Chapter 44 This is different from what we agreed
The Queen slammed the table and said angrily:
"Is this true? You know that slandering the royal family is a capital crime!"
"Empress, even if you gave us ten times the courage, we would not dare to lie to your face!"
"Yes, Queen, look, this is the unused box of powder. If you check it, you will know that it is the one that the eldest lady usually uses!"
The two men swore and vowed that what they said was absolutely true and presented physical evidence.
The Queen then looked at Yun Qingqing, with a bit of unkindness on her face:
"Yun Qingqing, we have all the evidence, what else do you have to say?"
Yun Qingqing smiled: "If you only give me half a day, I can find eight or ten of these witnesses and physical evidence for you! The boxes of powder are everywhere in my room. Anyone can steal them when I'm not around, not to mention that these two servants are working in my courtyard! How can this be considered physical evidence!"
"You are clearly quibbling!" Yun Bailian said sharply, "If you hadn't done anything evil, why would the servants in your own courtyard identify you!"
The Queen also snorted coldly:
"Yun Qingqing, the Crown Princess has already produced witnesses and physical evidence, but you just talk nonsense and can't produce any evidence. How can I believe you?"
Yun Qingqing was not in a hurry:
"That's easy. Just follow my rules and ask these two people a few questions, and the truth will come out."
"What rules?" The queen narrowed her eyes suspiciously.
"Don't worry, Queen. I only need an incense stick of time to ensure that the interrogation process is fair and open. Everyone here can see it with their own eyes. I will never hide anything." Yun Qingqing said, "I only have one condition, that is, during my interrogation, no one can interrupt in any way, otherwise it is equivalent to admitting that they are guilty!"
The queen hesitated for a moment, thinking that she couldn't come up with any tricks, so she nodded:
"Okay, I'll give you a chance, but I'll make it clear beforehand, if you can't get the answer, I'll punish you!"
The Queen secretly thought that Yun Qingqing had been in the limelight since her wedding day, and even the Regent had become more arrogant. This was simply abominable!
As long as the charges are proven this time, even if the Regent can protect her, it would be a slap in his face. If the news is spread secretly, Yun Qingqing will not be able to get rid of her bad reputation!
Yun Qingqing was too lazy to talk nonsense and pointed at one of them and said:
"In order to prevent the two from colluding with each other, take one out first and wait until I finish the interrogation. Then I will interrogate the other one! Qiao'er, follow him and keep an eye on him. Don't let anyone reveal the situation in the house!"
After saying that, he turned around and whispered a few instructions to Qiao'er, who immediately nodded and went out.
Yun Bailian gritted her teeth and waited secretly. Since she had found someone to identify the person, she had naturally made all the necessary preparations. The confessions of the two had already been clearly arranged. What was the point of isolating them temporarily now?
Everyone was waiting to see how Yun Qingqing would interrogate them.
She asked someone to bring a chair over, and sat down in front of the servant, staring at him with a gloomy face, but she didn't say a word.
The onlookers were all puzzled. Yun Bailian wanted to ask her several times to stop wasting her time, but because Yun Qingqing had already made a statement, she was afraid of being accused of being guilty, so she refrained from speaking.
The room was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop. Time seemed to slow down all of a sudden, and everyone felt that the incense stick had been burning for a long time before it had only burned a quarter of its length.
The servant Wang Wu, who was kneeling on the ground, didn't know what this meant, but he felt unsure. This was different from what he had thought before. He had prepared so many excuses, but the eldest lady didn't ask a single question. What should he say?
He buried his head lower and lower, but he could still feel the sharp gaze above his head staring coldly at him, and sweat gradually seeped out of his back.
The unknown is the most frightening thing.
After an unknown amount of time, Wang Wu was almost soaked in sweat, and finally heard Yun Qingqing speak.
"Take him away and bring Zhao Liu here." Zhao Liu was the name of another servant.
Wang Wu shuddered and was about to speak when he realized what the other party said. He looked at Yun Qingqing with his mouth open in confusion and stood there in a daze.
Yun Qingqing sneered: "What? Why don't you get out now? Or have you decided to tell the truth?"
Wang Wu was startled and stood up quickly, wiping the sweat off his face and walked out.
When he got outside, he realized that Zhao Liu had been taken to another room. He was also taken to that room, and saw Qiao'er hurriedly walking out, saying as she walked:
"I need to go out for a while, please don't do anything tricky!"
After saying that, she ran out.
Zhao Liu waited for her to disappear, then immediately stepped forward and asked Wang Wu:
"How was it? What did the woman ask you?"
Wang Wu's face turned pale and he wiped the sweat off his forehead.
"She didn't ask anything."
"Ah?" Zhao Liu was stunned for a moment, frowned and said, "Half an incense stick of time, and you didn't ask anything? What are you talking about! Even if you only asked some unimportant questions, you should have informed me so that I would know how to respond later."
Wang Wu raised his voice a little:
"But she really didn't ask anything! Why would I lie to you about this!"
Only then did Zhao Liu notice Wang Wu's face and the sweat on his forehead, and his expression suddenly changed.
"What are you mumbling about? It's your turn now, hurry up!" the eunuch at the door urged.
Zhao Liu looked at Wang Wu suspiciously, but in the end he said nothing and left with the eunuch.
When he returned to the hall, he saw Yun Qingqing sitting there with a relaxed look on her face. His heart skipped a beat and he walked forward, knelt silently, and waited to ask questions.
Yun Qingqing glanced at him and said slowly:
"Do you know what Wang Wu just said?"
Zhao Liu's heart tightened and he said nothing.
Yun Qingqing chuckled:
"In fact, I already have evidence of your betrayal and frame-up. Both of you deserve to die, but today I am willing to show mercy and let one of you go. However, who I let go depends on your performance."
"When Wang Wu heard that only the person who explained the truth most clearly and in detail could be pardoned, he confessed everything."
When Zhao Liu heard these words, his mind was full of Wang Wu's strange behavior just now, and his back suddenly felt cold.
Did that bastard confess everything?
Yun Qingqing narrowed her eyes, suddenly slammed the table, and shouted:
"Wang Wu, you stole the iron box containing the drug powder from my room. What else do you have to say?"
"He's talking nonsense!" Zhao Liu was shocked and angry, sweat immediately broke out, "How could that bastard make up such a thing to harm me! This is different from what we agreed on..."
Yun Qingqing interrupted:
"And it was you who put the poison in Yun Bailian's food in the kitchen. Wang Wu was just keeping watch outside!"
"It's unfair!" Zhao Liu shouted, "There was no poisoning at all! The poison powder was given to us by the Second Miss, who specifically asked us to put it in the box to identify you, the First Miss!"
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