Song Qingxue had such a big thing on her mind that she had no appetite.

She was wondering what Xiahou Chongyuan was thinking now.

Although Xiahou Chongyuan knew the truth of the matter, what if he wanted to cover up for Su Ruqian?

If this is the case, whether she can find evidence to prove her innocence or not, it seems that she will not be able to escape this crime.

After all, Su Ruqian was the concubine assigned to him by the late emperor. He must be unwilling to sentence Su Ruqian because of her, thus creating a rift between him and the young emperor.

Alas, life is so hard.

I used to think that memorizing medical books all night long was difficult enough, but I didn’t expect it to be even more difficult.

Life is just a few short autumns, and when I look back on them, I am filled with sorrow.

She studied medicine for so many years and finally achieved something, but a car accident brought everything back to zero.

That’s not all, but they also brought her to this place where her life could be in danger at any time.

The more Song Qingxue thought about it, the more worried she became.

She simply put down her bowl and chopsticks, turned around and asked Xiahou Chongyuan directly, "My Lord, is justice important to you?"

"Why do you ask that?"

"I'm afraid that in the end, I will lose to the kindness and righteousness in your heart."

"Won't."

"A gentleman's word is as good as his bond. If Your Majesty breaks his word, he will be punished by heaven!"

"Um."

After Song Qingxue got Xiahou Chongyuan's answer, she stopped eating.

She won't be able to rest easy until the problem is solved.

She has to resolve this matter as soon as possible!

…

Song Qingxue thought that she couldn't just sit there and wait for death, so she went to the guest room and met Pan Xiang.

I guess it’s because she’s guilty, Pan Xiang’s condition isn’t very good.

Seeing Song Qingxue come in, Pan Xiang subconsciously shrank back, and then followed Liu Yue to greet her.

In the past, Pan Xiang would have looked down on Song Qingxue just like her master, but the way Song Qingxue beat her during the day was still imprinted in her mind, so she could only suppress her resentment and act respectful.

"Hail, Princess."

Song Qingxue did not say "no thanks", but just agreed to let the two girls kneel, and she walked to the chair calmly and sat down.

"Panxiang, this princess wants to ask you, why did you appear outside the main courtyard today by such a coincidence?"

Pan Xiang lowered her head and said, "My lord, today I was going to get lunch for the concubine and happened to pass by."

"Oh? This princess didn't know when we would have to pass through the main courtyard to get from the concubine's courtyard to the dining room."

Pan Xiang immediately lowered her head even lower, but she was firm in her statement, "The reason I passed through the main courtyard was because... Madam Qi asked me to help."

She spoke with some hesitation, which made people doubt her.

Song Qingxue didn't believe it at all. Since she said so, she sent someone to invite Nanny Qi over.

As a result, after a confrontation with Nanny Qi, the lies were exposed.

Pan Xiang was immediately panicked. She kowtowed to Song Qingxue and begged for mercy, but said nothing else.

Song Qingxue seized this opportunity and pursued the victory, "Spare my life? Panxiang, do you know where this is? This is the Regent's Palace! Deceiving the master is a capital crime."

"If you don't even tell the truth, how can you expect me to spare your life?"

"My Queen, please spare me! My Queen, please spare me!"

Song Qingxue lowered her tone, "Tell the truth!"

"It's... it was Madam Qi who framed me! She's lying! Princess, it's Madam Qi who's lying!"

"Still not telling the truth?"

Song Qingxue shouted sternly: "Liu Huan, beat her for me! Beat her until she tells the truth!"

"Princess Princess?"

Liu Huan was a little stunned, as if he didn't dare to take action.

In the past, it was always Pan Xiang who bullied her. Although the princess had vented her anger last time, there was still a shadow in her heart.

"What are you afraid of? Fight."

Song Qingxue understood what Liu Huan was thinking, but she also said that as the eldest maid by her side, she represented the face of her, the queen.

After she gave the order, Liu Huan gritted his teeth and attacked Pan Xiang's face.

