Rong'er thought in his heart: I hate you, in these twenty years, I have always thought that I have never offended anyone, but this year, first, Imperial Concubine Wen, and then, this palace maid called Su Dayu, all expressed their strong resentment towards me. I finally understand that it is not because I do not want to settle the grudge with others, but perhaps what you have done unintentionally, or perhaps you think that you have not done wrong, will become a reason for others to hate you … ★
When the empress dowager suddenly arrived, Rong'er and Imperial Concubine Wen were surprised. The two quickly bowed, especially Imperial Concubine Wen, whose eyes revealed a hint of panic. She was not sure how long the empress dowager had listened at the door.
"Empress Dowager, why have you come here?" Imperial Concubine Wen pursed his lips and squeezed out a smile.
The empress dowager gave a cold snort. "When I heard that the Imperial Concubine Wen had come to the Yanxi Palace, I came to join in on the fun."
Imperial Concubine Wen quickly knelt to the ground. "Empress Dowager, what chenqie said just now was not true, it was just that chenqie was angry at Imperial Concubine Rong and blurted it out. That's not true, please enlighten me!"
"It's not true?" The empress dowager smiled coldly and shouted, "Bring them in!"
A frail and weak figure of a palace maid was brought in. This palace maid had her head lowered as she looked at her feet, and only when the eunuch in front of her stopped did she flop to her knees and raise her head slightly. Rong'er could tell that this palace maid could be considered to be pretty handsome, and from the looks of it, he wasn't very old, and should have been in the palace for no more than three years.
"Yi Er?" Su Dayu was the first to react and realised that this was his palace's palace maid. He could not help but wonder why she was here.
"Yi Er, why are you here?" The Imperial Concubine Wen was anxious, and directly asked the question in his heart.
"Master, please don't blame this servant. This servant really can't bear to see a good person be convicted. It's your fault first, please don't blame this servant!"
"What?" "What did you say, you damned girl?" The Imperial Concubine Wen angrily asked.
The empress dowager looked at Imperial Concubine Wen coldly, "Yi Er, tell me everything you know!"
"Yes sir!" Yi Er wiped off his tears and began to explain in a low voice how she had "accidentally" heard the conversation between Imperial Concubine Wen and Aunt Su. Seeing how Imperial Concubine Rong couldn't take the pain and suffering in her heart and chose to tell the truth to the empress dowager, she felt that she was in a dilemma. She couldn't bear to see her master being punished, but she also couldn't bear to see the good people getting punished, and in the end, she begged the empress dowager on her knees, "Empress Dowager, Yi Er believes that master's thoughts were wrong.
"You lowly slave!" After the Imperial Concubine Wen heard what Yi Er had to say, she was so angry that her blood boiled. She scolded a few times but the empress dowager scolded her sternly, and now she could no longer endure it. "Speak, who are you really to harm me? "Why are you …"
"The empress dowager will see you tomorrow!" Su Dayu suddenly interrupted Imperial Concubine Wen's words and knelt down, "This palace maid is not speaking the truth. It's just that this servant is usually very strict with her, so she intentionally framed Master.
Hearing Su Dayu's words, Imperial Concubine Wen also quickly turned around and kneeled. "Empress Dowager is clear, chenqie was wronged. How can the empress dowager easily believe a mere palace maid!"
The empress dowager's face was still as cold as ever. "Do you think I'm right? "Calm down, whether or not it's true, we will know later!" After the Empress Dowager finished speaking, she gently closed her eyes while her hands continuously twirled the buddhist beads. "
In the end, Rong'er had been silently sitting at the side. Even though she was a person in the midst of all this, she felt as if she was watching a play, as if everything that had happened had nothing to do with her. She had guessed long ago that Imperial Concubine Wen had framed her, but she had not expected that a palace maid would save her.
However, everything that happened before her made her feel that it was not real, so she could only sit there quietly. Currently, when the empress dowager closed her eyes, Imperial Concubine Wen's face was filled with anger and fear, and seeing how Imperial Concubine Wen was acting like this, she actually did not have a single shred of pleasure in her heart, because Imperial Concubine Wen was her blood sister. Back then, when Empress Xiaozhao committed suicide, she had always felt a shadow in her heart, so she had always been very close to Imperial Concubine Wen.
Not long after, a eunuch from the Shoukang Palace came in and bowed to the empress dowager. "Reporting to the empress dowager, the evidence has been collected!"
"Alright, present it!" Her Majesty said lightly.
The eunuch raised a cloth bag in front of the empress dowager. The aunt next to the empress dowager reached out to receive it, opened it up, and took out a handful of silver needles.
The empress dowager glanced at it lightly, then gestured to her aunt at the side for her to bring it to Imperial Concubine Wen. She said coldly, "Take a look, is this the evidence you want?!"
Imperial Concubine Wen obviously knew that the silver needles were Su Dayu's, but he shook his head with all his might, "Chenqie doesn't know!"
"Ask the palace maid behind you if she knows about this, this thing was just taken from her side room." The empress dowager looked at Su Dayu coldly, then turned to Yi Er and spat out, "Yi Er, speak!"
Yi Er quietly raised his head to look at Imperial Concubine Wen, and said in a pitiful low voice: "When I heard from Master and Aunt Su that they wanted to frame Imperial Concubine Rong, Yi Er was afraid that I had misheard. Later on, when I heard that the Evil King of the Imperial Concubine Rong had agreed to a very long silver needle, Yi Er was sure that he did not mishear it, because that needle must be Aunt Su's needle, and Aunt Su's hand was bigger than most people's. So it's not convenient to use normal small needles, all of her needles are specially made and lengthened silver needles …"
"You slut. When you were in my palace, I had treated you badly, but you kept an eye on me. Why did you do that, why!?" Imperial Concubine Wen was about to collapse, she shouted loudly, "I... "I want to …"
"Mistress!" "Forgive me!" Su Dayu once again interrupted Imperial Concubine Wen's words, kneeling down in front of him, "Master, please forgive me.
The Imperial Concubine Wen looked at Su Dayu in a daze, only to see Su Dayu turn around and look at the empress dowager. "Empress Dowager, all of this has nothing to do with Master.
"Su Dayu..." Imperial Concubine Wen looked at her palace maid with tears in her eyes.
"Master, I'm sorry, I can only blame Su Dayu for putting Master in a difficult situation due to his personal grudge, it's all Su Dayu's fault, Master, I'm sorry!" Su Dayu heavily kowtowed to Imperial Concubine Wen.
"Su Dayu, do you think This Dowager is a fool!?" The empress dowager bellowed, "Do you think a small palace maid like you would dare to harm a concubine and someone with a dragon banner?!"
"The empress dowager knows clearly that it was indeed Su Dayu who did it!" Su Dayu raised his body and kneeled down as he said, "I actually do not wish to harm you in agreeing, but I do wish to harm you … Only the Imperial Concubine Rong! " Saying that, Su Dayu turned to look at Rong'er.
Looking at Su Dayu who was looking at her, Rong'er could clearly feel that Su Dayu was not just talking about it. Looking at her eyes that were filled with deep hatred, Rong'er could not help but be shocked in her heart. Why does this palace maid hate her so much? When had she ever offended her? She tried to think, but she couldn't find a clue.
When the empress dowager saw this, she frowned slightly. "You hate Imperial Concubine Rong? Why? "Come to This Dowager from the outside!"
"Su Dayu?" Imperial Concubine Wen's face was also filled with astonishment. Just what exactly happened? Is Su Dayu saying this in order to take the blame for her, or … Did she really hate the Imperial Concubine Rong?