As soon as these words were spoken, Zhu Yu could feel the air around him instantly solidify into ice. He secretly glanced at Zhao Yuancheng's expression, then quickly lowered his head.

Wei Cairen was surprised when she heard this. "No way, Concubine Yue is the empress, and Lord Pei was just selected as the top scholar, and he is also the future husband of Princess Yuxian. How could the two of them be together?"

Dong'er said in a trembling voice: "I dare not lie."

As she spoke, she pulled out the envelope and jade pendant from her sleeve. "This was written by Concubine Yue herself. I heard it myself. Concubine Yue said she wanted to see Master Pei again before she died. This matter is too serious, and I dare not fail to report it."

Zhao Yuancheng didn't say anything, but just tapped the table slowly with his fingers.

Time slowed down at this moment, making people feel as if breathing had become difficult.

Upon seeing this, Zhu Yu immediately stepped forward and presented the letter to Zhao Yuancheng. Zhao Yuancheng took his time to open the letter, but when he saw the contents and handwriting, he slammed his hand on the table and flew into a rage, "How outrageous!"

Everyone immediately knelt down, and Zhu Yu urged, "Your Majesty, please calm down!"

Xi Zhaoyi gritted her teeth and said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Yue, as a concubine, dared to do such a shameful thing. She truly deserves to die!"

Zhao Yuancheng threw the things in his hand to the ground and asked Zhu Yu in a cold voice, "Who else is serving Yue Fei?"

"Only Yun'er."

"Send him to the torture chamber immediately for interrogation!"

Zhu Yu didn't dare delay and turned to leave after agreeing. Xi Zhaoyi was secretly pleased with herself and stood up to advise, "Your Majesty, there's no need to get angry over such a person. Take care of yourself."

For a moment, Zhao Yuancheng's face was extremely ugly. He turned his head and looked at Xi Zhaoyi without saying a word, but Xi Zhaoyi felt a chill on her back.

"Your Majesty, why are you looking at me like this?"

Zhao Yuancheng retracted his gaze and said slowly, "It's nothing. You all should go back first. No one is allowed to reveal a single word until the truth of this matter is revealed."

The three of them naturally agreed.

Coming out of the Purple Palace, Xi Zhaoyi's eyes were filled with smiles. "It's getting late. I'll be leaving first. My two younger sisters should also go back and rest early."

"Yes, I send you off, Your Majesty."

After seeing off Concubine Xi, Concubine Wan and Concubine Wei walked slowly one after the other.

Speaking of what just happened, Wei Cairen sighed a little, "Yue Fei is really bold. Now that something like this has happened, I'm afraid the Liu family will be implicated."

Wanpin turned her head and smiled at her, "Sister Wei, the emperor just told us not to talk nonsense until the truth is revealed. We have just left the Purple Palace, and you have forgotten the emperor's words so quickly?"

Wei Cairen's face turned pale, and she smiled apologetically, "Sister, it's my fault for speaking out of turn."

The moon is at its zenith and the night is warm.

When Yue Fei woke up and saw that Yun'er was not around, she called out to Dong'er outside.

Unfortunately, after calling for a long time, no one responded until a strong nanny came in.

Yue Fei looked at the other person warily, "Who are you? Where is Yun'er?"

The nanny's face was wooden as she said in a deep voice, "My Lady, Miss Yun'er has committed a crime and has been sent to the torture chamber. If you have any instructions, please call upon me."

"What nonsense!"

Concubine Yue clenched her fists, stiffened her neck, and sternly said, "Yun'er is my personal maid, how dare you!"

"Your Majesty, calm down. This is the Emperor's wish."

"Your Majesty..."

Nanny sneered: "Speaking of which, Yun'er's current situation is all thanks to you, Your Majesty."

After saying that, the nanny turned and left.

Yue Fei suddenly froze in place, her heart skipped a beat, and a chill ran from the soles of her feet up her spine to the top of her head.

She was silent for a moment, then took a deep breath and looked out the window.

Not long after, the door of the bedroom was opened again.

The one who came in this time was Xi Zhaoyi.

Looking at the bright and beautiful person in front of her, Yue Fei's eyes were full of hatred, "What are you doing here?"

Xi Zhaoyi played with the golden hairpins on her temples and smiled brightly, "After all, we are sisters. You are about to die, so naturally I have to come and see you."

Yue Fei's body was already weak, and the veins on her neck were suddenly throbbing. "How dare you! My position is higher than yours, and you, you dare to curse me."

"Even now that death is imminent, do you still think you're the favored Concubine Yue you once were?" Concubine Xi ignored her warning and sneered, "Do you know why Yun'er was dragged to the torture chamber?"

Concubine Yue gritted her teeth and glared at Concubine Xi fiercely.

Concubine Xi smiled and said, "Liu, you are so bold! You actually dared to meet your lover in the palace!"

Yue Fei was stunned for a moment, and even forgot to refute. She just said, "You, how do you know?"

Concubine Xi smiled smugly, "You've been ill for so long, and except for Yun'er, who is from your Liu family, everyone else has found their own way out, but Dong'er is the only one who stayed. Don't you find it strange?"

Yue Fei suddenly realized, "Dong'er is yours?"

"That's right. After I grounded you, I bribed the people in your palace. Haven't you ever wondered why you suddenly became seriously ill?"

Yue Fei almost gasped, "What did you say?"

Xi Zhaoyi pulled a dried flower from her sleeve and said slowly, "This is called Beauty's Tears. It's poisonous. If you accidentally ingest it, you'll break out in a red rash all over your body, and it will itch unbearably. The more you scratch, the more it itches, until your skin and flesh fester."

"How dare you poison me! I'm going to tell the Emperor, I'm going to tell the Emperor!"

Concubine Yue tried her best to snatch the Tears of Beauty from Concubine Xi's hands, but she was already terminally ill and had no strength at all. She fell heavily to the ground, gasping for breath like a broken bellows.

Xi Zhaoyi slowly squatted down, grabbed Concubine Yue's hair, forced her to look up at her, and sneered, "Your Majesty? Do you still think the Emperor wants to see you?"

"Why are you doing this to me?"

"Why?" Concubine Xi gritted her teeth, a mixture of blood and anger swirling in her eyes. "You've caused me to no longer be a mother, and yet you still ask why?"

"I didn't hurt you!" Concubine Yue tried her best to defend herself, but to Concubine Xi, it sounded like a dying struggle.

"Whether you admit it or not is meaningless to me." Xi Zhaoyi slowly stood up and said leisurely, "Anyway, you will never see the sun again."

"Someone, someone!"

Concubine Xi smiled faintly and turned to leave. When she reached the door, she paused. "Pei Xuan is truly a rare talent, with a dignified appearance. But what about you? You look like this now. Not only would a man look like you, but even I would feel disgusted."

"Someone, someone! I want to see the emperor! Yunqing, you bitch, you will die a miserable death!"

With a creak, the door blocked out the ugly curses from inside.

The door was closed again, and Qiancao spat fiercely behind her, "You are about to die, and you still don't know how to repent."

But when he turned around, he saw a glimmer of light in the corner of his master's eyes.

"My Lady, your great revenge has been achieved. You should be happy."

Xi Zhaoyi took a deep breath and managed a smile, "Yes, it's time to have a good laugh."