Chapter 40 Ling Zixia puts the blame on Liu Yunyao
The air in the bedroom was filled with a sickening stench.
Liu Yunyao let out a shrill scream.
She looked at the dirty spots on her skirt in horror.
It was as if it was something highly poisonous.
The maids behind her were all terrified.
They retreated again and again.
Afraid of being contaminated by that disgusting thing.
The whole scene fell into chaos.
Only Ling Zixia and her maid Qing'er remained standing calmly.
Ling Zixia's face showed an expression of fear and disgust at the right time.
She covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief.
Said in a trembling voice.
"Sister...what...what is going on?"
"How could a perfectly good bird's nest breed such horrible bugs?"
Liu Yunyao had now recovered from her initial shock.
Tremendous anger and humiliation surged in her heart.
She shot up from her chair.
She pointed at Ling Zixia's nose and cursed.
"Bitch! It must be you!"
"What kind of magic did you use to insult me like this?"
As she spoke, she was about to rush forward and attack Ling Zixia.
Qing'er immediately stepped forward.
She opened her arms and protected Ling Zixia behind her.
"Madam Liu, please respect yourself!"
Seeing this, Liu Yunyao's maids immediately surrounded her.
They stared at Qing'er fiercely.
As if ready to take action at any time.
At this tense moment.
A cold and majestic voice came from the door.
"stop!"
Everyone looked over when they heard the sound.
I saw Nanny Guifang bringing Mo'er and Xiaoxing back.
And behind them.
He also followed the returning guard commander Zhang Mo.
And Zhao Wenxuan, whose face was as gloomy as water.
It turned out that Guifang had just reported to Zhao Wuji everything that had happened in Jingsi Temple.
After hearing this, Zhao Wuji asked Guifang to come back first to stabilize the situation.
He himself sent someone to invite Zhao Wenxuan.
Let him personally handle this turmoil in the inner house.
As soon as Zhao Wenxuan entered the door, he smelled the strange stench.
He saw the mess on the ground and the people confronting each other again.
His brows immediately furrowed tightly.
When Liu Yunyao saw Zhao Wenxuan, she felt like she had seen a savior.
She immediately stopped her shrewish attitude.
She put on a look of aggrievedness, as if she was about to cry.
She held up the stained hem of her skirt.
She threw herself in front of Zhao Wenxuan and cried.
"Sir, please make the decision for me!"
"I came to visit my sister with good intentions, and even cooked bird's nest for her myself."
"Who knew that not only would my sister not appreciate it, but she would... even use this disgusting insect to humiliate me!"
Zhao Wenxuan's eyes swept over the bowl of filth on the table.
There was a flicker of disgust in his eyes.
He looked at Ling Zixia who was standing aside and trembling.
Ling Zixia's eyes were filled with tears.
She looked aggrieved and frightened.
She knelt down and bowed to Zhao Wenxuan.
She said with a sob.
"My Lord, I know this... I really don't know anything."
"The bird's nest my sister sent me…it bred worms by itself…"
Liu Yunyao immediately retorted sharply.
"You're talking nonsense!"
"I watched my maid stew my bird's nest with my own eyes, how could there be bugs in it!"
"It's obvious that you used some shameful means!"
Zhao Wenxuan was upset by their noise.
He shouted coldly.
"Shut up, everyone!"
He walked over to the table.
He examined the bowl of filth carefully.
His eyes fell on the exploded remains of the corpse flies.
He discovered.
The surface of the wreckage was an unnatural reddish color.
This color.
It reminded him of some bad things.
He turned his head.
He looked at Liu Yunyao with a scrutinizing gaze.
"You said you stewed this bird's nest yourself?"
Liu Yunyao nodded without hesitation.
"Yes, sir, every word I say is true."
Zhao Wenxuan asked again.
"Where do the ingredients for stewing bird's nest come from?"
Liu Yunyao thought about it and replied.
"The bird's nest is from the warehouse, and the red dates and longans are prepared by me in my small kitchen."
"The water for cooking was also freshly drawn from the well by the maid."
"There will be absolutely no problem."
Zhao Wenxuan's eyes became increasingly cold.
He ignored Liu Yunyao.
He turned and spoke to Nanny Guifang who was standing beside him.
"Mammy, I have a favor to trouble you with."
"Go get some of the special potion that Consort De uses to deliver messages."
Guifang was stunned when she heard this.
But she immediately responded and left.
Liu Yunyao and her servants were all confused.
