Ning Wanyin wore a scarlet hibiscus embroidered double-breasted pleated skirt today, with a wide-sleeved shirt with snow-white gold thread on the outside. She had a pair of butterfly gold hairpins and flowing pearl hairpins in her hair, and her beauty was bright and flamboyant.
She said nothing and watched the situation develop quietly.
If it is said that Ning Wanyin deliberately murdered Liu Zhaoyi, smart people would still find some doubts.
Ning Wanyin has an ordinary family background and has just entered the palace with little foundation. How did she know that Liu Zhaoyi was pregnant?
But what if she just wanted to harm Concubine Li?
She and Concubine Li were not on good terms. Concubine Li asked Danli to find out her privacy, so it was only natural that Ning Wanyin retaliated by poisoning her through Danli.
Tianzhucao causes infertility. She wants to ruin Li Guiren's future, and this is the most suitable medicine.
When the ashes of celestial candle grass were found in her house, the evidence of her guilt was solid.
One thing leads to another.
"Your Majesty, Danli is definitely Ning Wanyin's person. Danli told me that she was driven away because she contradicted her a few times, and I was so stupid that I actually believed it. Danli has never done anything to harm her. She was punished by the Queen Mother at the beginning, and Danli personally went to invite you... They are in the same group!" Li Guiren cried:
"Ning Wanyin is plotting to murder me. I beg Your Majesty to help me!"
Ning Wanyin glanced at her calmly and said, "You said Danli was mine and that I was trying to murder you. What evidence do you have?"
"I...I...Tianzhu Grass is not something in my palace. This harmful thing must be hidden in your palace! Your Majesty, please search Lingxue Pavilion!" Concubine Li kowtowed.
Ning Wanyin's eyes became darker. Searching Lingxue Pavilion?
It seems that Concubine Li was well aware that there was medicine ash hidden in her palace.
Upon hearing this, Helian Qi also looked at Ning Wanyin. His pair of deep black eyes were unfathomable.
Ning Wanyin couldn't understand what he was thinking, but she knew that the emperor must want to dig up Lingxue Pavilion to find out who wanted to harm his child.
"In order to prove my innocence, I ask Your Majesty to search Lingxue Pavilion." Ning Wanyin bowed.
Helian Qi said calmly, "Wang Degui, take the female doctor with you and check it out yourself!"
"Yes!" Wang Degui and his daughter doctor took the order and withdrew.
Concubine Li felt relieved.
When the searchers come back, Ning Wanyin will be dead!
By then, she will be the victim and the blame will all be on Ning Wanyin, so she can get away with it.
Wang Degui and his men searched Lingxue Pavilion thoroughly inside and out.
Soon, I will report back:
"Your Majesty, no trace of the Heavenly Candle Grass was found."
Concubine Li's pupils trembled. How could it be possible?
Obviously hidden...
"If Lady Ning had the will to murder me, it's very likely that she would have destroyed the Tianzhu grass early on." Concubine Xue frowned.
Ning Wanyin looked at her and said sharply, "So you want to conclude that I am plotting to murder Concubine Li without any evidence? If I wanted to harm her, why would I have to go to such lengths? Who the hell is she?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Ning Wanyin walked straight to Concubine Li, raised her hand and slapped her hard in the face.
"Pa" a crisp slap was heard.
Concubine Li was slapped to the ground. She covered her face in shock and looked at Helian Qi aggrievedly, "Your Majesty, she hit me..."
"You are a lower position, and you falsely accuse a higher position. This is the first crime."
"Failure to discipline the palace maids has harmed the dragon fetus. This is the second crime."
As Ning Wanyin spoke, she slapped Concubine Li again with her backhand, leaving her face red and swollen symmetrically.
The whole house was shocked.
Even Helian Qi's eyes widened slightly. He had never thought that this young woman could have such a domineering side.
After slapping Li Guiren twice, Ning Wanyin looked at Helian Qi and bowed:
"Danli injured Liu Zhaoyi, and Concubine Li shirked responsibility, saying that she used to be a member of Lingxue Pavilion and was ordered by me. Since she was assigned to Lingxue Pavilion by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, shouldn't I say that she was ordered by Concubine Shu?"
Shufei was in charge of the affairs of the six palaces. The list of palaces where the concubines lived and the list of palace ladies were drawn up by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and Shufei reviewed and made the decision.
Concubine Shu's face changed slightly, and she looked at Helian Qi with grievance and said, "I don't know Danli, and it's impossible for me to know all the palace ladies. Your Majesty, please understand!"
Concubine Cen took over the conversation and said, "Shufei is in charge of the affairs of the six palaces. If this is the case, then if something happens to the palace servants in each palace, it can be traced back to Shufei. This doesn't make sense."
"I also think that this doesn't make sense. So, Danli is the maid of Concubine Li, and has nothing to do with Concubine Shu and me." Ning Wanyin said lightly.
Concubine Shu and Concubine Cen choked at the same time.
There was silence for a moment.
If evidence is found in Lingxue Pavilion, Ning Wanyin will have no way to defend herself today.
But there is no evidence, Danli could have been instructed by anyone.
"Your Majesty, Danli plotted to murder the dragon heir. As his master, Concubine Li cannot escape the blame. I ask Your Majesty to punish the two of them." Ning Wanyin bowed.
Helian Qi looked at the young woman in front of him, stretched out his hand to help her up, and said, "Come here, send Danli and Li Guiren to the Criminal Court for strict interrogation."
"Your Majesty, I am innocent..." Concubine Li shouted in horror.
But soon, he was dragged away by Wang Degui and his men.
Ever since Concubine Zhuang learned that Concubine Liu was pregnant, she had looked lonely and only now came back to her senses from her trance.
Seeing this scene, he felt sour, "Your Majesty, did you just believe Ning Wanyin's one-sided words?"
"Of course I believe in Lady Ning. She is a kind and gentle woman and would never do such things." Helian Qi looked at Ning Wanyin with a smile.
Concubine Zhuang glared at Ning Wanyin angrily: Vixen!
Ning Wanyin: ??? Do you believe the emperor’s polite words?
The emperor believed her, simply because he deduced from the result that without the Danli brought by Concubine Li, it would have been impossible for Liu Zhaoyi to have been in trouble today.
Regardless of whether Concubine Li was the mastermind or was framed, she caused Concubine Liu to almost have a miscarriage.
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