Concubine Qin was Qin Yong's biological sister, and the relationship between the brother and sister had always been good.
Although Concubine Qin gave birth to a daughter for him and was very favored before, the emperor was always wary of this woman.
Seeing her sitting with Duan Qingxi at this moment, his first reaction was that Concubine Qin wanted to secretly win over Duan Qingxi for Qin Yong.
Qin Yong must have attached great importance to a person who even an emperor like him had to respect.
He narrowed his eyes in displeasure and walked towards the pavilion.
Concubine Qin and Duan Qingxi hurried down the pavilion and saluted the emperor.
The emperor nodded at them and said "No need to be so polite" before turning his attention to Duan Qingxi.
"Why is the princess here with her concubine?"
Just as Concubine Qin was about to speak, Duan Qingxi said calmly, "Your Majesty, you've arrived just in time. Yunle also has something to ask Your Majesty."
Concubine Qin's face suddenly turned pale. Seeing this, the emperor raised an eyebrow and said, "Oh? What does the princess want me to decide?"
Duan Qingxi glanced at the palace maids who were still kneeling on the ground, and told everything in a few words.
Upon hearing this, the emperor's expression turned extremely bad!
Now everyone knows that Duan Qingxi is the person he wants to win over. Even the queen treats Duan Qingxi with respect.
But this Concubine Qin dared to harm his people in the palace!
Could it be that Qin Yong failed to win Duan Qingxi over, so he secretly wanted to kill her?
All kinds of dark thoughts flashed through the emperor's mind, and his gaze towards Concubine Qin became increasingly cold.
"Come here! Investigate this matter thoroughly for me immediately!"
Concubine Qin's face turned even paler, and she almost fell to the ground.
If Chunrong and Chunlian had not supported her in time, she would have lost her composure.
When the emperor saw it, he became more and more certain that it was she who did it!
It would be good if he found out. As long as it was related to her, he could use this opportunity to teach Qin Yong a lesson.
That old man has been becoming more and more arrogant recently, and some officials in the court are also confused. It's a good opportunity to let them see who gave them the wealth and power!
Once the emperor takes action, he will naturally be able to find out everything quickly.
It wasn't Concubine Qin who did it, but Qin Ruoju.
Duan Qingxi was a little surprised this time. He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and an indescribable curve appeared at the corner of his mouth.
She had previously shared the same idea as the emperor, and also believed that Concubine Qin had done so under Qin Yong's orders, but she had never expected...
When Qin Ruo was brought up and knelt in front of the emperor and Duan Qingxi, he was so scared that he dared not speak.
The emperor directly questioned, "Qin Ruo, why did you poison Princess Yunle?! Do you know what a sin it is to poison a princess of the first rank?!"
Qin Ruo had never seen such a scene before. She just heard that Concubine Qin was drinking tea and chatting with Duan Qingxi in the back garden. She was jealous of her, so she added something non-lethal to the tea, just to make her suffer.
Who would have thought that such a thing would alarm the emperor!
"Your Majesty, please spare my life. I... I know I was wrong..."
The emperor has already found out. She has no chance and no possibility to shift the blame onto others. Otherwise, only punishment awaits her.
"I ask you, why did you want to harm Princess Yunle?!"
Qin Ruo didn't dare to speak. After all, it was difficult for her to say that she was jealous of Duan Qingxi for enjoying so much love and jealous of Duan Shishi for being able to marry Helian Sheng. But since she couldn't deal with Duan Shishi now, she could only take action against Duan Qingxi.
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