Chapter two hundred and ninety seventh: crushing defeat
"I am not guilty, I am unjust." Concubine Zhe kept repeating this sentence, but no matter how many times she repeated it, it was pale and weak, and no one would believe her.
Xianyue came over and said, "My queen, don't you understand? As long as the second elder brother is the emperor's eldest son, she will harm the second elder brother!"
Mingyu ignored her and just stared at Concubine Zhe, making the latter keep retreating until she was pressed against the cold wall. She said in a trembling voice: "No, I haven't done anything. What I said just now is nothing."
Fake, concubine..."
Mingyu interrupted her and said: "At this time, you are still lying to me. In your eyes, am I really so easy to deceive?"
"No, I am... I am really unjust. Madam, please believe me. All that happened just now..." Concubine Zhe pointed at Xianyue in panic and said: "She deceived me into saying that. It's all about the second elder brother.
, it really has nothing to do with being a concubine.”
Hongli said coldly: "Xiayue lied to you, but she lied to you to tell the truth."
"I tricked my concubine into telling the truth?" Concubine Zhe muttered and repeated, not understanding what Hongli meant for a while.
Ling Ruo held Yang Hai's hand and sat down in the chair, squinting and saying: "Concubine Zhe, do you think the Ai family and the emperor have really been deceived by you, thinking that Concubine Xian is the murderer?"
Concubine Zhe said bravely: "She...she is indeed the murderer."
"Really?" Ling Ruo stroked her neatly combed temples and said, "Before, the Ai family asked Abi about everything that happened to Yong Lian in the past few days. The Ai family vaguely felt that there was something wrong, but what exactly was it?
The problem, what is the problem, but I couldn’t remember it for a long time. It wasn’t until I heard Concubine Zhe’s words from behind that I finally remembered it. Concubine Zhe, are you interested in hearing it?”
Concubine Zhe tried her best to suppress the fear in her heart and said, "Yes, what is it?"
"It's Yonghuang. He obviously doesn't like to eat fish, but you said that he likes to eat seabass, and you specifically asked Xiao Qizi to pick fish for him. Isn't this a contradiction?" At this point, Ling Ruo shook his head and said:
"It's a pity that the Ai family didn't think of it earlier. They couldn't determine which of you and Concubine Xian was the real culprit, so they had to use the 'invite you into the urn' trick proposed by Yang Hai. The result was pretty good. We finally found out which one was the real culprit."
Concubine Zhe said in a horrified voice: "What did you say? You said that all this was false and was a trap set by you?"
"Yes, the Ai family and the emperor have agreed to pretend that Concubine Xian is the murderer and give her death, and then you will pronounce the decree and prison sentence. Let's see what kind of reaction you will have after thinking that the matter has been settled, but it turns out that nothing happened.
Disappoint the Ai family."
"This is your plan..." Concubine Zhe said, trembling all over, "In other words, you... you have been listening from behind?"
"Yes, the Ai family, the emperor and the empress rushed to the cold palace before you, and hid in the back hall, listening to you tell the whole story bit by bit. Not to mention Concubine Xian, even the Ai family would like to tell you
A word of service."
Hearing this, Concubine Zhe could not understand that she had fallen into Ling Ruo's scheme. Fortunately, she thought she had won, but in the end... she lost completely!
Ling Ruo said coldly: "Concubine Zhe, tell the Ai family honestly, who is conspiring with you to kill Yong Lian?" If Mingyu hadn't been too angry and couldn't hold back and made a noise just now, Xianyue would have induced her to speak out.
No need to ask any more questions.
Concubine Zhe fell to the ground in despair. At this moment, she couldn't hear Ling Ruo's question at all. There was only one voice in her mind.
She lost... She lost. She lost miserably. She was caught on the spot by Ling Ruo and Hongli. No matter what she said, it was useless. They would never let her go. Next, would she be banished to the cold palace or would she
Given to death?
Thinking of the word "death", Concubine Zhe's whole body was surrounded by fear, and tears stained with fear kept dripping from her eyes. No, she didn't want to die, she wanted to live...
Mingyu didn't wait for her answer. He rushed over and grabbed her collar, gritted his teeth and said, "Tell me, who else is harming Yonglian, tell me quickly!"
Under her questioning, Concubine Zhe regained some sense, raised her eyes and said, "If I tell you, will you let me go?"
Mingyu said without thinking: "No, anyone who dares to harm Yonglian should die!" Her eyes were rare ferocious and cold, not only because Concubine Zhe wanted to kill Yonglian, but also because of her
She deceived herself and made fun of herself like a fool. This was her humiliation, and the existence of Concubine Zhe was to constantly remind her of this unspeakable humiliation.
Ling Ruo frowned slightly and said, "Concubine Zhe, as long as you are willing to reveal the conspirators, the Ai family will spare your life!"
Mingyu turned around and said in shock: "Empress Huang, she did such a cruel thing, how can we let her go?"
Ling Ruo said coldly: "The Ai family found out about this matter. The Ai family naturally has the right to decide how to deal with her, and there is no need for the Queen to dictate."
Hongli pulled Mingyu aside and comforted him softly: "The Queen will take care of this matter, the queen does not have to worry. Besides, if Concubine Zhe is not allowed some benefits, how can she be willing to reveal her accomplices."
Mingyu bit her lip and said nothing. It was not that she didn't understand the truth, but as long as she thought of what Concubine Zhe had done to Yonglian, she couldn't tolerate her continuing to live.
Everyone has negative scales, and once they are touched, no matter how good-natured they are, they cannot deal with them calmly.
"What, have you thought about it?" Faced with Ling Ruo's inquiry, Concubine Zhe whispered: "Are you really going to spare my life?"
Ling Ruodao: "As a member of the Aijia family, there is no need to tell such lies. Just tell me."
Keliye Teruoying - these six words were on her lips, but Concubine Zhe didn't say them out for a long time. She remembered a conversation with the former not long ago. If both of them died, then there would be a lot of trouble in this palace.
No one is really good to Yong Huang anymore, and I don’t know what kind of suffering Yong Huang will suffer in the future; and if this happens, no one in the palace will deal with Xianyue anymore.
She was unwilling to accept that Xianyue had harmed her like this. She said she would not let Xianyue have an easy time, she must...must make her worse than herself.
Thinking of this, Concubine Zhe stood up slowly while supporting the wall and said: "Okay, let me tell you, the person who conspired with me is...her!" She raised her finger, pointing to no one else but Xianyue!
Xianyue coldly faced her resentful gaze and sneered: "You are about to die and you are still thinking about how to slander others and save Xiu. You are really hopeless!"
Ling Ruoyi said: "Concubine Zhe, if you want to survive, just tell the Ai family honestly and stop playing tricks."
"I didn't play any tricks. My co-conspirator was Nala Xianyue. She hated the queen's targeting and wanted to take revenge on the queen, so she worked with me to kill the second elder brother."
Facing Concubine Zhe's nonsense, Ling Ruo frowned and said, "If you don't tell the truth anymore, the Ai family won't be able to spare your life even if they want to save your eldest brother's face."