Chapter 84: Drag you to hell with me!

Nanny Li was Empress Dowager Yin's most capable right-hand man. She took people to search Xue Youli's residence inside and out.

Soon, she came back to report.

Her hair was a little messy, and the two palace maids following behind her also looked pale.

Queen Mother Yin looked at Nanny Li and asked, "Nanny Li, what did you find out?"

Nanny Li was still in shock. She swallowed and spoke stutteringly, "Your Majesty, there is really, really..."

Seeing that Madam Li was hesitant to speak, Lady Qiao could not wait to ask, "Madam Li, is there anything that cannot be said in front of everyone?"

Nanny Li had originally vowed to go there to search for evidence, but when she led the way into Xue Youli's master bedroom and saw a group of poisonous snakes coiled on the bed, she was almost scared to death.

She raised her head and glanced at Queen Mother Yin on the main throne, and took a deep breath, "Your Majesty, there is a large group of poisonous snakes in Lady Xue's bedroom. When I pushed the door open just now, a spotted poisonous snake almost fell on my head. If it weren't for my nimble legs, I would have died!"

Lady Chi covered her mouth and looked at Xue Youli with fear in her eyes, "Oh my God! There are a bunch of poisonous snakes on Noble Xue's bed, so why is she standing here like nothing happened? Could it be that Noble Xue knows some evil magic?"

Concubine Ning was also filled with shock, "Could it be that the poisonous snake that bit me came from Noble Xue?"

Concubine Li looked at Concubine Ning's hypocritical appearance and rolled her eyes without hesitation, "Concubine Ning, have you been poisoned by the snake venom and become stupid? If Concubine Xue wanted to harm people, why would she keep a poisonous snake in her bedroom?"

Rong Fei added calmly, "Poisonous snakes are fierce and can hurt you if you are not careful. The noble Xue I know is not such a brainless person."

Madam Li nodded hurriedly, "Yes! Those poisonous snakes are too scary. If I had run a little slower, oh my! I dare not even think about it!"

Noble Qiao said in a deep voice, "Noble Xue, you are so brave! Even Nanny Li was almost harmed by you. Now that the evidence is conclusive, what else do you have to deny?"

Xue Youli chuckled, "Mr. Qiao, you keep saying that the evidence is solid. So, let me ask you, where is the evidence you are talking about?"

"The poisonous snakes you summoned have bitten Concubine Ning. What else do you have to say?"

"Empress Dowager, please punish Concubine Xue according to palace rules to serve as a warning to others!"

Although Lady Chi came to the palace, she didn't even have the chance to say a word to Murong Che.

She knew very well the status of Xue Youli in the emperor's heart. If she could take the opportunity to get rid of Xue Youli, she would have a chance to stand out in the harem in the future!

Everyone was waiting for Queen Mother Yin to speak. At this moment, a sharp voice came from outside the courtyard, "The Emperor has arrived—"

Murong Che had just dealt with He Shengfeng's matter when he heard that Xue Youli was detained by the Queen Mother, so he immediately rushed over.

After everyone saluted, Murong Che understood the situation and made a direct conclusion, "Noble Xue's bedroom was full of poisonous snakes, which clearly showed that someone wanted to harm Noble Xue. Concubine Ning was bitten, which clearly showed that the poisonous snakes went to the wrong place and bit the wrong person. From this point of view, Noble Xue is the victim!"

Everyone: "..." Your Majesty, being partial does not mean telling lies with a blind eye!

Noble Qiao couldn't stand it any longer, and said in a sour tone, "Your Majesty, please don't be partial and let all the sisters down! There are so many people living in the palace, why did the poisonous snake only bite Concubine Ning?"

Murong Che nodded thoughtfully, "Concubine Ning, Lady Qiao is right. Why did the poisonous snake bite you instead of others? You should reflect on yourself!"

Chu Xinyue came back with Murong Che's travel entourage. After hearing what Murong Che said, she almost laughed out loud.

He tugged at Xue Youli's sleeve from behind and whispered in her ear, "Your emperor knows how to kill people and destroy their souls."

Xue Youli didn't expect that she had been standing behind him, covering her mouth and mouthing, "Did you do it?"

She has the Book of Divine Secrets and knows how Concubine Ning wants to frame her.

She originally wanted to quietly tell Chu Xinyue how to break the impasse, but unfortunately she had been stared at by Concubine Ning and the others.

