Chapter 321: You are ready to prove your innocence
When Concubine Xian heard what the Queen said, she was immediately stunned, and then asked hurriedly: "Why do you think this is the case? What is the reason? Please explain clearly!"
"Ms. Liu, please stop acting. I'm tired of watching this." The queen did not hide her disgust, "You know what you have done, and I don't have to hide it from you. You are right now."
Although you escaped a disaster, I will not let you have it easy after all. Since you dare to blame our mother and son, don't blame me for paying back double the amount."
Concubine Xian kowtowed to the ground twice, and because of the force, there was a loud banging sound. She said with a determined expression: "It's not that I can't die, and I'm not afraid of death, but I must die clearly.
If the empress can tell me exactly where I went wrong, and it is true as you said, I will definitely die to apologize! I will never live in shame again."
"Oh, you are questioning me." The Queen sneered, "What will happen if I say it? You won't admit it even if I say it. Besides, who dares to take your life now? I don't want to get burned."
"Empress, I beg you to be merciful!" The wise concubine knelt in front of the queen and begged sadly, "As long as you are willing to explain, I am willing to become a monk from now on and pray for you and Your Majesty. If this is what you mean.
If it's even half-truthful, I'll die a miserable death and be infamy for eternity!"
"Okay, since you insist on understanding, I will give you an explanation." The Queen lowered her eyes and looked down at the Concubine Xian. "Is the rabbit that the Prince raised earlier belongs to you?"
"Huh? Rabbit?" Concubine Xian was stunned for a moment when asked, and then thought for a while before saying, "I don't know where the rabbit raised by the prince came from, but it definitely does not belong to my concubine."
"You still deny it, do you want me to call the Sixth Prince over and let you mother and son confront you?" The Queen's face suddenly became extremely ugly, "He said it in person in front of me. When he went hunting in the mountains last winter, he brought it
I bought a rabbit for you to raise, and it is exactly the same as the one the prince picked up later. Don’t tell me that this is a coincidence."
"Queen, these two rabbits are indeed very similar. No wonder Gan'er admits his mistake." Concubine Xian explained hurriedly, "It's my concubine who deserves to be blamed for the mistake. But the rabbit that the prince picked up is indeed not from my palace.
, I can swear to God."
"Xian Fei, what's the use of swearing to God? I've sworn too many oaths, and I'm afraid God won't be able to remember them." The Queen naturally didn't believe it, "Hare like that is not common in the palace, although there are wild beasts in the palace.
Feed rabbits, not hares that don't grow up.
Not to mention that they are so close in time, can it be covered up by just a simple coincidence?"
"It's no wonder that your Majesty thinks so, anyone would think so." Concubine Xian nodded and smiled, "Your Majesty is right, just swearing is useless. If you want to prove your innocence, you must use
It will only happen if we provide evidence."
"It's good that you know." The Queen said when she saw that she was not stalking her, "So if you can't produce evidence, don't say that the rabbit has nothing to do with you."
"I have evidence," Concubine Xian said, standing up and calling out "Come here."
At this time, there were only her, the queen, and the two maids in front of the queen in the room. The maids from Concubine Xian's palace were all outside.
Upon hearing the greeting, Shu Cong and Jing Lian hurriedly walked in: "What orders do you have, Madam?"
"Let me ask you, where was the rabbit that the sixth prince gave me last year buried after it died?" Concubine Xian asked, "I remember saying at that time, just bury it in the backyard! Don't throw it anywhere."
"That rabbit..." Shucong thought for a while before saying, "Oh, my Majesty, I've completely forgotten about this slave. I don't know where I buried it. I asked Cui He to bury it. My Majesty
Do you want to call him for questioning?"
"Call him in and ask him personally," Concubine Xian said.
Cui He came in to reply. Seeing that he was asking about the rabbit, he said, "I remember vaguely that such a thing happened, but I didn't do it with my own hands. Instead, I handed it over to the person below, probably to someone else."
Got the little plum."
Then the little eunuch named Xiao Lizi was hurriedly called in. He was a small servant in the palace. He usually couldn't even see the face of the concubine Xian, let alone the queen, so he was quite trepidatious.
"Little Lizi, I'm asking you, did you bury the little rabbit that died in the first month of this year?" Concubine Xian asked him kindly, "Don't be afraid, just tell me."
"If I tell you, it was indeed the little one who buried it. He buried it under the Chinese chrysanthemum tree in the backyard," Xiao Lizi said. "Did the little one do something wrong?"
"Well, you lead the way." Concubine Xian said, "Bring the tools to dig the soil."
He turned around and said to the queen: "My dear queen, what you hear is false and what you see is true. Could you please move over and follow me over there to have a look."
"Okay," the queen stood up, "then go and have a look."
When they got to the backyard, Little Plum pointed to a tree and said, "It should be right here. The weather was still cold at that time, so the hole wasn't dug deep." Little Plum said, "It's only been four or five months, and it's already rotten."
As he spoke, he took a shovel and started digging. After digging for a while, he found it.
It was indeed extremely rotten, but the remaining fur could tell that it was indeed a little hare.
"Your Majesty," Concubine Xian walked up to the Queen and said, "Look..."
The queen really didn't expect that Concubine Xian could really find the evidence. She didn't quite believe that this was Concubine Xian's last resort.
Because the soil under the toon tree shows no trace of recent disturbance.
Seeing that she was silent, Concubine Xian persuaded her nicely: "Empress, let's go back and have some tea before we talk."
In fact, the dead rabbit under the toon tree had indeed been buried long ago.
The reason is that one day the queen will suspect her, so that she can clear her suspicions.
Although it was just a small rabbit, because it was used on the prince, Concubine Xian did not dare to be careless at all.
Now it seems that this move was too correct.
The Queen's suspicion of Concubine Xian started with this rabbit. Now that this incident was reversed, the Queen's doubts and hatred towards Concubine Xian were shaken unconsciously.
But she remained calm and didn't say anything.
Sitting down again, Concubine Xian asked for instructions: "My Majesty, I have just settled this matter now. I don't know what else makes you suspect that I am unfaithful to you. You might as well explain them one by one and give me a chance to prove my innocence."
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At this time, the queen could not help but say something, so she told all the things Liang Jing said, but did not mention Qingque at all.
Because there were more or less clues about the previous events, as for the collusion between Qingque and Xianfei, they could not provide any evidence and relied on all speculation.
After hearing the Queen's words, Concubine Xian was both surprised and confused: "Did Eunuch Liang find out all of this? I have never done such a thing. If this is the case, it would be too powerful."