However, Emperor Mingyang knew that the child should be alright, otherwise, given Qin Su's personality, she would have directly chopped up the Empress with a knife.
She would absolutely do such a thing.
only……
He looked at the Empress Dowager and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, it is indeed not possible to convict the Empress based solely on the one-sided words of the palace servants."
He did dislike the Empress, but he wasn't so bad as to be unable to distinguish right from wrong.
The empress is the mother of the nation; her status is undeniable, and she cannot be slandered by others at will.
Moreover, this person was personally selected by the Empress Dowager, and was outstanding in the capital in terms of family background, talent, and appearance.
"Speak," the Empress Dowager gestured to the kneeling palace servants.
"This servant...this servant really doesn't know anything." She was terrified.
They're plotting to murder the imperial heir!
Yu Shuo patted Qin Su's hand reassuringly and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, you must give your younger brother justice in this matter."
Emperor Mingyang rubbed his temples. "Of course, she is my niece."
The only girl in the royal family now, who wouldn't care?
"Lian Tao".
Lian Tao understood Qin Su's meaning, and she stepped forward and said, "Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, the Princess Consort had long felt that this person was not right, so she asked me to follow her, and that's when we saw her enter Fengqi Palace."
The Empress gripped her handkerchief tightly and immediately denied her, "You're talking nonsense! Who gave you the audacity to slander me?! Was it the Princess Consort of Prince Chen?"
Yu Shuo's sharp gaze swept over them instantly. He protected Qin Su and said coldly, "Your Majesty, please watch your words. You have no conflict of interest with my princess. Why is she slandering you?"
"I am quite curious, why does this person slander the Empress alone, instead of others?"
“Moreover…” He paused, glanced at the Empress Dowager, and then said, “This palace maid never mentioned that this matter was related to the Empress.”
The Empress Dowager pursed her lips. To be honest, the palace maid really didn't say anything.
But both Emperor Mingyang and Yu Shuo arrived later, so how did he know? What's wrong with the second son's brain?
Can you give me half?
The Empress was somewhat flustered; she had always been wary of her brother-in-law. He was clearly just a prince, at most a prince with real power, yet he spoke with such confidence and such oppressive manner.
"Empress, do you have anything else to say?" Emperor Mingyang's face also darkened.
She's really daring!
Murdering the imperial heir!
The Empress immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I truly did not. Your Majesty summoned me here, doesn't that mean this palace maid is trying to slander me?"
"I am already the Empress, what purpose would I have to harm the young princess?"
"Just as Prince Chen said, Princess Chen and I have no conflict of interest. Why would I want to harm her?"
This matter must absolutely not be admitted, absolutely, absolutely must not be admitted!
Just then, Granny Qin came in carrying a tray and whispered, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, these are the things we found on this palace maid."
The Empress Dowager lifted the silk curtain, revealing a jade bracelet. The bracelet was of fine quality, certainly not something a palace maid could possess.
"The Emperor, come and see." She gestured for Granny Qin to bring the tray over.
The Empress was unaware of the jade bracelet incident; she had never even met the palace maid. Everything was arranged by Jinxiu.
Why not just give them silver? Why insist on giving them a jade bracelet?!
She was furious!
What a useless piece of trash!
Emperor Mingyang looked at the bracelet, then at the pitiful empress kneeling on the ground.
He didn't believe that the Empress would dare to harm the young princess.
But just as Yu Shuo said, Qin Su had no reason to frame the Empress.
So, about this matter...
He put down the jade bracelet and said, "Empress, what else do you have to say?"
"This jade bracelet clearly belongs to your palace!"
The Empress panicked completely; she had no idea that Jinxiu would take things directly from her palace.
"Your Majesty, I truly know nothing about this. I would never harm the young princess," she cried out, proclaiming her innocence.
Jinxiu, however, knew even better than she did that the jade bracelet did not belong to the Empress at all.
Moreover, given her quality, even if she came from the Empress's palace, His Majesty would definitely not remember her.
Therefore... His Majesty also sided with the Empress Dowager and chose to frame the Empress.
Unfortunately, she couldn't refute Emperor Mingyang's words. For a palace maid like her to refute Emperor Mingyang would be a matter of losing her head.
In that case...
Before Jinxiu could come up with a solution, the Empress grabbed her arm, pulling so hard that it hurt her skin, and she heard the voice of the mistress she had served for many years.
"It was her! It was Jinxiu who made it, it was all Jinxiu who made it, I know nothing about it. I've never even seen that palace maid."
beautiful:"……"
She really had no way to deal with having such a master.
Even if the bracelet didn't belong to the Empress, it doesn't justify a conviction.
After all, they could say the bracelet was lost a few days ago, but who knows who actually found it?
But the empress chose to accept it at this point.
Jinxiu obediently knelt down, banging her head on the ground, "It was all my doing. I couldn't stand Princess Chen's disrespect for Your Highness, so I wanted to stand up for you."
While feeling desperate, she also decided to accept her fate.
She was prepared to die for the Empress when she entered the palace with her.
The harem is treacherous; this is perfectly normal.
But it was only after she entered the palace that she realized that the Empress Dowager hardly interfered in any affairs, but because she disliked the methods used in the harem, it could be said that Emperor Yang's harem was cleaner than that of any other emperor.
So she has lived a very comfortable life all these years.
Until... the appearance of Princess Consort Chen.
Ironically, this was something her master had chosen to do.
"Empress."
Emperor Mingyang suddenly spoke.
With tears streaming down her face, the Empress looked at Emperor Mingyang pleadingly, hoping he would spare her.
But what Emperor Mingyang said next struck the Empress like a bolt from the blue.
"Actually, this bracelet doesn't belong to your palace." Emperor Mingyang placed the bracelet on the tray. "The Empress has too many fine things; do you not remember having a bracelet like this?"
The Empress felt as if all her strength had been drained from her body, and she slumped to the ground.
Why?
The question lingered in his throat for a long time before finally being asked.
"Why? Why do you have to do this?"
She knew that Emperor Mingyang did not like her, but he had never wronged her.
But why would they help others to deal with her?
"If Princess Consort Chen hadn't noticed anything amiss today and had taken the child away, what were you planning to do?" Emperor Mingyang asked again.
This is also a problem for Qin Su and Yu Shuo.
What exactly does the Empress want to do?
But how could the Empress possibly say it? As long as she doesn't say it, the blame for plotting against the imperial heir won't fall entirely on her.
It may only cause harm, but that's not enough to warrant anything else.
Jinxiu naturally wouldn't say that she was still on her master's side.
The palace maid knew very well that she could not let the Empress escape, otherwise her fate would be worse than anyone else's.
She crawled over with difficulty, tears streaming down her face, and said, "Her Majesty the Empress intends to... intends to strangle the little princess."
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