"How is it?" Xuan Yuan couldn't help but ask. The empress also followed up Xuanyuan Wentian's words, "Imperial Concubine Shan, you only need to speak the truth." I nodded emphatically. "It's exactly the same as the balm," I said.
"What else do you have to say!" Xuanyuan Wentian said in a stern voice, "To think I trusted you so much, I bestowed you the title of Imperial Noble Consort. Is this how you repay us? "
Xuanyuan and I faced each other, his voice almost piercing my eardrums, echoing through the hall. The empress had probably never seen Xuanyuan Fen so angry that she dared not speak up.
The Four Imperial Consorts also shrank back and lined up neatly beside the Empress, trying her best not to meet Xuanyuan's gaze.
Imperial Noble Consort knelt to the ground and tried her best to control her sobbing voice as she tried to defend herself, "Your Majesty, chenqie was wronged. It really isn't what chenqie says. The imperial physician said that the balm was mixed with a heavy musk. How could Chenqie use such a strong powder to poison herself? "
Seeing Xuanyuan Wentian's expression become more and more serious, he felt that the Imperial Noble Consort would not be able to dodge it. I hastily went forward and asked, "Where did elder sister's ointment come from?"
Imperial Noble Consort hurriedly replied: "They are all items that entered the palace. Not just my palace, even Empress and Four Imperial Consorts have sent a lot. " Noble Consort Ling coldly snorted, "Imperial Noble Consort is right. I sent that ointment to Imperial Concubine Shan as well. But it's not the same taste as yours. "
Xuanyuan Po then asked me, "Is what Bi Wen said true?" I nodded. "It really doesn't taste like this." The fragrance the Noble Consort Ling gave me was very faint. "
The Empress said angrily, "I have never thought that Imperial Noble Consort would be so ruthless. Not only did you mix the musk into the scented ointment, you even blend into the flower dew. I don't care if you poison your concubine while she is pregnant or even hurt yourself. " Sure enough, these words added fuel to the fire, and Xuanyuan Ironblue's face was gloomy as he intimidated people.
Seeing that the decree is about to be passed down, I couldn't help but beg, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Even if Imperial Noble Consort is in the wrong, she will not die. I hope that the Emperor can see the former Madame He clansmen doing meritorious service to us, and let us down from here on our own. "
Glancing at Imperial Noble Consort who was clenching her teeth and glaring at me, she couldn't help but feel proud of herself. The corner of her mouth curled up into a faint smile that even she would not be able to detect. I am just asking for forgiveness, and that means I have to admit to Imperial Noble Consort's crimes.
Xuanyuan Wentian would have even more so believed that the Imperial Noble Consort was guilty. As expected, Noble Consort Ling knew my intentions, and took the opportunity to take a step forward: "Why do you need to beg for mercy, Imperial Concubine Shan? In the past, the main culprit who framed you for poisoning Ya Bei's womb was Imperial Noble Consort. "Bring them up."
Noble Consort Ling ordered and two guards dragged a thirty year old Palace Maidservant into the Internal Hall. The Noble Consort Ling hurriedly explained to him, "Does Your Majesty still remember that day, when Ya Bei was still wearing the hollow flower shoes? It was written by this person. "
The Palace Maidservant was covered in bloodstains, both dried and black blood and fresh red blood. She smelled of blood and looked like she had been tortured.
"It would be better to report it to your Imperial Majesty." Noble Consort Ling's sharp female voice became even more imposing.
The Palace Maidservant bent her head and kowtowed heavily, then slowly said: "Imperial Noble Consort ordered me to make these hollow flower shoes, so we specifically sent them to Shang Zhu Pavilion to the former Sun Ronghua. Imperial Noble Consort was afraid that the matter would be exposed, so she sent this servant to the Violent Chamber of Commerce to serve. If I wasn't saved by the Noble Consort Ling Empress, even if I die, I won't be able to tell the truth. "