Rebirth and Reversal of Fortune

Chapter 437 Framed, Proving Innocence

Nevertheless, they were framed by some rookies and got into trouble.

The chaos in the talent competition plunged the palace into gloom once again. Su Jinxiu and Xiao Ling's neutral stance and their suggestions for fair competition not only failed to quell the infighting among the new talents, but also got them into huge trouble.

After losing the competition, Miss Lin harbored resentment and decided to join forces with other promising young talents who were dissatisfied with Su Jinxiu and Xiao Ling to frame them.

"It's all because of them that my plan failed," Miss Lin said through gritted teeth.

So they cried before the emperor, saying that Su Jinxiu and Xiao Ling were secretly supporting other new talents and deliberately undermining the fairness of the competition.

"Your Majesty, Su Jinxiu and Xiao Ling are biased towards certain people, which has led to unfair treatment of us."

Upon hearing this, the emperor was furious.

"Is this true? Summon Su Jinxiu and Xiao Ling to the palace!"

Su Jinxiu and Xiao Ling had a bad feeling when they received the summons.

"It must be those new talents who spoke ill of His Majesty," Xiao Ling said.

Su Jinxiu frowned slightly: "We have nothing to fear, we have nothing to be afraid of."

However, when they faced the emperor's questioning, they found the situation to be far more complicated than they had imagined.

"Do you know your crimes?" the emperor asked sternly.

Su Jinxiu knelt down and explained, "Your Majesty, my husband and I have always remained neutral and have never favored either side. This must be a frame-up."

Xiao Ling also said, "Your Majesty, I am utterly loyal to you and would never dare to do such a disloyal and unjust thing."

But the emperor seemed unmoved, and the new talents added fuel to the fire.

"Your Majesty, they are all smooth talkers and flatterers; they should not be trusted."

Su Jinxiu and Xiao Ling were in a predicament. They knew that if they could not clear their names now, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Xiao Ling decided to investigate secretly and find evidence to frame them.

He found some palace maids and eunuchs who knew the inside story and tried to get clues from them.

"As long as you tell the truth, I will guarantee your safety," Xiao Ling said.

However, those people were afraid of the rising stars' power and dared not speak up easily.

Su Jinxiu, meanwhile, tried to persuade some neutral concubines in the palace to plead on their behalf before the emperor.

"Your Majesty, you know my husband and I very well. We hope you can help us."

However, these concubines were also worried about getting into trouble and hesitated.

Just when they were hitting roadblocks everywhere, new troubles came knocking.

Rumors circulated in the palace that Su Jinxiu and Xiao Ling were plotting a rebellion to install a new emperor.

"This is utter nonsense!" Xiao Ling exclaimed angrily.

Su Jinxiu also realized that the mastermind behind it all wanted to kill them.

Through hard work, he successfully proved his innocence and exposed the rookie's conspiracy.

Faced with false accusations, Su Jinxiu and Xiao Ling did not back down in the slightest. They decided to prove their innocence with their own wisdom and hard work.

Xiao Ling worked tirelessly day and night, leaving no stone unturned. He re-examined every detail of the talent competition and finally discovered some clues that had been deliberately ignored.

"The way these props were destroyed is very familiar," Xiao Ling thought to himself.

After some investigation, he discovered that all the clues pointed to a close confidant of Miss Lin.

Su Jinxiu cleverly established good relationships with some palace maids and eunuchs in the palace, and obtained some key information from them.

“Madam, I overheard Miss Lin conspiring with others.”

With these clues and intelligence, Su Jinxiu and Xiao Ling gradually pieced together the full picture of the rookies' conspiracy.

They decided to expose all of this to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, please give my husband and me a chance to prove our innocence," Su Jinxiu pleaded, kneeling on the ground.

The emperor remained silent for a moment, then finally nodded in agreement.

In the imperial court, Su Jinxiu and Xiao Ling presented their findings and reasoning in a clear and logical manner.

“Your Majesty, Miss Lin and the others harbored resentment because they lost the competition. Therefore, they framed my wife and husband in order to cover up their own conspiracy.”

Upon hearing this, Miss Lin and the other rising stars turned deathly pale.

“You’re talking nonsense!” Miss Lin shouted.

But Xiao Ling then presented a series of irrefutable pieces of evidence, leaving them with no room for rebuttal.

"These are the testimonies of Ms. Lin's confidants, as well as related items found in their residences."

The emperor looked at the evidence with a grim expression.

"How dare they act so recklessly in the palace!"

Taking the opportunity, Su Jinxiu said, "Your Majesty, the new concubines have only been in the palace for a short time, yet they are already fighting and framing each other. If they are not severely punished, the palace will never have a peaceful day."

The emperor was furious and ordered that Miss Lin and the others be severely punished.

"Throw them into the cold palace, never to rise again!"

Su Jinxiu and Xiao Ling finally proved their innocence and exposed the rookie's conspiracy.

However, the impact of this incident on the court was far from over.

Some of the forces that originally supported the newcomers harbored deep hatred for Su Jinxiu and Xiao Ling and were secretly plotting new revenge.

"We can't let them get away with this."

Su Jinxiu and Xiao Ling also knew that although they had temporarily weathered the crisis, the road ahead was still full of challenges.

“My lord, we must be even more careful,” Su Jinxiu said.

Xiao Ling nodded: "Don't worry, Madam. As long as we work together, we will be able to handle anything."

Just as they were preparing to meet new challenges, urgent military news arrived from the frontier.

"Enemy troops are attacking! The situation is critical!"