Qiuhe brought out a whole piece of ramie cloth.
Hongye waved her hand, and the other two eunuchs followed her to help.
The four men spread out the ramie cloth completely.
The edges of the cloth were sewn using a special embroidery technique, and they were exactly the same as when the Empress Dowager first gave it to her.
"I am not blessed enough to use ramie cloth. But this is a gift from the Queen Mother, so I have kept it as a treasure."
Shen Mingyue's words were just a polite remark.
In fact, the Queen Mother gave this piece of cloth as a gift, and she planned to use it to make sacrificial clothes.
But when she touched it, a rash appeared on her hand. She thought the Queen Mother had tampered with the cloth and was deliberately making things difficult for her.
She never dared to throw away the cloth, fearing that the Queen Mother would be unhappy and cause trouble again.
Now, she took out a complete piece of cloth, which cleared her of suspicion.
The Queen Mother consoled her, "Mingyue, I know you've been wronged, and I will definitely give you justice."
The virtuous concubine was panicked and anxious: "Empress Dowager, the scraps of cloth left over from making sacrificial robes were stolen a long time ago. I didn't take it seriously before, but..."
The eldest princess said sarcastically, "Your Majesty, what you said is really interesting. If one plan fails, you come up with another. I'm afraid that thirty-six strategies are not enough for you, right?"
"Princess, I and the Imperial Concubine are both the Emperor's concubines. You cannot be so aggressive towards me just because you have a good relationship with the Imperial Concubine! You..."
"I'm telling the truth, why is your Majesty the Concubine so angry?"
"you!"
"What are you talking about? Stop thinking about hurting others every day and look for the reasons within yourself! Why are you not favored? Why don't I help you? Why doesn't the emperor like you? Reflect on this!"
"Your Highness, I am..."
"My Lady, that's all I have to say. Please make your own decision!"
Every time Concubine Xian spoke, Lu Qingyuan would retort. Lu Qingyuan was merciless and direct, and Concubine Xian couldn't find the right words to refute her.
"The Fourth Prince has arrived—, the Eldest Princess has arrived—"
Outside the door, the eunuch's announcement was heard.
Zhao Xu ran in with the fourth prince and the eldest princess.
The two little guys were panting and a little scared when they saw the scene.
The eldest princess even hid quietly behind the fourth prince, timid and afraid to see anyone.
The virtuous concubine hurriedly grabbed the fourth prince's hand and said, "Chengyue! The noble concubine and the third prince want to harm me and you! You..."
"That's enough! I didn't ask you to speak, just shut up!"
The Queen Mother roared.
The virtuous concubine dared not say anything more, but she just kept winking at the fourth prince.
The Queen Mother looked at the Fourth Prince and the First Princess and said, "Chengyue, Shuwen, come here. I have something to ask you."
The eldest princess looked at the fourth prince helplessly.
The Fourth Prince took her little hand and said, "Don't be afraid, the Empress Dowager will protect us."
The eldest princess nodded, no longer as resistant as before. She walked with the fourth prince to Lu Hongxuan and knelt down.
"Chengyue, did you give that box to Hongxuan and ask him to keep it for you?"
Wanshuang squatted down so that the Fourth Prince and the Eldest Princess could clearly see the box in her hand and the voodoo doll inside the box.
The Fourth Prince nodded. "My mother told me to quietly hand the box over to my third brother. She also told me not to let anyone else see it, and not to let him open it. I'll ask him to return it after a while."
"I, your concubine, only put some toys that children like in the box..."
The virtuous concubine was still quibbling.
"No!"
The eldest princess' voice was tender and clear.
She said carefully, word by word, "The box contains a doll pierced with needles. The doll was made by Dongmei, and my mother put it in there herself."
"You evil woman! I've been too kind to you! There are witnesses and evidence, and you still want to quibble?!" The emperor's face became more and more gloomy.
"No, Your Majesty..."
The virtuous concubine burst into tears and spoke incoherently.
The words that were about to be spoken became extremely difficult, and bitterness spread in the mouth.
The emperor gnashed his teeth and said, "Pass on my decree. The virtuous concubine is practicing witchcraft in the palace and has been given poisoned wine. Drag the maid Dongmei out and beat her to death with clubs!"
The virtuous concubine quickly crawled towards the emperor, grabbed the emperor's feet, and cried and howled: "Your Majesty, please spare me! Your Majesty, please spare me!"
Dongmei also kowtowed and begged for mercy.
But it's completely useless.
"Take him away!"
At the emperor's command, the guards rushed forward and dragged Dongmei and Concubine Xian away.
“Wait!”
The Queen Mother stood up holding Su Qiqi.
The virtuous concubine was startled and looked at the queen mother: "Queen Mother, saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda! Please save me, I was murdered, I..."
She wanted to kowtow, but the guards held her down tightly, and she was in an awkward position and couldn't move at all.
The Queen Mother sneered, "Killed? Ha, do you know how many people you have harmed?"
The virtuous concubine's body suddenly turned cold. She shook her head tremblingly: "I...I didn't! Someone must have said it in front of you. You have to believe me!"
The Queen Mother ignored her and said to the guards, "Take her away and keep a close watch on her. Don't let her die. I still need to question her later."
"Yes!" The guard covered Concubine Xian's mouth and dragged her away.
The emperor frowned and said, "Mother, this vicious woman cannot be allowed to stay!"
The eldest princess also advised: "To be kind to the wicked is to condone their evil deeds! Mother, even the Buddha would be angry no matter what you do!"
"Okay, I'm not confused. I just don't want her to die so easily."
The Queen Mother doesn't look like she's lying.
The emperor was helpless: "...Okay."
The eldest princess was also helpless: "...Mother is wise."
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