Xuanyuan Peng glanced at Consort Su: "It seems this purse is inextricably linked to the Su family's inner circle. Investigate each room one by one!"
"Yes," Jin Lu replied, then led several Imperial Guards to search.
Bai Qin knelt on the ground, trembling with fear.
After the beggar gave her purse to Su Xuening last time, the young lady ordered them to burn all the purses made of Yunyan Tuanjin. However, the Yunyan Tuanjin fabric was still there, and her stitches were still clearly visible.
In just a quarter of an hour, she felt as if she had endured several lifetimes of torment, her clothes getting wet and then drying, only to get soaked again.
The Imperial Guards moved quickly, and soon Jinlu brought over a piece of fabric and a handkerchief to report: "Your Majesty, we couldn't find an identical purse, but we found the fabric used to make it, as well as the embroidery pattern and stitches on this handkerchief, which are exactly the same as those on the purse. They were all made by this maid."
Xuanyuan Peng looked at the items Jin Lu handed him, then frowned and looked at Bai Qin.
Before Xuanyuan Peng could even ask a question, Baiqin was so frightened that she prostrated herself on the ground and cried out her innocence: "This servant is innocent! This fabric was given to Miss by Madam to make clothes, and the handkerchief is indeed mine, but this purse is not mine. Someone is framing me! Please, Your Majesty, investigate thoroughly!"
Su Feiling also pleaded, "Your Majesty, this handkerchief and fabric cannot prove that this purse belongs to Baiqin. It is possible that someone stole my fabric and imitated Baiqin's stitches to make such a purse to slander me and Baiqin. Someone has ulterior motives. Please make a wise judgment, Your Majesty."
Before Xuanyuan Peng could even consider the possibility of Su Feiling's words, a maidservant tremblingly raised her hand: "This servant...this servant has a way to determine whether this purse belongs to Sister Baiqin."
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