Pan Xiang's cheeks were swollen and red from being beaten, and her mind was already in a daze, but she was unwilling to open her mouth.

She didn't want to die, but she couldn't either.

Liu Huan saw blood oozing from the corner of her mouth, and couldn't help but pause, then turned to look at Song Qingxue.

"Liu Yue, come here." Song Qingxue thought that Liu Huan had been fighting for so long, and his hands must be tired.

Liu Yue didn't move when he heard that, but said, "Princess, if we continue to fight, someone might die."

Song Qingxue raised her eyebrows slightly and said in a cold voice: "Do you want to disobey orders?"

"I dare not." Although Liu Yue was more thoughtful than other maids, she was just a servant after all.

Although Song Qingxue might be suspected of being unfaithful to her husband at the moment, her orders were not something a maid could disobey.

Pan Xiang had never been punished so severely before. Finally, she could no longer bear it and kowtowed to Song Qingxue, shouting, "I say! I say! Princess, please spare my life!"

"Just say no if you're willing."

Pan Xiang cried as she crawled forward with difficulty. Then she stretched out her hand and tugged at the hem of Song Qingxue's skirt and said, "It was the concubine. It was all the concubine's orders. She wanted to get rid of you and become the principal concubine. That's why... that's why..."

"Oh? What is the relationship between the man who appeared in this princess' room and Su Ruqian?"

"I don't know."

"You really don't know?"

Pan Xiang swallowed her bloody saliva and said word by word: "Every word I said is true! Please, Princess, spare my life!"

"That depends on whether you tell the truth in front of the prince tomorrow."

"I dare not lie! I must tell the truth! I must tell the truth! Thank you, Princess, for sparing my life!"

Song Qingxue sneered, then stood up and left.

After walking a distance, Song Qingxue suddenly muttered, "Why didn't you come to find her earlier? Why did you waste so much effort?"

"Ah? Madam, what did you say?"

"nothing."

Song Qingxue shook her head. "Go back and clean up. It's time to go to bed."

"yes."

Although Pan Xiang confessed, Song Qingxue did not sleep well that night, so much so that when she woke up the next day, she had dark circles under her eyes.

But she didn't care about this. She just washed up and went to find Xiahou Chongyuan, and then went with him to find Panxiang.

Pan Xiang confessed everything she had said last night, but when it was the man's turn to confront Pan Xiang, although he cleared Song Qingxue's grievances, the man insisted that it was Pan Xiang who wanted to harm her.

If this man traveled to the 21st century and wrote a book called "Self-cultivation of a Dog", it would definitely be a big seller.

Song Qingxue thought about it, took out the hairpin that had appeared on Su Ruqian's head, and asked, "If Pan Xiang lied, how do you explain this hairpin?"

"This is the reward she gave me. She originally told me that as long as the prince divorced you, she would rescue me."

The man's tone was very steady, and his words were well-reasoned and plausible, making it hard to doubt him.

But the biggest problem is that he can still remain so calm even when facing death.

This man is really something. He is not afraid of death, but is afraid that this matter will be directed at Su Ruqian.

"You're talking nonsense!" Pan Xiang was not so calm. After hearing the man's false accusations, she wanted to get up and strangle him on the spot.

"That's enough!" At this time, Xiahou Chongyuan, who had been silent all the time, suddenly spoke up, "Since the matter has been clarified, there is no need to continue the interrogation."

"What?" Song Qingxue looked back at him in surprise, but only heard him calmly arrange the death of Panxiang and the man.

Both of them were sentenced to caning, and the execution was immediate.

In front of her was the screams of Pan Xiang and the man, so sharp and piercing that it made her head hurt.

Song Qingxue didn't expect Xiahou Chongyuan to handle it this way, and she couldn't recover for a long time.

how so?

He clearly knew that it was Su Ruqian's order, but he just let a maid be the scapegoat, and then killed these two people, and that was the end of it?

As expected, in the Regent’s Palace, servants’ lives are not important.

As for justice?

Not only did she regain her innocence, but she also executed the evildoer.

As the regent, he is naturally fair.