Wang Zhao Yi stays at Yu Hua Place, considered to be in the more quiet and hidden place of the inner palace. Ye Zhen Zhen heard Wang Zhao Yi miscarriage, and immediately rushed over. But out of the ordinary there are already many people gathered here, and seems to be waiting for her to arrive only.
Ye Zhen Zhen had a bad feeling, Because even the empress dowager is here.
The empress dowager was worried, she was afraid Ji Wu Jiu will side Ye Zhen Zhen. Furthermore, this was a serious matter, she coming over to settle the matter, is not a weird occurrence at all.
Ye Zhen Zhen’s leg just only pass through the door, she already heard the empress dowager shouted “you evil woman, still don’t kneel immediately?”
“Mother, you sure are in a hurry, my other leg is still outside the door” Ye Zhen Zhen smiled. She walked in and greeted everyone there, and stood still “not sure, who made you angry mother?”
“You still dare to ask? I ask you, why did you harm Wang Zhao Yi? Everyday I pray in hopes that the emperor will get a son or two, but for years the flower only budded but never bore fruit. It was not easy for Wang Zhao Yi to finally get pregnant, but you got jealous and anxious, and dared to harm her life!”
Ye Zhen Zhen understood what happened from what she said. Her job as the empress is surely eventful, everyday someone wants her to take blame for something. She walked one round and her gaze pass through Ji Wu Jiu, seeing that he is not saying anything, but seems to be in a bad mood. Looks like he quite care for this child. She thought.
Ye Zhen Zhen laughed coldly “These words, I do not dare take the blame, Mother, everyday you are praying, but it doesn’t seem that Guan Yin Goddess wants to bless the emperor, the could only be either one of these reasons, either the goddess is not effective, or your heart was not sincere, this has nothing to do with me, you say that I harmed Wang Zhao Yi, do you have any evidence?”
“Of course there is evidence, me and the emperor will not blame the innocent, doctor!”
“Here”, a young doctor walked forward “replying to the emperor, empress dowager, empress, Wang Zhao Yi loss a lot of blood, and got scared, that is why the baby could not be safes. The injury is at the shoulder and got hit by a gun, the bullet got into the skin, will need to operate to get it out”
Ye Zhen Zhen closed her eyes.
“You heard?” Empress dowager was angry and hit the table. “In the entire inner palace, only you play with gun power, if not you who else could it be?!”
Actually not only Ye Zhen Zhen has gun, those higher rank guards will also have. Lu Li has one, and also a few of the men under him also have. If following this condition, there are at least two suspicious guard, one is Captain Xiao who was in charge of the security here, and another would be Lu Li, who is allowed to go anywhere in the inner palace.
Ji Wu Jiu looked at Ye Zhen Zhen expecting her to come out with this point.
But she did not, she only bite her lips and asked, “were there any witness?”
Witness was also available. Wang Zhao Yi’s maid servant came and told what happened. Today, when Wang Zhao Yi was returning from greeting Xian Concubine at 15.20, and when she just reached Yu Hua Place’s door step her shoulder got shot, she screamed and fainted on the spot. What happened after, everyone knows.
“Are you sure it was 15.20?” Ye Zhen Zhen asked
“Replying to your majesty, even if not accurate it should not be too far”
“Such coincidence, at 15.20 I was playing kite, where will I have the time to come to Yu Hua Place”
Li Concubine said, “This type of thing, of course the empress would not do personally”
“If so” Ye Zhen Zhen turned and look at the kneeling maid on the floor “anyone of you saw clearly who the eunuch was?”
“Replying to your majesty, we all got shocked, and when we are back to our senses we also only cared about our lady, and did not see”
Looks like it would be hard for Ye Zhen Zhen to be cleared of the accusation.
But actually only for everyone here, except for herself and Ji Wu Jiu, who knew of something else: Although she has gun, but she does not have the bullets. Ever since she quietly completed the design for the multiple shot gun, Ji Wu Jiu although happy, but still ordered her to stop playing with such dangerous weapons. If she really wants to play, she can play with the gun but the gun powder and bullets, she don’t even have to be bothered about using them. He also purposely ordered a few people to make sure she does not obtain the bullets no matter what.
So actually she does not have the ability to be the culprit. But this evidence is too special, and only Ji Wu Jiu can testify. If Ji Wu Jiu is not willing to say, then everything else does not matter.
From Ji Wu Jiu’s reaction ever since she entered the room, most probably he will pretend to not know. Ye Zhen Zhen holding to a slight chance looked at him and ask, “Your majesty, do you have anything you want to say?”
“This sentence I also want to ask you, you don’t have anything else you want to say?”
Looks like he really wants to be an observer only. Ye Zhen Zhen scoffed and said “I currently do not have anything to say”
“that means you admit the crime?” the empress dowager was abit anxious.
“Something that I have not done, I would not admit forever. But because the criminal is well prepared, and want to frame me, and I cant find the loop hole in such short notice, and I ask for a few days, I will thoroughly investigate this case”
“If so, I will give you 3 days, after 3 days I want an explanation for the death of the emperor’s child”
“5 days”
“5 day then”
Ye Zhen Zhen returned to Kun Ning Palace in deep thoughts, thinking about the case all along, and who would most probably be the criminal. Ji Wu Jiu goes the same direction as her, so the both of them were walking together, but did not converse a single word. Ye Zhen Zhen wanted to bid farewell with him in front of Kun Ning Palace, but didn’t know he will follow her into Kun Ning Palace, and ordered everyone else out.
“Congratulations to the emperor, looking at me fighting alone is it very fun?” Ye Zhen Zhen said.
Ji Wu Jiu though did not answer what was asked, looking straight into her eyes he asked “you like your cousin brother, correct or not?”
Note: I personally feel that the whole time, he was actually not worried about his child, but more to how Ye Zhen Zhen will react and if she will say out her cousin’s name for the gun instead. He is still angry/jealous from the kite scene.