They didn't understand why Zhao Wenxuan suddenly mentioned Concubine De.
Only a glimmer of light flashed in Ling Zixia's eyes.
She knew that the show was about to begin.
Soon, Guifang came back with a small porcelain bottle.
The porcelain bottle was half filled with colorless liquid.
Zhao Wenxuan took the porcelain bottle.
He was looked at by everyone in confusion.
Carefully poured a few drops of liquid.
It dripped onto the remaining contents of the bowl of bird's nest.
A strange scene happened again.
All that was left were the remains of dead flies that were originally only light red.
The moment it comes into contact with the potion.
The color deepens rapidly.
Eventually it turned into a blood-like red color.
It was exactly the same color as the one on Qing'er's hand before.
Zhao Wenxuan's face darkened completely.
He raised his head.
He looked at Liu Yunyao with a look as if he was looking at a dead person.
"What else do you have to say?"
Liu Yunyao felt uneasy when he looked at her.
she asked, stuttering.
"Sir...what...what does this mean?"
Ling Zixia standing aside.
At the right moment, he let out an exclamation of sudden enlightenment.
"Ah! I remember now!"
She pointed to the bowl of bird's nest.
Said in a trembling voice.
"This color... is exactly the same as the color on Qing'er's hand just now!"
"Sister... Sister, could it be that you added the same secret code as the one used by Concubine De into your bird's nest?"
This sentence was like a bolt from the blue.
It hit Liu Yunyao's head hard.
She instantly understood the seriousness of the matter.
Her face turned pale in an instant.
She shook her head frantically.
"No! Not me! I didn't!"
"I don't even know any Empress Defei! How could I use her secret code?"
Zhao Wenxuan sneered.
He didn't believe her excuse at all.
The facts are right in front of us.
Only Defei's secret signal could produce such a violent reaction with the special potion.
This bowl of bird's nest was stewed by Liu Yunyao herself.
The only explanation is.
Liu Yunyao was also a spy planted by Concubine De in the Prime Minister's Residence.
She sent me this bowl of bird's nest today.
It was not to humiliate Ling Zixia at all.
But in order to use it this way.
Convey some message to Ling Zixia.
Or conduct some kind of test.
However, the plan was ruined by a strange fly by accident.
A perfect logical closed loop is thus formed.
Zhao Wenxuan looked at Liu Yunyao.
His eyes were filled with disappointment and murderous intent.
He couldn't tolerate the person next to him.
It turned out to be a pawn sent by someone else.
"Someone come!"
He ordered coldly.
"Capture Madam Liu and all the servants in her courtyard!"
"Lock him in the woodshed and interrogate him strictly!"
"I want to see how many spies Concubine De has planted in my residence!"
Zhang Mo immediately stepped forward with his guards.
Liu Yunyao and her maids collapsed to the ground instantly.
They could never have imagined it.
Just a small bowl of bird's nest.
It actually led to the horrific disaster of treason and betrayal.
Liu Yunyao was dragged out by the guards.
She was still screaming madly.
"It's unfair! Sir! I'm being wronged!"
"It's her! That bitch must have framed me!"
However, no one paid any attention to her cries.
Soon, peace returned to the bedroom.
Only Zhao Wenxuan and Ling Zixia were left.
Zhao Wenxuan looked at Ling Zixia's face which was still filled with fear.
His expression became extremely complicated.
He walked up to her.
He spoke slowly.
His voice was low and hoarse.
"I'm sorry that what happened today scared you."
These words seem to be comforting.
But it is full of temptation.
Ling Zi-Xia's body trembled slightly.
She raised her tearful face.
She looked at Zhao Wenxuan timidly.
"Sir...I...I'm so scared..."
There was real fear in her voice.
It seemed as if he had not yet recovered from the shock he had just experienced.
Zhao Wenxuan looked at her quietly.
He tried to find even the slightest flaw in her eyes.
But no.
Her eyes were as pure as a blank sheet of paper.
There is only fear, grievance and dependence on him.
Zhao Wenxuan finally withdrew his gaze.
The last bit of doubt in his heart.
I was also dispelled by this perfect acting.
perhaps.
It's all really just a coincidence.
It was Liu Yunyao herself who was stupid.
Only then will she be used by Concubine De.
And Ling Zixia.
It's just good luck.
He sighed.
He took out a white silk handkerchief from his arms.
He handed it to Ling Zixia.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here, and this won't happen again."
In his tone.
For the first time, there was a hint of subtle warmth.
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