Inside Ruiyun Palace:
Concubine Jing was sitting in front of the dressing table, slowly drawing her eyebrows in front of the bronze mirror.
She was born a beautiful girl, and when she put on the pink dress, white jade earrings, and drew willow-shaped eyebrows.
She looks gentle and like a well-read lady from a noble family.
The palace maid Chuntao hurried in from outside: "Your Majesty, something happened."
Concubine Jing scolded him harshly: "What are you panicking about? You have no manners at all!"
Chun Tao explained, "Sun Ji was delivering medicine to Qiu Ju when he was caught red-handed by the Emperor and Shen Mingyue. They were both tied up and taken back to Changle Palace."
"What?!"
The smile on Concubine Jing's face disappeared, replaced by depression and confusion.
Caught in the act? This was clearly no accident.
Could it be that Qiu Ju was exposed?
That shouldn't be the case. Qiuju is quite reliable. Besides, hasn't Shen Mingyue always trusted Qiuju?
Now that things have come to this, I don’t know what the emperor is thinking, but please don’t implicate her.
"Empress, Eunuch Zhao is here." A palace maid reminded outside the door.
Concubine Jing raised her eyebrows slightly and put down the bronze ink in her hand.
As soon as she stood up, Zhao Xu came in from outside with his men.
"Empress Jing, the Emperor requests that you proceed to Changle Palace immediately."
Zhao Xu said this and made a "please" gesture.
Concubine Jing feigned confusion and asked with a smile, "Didn't the Emperor punish me with house arrest? Why do you suddenly want to see me?"
Zhao Xu said, "I don't know about this. Please go with me."
Seeing that she could not get any information, Concubine Jing had no choice but to follow Zhao Xu to Changle Palace with a nervous mood.
As soon as Concubine Jing walked into Changle Palace, she saw Qiuju and Sun Ji kneeling with their heads bowed.
Several guards stood beside him.
On the wooden tray on the ground were a pile of Chinese medicine residue, a cup of tea, and two packets of medicine powder.
Doctor Qin was carefully examining the medicinal residue.
The emperor sat on the throne, drinking hot tea, and his appearance was majestic without even being angry.
Shen Mingyue hugged Su Qiqi with a calm expression, as if this matter had nothing to do with her.
Concubine Jing glanced at everyone and saluted the emperor: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
The emperor raised his chin and said, "Princess Jing, do you recognize these two people kneeling there?"
Upon hearing this, Concubine Jing turned around and looked seriously at Sun Ji and Qiu Ju who were kneeling on the ground, then turned back to look at the emperor:
"Your Majesty, this eunuch is Sun Ji, who serves in my palace, and the maid is Qiu Ju, who has served the Imperial Concubine for many years. They are both honest and decent people. I wonder... what they did wrong?"
Shen Mingyue snorted coldly and said, "Qiuju puts drugs in the food of me and the princess every day. I wondered where she got the courage and ability to do this, but after checking, I found that the drugs in Qiuju's hands were all given by Sun Ji."
At this time, Doctor Qin had completed the final examination.
Doctor Qin picked up a packet of powder and said, "Your Majesty, this is powder extracted from foxtail root. Long-term use of this medicine can cause hallucinations, insomnia, and mental disorders."
He picked up another packet of powder and said, "This is snake mushroom powder. It's fine for adults, but it can damage children's stomachs and intestines, causing diarrhea, fever, and headaches. A baby like the princess must not touch this snake mushroom powder."
"I've checked carefully. Foxtail root was added to this pile of medicinal residue, and snake mushroom powder was added to this cup of tea."
The residue was the tranquilizer that Shen Mingyue usually took.
As for that cup of tea, Qiuju was going to force Su Qiqi to drink it a few days ago, but Qiuhe stopped her firmly, so Qiuju failed.
The yard suddenly became quiet.
No one spoke, the atmosphere was weird and scary.
“Oh my god!”
Finally, Concubine Jing couldn't help it anymore.
She glared at Qiuju and scolded her tenderly, "Qiuju, the Imperial Concubine treats you well on a daily basis, why are you treating her like this?"
Qiuju was already trembling with fear. She raised her head and looked at Concubine Jing for help: "This servant, this servant is innocent, Your Majesty..."
"You don't have to hide it anymore. If you have anything to say, just say it quickly. If you hide anything, be careful not to bring disaster to your family."
Concubine Jing's words were suggestive.
Qiuju also understood the implication of Concubine Jing's words in an instant.
Murdering the imperial concubine and the princess is a capital crime, and now she can't escape it.
If she dared to expose Concubine Jing, her family would also suffer.
so……
She still has one chip, she can still give it a try.
Qiu Ju gritted her teeth, looked at the emperor, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I am innocent. Everything I did today was forced by Shen Mingyue!"
Concubine Jing narrowed her eyes slightly, feeling somewhat proud.
She feigned confusion and asked, "Qiuju, what do you mean by that? Explain clearly."
Qiu Ju cried and said, "Shen Mingyue and Guard Pei's affair has defiled the harem! After I found out, Shen Mingyue has been making things difficult for me! I couldn't stand it, so I added something to the tranquilizer that the imperial concubine was drinking!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the courtyard had different expressions.
Qiu He was heartbroken and could not help but scold: "Qiu Ju! The Queen has treated you well, how can you repay her kindness with hatred!"
Qiuju wept pitifully. She sobbed twice, raised her right hand, and swore, "Your Majesty, everything I said is true. Shen Mingyue was unfaithful to you and treated me harshly!"
【Wow, you really know how to act.】
[You ungrateful bastard! Even now, you're still trying to team up with Concubine Jing to frame my Imperial Concubine! Ugh!]
Su Qiqi cursed and waved her little arms.
The emperor looked at Shen Mingyue and said, "Come, let me hold you."
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