Hearing this, Qiao Yan'er hurriedly said: "No, I just told what I saw. As for the frame-up... I have only been in the palace for a month. I am only an acquaintance with them and have no grudges. Why do I want to harm them?"
them?"
Xianyue lowered her eyes and said, "You have to ask yourself this. Do you really think that you have covered it up perfectly?"
Qiao Yan'er's kneeling body shrank slightly and said with some fear: "I don't understand what I mean."
Xianyue took a step forward and said: "Your Majesty, Qiao Yan'er once said that she was born in poverty and had to do many things every day, but I found that her hands were smooth and smooth without any calluses. She looked like a wealthy lady who had never touched her fingers.
, In fact, after she came to Chen Concubine, her movements were green and she really didn’t look like someone who was used to doing things.
People. Also, since she met the emperor and his concubine, she has been insisting on following the emperor and his concubine from Jiangnan to the Forbidden City. Among them, the concubine tried to make the decision for her several times to marry her, and there were many good people among them.
, but she refused to agree and would rather be a palace maid. Your Majesty, don’t you find it strange?"
Qiao Yan'er's face changed slightly. She finally understood why she pretended to be so good but Xianyue was still suspicious of her. It turned out that there was a flaw in this matter.
Thinking of this, she hurriedly said: "The emperor and the empress have saved my life. I will never dare to deceive each other with false words. I don't know why my hands are calloused..." After a pause, she said: "Yes.
Yes, when I was at home, every time I washed rice, my mother would
The slave girl will let the slave girl soak in the rice washing water for a while. The slave girl remembers that her mother’s hands are also very delicate. Others are envious when they see her. As for her unwillingness to marry, the slave girl has already said it. She is afraid that she will meet someone like last time again.
The same people; once bitten by a snake, they will be afraid of well ropes for ten years."
"That's really nice to say." Mrs. Hu said coldly: "Why don't the people in the imperial kitchen wash rice and wash vegetables every day have hands as delicate as yours? As for the matter of getting married, it is even more ridiculous. The queen is making the decision for you. Which one is it?
Dare to bully you and treat you poorly? Aren't you afraid that the Queen will be blamed? According to me, you have evil intentions at all. What is the purpose of staying in the palace? "
Qiao Yan'er seemed to be sweating so much that she waved her hands eagerly and said: "The Emperor and the Queen have saved this slave's life, and it's too late for this slave to repay the favor, so how can one harbor evil intentions."
Mrs. Hu sneered and said: "There are many people in this world who repay kindness with evil. Who can prove that you, Qiao Yan'er, are not?"
Qiao Yan'er cried and said: "I really am not a slave. How can I say this before you are willing to believe me?"
Mrs. Hu snorted softly, knelt down and said to Hongli: "Your Majesty, I feel that this Qiao Yan'er has many doubts, and she has never told the purpose of staying in the palace. Her testimony cannot be trusted."
"I will be able to tell whether it is true or false." Hongli's face was dull, making it difficult to tell what he was thinking.
Hearing what they said, Qiao Yan'er said excitedly: "Your Majesty, although I am from a humble background, I also know how to treat others with sincerity. I never dare to deceive others, let alone deceive my benefactor. I can swear to God,
If it is not true, let this slave die a miserable death."
Xianyue said solemnly: "How can a mere empty oath prove that what you say is true? If you really want me to believe it, you should tell me why you insist on staying in the palace. Don't say that you are afraid of getting married."
I don’t believe it if you’re like that.”
Qiao Yan'er's face was as pale as paper, and she bit her equally pale lips tightly. After a long time, she said: "Is it because the slave has told me the purpose of staying in the palace, and the queen believes in the slave's words."
It was about the lives of Zhou Quan and others. How could Xianyue accept it easily? She just said indifferently: "Tell me, what is your purpose?"
Qiao Yan'er took a deep breath, raised her head and said, "Yes, I do have a purpose in staying in the palace, but it is not as unbearable as the Queen thought. I just... just hope to stay with the person I like."
Under everyone's surprised gazes, she whispered: "Since my parents passed away, I have been wandering around without a place to settle down. I finally thought I could find someone I could trust for the rest of my life, but the result was so miserable."
She smiled sadly and said: "When the slave was most embarrassed and helpless, it was the emperor who saved the slave. He even went to jail with the dignity of an emperor for the sake of the slave. Except for his parents, no one treats the slave so easily."
Hu's expression was ugly and she said: "Do you like the emperor? Qiao Yan'er, it seems that you are more bold than I imagined."
Qiao Yan'er's cheeks turned slightly red, but she did not avert her eyes and said softly: "This servant knows my identity and the emperor's deep love for the queen, so I never dare to have any delusions. I only hope to serve the emperor silently, and occasionally...
...I can see the Emperor, and this slave will be satisfied."
Mrs. Hu sternly reprimanded: "What a shameless and cheap servant! How can the emperor allow you to have such delusional ideas!"
Qiao Yan'er said aggrievedly: "I have never dared to talk about this matter with anyone. This time, if the empress had not pressed me repeatedly and said that my intentions were not good, I would never have dared to say anything."
Xianyue walked up to her slowly and said with cold eyes: "Raise your head and look at me."
Qiao Yan'er didn't know what her intention was, so she raised her head to meet Xianyue's gaze. The latter's gaze was as cold as an arrow, which made her have the urge to turn around and run away, but she knew that in order to convict Zhou Quan and Zheng Jiu, she had to
She must make Hongli believe her words, so not only can she not escape, but she must also make everyone believe that she really "loves" Hongli.
Looking at each other for a long time, Xianyue slowly said, "You are lying!"
Qiao Yan'er pressed her chest, made a look of pain, and said sadly: "Why does the empress refuse to believe no matter what the slave says? Is it because of the slave's hands? If it is true as the empress said, the slave had intention from the beginning.
To be close to you and the emperor, doesn't it mean that even the affairs of Hangzhou Mansion are planned by slaves?
I dare to ask the empress, how did this slave know the identity of you and the emperor in advance, and how did he know that you two would go to the West Lake?" Without waiting for Xianyue to say anything, she added: "There is another biggest question, where did this slave come from?
Are you capable of manipulating Wanhua Tower and even officials from Hangzhou Prefecture?"
Facing her series of questions, Xianyue was stunned for a moment, but she quickly said: "That encounter may have been an accident, but since then, you have intentionally followed the emperor, and even made up such a big lie for this purpose.
Come to deceive."
"Lie?!" Qiao Yan'er squeezed out a smile that was even uglier than crying, "Does the sincerity of this slave look like a lie to the queen? Haha, yes, the queen has always felt that the slave has evil intentions, so naturally everything she hears seems false.
Yes, but I can say it in front of anyone, I didn’t lie!"