Concubine Ge was stunned, and everyone was stunned.
No one expected Yunxue to suddenly confess at this moment. She said, "After Yunshuang and I settled Miss Xue, we saw that the study was unattended, so we thought of sending Yunshuang away and went to steal valuables. However, we accidentally broke the Baixi bottle. Unexpectedly, Yunshuang came back and found us. I was afraid that Yunshuang would tell on me, so I had to kill her to silence her. Who knew..."
Her eyes were red and tearful, and she looked at Yun Shuang with gritted teeth: "Who knew this bitch wasn't dead yet! She always steals my limelight and the Queen's favor. I have been wishing she was dead for a long time!"
Yun Shuang shook her head in shock: "No... No, Yun Xue, don't..."
"It's nothing!" Yun Xue said sternly, "Before Your Majesty entered the palace, I treated you so well, but what about you? You always try to outdo me in everything. Why?"
Seeing Yun Shuang wanted to say something, Yun Xue pointed at her and said, "Shut up! If you still have the guts, shut up!"
She blinked, holding back tears, and bowed to the Queen Mother again: "In short, all of this is done by this servant, and it has nothing to do with you, Your Majesty!"
Looking at Concubine Ge who was kneeling in a daze, the Queen Mother said in a deep voice: "Concubine, what's going on?"
Concubine Ge's eyes were red, and she opened her mouth: "Empress Dowager..."
Yunxue kowtowed to her and said, "Your Majesty, I am guilty and ashamed of my wrongdoing. Today, I have even caused you to be punished by the Queen Mother. Please do not plead for me."
After that, she turned to the Queen Mother and said, "If the Queen Mother wants to interrogate me, then interrogate me. It was because I resemble Miss Xue in stature that Yun Shuang mistook me for Miss Xue. It was also because of my excessive greed that this disaster occurred. It has nothing to do with anyone else!"
The Empress Dowager will not severely punish Concubine Ge, just like she did last time, she will not severely punish Ge Yuanhui. But if it is confirmed that Concubine Ge was responsible for this incident, it will definitely become a heavy blow one day, especially since her mortal enemy, Concubine An, is still present.
Only if Yunxue admits the matter and closes the case can the root of the trouble be eradicated. However, if Yunxue is dealt with according to palace rules, she will definitely die.
After a moment of contemplation, the Queen Mother ordered, "Take her away and interrogate her strictly."
Several eunuchs agreed and took Yunxue away.
“Yunxue…Yunxue!”
Concubine Ge tried to persuade her to stay, but Yunshuang also choked with sobs.
Yun Xue simply smiled sadly, "Your Majesty... I will explain this matter to the people in the torture chamber truthfully. Before entering the palace, I promised to stay with Your Majesty forever, but now I can only break my promise..."
She glanced at Yunshuang, who was already sobbing uncontrollably, and said, "Yunshuang, you're useless and can't do anything right. But if you can't protect the Empress in the future, I won't forgive you even if I become a ghost!"
Without giving them much time to say goodbye, Yun Xue was urged to leave by the eunuchs.
In this situation, if Xue Zhiyi was not the one framed by their conspiracy, she would have been moved.
The Ge family is worthy of being the Ge family. Whether it is Concubine Ge or Ge Yuanhui, they are surrounded by such loyal servants who disregard their own lives.
Concubine Ge was still in a daze, crying, but even if Yunxue took all the blame, it didn't mean that Concubine Ge would be completely unharmed.
"Noble Concubine."
The Queen Mother's voice startled Concubine Ge, and she quickly knelt and straightened her body: "Your Highness is here."
The Empress Dowager then said, "There's always been constant strife in the harem, and now it's spread to my Jianzhang Palace, even to Wuyou's coming-of-age ceremony, and even implicated the officials' wives. Is this how the Imperial Concubine manages the six palaces?"
The queen had no children, was not favored, and was in poor health, so the power to manage the six palaces fell on Concubine Ge.
Hearing this, the imperial concubine, without even wiping her tears, quickly leaned forward and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, I am incompetent. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
The Empress Dowager sighed deeply. "According to the records of the Imperial Hospital, the Empress's health has improved a lot. You have been working hard to take care of the two princes, and you have neglected to teach your own palace servants. In my opinion, the affairs of the six palaces should be handed over to the Empress. You, the Imperial Concubine, should take care of Cuiwei Palace first."
Concubine Ge's breath was choked, and she felt furious. Just a few words made her lose the power to assist in managing the six palaces that she had held in her hands for more than ten years. It was all because of Xue Zhiyi, all because of this cunning little bitch!
An Zhaoyi was secretly excited about her victory over Concubine Ge today, when she suddenly heard the Empress Dowager call her, "An Zhaoyi."
She bowed quickly: "I am here."
"I'm worried that the Queen will have trouble handling palace affairs alone. Since you've only been conferred the title of Zhaoyi for a short time, you should visit the Queen more often and learn from her so that you can help out."
Unexpectedly, there was an unexpected surprise. An Zhaoyi was overjoyed: "Thank you, Queen Mother! Thank you, Queen Mother!"
Xue Zhiyi watched and she probably guessed that the Queen Mother wanted to use this incident to weaken Concubine Ge's power in the harem, and let the Queen and An Zhaoyi share power with her, to check and balance each other, so as to break the situation where Concubine Ge was the only one in power.
Concubine Ge almost wanted to vomit blood. She suffered such a great loss today. For a lowly girl like Xue Zhiyi, she lost Yunxue who was loyal to her, hurt Ge Yuanhui's face, and lost the power to assist in managing the six palaces, and let An Shi get the benefits for nothing!
He glanced at Xue Zhiyi who was sitting there quietly. He was so calm and indifferent, not even a drop of blood could stain his body.
She suffered such a great loss, but that little bitch Xue Zhiyi was unharmed!
She has never suffered such injustice in all these years in the palace... When her Chong'er inherits the throne, she will make sure Xue Zhiyi has a miserable death!
At this moment, the eunuch who had just escorted Yunxue came hurriedly: "Empress Dowager!"
"What's wrong?" Huo Wuyou asked him with a frown.
The eunuch said, "The Empress Dowager... just now, when the servants were escorting Yunxue, she suddenly broke free from us and hit her head on the stone steps... and died."
"What..." The successive blows left Concubine Ge in a daze, tears streaming down her face. "Yunxue, she..."
In order to preserve Cuiwei Palace and avoid torture, she chose to end her life.
Xue Zhiyi sighed calmly: Yunxue is a loyal and brave man, but it's a pity that this loyalty is used to harm others, what a pity.
An Zhaoyi still felt a little regretful. She had thought that since everyone is made of flesh and blood, it would be quite lively if Yunxue could not bear the torture and confessed what the imperial concubine had done today.
Today's matter ended in this abrupt manner.
It was getting late, and it was time for Xue Zhiyi to leave the palace.
Walking on the long palace road again, it was evening now, the sky was gloomy, and the palace road became dark and depressing.
I don't know why, even though I escaped unscathed today, I still feel a little uneasy deep down.
She had to go back early, but at the moment, she had someone to wait for.
Following the palace maid who led the way, she pretended to be frightened and deliberately slowed down her pace.
Sure enough, just as she was about to reach the palace gate, Huo Wuyou called her.
"Xue Zhiyi, wait a moment."
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