Helian Qi glanced at the witch doll, looked at Concubine Shu and asked, "What's going on?"
Concubine Shu pointed at a palace maid kneeling on the ground and said, "Tell His Majesty in detail what you saw."
"Your Majesty, I am Hong Xing, a maid in Haitangju. Lady Ying never lets me and others get close to her bed. It is always made by her personal maid Qiu Kui. This morning when I was sweeping the floor, I accidentally slipped and fell on the bed, and then I discovered the pair of voodoo dolls... I dared not hide it, and immediately reported it to Queen Shufei..." The maid Hong Xing prostrated herself and reported.
"Slander! You are slandering!" Wei Yingya was so angry that she was shaking all over and glared at the palace maid angrily.
Helian Qi said expressionlessly, "Send Wu Mi from the Criminal Division over here."
Soon, Wu Mi, the eunuch in charge of the Criminal Justice Department, came in a hurry and carefully examined the voodoo doll...
A moment later, the report:
"Your Majesty, this doll looks like it was made in the past few days. The fabric used to make the witchcraft doll is Gongsatin pear blossom brocade. The silver needles are ordinary, but the cinnabar handwriting is exactly the same as the handwriting in Lady Ying's poem."
These words fell.
Wei Yingya was completely stunned, "Impossible, it's not me!"
"If I remember correctly, your majesty just awarded Lady Ying the pear blossom brocade a few days ago. This is a unique favor in the whole palace, and no one else has received it." Concubine Shu looked at Wei Yingya with a look of grief:
"Your Majesty has been so kind to you, how could you repay kindness with hatred?"
The maid Hong Xing immediately said, "When I was on guard, I heard Lady Ying complaining to His Majesty and the Queen Mother. She said that if His Majesty had not sent Marquis Weiyong to fight, and if the nearby Xue family's army had not failed to rescue in time, her father would not have died..."
"How stupid! How could you come up with such a stupid idea!" Concubine Shu was shocked.
Wei Yingya was speechless and tears fell from her eyes. "Your Majesty, I didn't say that. I am innocent, I am really innocent..."
Helian Qi's gaze lingered on the voodoo dolls for a moment, and he looked at her, "Then how do you explain why this pair of voodoo dolls appeared on your bed?"
"This... is her. She must have framed me!" Wei Yingya pointed at Hong Xing hatefully.
Hong Xing kowtowed hurriedly, "Your Majesty is wise, I can barely read, but I can never write such beautiful words..."
Concubine Shu took over the conversation, "Besides, the tribute silk is in your treasury, how can an outsider get it? Have you ever rewarded this palace maid? Where did she get the silk?"
“This…” Wei Yingya was speechless.
She did not give the reward to the maid Lihuajin. The key to the treasure house was kept by her personal maid Qiukui, so outsiders could not get it...
Wei Yingya didn't know how to defend herself, so she could only look at Helian Qi expectantly:
"I am innocent! Your Majesty, please believe me!"
Helian Qi likes her very much and will definitely find evidence to prove her innocence...
"Wei cursed me and the Queen Mother, and should be sentenced to death. But considering that her father and brother sacrificed their lives for the country, I will strip Wei of her title and position, and banish her to the cold palace." Helian Qi said coldly.
"Your Majesty...I am innocent..." Wei Yingya widened her eyes in disbelief.
Helian Qi ignored her, just took Ning Wanyin's hand and walked out, no longer caring about the matter.
"Farewell, Your Majesty." Concubine Shu bowed and saw him off.
Wei Yingya watched the emperor's procession disappear from her sight.
She didn't like the emperor, but she originally thought that the emperor liked her very much...
Unexpectedly...
It's all her own fault.
"Come here, send Wei to the cold palace." Concubine Shu ordered, and continued to deal with it: "Qiu Kui, Wei's personal maid, who knew about the incident but did not report it, will be beaten to death. The other palace maids in Haitangju who failed to observe the incident will be punished with 20 strokes of the cane each. Hong Xing has made a meritorious report and will be promoted to the first-class maid and rewarded with 100 taels of silver."
"My queen, please spare me... Master, please save me..." Qiu Kui was so scared that tears streamed down her face and she hurriedly asked Wei Yingya for help.
But Wei Yingya herself could not protect herself at this time...
…
The once favored Lady Ying was sent to the cold palace.
The Wei family had recently presented a legitimate daughter to the palace, and the emperor conferred her the title of Concubine Wei and had her live in Haitangju.
"Master, the wind direction in this palace changes so quickly. That beautiful lady Ying was so honored in the past, but now... you have to be careful." Lian Rui said worriedly.
Ning Wanyin was silent for a moment, and then said, "She is so talented, but she can't see the situation clearly. This is a bit beyond my expectation."
Some of Wei Yingya's poems show that she is a very thoughtful and visionary person.
Ning Wanyin thought that by trying to please the emperor, she had already chosen the emperor to support her.
Unexpectedly, while she was trying to curry favor with the emperor, she was also sending gifts to the Xue and Cen families to show her goodwill.
If the three parties are on good terms, it means that no one is on good terms.
Naturally, no one would protect her.
Being used as a knife by others is not an easy job, but in the game of chess, the first ones to be eliminated are of course those who are of no use.
As for the emperor's favor towards her...
Whether it is poetry, tune or delicious food, these are not very important "interests".
Even without these "hobbies", the emperor had other pleasures.
She had no interests that the emperor must have, nor could she be used by the emperor. The emperor spared her life, probably because he had realized that this was a frame-up, and because of her "interesting" past, he showed her some mercy.
Interest can be the icing on the cake, but if you want to get ahead in the palace, knowing only these is far from enough.
Ning Wanyin didn't say much, she looked at Lian Rui and said:
"Your Majesty has summoned me to serve in the Ganxin Palace tomorrow, so I should rest early."
Lian Rui obeyed the order.
The lights in Lingxue Pavilion were turned off.
The cold palace was brightly lit.
Wei Yingya was lying on the ground, looking very embarrassed. The beautiful lady in palace dress stepped on her fingers and crushed them fiercely.
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