695 Brother Jiu Takes Action, The Witness From Back Then (1)
Evidence?
Where could Consort Yun get the evidence? If she had it, why didn’t she hand over the evidence to deal with that pretentious woman earlier?
However, on second thought, with the Emperor’s trust in the Empress, even if she handed over the evidence, he would only think that it was fabricated.
“Why did Your Majesty suddenly ask about this for no reason? Could it be that Your Majesty is finally willing to suspect your virtuous Empress? This is really a rare thing,” Consort Yun said sarcastically.
Of course, she knew that the Empress had been poisoned and confessed, but so what? With the Emperor’s feelings for the Empress, the Empress could fool him with a few words after that. Consort Yun did not believe that the Emperor would suspect the Empress just because of her loss of composure.
It couldn’t be helped. The Emperor no longer had any brains in Consort Yun’s heart.
“If you don’t have any evidence, pretend that I didn’t come tonight,” the Emperor said indifferently and turned to leave.
He was really here to check the evidence…
Consort Yun’s eyes darted around and she stopped the swing. She stood up and turned around to call out to the Emperor, “I don’t have any evidence because Your Majesty won’t believe me even if I say it.”
The Emperor stopped in his tracks and looked at her solemnly.
“I heard it,” Consort Yun said. “I heard the Empress and the State Preceptor’s conversation. The State Preceptor personally said, ‘Back then, Master put in a lot of effort. Your Majesty, don’t let him down.'”
“Just this?” The Emperor frowned.
Consort Yun said, “Just this, but this is enough to show that the Empress is colluding with the old State Preceptor, right? I went late and only heard half of it in the imperial garden, but someone heard more than me. Perhaps you can get something from him.”
The Emperor looked at her in confusion. “What do you mean?”
Consort Yun sighed. “This has to start from when I accidentally walked into the old imperial garden a few years ago.”
There were two imperial gardens in the palace. One was repaired by the Emperor when he ascended the throne. After that, two palace maids fell to their deaths there. The Empress found it unlucky and got someone to choose another open space to build a new garden.
Because someone had died in the old garden, very few people would go there. Gradually, it was abandoned.
Consort Yun was not afraid of death. She did not believe in this. Instead, she felt that it was quiet and would occasionally go there to relax.
That evening, she went to the old garden to stroll as usual. Halfway there, she heard the Empress’s sneaky voice. She hurriedly found a big tree to hide and secretly looked over. In the end, she saw the Empress and the State Preceptor standing together.
The two of them looked especially familiar. It was clearly not the first time they had met in private.
Because Consort Yun had left late, their conversation had basically ended. Consort Yun saw the Empress frown and thought about something. Then, the State Preceptor said what she had told the Emperor just now.
Just as she was wondering, she accidentally stepped on a dead leaf. The State Preceptor was instantly vigilant and shouted, “Who is it! Come out!”
Consort Yun thought that she was dead meat, but a figure suddenly darted out from behind a rockery opposite her and disappeared from the imperial garden.
The State Preceptor asked the Empress to return to her bedchamber while he chased after the mysterious person who had eavesdropped on the corner.
Consort Yun sighed and said, “That person might not know that I was also there. He thought that the State Preceptor had discovered him, so he hurriedly escaped. If he hadn’t lured the State Preceptor away by accident, I’m afraid I would have been silenced by the State Preceptor.”
The Emperor frowned. Not only was this matter related to the old State Preceptor, but even the new State Preceptor was not spared. How could this be?
Consort Yun saw his conflicted expression and snorted sarcastically. “Your Majesty, you can choose not to believe me.”
Anyway, you’ve never believed me after so many years.
The Emperor pressed his aching forehead and did not say if he believed it or not. “Did you see what that person looked like?”
Consort Yun shook her head. “He only swayed for a moment before disappearing, but I think he should be a man.”
This had nothing to do with evidence. It was just an intuition that had been rolling around in the harem for many years. Other than the Emperor, she usually did not see any men. There were only palace maids and eunuchs. Therefore, she could quickly sense that something was different.
When the matter was investigated, they had entered a dead end again. It was not unbelievable with Consort Yun’s words, but Consort Yun’s mouth could not win against the Empress and the Emperor’s mouths. If they denied her words, and counterattacked Consort Yun, the consequences would be unimaginable.
The Emperor was unwilling to make such malicious guesses. After all, be it the Empress or the State Preceptor, they were both people he had deeply trusted.
The Emperor’s gaze landed on Consort Yun’s face again.
In just a few days, it was as if half his life had passed. His attitude towards Consort Yun had also changed unimaginably. If it were in the past, he would not believe a word she said. But now…