Chapter 1090 It Was You Who Did It
Luo Qinghan and Zhao Xian looked at Yan Cairen at the same time.
Yan Cairen suddenly came to his senses and realized that he had let the cat out of the bag.
She quickly calmed herself down and defended herself with red eyes.
"I was so shocked that I lost my composure. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."
Luo Qinghan didn't know whether he believed her or not, and didn't express his attitude towards her words.
He looked at Zhao Xian again, motioning Zhao Xian to continue.
Zhao Xian: "The imperial physician said that Miss Baofu was poisoned because she took a large amount of arsenic and almost died. I asked her why she was poisoned. Although Miss Baofu could not speak for the time being, she was conscious. She pointed to a bracelet on her wrist."
Having said that, he took out a colorful tourmaline bracelet from his sleeve and presented it with both hands.
"I have already asked other people. This bracelet was once given to Miss Baofu by Lady Yan. Miss Baofu likes it very much and always wears it on her wrist."
When Yan Cairen saw the bracelet, he felt his legs go weak and he could no longer stand. He staggered and fell to the ground.
Luo Qinghan looked at her: "What's wrong with you?"
Lady Yan said tremblingly, "I suddenly feel unwell and can't stand steadily. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."
Eunuch Chang stepped forward and helped her up.
Luo Qinghan took the tourmaline bracelet from Zhao Xian and turned to look at Yan Cairen.
"How do you explain it?"
Yan Cairen shook her head with tears in her eyes: "I know nothing. Please believe me. I have absolutely not harmed anyone!"
Luo Qinghan: "Since you said so, I will believe what you say for now."
Yan Cairen felt relieved, a great sense of luck surged in his heart, and a smile appeared on his face involuntarily.
Before she could be happy for long, she heard the emperor continue speaking.
"Anyway, Baofu has already woken up. After the imperial physician heals her throat, I will personally interrogate her. If I find out that you are involved in her being poisoned, I will definitely punish you severely."
Yan Cairen's smile froze on her face.
Luo Qinghan: "When the time comes, I will not only kill you, but I will also punish you for deceiving the emperor and exterminate your entire Yan family."
Yan Cairen was so frightened that his knees went weak and he fell straight to his knees.
His knees slammed hard onto the ground.
Just by hearing that sound, you can tell how much pain it is.
But Lady Yan didn't care about the pain, she cried and begged, "Your Majesty, please have mercy on me and let my family go!"
Luo Qinghan looked at her coldly.
"I will give you one last chance. Did you poison Baofu?"
Yan Cairen instinctively wanted to deny it.
But when she met the emperor's cold eyes, the words got stuck in her throat, and she felt extremely uncomfortable.
Eunuch Chang reminded him in a low voice: "Talented man, this is your only chance, you must think carefully before answering."
Yan Cairen's lips trembled slightly.
Her fingers involuntarily grasped the hem of her skirt, leaving wrinkles on the fine fabric.
The expression on her face kept changing, the blood color on her lips faded little by little, and finally became extremely pale.
Luo Qinghan was a little impatient: "Since you insist that you are innocent, then forget it."
He instructed Zhao Xian.
"Take Baofu away and keep him under strict protection.
All the people around Yan Cairen have evacuated, and Yanyu Palace will be closed from today onwards.
Before the truth is revealed, no one is allowed to set foot into the Misty Rain Palace!"
Yan Cairen originally planned to use this period of time to find a way to get rid of Baofu. If Baofu really couldn't be gotten rid of, then she would send a letter to the Yan family, asking them to leave Shengjing as soon as possible and hide somewhere where no one knew.
However, the emperor's words completely shattered Yan Cairen's last bit of hope.
All her escape routes were blocked by the emperor.
Seeing that the emperor was about to leave, Concubine Yan seemed to see her parents and brothers and sisters being dragged out and beheaded one by one. She felt dizzy and almost fainted.
She could no longer bear it, so she crawled over using her hands and feet, kowtowed to the emperor and begged for mercy.
"Please have mercy, Your Majesty! It was I who was bewitched and poisoned Baofu. It's all my fault. These things have nothing to do with others. Please don't implicate the Yan family!"
Luo Qinghan stopped, lowered his eyes and looked down at her with a cold tone.
"Why did you poison Baofu?"
Yan Cairen knelt on the ground, not daring to raise his head.
She choked up and said, "Because I instructed her to contact Rong Gui, and through her, I instructed Rong Gui to help the assassin take the imperial concubine out of the palace. Now that the truth has been revealed, I am afraid that Bao Fu will betray me, so... so..."
She couldn't say any more. She was crying so hard that she was out of breath and could hardly make a sound.
Luo Qinghan: "So it was you who did it."
Yan Cairen knew that he could not escape his fate and could only keep begging.
"These things were planned by me alone. They have nothing to do with my family. They are completely unaware of this. I beg Your Majesty to show mercy and not vent your anger on them."
Luo Qinghan asked a very crucial question.
"How did you know there was an assassin in the palace?"
Yan Cairen paused for a moment, and said hesitantly, "Yes, someone told me this news."
Luo Qinghan: "Who is it?"
Yan Cairen didn't want to say it, but things had come to this point. If she mentioned what the man had concealed, it would only make her crime more serious.
Now all she can do is try her best to protect herself.
As for what will happen to others, it is no longer within her ability.
Yan Cairen asked stutteringly.
"If I tell the truth, Your Majesty, will you spare my life?"
Luo Qinghan: "Are you making conditions to me?"
There was clearly no fluctuation in his tone, but Yan Cairen felt an indescribable fear for no reason.
She hurriedly shook her head to deny it.
"No! I dare not! I just want to ask Your Majesty to spare my life for my honest confession."
Luo Qinghan said calmly: "As long as you are telling the truth, I can consider sparing your life."
Yan Cairen was overjoyed and said without hesitation.
"It was Princess Hua An who sent someone to pass the message to me. She was also the one who hinted that I could take this opportunity to get rid of the Imperial Concubine!"
At first, she vaguely sensed that something was wrong in the Yunxiu Palace. Before she could find out what had happened in the palace, the Imperial Concubine noticed it and assigned her the task of making cotton-padded jackets and quilts, which made her so exhausted every day that she had no time to think about anything else.
It was not until Princess Hua'an secretly sent someone to bring her a message, telling her that there was an assassin hiding in the palace, and that the assassin's target was the imperial concubine.
Concubine Yan connected the events before and after and believed that the imperial concubine had been assassinated, so Yunxiu Palace sent more people to impose martial law.
Later, Princess Hua'an sent someone to contact her again, telling her that the assassin would take the concubine away from the palace and that someone was needed to help.
Concubine Yan thought this was a great opportunity to get rid of the imperial concubine, so she agreed without much hesitation.
(End of this chapter)
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