Chapter 166 Bloody Hairpin

At this point, Nian Shilan still had nothing to understand. The reason why Zhen Huan was so weak this time was not because of the previous birth, but was all man-made.

"Where's that girl named Yin'er? Go and bring her to me."

At this time, Nian Shilan's tone was especially cold and hard. She didn't expect that despite all her precautions, she still couldn't prevent other people's calculations.

She came to Yongshou Palace the most often on weekdays. She knew very well in her heart that Zhen Huan was very sad about her body's weakness after pregnancy. Zhen Huan always thought that it was because she did not protect her body well before, which led to the death of the child. She never expected that all this was calculated by others.

"My lady, Ying'er is here."

Xiao Yunzi quickly came in with a maid, and after entering the house, she threw the person in her hand to the ground.

When Yin'er saw herself being brought to Nian Shilan, she was still confused. She was afraid that what she had done had been exposed. But even so, she still had a glimmer of hope. What if this was just an ordinary interrogation? She must not panic and reveal her true identity at this time.

"This servant pays homage to the Imperial Concubine, and to the Imperial Concubine Hui."

"Are you Yu'er? I guess this thing won't be unfamiliar to you, right?"

Nian Shilan didn't waste any more words with her and directly asked Zhou Ninghai to throw the thing in his hand in front of her.

Looking at this familiar package, Ying'er's face turned pale for a moment. How could it be? She hid it so secretly, how could she be discovered?

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I really don't know what you are talking about. I have never seen this thing before."

Seeing this girl still making excuses, Nian Shilan was no longer willing to say anything more to her. She turned around and confirmed one thing with Shen Meizhuang: "This girl is a daughter of the Zhen family. So her parents must also work in the Zhen family, right?"

After receiving Shen Meizhuang's affirmative response, Nian Shilan instructed Zhou Ninghai without hesitation, "Zhou Ninghai, take my badge and have someone leave the palace and go to the Zhen residence. Tell them that it's my order. Tell Master Zhen to put this Ying'er's parents under strict supervision. Say their daughter murdered the royal heir in the palace. Send them to the authorities tomorrow morning for trial. As for Ying'er, take her to the Ministry of Punishment. I don't believe she'll deny her confession there."

"Yes, I'll go right away."

When Yin'er heard Nian Shilan say this, her face immediately became flustered. She did not doubt Nian Shilan's statement at all. After all, Nian Shilan had always been extremely strict in the eyes of everyone in the palace. She had been better in recent years. It was said that countless servants had died for no reason in her hands before. In her eyes, their lives were not worth mentioning at all.

"My queen, please spare me, my queen, please don't hurt my family. They have nothing to do with any of this."

Yu'er did this to protect her family, but now her family is in danger. At this moment, she even doubts whether her original choice was right or wrong.

"Yin'er, did you really do this? You know your young master has always treated you kindly, and your family has never been treated harshly in the Zhen Mansion. Why did you do such a cruel thing?"

Chen Meizhuang originally wondered if she had wronged Ying'er, but at this point, what was there to doubt? It turned out that this girl was the one causing all the trouble. She had seen this girl a few times at Zhen Huan's place. She was smart and clever. She had never thought that one day Ying'er would do such a thing.

At this point, Yu'er didn't want to hide anything. She took a deep breath and told everything she knew as if she had made some important decision.

"I was originally a little maid in the kitchen, and no one outside would notice me at all. One day, someone suddenly found me and gave me a lot of gold and silver, but did not clearly ask me to do anything. My family has been deeply grateful to the Zhen family, and even if I am stupid, I know that there is no such thing as sudden windfall in the world. I did not accept it at the time, and this person did not say anything. Later, she came to me again, but this time she did nothing. She just said that if you want your family to live, you must do as she says. I did not believe it at first, but she showed me my mother's hairpin. It is my mother's most precious thing, and no one else can get it."

Speaking of this, Yu'er was trembling all over as if she had received a great shock. She still couldn't forget the fear she felt when she saw the hairpin. The hairpin was covered in blood. She couldn't even imagine how much hurt her mother must have suffered to let the hairpin fall into the hands of others.

She didn't want to betray her master, but she didn't dare to gamble with the lives of her family members. She had no choice.

Upon hearing this, the usually gentle and dignified Shen Meizhuang slammed the table vigorously. "Huan'er has always been kind to her servants. If your family were truly in danger, Huan'er would definitely not stand idly by. But you, you didn't even give Huan'er a chance to choose, and you directly did such a cruel thing."

But no matter what, things have become like this now. Even if Ying'er did it for her family, there is no way to forgive her for doing such a thing.

"Do you remember who contacted you?"

This is the most crucial point. If they can find out the relationship between the person behind the scenes and the queen, then they may have the possibility of overthrowing the queen.

"I have some impression of her. Although she came to me twice before, it was in the dark. But one time, I accidentally saw that the jewelry she wore around her waist was very similar to the maidservant who was with Lan Da Ying."

"Lan agreed?"

Nian Shilan was a little confused about who this person was for a moment. It was only after Chen Meizhuang reminded her that she remembered that this Lan Da Ying was the maid who used to be by Rou Chang's side. Later, she was favored by the emperor and was named an official girl. She was promoted to Da Ying not long ago.

"Yes, I saw it for real. After Concubine Xi became pregnant, this Lan promised to come to Yongshou Palace to congratulate her. I happened to see the maidservant accompanying her. She was exactly the same as the one who came to see me before, from the figure to the accessories."

Lan agreed that there were not many people serving him, and based on Ying'er's description, this person should be found soon.

Hearing this, Nian Shilan gave Zhou Ninghai a look. Zhou Ninghai immediately understood what she meant and turned away.

Just as Zhou Ninghai was about to go to the palace where Lan Da Ying was to bring the maid that Ying'er mentioned, he heard a cry for help not far away.

"Help, help! Someone's dead here!"