After Yue fell asleep, the Emperor immediately summoned the imperial physician to treat her. The imperial physician said that the Empress had been poisoned with the most poisonous poison in the world, Crane's Top Red and Peacock's Gall. This poison would only take two hours to die. The Emperor flew into a rage and ordered the Supreme Court to investigate the Empress's poisoning case thoroughly, especially those palace maids who had come into contact with the wedding wine. They were determined to get to the bottom of it. Because of this, the entire palace was in a panic. The news that the Empress had been poisoned on the wedding night spread like wildfire.
In the Palace of Earthly Tranquility, Concubine Yi was half-lying on a soft couch with a cruel smile on her face. Lian 'er, the dowry maid, came forward with her favorite white fungus lotus seed soup." Miss, you seem very happy."”
Yi Fei sat up straight and took the porcelain bowl to have a taste. Her movements were elegant." Of course, I've removed two obstacles at once. I'm not far from the throne.”
"Two? The news of the Empress being poisoned on her wedding night had already spread throughout the palace.”Lian 'er gently shook her fan and asked with a frown.
Yi Fei spat out the date seed and wiped the soup stains from the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief." BenGong has already made arrangements. As long as the Emperor thoroughly investigate this case, he will be able to find Consort Lin's Jing Ren Palace."”
"Young Lady's good plan. Poisoning the Empress is a capital crime. Young Lady's plan of killing two birds with one stone is too brilliant.”Lian 'er seized the opportunity to praise him.
On the other side, the pair of master and servant were secretly delighted. On the other side, the Emperor had already found some clues. Someone saw a eunuch standing sneakily beside the wine before Xiao Tao served it, as if he had added something to the wine cup. At that time, they were busy with the coronation ceremony and did not take it to heart. They thought that he was pouring wine.
In the outer hall of Chonghua Hall, the Emperor sat on the high and mighty phoenix chair. Beneath him, the eunuch knelt on the ground, his entire body trembling. He only felt that the man above him had an imposing manner and was almost out of breath. Just as he was about to die from nervousness, the Emperor finally opened his golden mouth." Do you know your sins?”
"I, I don't know." Nervousness and fear made the eunuch's voice tremble.
The Emperor was furious. He slapped the armrest and reflexively retracted his hand. He had forgotten that the chair was made of gold and had used too much force just now. It was so painful that it almost killed him. Little Chun covered his mouth and giggled. The Emperor glanced at him and continued," How dare you! You ate the guts of a leopard and dared to poison my Empress. Now, you refuse to admit your guilt. Men, drag her out and dismember her."”
The imperial guards outside the door rushed in and each of them wanted to drag him out of the hall by one arm. Only then did the eunuch hurriedly shout,"Your Majesty, spare me, Your Majesty! This servant was ordered by someone, this servant was forced to do so, Your Majesty ~~"
The Emperor waved his hand, and the imperial guards released the eunuch. The eunuch crawled in front of the Emperor in a panic." Poisoning the Empress was indeed done by this servant, but Concubine Yi forced this servant to do so.”
The Emperor did not expect things to be so different from before. In the past, after the criminals were caught, they would either commit suicide first or would rather die than reveal the mastermind. Now, it was really as Yue had said. It seemed that she could indeed help him take revenge." You're Consort Lin's woman, so why would you help Consort Yi?”
"This servant is indeed working in the Jing Ren Palace. The day before the coronation ceremony, Concubine Yi's personal maid Lian 'er found this servant and said that Concubine Yi had summoned this servant. This servant went and arrived at the Kun Ning Palace. Concubine Yi gave this servant a white porcelain bottle and said that as long as this servant put the contents of the bottle into the Empress's wedding wine and then frame Concubine Lin, this servant's family would be safe and sound, and this servant would be able to enjoy endless wealth. He only hoped that his old father would be safe and die without regrets.”The eunuch told the whole story, his eyes deathly still.
The Emperor suddenly stood up and moved left and right. His clenched fist trembled slightly as he rushed down and grabbed the eunuch. The Emperor gritted his teeth and spat," Are you telling the truth? You didn't hide anything?"”
"Nu, every word this servant said is true, I would not dare to deceive the emperor.”The eunuch trembled even more violently.
