Chapter 490 Do You Dare to Swear?

Facing Qin Yuwei's questioning, Tongyun's head seemed to be pressed down by a heavy stone, drooping so low that it almost touched the ground.

A trace of panic flashed across her face, but she quickly calmed down.

She bent even lower and said in a trembling voice:

"Your Highness, please understand. This item was indeed handed to me by the Empress herself, and I was ordered to present it to Lord Xiao!"

Li Yao's expression changed slightly, and he frowned and said to Qin Yuwei:

"Your Highness, there is no need to lie to her. Are you so unwilling to believe that the Queen and Xiao Yuan have a secret relationship?"

"Cheat her?" Qin Yuwei glanced at Li Yao with a half-smile, but her tone was full of confidence.

"Do you know that the silk thread used in this embroidered handkerchief is 'Water Cloud Silk'?"

"So what if it's Shui Yunsi..." Li Yao was halfway through her words when the second half suddenly got stuck in her teeth.

A tingling sensation exploded at the back of her head, and her facial features seemed to be frozen by frost, with only her eyes trembling violently!

Damn it, how could she forget...

Qin Yuwei looked away from Li Yao's face with a look of pity. She picked up the handkerchief again, looked at Yan Xiuyun who had a gloomy face, and said:

"Your Majesty, have you heard of the 'Shuiyunsha' that is popular in the capital recently?"

Yan Xiuyun's expression was still not looking good, he just nodded slightly.

Qin Yuwei's voice was like a thread, slowly unfolding:

“Shuiyun yarn is made from this kind of Shuiyun silk.

This kind of silk thread is soaked in a special and rare mineral dye during spinning, which can emit an extremely gorgeous luster under the sun.

Therefore, the water cloud yarn is extremely expensive and only the rich and powerful can afford it. "

Zheng Changzai seemed to have thought of something and murmured:

"That's not right. How come I remember... this Shuiyunsha was only popular last year, right?"

"That's right." Qin Yuwei affirmed.

"That special mineral pigment was widely used in textiles only last year, which led to the birth of Shuiyun silk, and then to the weaving of this gorgeous Shuiyun yarn."

Her eyes suddenly became cold, piercing at the red clouds on the ground like a sharp sword.

"The Queen has been in the capital for ten years, and you keep saying that this was given to you before she came to the capital.

I would like to ask, ten years ago, was there any 'Water Cloud Silk' in this world?"

"This... this servant... this servant..."

Tong Yun was so stuttered that she couldn't speak. She was trembling all over. In desperation, she could only hug Li Yao's legs:

"Empress Rong, I have done everything according to your instructions. Please save me!"

Li Yao was horrified and tried to kick Tongyun away like crazy, but she fell to the ground herself.

She got up in a panic, knelt in front of Yan Xiuyun, and said in panic:

"Your Majesty, please listen to my explanation..."

"Rong Fei, you must have heard the saying that being too clever can be a mistake." Qin Yuwei lowered her eyes and looked at Li Yao.

"In order to frame the Queen, you asked Tongyun to copy an embroidered handkerchief.

But you made a mistake. When choosing the embroidery thread, you thought of the status of the Queen and the Dong family, and subconsciously chose the most expensive Shuiyun silk.

But I didn't expect that it was this thin thread that exposed you."

"No, Your Majesty!" Li Yao shouted in panic.

"The Queen and Xiao Yuan really had an affair, and she did ask Tongyun to give Xiao Yuan an embroidered handkerchief like this!

Although I asked Tongyun to imitate it, Tongyun embroidered it according to the style that the Queen used back then!"

Her hair was messy and loose, but she didn't care about her manners at this moment. She pointed at Dong Lanxin and shouted:

"Empress! Do you dare to say that you have never embroidered a handkerchief like this for Xiao Yuan?"

After Qin Yuwei's evidence and analysis, Dong Lan was panicked, but now she realized the reversal of the situation.

I was so distracted just now that I forgot another crucial thing!

Dong Lanxin suppressed her frantic heartbeat and quickly sorted out the emotions in her eyes. When she raised her eyes again, her face was filled with grief, anger and shame.

She looked back at Tongyun and said with red eyes:

"Tongyun, when I was young, I learned needlework at home and you were always with me.

Seeing that you are clever and dexterous, I asked the master to teach you as well. Unexpectedly, you are so talented that the patterns you embroider are even more exquisite than mine.

At that time, I often exchanged ideas with you, and you naturally knew my embroidery techniques very well, so it was easy for you to imitate them."

Speaking of this, Dong Lanxin shed two tears.

“I did not bring you with me when I came to the capital because I hoped that my father and brother would marry you off to a rich and noble family so that you would not have to endure the tortures of the harem.

Tongyun, I have treated you well, how can you repay kindness with hatred and slander my reputation! ? "

"I'm sorry, your majesty... I am the one who has let you down..." Tongyun also burst into tears, leaving behind tears that were not sure whether they were of fear or regret.

Seeing that Tong Yun had collapsed, Li Yao knew that she was useless, so she had no choice but to say to Yan Xiu Yun:

"Your Majesty, even if I gave false testimony, you saw the Queen's reaction clearly. It was clearly a sign of guilty conscience!"

Yan Xiuyun's gaze fell on Dong Lanxin's face again, flashing with suspicion.

Indeed, the queen's reaction just now was very abnormal, which made him suspicious.

Dong Lan burst into tears, her voice full of grievance and determination:

"Your Majesty, I was slandered by someone close to me for no reason, and I am extremely horrified.

Rong Fei suddenly took out an embroidery with the same needlework as mine. I was at a loss for what to do, and was afraid of angering His Majesty and hurting the dragon's body, so I was at a loss what to do.

Fortunately, my sister, the Imperial Concubine, has cleared my name today. Otherwise, I would not be able to escape the hands of the villain and bear the infamy of being the one who defiled the harem..."

"Your Majesty, don't be fooled by her, Your Majesty!!!"

Li Yao's expression gradually became distorted by anger. She pointed at Dong Lanxin desperately, and her voice was so sharp that it almost pierced people's eardrums.

"Queen, do you dare to swear?

Swear that you have never embroidered a love handkerchief for Xiao Yuan, and swear that you and Xiao Yuan have no private relationship, do you dare! ? "

Dong Lanxin raised her eyes and met Yan Xiuyun's gaze, without any hesitation, she raised her right hand and pointed to the sky:

"I, Dong Lanxin, swear to heaven that Xiao Yuan and I are innocent and have no private feelings for each other, and I have never given any tokens of love to anyone.

If you tell a lie, you will be struck by lightning and die a miserable death. "

Li Yao's eyes widened even more and she looked at Dong Lanxin in disbelief.

How dare she swear such a curse?

How dare she!?

"Queen, you are not afraid of going to hell, okay..."

Li Yao laughed in anger, nodded, and said to Dong Lan:

"Do you dare to swear on your son's life?

If you have an affair with Xiao Yuan, your son will die a miserable death!"

Dong Lanxin was shocked and angry. She glared at Li Yao but didn't have time to speak.

Qin Yuwei took a step forward and slapped Li Yao hard in the face.

“Bang!”

The concubines who dared not speak a word were frightened again and dared not even breathe.

No one could have imagined that the imperial concubine, who always smiled at everyone, could be so terrible when she got angry.

Many people secretly felt fortunate that they had never offended the imperial concubine, otherwise they would not know when this slap would fall on their faces.