When Concubine Rong heard this, she knew that Chen Fu was coming for her.
Her heart skipped a beat and she hurried forward, only to see that the Emperor in front of her had already turned and passed by.
Xiao Yu first stepped forward and helped Chen Fu up from the ground. Lin An brought a proper chair, and His Majesty comforted Chen Fu and sat her down, then turned to look at Imperial Concubine Rong.
"Empress Rong, you are in charge of everything in the harem. How do you explain this guard?"
There is no queen in the palace, and everyone in the palace respects Concubine Rong. She was in charge of everyone in the harem, and it was easy for her to order the guards to do things for her.
When Concubine Rong heard the tone of His Majesty's words, she felt a chill in her heart.
His Majesty's words were not a question, but a confirmation.
It was also her own fault. She had thought that Shen Fu would not be able to escape today, but she had never expected that she would escape in the end.
When Concubine Rong thought of this, she felt extremely regretful.
She lowered her head quickly: "It is my job as a concubine."
Concubine Rong said cautiously: "I am in charge of the harem, and I manage the guards, but there are many masters in the harem, and I am not the only one who can order the servants around."
There are countless people in the entire palace who are jealous of Shen Fu.
There were so many people who wanted to harm Shen Fu that she couldn't even count them all.
Just based on this alone.
Without evidence, even the Emperor can't do anything to me.
"As a noble concubine, I am deeply trusted by His Majesty, so he lets me manage the harem and take care of everything in the harem for His Majesty."
"Since Concubine Shen entered the palace, I have taken care of her in every way. When Concubine Shen gave birth to a child, I was also very concerned and would never do such a mean thing."
Concubine Rong was glad that her daily affairs had not been exposed.
Apart from the two previous insolent acts she had committed in front of His Majesty, there was nothing else wrong with her.
Even if His Majesty does not believe me today, as long as there is no evidence, He will not do anything to me for the time being.
"Since you don't say you did this, then whose orders did these servants follow?"
The guards who had just entered the palace to search all stood aside.
Seeing that His Majesty was suspicious, everyone knelt down. The servants in the palace have always believed that they are all under His Majesty's command. Now that His Majesty has asked this question, where will they, as servants, find a place to stay in the future?
The guards shouted in unison: "Your Majesty, we only obey your Majesty!"
The guards' shouting gave Shen Fu a headache.
She frowned slightly, the guards would of course listen to Concubine Rong. But whether this was done by the guards is unknown.
These guards who were able to appear in the palace were the imperial guards who were carefully selected. They all have good family backgrounds and abilities, but Concubine Rong probably doesn't have the courage to interfere with the Imperial Guards.
His Majesty is also apparently ignorant.
In this palace, if he can't even manage the Imperial Guards, he would not be an emperor.
"Drag them all away and give them thirty strokes of the cane!" Xiao Yuxian was unwilling to put any effort into these guards.
Lin An brought his men and hurried forward to take the guards away.
Soon, the sound of hitting was heard outside the yard.
Everyone present was terrified. Concubine Rong tightened her grip in her sleeves and her face turned pale.
She was not worried about the guards. The palace guards were loyal to the Emperor, and she did not dare and did not have the ability to take action against them.
The only things he was worried about were the two palace maids.
Thanks to what Ling Chun just said, he could have escaped this disaster.
But that may not be the case for Cui'er.
Concubine Rong was worried about Cui'er, and Chen Fu also placed her hopes on Cui'er at this time.
She sat on a chair, but glanced at the people on the ground.
Ling Chun lowered his head, and it was impossible to tell what expression was on his face.
Cui'er, on the other hand, seemed to be frightened out of her wits. She knelt on the ground, trembling, her body shaking like a sieve.
Seeing Shen Fu looking at her, her face turned pale and her eyes moving back and forth showed her inner anxiety.
"I deserve to die, I deserve to die!" Cui'er knelt on the ground and kowtowed desperately.
He was trembling, and even his shoulders were shaking constantly.
She looked terrified.
If you just interrogate her now, she will not be able to bear it. Chen Fu twisted her handkerchief and coughed a few times. Xiao Guizi beside her took in Chen Fu's gaze and strode in front of Cui'er:
"Tell me, were you the one who put these harmful things there?"
"I dare not, I dare not." Cui'er shook her head like a rattle.
How could a mere servant like her bear the responsibility for framing her master?
If this is decided, the person will be beheaded.
Cui'er refused to admit it even if she died. She just lay on the ground and shook her head frantically.
Xiao Guizi has seen many ups and downs in life, so she has seen through people's hearts.
He could see through Cui'er's fear at a glance.
"You still don't say anything. His Majesty and all the concubines are here, and you still don't confess!" Xiao Guizi shouted sternly, "Who on earth asked you to do this to frame the concubine? Come here immediately!"
"I...I don't know. I know." Cui'er bit her lips tightly, sweating coldly.
Seeing this, Xiao Guizi slapped him in the face with her backhand.
"You bold servant, how dare you lie in front of His Majesty and the ladies in the palace!" Xiao Guizi slapped Cui'er so hard that blood appeared at the corner of her mouth.
"Tell me! Who bribed you?"
Cui'er knelt on the ground, and stars appeared on her head from the slap. She covered her cheek and shook quickly, her eyes scanning everyone, but she did not dare to look at Concubine Rong.
"I, your servant, have no one to order me to do this." Cui'er still didn't dare to confess.
Xiao Guizi's eyes sparkled with anger, and her sharp eyes were fixed on Cui'er.
His hands in his sleeves kept shaking and he kept thinking in his mind.
The presence of the person in front of them obviously hurt their master. If Cui'er doesn't speak up, someone else will come to frame the queen in the future.
Only by completely getting rid of the person in front of her can those who secretly want to frame the queen be feared.
Xiao Guizi looked down at Cui'er lying on the ground.
He thought countless times in his mind how to make Cui'er reveal the mastermind behind the scenes.
At this time, there was a sound of footsteps, and Lin An came over holding something: "Your Highness."
Lin An held the tray in his hand and walked towards His Majesty: "Your Majesty, this is what I found in Cui'er's room."
Xiao Yu looked at the tray, which was filled with tools used in witchcraft.
In addition to what we have just found, there is much more here.
Five or six things were placed on the tray, including a witchcraft wooden figurine in the shape of a 箽㵕.
Xiao Yu looked at these things and asked: "Did you find these things from this palace maid's room?"
"Yes." Lin An held the tray and said affirmatively: "I found it myself, it can't be fake."
He was the eunuch beside Xiao Yu, and what he said was absolutely correct.
"How could a mere servant have the guts to frame his master?" The emperor didn't even look at those things.
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