Chapter 333 Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace, Gao Xiyue 23

Su Yin had the eunuch behind her present a letter, which contained not only Prince Yu's urging of Consort Jia to give birth to a prince in order to seize the throne, but also some words of affection expressed to Consort Jia.

Su Yin lowered her head, wishing she could disappear on the spot.

For a moment, she didn't even want these letters to appear before the Emperor, but she wasn't the only one who knew about them.

It's one thing to plot for the throne, but to exchange flirtatious words with the emperor's woman is a disgraceful act! Hopefully, the emperor will be too angry to notice her.

Consort Jia was still pondering how to get through this crisis when she heard the letter and immediately turned to look at Zhenshu.

Zhenshu shook her head secretly. Consort Jia understood that these letters must be fake, since the originals had all been destroyed.

But even if it's fake, how did Lady Nara know about her affair with the prince?

Yes, Consort Jia believed that this incident was orchestrated by Consort Nara, and that Aruo had never betrayed her master; it was merely a performance by the two of them for her benefit.

Consort Jia quickly rose, knelt on the ground, and sobbed, tears streaming down her face:

“Your Majesty, I am a member of the Yu clan. How could I possibly have made such a move against Consort Mei and Consort Yi? As for the letters, I always burn them after reading them.”

"Because the letter was written by Prince Yu, who is an outsider, I cannot keep it safe. This is definitely a conspiracy against me, Your Majesty!"

Gao Xiyue looked at the weeping, delicate and frail Consort Jia, raised her eyebrows, and asked:

"Since it's a conspiracy, why didn't they target me, a Noble Consort, or the Empress, Consort Zhe, or Consort Chun, but instead targeted you, a mere Noble Consort who poses no threat?"

Consort Jia replied innocently yet firmly, "It is precisely because I am merely a noblewoman and my maternal home is in a remote area that I am more willing to take the blame for her!"

The Empress looked down at Consort Jia and said with a cold smile, "Consort Jia, have you forgotten? Besides the Yu family, you also have another maternal family. After the Emperor ascended the throne, he registered you under the Jin family of the Bondservant Banner."

"The Yu family certainly can't help you harm Consort Mei and Consort Yi's child, but the Jin family, as a bondservant family, can!"

The Empress's change in attitude towards Consort Jia was twofold: firstly, to distance herself from the matter, and secondly, because during her investigation of this incident, she unexpectedly discovered that Consort Jia had been involved in Consort Zhe's diet during her pregnancy.

Her own mother instigated Su Lian to help her harm the concubines, and her own dowry maid colluded with others to harm people, but in the end, she only implicated her.

What terrible luck she had to run into this bunch of idiots who only dragged her down and tripped her up behind her back!

Upon hearing the name of the Jin family, Consort Jia's beautiful sobbing stopped abruptly.

With her constant mention of being a noble lady of the Yu clan, the people in the palace had long forgotten that she was recorded in the Jin clan genealogy.

The fact that the Empress brought up these matters today means that she has discovered what the Empress had done with the Kim family's people.

The Empress raised her hand, and a palace servant presented the Emperor with a series of confessions. "Your Majesty, these are the confessions submitted by the Ministry of Justice."

"Where to buy cinnabar, how to send it to the palace, and how to carry it out are all recorded in it. The palace servants involved are also in the Shenxing Division. However, the people of the Jin family need the Emperor to decide how to deal with them."

The Emperor glanced through the confession, got a general idea of ​​the situation, and casually praised the Empress with a cold face, "The Empress did a good job, thank you for your hard work."

"My sister, Consort Xi, also contributed a great deal to this." The Empress forced a smile. She didn't really want to emphasize Xi Yue's contributions, but she had to mention it.