Chapter 208 Interrogation of Everyone in Jingren Palace
Su Peisheng acted quickly, and after a while, Jianqiu was taken to the Ministry of Punishment.
Su Peisheng did not leave immediately.
"Jianqiu, do you plead guilty?"
At this point, Jianqiu also knew that what she had done had been exposed, and it was futile to make too many excuses. What disappointed her was that Rou promised that useless thing but did not get rid of Nian Shilan and Zhen Huan. It was really useless.
Thinking of these two people, Jianqiu could not hide the hatred in her eyes at all.
"Tell me, who ordered you to do this?"
Jianqiu looked at Su Peisheng with a look full of sarcasm in her eyes: "No one told me to do this. I did it all by myself. You don't have to waste your energy interrogating me. I admit it."
"Did the Queen instruct you to do this? Who else was involved in this incident with you?"
Su Peisheng didn't care about Jianqiu's attitude towards him at all. To him, the person in front of him was already dying. No matter how harsh words she said, it didn't matter to him.
"The Empress has always been gentle and kind to others. How could she do such a thing? I did it all by myself. Why doesn't the Emperor believe that the Empress is innocent?"
Jianqiu knew that Su Peisheng must have been instructed by the emperor to ask such questions, which only showed that the emperor had no trust in the queen, which made her feel sorry for the queen.
After so many years of hard work, he didn't even get the trust of his partner. This emperor is really cold-blooded and heartless.
"Take her away and torture her severely. Make sure she tells the truth. The Emperor will surely reward her handsomely."
Su Peisheng didn't want to get entangled with Jianqiu any longer here.
"You dogs and slaves, do you know that you are digging your own graves? God is so unfair, Your Majesty, why are you so confused and unwilling to believe the Empress?"
After being brought here, Jianqiu knew that she could not leave, but she was still unwilling to give up. She had not yet eliminated the biggest worry in the queen's heart.
"Noble Concubine Hua, Concubine Xi, you will definitely get your comeuppance! You will definitely get your comeuppance!! Even if I become a ghost, I will not let you go! You are all bitches, you are all bitches!! You will all die a miserable death!!!"
"Quick, quickly cover her mouth and stop her from yelling. If the two ladies find out and it affects their recovery, none of you can bear the consequences."
Su Peisheng frowned when he heard Jianqiu's screams, and watched the palace servants tie up Jianqiu and prepare to interrogate him before leaving.
After returning to the Yangxin Palace, Su Peisheng told the emperor everything Jianqiu had just said in the Ministry of Punishment.
"presumptuous!"
Hearing Jianqiu's disrespectful attitude towards him, the emperor was furious.
"Su Peisheng, pass on my order. Everyone in Jingren Palace, except the Empress, must be tried, especially Jiang Fuhai. Since Jianqiu is so tight-lipped, start by prying open the others' mouths. I want to see how loyal everyone in Jingren Palace is to the Empress."
“Yeah.”
"Go to Yikun Palace."
After Nian Shilan and Zhen Huan were poisoned, they were sent to Yiku Palace together to facilitate the imperial physician's treatment.
Nian Shilan was lying in her bedroom, still very worried and asking about the progress of the matter.
"Your Majesty, just rest assured and take care of yourself. Everything is going smoothly, and Your Majesty Xifei is fine."
Songzhi knew what her queen was worried about, so she naturally picked out some important things to tell her first.
"This time, we must ensure that the Queen has no chance of recovery. Otherwise, if we allow her a glimmer of hope, we will only be met with her frantic revenge."
"My Lady, please don't worry about it for now. Just take good care of yourself first. You don't know how scared I was when I saw you fall."
"Don't worry, I know what's going on."
At this time, after taking the detoxification pills, the two were fully awake, but after all, their bodies had suffered so much, and they still did not have much strength in their bodies.
"The Emperor has arrived!"
After the emperor knew that both of them were arranged to stay in Yiku Palace, he came here directly.
"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you."
When Nian Shilan saw the emperor, she struggled to get out of bed and salute him, but the emperor quickly stepped forward to stop her.
"Shilan, there's no need to do this. Just lie down and be well. Your body hasn't fully recovered yet. You must take good care of yourself and get well soon. Only then can I feel at ease."
The emperor looked at Nian Shilan with concern. For him, his presence alone could cause such harm to the two favorite concubines in the harem. If this news were to spread, who knows what those people would say about the royal family.
"Your Majesty, how is the investigation going? Although I may have a quick temper sometimes, I have never harmed anyone. Concubine Xi has always been kind to others since entering the palace. How could my sister Huan and I be poisoned? I absolutely do not believe this is a coincidence. Please, Queen, help me and my sister Huan."
Nian Shilan pretended to know nothing, her face full of fear, and the tears flowing from the corners of her eyes made the emperor's heart soften a lot.
"Don't worry, my beloved concubine. I will get to the bottom of this matter and give you two sisters an explanation."
The emperor sat beside the bed, holding Nian Shilan's hand and comforting her softly.
"That Rou promised to confess that she acted at the instigation of Jianqiu. I have also had Jianqiu arrested and brought to the Ministry of Punishment. She will be thoroughly interrogated. The other servants in Jingren Palace will also be interrogated one by one. I believe that the results will be known soon."
The emperor did not hide this matter from Nian Shilan. No matter what, even though he was wary and suspicious of the Nian family for the sake of military power, he was indeed sincere to Nian Shilan. He couldn't bear to see her suffer this misfortune.
"In that case, I thank the Emperor for upholding justice for Shilan. However, Jianqiu actually dared to act this way. Was there someone behind this? I know the Empress has always disliked me, but even so, you can't just take someone's life so casually."
Nian Shilan looked at the emperor with grievance. She wanted to make the emperor no longer have any tolerance for the queen.
"I know that the Queen has been in contact with court officials recently, all because of the issue of the Crown Prince. This matter is no longer a secret in the harem, but I will not compete with her for anything. Why can't she tolerate me?"
"How outrageous! The Crown Prince is the foundation of the country, how can we allow others to covet him at will?"
As the king of a country, the most taboo thing is that others always keep their eyes on the position below you.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I did not intend to pry into the affairs of the court. However, I did hear the servants discussing the Empress's private friendship with ministers in the court."
Nian Shilan was not really afraid of the emperor. She told this matter in order to make the queen's thoughts clear to the emperor.
"Don't be afraid, Shilan. I don't mean to blame you. I will investigate this matter thoroughly. You should have a good rest first. I will go see Concubine Xi later."
"Okay, I'm also worried about Sister Huan's health. Your Majesty, please go and see her as soon as possible."
Having pretended to be aggrieved enough in front of the emperor, Nian Shilan did not want to keep the emperor with her any longer. She wanted to have a good rest quickly. This "blessing" had to be given to her sister Huan.
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