Chapter 104: Betrayal and Betrayal

Shen Da Ying looked at Xiang Yun and asked angrily, "We have been master and servant for so many years. Do you really want to help outsiders slander me and watch me die without a burial place?"

While Huo Jinchi sent people to look for him, Xiangyun remained very quiet until she was sure that Qiu Ming was not found, then she started sobbing softly again.

Now, hearing what Shen Danying said, her body trembled violently. When she raised her head, her face was full of tears. "It is my fault that I have let you down, but, but I have only done what the master ordered!"

"Your Majesty, did you hear that? This maid has served Shen Danying since she was a child. Could she still lie?"

Concubine Su raised her eyes from behind her handkerchief and said, "Even if the emperor wants to protect Shen Danying, he should also think about Concubine Liu and the child in her belly. This must be very disappointing to her."

"Don't talk nonsense, Lady Su. When has the emperor ever protected me? He is just very observant and knows there are doubts!"

Shen Daying looked at Su Meiren with cold eyes, "Why are you so anxious to convict me? You are the only one who doesn't want to slander me!"

She then turned to Huo Jinchi and said, "Your Majesty, the identity of Taoist nun Qiu Ming is questionable, and her disappearance is also very strange. In addition to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Yu Hospital, there are many Taoist temples that sell cinnabar, and it is even easier to get outside the palace. Maybe she brought the cinnabar in!"

"You are slandering me!" Seeing that she suddenly made the point, Su Meiren's face began to twist.

"The evidence is solid that you poisoned Lady Liu, yet you still have the nerve to slander me! Even if you rely on the emperor's favor, don't even think about throwing this basin of dirty water on my head!"

After she finished her angry scolding, she said pitifully to the empress, "My Queen, it was clearly her fault, but she caught a Taoist nun and insisted on pinning the blame on me. Is there no justice in this palace?"

The Queen's face was as cold as usual, but her eyes were darker than usual. She looked at Huo Jinchi and said, "Your Majesty, we have been tormented for so long. Even if there are still some doubts, now that the evidence is in front of us, it will be difficult for Shen Danying to clear his suspicion. In my opinion, it is better to take her to the palace first, and send this palace maid to the Ministry of Punishment for a thorough interrogation."

"When the results come out, if Shen Danying is really slandered, it won't be too late to release her then."

When Shen Danying heard the word "Ye Ting", his face immediately turned pale. That was the prison where concubines and palace maids who had committed mistakes were imprisoned. What was the difference between sending them to Ye Ting and banishing them to the cold palace!

If she goes to a place like this, will she still have a chance to get out?

Even if she was really wronged and had been to such a place, it would still bring shame to the family and would still ruin her brother's future!

She was a little panicked, and said to Huo Jinchi with tears in her eyes: "Your Majesty, please believe me, I was really wronged!"

Huo Jinchi didn't care about their argument. His eyes swept from Su Meiren to Xiang Yun.

In his opinion, the only way to buy someone off is through coercion and inducement.

If Su Meiren or the Su family can do it, why can't he do it?

He looked at Xiang Yun and said calmly, "Xiang Yun, you have to think it over carefully. The crime of deceiving the emperor will punish all nine generations of your clan!"

Hearing him suddenly speak, Xiang Yun shuddered, but Yun Qin felt relieved.

As expected, as a demon who can see through people's hearts, Huo Jinchi is not so easy to fool. Obviously, he has already thought of the possibility that the Su family threatens Xiangyun.

Yun Qin breathed a sigh of relief, and now all she had to do was watch the show.

Huo Jinchi's words hit Xiang Yun's soft spot. She raised her head and pleaded in panic, "No, no, I didn't lie. I really didn't lie. It was Shen Danying. It was Shen Danying who told me to do it. Your Majesty, please understand. I really didn't lie!"

Her look surprised everyone except Yun Qin, especially Shen Danying. Xiang Yun's reaction immediately gave her an inspiration.

Because no one knew better than Shen Danying that Xiangyun was a filial daughter and loved her younger brother very much.

Shen Danying took a breath and said in a low voice: "Xiangyun, as long as you are willing to tell the truth, I will definitely ask the emperor to spare your family. Even if I can't save you, I will definitely let your body reunite with your family and will not let you die alone on a mass grave!"

She did not guarantee that she could save Xiangyun's life, which made her words more convincing. After all, Xiangyun committed a capital crime, which could never be forgiven.

These words really made Xiang Yun a little shaken. She raised her eyes to look at Shen Danying, and turned her head slowly as if she wanted to look somewhere, but stopped halfway, as if she didn't dare to look.

But everyone present knew who she wanted to look at.

Su Meiren held the handrail tightly with her fingers, and she seemed to be unaware even when her nails were broken.

She never imagined that something that had been flawless would suddenly become full of mistakes, especially Xiang Yun. Her father said that she would never betray him.

But looking at her expression, she is clearly shaken!

She really wanted to speak up and threaten Xiangyun severely, making her think about her mother and her younger brother who was just as tall as her waist!

Huo Jinchi glanced at Lady Su, then looked at Xiang Yun and said, "Just say whatever you want to say. News from the palace hasn't spread out that quickly. Besides, there is no one in this world that I want to protect but cannot!"

These words undoubtedly dispelled Xiangyun's last worries. She knocked her head heavily on the ground and cried, "I will tell you, I will tell you everything!"

After saying that, she suddenly raised her head and looked at Lady Su, with hatred in her eyes. "It's her, she's from the Su family! Half a month ago, I suddenly received a letter from home. In it, in addition to a letter from my brother, there was also a letter from the Su family."

"They said that my mother and brother have been taken away by them. As long as I work hard for the Sumerians, they can guarantee their safety. If I don't listen, the next thing they send will be my brother's finger!"

"Within two days, someone from Su Meiren's group came looking for me." She pointed behind Su Meiren, "It was her!"

At this time, Xin'er was still holding Yunqin, and the two of them stood together, not knowing who she was referring to.

Huo Jinchi's eyes narrowed slightly, and he suddenly remembered that Yun Qin went to the Empress Dowager's palace to send Zhen Jing off.

Could this matter really have something to do with her?

However, before he could finish his thought, Xin'er's legs went weak and she fell to the ground with a thump.

"It's her!" Xiang Yun's fingers moved down, "She came to me and said that Lady Su already knew about my mother and brother, and asked me to be obedient and wait for Lady Su's orders!"

Just when Huo Jinchi was about to look away, he saw Yun Qin looking straight at him.

There was a hint of sarcasm and coldness in her eyes, which made Huo Jinchi's eyes flash. He realized that she had seen his suspicious look just now. With her intelligence, it would be difficult for him to hide his thoughts from her.

Huo Jinchi wanted to laugh, but he was a little worried. If he wanted to please her this time, he was afraid that his private vault would be in trouble again.