He threw the eunuch to the side and flipped the table over. The tea set on the table shattered onto the ground. The Emperor was furious." What a good Concubine Yi, what a good daughter of the Prime Minister. What a good plan to kill two birds with one stone. As expected, a woman's heart is the most poisonous. Men, follow me to the Palace of Earthly Tranquility."”
Thus, the Emperor brought a large group of palace maids, eunuchs, and guards to the Palace of Earthly Tranquility to question them. At this time, Yi Fei still did not know that she was about to face a disaster. After washing up and bathing, she was ready to rest. Not long after she lay down, Lian 'er ran into the bedroom in a panic." Young, Young Miss, it's not good."”
"What is it? Look at how flustered you are. You're panting.”Yi Fei said as she put on her coat and went down.
"Miss, the emperor is here." Lian 'er said with a face of imminent disaster.
Yi Fei was pleasantly surprised when she heard that the Emperor was coming. She called Lian 'er to dress her up quickly." Quick, come and comb my hair so that I can welcome the Emperor."”
"Aiya, miss, you're still thinking about dressing up at this time. The emperor's complexion is very bad, and he seems very angry.”Lian 'er was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan and told her everything she saw.
Concubine Yi was shocked. She wondered if something had gone wrong with poisoning the Empress. She comforted herself that she would be fine. She was about to tell Lian 'er, but it was too late. Outside the door, Little Chun had already shouted," The Emperor has arrived." Concubine Yi could only put on her coat and lead Lian' er to the outer hall to receive the Emperor.
When they arrived at the outer hall, Yi Fei lowered her head and sat on the main seat before kowtowing." This concubine pays her respects to the Emperor. I didn't know that the Emperor had come and was unable to wash up. Please punish me, Emperor."”
"This servant kowtows to the emperor. Long live the emperor.”Lian 'er knelt on the ground. She had never seen the Emperor so angry. She was a little afraid and her body could not help but tremble.
The Emperor didn't say anything. He looked at Yi Fei from head to toe. He wanted to see through this woman. He wanted to know if she had a conscience or not. How could she come up with such a vicious plan? It took about the time for an incense stick to burn before Yi Fei got up.
"Why does the emperor have the time to come to this concubine's place, today is the emperor's big day ah?”Yi Fei asked with the gentlest smile, her tone as gentle as water.
The Emperor twirled the thumb ring, his eyes burning like torches." Beloved Consort, you also know that tonight is Zhen's big day. Very good, then why did Beloved Consort poison the Empress?”
Yi Fei fell to her knees with a thud, as if she had suffered a great injustice." Your Majesty, who wronged this concubine? This concubine would never dare to poison the Empress. Please investigate."”
The Emperor winked and the eunuch was pushed to Yi Fei's side by two guards." Beloved Consort, do you know this person?”
Yi Fei looked at the eunuch, surprise flashing across her eyes. Coincidentally, the Emperor saw her." I don't know him. I don't know who he is."”
"Yi Fei niangniang, heaven and earth's conscience, this servant did things for you, but in the end you didn't acknowledge this servant, this servant will not let you off even if I become a ghost.”The eunuch pointed to the sky and swore an oath.
Yi Fei opened her mouth and was speechless. She could only stutter the word " you ". Finally, she slapped the eunuch. The eunuch's face immediately turned into a five-fingered mountain. It was obvious how hard Yi Fei had used. After she was done, she begged with tears," Your Majesty, it really wasn't me. I really didn't poison you."”
The Emperor snorted coldly and did not care to listen to Yi Fei's flowery words." Men, throw Yi Fei into prison. We will discuss it again in the court tomorrow."”With that, he left the Palace of Earthly Tranquility, ignoring Yi Fei's pleas.
Inside Jing Ren Palace, Concubine Lin was laughing maniacally. She had been paying attention to Yi Fei the whole time and was so happy that she almost fainted when she heard that Yi Fei had been thrown into prison."Little sister Yi Fei, you're still a step away from framing me. Do you think I don't know what you're planning?" This time, he had to suffer the consequences. Hahahaha ~"
That's right, Concubine Lin was using the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. That eunuch was actually one of her men. After Concubine Yi looked for him, she found him and set up this game. It was obvious that she had won. She was just waiting to see how the court would judge tomorrow.
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