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"Feng Degui, what exactly is going on? Quickly tell This Dowager about it. This Dowager's heart is truly not at ease." Her Majesty's heart ached for the Emperor's injury, and there was reproach in her dignified voice.

"To reply esteemed empress dowager, the emperor, the emperor went on a boat ride on the lake, causing the boat to capsize. The emperor was careless and fell into the lake. His body was pressed down by the boat, which was why he was so heavily injured …" Feng De Gui knelt on the ground and said nervously, his body trembling.

"What …" Hearing this, the empress dowager's heart skipped a beat. Her face turned pale as she looked at Zhou Chengdi and said, "Things are fine here. Why would the boat capsize?" "Emperor, this matter must not be simple. We must investigate thoroughly."

Zhou Cheng Emperor's head and legs were in pain, especially his calves which were trembling.

He also felt that there was something fishy about this. This ship was specially built by the Ministry of Industry and had excellent craftsmanship. It had always been on Lake Qirin Bird and occasionally took a ride, but it had never leaked water before. Why would there suddenly be a leak today?

There must be something more to it.

"Jiang Keji!" The Emperor frowned as he called out.

"To reply Esteemed Empress Dowager, to report this to the emperor. This humble servant has already ordered some men to fish the boat out of the lake and carefully examined it. After inspecting it, he discovered that there are six holes in the rear end of the boat. The water must have seeped through those six holes."

"What?" There's a loophole in the poop? " Zhou Cheng Di was shocked. How could this be?

"Your majesty, this lowly general has already ordered someone to remove that wooden board. Please have a look, your majesty." Jiang Keji picked up the wooden board next to him. Feng Degui quickly rushed over and brought it in front of the empress dowager and the emperor. The two of them looked at it and saw that there were indeed six holes in the wood.

"Emperor, someone did this on purpose. They're planning to murder you." The empress dowager's face tightened as she spoke in a low voice.

Zhou Chengdi's face turned even paler due to the loss of blood. He immediately felt as if his surroundings were filled with schemes and schemes, and the person who murdered him was coincidentally hiding inside, wanting his life.

His face darkened, and he threw the wooden board on the ground coldly and forcefully, saying, "In my palace, there is actually someone who dares to commit murder." Someone, bring all those who were involved to the Imperial Palace! "Zhen will handle this matter with the empress dowager and then pass it on to Ministry of Justice Zhang Yingzhi!"

"Yes sir!" Jiang Keji went forward. Soon, even Shufei, Princess Thirteen, Ninth Prince Feng Yunzheng, and the boatman came in. They all knelt down in the great hall. Not long later, the Ministry of Justice's Zhang Xiaozhi also arrived.

When even Shufei saw the emperor's head and legs injured, she was so frightened that her three souls left her and knelt on the ground, crying. "Your majesty, chenqie is guilty. Please punish her."

Zhou Chengdi looked at his usually gentle and obedient concubine, his eyes filled with curiosity and suspicion —

Two days ago, he had mentioned a few words in front of Imperial Concubine Su. After knowing his intentions, Imperial Concubine Su arranged for Lian Ru Yue to enter the palace and ingeniously arranged for this trip to swim in the lake. However, something happened to the boat, causing him to suffer two serious injuries.

"Your majesty, chenqie's heart is as if it's being cut by a knife right now. Is your majesty's injury severe?" Imperial Concubine Su asked with tears in her eyes.

Thirteenth Princess Feng Wu Yao crawled step by step to the front of Emperor Zhou's bed. With tears in her eyes and red circles around her eyes, she looked at him worriedly and asked, "Father, do you feel pain? "If I help you, it won't hurt so much." As he spoke, his tears rolled down like crystal pearls, and he looked like he was heartbroken for his father.

Zhou Cheng Emperor looked down at his most beloved daughter. Her eyes were filled with sincerity, and his heart softened a little as he said, "Ying Yao'er, get up first. Don't kneel on the ground."

"Father, Ying Yao'er is worried about you. Father, you must be alright." Feng Ziyao stood up, leaning on the Emperor's side, and said gently.

Upon seeing this, Consort Su felt a pang in her heart, as if a stone had been lifted from her heart. The Emperor still dotes on Yao'er.

"Imperial Concubine Su, how could this have anything to do with you? Tell me, what exactly is going on?" The empress dowager looked at Imperial Concubine Fu and asked.

"Yes, Majesty." Lian Shufei lowered her head. She knew that she could not say in front of the crowd that the Emperor had taken a fancy to her niece Lian Yue'er, and had no time to wait for her to grow old, so she secretly arranged a trip to the lake for the Emperor, saying, "Gui Yao'er missed her first cousin, and when her concubine saw that her two children were on good terms with her, she ordered someone to take her to the palace to accompany her. The empress dowager, the emperor, and chenqie … "Chenqie also doesn't know how there could be a loophole in the ship. This matter has nothing to do with chenqie. Chenqie will definitely not harm the emperor. I plead for him to be clear-headed."

The empress dowager's gaze was as sharp as knives as she looked at Imperial Concubine Fu. She had also heard from the emperor that he intended to recruit a concubine into the palace. Wandering Lake and the emperor meeting by chance was clearly a method Imperial Concubine Fu had arranged to curry favor with the emperor.

