mtlumby2d Chapter 282 Save me! Save me!
Chapter 282 Save me! Save me!
Just as Concubine Bai was about to pin the fatal crime on Luo Xiaoran in a rage, a voice interrupted her in time.
"Why is the Imperial Uncle here?" Emperor Tianqi raised his eyebrows, the slender figure standing with his hands behind his back reflected in his pupils.
After Chen Ji stood still, he glanced at the surrounding scene inconspicuously. When he saw Luo Xiaoran playing with a dead snake, he couldn't help laughing in his heart.
He forgot that Luo Xiaoran was not an ordinary woman. If she encountered danger, the worst thing she could do was to run away. At any rate, she would not let herself suffer any harm. He was... too concerned and confused.
Secretly calming down the chaotic atmosphere that was coming quickly, Chen Ji turned the topic to Concubine Bai and replied calmly:
"I heard that Concubine Bai insisted on climbing the ladder up the tree to hang the marriage sign. Concubine Bai is weak and pregnant. I am worried that something is wrong, so I rushed to take a look."
As soon as King Yan said the word "insist", the scene where everyone was chasing, intercepting and interrogating Luo Xiaoran was instantly shattered!
Yes, it was you, Concubine Bai, who wanted to climb the tree and almost got into trouble. Before blaming others, reflect on yourself!
Concubine Bai had finally managed to shift everyone's focus to Luo Xiaoran in order to get herself out of the picture, but when Prince Yan arrived, he brought the conversation back to herself, and she was so angry that her back teeth were broken!
She didn't insist on hanging up this marriage sign, she just got excited on the spur of the moment and the conversation ended up like that.
She had originally considered backing out, but the emperor felt sorry for her and wanted to hang himself for her. She was also worried that the emperor would be criticized by court officials for "improper behavior", and thinking that she was famous for her unruly behavior, she decided to climb the tree herself.
She didn't know how things had developed to this point step by step, and she was also confused about how the person who wanted to harm her knew that she would definitely climb the tree, so he put a poisonous snake on the tree and waited for her.
Poisonous snake? Thinking of this, a guess suddenly arose in Concubine Bai's mind, and her eyes lit up.
“Thank you, King Yan, for your concern. I never expected that on a century-old ginkgo tree, there was not only a poisonous bamboo green snake coiled around it, but also a little girl hiding.
By the way, what's your name, little girl?" Concubine Bai asked in a disdainful tone.
"...Luo Xiaoran."
"According to what Luo Xiaoran guessed just now, my clothes were stained with something that attracts snakes. We'll know the answer after asking the imperial physician to examine it later.
What I am curious about now is that Luo Xiaoran and the venomous snake appeared on the tree at the same time. It is hard not to suspect that she released the venomous snake with the intention of biting me!"
"Your Majesty is right," An Luhai came forward, stroking his beard, and pointed at Luo Xiaoran's left hand that was pinching the snake and said:
"This villain was able to subdue the venomous snake in one go, which shows that he is very familiar with snakes. It is possible that this snake was raised by her in order to murder the queen today!"
Luo Xiaoran: ...
Family members, who understands? This brings us back to the topic just now:
If she was the one who released the poisonous snake, why did she go to the trouble of saving the ungrateful Concubine Bai!!!
Looking at Chen Ji helplessly, Luo Xiaoran showed an expression that was more uncomfortable than eating shit, as if saying: Save me! Save me!
Chen Ji almost laughed out loud, but he managed to hold back his laughter and then he looked at Concubine Bai with a stern face:
"Concubine Bai's guess makes sense. It is very likely that the situation is like this:
Luo Xiaoran hid in the crown of the ginkgo tree and released a poisonous snake. However, before the snake could bite Concubine Bai, Concubine Bai discovered Luo Xiaoran first and was frightened and fell off the ladder.
Luo Xiaoran, who was on the tree, was afraid that Concubine Bai did not faint after falling from the tree and could identify herself on the tree, so she saved Concubine Bai in order to clear herself of suspicion.
After these words were spoken, Luo Xiaoran scratched her ears and glared at Chen Ji secretly, thinking that she had heard wrongly.
I'm looking at you for help, not for you to put the blame on me! Are you trying to kill me?
Concubine Bai was shocked. Did she misunderstand the King of Yan? Wasn't the King of Yan here to support Luo Xiaoran?
An Luhai was shocked. Didn't the King of Yan have a relationship with Luo Xiaoran? Why did he want to prove Luo Xiaoran's guilt?
Emperor Tianqi was also confused by the completely opposite actions of Prince Yan. Before he could express his opinion, he heard his uncle ask everyone:
"But there is one thing that I cannot figure out: what was Luo Xiaoran's motive for assassinating Concubine Bai?
If there was really a reason to assassinate her, why did he save Concubine Bai?
Concubine Bai had just fallen off the ginkgo tree. Wouldn't it be better if Luo Xiaoran, who was already exposed, threw the Bamboo Leaf Green Spear directly at Concubine Bai?
An assassin saves his target halfway through an assassination just to get away with it. Would the person behind this send such an assassin to bring disgrace upon himself?"
The corner of Luo Xiaoran's mouth twitched. Although Chen Ji's words were meant to defend herself, why did they sound so uncomfortable to her?
"Maybe Luo Xiaoran is just afraid of death?" Concubine Bai spoke again without giving up, and An Luhai nodded seriously to show his support.
Seeing that Concubine Bai was still unwilling to give in, Chen Ji simply communicated directly with Emperor Tianqi with an extremely serious expression:
"There is no witness or physical evidence that Luo Xiaoran assassinated Concubine Bai. Luo Xiaoran saved Concubine Bai in full view of everyone. This king is willing to vouch for Luo Xiaoran. This king believes that she is not an assassin. Please be careful and discerning, Your Majesty."
Emperor Tianqi's pupils shrank severely. Prince Yan actually vouched for Luo Xiaoran. Isn't he afraid that I will suspect that this matter has something to do with him?
Luo Xiaoran is indeed good-looking and has good conversation skills. She is a lovely girl who catches people's eyes. Could it be that his uncle, who has never been interested in women, has fallen in love with this girl?
His eyes moved between Prince Yan and Luo Xiaoran twice, as if he was thinking about something. Concubine Bai next to him wanted to say something else, but was stopped by a warning look from Emperor Tianqi.
"I trust my uncle, and since my uncle has guaranteed Luo Xiaoran, I will not pursue Luo Xiaoran's guilt for the time being.
Huo Qingyun, you are responsible for investigating the incident involving Concubine Bai. You must get to the bottom of the matter and give Concubine an explanation!"
"Yes!"
Huo Qingyun's eyes couldn't help but drift towards Luo Xiaoran. He was stunned to see her playing with the Bamboo Leaf Green in her hand with indignation.
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Luo Xiaoran talked about the story starting from the disappearance of Niu Dan, and continued talking about Chen Ji. In the end, she couldn't help but complain harshly about Concubine Bai:
"I saved her, but she turned the tables and accused me of wanting to harm her. It's so ridiculous! I have wronged her to the point of sending accusations to her grandmother's house! I can't clear myself of this injustice even if I jump into the Dandan River."
After saying this, Luo Xiaoran seemed to have thought of something and looked up at Chen Ji:
"You said, could there be any connection between Niu Dan's disappearance and Concubine Bai's accident? Someone wanted to harm Concubine Bai under the century-old ginkgo tree, so they brought me here as a scapegoat?"