Chapter 32: The Concubine Beats Fang Yilin
The concubine was very regretful.
Why would she suspect Afang and punish Afang just because of Fang Yilin's few provocative words?
"I'm sorry, Afang." The Concubine Dowager grabbed Nanny Chang's hand, "I was wrong about you."
When Nanny Chang heard the name "Afang", she was startled.
The Toffee hadn't called her name for a long, long time.
This name brought her thoughts back to many years ago - the days when they lived cautiously in the cannibalistic harem and depended on each other for survival.
Nanny Chang's tears fell: "I have no regrets."
The concubine felt extremely guilty.
She gently placed her hand on Nanny Chang's cheek: "Does it hurt?"
Nanny Chang shook her head: "This servant doesn't feel any pain."
"You're lying." The concubine was distressed. "It's swollen like this."
"Afang, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it's my fault."
Nanny Chang didn't say anything else, and her tears flowed even more violently.
Besides being moved, I also felt more sorry for myself.
In the years since she left the palace, she and the Concubine Dowager no longer shared hardships, and their feelings grew weaker and weaker.
She could feel that the concubine was becoming more and more disgusted with her.
On the contrary, it was Nanny Fang who was good at flattery and won the favor of the Concubine Dowager.
This slap in the face made her realize deeply that there are some things that cannot be avoided without fighting.
If Xie Yingmian hadn't secretly helped her, she would have been beaten to death by Nanny Fang today.
Once she becomes a cripple and is completely despised by the Concubine Dowager, hell will be waiting for her.
So, after Xie Yingmian set up the stage, she personally went on stage to perform for the concubine.
She wanted to fight, for herself and for Xie Yingmian who helped her at the critical moment.
"The Concubine doesn't have to apologize to me. I have sworn that I will always protect you, even if it means death. I will always remember this. This is my mission." said Nanny Chang.
Hearing this, the concubine felt more guilty.
In her heart, she cursed the two-faced Nanny Fang.
"Sorry to bother you." Xie Yingmian saw that the time was almost right. "I'm sorry to bother you at this time."
"The reconstruction of the scene is complete. Madam Dowager, how about we get to the point first?"
The concubine restrained her expression.
The look in her eyes when she looked at Xie Yingmian became less hostile.
"It's true that you killed people and injured people. I didn't wrongly accuse you."
"As for whether you seriously injured Yilin or not, I can't tell from your performance, but I heard you wanted to kill Yilin. Do you have anything to say?"
Xie Yingmian saluted and said, "Replying to the Concubine, Yingmian has something to say."
She spoke softly, "Does Her Majesty still remember that Prince Ling's condition worsened on their wedding night?"
Of course Toffee remembers.
Ye'er, who was originally in a coma, suddenly became seriously ill on her wedding night. The imperial physician determined that Ye'er would not survive until dawn.
Later, Xie Yingmian discovered that Ye'er's condition worsened because of poisoning.
The person who poisoned the person is dead, and the clues are gone.
"What do you want to say?" asked the Toffee.
Xie Yingmian said, "His Royal Highness Prince Ling's condition worsened on his wedding night, and we have also investigated the cause of the deterioration."
The concubine frowned slightly, waiting for Xie Yingmian to continue.
Xie Yingmian said in a deep voice, "Nanny Lin poisoned Prince Ling, causing him to die before dawn. This happened on their wedding night. Danyue Courtyard has strict controls, so the news won't be leaked easily."
"But, before dawn the day after our wedding night, Miss Fang came to our house."
"You also saw it in the reconstruction just now. Miss Fang burst into tears as soon as she arrived at Danyue Courtyard, and even shouted that it was me who killed Prince Ling."
"I'm very confused. How did Miss Fang know that His Royal Highness Prince Ling wouldn't live to see the dawn?"
As soon as Xie Yingmian said this.
Fang Yilin's face was even paler than paper.
"No, I didn't..."
"Coincidence, it's a coincidence." Fang Yilin said in a panic, "Aunt Dowager, this is a coincidence..."
Xie Yingmian directly said to the Concubine Dowager: "How can a normal person cry in someone else's wedding room?"
"Besides, His Royal Highness Prince Ling was still alive at that time. Miss Fang came up and said that His Royal Highness Prince Ling was killed by me. Doesn't Her Majesty think this is strange?"
The toffee's body trembled.
When she saw the "reconstruction of the scene", she felt something was wrong.
After being reminded by Xie Yingmian, he finally found what was wrong.
Ye'er's physical condition is of utmost importance and cannot be spread out.
Fang Yilin rushed in to mourn at dawn.
Normal people would not cry without knowing the truth.
Unless Fang Yilin knew from the beginning that something would happen on the wedding night!
"Could it be you?" The concubine stood up directly, her eyes red.
"Did you poison Ye'er?"
"Fang Yilin, I treat you like my own daughter. I believe I've treated you well. Why are you doing this?"
"No, it's not." Fang Yilin was very flustered.
"Aunt Dowager, please listen to my explanation."
"After arriving at Danyue Courtyard, I heard from the maids that my cousin Prince Ling had passed away..."
Bang!
The concubine slapped Fang Yilin in the face.
This slap took almost all her strength.
"How long do you want to keep deceiving me?" The concubine was so angry that her whole body was shaking.
Except for the maids who served her personally, Ye'er's confidant Fu Mo, and the imperial physician who diagnosed Ye'er, no one else knew Ye'er's physical condition.
How could the maids who cleaned the house have the courage to talk about such things?
"Do you think I'm a fool?"
Fang Yilin was stunned.
Her face was burning and her ears were buzzing.
Was she beaten by the Toffee?
The concubine slapped her in the face in front of all the maids and servants?
Fang Yilin was extremely angry.
This old man kept saying that he loved her, but then he turned around and slapped her in the face.
Fang Yilin was filled with hatred in his heart, but his face showed aggrievedness.
"Aunt Dowager, why did you hit Lin'er?" Tears welled up in her eyes. "You don't trust Lin'er, but you trust an outsider?"
Seeing Fang Yilin still being stubborn, the concubine said with deep sorrow, "You ask me why?"
"Okay, okay, I'll tell you why."
"If you don't want to marry Ye'er, that's fine. You just need to explain it to me clearly. Can I force you to marry Ye'er?"
"You used a serious illness as an excuse to deceive me and almost delayed the wedding."
Fang Yilin retorted in a low voice: "But, I am really sick."
"You can't be unreasonable. You insisted on waiting. How can you blame me for this?"
The Toffee's disappointment grew stronger.
"Okay, I won't bother with this matter."
"I'm asking you."
"You have been staying in the palace all year round. I have provided you with good food and drink and treated you like my own daughter. Why did you attack Ye'er?"
"You know how important Ye'er is to me, why do you... cough cough cough." The concubine was so excited that she choked on her trachea and coughed as she spoke.
"I didn't. I didn't harm my cousin." Fang Yilin pointed at Xie Yingmian, "She framed me."
"I fell into her trap, Aunt Dowager, you have to believe me."
"I didn't know about Cousin Prince Ling's health condition at first. It was Xie Yingmian who hinted at me, and the maids and servants chatting about it, that gave me the false impression that Cousin Prince Ling had passed away, and I said the wrong thing."
"She keeps saying she's reconstructing the scene, but in fact, she's distorting the whole story and misleading you. The truth is not like that."
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