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After a while, Hibiscus Blossom finished changing her clothes and followed the empress dowager's guard to the Dew Palace.

At the same time, at Jadeite Jade Pavilion.

The Jadeite Jade Pavilion was where Lin Yushi lived. It was a very simple palace.

Although she was a noble lady, her treatment was far from that of Xia Ha Xue, who had been sent to the cold palace.

"Empress, you can't go. If you go, then Imperial Concubine Ning will definitely not let you go. Empress, think twice."

Inside the Jadeite Jade Pavilion, Lin Yushi stood at the side of the table. By her side was Qiao'er, her personal servant who was kneeling and begging her.

Looking at Qiao'er, Lin Yushi felt a little awkward.

"Qiao'er, do you know that if I didn't go, Imperial Concubine Xi would have tried to incriminate him?" If Esteemed Empress Xi is convicted, how can I rest in peace? "

"Empress, this servant understands. This servant understands." Lifting her head, Qiao'er looked at Lin Yushi and continued, "But esteemed wangfei, you've been friends with Concubine Ning since young. You know that she's always been ruthless and cruel, and this matter is related to Consort Ning. If you appear to testify for Consort Xi, then Concubine Ning will definitely hate you to the bone.

Hearing Qiao'er's words, Lin Yushi frowned.

She knew Wei Hanshuang very well.

Wei Hanshuang's father was the Prime Minister, and he had lived like a prince ever since he was young.

Even though they had grown up together, she had always been right behind Wei Hanshuang.

Even after entering the palace, because of her background, Wei Hanshuang held a much higher position in the harem than her.

With that thought, Lin Yushi sat down.

"Qiao'er, why do you think I saw it? "If only I hadn't seen it."

"Empress, just pretend you didn't see this. For yourself, and also for the Lin Clan."

Hearing this, the corners of Lin Yushi's mouth widened into a wry smile as she shook her head and sighed.

"Go and close the door. It's a little cold."

Perhaps, those who bear the burden of the family, are all people who are unable to make decisions for their own actions.

Flower Hibiscus, don't blame me... I couldn't help myself.

Upon entering the Dew Hall, Hua Mujiao's eyes swept across everyone present. Other than Wei Hanshuang, there were also the two nobles that were together with Wei Hanshuang in the pavilion in the afternoon.

Blessed body, flower hibiscus saluted Her Majesty.

"Chenqie pays her respects to the empress dowager. The empress dowager is blessed."

On the phoenix throne, the empress dowager was still as haughty and condescending as before as she coldly looked at Hua Mujiao. The hatred in her eyes for Hua Mujiao had never abated.

"Forget it, I can't afford it."

A professional smile had been hanging on the corner of Hua Mujiao's mouth the entire time. She stood up, turned her head and glanced at the noble corpse that was placed to the side and covered only with a white cloth.

"Imperial Concubine Xi, do you know why This Dowager called you here?"

"This esteemed person's personal palace maid cries and cries outside the palace. It's likely that everyone in the palace knows that her master fell into the water and died, so how could chenqie not know?"

Glancing coldly at the palace maid who was still crying beside the noble corpse, the corner of Hua Mu Jin's mouth rose into a sneer.

Although it was just a show, this palace maid's act was quite entertaining.

The empress dowager's eyes narrowed when she saw Hua Mujie's lazy appearance.

"Since you know about it, do you have an explanation for it?"

Before she could reply, Hua Mujiao pressed her hand against her waist and suddenly said, "Esteemed Empress Dowager, can you give me a seat? In the past few days, the emperor has been living in the palace. This concubine's waist is rather weak, and standing up is truly a bit sore. "

As soon as Hua Mujiao finished her words, she received countless pairs of furious and fierce eyes.

When Hua Mu Jin saw this, the corner of her mouth slightly rose.

That was what she wanted.

The empress dowager tightened her grip on the armrest. In the end, she gave a look to the mama by her side and had the palace maid bring her a chair.

Sitting on the chair, Hua Mu Jin looked dignified and elegant, but only she knew that this posture made her feel extremely uncomfortable.

"Empress Dowager Xie." But it would be better if there was a cup of tea. "

The empress dowager abruptly slapped the armrest, then sternly shouted at Hua Mujie: "Princess Xi, you're going too far!"

Hua Mu Jin immediately showed a pitiful and wronged expression.

"Esteemed Empress Dowager, you've misunderstood chenqie!" "chenqie is indeed thirsty. After all, there's still some distance between the Hibiscus Courtyard and the Dew Palace, and chenqie wanted to come here as soon as possible, but she was afraid of delaying the time by drinking water and making the empress dowager wait. That's why she dared to come to your place and ask for a cup of tea."

The empress dowager took a deep breath and suppressed her anger as she looked at Hua Mujiao's pitiful pretentious appearance.

"Servants, serve tea!"

Hearing the empress dowager's voice, a smile blossomed on Hua Mujie's face.

"Empress Dowager Xie." "The empress dowager is indeed worthy of being a mother who once ruled the world. Your consort is ashamed for being so magnanimous."

The words' a mother who once worshipped the world 'caused the empress dowager's face to darken.

"Imperial Concubine Xi, the empress dowager called you here to investigate the matter of your noble being drowned to death. Did you go a little too far?"

At this moment, Wei Hanshuang, who had been sitting on the side the entire time, spoke up.

The coldness in her eyes made Hua Mujiao feel a trace of coldness, and she grinned.

