Chapter 106 The Dust Settles
After a while, Xu An brought his people back to Yukang Palace, naturally holding the talisman wrapped in cinnabar in his hand.
Jiang Yuanzheng had seen it before, and the powder left on the talisman was naturally cinnabar.
"I also went to Chunxi Palace on the way. This is the talisman I got from Chunxi Palace." Xu An said as he presented another new talisman.
Sure enough, it is exactly the same as the other texture pattern.
"You are so brave!" Lady Su took the initiative and shouted at Xu An, "How dare you search my palace!"
How could Lady Su not regret at this time? She was really too afraid of those words on the fortune stick, so she wanted to use the talisman to wrap the cinnabar, wanting to kill Lady Liu completely!
But he never expected that this talisman would eventually become his handle, his death warrant!
Xu An said calmly, "That beauty has wronged me. I just wanted to see the talisman offered by Lady Su. This was given to me by someone in your palace!"
"You!" Lady Su's face turned ashen.
Xu An said again: "My beauty, please don't be so angry with me. Please explain what this talisman is all about."
"How dare you ask me that!" Lady Su was furious again.
"That's what I want to ask!" Huo Jinchi put the two talismans on the tea table beside him and said coldly.
Lady Su immediately said aggrievedly: "How can I know what's going on? There are talismans like this everywhere in the Taoist temple. How can you be sure that it is the same as mine? Moreover..."
She stared at Xu An, "This servant can take the talisman from my palace, so why can't others do the same?"
Huo Jinchi finally showed some anger, slammed the table and said angrily: "You still want to quibble!"
His thoughts were always hard to guess and he seldom got angry, so this anger was naturally extremely overwhelming, shocking everyone in the hall. They hung their heads and dared not breathe.
Lady Su also shuddered all over and pursed her lips, but no sound came out.
"Do you want me to take all the talismans from Qingyuan Temple and all the Taoist temples in the capital, or interrogate all the palace maids in your palace, before you are willing to confess your guilt! Even if so, how long do you think you can delay!"
Concubine Su gritted her teeth and looked at the queen again, but she saw her looking away.
She knew in her heart that she was doomed, but she still held on to a glimmer of hope.
Miss Liu was fine, and the baby in her belly was still safe.
As long as Qiu Ming is not found, and as long as Xiang Yun's family affairs do not involve the Su family, she still has a way to survive!
She absolutely cannot admit it!
Su Meiren made up her mind and looked towards Hawking Chi, her eyes widening with ferocity.
She no longer looked as timid as when she first entered the palace.
It also made everyone understand that this Sumerian was never a timid rabbit, but a wolf and a poisonous snake. Her fierce and hysterical appearance was her true face!
"It's not me. I didn't do it. Even if the emperor kills me today, it's not me who did it! You just want to favor Shen Danying and the Shen family. Even if the emperor kills me today, can you stop the world from talking nonsense?"
Her tone of being ready to die made it seem as if she was being wronged.
However, Huo Jinchi was not so easily fooled. He knew what she relied on to make such a fuss. It was the Su family and the Gong family represented by the empress and the queen mother!
Is she pushing herself?
No, it was the power she represented that was raising its snake head to provoke him!
Hawking tapped the armrest of the chair with his finger. What should he do?
What did the Sumerians want at this time?
He glanced at the queen. What was she thinking?
Huo Jinchi thought that there was no news from the Wude Envoy, so he decided to wait a while and said coldly, "Suppress her first!"
No matter how unwilling Lady Su was, she had no choice but to be dragged out by the two maids.
Without the emperor's order, Yun Qin did not dare to stand up and had to continue kneeling in the corner.
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By now, it was almost noon, and the emperor did not ask everyone to leave, so the palace servants could only bring some snacks and tea for their masters to enjoy.
But the people around the master don't receive such treatment.
Huo Jinchi glanced at the pale-faced Yun Qin, then turned to Lan Ying who was beside the empress and said, "Take these palace ladies downstairs to eat something."
Lanying thanked En gratefully and prepared to leave with the former palace maid. She saw Yunqin again and after a moment's hesitation, she took her with her.
After all, she is the innocent one in this palace.
Yun Qin gave her a grateful smile. She knew in her heart that this was a special arrangement by Huo Jinchi, but she pretended not to know from beginning to end and did not even look up at him.
Who doesn’t know how to pretend?
Among the group of palace maids, Yun Qin was naturally an outlier. The palace maids in front of her knew more than Lan Ying, so the looks they gave her were naturally more complicated.
I don't know how to treat her, so I can only keep a distance from her.
Of course Yun Qin would not go up to eat, but just ate her snack quietly.
Lan Ying looked at her coldly and felt that this palace maid was too weak and stupid.
Concubine Su almost beat her to death, but because she was seriously injured and had to recuperate all the time, the emperor gradually forgot about her.
Even so, she was still defending Su Meiren so much in the palace just now, which really makes people wonder if there is something wrong with her brain.
The emperor is in the palace.
Lanying looked at her several times, and she always kept her head down, looking honest and obedient.
The palace maids in front of the emperor would secretly look up at him!
I have never seen anyone so stupid!
But this kind of stupidity is also reassuring, no wonder the Queen has always said not to take her to heart.
Yun Qin noticed Lan Ying's emotional look. She raised her eyes and looked at Lan Ying, and naturally saw the disdain in her eyes.
Yun Qin was a little puzzled, but didn't take it to heart.
Because she knew very well that the Queen never took her seriously and naturally would not do anything to her in the near future.
And becoming the Empress was not a target that she could achieve now. She would have to make plans slowly after dealing with Concubine Su.
Yun Qin continued to lower her head and eat snacks. The palace maid ate the snacks left over from the kitchen from the previous meal. They were a bit dry and hard, but she ate very slowly and carefully.
Regardless of whether the Wude Envoy brings back accurate news or not, the Emperor will not let Concubine Su off easily, but after all, Concubine Liu was not really in trouble.
Due to the situation of the previous dynasty, she would definitely be spared. At that time, Concubine Su would have only two places to go, one was the Ye Ting (Ye Ting) or the other was imprisoned in the cold palace.
No matter where they go, Yun Qin, as her chief maid, will definitely go with her.
This snack might be the best meal she has had in recent days.
As Yun Qin expected, a letter was soon delivered to Huo Jinchi. As expected, there was no news about Xiang Yun's family, nor any evidence against the Su family.
Three days is enough time for them to erase all traces.
Although the clues have been cut off, there is enough evidence on the surface. Su Meiren just shouted that the evidence is sufficient to convict her, but this boomerang has hit her again.
Yun Qin, who had been relatively calm, finally felt a ripple in her heart at this moment. She had been planning for so long, enduring anger for so long, wasn't this the moment she had been waiting for?
There was still no expression on Hawking's face, only his fingers occasionally tapped the armrest.
As everyone was getting increasingly anxious, he finally grabbed the armrest and shouted, "Su Yiyan intended to murder the concubines and the heir to the throne. The evidence is solid, but he refused to plead guilty. He even defied me in public. He is disrespectful and disloyal. He should be punished!"
When the queen heard this, her expression changed immediately. She was about to speak but was interrupted by Hawking Chi.
"Of course, considering that she was respectful to the Queen Mother after entering the palace, and that she was pregnant with an heir, we will temporarily spare her life. But the death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped. Come, immediately imprison Su Yiyan in the cold palace, and she cannot be released without pardon!"