Feng Wanwan's inner voice was like a thunderclap, exploding in the minds of Feng Yinzhen and Hua Fei.
Boundless anger gathered in Feng Yinzhen's chest, his clenched fists became tighter and tighter, and his eyes were bloodshot.
Queen!
The Queen again!
This woman caused trouble again and again, and challenged his bottom line again and again.
She had been staying quietly in Kunning Palace for a while, and everyone thought she was well behaved. Unexpectedly, she started causing trouble again after just one day out today!
Don't let it go easily!
There is also this Concubine Cao. I originally saw that she was on good terms with Lan'er, but I didn't expect that she would betray me, kill Lu'er, and even collude with the Queen to harm others.
Damn it!
Hua Fei felt a chill on her back while she was angry.
This Cao Xinhuan was indeed a traitor. I had just punished her a little before the banquet, and she immediately teamed up with the Queen to kill Lu'er.
You have to know that the Queen and she have always been incompatible. Cao Xinhuan can be regarded as her number one lackey, but he was able to join forces with the Queen to kill people in such a short time.
This is enough to prove that this person has been in collusion with the Queen for a long time. This person has never been loyal to her and has always been hypocritical. Wanwan is right, this person has been using her!
Fortunately, she woke up in time and was on guard against this person after being reminded by Wanwan, otherwise it might have been her Wanwan who died in Peacock Lake.
This person must not be allowed to stay!
Thinking of this, Hua Fei took a deep breath and spoke solemnly.
"Your Majesty, what exactly happened here? It's probably useless to rely solely on what people say. We should conduct a thorough investigation. There were many palace maids and eunuchs inside and outside the banquet hall today. There must be eyewitnesses among them. Using torture, we will surely get the truth! We need justice for Lu'er!"
"I second the motion! Your Majesty, Lu'er's death was tragic! The water in Peacock Lake is so cold, she must have been so cold and helpless..."
Li Changzai cried herself to death once, and only woke up slowly after Suzhi pinched her Ren Zhong. Her voice was already hoarse from crying.
At this moment, Concubine Jing, who was sitting on the side, was so startled that she jumped up from her chair.
Peacock Lake?
Wasn't that her palace? Princess Lu actually drowned in the lake in her palace?
This must not be a coincidence!
Someone wants to drag her into this mess!
She raised her eyes and happened to meet Hua Fei's gaze. At that moment, she understood.
Cao Xinhuan! What a dark heart!
If she hadn't discovered that Concubine Hua was a sensible person during this period of contact, and if they hadn't both helped manage the six palaces and had become close friends, she would have been afraid...
I'm afraid that Concubine Hua will mistakenly think that she was the one who had Princess Lu killed!
Feng Yinzhen looked at Feng Xunlu's pale face, his thick black brows furrowed, and he gave the order in a deep voice.
"Investigate! Investigate immediately! Investigate all the palace maids in Xianfu Palace, as well as the palace maids and eunuchs who accompanied Princess Lu and Princess Wenyi today. Also, Princess Wenyi and Concubine Cao must be investigated as well!"
Having said that, he paused.
Concubine Jing spoke up, "This incident happened in my palace. Although I wasn't in Xianfu Palace at the time, I'm not immune from involvement. I volunteer to go to the Ministry of Punishment."
"Ministry of Punishment? No, Your Majesty!"
When she heard that they had to go to the Ministry of Punishment, Concubine Cao became anxious. Wen Yi was just a child. Not to mention that she could not withstand the punishment, even if she was scared, she would easily tell the truth, and then everything would be over.
She hugged Wen Yi tightly, crying bitterly.
"Wen Yi is a princess, she's still a child, she's only three years old. Your Majesty, how could you bear to let her go to the Ministry of Punishment? This is not acceptable!"
She hugged Wen Yi, pressed her head down, and cried as she did so.
"Your Majesty, please allow me to go to the Ministry of Punishment. I will be interrogated on Wen Yi's behalf. Don't let Wen Yi bear all this. She's still a child... Wen Yi, please tell me what's going on! Please tell me!"
"Wow!!"
Wen Yi was grabbed by the neck by Concubine Cao and pressed to the ground. Her tender forehead soon became red and swollen. She burst into tears, and her cry was full of grievance.
"It wasn't me, Father. It really wasn't me. I was dragged there by Sister Lu. She said she wanted to go to the Imperial Garden to pick flowers for her little sister, and dragged me through Empress Jing's palace. Later, when she passed by Peacock Lake, she wanted to take me to see the fish. I didn't want to go at first, but she insisted on dragging me closer to see them. And then, the result..."
"What's the result?"
The empress dowager, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke.
"Wen Yi, tell me everything you've been through."
"Yes, Wen Yi, don't be afraid, just tell the truth boldly."
Beside the Queen Mother, Feng Yinli also spoke softly, his peach blossom eyes with long eyelashes full of gentleness.
Wen Yi seemed to be gently encouraged by this, and finally mustered up the courage to continue.
"As a result, Sister Lu pushed me into the water! Fortunately, I reacted quickly and grabbed Sister Lu's clothes. She stepped on the moss and slipped.
I was so frightened that I couldn't even scream. It wasn't until Eunuch Zhu came running over that I reacted."
She described Feng Xunlu's death as an accident caused by a deliberate murder attempt, making it sound like she was the innocent poor thing who was almost killed.
Although she did not help call for help after Feng Xunlu fell into the water, who could bear to blame her?
After all, she was the poor one who was deliberately murdered.
After all, she is still a child.
After all, she was only three years old.
[You lied! You lied! Sister Lu would never hurt anyone like this!]
[You killed Sister Lu, and you're still spitting blood! Bastard! I'll kill you!]
Feng Wanwan finally recovered from the shock of Feng Xunlu's death. She was almost mad with rage, punching and kicking in Hua Fei's arms, regretting that she was too small to run over and beat Wen Yi up.
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