"Your Majesty, this is the man who was evasive and uncooperative. I suspected something was wrong with him, so I brought him here," the guard said, kneeling on one knee before Huang Taiji.

Hailanzhu glanced over and recognized the arsonist, but she didn't say anything and instead watched silently from the side.

"Did you set the fire and then steal Consort Chen's priceless ruby ​​during the chaos?" Huang Taiji asked sternly.

"Your Majesty is wise; how could this servant have dared to do such a thing?" the little eunuch said, bowing his head in protest.

"Then why won't you cooperate with my investigation?" Huang Taiji asked coldly, his gaze as ruthless as a hawk's, fixed on him.

"This servant... just needed to relieve himself." Before he even started, fine beads of sweat appeared on the little eunuch's forehead.

Seeing this, Hailanzhu understood that this person was also easily frightened and would soon reveal Yunxian's identity. She couldn't help but smile slightly.

"Alright, then I'll give you one more chance."

After saying this, Huang Taiji ordered someone to bring up the black box.

"Please, Xiao Shunzi!" The guard placed the black box in front of the young eunuch.

"twitter!"

Xiao Shunzi accepted the order and tremblingly tried to put his hand into the black box, but before he could, he quickly withdrew it.

"Your Majesty, spare my life!" Xiao Shunzi knelt down in terror, his arms crossed in front of his chest, kowtowing repeatedly and begging for mercy.

Huang Taiji glanced down at him, "Where is the gemstone now?"

“In…” The little eunuch hesitated for a moment before slowly saying, “In…the deposed concubine’s place.”

"A deposed concubine?" Upon hearing this, Huang Taiji's expression changed drastically, and his gaze shot towards the eunuch like a knife.

"This servant...this servant dares not deceive His Majesty, all of this was instigated by the deposed concubine." The little eunuch trembled with fear.

"Her?" Huang Taiji narrowed his eyes, his gaze filled with murderous intent. "Good! Very good!"

"I want to interrogate her myself!" Huang Taiji gritted his teeth, his sharp gaze sweeping over the crowd. "What are you all standing there for? Bring Yunxian up to me."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Several guards acknowledged the order and then escorted the innocent-looking Yunxian into the hall before respectfully stepping aside.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects! Long live the Emperor!" Yunxian said tremblingly, her eyes filled with fear and unease as she looked at Huang Taiji on the high throne.

"You really have some skill, daring to set fire to steal jewels." Huang Taiji sneered, his anger blazing.

"Your Majesty, I am innocent!" Upon hearing this, Yunxian immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly. "What use would I have for jewels?"

"Injustice?" Huang Taiji raised an eyebrow at her. "Then why did Xiao Shunzi say the gem was with you?"

Yunxian glared at Xiaoshunzi with a fierce look, cursing inwardly: "A rootless wretch, he really doesn't have a shred of backbone."

Then she turned her gaze to Huang Taiji, saying, "It must be that he is trying to escape punishment, and since no one else can bully him, he has framed me." She explained again, "Although I am a deposed concubine, I was born into a prestigious family. A ruby ​​is nothing to me. I hope Your Majesty will investigate."

She spoke very sincerely, and it seemed to be true.

It's a pity that Hailanzhu is here.

Upon hearing this, Hailanzhu slowly rose and said to Huang Taiji, "Whether it was Sister Yunxian who took it or not, Your Majesty can search the palace. This way, you won't wrong Sister Yunxian, and you can also punish this Xiaoshunzi who is spouting nonsense."

Upon hearing Hailanzhu's suggestion, Huang Taiji nodded, then waved to the two guards beside him, "Search the palace!"

"Yes!" the guard replied and quickly withdrew.

Yunxian couldn't stop her, but she quickly calmed down, believing there was nothing suspicious in the palace. Moreover, upon hearing that Atu had started to have a fever, she became even more convinced that the ruby ​​was in Yongfu Palace.

Yunxian was dreaming. Hailanzhu had already made arrangements. She had Dayuer deliberately spread the news that Atu had a persistent high fever.

Yunxian suddenly sneered, "Does Your Majesty only intend to search me?"

“Xiao Shunzi accused you. If I don’t search you, who else should I search?” Huang Taiji retorted coldly.

"Why would you believe a mere eunuch's words instead of mine? We've been husband and wife for so many years!" Yunxian said, her eyes red.

Upon hearing this, Huang Taiji was somewhat moved. Apart from Haoge and the matter of bowing to Nurhaci, Yunxian had done almost everything very well.

Hailanzhu immediately understood Huang Taiji's hesitation, so she interjected, "To be fair, if we don't find anything in Sister Yunxian's palace, we'll search the other palaces as well."

"Alright!" Yunxian looked up at Hailanzhu. "This is what Consort Chen said herself, so don't go back on your word."

"A gentleman's word is as good as his bond," Hailanzhu said with a smile.

Yunxian's eyes were filled with mockery, and she thought to herself: "It's like finding a needle in a haystack, only to have it come to me effortlessly. I've been waiting for you to say that. When we find you in Yongfu Palace, let's see what you have to say."

Hailanzhu had already guessed Yunxian's thoughts, but she didn't care.

Soon after, the guards hurried into the hall.

"Well, did you find any gems?" Huang Taiji asked.

The guards shook their heads.

Upon seeing this, before the guards could speak, Yunxian preemptively asked, "Your Majesty, can you trust what I say now?" Her head was slightly lowered, so the strange smile on her lips was clearly visible.

But what the guard said next left her dumbfounded.

"Although I did not find the gemstone, I did find this item in the palace of the deposed concubine."

After saying this, the guard presented the object in his hand to Huang Taiji.

Huang Taiji glanced at it and was immediately enraged.

"Ulanara Yunxian, how dare you curse me!" Huang Taiji roared angrily, his eyes bloodshot.

This is a doll with Huang Taiji's birth date and time engraved on it, and the doll is covered with needle holes.

This is a form of witchcraft, a taboo in the palace!

"Deposed Consort, the Emperor is your husband, and you... you actually want to kill him." Hailanzhu added fuel to the fire from the side.

Yunxian was completely stunned; she couldn't believe that this had been found in her own palace.

"Impossible! How could such a thing exist in my palace?" Yunxian exclaimed in disbelief.

Hailanzhu snorted coldly, "This doll was found in your palace. Don't you, the deposed concubine, admit it?"

"But...this doll..." Yunxian pondered the origin of the object, then something occurred to her, "Did you put it in my palace to slander me?"

Only then did she understand Hailanzhu's plan; the search for gems was merely a prelude to finding the doll.

"You..." Hailanzhu pointed angrily at Yunxian, then grabbed Huang Taiji's sleeve with red eyes, "The deposed concubine is really going too far! Your Majesty, you must do justice for me!"

"Your Majesty, you must not let Hailanzhu, this enchanting beauty, be bewitched you," Yunxian said.

"Who are you calling a monster?" Hailanzhu snorted coldly, thinking to herself: You don't deserve to be called a monster!