"So Imperial Concubine Ning was there as well. She was too busy talking to the empress dowager just now that she neglected her little sister. It really was my fault." "The summer in Huan Yue is rather hot. I wonder if Imperial Concubine Ning has disturbed you by taking a nap in the imperial garden pavilion in the afternoon?"

Hearing this, Wei Hanshuang wrinkled her brows, but she didn't know what exactly was the meaning behind Hua Mujiao's words.

She thought for a moment and replied, "Imperial Concubine Xi is too serious. It's just that the palace is a little too hot, so I invited my little sisters to the imperial garden. At that time, I didn't notice Imperial Concubine Xi and didn't disturb her."

"Oh, really?"

Hearing these words, Hua Mu Jin's smile became even wider.

Turning her head, she glanced at the noble corpse on the ground and asked the palace maid who had turned into a low sobbing sound.

"You said that your benefactor was pushed into the water by me, but you saw it with your own eyes?"

Hua Mujiao's words were turned around extremely quickly, causing the sobbing palace maid to not be able to react for a moment.

She raised her head to look at Hua Mujiao, and after glancing at Wei Hanshuang from the corner of her eyes, she said with certainty, "Yes, I saw it with my own eyes. I saw you push a noble into the water.

Hua Mujiao coldly smiled, and a cold look appeared in her eyes.

"Since you saw it with your own eyes, when your noble fell into the water, you should be very close to him, right?"

"Of course, this servant is the noble person's personal maid. In order to be able to take care of the noble person at any time, I don't dare to be too far away from him."

The palace maid replied as if it was obvious. She didn't realize that she had already fallen into Hua Mu Jin's trap.

"Oh, in order to be able to take care of your benefactor at any time, you don't dare to stay too far away from your benefactor? What a joke! Since you are so close, why didn't you go down and rescue your benefactor when he was in the water? Is this what you call taking care of her? "

Hua Mujiao's cold tone suddenly turned into a furious rebuke, causing the palace maid to momentarily panic, as she felt a trace of fear and cowardice in her heart.

"This servant … this servant doesn't know water …"

Glancing coldly at the girl in front of her, the corner of Hua Mu Jin's mouth curled up into a cold snort.

"So what if you don't know water? Do you really think that the life of a servant like you is more precious than the life of a noble? "

After being angrily rebuked by Hua Mujiao, the palace maid's expression became even more flustered, hurriedly shaking her head. "No, this servant didn't …"

"Imperial Concubine Xi, although chenqie was in the pavilion at that time, she heard someone cry out when they fell into the water. She must have thought she couldn't swim, so she called for help."

At this time, a noble standing behind Wei Hanshuang suddenly spoke up.

As she coldly looked over, the coldness on Hua Mu Jin's face became even stronger.

"When did it become your turn to interrupt my interrogation?"

When Hua Mujiao looked at that noble person, that person's body trembled for some reason.

Unwillingness appeared in his eyes.

"Chenqie doesn't dare."

"If you don't dare, then shut your mouth!"

At this moment, everyone in the Dew Palace could feel the intimidating aura radiating from Hua Mu Jin's body. This deterrence caused the noble person who had just spoken and the palace maid who was kneeling on the ground to become timid towards her.

"Imperial Concubine Xi, this one is still here. Shouldn't this one keep his mouth shut?" Suddenly, the empress dowager opened her mouth to suppress the power of the flower, hibiscus.

"I don't dare," the empress dowager said. "If there's anything else the empress dowager wants to ask, feel free to ask. Chenqie will definitely speak her mind."

Hua Mujiao's smiling expression was the complete opposite of his previous aggressive expression.

The empress dowager gave a cold snort as she looked at Hua Mujiao. "Even though you've been reprimanding the palace maids, you haven't denied that you pushed your esteemed self into the water. Did this mean that your esteemed self fell into the water? You pushed him down!"

Her Majesty confirmed her words without a trace of doubt, as if the death of this noble man had already been decided by Hibiscus vulgaris.

"Esteemed Empress Dowager, didn't you say that everyone has to look for evidence? This palace maid belongs to this noble person, so her words can't be counted, can they?"

The empress dowager didn't think that Hibiscus Flower would actually bring out the matter of Harvest Pavilion to pay her back. This made the empress dowager even more speechless.

"Imperial Concubine Xi, this is still a little too early to say. Although I didn't notice that Empress Dowager Xi was also in the imperial garden at the start, I did see you walk away from the pool when the noble fell into the water. If you don't know, is this witness counted as a witness? "

Hua Mujie seemed to have expected Wei Hanshuang to open her mouth, his expression did not contain any surprise, nor was he flustered.

"Of course, of course we do! In other words, the two nobles who were with Imperial Concubine Ning in the pavilion also personally saw me push the nobleman into the water? "

"Of course I saw it!"

The rich man who had just been scolded by Hua Mujiao quickly replied.

As if to save her face from being scolded by Hua Mu Jin, the noble person didn't hesitate to reply. However, after she finished her sentence, she felt a chill from Wei Hanshuang's body.

Raising her lips, Hua Mujiao's lips curled up into a sinister smile as she continued, "I remember that you said just now that you only heard the sound of someone falling into the water and the palace maid's cry for help. How did it turn into you seeing me push someone into the water with your own eyes?"

Hearing these words, that nobleman knew that he had been tricked by Hua Mu Jin, and he didn't hesitate to jump into it.

"You … "I, chenqie just didn't hear you speak clearly before and answered subconsciously."

"Pa …"

As soon as the nobleman's voice fell, Hua Mujiao ferociously slammed the small wooden table beside him that held the tea. Instantly, the small wooden table broke apart and the tea spilled onto the floor.