a gentle voice could be heard, "Empress, previously the princess played the zither on the arena and won against Nalan Ruoxue from the Nalan Clan. If Miss Xue angrily rebuked her for cheating, it should be related to this, right?"

The one who spoke was Princess Die Xiang, who had been silent since the day she arrived.

When Princess Die Xiang said those words, the crowd looked at Mu Ru Yue with even more curiosity. There were even whispers. When Mu Ru Yue heard that, she was so angry that she almost burst out laughing. These people had spared no effort in order to scam her.

The empress probably already knew that her own storehouse was empty, right? Mu Ru Yue guessed in her heart. At the same time, she was also glad that she got what she wanted. Otherwise, wouldn't she have died unjustly?

"Seventh Princess, do you have anything else to say?" After the Queen heard Princess Die Xiang's words, she glared furiously at Murong Yue.

"If you want to add to your crimes, then why bother doing so?" Mu Ru Yue looked at the empress with a smile that was not a smile and said calmly, "When the Empress summoned me to the palace, she locked me in your courtyard to copy the Buddhist scriptures. Even the door is locked. As a weak girl, how can I get out? "

"Weak girl? "I don't think so. A woman who takes arsenic won't die. She's a weak woman." The one who spoke was Princess Dian Xiang. She looked unkindly at Mu Ru Yue, her eyes filled with hatred.

You didn't die after eating arsenic?

When everyone looked at Mu Ru Yue, it was as though they had seen a monster. Even the emperor was shocked. His gaze towards Mu Ru Yue was filled with curiosity. At this moment, Mu Ru Yue finally understood what the empress wanted to do.

A woman who wouldn't die even if she ate arsenic... What would happen if this news got out? Compared to the rumors behind the scenes, it was much more direct and efficient. Furthermore, with this problem, the crime of her stealing would soon be settled.

After all, these people would only investigate if she wasn't the Seventh Princess anymore, wouldn't they? No wonder the empress hadn't picked a quarrel with him all day. No wonder the empress held such an unusual banquet. Were all her feelings waiting for her here?

As she thought about that, Mu Ru Yue looked at the crowd and her gaze turned cold.