Ying Zheng nodded, "It's good that it's been found!"

Consort Xiao accepted the jade pendant with a joyful expression, "Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Having found the jade pendant, Yingchun showed no sign of leaving. Instead, she looked at the ground with a puzzled expression. "It seems there's something else here?"

Xiao Fei looked puzzled. "Things? What?"

Yingchun dug away the soil and took out the thing wrapped in the cloth.

Pulling back the cloth, a straw figure covered in needles was revealed, which startled Yingchun so much that she screamed and threw the straw figure to the ground.

Ying Zheng picked up the straw figure and saw that his name and birth date were written on the back.

Ying Zheng's gaze turned cold as he looked at Consort Xiao. "What is this?"

Consort Xiao trembled with fear and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I have no idea! Someone must be trying to frame me! Your Majesty, please investigate! Your Majesty, please investigate!"

Consort Shu stepped forward. "Does anyone recognize this item?"

Yingchun hesitated before stepping forward, "This servant once saw this item in Your Highness's palace, but at the time I didn't know what it was for. I never imagined..."

Consort Xiao looked at Yingchun in shock, "You wretch! You betrayed me?!"

Yingchun looked fearful. "This servant is just telling the truth."

Ying Zheng's eyes were cold. "Guards! Drag Consort Xiao away and take her to the imperial prison to be executed on a chosen day!"

Ying Zheng would not keep such a ruthless person alive.

Consort Xiao pleaded repeatedly, "Your Majesty! I am innocent, Your Majesty!"

Ying Zheng's eyes were cold. "The evidence and witnesses are all there, yet you still cry foul!"

Wow, Mother actually bribed that wicked woman's personal maid!

[That despicable, wicked woman! She actually used a scheme to frame my mother; she's utterly vicious!]

[What a clever mother! She used a scheme to protect herself; she's so resourceful!]

Ying Zheng nodded to himself upon hearing these words.

That's right!

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Inside the imperial prison, Consort Li lay on the ground, wailing in agony.

Suddenly the door was opened, and another person was thrown in.

Upon seeing the man's face, Consort Li was stunned. "Slut?!"

Xiao Fei kept a cold face and ignored her.

Consort Li suddenly burst into wild laughter, "Hahaha! You slut! It really was you!"

"I never thought you'd end up like this!"

"Great! Heaven has opened its eyes! You're going to be beheaded!"

"Hahaha!"

Xiao Fei glared at her, "What are you laughing at?! Aren't you going to get your head chopped off?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Consort Li, who had just been laughing, froze.

The two looked at each other for a moment, then fell silent.