Huang Taiji's expression grew even colder. "I only believe what I hear and see."
"Haha." Dayuer laughed even more tragically, her beautiful face already streaming with tears. "Very well, then I will listen to Your Majesty's so-called 'what you have seen and heard' this time."
"You won't shed tears until you see the coffin!" Huang Taiji flicked his sleeves and turned to Jill, asking, "I heard you were there when Lan'er fell into the water?"
"No...no," Jill said, shaking her head frantically.
"Now that things have come to this, do you still want to defend your wicked master?" Huang Taiji asked, enunciating each word clearly, his eyes filled with murderous intent. "The Consort said she saw you."
"Perhaps the Imperial Concubine is seeing things..." Jill whispered in protest.
Huang Taiji's eyes burned with rage. "Nonsense, Ji'er. If you don't tell the truth, don't blame me for being ruthless."
"this…"
Seeing that Jill was still hesitating, Huang Taiji waved his sleeve and said, "This servant is stubborn and unruly. Guards, pull out all of her fingernails!"
“No…” Jill shook her head vigorously, then secretly looked up at Namuzhong. Seeing Namuzhong nod in acknowledgment, she kowtowed and said, “Your Majesty, spare my life. All of this was ordered by my master. This servant dared not disobey.”
Da Yu'er stared in astonishment, saying in disbelief, "Jill, do you know what you're saying?"
“Your Majesty…” Jill looked at Dayuer with pain, “Now that things have come to this, I can only tell you the truth.”
"You...you..." Da Yu'er was so angry that she couldn't find the right words to scold Ji'er.
“Your Majesty…” Jill kowtowed again and said, “It was because the mistress knew that Consort Chen was fond of quiet and often went to the pavilion on the west side to admire the lotus flowers alone, so she asked me to put oil on the shore closest to the lake so that Consort Chen would slip and fall into the lake. Who would have thought that Consort Gui would appear halfway and save Consort Chen’s life from the gates of hell.”
Da Yu'er was heartbroken. She never imagined that Jill, whom she trusted most, would slander her.
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