And Chu Xinyue didn't even need her to say a word before she got the job done.

Chu Xinyue gave her a look: [The evidence is with Concubine Ning, you should ask the emperor to search for it! You must kill her!]

Xue Youli put her hands behind her back and quietly gave her a thumbs up: [Sister, I knew that you, a cobbler, can be as good as three Zhuge Liangs! This time, Concubine Ning is going to lift a rock and drop it on her own feet! ]

Chu Xinyue glanced at Murong Che: [Hurry up and act coquettishly to the emperor and ask him to go to Concubine Ning's courtyard to look for evidence of her crime!]

Xue Youli had prepared a speech and was about to speak out the words she had prepared in her mind, but Murong Che spoke before she could say anything, "Since poisonous snakes have appeared in both Noble Xue's and Concubine Ning's courtyards, it would be unfair to search only Noble Xue's courtyard. Wang Defa, take your men to Concubine Ning's courtyard immediately and search it thoroughly to clear Concubine Ning's name!"

"I obey your order!"

Chu Xinyue heard this, turned her head to look at Murong Che, and poked Xue Youli with her finger: [What's going on? Did the emperor plant eavesdropping devices on us? How did he predict our predictions? ]

Xue Youli continued to glance at her from the corner of his eyes, and his eyes were almost blinking in his efforts to make eye contact with her.

[I don't know. How can an emperor be stupid? How can he be led by a group of pure women? Concubine Ning and the others think they are smart and don't think about whose territory the imperial palace belongs to! ]

[They dare to play tricks under Murong Che's nose. Who knows, they may have been seen through by Murong Che's eyes and ears! Anyway, she is Murong Ye's person. We can use the emperor's hand today to get rid of Murong Ye's chess piece! ]

Xue Youli had no idea that she was Murong Che's most powerful spy in the entire palace.

When Concubine Ning saw that Murong Che favored Xue Youli to this extent, a sinister look flashed in her eyes.

However, her yard was clean and there was nothing there, so Wang Defa had to make a wasted trip, which also made her grievance more apparent. "Your Majesty, please search. I am upright and have nothing to fear."

But the slap in the face came too quickly!

Not long after Wang Defa went to her courtyard, he brought the evidence he had found and reported to Murong Che, "Your Majesty, I found several packets of drug powder in Concubine Ning's courtyard."

Murong Che's eyes were cold and fierce, and he said in a deep voice, "Let the imperial physician come and check what medicine is inside!"

Concubine Ning was stunned when she looked at the medicine bags on the ground. "No, these medicine bags are not mine!"

Murong Che ignored her self-defense and waited until Doctor Cheng finished testing the powder before speaking, "Doctor Cheng, what kind of powder is in these medicine bags?"

Doctor Cheng opened the medicine package and sniffed the powder carefully. "Your Majesty, this powder is used by some snake catchers to lure poisonous snakes. I just went to Noble Xue's bedroom to check. Noble Xue's bed was also sprinkled with this powder, which is why so many poisonous snakes were attracted!"

Murong Che was furious on the spot, "Concubine Ning, you are so bold that you dare to play a trick in front of the Queen Mother, the thief crying thief!"

Concubine Ning knelt on the ground with a thump, "Your Majesty! I am innocent! I don't know where these medicine bags came from? Maybe, maybe Xue Youli had someone put them in my yard in advance to deliberately frame me!"

"presumptuous!"

Murong Che rebuked her and said coldly, "Pass on my decree. Concubine Ning framed Concubine Xue and made false accusations. The evidence is solid! Degrade her to a commoner and sentence her to death!"

Concubine Ning never imagined that she would risk her life to bring down Xue Youli, but in the end she would be sentenced to death. How could she accept this?

"Your Majesty, I refuse to accept this! Why did you always let Mr. Xue off the hook when he committed a crime, but you sentence me to death when I commit a crime?"

Murong Che narrowed his peach blossom eyes, too lazy to waste words with her, "Because I want you to die, you have to die!"

"Ha! Hahaha! What a great saying, 'If the ruler wants his subject to die, the subject must die'! Murong Che, you are so incompetent, how can you be the ruler of a country?"

Concubine Ning stared at Murong Che, her scarlet eyes full of determination and cruelty, "Since you want to kill me, today I will drag you to hell with me!"

Having said that, she pulled out the hairpin from her hair, jumped up, aimed at the man's neck artery and stabbed it hard!