The princess was fed contraceptive soup on the day of the marriage exchange, and she went crazy

Chapter 107 Someone wants to harm us!

There were boxes of things underneath. When they were opened, they contained all kinds of weapons.

The emperor stood aside, his expression becoming increasingly grim.

Just as he was about to get angry, he suddenly heard Sheng Nanzhi's voice: "Ah, this scene, I seem to have heard of it somewhere before?"

As she spoke, her eyes widened: "Ah, I remember now."

"I heard that the eldest prince was convicted after a large number of weapons were found in the basement of the palace."

Sheng Nanzhi turned his head and looked at the emperor: "Father! Someone wants to harm us."

The emperor pursed his lips and asked: "Who?"

"Of course it's the prince and his daughter-in-law."

"This is clearly something that was planned in advance. First, the palace caught fire, then the Imperial Guards came to investigate, and then they dug out these weapons from underneath the palace."

She frowned, as if talking to herself, "But I really don't understand. The prince is already unconscious, why is he being framed like this? Is the other party targeting the child in my belly? Is there someone who doesn't want my baby to be born?"

The emperor turned his head and looked at her: "Why must it be someone else's frame-up? Isn't it possible that Shi Huaizhi has evil intentions and is plotting rebellion?"

"You said someone else framed you, do you have any evidence?"

"Ah?" Sheng Nanzhi looked bewildered, then laughed, "It's impossible that the prince has evil intentions and is plotting rebellion. I have no evidence to prove that someone else is framing him, but I... have eyes."

Sheng Nanzhi walked over to the things that had just been dug out, and then looked towards the pit: "Look, father, the wall of this pit looks quite fresh. It should have been buried no more than ten days ago."

Commander Lin frowned, "I don't quite agree with what you said, Princess."

"Princess, you think the walls of this pit are fresher. Maybe you just think the soil is still moist, right?"

"But this is in the yard. I remember it rained last night."

"Although the rain wasn't heavy, it was enough to penetrate the soil and soak it."

Sheng Nanzhi nodded and knocked on the box containing the weapons. "What Commander Lin said does make some sense. But this is exactly what I want to say next."

"These boxes are made of wood. They were buried in a random pit. Rainwater can seep in. If they are left there for a while, they will definitely show signs of decay."

As she spoke, she turned around and instructed the pale and panic-stricken Jin Xin: "Give me a bucket of water."

Jin Xin's mind was completely blank. Upon hearing this, she just nodded in agreement, turned around quickly and went to the backyard, and soon brought in a bucket of water from the well in the backyard.

Sheng Nanzhi did not take the water, but closed the box.

“Pour it directly on.”

Jin Xin subconsciously glanced at the emperor, and seeing that he didn't say anything, she poured the water on him without hesitation.

Sheng Nanzhi watched the water seep in little by little through the cracks in the box before opening the box again.

Sheng Nanzhi pointed to the weapons in the box that had been soaked by water and said, "Look, this box doesn't seem to be waterproof. Water seeped right in."

"Even though this box isn't waterproof, if anything seeps in, it will also flow out."

"But Father, you can bury these things again and wait for the next few rains..."

She paused. "Oh, no, we don't have to wait for a few rains. It rained last night, so we just need to wait a few more days and then dig these boxes out. You will see that all the knives and swords will be rusted."

Sheng Nanzhi smiled and said, "These swords are all made of iron, which is very easy to rust. If they get even a little wet and aren't wiped clean, they'll rust in a few days."

"But these boxes are buried in this open courtyard. Although they look beautiful, they are not waterproof. However, the swords in the boxes are still as clean as new. This is very telling."

"I grew up in Zhuangzi, and one thing I remember very clearly is that I once dropped a sickle in the field. When I got home, I couldn't find it. About four or five days later, I found it while working in the field. By then, it was covered in rust.

"So based on this clue, these boxes can't have been buried for too long, probably after the last rain before yesterday."

Sheng Nanzhi recalled: "If I remember correctly, the last rain was about ten days ago."

"So I guess these boxes were buried within the past ten days."

Sheng Nanzhi raised her eyes and looked at the commander of the Imperial Guards: "Or maybe someone buried something in the main courtyard before the fire started, and then set the fire, taking the opportunity to let Commander Lin discover these things and frame the prince."

"Or maybe after the fire started and Commander Lin sealed off the main courtyard, the Imperial Guards secretly buried these boxes."

When Commander Lin heard Sheng Nanzhi pointing the finger directly at him, his expression tightened and he quickly knelt down: "Your Majesty, I will tell you that I have absolutely not done such a thing."

Sheng Nanzhi laughed and said, "Don't be anxious, Commander Lin. I haven't finished what I'm saying yet."

Sheng Nanzhi raised the corner of her mouth and said, "Of the two possibilities I just raised, I am more inclined to believe that these boxes were buried after the last rain and before the fire in the main courtyard."

"The reason I'm suspicious is because of where the box was buried."

Sheng Nanzhi's eyes were indifferent: "If these boxes were buried in the prince's room, it might be more convincing and avoid rain erosion and so on."

As she spoke, she leaned over and took out a sword from the box, holding it in her hand and looking at it carefully.

"But they buried the boxes in this yard, some distance away from the main house."

"I guess it's because even though the prince is unconscious, there are people stationed in the palace for twelve hours a day, day and night, and there are more than one person guarding and taking care of the prince to prevent any problems from happening at any time."

"They were afraid of disturbing the people who were taking care of the prince and the secret guards who were guarding the prince."

"So I had no choice but to choose this place."

Sheng Nanzhi looked at Commander Lin with a smile, "If Commander Lin did this after sealing off the main courtyard, there would be no one else in there at that time. Commander Lin could have chosen the prince's bedroom. I believe Commander Lin is capable of burying these things quietly without anyone noticing."

"But whether it was before or after the fire, when these weapons were buried, the prince was already unconscious."

"So, the prince could only have been framed."

After Sheng Nanzhi finished speaking, he looked at the sword in his hand again, his eyes paused slightly: "Hey, what is this?"