Chapter 742 You're on Your Own
Concubine Jing stopped talking.
Shao Liangren pursed his lips and said, "Maybe Su Cairen did this on purpose? She pretended to save people while secretly harming them. This way, even if the imperial concubine was hit by a vase, no one would suspect her."
At this time Fang Wujiu spoke slowly.
"According to what you said, Su Cairen should have said nothing, pretended to know nothing, and tried to reduce her presence as much as possible to clear herself of suspicion. Why did she deliberately mention the vase? Isn't this asking for trouble?!"
Shao Liangren was speechless and could only emphasize through gritted teeth.
"No matter what Concubine Su thinks, I am innocent anyway. I have no grudges against the Imperial Concubine in the past or in the present. There is absolutely no need to take the risk of harming the Imperial Concubine!"
Concubine Li raised her eyebrows: "But I saw with my own eyes that you pushed over the vase."
Everyone was stunned.
The atmosphere was stagnant for a moment, and then I remembered Shao Liangren's hurried voice: "I don't have it!"
Concubine Li said confidently: "I saw it. You pretended to be extremely frightened and panicked. You raised your hand and pushed the vase while running away."
As she spoke, she raised her right hand and imitated Shao Liangren's action of pushing the vase.
Su Cairen immediately agreed: "Yes, Mr. Shao pushed it that way, and I saw it too."
Shao Liangren looked at the two of them with tears in his eyes, as if he had suffered a great injustice.
"Why did you two team up to frame me?!"
Concubine Li spread her hands and said, "Like you said just now, I have no grudges against you in the past or in the present, so why would I risk framing you? You have no motive to murder the imperial concubine, but I have no motive to frame you either."
Shao Liangren knelt on the ground and looked at the emperor sadly.
"I am truly innocent, Your Majesty, please understand!"
Luo Qinghan looked at Concubine Jing and asked in a deep voice.
"Are you sure you didn't see Shao Liangren push over that vase?"
Concubine Jing's eyes flickered: "I, I don't know."
Luo Qinghan: "I don't know?"
Concubine Jing: "I was so frightened at the time that my mind was completely blank. I didn't notice anything around me, so I don't know if Mr. Shao pushed the vase."
Concubine Li sneered, "But didn't you just say that Concubine Su wrongly accused Mr. Shao?"
Concubine Jing defended herself, "Shao Liang and I both live in Yingfu Palace, and we interact with each other quite often, so I naturally trust her a little more. As for whether she has done anything to murder the Concubine, how can I know?!"
Her words actually cleared herself of all blame.
Shao Liangren looked at her in disbelief: "Empress Jing, how can you say that?!"
Concubine Jing avoided her sight.
"I am only speaking the truth."
Shao Liangren's lips trembled, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he couldn't say anything. He could only lower his head and cover his face and cry.
Luo Qinghan: "First, arrest Shao Liangren. After returning to Shengjing, hand her over to the Ministry of Punishment for trial."
When Shao Liangren heard this, his face turned pale instantly.
she cried in horror.
"No! Your Majesty, please see clearly that I am truly innocent. Please don't hand me over to the Ministry of Punishment!"
Luo Qinghan: "Take her away and keep her under good care. Don't let her die."
Xiao Lingfeng: "Yes."
He called two guards and forcibly dragged the crying Shao Liangren away.
Before leaving, Shao Liangren was still shouting.
"I am innocent! Your Majesty, please see clearly! Concubine Jing, please save me!"
After hearing the last six words, everyone present looked at Concubine Jing.
Concubine Jing felt nervous and wanted to explain, but she felt that it would make her look even more shameless, so she could only smile awkwardly.
Luo Qinghan gave her a cold look.
"You're on your own."
After saying that, he waved his hand, signaling them all to leave.
The three concubines left Feique Palace.
The usual gentle smile on Concubine Jing's face could no longer be seen.
She looked at Su Cairen coldly with a sarcastic tone.
"Su Cairen is really amazing. She knew that it was not easy to please the emperor, so she turned to please the imperial concubine. This trick of saving the country in a roundabout way is really good. I just wonder if your final ending can be better than Shao Liangren's?"
Su Cairen did not refute, but just bowed and spoke in a submissive manner with lowered brows.
"Thank you very much, Madam Jingfei, for your advice."
Concubine Jing punched the cotton and became more and more annoyed.
But she also knew that she couldn't vent her anger, at least not now.
She could only endure it for the time being.
Let’s wait and see how she deals with this little bitch later!
Concubine Jing flicked her embroidered handkerchief and walked away with a sullen face.
Concubine Li glanced at Concubine Su with a smile.
"That's interesting."
Su Cairen still lowered her head: "Thank you, Concubine Li, for speaking for me just now. I will remember this favor and will definitely repay you in the future."
Concubine Li sneered, "I am not helping you. I just can't stand Concubine Jing's self-righteous attitude."
Su Cairen: "No matter what, you have helped me after all."
Seeing that she was so tactful, Concubine Li gave her a reminder.
"You have offended Concubine Jing today, so be careful next time."
After saying that, she turned and left.
Su Cairen bowed slightly and said, "I respectfully send off Her Majesty Li."
The large army that was left behind by the emperor finally returned.
Although the emperor did not allow people to gossip about him, the palace was so small that many things were inadvertently leaked.
In the end, everyone knew about the assassination of the imperial concubine.
In the evening, Concubine Jing and Concubine Li led the concubines and a group of female relatives to visit the injured imperial concubine.
Xiao Xixi's eyes were no longer red at this time, and she looked in good spirits, but her complexion was still not very good. It was mainly because she vomited blood last night and was injured and bleeding today. She lost too much blood and her face looked particularly pale.
She expressed her gratitude for everyone's visit.
They exchanged some polite words.
Everyone didn't want to disturb the imperial concubine from recuperating, so they quickly said goodbye.
Only Su Cairen took the initiative to stay.
She looked at the imperial concubine with tears in her eyes and choked up.
"I am so grateful to the Imperial Concubine for saving me this time. If you hadn't blocked the arrow for me, I would have lost my life."
Xiao Xixi: "It's not that exaggerated. I just stretched out my hand to block it. Besides, you were the first one to rush out to help me block the knife. You also hit the female assassin with your pipa before. If I really want to thank you, it's you I want to thank."
Su Cairen shook her head, "That's not the case. I didn't help you at all. Even if I wasn't there, with your skills, those two female assassins shouldn't have been able to hurt you. It was I who implicated you. It's all my fault."
As she spoke, she couldn't help but burst into tears.
Seeing her crying, Xiao Xixi thought that if he were a man, he would hug her and comfort her.
It’s a pity that she is a girl.
(End of this chapter)
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