When the wide stool was retracted, Cui'er was kicked onto it by someone behind her.
Her face turned pale with pain, and the next moment a thick wooden board hit her back hard.
Cui'er could almost hear the sound of her bones breaking behind her.
"ah!"
She cried and screamed, but Lin An obviously didn't intend to let her be distracted.
As soon as one board fell, another one came behind him. After five or six consecutive blows, Cui Er felt that her bones were about to be broken, and then she shouted, "I'll tell you, I'll tell you!"
Chen Fu and the others waited for a while, and counted that the board fell only five or six times, and Cui'er was picked up again.
She lay prone on the ground, unable to even kneel steadily. His body was staggering and covered in blood.
Cui Er did not dare to look at the crowd, but replied with a weak breath in and out, "It was... the servant ordered by Concubine Rong."
Concubine Rong stood still and her eyes closed instantly after hearing this.
She stood there frozen, not daring to move.
In my ears, Cui'er's voice was intermittent, and every word was transmitted to my ears: "Madame Qin, who is beside Concubine Rong, found me and asked me to give false testimony."
"If something goes wrong, let me put the blame on you, my lady, and say that you made the puppet."
Cui'er was beaten badly and she had to gasp for breath to finish her words.
But her eyes were looking forward, and the words she said could be heard clearly by everyone in the room:
"Madame Qin promised me a lot of money and also promised me that I would be transferred to serve the Imperial Concubine, so I agreed."
Cui Er was lying on the ground, spitting blood from her mouth. "I was just following the orders of the Imperial Concubine, and I was blinded by greed. Please forgive me this time, Your Majesty."
She wanted to kowtow and admit her mistake, but her body was unable to move.
There was a flash of unwillingness in Cui'er's eyes, but Lin An quickly pulled her away.
The surroundings seemed to have become quiet, and there was no sound of even talking around.
Everyone seemed to have stopped breathing, even Concubine Xiang covered her mouth with a handkerchief and looked at Concubine Rong with disbelief.
"Empress Rong, don't you have anything to explain to me?"
It was not until the emperor let out a gentle roar that Concubine Rong finally reacted.
She opened her tightly closed eyes, turned around and knelt down in front of His Majesty: "I am innocent!"
Xiao Yu's boots were getting closer with the sound of footsteps. He lowered his head and looked at the person on the ground: "You know best whether it is a false accusation or not."
"I just need to check whether you and this dog slave beside you have instructed the palace maid to frame Chen Fu!"
"I'll know once I check!"
Concubine Rong knelt on the ground and closed her eyes in despair. She knew that she could no longer hide the truth from His Majesty.
It would be better if Cui'er died, then everything would be over and there would be no evidence.
But Cui'er is still in the hands of His Majesty, and she has already spoken. If His Majesty investigates, what can't he find out?
"It was my fault!" Concubine Rong knelt on the ground and shouted to His Majesty:
"Concubine Shen Gui killed the Third Prince. As his adoptive mother, I have raised him for such a long time. I am reluctant to let him go, so I..."
Before she finished speaking, a slap hit Concubine Rong hard on the face.
Above his head, His Majesty's voice was as cold as water: "Whether you are doing this for the Third Prince or for yourself, you know it clearly in your heart."
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