Shuiyue stretched out her hand, and there were two jade beads spinning in her palms. "When I was cleaning up the bedroom today, I accidentally found two beads on the carpet under the dressing table. I picked them up and saw that they were there."
yes
The bead on the jade chain that the master broke at that time seemed to have fallen on the carpet without paying attention. The slave thought of Mo'er's incident again and felt that she must not have lied at that time. She indeed picked it up on the ground, not stealing.
.”
Ling Ruo had already believed Mo'er's words in her heart, so she was not surprised to hear Shui Yue say that now. She just nodded to show her understanding. When she looked at Nan Qiu again, her eyes were a little colder than before, "When we were in Kunning Palace just now,
You said that you only saw Mo'er lift the lid of the tea, and you didn't know what she did. Now you said that you watched Mo'er dip her finger in it. Nan Qiu, I am very curious, which sentence is true?
It’s fake.”
Nan Qiu was horrified and knelt down quickly, "Slave... slave..." In panic, she didn't know what to say, so she just kept repeating the word "slave".
Ling Ruo stood up and circled slowly around Nan Qiu, and said in a concentrated voice: "Nan Qiu, you are the steward aunt in this palace, and I have always trusted you and let you take care of all the big and small things in the palace. Shui
Although Xiu and the others were brought by me from my dormitory, they have always respected you, so why are you dissatisfied?"
Nan Qiu hurriedly said: "I don't have you, my slave. I have always been loyal to my empress and never dared to..."
"What have you never dared? Nan Qiu, now you are still trying to deceive me. Do you really think that I am a fool? Also, I clearly remember that the second elder brother came to Chengqian Palace twice today, and each time
You took the initiative to make tea and even deliberately called Mo'er over. You clearly had a plan." Ling Ruo's voice suddenly became sharp and she said fiercely: "Tell me, why on earth are you helping Concubine Nian to harm me?!"
Under such harsh words that she had never seen before, Nan Qiu slumped to the ground, her mouth moving feebly but no sound came out. For a long time, she knelt upright with difficulty and kowtowed to Ling Ruo, with a sad look on her face: "I am guilty, I have failed you."
If you have lost your master's trust, you will be sorry for your master, and you will obey your master's orders whether you want to kill him or cut him into pieces, and you will never complain at all."
Shui Xiu was the only one among everyone present who followed Ling Ruo to Kunning Palace and witnessed everything with her own eyes. She was also full of doubts about Mo'er's poisoning. Now when she heard Nan Qiu say this, she immediately understood that this matter was
Nan Qiu intended to frame the blame, but felt unbelievable and blurted out: "Auntie, why did you do this? Do you know that this will kill the master and Mo'er."
"Why doesn't she know?" Ling Ruo said coldly, "Nan Qiu, I don't want your life. I just want to know why you betrayed me and why I am sorry for you."
"No, the master treats the slave very well, but the slave betrayed the master and helped others to harm the master. Everything is the slave's fault." Nan Qiu shed tears silently.
"At this point, are you still unwilling to say yes?" Although Nan Qiu repeatedly admitted that she had wronged Mo'er, she didn't mention a word about who was behind it and why she did it. Obviously, she didn't want to tell the truth behind it.
Messenger of the Lord.
Nan Qiu bit her pale lower lip without saying a word. She couldn't say anything, or she would kill someone.
"Auntie, tell me why." Shuixiu urged eagerly. Everything that happened tonight was really hard for her to accept.
Seeing that Nan Qiu remained silent, Kang Hai suddenly crouched down and said, "Did Concubine Nian get a hold of you, forcing you to do things according to her orders?"
Nan Qiu looked up at him and nodded slightly. She and Kang Hai came to Qian Palace together, but before that, they worked together as errands, and they knew each other better than anyone else. Kang Hai knew
Nan Qiu is not the kind of person who is treacherous and seeks glory from sellers, so he immediately thinks about whether Nan Qiu will be blackmailed.
"What is it? For money or..."
"I beg you not to ask anymore." Nan Qiu interrupted Kang Hai and said with tears in his eyes: "I won't say it either. In short, I was sorry for my master, and Yuan Yi died to pay for his sin."
"It's a good saying to pay for your sins with death." Ling Ruo sneered and pointed outside: "I am imprisoned in the Chengqian Palace and will be deposed and killed at any time; Mo'er is imprisoned in the Sentence Department and may die at any time;
And the second elder brother, he was almost killed by you.
, you told me how to repay for so many things. Is it just your life? You overestimate yourself." After a pause, she said again: "Nan Qiu, I will give you one last chance to repay.
Tell me exactly what happened."
"My slave, I can't say it. I've said it..." Nan Qiu thought of Nian's threat and her words stopped abruptly. She would not regret her life, but her family was so innocent that they were forced to be involved in this invisible smoke outside the palace.
In the midst of the harem battle.
Ling Ruo thought for a moment and suddenly understood something, "Is the Nian family threatening your family?" Based on her understanding of Nan Qiu, Nan Qiu didn't have any leverage that could allow the Nian family to take advantage of it to this extent, so the only
It may be her family outside the palace.
No matter whether you are as noble as a concubine or as noble as a palace servant, family and affection are indelible bonds, so this is the only thing that comes to her mind first.
After a short period of silence, sharp cries resounded in the Chengqian Palace under the quiet night. It was Nan Qiu. She was crying loudly, with tears streaming down her whole face, making her look extremely sad and pitiful. In this situation
While crying, she crawled to Ling Ruo's feet,
Kowtow vigorously, "Master, everything is my fault. If you want to punish me, just punish me. My family is innocent. Please let them go. I kowtow to you here. In the next life, I will be a cow."
Become a horse to repay what you owe in this life."
Concubine Nian can threaten her with her family, and Concubine Xi can do the same. In the eyes of those masters, Nan Qiu is just a chess piece, and they can be used as they want. Although Concubine Xi has always treated her well, Nan Qiu still can't bear it.
She was afraid that she would use her family to testify against Concubine Nian. When the time came, no matter which party lost power, she and her family would become burial objects.
"Is that really so?" Ling Ruo sighed silently, looking at Nan Qiu with a little more sympathy, and at the same time he understood the reason why she was so afraid. There are always so many things that people can't help but do when they live in the world.
Already, "Tell me the whole story, and I promise you that I will not use your family for anything."
"Thank you Master for your kindness." Nan Qiu kowtowed gratefully. She knew Ling Ruo's temperament and would definitely do it once she agreed. After sorting out her thoughts for a while, she explained the matter carefully from beginning to end.
This incident happened last month. The fifteenth day of every month is the day when palace residents and their families meet across the palace gate. As usual in Nanqiu, I took the money I saved every month to see my family, but I was intercepted on the way.
She stopped, and the person who stopped her was none other than Sanfu, who was next to Concubine Nian.