The last sentence shocked Yinzhen, who was dubious. Yes, Ping'er was just a girl who spoke softly. If it weren't for the truth, she wouldn't need to say this at all. It would do her no good at all.
Seeing the growing suspicion in Yinzhen's eyes, Nala was panicked. She quickly pointed at Ping'er and said, "Who knows if you were instigated by someone to deliberately harm me!"
Xiao Ningzi also kowtowed to the side and said: "Your Majesty, my master has always been kind and has been with you for many years. How could he do such a vicious thing? You must not listen to the villain's slander and wrong my master."
Concubine Qin said from the side: "Your Majesty, I have a few words to ask Xiao Ningzi. Is it okay?"
Yinzhen was always polite to Concubine Qin, so he nodded and said, "Concubine, just ask."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." After saluting Yinzhen, Concubine Qin looked at Nala, whose face was extremely pale under the light, and said: "Queen, you keep saying that Ping'er was instigated by someone to deliberately harm you, but you don't know
Who do you mean by that person, me or Concubine Xi?"
Nala sneered and said, "I should ask the person who did the evil thing how I knew about it."
"Concubine Xi has never seen Ping'er since she entered the palace. She can't instruct Ping'er to do anything. As for me..." Concubine Qin stroked her sleeves and shook her head: "I am the concubine, and you are the queen. You and I
There is no intersection at all, and there is no conflict of interest. What are you framed for?"
Nala said coldly: "How do I know what the concubine is thinking? Maybe the concubine has some ulterior motives."
Concubine Qin stopped talking, because she had finished what she wanted to say. Next, it was up to Yinzhen to decide. However, looking at the situation, it was impossible for Nalash to escape unscathed. She had to have some trouble.
It would be best to hurt her muscles and bones so much that she would not be able to get up for the rest of her life, just to avenge her for trying to harm Yunli.
After Concubine Qin finished speaking, the huge main hall fell into unbearable silence. The candles burned quietly, drawing long black shadows behind everyone...
After a long time, a voice finally broke the suffocating tranquility, but it also made Nala's heart sink even more, "Queen, did you say those words on purpose in the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart before?"
Nala said with a sad face: "By asking this, does the emperor believe Ping'er's words and think that I have the intention to harm Concubine Xi and Prince Guo? I was unwilling to say it before, but the emperor insisted on it, but now I feel that
I did it on purpose, I am so unjust."
"Really?" Yinzhen glanced at him and said: "You said that Lao Qi risked his life to pick perilla grass, which made Jiarou survive. This sentence is enough to arouse my curiosity.
Let me ask you what happened. I didn’t think it at the time, but now that I think about it carefully, maybe everything was a trap set by you, just to make me suspicious of Concubine Xi and Lao Qi!"
Listening to his words, Nala became more and more frightened, to the point where she could no longer control the expression on her face. But one thing she knew very well was that she absolutely... absolutely could not admit it, otherwise the road behind her would be immediately blocked, leaving her no longer able to
There is a way back.
She shed tears and said: "I really don't think so. How can the emperor trust me?"
"It's not that I don't believe you, but I don't know how to believe it. Everything happened because of the Queen's words. Now, the Queen says it has nothing to do with you..." At this point, Yinzhen chuckled, and then
There was no smile in his eyes, instead they were so cold.
Nala said sadly: "In the emperor's heart, my concubine's words are not as trustworthy as that of a slave? If this is the case, I dare to ask the emperor, what do you think of my concubine and your husband and wife for more than thirty years? Is it a joke? Or is it a joke?
You don’t treat me as your wife at all?”
Yinzhen suppressed his smile and looked at her expressionlessly: "You don't have to say this. I just know that what you said may not be the truth, and what Ping'er said may not be a lie."
Nala smiled sadly, "It seems that no matter what I say, the emperor will no longer believe it."
Without waiting for Yinzhen to speak, Xiao Ningzi knelt down in front of him, kowtowed vigorously and said: "Your Majesty, the master has never had any intention of harming anyone. You must believe the master. Everything is a slave's fault. If it weren't for the slave's talkativeness,
, the master will not know about this, let alone mention it in front of the emperor. If the emperor insists on dealing with it, please deal with the slave, and don’t doubt the master anymore!"
Yinzhen ignored him and just stared at Nala Shi with cold eyes. Although Ping'er was the only one to say what happened today and there was no other evidence, but after careful consideration of the clues, Nala Shi was undoubtedly the most suspicious.
After a long time, he suddenly said: "Queen, you don't like my love for Concubine Xi, do you?"
Nala's mind was spinning rapidly, knowing that what he said next would be crucial and would even affect Yinzhen's opinion of him, "Your Majesty, do you still remember what you told me about Concubine Xi when she returned to the palace?
What you said." Without waiting for Yinzhen to speak, she continued: "I said that as long as the emperor says a word, I am willing to
The position of Queen was given away without any complaints. I would like to ask Your Majesty, since even the position of Queen can be given to Concubine Xi, why do I have to do so many things to wrong Concubine Xi? In order to compete with Concubine Xi for favor? Haha.
, The emperor favored Concubine Xi for more than just a day or two. If I wanted to harm my concubine, I would have harmed her long ago, why do I have to wait until today?"
Her words made Yinzhen feel a little shaken. It is true that what Nala said was true, and even he could not refute it, but it did not mean that the doubt in his heart disappeared.
Seeing that Yinzhen remained silent, Concubine Qin was afraid that he would believe Nala's words, so she quickly winked at Ping'er. Although Ping'er didn't want to say anything more, she had completely offended the queen now, and she had no choice but to escape safely.
It depends on Concubine Qin, and if this is all
How to let the Queen escape? There is no guarantee that she will find another way to kill him, so he can only bite the bullet and say: "Your Majesty, you believe me, every word I say is true, there is absolutely no half-measure."
It’s a lie, otherwise this slave will suffer a terrible death!”
Xiao Ningzi said sternly at the side: "Ping'er, master has always been kind to you and even rewarded you with a summer coat. If you slander master like this, won't you feel uneasy about your conscience?"
"I..." Before Ping'er could say anything, Yinzhen shouted impatiently: "Okay, what are you yelling about!"
As soon as he spoke, no one dared to say anything. They all lowered their heads, waiting for Yinzhen's next words. The most nervous one among them was Nala. She didn't even notice that her nails were digging into her palms. She didn't know what Yinzhen was.
Will you believe in yourself, or will you believe in Ping'er, a servant girl?
Yinzhen's eyes paused on Nala for a long time before he said: "Queen, I also want to believe you, but I...can't do it!"