Xiyan never expected that the Queen would strike so hard. The first slap almost made her fall to the ground.
She tightly covered the right side of her face and breathed heavily there. However, before she could recover, the left side of her face was slapped hard by the Empress again.
Just like this, she received two slaps in the face for no apparent reason before she understood what was going on.
"The Queen, I don't know what the daughter of the people did wrong? The Queen wants to be punished like this?"
She rubbed her face gently, raised her head slightly, looked at the aloof Queen, and asked doubtfully.
"What's the crime? Do you know how the Queen Mother was poisoned?" When the Queen heard those words, she sneered and asked her angrily.
"Folk girls don't know."
Xiyan said without hesitation that she was also worried about the Queen Mother's illness.
"Humph, do you really not know, or are you pretending not to know?" The queen sneered and continued.
"Young girl, you really don't know anything about it." Xiyan's answer this time was more firm than the last time.
"Okay, okay, they look really similar. Let me tell you."
Having said this, the empress began to walk around her, slowly telling her the whole thing and the ins and outs of what was in the queen's heart.
Speaking of the Queen Mother's poisoning, we should start talking about her birthday party.
"The reason why the Queen Mother was poisoned is because someone tampered with the birthday gift I gave to the Queen Mother. And the only people who had close contact with this dress were me and one of my personal maids.
,You are the one."
Having said this, the Queen slowly walked into Miss Xiyan. She gently leaned down and looked directly at her, with a sinister smile on her lips.
The queen's eyes looked so cold and sharp, and the smile on the corner of her mouth looked so cold and terrifying that it made people shiver.
"Miss Xiyan, now that things have happened, what else do you have to say?"
The queen's voice sounded very calm when she said this, but her powerful aura was so overwhelming that Xi Yan couldn't breathe.
"My Majesty, it is clear that the women of the people really have no knowledge of this matter."
Looking at such a queen, Xiyan felt extremely scared. She was so frightened that she sat down on the ground and spoke with a trembling voice.
However, Xiyan's answer made the Queen very dissatisfied.
"If you refuse to admit it? The penalty will be increased by one! Slap me again!"
The queen angrily threw down her sleeves, turned her back to Xiyan, and angrily ordered her servants. Only two crisp sounds were heard, and Xiyan's face became even redder and swollen.
Next, the Queen Queen intensified her torture of Xi Yan. Every time she said one more word, the Queen Queen ordered her subordinates to slap her more.
The first few blows only made Xiyan feel a burning pain in her face. But later, in addition to the burning pain, there was also a swelling feeling on her face, which was unbearable for her.
Gradually, facing a series of accusations from the Queen, Xiyan could only endure it silently. The longer she stayed there, the more desperate she felt.
Now, the only reason that can support her persistence is Bei Mingchen. She believes that he will definitely come. This is her only belief and her last hope...
By the time Bei Mingchen rushed over, the situation at the scene had become very bad. He ignored the obstruction of the eunuchs in Nanming Palace and rushed in without any regard for the etiquette in the palace.
After Bei Mingchen rushed in, he saw the Queen sitting there aloof, while Miss Xiyan knelt in front of the Queen submissively. She couldn't help but tremble because of fear.
"Chen'er, what are you doing? Have you forgotten what your father, emperor and mother once taught you?"
Seeing Bei Mingchen rushing in, the Queen couldn't help but feel a little angry, but she quickly suppressed her inner emotions and scolded Bei Mingchen in a very mature and elder tone.
Hearing this, Xiyan couldn't help being startled. She subconsciously raised her head and looked at him. He was finally here. She seemed to see a glimmer of hope and felt that she was finally saved.
However, Xiyan quickly put away her gaze and lowered her head humbly again. Based on her current situation, she was afraid that it would harm him!
It was in this brief moment, that brief glance, that Bei Mingchen clearly saw the clearly visible slap marks on Xiyan's face, as well as her frightened eyes.
Bei Mingchen was very angry. He slowly closed his eyes, bit his lips tightly, and took a deep breath to calm down his emotions.
"Sir and ministers dare not forget the teachings of their father and mother."
He bowed respectfully to the Queen and spoke slowly.
After a pause, Bei Mingchen continued to speak. He squeezed out a polite smile and looked straight at the Empress. He deliberately pretended not to know anything and asked the Empress.
"It's just that I am very curious, what is the queen mother doing?"
