Chapter 142 Reversal
Yan Jieyu looked at Yu Fei in disbelief, tears streaming down her face, "Sister, is it really you who harmed me?"
Her lips trembled, as if she had suffered a great shock.
Just as Yu Fei was about to speak, she said sadly, "No wonder... No wonder Xianglan follows me everywhere I go, like a prisoner, never leaving my side."
She smiled sadly, "So... So she was sent by you, sister, to murder me."
Concubine Chu hurriedly said, "Jieyu Yan, you are pregnant, so don't get excited. The Emperor will naturally make the decision for you."
Xiao Heng stared at Concubine Yu, "Concubine Yu, the evidence is irrefutable. What else do you have to say?"
There seemed to be a storm gathering in his eyes, which frightened Concubine Yu and made her feel cold from head to toe.
She realized that the emperor did not believe her.
The emperor would rather trust a bitch who had just entered the palace for a few months than trust her!
Concubine Yu took a deep breath and said in a hoarse voice, "If I wanted to harm Concubine Yan, I could have poisoned her. Why would I use musk?"
"I was framed!"
The queen, sitting upright, opened her red lips and said, "The evidence is both there and there is no point in your quibbling, Concubine Yu."
"Someone come—"
Concubine Yu's eyes turned red with anxiety, and she interrupted the Queen: "What witnesses and evidence?"
"This palace maid colluded with others to frame me!"
As she spoke, she glared at Xianglan fiercely, like a bloodthirsty beast, and roared, "Tell me! Who ordered you to do this?"
Xianglan shuddered and stared at her.
At that moment, the emotions in her eyes were surging and unpredictable.
After a moment, she looked around at everyone, and finally her eyes fell on Liu Yuetang.
Liu Yuetang was calm in her heart, but pretended to be stunned on her face.
Xianglan's eyes flickered, she gritted her teeth, and bowed to Liu Yuetang: "Now that things have come to this, I have no choice but to betray the young master."
When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked.
Xianglan seemed to be ready to die, looking up at the emperor and empress with solemn expressions.
"I am actually Concubine Xi's servant. If the Emperor and Empress do not believe me, you can send someone to search the palace to see if there is any musk in the Jinyuan Palace."
"I know that plotting to murder the heir to the throne is a capital crime. I beg Your Majesty to forgive my family for the sake of my revealing the mastermind behind the crime."
At the moment when everyone was shocked, Xianglan quickly pulled out the hairpin on her head and stabbed it into her throat.
Blood gushed out immediately, and everything turned crimson.
The sudden change frightened the concubines so much that they turned pale and held up their handkerchiefs to cover their eyes or mouths and noses.
Xianglan fell down slowly, and glanced at Yufei out of the corner of her eye, but all she could see was a blur.
That day, when Concubine Yan came out of Yaoyue Palace, she smelled a strange odor.
Since that day, Concubine Yan has become even more mysterious.
She thought that the musk in Concubine Yan's pillow must be related to Concubine Xi.
At least, she is now pointing the finger at Concubine Xi again.
Concubine Yu, I should be able to escape this disaster.
She has done her best to please Concubine Yu, and then Concubine Yu will definitely let go of the man she has been fond of for ten years.
At this astonishing moment, Liu Yuetang and Xiao Heng's eyes met, and their hearts seemed to be drawn to each other.
One is as hot as fire, the other is as anxious as fire.
After just a moment, Xiao Heng lowered his head and closed his eyes.
Things turned around so quickly. Concubine Yan looked at Xianglan being carried out in astonishment. The Queen's voice rang softly in her ears: "Concubine Xi, what is going on? Do you have anything to say?"
Liu Yuetang seemed to have lost her soul. She knelt down in a daze, her face pale as she said, "I am innocent. I don't know that palace maid."
Mingpin raised her voice and said, "Or we can just listen to what the palace maid said and search the palace."
"If there really is musk in Concubine Xi's palace, then the maid is undoubtedly Concubine Xi's woman."
