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The Queen trembled with anger, "You are slandering! My son is only concerned about comforting the Emperor; how could he possibly do such a thing? I believe it is your son who harbors ill intentions and wants to seize power at this opportunity!"
The Emperor lay on the sickbed, listening to their quarrel, and impatiently said, "Enough! I am not dead yet!"
He turned to the Imperial Physician beside him and asked, "How is my injury?"
The Physician respectfully replied, "Your Majesty, there is no poison on the arrow. Your injury is no longer serious; you just need to rest well."
The Emperor breathed a sigh of relief and waved for the Physician to withdraw.
He stared at the top of the tent and said solemnly, "I want a thorough investigation into this matter!"
Soon, the palace guards found crucial evidence at the hunting site: an arrow stained with the Emperor's blood and a badge belonging to Yonghe's personal guard.
The Emperor looked at the evidence before him, his face darkening.
"Yonghe, how do you explain this?"
The Fourth Prince turned pale and trembled as he spoke, "Father, I... I don't know what happened. This badge may have been stolen and used to frame me."
The Emperor snorted coldly, "Then tell me, who would want to frame you?"
The Fourth Prince gritted his teeth and said, "I have always been close to the Second Prince; we often exchange tokens. Perhaps... perhaps the Second Prince accidentally lost the badge and it was picked up by someone with ulterior motives..."
Consort Xian hurriedly defended, "Yes, Your Majesty. Yonghe and the Second Prince share a deep brotherly bond; this badge must have been used by someone else."
The Emperor remained silent for a long time before sighing.
"Alright, you all may leave. Fourth Prince and Grand Preceptor stay."
Everyone dispersed, and the Emperor quietly looked at the Fourth Prince with deep-set eyes.
"Do you think you can push all responsibility away with just 'I don't know'?"
"I have heard that you had a dispute with the Second Prince recently?"
"I will give you one more chance; tell me the truth."
the Fourth Prince's face turned pale, and he collapsed to the ground, trembling as he said, "Father, I truly don't know what happened. I am wronged!"
"This badge, perhaps it is... perhaps it is..."
He stammered, unable to provide a reasonable explanation.
A sense of despair filled the Fourth Prince's heart as he realized he might have fallen into a carefully laid trap. This trap left him speechless.
Desperately, he looked at Li Cheng, his eyes filled with a plea for help.
Li Cheng stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, I have something to say."
The Emperor glanced at Li Cheng and replied indifferently, "Speak."
Li Cheng calmly analyzed, "Your Majesty, I believe this matter is quite suspicious. If the Fourth Prince truly attempted to assassinate you, why would he leave such obvious evidence?"
"Isn't the arrow stained with your blood clear as day?"
"I suspect someone has stolen the Fourth Prince's badge to frame him."
"The only way to uncover the truth now is to interrogate all the guards and servants present today."
The Emperor pondered for a moment and slowly said, "Very well, I will give you this opportunity."
"Bring in everyone who was present today and interrogate them one by one!"
Upon hearing this, a glimmer of surprise and hope flashed in the Fourth Prince's eyes. He did not expect Li Cheng to come up with such a plan to clear his name.
The results of the interrogation came out quickly; after a round of torture, no other evidence was found.
The Emperor was furious and ordered everyone to be imprisoned for further questioning.
He looked at the Fourth Prince and coldly said, "Until the truth is uncovered..."
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