Consort Cui was resting in her palace. The death of the Ninth Prince had been a great blow to her. She was not concerned about the outside world and only hoped that the Emperor would execute Yun Zhuo as soon as possible so that her son could rest in peace.
Furthermore, she hoped that Ye Qingxue could be punished as an accomplice and go to hell with Yun Zhuo. She always felt that Ye Qingxue also had a part in the death of her son.
Therefore, when the nanny came to inform her that Ye Qingxue was requesting an audience, she was unwilling and wanted to throw Ye Qingxue out directly.
In fact, she did just that.
But Ye Qingxue barged in: "Doesn't Consort Cui want to know the truth about the Ninth Prince's death?"
Cui Cairen stood up angrily from the couch: "The truth is that Yun Zhuo killed my son, and you, as Yun Zhuo's queen, still want to exonerate him!"
He then cursed viciously, "My son has been dead for two days, why don't you all die now!"
The pain was excruciating.
When Cui Cairen saw Ye Qingxue, she was furious and even threatened to attack Ye Qingxue while speaking.
Ye Qingxue grabbed her wrist and stared into her eyes. "I wasn't the one who killed the Ninth Prince, nor was it Yun Zhuo. If Consort Cui wants to know the truth, tell everyone in the palace to leave. I have something to say to you alone!"
Cui Cairen was so angry that her chest heaved. Unwilling to listen to her, Ye Qingxue directly ordered Dongbai to "invite" everyone out and to stand guard at the door, not allowing anyone to come in.
"What do you want to do? Do you want to hurt me?" Choi Jae-in was both angry and a little flustered.
She was angry that Ye Qingxue was acting recklessly in her palace, but she was also afraid that Ye Qingxue would take action against her.
Ye Qingxue ignored her emotions.
He went straight to the point: "Consort Cui, there's something I've never understood. Before I married Prince Jing, I had no connection with the Ninth Prince. Why did he suddenly target me like that? Why did he even hate me and want to get rid of me as soon as possible?"
Cui Cairen was even angrier than before, her eyes almost spitting fire: "What did you do and what did you say that you don't know? Even at a time like this, you're still pretending to be stupid in front of me?"
Seeing her like this, Ye Qingxue confirmed her suspicions—behind her, "she" had indeed done something to offend the Ninth Prince and Consort Cui!
She said in a cold and firm tone, "I truly do not know. I beg Consort Cui to tell me the truth! Even if I die, let me die knowing the truth!"
That day, the Ninth Prince went to the Imperial Garden to cool off and witnessed Ye Qingxue being humiliated. After he returned, he told Consort Cui everything.
Such humiliating words and actions, when occurring between brothers, would not necessarily escalate to the point of a fight to the death.
At first, she and the Ninth Prince only wanted to teach Ye Qingxue a lesson, crush her under their feet, and prevent her and Yun Zhuo from becoming too arrogant.
The emperor favors the ninth prince, and it's still unknown who will be named crown prince in the future.
However, Ye Qingxue countered every move, and the mother and son couldn't gain any advantage from her, causing their hatred to grow stronger.
Thinking that Yun Zhuo would stand in their way when they competed for the position of Crown Prince, Consort Cui and the Ninth Prince decided to kill Yun Zhuo.
They planned to take advantage of Yun Zhuo's relaxed vigilance during his wedding to have someone assassinate him...
And that's how things went after that.
Not only did they fail to kill Yun Zhuo, but they also dragged the Cui family down with them. She was stripped of her rank, and then her son died!
It all felt like a dream.
But that excruciating pain was real.
As a result, Consort Cui's chest heaved continuously, and even when she spoke of the humiliation she suffered in the Imperial Garden in the past, she gritted her teeth and wished she could devour Ye Qingxue alive.
Ye Qingxue was quite surprised after hearing this.
She never imagined that the hatred between herself, the Ninth Prince, and Consort Cui would arise so easily, yet so inexplicably.
What day was that?
The Empress Dowager had fallen ill, and all the princesses and noblewomen from various households had to enter the palace to pay their respects to her. However, she was a day late because she had not prepared her gifts.
Ye Qingxue said, "I didn't even enter the palace that day! I didn't see the Ninth Prince, let alone say those humiliating things to him!"
Consort Cui was stunned for a moment: "Little Jiu'er came back and told me that the person was you! Although he didn't have much interaction with you, he would never mistake you for someone else! If he had mistaken you for someone else, he wouldn't have been able to recognize you in the Empress Dowager's palace the next day!"
"Ye Qingxue, my son is already dead, and now you refuse to acknowledge the humiliation you inflicted on him! You are truly a despicable person, a coward! Do you think you can save Yun Zhuo by denying it? Let me tell you, dream on!"
Choi Jae-in was too emotional.
Ye Qingxue kept holding her hand, so much so that Cui Cairen's saliva sprayed onto her face.
Ye Qingxue pursed her lips and said, "Xiangsizi has already found out that the poison the Ninth Prince was poisoned with before his death is called 'Floating Dream,' which is colorless and odorless, but can cause hallucinations."
Taking advantage of Cui Cairen's momentary daze, Ye Qingxue finally had a chance to wipe the drool off her face.
"If I'm not mistaken, someone must have used drugs to control the Ninth Prince, causing him to hallucinate and mistake the person who humiliated him in the Imperial Garden for me."
As Ye Qingxue spoke, she also thought of other things. She took a deep breath and said, "It is obvious that the person behind this wants the Ninth Prince and our Jingwang Mansion to kill each other."
"That's impossible! Impossible! You must be trying to excuse yourself!" Choi Jae-in clearly couldn't believe this explanation.
She and her child had always believed that Ye Qingxue was the one who humiliated her son that day, but now that her son is dead, she is being told that the person was not Ye Qingxue.
How can she believe or accept this?
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