Jin Gui suddenly put on a tearful expression, "My Lady, I really didn't do that. My feelings for you are evident to all, how could I possibly have poisoned you?"
Tang Wan narrowed her eyes. "I don't think I told you that I was the one who poisoned you, right? Are you so eager to explain yourself?"
Jingui's expression remained unchanged: "My queen, when you threw the cake at me, everyone knows that you meant something." Tears streamed down her face, and she looked so pitiful, just like a loyal servant who was bullied by her master.
Tang Wan didn't understand why she suddenly changed her attitude. She was so flustered just now, but now she seemed to be fearless.
She looked up and saw a hint of dark clothing. She smiled, a smile that was like a hundred flowers in full bloom, enough to outshine all the other beautiful sights. Her white teeth were exposed, and tears almost welled up in the corners of her eyes. "Jin Gui, you are too unrealistic."
Jingui was shaking with anger, but her face still looked like a loyal servant, which was disgusting. She forced a smile that was uglier than crying: "My lady, what are you talking about? I don't understand."
"Ache, come out." Her voice was lazy, as if she was acting coquettishly.
Jin Gui's face lit up with joy. His Majesty had indeed come. She was originally the concubine of the former imperial concubine, but the imperial concubine was harmed beyond recognition by this vicious woman. However, this vicious woman was still alive and well, and even pregnant with twins.
She refused to accept it. Her queen was the best person in the world, so why did she end up like this?
I heard from the Empress that His Majesty doted on her the most in the past, but he didn't see the true face of this vicious woman, so he dotes on this vicious woman now.
Xuanyuan Che came over and carefully helped her sit down. His face was as gloomy as water, and the atmosphere around him was so low that it was beyond words. It was as if he was killing people without being seen.
Before Jin Gui could react, Xuanyuan Che raised his foot and kicked her in the heart. This time he used all his strength. With two loud cracks, Jin Gui was kicked far away. Judging from the sound, her bones were probably broken.
A heart-wrenching pain swept over her, and Jin Gui vomited blood. She felt that her chest hurt so much with every breath she took.
But even so, she still did not forget to play the victim: "Your Majesty, this servant, this servant really did not do anything. Perhaps, Your Majesty does not like this servant."
Xuanyuan Che was totally unimpressed. "Who do you think you are to deserve Wanwan to come and see you? Don't even mention you have it. Even if you don't, if Wanwan wants to kill you, I will never stop her. You're just a little palace maid, and you don't even recognize your own identity?!"
"Come here, drag her away and use all the criminal laws of the Ministry of Punishment on her. If she doesn't tell the truth, she will be kept alive. Don't let her die."
"yes."
Jingui's face turned extremely pale in an instant. She no longer cared about crying and kept kneeling on the ground and kowtowing: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, spare my life, Your Majesty!"
Xuanyuan Che gave her a look of disgust. Jin Gui endured the pain all over her body, even knocking a bloody hole in her head, but all she got in return was a reply: "Tell those people to use more force. As long as they don't kill me, they can torture me in any way they want."
Jingui's whole body was limp, and the golden liquid soaked her dress. The eunuchs were a little disgusted, but they still carried her away.
Xuanyuan Che ordered the pastries to be taken away for inspection. He sat next to Tang Wan and gently massaged her calves.
Zhou Shun was so shocked at first that his jaw dropped, but now he can watch it calmly, and his expression has changed from: "Oh my God, is the imperial concubine crazy?" to: "Your Majesty and the Empress have a really good relationship, it turns out I am the crazy one."
Tang Wan leaned on the chaise longue, raised her pair of clear autumn eyes, and blinked at Xuanyuan Che: "Your Majesty, do you think I am too vicious?"
Xuanyuan Che's heart and eyes were filled with her at this moment. Even if she wanted to slap him, he would smile and stretch his face over to her.
"My Wanwan is the kindest person in the world. I believe you."
This was his true feelings. He knew that his Wanwan had suffered a lot in the past. She didn't like to talk about it, but he knew it all with just a casual check. What else was there to say?
She had lived an unhappy life since childhood. She was not loved by her parents and disrespected by her sister. After entering the palace, she was targeted and bullied every day. But despite this, she still maintained a kind heart.
Although she later became his concubine, she did not bother those people, and even donated a lot of money to the Women's Charity House [a place that shelters orphans and the elderly]. He knew that she was a money-grubber and a person who would save money whenever possible, but she was not stingy when donating.
Compared to her, perhaps he is the more vicious one. After all, his Wanwan can let those people go, but he can't. There is nothing special about it. He just pulled out the tongues, chopped off the hands and feet, and gouged out the eyes of those who bullied her. Didn't he still leave their bodies behind?
He's kind, isn't he?
Tang Wan leaned into his arms and smiled, "Your Majesty always says nice things to coax me."
Xuanyuan Che frowned slightly: "Why do you call me Your Majesty and not Ah Che?"
Tang Wan blinked cunningly: "I just want to call you Your Majesty. I think you are especially handsome when you support me."
Xuanyuan Che's ears turned red, and he coughed twice unnaturally: "Well, Wanwan can call me whatever you want."
"Your Majesty is shy?"
"I didn't!" That voice sounded angry and embarrassed.
I'm just shy! Humph.
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A few days later, Jin Gui, who was tortured to the point of being half-human and half-ghost, finally confessed the mastermind behind the scenes. It was none other than Concubine Zhang in the cold palace.
When Jin Gui saw Tang Wan again, she was already haggard and dying. She actually didn't want to confess, as she felt it would be unfair to the empress, but she had no choice, as those people threatened her with her parents and brother.
Her parents are old and have not enjoyed happiness yet, and her younger brother is still young and has not seen the world. How could she be so cruel as to drag them into this world?
Her cheeks were deeply sunken, with only a layer of skin sticking to her bones. Her entire body was covered with bloodstains so deep that the bones were visible. Her legs were lame, and half of her foot was chopped off.
Tang Wan lowered her eyelashes, her voice trembling slightly: "Am I not good enough to you? Why did you betray me?" After all, she couldn't bear to see a life disappear.
Jingui knelt down and kowtowed to her several times, her face expressionless and her eyes empty. She didn't answer her, but simply said, "It was Concubine Zhang who ordered this servant to do this. My death is not a pity. Please, Your Majesty, spare my family."
Tang Wan was pregnant and easily sentimental. Seeing her pitiful appearance, she also received the punishment she deserved, so her heart softened a little: "Okay, I will send someone to give your family some money and let them stay away from the capital."
There was a glimmer of light in Jingui's eyes, but it soon dimmed. She could no longer hold on and fell to the ground with a thud. She closed her eyes peacefully with a hint of a smile on her lips.
Chun Tao stretched out her hand to test the area, then shook her head at Tang Wan: "Your Majesty, she's dead."
Tang Wan was in a complicated mood. After a while, she heard herself say, "Let's find a place to bury him outside the palace."
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