The Empress was heartbroken and filled with regret. If she had known that Chen Ziying was a troublemaker, she shouldn't have let family ties prevent her from bringing Chen Ziying into the palace!
That self-righteous fool! If it weren't for her, the Chen State Duke's Mansion wouldn't have fallen so quickly!
Even now, she still hasn't come to her senses!
She actually dared to tamper with things in front of the Emperor; did she want to drag the Crown Prince down with her?
The Empress looked at Chen Ziying coldly without saying a word.
Shang Xiche turned his head to face the indifferent empress and asked Gao Chengwei in a low voice, "Commander Gao, what's going on?"
"Your Majesty, when we searched the Imperial Kitchen, we found this old woman sneaking around trying to escape, so we arrested her. Under interrogation, she confessed everything," Gao Chengwei said, kicking the old woman. "Tell everyone what you told us before, without hiding a single word!"
The old woman, nearly paralyzed with fear, crawled on the ground, banging her head against the ground like a pestle, crying out in a hoarse voice, and spilling everything at once: "Your Majesty, spare my life! I was forced into this situation! It was Miss Chen who had my son captured and used his life to blackmail me."
Miss Chen said she just wanted to play a prank on the Ninth Prince and his wife by having her put some laxatives in their wine.
Miss Chen also said that many adults inside and outside the palace disliked the Ninth Prince and his wife; the servants' small act was to vent the adults' anger; even if they investigated later, with so many people around today, they were guaranteed not to be implicated.
Miss Chen also promised me that if things went well today, she would give me five hundred taels of silver and would even ask Her Majesty the Empress to remove me from my slave status!
"You're spouting lies! I'm going to kill you!" Chen Ziying was terrified when she heard the old woman confess to everything. She jumped up and began to beat the old woman to death, trying to silence her.
The old woman knew that Chen Ziying was the Empress's younger sister, so she didn't dare to fight back.
She could only cling tightly to Chen Ziying's arm to prevent her from attacking her vitals: "Second Miss Chen, please have mercy! This servant is of lowly status and cannot bear the guilt of murdering the Prince and Princess; if this servant knew that what you gave me was poison to kill, even if you gave me more money, this servant would not dare to agree!"
Chen Ziying was pampered since childhood and was no match for the strength of the old woman who was used to doing chores. She couldn't do anything to the old woman for a while, while the old woman kept talking.
She suddenly went berserk, shoving the old woman to the ground and kicking and punching her without any regard for her image, screaming, "You're talking nonsense! Shut up! You're talking nonsense!"
The royal family values face above all else. Chen Ziying's behavior in front of the emperor, resembling a street brawl, was displeasing to both the emperor and the empress dowager.
The Empress Dowager's face darkened, and she sternly said, "What kind of behavior is this? Quickly pull them apart!"
Gao Chengwei quickly signaled two guards to step forward and forcibly drag Chen Ziying away.
At this moment, Chen Ziying's clothes and hair were in disarray, and her face was full of fierce light. She was no different from a madwoman on the street, and had no trace of the demeanor of a well-bred lady.
Everyone in the hall shook their heads at the sight.
Only the two elders of the Duke of Chen could have allowed such an arrogant and ignorant daughter to run rampant. It was only fitting that the Duke of Chen's family would suffer a calamity and be wiped out.
If they had such stupid children, they would have been beaten to death long ago.
How could we tolerate them causing trouble and making a fool of themselves outside!
Seeing Chen Ziying's fierce reaction and her attempt to shift all the blame onto her, the old woman was truly enraged.
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