The emperor turned his gaze to Minister Zhang and said, "My dear minister, this is the good daughter you have raised! A family of scholars? Humph, what a joke!"
Minister Zhang knelt down with a thud. "Your Majesty is wise! My daughter is well-educated, polite, gentle, and sensible. She is devoted to you and deeply in love with you. She would never betray you!"
"Then tell me what's going on with the baby in her belly! Could it be that just because she's deeply in love with me, she can get pregnant out of thin air?"
"this……"
Faced with the emperor's questioning, Minister Zhang became increasingly nervous.
In fact, he knew a lot about Concubine Jing and Doctor Xie. After all, one was his own daughter and the other was his nephew...
However, he couldn't let Concubine Jing be convicted of adultery. Otherwise, all nine clans would be destroyed.
so……
"Your Majesty, several months ago, a man in black broke into Ruiyun Palace, knocked me unconscious, and did something vile. I was terrified, afraid that Your Majesty would dislike me, so I never dared to mention this to you."
He was in tears and his voice was choked with sobs.
This casual and nonsense statement actually had some truth to it under his interpretation.
There was also a hint of pity in everyone's eyes when they looked at Concubine Jing.
Jingpin reacted instantly and quickly followed Zhang Shangshu's words to find a way out for herself: "Your Majesty, I was really frightened, so I didn't say anything. Your Majesty, I feel wronged and innocent!"
Xian Fei pretended to feel distressed: "Sister Jingpin, you are so stupid. You should have reported this matter to the Queen Mother immediately. Besides, you are still keeping the thief's offspring. What's the point of that?"
"I……"
Concubine Jing didn't explain and just kept crying.
Su Qiqi frowned:
[Tsk tsk tsk, these people are really good at acting. ]
[Could it be that the tyrant believed them so much? ]
The emperor's cold and ruthless eyes scrutinized Concubine Jing. "I'm going to ask you one last time. Have you ever intentionally betrayed me? Did you deceive me?"
Jingpin cried and raised her hand to swear: "I am loyal to the emperor, and heaven and earth can bear witness to it!"
"Okay," the emperor actually laughed when he saw this.
He laughed heartily and looked relaxed. It was obvious that he was genuinely happy.
Everyone was confused.
Concubine Jing felt a little uneasy: Has the emperor forgiven her?
Of course! She said she hadn't betrayed him, and the emperor smiled so happily. It seems that the emperor really cares about her!
It's a blessing in disguise, her good days are coming!
Just as Jingpin was secretly delighted, the emperor ordered: "Bring the people up!"
The next moment, Sun Ji and Qiu Ju were brought in by the guards.
Su Qiqi was so shocked that her mouth opened wide and her eyes widened:
[Oh my god, this is going to cause trouble! ]
[Could this be the legendary palace drama? ]
【So exciting, so exciting! 】
Sun Ji and Qiu Ju knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I, your slave, bow to you. Long live the Emperor."
Concubine Jing froze in fear: Didn't these two die in the torture chamber? How...
Sun Ji sneered, "My appearance seems to have frightened Concubine Jing. I've served you for so many years, why would you be afraid?"
Jingpin pointed at Sun Ji's hand, trembling, but still stubbornly said: "You, you and Qiuju framed the imperial concubine together, your evil intentions deserve death! I naturally don't want to see you!"
"Vicious? Who could be more vicious than you?"
The rage in Sun Ji's eyes seemed to burn her out.
"We did so many shameless and foolish things for you, and even when we were sent to the torture chamber, we kept our mouths shut. Yet, you bribed the guards there to poison us and even attacked our families! Since you are so unkind, don't blame us for being unjust!"
Jingpin's voice trembled: "Stop talking nonsense here!"
Sun Ji snorted coldly and looked at the emperor: "Jingpin has repeatedly spread rumors about the Imperial Concubine and Guard Pei. In fact, the Imperial Concubine and Guard Pei are innocent, but Jingpin and Imperial Doctor Xie have been entangled."
[Alas~]
【It’s really exciting! 】
If this happened in modern times, it would have been trending on Weibo for at least half a month!
Su Qiqi, who was eating melons, clapped her hands with joy.
Everyone in the palace wanted to gossip but didn't dare to, and their eyes kept shifting between Concubine Jing and the Emperor.
Oh my God, are they allowed to hear this imperial secret? Will the emperor kill people to silence them?
Qiu Ju kowtowed to the emperor and said, "Concubine Jing asked me to poison the Imperial Concubine's food and drink. She also asked me to kill Princess Chaoyang and then frame the Imperial Concubine. She threatened me with my family, and I dared not disobey. The medicine that Concubine Jing gave me was also obtained from Doctor Xie."
Jingpin cried and retorted: "You are slandering me! Qiuju, you are from the Imperial Concubine's palace, of course you are speaking for the Imperial Concubine!"
"I am not from the Imperial Concubine's Palace."
Sun Ji glanced at Concubine Jing and continued, "Back then, Concubine Jing couldn't stand being lonely, so she hooked up with Imperial Physician Xie. The eldest prince is Imperial Physician Xie's flesh and blood, and the fetus in Concubine Jing's belly is also Imperial Physician Xie's child! While the Emperor was busy with government affairs, Concubine Jing was having a great time with Imperial Physician Xie."
"Wow~"
"Oh my god, I never thought..."
"She's dying..."
Everyone in the hall couldn't help but point and whisper.
The emperor was also very tolerant and did not say anything to stop it.
Zhang Shangshu felt his body suddenly turn colder.
I’m afraid these nine clans can’t be saved.
The eldest prince ran out and knelt on the ground: "Father! The words of these palace maids and eunuchs cannot be trusted! They must have colluded long ago!"
Sun Ji said, "Your Highness, you used to call Imperial Physician Xie "Daddy." Why don't you dare admit it now? You even said that the current emperor doesn't know how to enjoy life, and that when you take the throne, you will pamper all the beauties in the world!"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