Searching the palace was a great humiliation, and the queen looked at Xiao Heng.
He slowly uttered a word: "Accurate!"
Liu Yuetang shuddered. Seeing Zhou Defu about to leave, she pursed her lips tightly and leaned forward, "No need to search."
"There is indeed musk in my palace."
She tapped the ground lightly with her index finger twice, and Xiao Heng suddenly understood what she was thinking.
He, who had always been calm and composed, picked up the teacup beside him and slammed it in front of Liu Yuetang, shouting, "Tell me! Why are you doing this?"
The fragments flew everywhere along with the warm tea, almost scratching the back of Liu Yuetang's hand.
Xiao Heng's red eyes suddenly shrank, and when he saw the porcelain fall to the ground, his brows relaxed slightly.
Liu Yuetang shook her head weakly and looked at Xiao Heng blankly: "I don't have any. The musk in my palace is used to reduce swelling and relieve pain."
Seeing the spearhead pointed at Liu Yuetang, Concubine Yu's heart gradually relaxed. She said coldly, "There are so many good medicines in the palace, why did Concubine Xi only use musk?"
"If you don't intend to use it to harm others, then what is it for?"
"Do you dare to say that the musk in your palace is not used to harm people?"
Concubine Yu stared at Liu Yuetang fiercely with a hawk-like gaze.
Concubine Yan was also frightened by her gaze, her long eyelashes trembled, and she looked at Liu Yuetang.
As expected, she was so frightened that she was trembling all over, and could only say timidly: "I am innocent."
Xiao Heng looked at the pensive Yan Jieyu: "Zhi'er, who do you think it could be?"
Yan Jieyu didn't expect Xiao Heng to throw the problem on her.
She glanced at Yu Fei out of the corner of her eye.
At this time, Concubine Yu's face was calm, without a trace of panic.
Now that she is dead and has no evidence, even if she wants Concubine Yu to die, with just her words, Concubine Yu can only give her a light punishment and a severe warning.
Coupled with her father's outstanding military achievements, it was a foregone conclusion that she would regain the emperor's favor.
Therefore, under the premise of ensuring that Concubine Yu would not completely lose her power, she must never accuse Concubine Yu again.
Anyway, she also wants to take action against Concubine Xi.
Why not let them change the order?
Then, Yan Jieyu raised her face slightly and whispered, "I never believed that Sister Yu Fei would harm me."
After saying this, she looked at Yu Fei with a face full of guilt: "I almost misunderstood Sister Yu Fei just now. Will Sister Yu Fei blame me?"
The corners of Yu Fei's mouth curled up slightly, but the smile did not reach her eyes: "No, my sister has also been deceived."
Concubine Yan knew from looking at Concubine Yu's expression that after what had just happened, she would no longer trust herself as much as before.
Concubine Yu bowed and spoke with a powerful voice, "Jieyi Xi bribed the palace maids and murdered the imperial heir and his concubines. This is a heinous crime. Your Majesty, please do not tolerate such a vicious person."
As soon as these words were spoken, all the concubines in the palace, except for a few pregnant concubines in the future, stood up and agreed.
For them, one less woman means one less competitor.
Besides, Liu Yuetang was so favored in the past. It is hard to guarantee that she will be treated with care this time. If she is favored again, she will become a strong enemy again.
"Zhi'er, what kind of punishment do you think we should receive?" Xiao Heng still asked Concubine Yan for her opinion.
Yu Fei frowned and gritted her teeth in anger.
In the past, the emperor respected the queen the most, but now he bypassed the queen and asked a little concubine.
The emperor dotes on Situ Nanzhi to this extent?
She took a deep breath and suppressed the jealousy in her heart.
Yan Jieyu thought for a moment before answering, "I am pregnant and should not be exposed to blood. To accumulate merit for the child in my womb, Your Majesty, please be lenient with my punishment. Demotion and house arrest will suffice."
With every word Yan Jieyu spoke, the blue veins on the back of Xiao Heng's hand grew thicker and thicker, as if an extremely dangerous storm was brewing.
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