Chapter 285 Temptation
Huan Yingsi's death caused a huge uproar in the palace. Zi Yuan hurried back to the palace where Song Rouxi was imprisoned and asked, "Didn't you say that this was just a laxative and you just wanted to embarrass Miss Huan? How could she die out of the blue?"
Song Rouxi fiddled with the rouge and powder on the table. Her previously haggard face suddenly became full of life and brighter under the cover of rouge and powder.
She pinched the lipstick and applied it carefully to her lips. Suddenly, she curled the corners of her lips and said, "If I say it's poison, will you help me?"
"You're crazy. If you find out, you'll kill me."
Song Rouxi suddenly stood up, walked a few steps to Ziyuan, pinched her chin, and forced her to look at her, "Do you want to die, or not?"
Zi Yuan's face was filled with anger. "Of course I don't want to! You're the one who deceived me."
"They don't care about that. If they knew you poisoned me and brought it to them, you would die too. Your fate would probably be even worse than mine."
Ziyuan was so scared that her body trembled like a sieve and then she started crying.
She just wanted to stay in peace and be released when she was old enough, how could this happen! She shouldn't have coveted Song Rouxi's gold hairpin, now it's killing her!
"Even if I die, I will betray you!"
"If you betray me, you will only die faster." The sharp fingertips pinched into the flesh, causing Zi Yuan to burst into tears in pain.
Song Rouxi gave her a look of disdain and said, "Why are you crying? As long as you don't admit it, you can't blame us."
"But, that medicine..."
"But the medicine bag is with me."
"Stupid! Isn't there a pond in the backyard? Just throw the rocks in. They can't drain the whole pond to check."
Who wants to die when they can live? Zi Yuan rolled and crawled towards the backyard, Song Rouxi's eyes were cold.
Since Huan Yingsi insists on going against him, he can only die.
If she died, the possibility of her taking the position of Crown Princess would be greater. She had thought it through. After all, Huan Yingsi was a member of the Huan family, and the Queen would definitely help her.
But without her, he would lose a powerful opponent.
She was smiling so happily that she didn't even notice anyone coming outside the door. By the time they realized what was happening, people had already rushed in.
"You, what are you doing!"
"How dare you! We now suspect you of murdering the Queen's niece, and you still dare to resist."
"What evidence do you have? I didn't poison you! I've been staying in the palace the whole time, but I haven't been anywhere."
A hint of mockery escaped the corner of the nanny's lips. "I haven't even told you the reason why Miss Huan died, so how did Concubine Song know it? The Empress has already banned the news, so how did you find out?"
Realizing that she had let something slip, Song Rouxi's face turned pale. "I, I also heard it from these servants."
"Oh? Who said that?"
Song Rouxi was racking her brains to defend herself when she heard a group of soldiers' voices, "Mammy, a maid was found in the backyard about to throw something into the pond. She has been apprehended."
"Something? What is it? Show it to me."
Looking at the paper handed over by the soldier, which still had some white powder on it, the nanny's eyes became even colder. "It's you! It's you who poisoned Miss Huan!"
Song Rouxi was being held, and could only shed tears silently, "No, it's not me! It was this servant who framed me! Someone wants to harm me! I want to see the prince, I want to see the prince, I was wronged."
Mammy didn't listen to her excuses and winked at her, "Take him away!"
She clenched the paper wrapping the powder in her hand, and her disgust grew even stronger. Thinking that such a well-behaved, sensible and polite young lady had been killed, especially since the person who killed her was such a fool, the nanny couldn't help but kill her right now.
When she was brought before the queen, Song Rouxi was slapped twice in a row before she could even open her mouth.
“Snap, snap.”
"Your Majesty, I..."
“Bang!”
"I!"
“Bang!”
The Queen didn't stop until her palms ached. Her eyes were filled with hatred. "It's you, you idiot, who killed my niece! Why, why did you want to kill her?"
"I don't!"
"You're still quibbling! The evidence of the poison is all here, and you're such a bitch, I won't let you get away with it this time!"
Song Rouxi kept shedding tears, her eyes scanning the door from time to time, expecting the prince to appear. The matter had become so serious that the prince should not be unaware of it.
What she wants to gamble on is the prince's heart.
The queen was so angry that she ordered Song Rouxi to be tortured. Pinching fingers and slapping were just appetizers, and in the end she even used needles.
Mammy sneered, the needle between her fingers gleaming coldly. "Song Liangdi, this old servant's needlework is very particular, and the placement is very expert. You know, if the needle is not placed correctly, you will not be able to have children in the future."
Song Rouxi's pupils shrank. She didn't care that she was being held and started to struggle violently. "Let me go! Let me go! You can't do this to me!"
"Can't? I'm the Queen, if I say yes, then yes."
Can’t have children? Then what’s the point of marrying the prince! She can’t have children, how can the prince favor a woman who can’t have children!
Her face was full of panic.
"stop!"
At the critical moment, the prince appeared.
He walked a few steps to Song Rouxi and stopped the nanny. The nanny was afraid of the consequences and did not dare to take action for a while.
"You, you want to protect this bitch!" The queen looked at her son, the fire of anger in her eyes almost burning out.
"Mother! The matter hasn't been thoroughly investigated yet. It's inappropriate to torture her like this!"
The Queen pointed at Song Rouxi and said, "This bitch won't admit it. If she doesn't admit it, she's not herself anymore. That maidservant was about to throw away the evidence when she was caught. How can we investigate further? Are you crazy?"
Don't scold me in public. The prince's face turned ugly. "Perhaps, someone framed me."
"Framed? She was just an imprisoned and unfavored concubine. Who framed her? Instead, it was my niece Yingsi who died in such an unclear manner! I cannot let her death be in vain. The person who harmed her will have her fate seventy thousand times more miserable than Yingsi's!"
The Queen looked crazy. The Prince glanced at Song Rouxi, and seeing her helpless and pitiful appearance, he couldn't bear it after all when he thought of the happy times they had shared.
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"What brings you to my house? I remember that we have no friendship." Miss Lian looked at Song Rouxi, who was no longer the same as before, with cold and jealous eyes.
"I came here today because I have something to discuss with you."
"Whatever you have to say, I'm not interested."
"This matter concerns the young master of the Ji family. Are you still not interested?"
Miss Lian, who had been lacking interest just now, suddenly looked alert: "What do you want to say!"
Song Ci is a scheming person, so she has to be on guard.
Song Ci saw what she was thinking, but her tone remained calm, "I remember that your mother's family has a good relationship with Concubine Rong in the palace."
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