Emperor Xiaoxuan glared at him angrily, "Are you a servant of the Regent's Palace?"
"Your Majesty, this servant pays his respects!" The man knelt down in the hall with a thud. "This...this has nothing to do with this servant."
"It was all done by the Empress's orders to the servants."
Upon hearing this, the last trace of color drained from the Empress's face.
"You vile thing, how dare you slander the Empress!" The Empress's personal maid suddenly stepped forward, looking as if she wanted to tear his mouth apart.
Kong Qing was faster; she grabbed her hand and pushed her to the ground.
"Empress?" The Empress Dowager frowned. "Did you really do all this?"
"Mother, it wasn't me!" the Empress tried to explain.
But the servant continued, "The Third Prince was deposed, and the Empress was dissatisfied. She felt that the Prince had harmed the Third Prince and was determined to take revenge, so she bribed this servant."
"Nonsense!" the Empress roared.
“This servant is not lying. The person who contacted this servant was the steward of the Empress’s maternal family. We often meet at Zuifu Restaurant. If Your Majesty does not believe me, you can send someone to verify.”
"Speak! Who sent you to slander me!" The Empress glared at him fiercely. "First you betrayed your master and reported the Regent, and now you're slandering me?"
"Your Majesty, this kind of person is two-faced and his words cannot be trusted!"
Zhou Xuance chuckled: "What if the person who reported you was someone from your palace?"
As they were talking, a girl who looked like a palace maid entered the hall.
Emperor Xiaoxuan frowned: "Are you someone who serves the Empress?"
"Yes, Your Highness, I have been by your side since I was a child."
"You want to report the Empress?"
"Because this servant simply couldn't bear to watch. The prince has been stationed at the border for many years, loyal to the emperor and serving the country. It's already infuriating that the Third Prince sent someone to assassinate him, but the empress has come to hate the prince because of it."
The palace maid knelt on the ground.
"In fact, Her Majesty has had many complaints about His Highness ever since the Third Prince was first confined to his residence."
"I just never expected her to do such a thing, to harm His Majesty and frame the Prince. I simply couldn't stand by and watch..."
"You insolent wretch! You've been by Her Majesty's side since you were little, and she's treated you with such kindness. How dare you frame Her Majesty the Empress!" The nanny by the Empress's side was furious and rushed over to beat her to death, but was stopped by the guards.
"Your Majesty, you and the Empress have been husband and wife for many years. You cannot listen to the instigation of such a lowly servant girl!" The old woman knelt on the ground.
"Do you know what punishment you will receive for slandering the Empress?" Emperor Xiaoxuan asked the palace maid.
“This servant has letters from the Empress to her maternal family, instructing them to bribe assassins to assassinate His Majesty and to slander the Prince.”
As the palace maid spoke, she actually pulled out several letters from her bosom.
Upon seeing this, the Empress's legs went weak.
impossible……
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