Chapter 475 The Truth Revealed, Zhu Yiyi is Dead
Before she could finish speaking, Madam Zhu coldly accused, "I only regret that I didn't kill you to avenge my daughter. When you entered the palace, you bewitched Zhenzhen into giving the Emperor aphrodisiacs, hoping that the Emperor would punish Zhenzhen and send her to the Cold Palace. Fortunately, Zhenzhen did not listen to your bewitching."
"You used every trick in the book to get into the palace and marry the Emperor. You even followed the funeral procession to the imperial mausoleum. If I had known you went to the mausoleum to harm my daughter, I should have broken your legs when I was at home. I regret not exposing you, this wicked woman, to the Emperor sooner."
Upon hearing Madam Zhu reveal these matters, Zhu Yiyi quickly denied them, "Your Majesty, I did not. I am a concubine's daughter in my family. Madam has always disliked me and resented my mother's favor with my father. She has wronged me and is now drugging me to ruin my reputation. I have been harmed by my stepmother. I beg Your Majesty to do justice for me!"
Xie Shang glared at her coldly, his eyes full of disgust. "Back in Hengyang, did you poison Zhu Zhenzhen? Who did you collude with to harm your younger sister? Tell the truth."
Zhu Yiyi was startled, but her face was ruined and her innocence was gone, so there was no use in pretending to be pitiful anymore.
Looking into the Emperor's cold eyes, she knew that no matter what she tried, she couldn't seduce him.
Seeing that she remained silent, Xie Shang said coldly, "Lin Feng, bring the cane."
When Zhu Yiyi heard that the Emperor was going to torture her, she was so frightened that she told him everything. "Your Majesty, spare my life! It was not that I wanted to harm Zhen'er. It was a woman named Qin Yunyan who found me. I was confused and believed her instigation. I am usually abused by my wife, but my wife dotes on Zhen'er. I was just angry and believed Qin Yunyan's words."
Xie Shang frowned. Jiang Fenghua had guessed correctly. He asked again, "Why did Qin Yunyan want to harm Zhu Zhenzhen with you? What grudge does she have against Zhu Zhenzhen?"
Zhu Yiyi said, "I don't believe she will help me either. She said she wants revenge because Xiao Yu deceived her feelings and killed her parents. So she wants to make Xiao Yu have an affair with the Emperor's concubine so that he will be executed. I also heard Qin Yunyan say that the person Xiao Yu likes is the Empress."
Xie Shang said coldly, "What else do you know?"
Zhu Yiyi said, "I only heard her say one sentence, and I don't know anything else. Your Majesty, please spare me. I was really provoked by Qin Yunyan."
A hint of killing intent flashed in Xie Shang's eyes.
After hearing Madam Zhu's accusations and seeing Zhu Yiyi admit that she had harmed her sister, Shang Hong never expected that the gentle and kind Yiyi, who wouldn't even step on an ant, would be such a scheming woman.
He recalled what had just happened, "It turns out someone gave me aphrodisiac, which is why I couldn't control myself." He had been drugged, and he had been framed to be with Zhu Yiyi.
He then picked up the spilled incense from the ground. "No man in the military camp knows how to burn incense, so someone had lit aphrodisiac incense in the room beforehand."
The Emperor glanced at Liu Mama, who served Zhu Zhenzhen.
Madam Zhu knew that Granny Liu was avenging her daughter, so she took full responsibility. "I gave the master aphrodisiac and lit aphrodisiac incense in his barracks because Zhu Yiyi secretly went to the palace behind my and my master's back. She harmed my daughter, and I want her to taste what it's like to have her innocence ruined. I also want everyone to know that she cheated on her husband."
She's always wanted to seduce the Emperor, and Lord Shang is in love with Zhu Yiyi. Actually, she has no intention of marrying Lord Shang; she only wants to marry the Emperor. I'm doing this to help Lord Shang so that he and she can live happily ever after..."
Madam Zhu then searched Zhu Yiyi's purse and found a small medicine bottle inside. Upon opening it, she exclaimed, "Look! Zhu Yiyi entered the palace with the intention of having designs on the Emperor. This bottle contains aphrodisiac powder. Even if I hadn't drugged her, she would have drugged the Emperor herself."
Zhu Yiyi was heartbroken and grabbed Madam Zhu by the neck. "Just because you are the first wife, Zhu Zhenzhen is the legitimate daughter, and I am a concubine's daughter, and my mother is a concubine, we are all bullied by you. If I can't live, your daughter can't live either. Your daughter has slept with men. She is no longer the precious young lady you cherish. She is slut. I will kill you..."
Before anyone could react, Granny Liu swiftly inserted a silver hairpin into Zhu Yiyi's neck.
Zhu Yiyi's carotid artery was pierced, and blood gushed out instantly. She released her grip and stared at Liu Mama's face, "You..."
Granny Liu said coldly, "You're the one who harmed the Second Miss, and you still have the nerve to say that? Go to hell..."
Soon, Zhu Yiyi lay in a pool of blood, her wide eyes staring in the direction of the Emperor. She was unwilling to accept this; why was she a concubine's daughter instead of a legitimate daughter? If she were a legitimate daughter, she would have entered the palace long ago.
Xie Shang stepped back a few paces with his hands behind his back, not wanting to be touched by her.
His face was even more embarrassed, because Zhu Yiyi had indeed been seducing him all along, and this time she was carrying the drug "Hehuan San" with her at all times. Wasn't it obvious what her purpose in entering the palace was?
He was not even slightly disturbed when Zhu Yiyi was killed by Zhu Zhenzhen's servants; in fact, he felt disgusted by this presumptuous woman.
Here, Madam Zhu blurted out everything, even taking all the blame.
Granny Liu quickly helped Madam Zhu up, her eyes red and swollen. "Madam, are you alright? The eldest young lady was trying to strangle you, and I tried to save you, so... Madam, I killed someone."
“She deserves to die. Even if you don’t kill her, I will kill her.” Madam Zhu held her hand, indicating that she should take good care of her daughter in the palace.
"Your Majesty, Zhu Yiyi deserves to die. She tried to kill me, so Liu Mama killed her in a panic to save me. If Your Majesty wants to punish someone, then punish me!" Zhu Yiyi's evil deeds have been made public, and she deserves to die. Even if Your Majesty considers her status as the wife of the Imperial Censor, Your Majesty will not really punish her.
Xie Shang glanced at Granny Liu and said coldly, "Even if you don't kill her, I won't forgive her. Since she's dead, just drag her out and bury her!" This meant he wasn't going to pursue the matter further.
"Thank you, Your Majesty," Madam Zhu quickly expressed her gratitude.
Over here, Censor Zhu lay to one side, his eyes even more distorted with rage, his mouth even more crooked, and his hands and feet trembling uncontrollably. "You scoundrel..."
Physician Mei was administering acupuncture to Imperial Censor Zhu when his pulse suddenly became erratic. He quickly advised, "Lord Zhu, please don't get agitated. You must keep a calm and cheerful mood for this kind of illness."
In fact, Lord Zhu was not in a good mood. He was so angry that his eyes bulged and he kept muttering the word "cheap" under his breath. No one could understand what else he said. In short, he couldn't even finish a sentence.
Unexpectedly, all his efforts have now been in vain.
Even if Madam Zhu hated Zhu Yiyi, she couldn't possibly have come up with such a perfect plan to orchestrate all of this. He knew better than anyone what kind of mind his woman had.
Liu Mama is just a servant; what ability does she have to harm the commander of the Imperial Guards?
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