Chapter 2469 I will never accept it even if I die!
Seeing her looking at her, Chen Lianxiang broke out in a cold sweat and said in a deep voice: "You, what are you looking at me for?!"
“…”
Cold sweat also dripped down Xin Mimi's forehead.
At this moment, Nan Yan's cold voice sounded beside Xin Mimi's ears, saying, "Talent Xin."
Xin Mimi turned to look at her in panic: "Huh?"
Nan Yan said, "Judging from your expression just now, you must have smelled this kind of fragrance before, right?"
Xin Mimi looked flustered and could only whisper, "To answer your Majesty, this fragrance, this fragrance, I have indeed smelled it before."
When Shen Lianxiang heard this, her brows furrowed.
He immediately said, "Don't talk nonsense. Kang Jieyu is dead. How could you smell the incense she used?"
“…”
Xin Mimi turned her head and looked at her again.
Nan Yan said coldly: "Princess Jing, please calm down."
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"Ms. Xin said she had smelled this fragrance, but she didn't say it was from Concubine Kang."
After saying that, she leaned down and looked straight into Xin Mimi's eyes.
He said calmly and solemnly, "Xin Cairen, where did you smell this fragrance?"
“…”
Xin Mimi was silent again.
At such a close distance, Nan Yan could see it clearly. Her eyes flickered, not like someone recalling something, but like someone hesitating.
Zhu Feng was sitting behind the desk and could see it clearly.
He suddenly spoke and said coldly: "Xin Cairen, just say whatever you remember."
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"There's only one thing I want to remind you of."
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"This is the Imperial Study. If you do not tell the truth or conceal something before me, you will be committing a crime of deceiving the Emperor. You should have heard how this will be dealt with."
When Xin Mimi heard this, her whole body began to tremble.
She quickly bent down and kowtowed repeatedly, saying anxiously: "I dare not, I dare not deceive you."
"Well, go ahead!"
“…”
This time, Xin Mimi no longer hesitated. She raised her hand and pointed at Chen Lianxiang.
"I, I smelled this fragrance in Jingpin's Xianfu Palace!"
"What!?"
When Chen Lianxiang heard this, she flew into a rage and immediately said, "You're talking nonsense!"
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"I've never used this kind of incense before. How could you possibly smell it in my Xianfu Palace? You, you're clearly slandering me!"
After saying that, she stepped forward and said to Zhu Feng, "Your Majesty, Concubine Xin is talking nonsense!"
Nan Yan stood aside, her eyes cold as she said, "Princess Jing, I've told you to be patient."
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"Let her finish what she has to say."
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"It's not too late to speak after she finishes speaking."
Chen Lianxiang broke out in a cold sweat. She was sure that she had never used this incense before. After all, this matter was of great importance, and leaving any evidence behind would be fatal. Xin Mimi was not close to her, except for that period of time -
Thinking of this, her breath suddenly stopped.
Nan Yan had already turned around and said to Xin Mimi, "Consort Xin, you said you smelled this scent in Concubine Jing's Xianfu Palace. When was that?"
Having said this, Xin Mimi shuddered.
I didn't dare to speak again.
Nan Yan said calmly, "You should understand that what I want to investigate today is not you, but this incense and the truth behind it."
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"You tell the truth, and that counts as merit."
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"If you dare to conceal or deceive anything—do you still remember what the Emperor just said?!"
Upon hearing her say this, Xin Mimi trembled so much that half of her bones seemed to be broken. She trembled and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Your Majesty, please forgive me. I will tell you everything!"
"you--"
Chen Lianxiang stepped forward, pointed at her and was about to say something harsh, but Nan Yan had already said coldly: "Jingpin, are you unwilling to listen to what I say, or are you not going to listen at all!?"
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"If anyone dares to say anything more, I will punish them directly!"
Hearing her say this, Chen Lianxiang bit the tip of her tongue.
She desperately told herself in her heart: Calm down, calm down. At this moment, I must find a way to get rid of the guilt and clear my name! Now, it is time to find out how much Xin Mimi knows.
Thinking of this, she stared at Xin Mimi with red eyes.
Xin Mimi lowered her head, tears on the verge of flowing out, and tremblingly said: "Your Majesty, I have been to the Xianfu Palace of Concubine Jing. It was, it was——"
"at what time?"
"When Her Majesty announced that she would conduct a thorough investigation of the harem and asked us to supervise each other."
Nan Yan's eyes flashed.
She didn't seem surprised by the answer. She said calmly, "It was on the day I announced this?"
"No, yes, it was the next day."
"the next day?"
"Yes, it was after a night that I went to Xianfu Palace to talk to Concubine Jing. When I entered Xianfu Palace, it was still early, but I smelled this smell."
"Did you smell it after entering the main hall of Xianfu Palace?"
"No, I smelled it as soon as I entered the gate of Xianfu Palace."
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"It seems that the incense is not burned inside the house, but outside."
When Shen Lianxiang heard these words, her heart sank.
She looked back at the palace maid Fu'er who was following her, but saw that Fu'er was also pale and looked panic-stricken.
Xin Mimi, I’m afraid I really smelled it.
At that time, Chen Lianxiang asked Fu'er to dispose of the box of incense that she had exchanged from Yangxingzhai. Every day, when there were no outsiders in Xianfu Palace, she would burn a piece of it on the rockery behind.
Although people outside cannot smell it, it is burning in the palace after all, so the fragrance will still spread for a while.
Unexpectedly, she bumped into him!
Moreover, she still remembered it.
However, Chen Lianxiang immediately said, "Your Majesty, this is ridiculous. The gates of Xianfu Palace are wide open, and Concubine Xin can come and go as she pleases. How can we guarantee that other people cannot enter?"
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"Even if others can't get in, if someone living nearby burns something, a gust of wind will blow in."
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"Does that prove that the incense belongs to me?"
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"If you want to convict me of this, I will never accept it even if I die!"
Nan Yan glanced at her.
After a while, he smiled faintly and said, "That's true."
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"Since there's no evidence to prove that the incense that day was burned by someone from Xianfu Palace, then—the incense matter will be discussed later."
When everyone heard this, they were stunned.
It's obvious that at this point, we should continue the investigation, so why did she say "let's talk about it later"?
Just when everyone was a little confused, they heard Nan Yan say in a deep voice: "Now, what I want to ask is——"
She looked at the two of them, her gaze as cold as an icy sword. "Consort Xin, I'm announcing a strict investigation of the harem, and I want you to supervise each other. You and Concubine Jing have always had a distant relationship. Why did you go to Xianfu Palace to look for her so early in the morning?"
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