The Queen pointed at the maid with a trembling finger in horror: "You, do you know what the crime of slandering the Queen is?"
There was a cold light in her eyes, shooting straight at the palace maid.
After the maid said this, she closed her eyes and fell to the ground, kowtowing repeatedly: "This servant dare not slander the Queen. Everything this servant said is true!"
The queen wanted to say something, but Gu Qilan raised her hand to stop her.
The maid continued, "Yes... The Empress sent someone to contact me, instructing me to secretly open the window of the greenhouse, extinguish the fire, and... to freeze the elixir fruit, and then frame Concubine Xin and Concubine Rong..."
Gu Qilan frowned and said in a deep voice, "Since the Queen asked you to do this, why are you going back on your word now?"
When the Queen heard the Emperor ask this, she looked at him in panic: "Your Majesty, I don't have any, I..."
The emperor raised his hand again to interrupt her, staring at the palace maid with his eagle-like eyes.
The maid was panicked and stammered, "I... it was because I knew that the elixir fruit was very precious. I was forced by the power of the Queen to destroy the elixir fruit.
I deeply regret what I have done, so…I am speaking out today, hoping that the Emperor will give me a lighter punishment."
At this moment, the eldest princess suddenly stood up, her voice filled with sorrow: "Mother, this elixir is so precious, how could you allow it to be destroyed? Moreover, today is my birthday. How can I repay my father's kindness if such a big incident happened at the birthday banquet?"
Her eyes were slightly red and her tone was full of grievance.
The Queen was furious when she heard her say this. "Shut up! I have never done such a thing. How can the words of a mere maid convince everyone? Who knows if she wasn't bribed to slander me?"
Even though she had done such a thing, she could not admit it at this moment.
Then she turned to look at Gu Qilan and said, "Your Majesty, you can't just listen to the words of a little palace maid. Why would I do such a thing? What good would it do to me?"
At this moment, the young palace maid suddenly took out a jade bracelet from her sleeve, presented it to the emperor, and said quickly:
"Your Majesty, how dare this slave slander the Empress? This bracelet was given to me by the Empress's female official when I was doing something for her. Please understand clearly, Your Majesty."
When she saw the jade bracelet, Changpei's heart sank suddenly. When she contacted the palace maid that day, she did not give her any benefits because she was threatening her with her family outside the palace.
But yesterday, the palace maid suddenly came to her and said that her brother outside the palace was sick and in urgent need of money. She also sent people to inquire outside the palace and found out that he was indeed sick. In order to let her do a good job, she gave her this jade bracelet.
This jade bracelet was given to her by the Queen Mother as a reward. She didn't have any money on her at the time, so she was given this jade bracelet.
Now it seems that this palace maid must have been instigated to rebel. She came to her for money yesterday just to leave some evidence. After trying to figure out the whole story, Chang Pei couldn't help but grit her teeth. This bitch!
Song Qu stepped forward and presented the jade bracelet to Gu Qilan. He took a casual look at it and realized that the bracelet was made of transparent jade and was not something a little palace maid could own.
He turned his gaze to the queen, his deep eyes full of questions.
The queen's heart skipped a beat when she saw this. She didn't expect that this little bitch actually had something on her. She glanced at the long pendant beside her. They had been master and servant for many years, and when she saw the other's expression, she knew that the thing was given by her.
At this time, Concubine Xin and Concubine Rong also reacted and both looked at the Queen with a look of realization.
Now they understood that the Queen's move was just to accuse them of improper supervision so that she could take back the power to manage the harem.
Gu Qilan said in a cold tone: "What else do you have to say!"
Hearing the emperor's question, the queen was really panicked. Who was it? She had planned everything well, and the maid's family was in her hands. Who knew her plan and used the maid to trick her?
She scanned the people present with a slightly panicked look. When she saw the eldest princess's half-smile, her pupils suddenly shrank. It was her? How could it be?
No, it must be her. She was able to think of setting fire to kill the third prince, so it’s not surprising that she can do this now. But how did she find out?
She should have killed this little evil creature long ago and let her go to hell with her mother Liu!
The queen was in a state of confusion for a moment. Faced with the emperor's questioning and the jade bracelet that was like a mountain of evidence, she didn't know how to refute it.
At this moment, Chang Pei beside her knelt down with a plop: "Your Majesty, this matter was done by me alone. It has nothing to do with the Empress. Please don't anger the Empress."
Hearing her say this, the queen looked at Changpei lying on the ground with surprise, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't say it.
Gu Qilan looked at Chang Pei dimly: "You said you did this, why did you do this?"
Chang Pei gritted his teeth, his face showing an expression of fearless fearlessness: "Your Majesty, the Queen's confinement has long been lifted, but you have not yet returned the Queen's power to manage the harem.
Seeing the Empress worrying about this day and night, I couldn't bear it, so I resorted to this desperate measure. I beg Your Majesty to forgive me."
Gu Qilan sneered, "Forgive me? You destroyed such a precious elixir fruit just for this one thing, and you still want me to forgive you?"
Having said that, he asked someone to take the long pendant away.
Seeing this, the Queen panicked and knelt down before the Emperor with a plop. "Your Majesty, Changpei... Changpei is also thinking about me. I beg Your Majesty to be lenient with her."
Gu Qilan stared at the queen: "Yes, she did this for your sake, but I don't know if she did what you wanted or if she did it alone as she said."
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