But what was unexpected was that half a minute later, when the silver needle was taken out of the tea, it was black!
Concubine Qin's face changed drastically, and all the palace maids' faces changed drastically as well.
Duan Qingxi even handed the silver needle to Concubine Qin to see, "I wonder what your Majesty means by this?"
“This…this palace…”
Concubine Qin naturally couldn't react because she didn't ask anyone to poison Duan Qingxi.
She was about to give Duan Qingxi a thorough explanation and then order someone to investigate the matter thoroughly.
After all, Duan Qingxi was a princess of the first rank, and she had always wanted to make friends with her. However, because Duan Qingxi had a good relationship with the queen, she had always been unhappy with her.
But if she was misunderstood as trying to poison Duan Qingxi at this moment, not only would their relationship become sour, but the emperor would also become suspicious of her and even dissatisfied with her!
Thinking of this, Concubine Qin's face suddenly became very ugly.
The maids who were delivering cakes and tea knelt on the ground, trembling like sieves.
It can be seen that Concubine Qin is a very powerful person. She scared people into this state before she even said a word.
Concubine Qin narrowed her eyes and asked sternly, "I'm asking you, who brought this tea?!"
One of the maids, who was shaking the most violently, said in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, this...this was brought by this servant..."
Concubine Qin slammed the table in anger, "Come here! Drag him away and beat him to death!"
The maid was obviously so frightened that she looked up at Concubine Qin in disbelief, not even knowing what mistake she had made.
"My Queen...My Queen, please don't! Please spare my life!"
Duan Qingxi couldn't bear to watch it anymore.
So Concubine Qin wanted to find a random maid to beat to death, thinking that this would vent her anger?
"Your Highness..."
After hearing Duan Qingxi's words, those who were about to drag the maid away hesitated and dared not move.
The anger on Concubine Qin's face instantly disappeared. She looked at Duan Qingxi and said, "Princess Yunle, please forgive me for laughing. I have no problem teaching you a lesson, but you actually let this lowly servant almost harm you. Beating such a lowly servant to death is no big deal. Or do you want to punish her yourself?"
The maid had come to her senses. She quickly pleaded with Duan Qingxi, crying, "Princess...Princess, please spare my life! I didn't do that! I absolutely didn't mean to harm you..."
Concubine Qin angrily said, "Which prisoner would admit his guilt?! Come, drag him away..."
"etc!"
Duan Qingxi looked at Concubine Qin and said with a half-smile, "It seems that Your Majesty is going to protect the person behind you?"
Concubine Qin was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "What do you mean, Princess? This lowly maid..."
"She's just a little maidservant. This princess has no grudge against her. Why would she want to harm me? My lady, since this princess is worthy of being a princess, then this head can't just be a decoration..."
Duan Qingxi's words made Concubine Qin feel a pang in her heart.
She had indeed underestimated Duan Qingxi, and she had never expected that she would be so ungrateful and not give her any face at all.
But at this moment, he still had to smile and say, "What do you mean, Princess? I..."
"The Emperor has arrived!"
Eunuch Gao's shout made Concubine Qin freeze, while Duan Qingxi slightly raised the corner of her mouth.
This is also the reason why she dared to agree to have tea and chat with Concubine Qin here, because she knew as early as when she was in the Queen's Palace that the Emperor would definitely pass by here.
The emperor saw people kneeling on the ground from a distance, and Concubine Qin and Duan Qingxi were there, so he couldn't help but feel nervous.
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