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The contrast between the two fingerprints was as different as night and day. Ji Yunka did not even need to say anything. Just these two fingerprints alone were enough to prove her innocence.

Even though Ji Yunkai did not care about the culprit, Xiao Jiu'an was not willing to let go so easily, "Your Majesty, even though it has been proven that This King's Princess Consort is innocent, the culprit has not been found. This King wants to know... who was it that dared to frame This King's Princess Consort after eating the heart of a bear?"

While his voice to Ji Yunkai sounded like the sound of nature, to the Emperor and the old servant kneeling on the ground, it was like the voice of a demon.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty... this servant... this servant.…" The old servant knelt on the ground, trembling all over. It was clear that she was guilty.

"What, you have something to say?" The Emperor secretly took a deep breath, suppressed the annoyance in his heart, and emphasized his words.

The moment the old servant heard the tone of the Emperor's voice, she understood. When she thought of her son and her grandson, the old servant closed her eyes and kept kowtowing, "Your Majesty, please spare me, a servant. It was this servant who injured the Grand Imperial Concubine and framed Prince Yanbei's Wife. This servant deserves to die. This servant deserves to die."

"How dare you! Who gave you the guts to harm the Grand Imperial Concubine and frame Prince Yanbei's Wife?" When the Emperor heard the old servant confess, he secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

Causing additional injury to Grand Concubine Jing, and framing Ji Yunkai was a temporary decision and the matter was not done cleanly. If they wanted to investigate, who knows what might happen?

"This servant knows that Prince Yanbei's Wife's medical skills are excellent. Previously, this servant's grandson was very ill and the doctor couldn't do anything about it. This servant asked Prince Yanbei's Wife to save this servant's grandson, but Prince Yanbei's Wife said that this servant's grandson was born lowly and did not have the rights to make her move. Afterward, this servant's grandson died."

"Impudent! What kind of status does Prince Yanbei's Wife have? Not treating your grandson is supposed to be done! You dare hold a grudge." With just these words from the Emperor, he had bestowed upon Ji Yunkai a bad reputation of being arrogant and not showing mercy.

Ji Yunkai wanted to explain, but the original owner's memories reminded her that such a thing had happened. Thus, she swallowed her words of excuse.

However, the original owner was not unwilling to save this old servant's grandson, it's just that… at that time, she was too busy preparing the medicine for the Emperor to spare any time.

She did not want to, so she was remembered and hated by others.

"This servant knows that this servant's grandson is not qualified to be treated by the Princess Consort, but this servant only has one grandson. This servant hates this! I wish I could cut Prince Yanbei's Wife into thousands of pieces, but with Prince Yanbei's Wife's identity, I can't hurt her. I don't dare to hurt her, lest this servant's family is implicated. But I can't accept this! I can't accept that my grandson died in vain!"

"When the Grand Imperial Concubine was injured today, this servant thought that this would be a chance, and was blinded for a moment. Thus, I decided to stab the Grand Imperial Concubine and frame Prince Yanbei's Wife."

With these words, the old servant suddenly stood up and rammed into a pillar on the side.

"Stop her!" Xiao Jiu'an opened his mouth and spoke indifferently. His body only moved a little bit. It was obvious that he was just speaking from the mouth.

The eunuch obediently went to stop her, but the old servant was too focused on killing herself that he could not stop her.

*Bang!* With a loud sound, the old servant's head crashed into the pillar, causing blood to spurt all over the ground.

"No... no... I'm out of breath." The eunuch gasped for air and said with a tremble.

"Drag her out and clean up." The Emperor's face darkened, but he secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

If she died, then the matter would be settled. Although he did not frame Ji Yunkai, nor discredit Prince Yanbei's Mansion, he did not lose anything.

All the palace maids and eunuchs attacked simultaneously, cleaning up the bloodstains on the floor of the hall in an instant. A thick fragrance filled the air, suppressing the smell of blood.

By right, they were already clear of the situation and Ji Yunkai was innocent of the crime, but Xiao Jiu'an did not leave. "Your Majesty, we have found who caused the dagger wounds on Grand Concubine Jing's body, but who made the wound caused by the porcelain pieces?"

Xiao Jiu'an did not have much to say, but everyone listened to his every word.

Although the Emperor was infuriated, he had no choice but to investigate, "Tell Us… what happened to the wound on the Grand Concubine Jing?"

*Plop!* The palace maids and eunuchs of Kang'an Hall fell to their knees. They kowtowed with all their might, but no one spoke.

Ji Yunkai leaned on her chair and sneered. She had not forgotten that these people had testified against her, saying that she had injured Grand Concubine Jing. Were all of them dumb now?

"Are all of you mute? Hurry up and tell Us the truth." The Emperor knew that Xiao Jiu'an would not let this matter go. In order not to drag things out, the Emperor did not mind bringing out Grand Concubine Jing.

This matter was created by Grand Concubine Jing, who wasn't well-prepared. If something went wrong and Xiao Jiu'an found a loophole, she would naturally have to bear the consequences.

The Emperor's words were full of hints, and the eunuchs and palace maids all knew that they had lost all power. They could only reply truthfully, "Yes, it was the Grand Imperial Concubine herself who stabbed herself."

"What?" The Emperor did not fake his shock. Though he knew that Ji Yunkai was wrongly accused, he did not know that it was Grand Concubine Jing who had stabbed herself. He immediately slammed the table and asked, "Is what you guys said true? Did Grand Concubine Jing stab herself? You... how dare you frame Prince Yanbei's Wife!"

"Your servant deserves to die... your servant deserves to die... your servant couldn't stop her in time. When the Grand Imperial Concubine harmed herself, she kept saying that Prince Yanbei's Wife wanted to harm her." The palace maids and eunuchs of the Kang'an Hall were well aware that if they pushed the blame onto Grand Concubine Jing, they would not end up well either.

"Prince Yanbei's Wife wanted to harm her? How could a perfectly fine Prince Yanbei's Wife harm Grand Concubine Jing?" A light flashed through the Emperor's eyes as he made another plan in his mind.

Without giving him a chance to enact his plan, he heard Xiao Jiu'an say in a neutral tone, "Your Majesty, Grand Concubine Jing is probably possessed by something. This Official asks that Your Majesty immediately send her out of the palace so that she won't go crazy and harm Your Majesty."

"Possessed? Impossible, Grand Concubine has always been fine. How did she get possessed the moment Prince Yanbei's Wife entered the palace?" The Emperor was already annoyed enough by the repeated slaps on his face by Xiao Jiu'an. Now that there was a chance to turn the tables, how could the Emperor give it up?

"We need to ask Grand Concubine Jing herself. Your Majesty, there's still two hours until the palace doors are locked. I ask that Your Majesty arrange for Grand Concubine Jing to leave the Imperial Palace as soon as possible. Just in case something unexpected happens." Xiao Jiu'an's voice was still as cold as ever, but it was filled with threat.

If Grand Concubine Jing left the Imperial Palace, he could not guarantee that nothing bad would happen to her...