Wei Jingxuan said angrily: "Is there anything else to investigate? In the end, the imperial concubine wants to say that it was Wen Yu who was harmed by my concubine, right?"
At this moment, Su Qiu suddenly rushed up, knelt down and said: "There is no need to check anymore, the person who strangled the little princess to death was a slave."
Xia Qing's expression changed drastically, and she quickly said: "Su Qiu, what are you doing?"
Su Qiu turned around and kowtowed to her, crying: "I have been scolded by Mr. Wei a few times before, and I hold a grudge. So when Mr. Wei went out to get his shoes, I impulsively strangled the little boy to death while my master was not paying attention.
Princess, I regret it very much, but the big mistake has been made and it is too late to regret it."
Wei Jingxuan did not expect Su Qiu to suddenly appear, with an ugly face: "Su Qiu, do you want to take the blame for your master?"
"No, what I said is true, and there is nothing wrong with me. I know that if I speak out, I will not escape the death penalty, but I really can't bear to hurt my master." After saying that, she kowtowed to Hongli several times.
, said: "Your Majesty, one person is responsible for what one does, and I am willing to be punished!"
Xia Qing's eyes were red and she said: "Su Qiu, this matter has nothing to do with you, why do you want to take it upon yourself, I..."
Before she could continue, Su Qiu said: "Master, it is indeed my slave who did it. I am sorry for you. I will not be able to serve you in the future. You must take good care of yourself!"
Xia Qing kept crying and was speechless. Wei Jingxuan took the opportunity to say: "Su Qiu, you said that you killed Wen Yu. Then you didn't have a ring on your finger. How could you get such traces from pinching? It's so obvious."
That’s just lying!”
Su Qiu had already thought of his words and said immediately: "After I strangled the little princess to death, I found the ring left traces on her neck. I was afraid that someone would find it, so I just threw it away when I came here."
Wei Jingxuan scolded: "You just threw it away. It's just nonsense. Then you should tell me where you threw it, so that you can find it."
"I was so panicked and confused at that time. How can I remember it? But I didn't lie. It was really my fault. Your Majesty, if you want to kill me, just kill me. It has nothing to do with the master. She doesn't know anything."
Wei Jingxuan said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, Su Qiu is clearly taking the blame for Hui Bin. You must not believe her. Hui Bin is the real murderer!"
Su Qiu said hurriedly: "No, the slave was so angry that he strangled the little princess to death. Your Majesty, do you believe that the slave did it alone and had nothing to do with anyone else?"
Hongli stared at her indifferently for a long time, and suddenly said: "Wen Yu...were you really the one who killed her?"
Su Qiu's body trembled, her eyes showed a hint of retreat, but she quickly nodded vigorously and said: "Yes, it was the slave who killed him."
Hongli said again: "It is a capital crime to murder the emperor's heir. I will ask you one last time whether it was really you who killed him. Please think clearly before you answer me!"
Su Qiu raised her head and glanced at Xia Qing, clasped her hands tightly and said, "Yes, she is my slave!"
"Su Qiu, you..." Xia Qing just said a few words, Su Qiu interrupted hastily: "I know that my master is kind-hearted, but this is my fault. You don't need to plead for me anymore.
If this harms you, I will not feel at ease even if I am reincarnated."
Xia Qing covered her mouth hard, tears kept falling. Su Qiu knew that she couldn't escape this disaster, so he gave up his own life to stop this for her, one life... for one life!
Hongli slowly nodded and said: "Okay! If this is the case, I will sentence you to hanging. Someone will come and take Su Qiu down for execution!"
Wei Jingxuan said quickly: "Your Majesty, Su Qiu is obviously taking the blame for concubines Hui, how can you let them do this?" Seeing that Hongli remained silent, she added: "Su Qiu is not the murderer, even if she is dead,
Wen Yu will not rest in peace either. Your Majesty..."
"When will it be your turn to teach me how to do things?" Hongli's cold voice shocked Wei Jingxuan, and she quickly lowered her head and said: "I don't mean that, I just want to ask the emperor to give Wen Yu true justice and not let the murderer escape.
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Xianyue said: "Mr. Wei, just now Hui concubine denied it. You said that concubine Hui was lying and that I was being honest. Now that Su Qiu pleads guilty, you also say that Su Qiu is taking the blame. After all, it is as you said.
Let Wen Yu get justice, but I still want to take this opportunity to kill Hui Bin, who had a problem with you!"
Xianyue's words were so sharp that even Wei Jingxuan did not dare to answer them. She lowered her head to avoid the conversation and said: "I definitely didn't mean this, but I feel that Su Qiu is just a little palace maid, and she won't be like that."
So courageous, even if it was really her fault, I'm afraid she was instigated by someone else."
Xianyue signaled Su Qiu not to speak and said, "But according to what Su Qiu said, concubine Hui had no idea about this. How can you explain it?"
Wei Jingxuan did not answer her words, but said to Hongli: "Your Majesty, I never believe that Su Qiu did it."
Hongli didn't say anything, but waved his hand to the palace officials to escort Su Qiu away. Seeing this scene, Wei Jingxuan was extremely anxious. Hongli clearly didn't listen to her words and insisted on letting Xia Qing go. No, she abandoned Wen Yu.
How can we only exchange the life of a palace maid? This time, Xia Qing must die!
Thinking of this, she cried and said: "Your Majesty, I did not deliberately target concubine Hui as the imperial concubine said, but Su Qiu murdered Wen Yu because of a few words of reprimand. Don't you think it is too suspicious? There is also the imperial concubine.
, she has been deliberately favoring concubine Hui, and I even doubt whether the imperial concubine will know about it early on. "
"Unbridled!" With these words, Hongli slapped Wei Jingxuan hard on the face, with such force that she fell to the ground, and red blood flowed from the corner of her mouth.
Hongli stared at the stunned Wei Jingxuan and said in a cold voice: "I say it again, no one is allowed to criticize the imperial concubine! Today, because you are suffering from the loss of your daughter, I will not punish you severely. If you do it again,
Next time, I will never forgive you, do you hear me clearly?!"
Seeing Hongli being so frank with Xianyue, Wei Jingxuan almost gritted her teeth, but facing Hongli's cold gaze, she dared not show any dissatisfaction and could only swallow all her hatred and grievances.
After entering his belly, he lowered his head and said: "Listen clearly, I will never dare to offend the imperial concubine again!"
Hongli looked at her indifferently and said coldly: "Everyone, please step back!"
Wei Jingxuan kowtowed and retreated. As she passed Yu Liu, she gave him a fierce look. That look was clearly warning him that if he dared to reveal even a single word, his life would be worse than death. Even though she knew that if he was rescued, he would die.
The truth of the matter was revealed, and Wei Jingxuan could not protect herself, but
Yu Liu was still shuddering, and his whole body was shaking, because he knew very well the latter's methods, and he would not give up until he achieved his goal, and he had many tricks and tricks that were difficult to guard against. He was afraid of betraying Wei Jingxuan, but if he didn't tell her, his mother would be in danger.