Mingyu didn't expect Hongli to say that, so she clenched her hands and said, "So, the emperor would rather believe her than my concubine?"
Hongli said solemnly: "I will not believe anyone until I find concrete evidence."
Although Hongli's words were fair, in Mingyu's ears, she felt that he was deliberately favoring Xianyue, and said excitedly: "Yes, I have no evidence now, but the emperor should remember how Concubine Xian harmed my concubine before.
Yes, although she is looking at it now
It's different, but the situation is easy to change, and the nature is hard to change. She is simply putting on a show to deceive the emperor. In her heart, she is still the sinister and despicable Nala Xianyue, who has never changed. How can she believe what she says? How can it be?
!”
After she finished speaking, Xianyue, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly said: "Yes, I have hurt my empress, but I have never hurt my second elder brother, absolutely not!"
Mingyu couldn't listen to her words at all, and said sternly: "I don't want to listen to these extremely hypocritical words of yours. I just want Yonglian to be well. Tell me, what poison was given to Yonglian? As long as you say it now
Come out, and I will let you live."
Faced with her questioning, Xianyue suddenly laughed, and said while laughing: "It's strange, I really hope that the poison was administered by me, because in this way, I will know what kind of poison it was.
I know how to explain it; but I don’t know, I don’t know anything!” With these words, she slowly stood up and looked at Mingyu with icy eyes for the first time, “I am right
The second elder brother’s worries are no less than the empress’s, or even more. To you, he is the meat that fell from your body, your son, but besides him, you also have many things; concubine
No, I only have Yonglian, who gives me warmth and happiness that I have never experienced before. How could I harm him? How could I cut off the most beautiful rainbow in my life with my own hands?"
Mingyu bit his lip hard, until it was about to bleed, and said, "Do you think I will believe you if you say these words? It has been eleven years, and I have watched you act for eleven years.
Even if you make wild claims today, I will not believe you."
Xianyue said with a hint of sarcasm: "May I ask the Queen, are you the only one who is acting in the harem? How can you be sure that Concubine Zhe, who is hanging around in front of you all day long, is not acting? There is no such thing as being incomprehensible.
when?"
Concubine Zhe's expression changed and she said: "Concubine Xian, please don't slander me here. I have always respected the Queen, so how could you do such things?"
Xianyue sneered: "If you don't know it, I can. Where does this fallacy come from?"
In terms of power of words, Concubine Zhe is Xianyue's rival. She choked her out even after a few words. She gritted her teeth, knelt down and cried: "Your Majesty, I have really never done anything, let alone anything."
What you say is not what you mean, Concubine Xian has wronged my concubine, you have to make the decision for me!"
Concubine Zhe's crying made Hongli even more upset, and he said impatiently: "I don't want to talk about this now. I will wait until Yonglian is better to talk about everything."
As soon as he finished speaking, there were hurried footsteps outside. He looked up and saw Ling Ruo walking quickly holding Yang Hai's hand. Hongli quickly stepped forward to salute and said, "Why is the Queen's mother here?"
"Such a big thing happened to Yonglian. How could the Ai family not come over?" At this point, Ling Ruo asked eagerly: "How is he? Is he okay?"
"Doctor Xu is still diagnosing and treating Yong Lian. It is not known for the time being. However, Dr. Xu said that Yong Lian is not ill, but...poisoned."
"Poisoned?" Ling Ruo reacted very quickly and said, "Is there someone who wants to harm Yong Lian? Who is it? Has the Emperor found the person who poisoned him?"
Hongli said truthfully: "The queen said something to her son, but it is not yet known who poisoned her."
Ling Ruo's eyes turned and glanced at Xiayue and Concubine Zhe who were kneeling on the ground, and finally landed on Mingyu, "The Ai family also wants to hear what the queen said."
Mingyu repeated Abi's words and her doubts about Xianyue. After talking about it, she couldn't help but get excited again, and said bitterly: "Empress, except for Concubine Xian, I am really
I can’t think of a second person who would have the opportunity and motive to harm Yong Lian.”
Ling Ruo turned to look at Xianyue, "Concubine Xian, what do you have to say?"
Xianyue raised her head and said slowly: "I have only one sentence. In this life, I will never harm my second elder brother, absolutely not!"
Ling Ruo nodded slightly and said, "The Ai family wants to see Abi. Queen, please send someone to summon her."
Mingyu didn't want Ling Ruo and Hongli to see A Bi's current appearance, but since Ling Ruo had spoken, she had no choice but to agree and have people carry A Bi, who had not yet changed out of her bloody clothes.
When Abi, whose back was covered with whip marks and bloodstains, appeared in everyone's sight, Hongli said in shock: "How could she be injured like this? Who hit her?"
Mingyu bit her lip and said, "Abi has never told the truth before. In a rage, I gave her dozens of lashes. If not, I would not have known the reason why Yonglian pretended to recover from illness.
"
If Mingyu hadn't said it himself, Hongli wouldn't have believed it; whipping was not very cruel, and it was nothing new for the master in the palace to punish the palace people; but that was Mingyu, who had always been kind and gentle.
Jade, she...how could she do such a thing?!
Ling Ruo stared at Mingyu and said coldly: "I didn't expect the queen to have such thunderous methods. It really makes the Ai family look at her with admiration."
Before Mingyu could speak, she had already looked away and said to Abi, who was lying on the ground unable to get up: "You have been following the second elder brother closely, right?"
Abi said weakly: "When I return to the Queen Mother, except when the second elder brother goes to bed, my servant will always be there to serve the second elder brother."
Ling Ruo nodded slightly and said, "So, on August 13th, when Concubine Xian came to see Second Brother, you were also there?"
"Yes, I'm always here." As soon as Abi finished speaking, Ling Ruo said again: "Concubine Xian said something else, but did she mean to encourage the second elder brother to pretend to recover from illness so that she can go to the Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet?"
"No." Abi shook her head and said, "Although I cannot fully recall what Concubine Xian said back then, I am sure that she never mentioned or hinted at such words."
"In other words, it was the second elder brother's own idea to pretend to be cured and not allow Dr. Xu to diagnose and treat him?"
"Yes, my servant tried to persuade the second elder brother, but the second elder brother refused to listen. He was afraid that once Dr. Xu found out that he was still sick, the master would not allow him to go to the family banquet."
Ling Ruo frowned and said, "Why does the second elder brother have to go to the family dinner? He is not a willful person."