"Nothing, I'm just interrogating a prisoner."
The Empress glanced at Xi Yan who was kneeling on the ground, then raised her head, looked directly at Bei Mingchen, and spoke lightly, as if Xi Yan in front of her was just a cat or a dog.
"Prisoner? This woman was a great contributor to the treatment of the Queen Mother. How come she became a prisoner when she arrived at the Queen Mother's place?"
Bei Mingchen frowned slightly and asked the Queen, but his tone did not sound like a question.
At this moment, he could still show some due courtesy.
"Chen'er, you are still young. As the saying goes, you know people but don't know their hearts. How could you know what this woman is thinking?" The Queen Mother said there with seriousness.
However, how could she not know that this woman was from Bei Mingchen? The reason why she did this was just to save him some face.
"I'm afraid the Queen Mother is worrying too much," Bei Mingchen said with a grin on his lips and an awkward smile.
"Chen'er, do you know that the reason why your imperial grandmother was poisoned is closely related to this woman."
"I didn't, I really didn't, I have never done anything to feel sorry for the Queen Mother."
At this point, Xiyan couldn't hold it any longer. If she had done something, she had done it. If she hadn't done it, she had not done it. She flatly denied the unfounded charges the Queen had placed on her.
"Look, this girl lies a lot. There is not a single truth in her mouth."
Seeing that Xi Yan dared to quibble in front of her, the Queen Mother spoke without hesitation and scolded her angrily. "Mother, I can testify that this woman definitely did not poison the Emperor's grandmother."
After hearing that, Bei Mingchen said without hesitation that if the Queen really punished Miss Xiyan for this unfounded crime, then he could indeed testify on her behalf.
"Proof? Chen'er, you have no proof, how can you prove it?"
The queen looked at them, sneered, and continued talking.
"Why can you, a little girl, easily detoxify those poisons that the imperial doctors can't detoxify? There is only one answer. To detoxify the bell, you must tie the bell. That is, you are the one behind all this." The queen said confidently.
As she spoke, she had already thought about how to explain all of this.
How could she let Bei Mingchen and the others take advantage of this matter so easily?
Her series of reasons sounded so reasonable, so seamless, and so convincing. Bei Mingchen and Miss Xiyan were unable to argue.
"But, Queen Mother..."
After a long silence, Bei Mingchen spoke slowly, but before he could finish speaking, the queen interrupted him.
"Well, don't worry, the Queen Mother will definitely investigate whether this woman poisoned the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother will definitely investigate the matter thoroughly and get to the bottom of it."
As the Queen spoke, she slowly walked towards Bei Mingchen. Her voice became softer and softer, but her tone became more and more firm. That powerful aura gradually approached Bei Mingchen, making Bei Mingchen
Mingchen also felt a little uncomfortable.
"Don't worry, Queen Mother, I will never let anyone go!" Finally, the Queen said again and again.
Now that the matter has come to this, Bei Mingchen has nothing more to say, and he begins to relax a bit. He no longer cares about these things as he did before.
"Since the Queen Mother has said so, I'm afraid it won't be justified if I take people away by force again." Bei Mingchen laughed and said, trying hard to ease the tense atmosphere at the scene.
"I believe that the queen mother has justice in her heart and will definitely find out the truth."
Seeing that he was obedient, the queen did not continue to insist on him. She swore to them there.
"Don't worry, I am the queen and I will definitely be fair enough."
At this moment, Xiyan was kneeling on the ground silently, listening to their conversation. At first, when she heard that Bei Mingchen was trying his best to take her away from the queen, she was very happy.
, she thought she was finally going to escape from here.
However, what happened next made her very disappointed. Bei Mingchen finally agreed and let her stay here. You must know that this place is like purgatory on earth to her.
The last glimmer of hope in Xiyan's heart was shattered.
Seeing that Bei Mingchen seemed to be about to leave, Miss Xiyan was holding his sleeves tightly and shaking her head at him. She looked straight at him. This was Xiyan's reason.
She didn't care about her own struggles or any etiquette.
At this moment, her eyes were full of fear, and her face was full of pleading.
No, don't leave her alone here. She is really scared. She doesn't want to stay alone in the palace. She is willing to do whatever she is asked to do now, as long as she is not left alone here.
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ps: It is true to love you, and it is also true to use you, so where should we go?