Chapter 546 Conviction
"I'll take my leave."
Shaohua didn't care about Chu Pan'er's cries for help. He knelt down to salute the empress dowager, and then led his people out of the Cining Palace.
There was such a large group of people, and I don't know whether it was intentional or Queen Song was worried that the Queen Mother would be embarrassed so she sent so many people. In any case, no matter how furious the Queen Mother was, she couldn't stop them from taking Chu Pan'er away.
"Empress Dowager, are we going to Jingren Palace?" Nanny Song hesitated for a while and asked with a complicated expression.
The Queen Mother took a few deep breaths, but she couldn't suppress the anger in her heart. She waved her sleeves and said angrily, "I am not feeling well. Call the imperial physician."
Where are you going?
Since Song Nanyue dared to do it in such a high-profile manner, it must be that she had the evidence. If she went to Jingren Palace again, she would be asking for trouble.
Chu Paner, this useless thing, what kind of people does she choose?
The Queen Mother cursed angrily in her heart while returning to her bedroom and lying down again.
Nanny Song hurriedly ordered the palace maids to go to the Imperial Hospital to ask for the imperial physician.
The Queen's men had just taken the Ninth Princess away, and right after that the Queen Mother fell ill. This incident sounds like it contains a lot of information.
Doesn’t this mean that the Queen Mother became ill because of the Empress?
After all the commotion in Jingren Palace and Cining Palace, the entire harem was alarmed that night. Emperor Chengde naturally couldn't sleep, so he got up and went to Cining Palace first.
When he arrived, the imperial physician was taking the empress dowager's pulse. When he saw Emperor Chengde, he knelt down in greeting.
"Your humble servant pays respect to His Majesty."
Emperor Chengde waved his hand at him and said, "No need to be polite. Just feel the Queen Mother's pulse."
The Queen Mother raised her eyelids and groaned in discomfort: "The Emperor is here."
"My son pays respects to the Queen Mother."
The imperial physician had been taking the empress dowager's pulse before Emperor Chengde arrived. He paused for a moment because of the formalities, so he took the pulse again and stood up to reply in just a moment.
"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager is so angry that she has a headache. I will prescribe some medicine for you. You will be fine after taking a few doses. But you have to relax, too."
Emperor Chengde looked at the imperial physician who was standing in front of him with his head bowed, and something flashed quickly in his dark eyes.
Anger and anger?
Who is angry?
Emperor Chengde sneered in his heart, and suddenly slammed the table in anger. The "bang" sound scared the empress dowager, and the imperial physician knelt on the ground in shock.
"This rebellious girl, Lao Jiu, not only murdered my stepmother, but also took advantage of my mother's kindness to cover up her crimes. She disappointed my mother so much that she fell ill and could not get up. She really deserves to die. Don't worry, my mother, I will not let her off easily."
"Doctor Lu, please take good care of the Queen Mother. If anything happens to her, I will hold you responsible."
"Have a good rest, mother. I'm leaving first."
Emperor Chengde said a lot of words in one breath, without giving the empress dowager any chance to speak. After he finished speaking, he turned and left. His handsome face was full of anger because Chu Pan'er had annoyed the empress dowager.
Queen Mother: “…”
Looking at the background of Emperor Chengde, he felt like a mouthful of blood was stuck in his throat, unable to go up or down, and he rolled his eyes in anger.
Unfilial son, this unfilial son.
When did she say that she became ill because of Chu Pan'er? It was clearly because of Song Nanyue that she became ill.
The emperor's move was clearly intended to protect the queen, which made her so angry!
"Empress Dowager..." Doctor Lu called out tremblingly.
The Queen Mother picked up the pillow beside her and threw it at him, shouting, "Useless thing, get out of here."
The pillow was quite hard, and Doctor Lu grimaced in pain when it hit him, but he did not dare to complain and quickly got up and walked out.
Emperor Chengde went straight to Jingren Palace after leaving Cining Palace.
As they walked along, the entire harem was brightly lit with candles, and some ladies who did not dare to go to Jingren Palace were quietly waiting for news in their own palaces.
There were wailing and crying sounds coming from Jingren Palace. Emperor Chengde stood at the palace gate with a frown on his face.
He had thirteen children, but only nine survived and grew up. Among these nine, there were three daughters. Although he didn't love them like treasures, he was more patient with them than with his sons. The delicate and gentle daughters were always lovable.
Emperor Chengde felt both heartbroken and disgusted by Chu Pan'er's viciousness.
Thinking about how Chu Shian had ordered people to kill Chu Jinyan, he hated Concubine Xian even more.
I thought she was the most gentle and considerate woman, but I never expected that the children she taught would be so insidious and vicious.
Hu Qian watched Emperor Chengde standing in front of the gate of Jingren Palace in a daze, so he didn't rush to speak. When he saw Emperor Chengde stepping inside, he immediately shouted, "The Emperor has arrived."
The queen and everyone else stood up to greet them.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
Emperor Chengde walked into the hall, and his majestic gaze immediately fell on Chu Paner.
At this moment, she was kneeling in the middle of the hall, crying out of breath, looking very embarrassed.
Chu Pan'er felt the stare of Emperor Chengde, and subconsciously raised her head to look at him, and called out in a panic, "Father...Father."
Emperor Chengde did not respond, but strode towards the main seat. When he passed by Empress Song, he picked her up.
"Stand up."
These words were spoken to the other people in the hall.
There were more concubines sitting in the main hall than during the day. Since Queen Song was interrogating the suspects in the middle of the night, she was not afraid that those people would get the news and come to watch the fun.
"Have you confessed everything?" asked Emperor Chengde.
"These two maids confessed." Queen Song said, and then took the confession signed by the two and handed it to Emperor Chengde to read: "Chu Pan'er ordered Yingxue to go to the palace and find Xique. Xique was originally a servant in the Needle Money Bureau. Because of her good skills, she was transferred to serve Ying'er. She and Yingxue are close friends, and Chu Pan'er promised that after the matter was completed, she would let her live in the princess's mansion and become a concubine of the prince consort. So she took the risk to poison me and took the opportunity to put the blame on Ying'er so as to get Chu Pan'er out of it."
After saying that, Queen Song suddenly stood up, knelt down in front of Emperor Chengde, and said with a cold face: "If it weren't for my good luck this time, I would have been killed. Please, Your Majesty, make the decision for me."
Emperor Chengde looked at the two indictments in his hand, his hands shaking with anger. He reached out and grabbed the teacup on the table and threw it at Chu Paner: "Asshole."
Yingxue confessed because Chu Paner hated the Queen
"ah……"
The cup hit Chu Pan'er's head, instantly creating a cut. Blood slowly flowed down her forehead. Chu Pan'er ignored the pain and prostrated herself on the ground crying, "Father, Father, I am innocent. I am innocent."
Chu Pan'er was extremely scared. She couldn't think of any idea at the moment and could only keep crying out for justice.
Emperor Chengde snorted coldly.
The sound was not loud, but it made everyone in the hall tense.
There is evidence and witnesses. Even if the Ninth Princess talks to the sky, it cannot change the fact that she murdered the Queen.
Strictly speaking, murdering the queen is a capital crime.
Chu Ying'er sat beside Concubine Rong, glaring at Chu Pan'er with clenched teeth, unable to suppress the anger in her chest.
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