"Tell me, who among you instigated Xiangqin? If you admit it now, I will spare your death. If you still insist on it, don't blame me for being rude."
"..." There was complete silence below.
Dongfang Chen's face became more and more gloomy, and he turned to An Fuhai, "An Fuhai, will you take people to search Xiangqin's house and see if you find anything?"
"Yes, Your Majesty." An Fuhai nodded and hurried out.
"You still won't say it, right?" Dongfang Chen's face was as dark as the sky before a storm.
"..." The scene was so quiet that even the sound of breathing seemed to have disappeared.
"Okay, very good. Then I'll see how long you can carry it..." Dongfang Chen sneered and said nothing.
The scene suddenly became so depressing that it was difficult to breathe.
Suddenly, a little palace maid ran out of the bedroom and shouted in panic: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it's not good, your Majesty is complaining that she has a stomachache..."
Dongfang Chen had a look of panic on his face. He stood up and walked towards the bedroom while ordering: "Doctor, come with me right away!"
The imperial doctor worked again for a long time before Wang Yuyan's condition stabilized.
When Dongfang Chen returned to the hall again, An Fuhai had already returned with a bunch of things he had searched.
"Your Majesty, my servant found a small bottle of something that looked like medicine in that girl's room, as well as a bunch of jewelry and a few 100-tael silver notes." An Fuhai held a pile of dazzling things on a tray and bowed.
Report.
"Doctor Liu, Dr. Wang, take a look, what's in that bottle? Does it have anything to do with the poison this time?" Dongfang Chen glanced at it and ordered in a deep voice.
Two imperial doctors came forward. After careful inspection, they wiped the sweat from their foreheads. Doctor Liu stepped forward and said, "To inform your Majesty, the poison in the bottle is the same as the poison on the cat's claws."
A storm suddenly arose in Dongfang Chen's dark eyes, and he said angrily: "Come here, bring that slave in. I want to see how long she will deny it."
Xiangqin was brought in quickly and was thrown to the ground with a bang. Xiangqin's back was covered in blood, her hair was messy, and her face was as pale as a ghost. As soon as she came in, she cried hoarsely: "
Your Majesty, please spare my life. Your Majesty, this servant really doesn’t know anything."
Dongfang Chen sneered and said: "You still dare to deny it now. It seems that you won't shed tears without seeing the coffin. An Fuhai, show her the bottle of poison."
When Xiangqin saw the bottle of poison, her already white face became frighteningly white, and her whole body was shaking like chaff.
"Tell me, who gave you the poison, and who gave you those jewelry?" Dongfang Chen asked coldly.
"No one gave me...my own...it's my own..." Xiangqin's eyes were panicked, and her words were even more incoherent.
Dongfang Chen turned blue with anger and slammed the table: "That's nonsense. You are a little palace maid. Where did you get such rare poisons and precious jewelry? I will give you opportunities again and again. If you don't tell me anymore,
Don’t blame me for being rude.”
"My own...my own..." Xiangqin was adamant and refused to tell the truth.
Suddenly, a timid voice sounded: "Your Majesty, I have something to report."
Dongfang Chen's eyes narrowed and he looked at the speaker.
A palace maid in green walked forward, licked her lips, and said timidly: "Do you know where Xiangqin's things come from?"
"Say." Dongfang Chen's voice was full of the breath of a storm.
"Those things, I overheard Xiangqin mentioning them. They were given to her by the female official Xin who was beside the queen." The palace maid in green lowered her head and her voice was as thin as a mosquito's cry.
However, such a weak voice seemed to drop a huge stone in everyone's hearts and set off a storm...