Chapter 1480 Waiting for her verdict
Suddenly, she thought of something and turned to stare at Wu Wan. With red eyes, she said, "Empress Hui, you are so righteous when you accuse me now, but how did you murder the imperial concubine in the first place?"
“…”
Wu Wan frowned: "What?"
Upon hearing these words, Zhu Feng's originally cold heart suddenly moved.
He lowered his head and looked at Feng Qianyan.
Feng Qianyan was desperate at this time. She pointed at Concubine Hui Wu Wan and said, "Your Majesty, the Concubine's miscarriage was not an accident. She was the one who murdered her. She knew that the Concubine would never allow Jian Ruocheng to be killed, so she deliberately leaked the news to let the Concubine know."
“…”
"Later, she took advantage of the chaos and had someone push the Imperial Concubine down."
“…”
"The Imperial Concubine's miscarriage was caused by her!"
Hearing this, Zhu Feng was shocked. He looked down at Feng Qianyan and said in a deep voice, "You, what did you say?!"
But Wu Wan sneered at this time.
She said, "Your Majesty, this wicked woman has become like a mad dog biting people indiscriminately because she knows her crimes have been exposed. Your Majesty must not believe her words."
At this time, Zhu Feng slowly walked back to the chair and sat down.
Xu Miaoyin, who was beside them, was also shocked by the sudden change. She looked at them in astonishment, then looked at Nan Yan.
But Nan Yan's face was pale and she didn't move, except for the slight trembling of her hanging fingers.
Fortunately, Ran Xiaoyu has always protected her.
Xu Miaoyin immediately said, "Feng Qianyan, do you have any evidence for what you said?"
"I--"
Feng Qianyan was about to speak, but suddenly, she became speechless.
She suddenly realized that she had no evidence at all.
Seeing her like this, Wu Wan and Gao Yurong seemed to have been prepared. They exchanged a glance and sneered, "Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, I know nothing about this matter. It's all Feng Qianyan's fabrication. Since she said someone deliberately spread the news to the Imperial Concubine and took advantage of the chaos to overthrow her, why not investigate these two clues?"
“……!”
Upon hearing this, Feng Qianyan's body began to tremble violently.
Xu Miaoyin immediately turned around and looked at Nan Yan.
"Noble Concubine."
Nan Yan seemed to be suddenly awakened. She raised her head abruptly and looked at her. Then she saw Zhu Feng sitting there, looking at her with a complicated expression.
She lowered her head, avoiding his gaze, and only replied softly: "Empress..."
"Did you hear what they said just now?"
"……yes."
"Who told you the news about Jian Ruocheng?"
“…”
Nan Yan didn't say anything, but turned to look at Ran Xiaoyu, who frowned and immediately stepped forward and said, "Reporting to the Queen, at that time, the slave and the Imperial Concubine were both imprisoned in the cold palace. The news was passed on by Ye Zheng, but -"
"But what?"
"However, after Ye Zheng, I met two other people who were discussing this matter on the road. It seemed as if they wanted to tell me specifically."
"Who is it?"
Ran Xiaoyu pointed at the palace maid Hanxiang who was kneeling on the ground and trembling, and said, "It's her, and Xiao Duozi from Jianfu Palace."
Zhu Feng immediately looked at Hanxiang.
At this time, Hanxiang knew that the truth could no longer be concealed. She prostrated herself on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly. Soon, her forehead was broken and blood was flowing out. She kept saying, "Your Majesty, please spare my life! Your Majesty, please spare my life!"
Eunuch Yu immediately ordered someone to capture Xiao Duozi from the corner.
His face was as pale as paper, and he knelt on the ground, trembling. Xu Miaoyin angrily said, "Damn you servant, why don't you tell me? Was it you who deliberately passed the news to the imperial concubine, and then had someone push her down during the chaos, causing her to have a miscarriage?"
When Xiao Duozi heard this, he was so frightened that his soul flew out of his body. He kowtowed repeatedly and said, "Your Majesty, please spare my life. Your Majesty, please spare my life!"
"Hurry up and tell me!"
“Yes, yes!”
These people were originally afraid of death and had no regard for loyalty between master and servant. When they saw Feng Qianyan gave birth to a princess and that she was dead, they concluded that she would definitely lose power and immediately poured out all the previous events like beans from a bamboo tube.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the incident with the Imperial Concubine was indeed orchestrated by Concubine Ning. She was jealous of the Imperial Concubine's favor and resentful that she withheld her monthly salary. That's why she's been holding a grudge and secretly looking for an opportunity to take revenge."
"After learning about Jian Ruocheng's situation, she planned to have me and the other servants go to the cold palace to pass the news to the Imperial Concubine."
"It's just that Lord Ye Zheng has already told Ran Xiaoyu about the matter. But later, the one who sent more people to the prison and took advantage of the chaos to push the Imperial Concubine down was indeed Concubine Ning."
"Even the tokens of our exchange, I have kept them!"
Hearing them say this, Feng Qianyan suddenly felt cold.
She had never expected that her own servants would betray her like this at this time. At the beginning, she had joined forces with Concubine Hui and the others to harm the Imperial Concubine, but in order to vent her anger, she did all these things herself. She had never realized that Concubine Hui and the others had kept her out of the matter.
If we want to check now, we have no idea where to start.
Regardless of whether it was Xiao Duozi or Hanxiang, they avoided mentioning Concubine Hui and Concubine An in their conversations.
They have been in the palace for so many years, of course they understand the pros and cons of it -
Now, Feng Qianyan has lost her power, but Concubine Hui has a Duke behind her. Even if she is really guilty, it is impossible to kill her. Maybe she will make a comeback in the future, and they will be the ones who are unlucky then. Therefore, it is better to put all the charges on Feng Qianyan. They are just accomplices, and they can also do her a favor and let Concubine Hui and others help plead for her.
As expected, upon hearing the two people's "accusations", Concubine Hui Wu Wan immediately said, "These two servants have made it clear. I hope Your Majesty and Your Majesty will understand."
“…”
Zhu Feng frowned and looked at them coldly.
His gaze was as cold as ice. Whoever he looked at was like a cold wind, chilling people to the bone. Whether it was Concubine Hui or Concubine Ning, they shrank and lowered their heads.
Xu Miaoyin turned around and looked at the imperial concubine: "Nan Yan."
“…”
Nan Yan's face turned pale as she listened to these words. Although she knew that the incident had already passed, she seemed to be experiencing it again.
Those sufferings and pains back then.
She asked blankly, "What does the Queen want?"
Xu Miaoyin sighed and said, "What do you think about this?"
“…”
Immediately, everyone looked at her again.
Everyone knows that no matter whether Concubine Ning blames Concubine Hui or Concubine Hui blames Concubine Ning, in the end, the decision will be made by Concubine Gui alone.
Only her words are the rules of this harem!
So everyone waited.
Including Concubine Ning Feng Qianyan and Concubine Hui Wu Wan, everyone looked at her quietly, as if waiting for her verdict.
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