C398 Near sunken lake

"You, you …" Lian Ruyue pointed at Hui Zhi with a pale face, "No wonder, no wonder you kept hiding from me in the Yi Xiu Palace and didn't dare to look at me. So it turns out that you …" You've already made up your mind to frame me, but who told you to do so? "

Hui Zhi hurriedly kowtowed and said, "Eldest Miss, this servant, I did not want to frame you. I did not dare to come close to you because I was afraid, now that I said it, it is …" "He didn't dare lie to the emperor and Esteemed Empress Dowager."

"Heh …" You said that I framed you, and now that this palace maid said that she saw you throw the dagger into the lake with her own eyes, you said that you were framing you. You actually said that everyone in the world was framing you? "

"Fourth Prince, you …" Feng Qianyue looked at her appearance, and actually felt very pleased in her heart. For a long time, she had always been at the upper hand and had repeatedly thwarted him. Today, he had finally found a weakness, and she had finally experienced the feeling of having her throat pinched!

He looked at Zhou Chengdi and said, "Imperial Father, whether or not there is a reasonable reason, perhaps only she knows of it. However, all of these signs indicate that she has done it."

"Emperor, the matter has come to this, so we can make a decision now, right?" The empress dowager frowned, her expression solemn.

Emperor Zhou Cheng looked at Lian Ruyue, "Perhaps only she knows the reason in her heart." He recalled what Feng Qianyue had said, and the reason was: she was unwilling to enter the palace!

Since that was the case, there was no need to keep her alive!

He knew what his royal father was thinking at this very moment. The words "Only she knows the reason why Lian Ruyue would want to know" was something that he had purposely said. Recently, he had found out that Zhou Chengdi had wanted to look for Lianyue to enter the palace.

"Your majesty, this is all the fourth prince's conjecture. This palace maid is standing on the shore, some distance away from the sunken ship. Perhaps, perhaps her vision was a bit blurry?" Lian Ruyue saw that she was about to be convicted, as if she was extremely anxious and afraid.

"If you are unwilling to give up, you will be able to find a dagger as long as you find it in the lake." Feng Qianyue had finally reached the most important point!

He saw her sink the dagger to the bottom of the lake with his own eyes, but he couldn't say it out loud, so he arranged for the palace maid, Hui Zhi, to be his eyes.

"Father …" Everyone looked and saw that the Ninth King, Feng Yunzheng, had stood up. He was dressed elegantly like the Fourth King, Feng Qianyue, and his demeanor was graceful and graceful. The Ninth Prince was completely drenched, and his usual jade-like hair was stuck to the side of his face.

Lian Ruyue raised her head. Their gazes met in midair, then quickly separated.

"Yun Zheng, did you go down to Pheasant Lake as well?" He was too panicked just now, and the scene was also very chaotic. He did not remember Feng Yunzheng also going down the lake, but he did remember him following them all the way to the Imperial Palace after coming ashore.

"Yes, I went into the lake to save Lian Xiang's daughter." Feng Yunzheng said openly. Without any concealment, he appeared very magnanimous.

"Your majesty, it was my negligence that caused you to forget about Big Miss Lian. Since the Ninth King is going into the lake with little or no one to rescue Big Miss, it seems that Big Miss hasn't been rescued yet, so I've extended a helping hand …"

"Yes." The emperor nodded and asked Feng Yunzheng, "What did you want to say just now?"

"This son also really wants to know the real culprit behind royal father's murder, so I ask for your son to say a few more words." Feng Yunzheng said.

"Go ahead." The Emperor allowed it.

"Fourth Prince, how is it?" Feng Yunzheng looked at Feng Qianyue and said as his gaze lightly landed on his body.

"Since royal father has agreed, then Ninth royal brother can interrogate him." This time, let's see how you're going to save Lian Ru Yue!

Feng Yunzheng turned around and looked at the palace maid, Hui Zhi, who was trembling on the ground. He asked, "This duke will ask you again, are you sure you saw Lian Yue throw the dagger and the other tools into the lake with your own eyes?"

His eyes looked very gentle, and there was even a trace of intimacy in the corner, but Hui Zhi felt a huge pressure from this gaze. She suddenly felt scared, swallowed her saliva and said, "Yes, yes, this servant saw it with her own eyes."

"Then where did she leave the dagger? You should also remember it clearly. " Feng Yunzheng asked again.

"Yes, yes." Hui Zhi's eyes flickered a little as he said.

"Where is it?" Feng Yunzheng didn't allow her to avoid him, so he took a step forward and asked.

"Yes, it was dropped along the side of the boat. At that time, the young miss moved very quickly and casually sank into the lake." Hui Zhi thought for a moment and said.

"Tell this to the empress dowager and the emperor in detail." Feng Yunzheng ordered.

"Ninth Prince …" "Your servant didn't lie. Your servant really saw it …" Feng Yunzheng did not say a word and only looked at her quietly. Finally, she faced the empress dowager and the emperor and said:

"Esteemed Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, I saw Miss Lian drop her dagger near the boat."

Feng Yunzheng's face revealed a faint smile. He looked at Feng Qianyue again and said: "Fourth Brother Duke, according to what this palace maid said, this lake is not deep, and the dagger is heavy, so it cannot float. If it fell down, it should directly be near the sunken boat, right?" Feng Yunzheng suddenly turned around and looked at Feng Qianyue as he asked this.

Feng Qianyue's eyes carried a trace of profoundness as he said, "That's right, I also thought so. That's why I suggested going down into the lake to look for a dagger."

"Imperial Father, Fourth Prince's analysis is very reasonable, and this son agrees with him. I shall ask Imperial Father to send Jiang Keji and Eunuch Feng to the lake to fish. If it is as Fourth Prince and this palace maid have said, then we will definitely be able to find the dagger." Feng Yunzheng immediately asked for suggestions.

The emperor's eyes darkened as he ordered, "Jiang Keji, Feng Degui, immediately send men to the lake to look for daggers. Send the order that none of you are allowed to approach the lake, otherwise, kill them without question!"

"Yes!" This lowly general (servant) obeys! "

Soon, Jiang Keji led over a hundred guards along with Feng Degui. As for the others, they stayed at Imperial Palace, quietly waiting for news.

The imperial physician hastened to bow and walk to the emperor's side, bringing over the medicinal ingredients prepared before kneeling down. "Your majesty, the medicine has already been prepared. Please drink it while it's still hot."