The empress dowager had fought her way through the imperial harem, floating in the air with her hands stained with countless amounts of fresh blood. Only then would she have her current status. How could Imperial Concubine Su not see through Little Jiu Jiu?

She gave a cold snort and said, "Imperial Concubine Su, you are the fourth concubine and are the empress dowager for the emperor. You think you can do something like this? This one is very disappointed in you."

"Please forgive me empress dowager, chenqie understands." Imperial Concubine Su crawled on the ground. She really wanted to bite off her tongue and arrange for Yue'er to board the ship to make the emperor happy, but she didn't expect that not only would she fail to help the emperor, the emperor also suffered two injuries. This was truly like lifting a rock to smash one's own foot.

The empress dowager glanced at her seat, her gaze imposing as she asked coldly, "Then where's the person that looks like the moon? Why haven't we seen him?"

"The empress dowager, the emperor, the young miss Lian family is here!" At this time, a voice came from outside the hall. With the support of the two palace maids, Lian Ruyue slowly walked in.

Lian Ruyue slightly lowered her head and appeared somewhat powerless. Because she was frightened, her face became slightly pale. She walked step by step into the hall. Her gaze inadvertently fell on Feng Yunzheng, and she lightly withdrew it.

When she saw the wounds on the emperor's body, her cold smile disappeared in an instant …

If she hadn't considered the current situation, she would have thought of a way to drown this old thing who had such a bad impression towards her.

She walked all the way to the palace and knelt on both knees. "This subject's daughter pays her respects to the empress dowager. Your majesty, cough cough …" After she finished speaking, she coughed twice, her pale face showing a hint of pain.

The empress dowager's probing gaze fell on Lian Meng Yue's body. Suddenly, her eyes widened as she asked in a stern voice, "The emperor suffered two serious injuries, but you only choked on a few mouthfuls of water. You're both on the boat, you're a weak girl, and the emperor has a masculine body.

Feng Yunzheng's heart slightly tightened as he slowly clenched his fists. What the empress dowager meant was that royal father cannot be injured, so it doesn't matter how much Yue'er is injured!

Lian Ru Yue coughed twice and said, "Your subject recalls that before the boat even capsized, your subject fell into the water by mistake. Your majesty fell into the water with the boat, and because of that, the emperor was injured by the items on the boat. Your subject was lucky enough to escape death."

Her Majesty looked at the Emperor and asked, "Emperor, is that so?"

Zhou Chengdi slowly opened his eyes and looked at Lian Ruoyue's body. He slowly probed around as he recalled every single detail that happened when he was on the boat with her —

"Boatman, go ahead." The emperor's gaze suddenly sank as he asked the boatman who was completely drenched.

"Go back, go back to the emperor. At that time, the boat hadn't turned over yet, but it had entered a lot of water, and the young miss was very scared. She hurriedly ran out of the cabin and wanted to row with the servant, but the boat kept shaking, so she couldn't stand steadily and fell into the water."

"If that's the case, then Emperor your injuries are slightly more serious than the Lian Clan's little girl's. It's acceptable." The empress dowager nodded and said to Zhou Chengdi.

"Empress Dowager Xie understands." Lian Ru Yue placed her forehead on the ground and said gratefully.

"Imperial Concubine Su, the boat was arranged by you. What do you have to explain? If it doesn't explain, then you'll have to bear the responsibility of capsizing the boat. After all, someone intentionally made a hole in the cabin." The Emperor looked at Lian Shufei with a cold gaze as he spoke.

"Imperial Consort Shu, the reason why you and Yao'er left the ship together was because you already knew that a hole in the cabin would cause the water to turn over, so you intentionally avoided it." Her Majesty asked in an aggressive tone.

Feng Yu was startled and quickly kneeled down. "royal father, mufei loves you too late, why would she do such a heinous crime? Please let Imperial Father know."

Lian Shufei's face turned pale as she hurriedly said, "Your Majesty was injured today. Your concubine has to take responsibility. Your concubine is willing to shoulder all of the responsibility. "But, Your Majesty, chenqie really doesn't know that the stern cabin was pierced open, Your Majesty."

Lian Ruyue knelt at the side, using the handkerchief to cover her mouth as she lightly coughed, coldly looking at her aunt who was in a hurry to explain herself, sneering in her heart —

Aunt, you belittle your niece too much. How can I, Lian Ruyue, be the tool to pave the way for you and your daughter? Since you want to use me, you have to have the courage to bear the consequences.

"Your majesty, your majesty, chenqie only has a daughter, Zhang Yao'er. Your majesty is your concubine's sky, your chenqie's wealth was all given to you by your majesty. Chenqie definitely has no reason to harm your majesty." Lian Shufei continued to anxiously defend herself. What she meant was, she did not have a son, so there was no reason to harm the Emperor if she did not want to fight for the throne.

The Imperial Mansion was suddenly deathly silent. Even the sound of a needle dropping to the ground could be heard. Everyone tensed up, afraid to even breathe. They waited for the empress dowager and emperor to come to a conclusion.

"Royal Father, Imperial Father's words are reasonable. The person who harmed Imperial Father is not her. "I have already investigated in private, there is something else going on." At this moment, another voice suddenly sounded in the hall. Everyone turned around and saw —

He was dressed in an embroidered robe that was a dark purple in color. When his gaze fell upon Lian Ruyue's face, the corners of his mouth curled up into an ice-cold smile.