Chapter 388: Pretending is enough to clear up suspicions
This sound made Hong Zhu's blood run cold all over his body.
Because this is clearly Ma Cairen's voice.
"No...I..." Hongzhu panicked and tried to make amends, but couldn't even form a complete sentence.
Ma Cairen took another step forward, and even her breath hit Hongzhu's face: "You want to be a seller for glory, but it's a pity that you don't have this life."
Hongzhu collapsed to the ground, like a puddle of mud, knowing it was useless but still pleading bitterly: "Master, please spare me this time! I don't dare to do it anymore."
Of course Ma Cairen would not give her another chance, but ordered her to be tied up and her mouth tightly gagged.
"Take her to the Queen's Palace." Ma Cairen didn't even look at Hong Zhu, "I can't tolerate her here for a moment."
The rain was still falling, but this time Hong Zhu had no umbrella to cover her.
From Fangcongyuan to Ronghua Palace, her whole body was drenched by the rain.
The queen was surprised by Ma Cairen's arrival: "It's raining so late, what is my sister doing here?"
"Empress, there is a spy in my concubine's palace," Ma Cairen reported solemnly, "I was worried about the long nights and dreams, so I brought her to the empress for disposal."
"Spy? Who sent him?" the queen naturally wanted to ask.
"Bring it up." Ma Cairen ordered outside.
Immediately, the red beads tied with five flowers were brought up.
Seeing her drowned appearance, the queen couldn't help but frowned in disgust.
"Empress, this girl just told me that she knew who killed the Eighth Prince back then." Ma Cai said humanely, "I asked her who she was? Unexpectedly, she said she was the Empress.
When the concubine heard this, she was not allowed to say any more. In the concubine's opinion, letting her say another word would be a blasphemy against the queen.
Who doesn't know that the only person I can rely on now is the Queen? I don't know who instigated this little bitch to dare to alienate the friendship between you and my sisters.
How could I, my concubine, allow her to talk nonsense? So I blocked her mouth and brought her to the empress. Let her speak clearly in front of the empress and my concubine, lest we fall into the trap of the traitor.
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Hearing what she said, the queen was horrified, because she was indeed the one who harmed the eighth prince back then. She thought that Ma Chunping would never know the truth in her life and would listen to her wholeheartedly.
Who would have thought that this palace maid would know about it? She is only sixteen or seventeen years old. It is impossible to know what happened back then. Someone must have told her behind the scenes.
Who could it be?
The queen thought of Concubine Fu first.
At the same time, the queen was also very lucky, because Ma Chunping believed in her so much that she didn't listen to the maid at all, but directly brought her to her as a spy.
"This is really funny. I have always regarded Rui'er as my own. How could I harm him? This is obviously a rumor. The person who instigated her had bad intentions and actually wanted to use this method to frame me." The queen lowered her eyes and looked down.
Looking at Hongzhu kneeling on the ground, it was like looking at a dog that had fallen into the water.
Hong Zhu never expected that Ma Cairen would take him directly to the Queen after he was caught.
She originally thought that Ma Chunping would probably silence her directly, after all, this matter could never be revealed.
But who would have thought that she would do the opposite, but now I think this trick is even more clever.
If you dispose of yourself privately, it will inevitably arouse suspicion, and you will have to explore why you died.
No matter how well Ma Chunping covers it up, some people will still be suspicious.
And even if he didn't see the magpie, Eunuch Liu knew about it, and he must have told others.
In this case, there are always clues to be found.
But under the current situation, the Queen will definitely not be suspicious of Ma Chunping, but will silence her as soon as possible.
In this way, Ma Chunping took advantage of the queen's hand to get rid of her. How could Eunuch Liu and others dare to say anything? They must have kept their mouths shut to avoid suspicion.
Only when they are fed up with their lives will they say they have any dealings with them.
I have to say that Hong Zhu was really clear-headed at this time.
"Sister, get rid of the irrelevant people! Let's interrogate this bitch." Ma Chunping's eyes were filled with anger, "Maybe we can really interrogate the murderer who killed Rui'er back then."
"Good sister, thank you for trusting me." The queen nodded, "Rui'er's death is unclear, which is also a heartache of mine."
She said this, but she knew very well in her heart that she must not let Hong Zhu speak.
Because since Hong Zhu dared to go to Ma Chunping to report herself, she must have solid evidence, and she couldn't take this risk.
So he winked at Liang Xiao and said, "Everyone else, please go out! Take out the things in her mouth, I will interrogate her."
Liang Xiao understood and walked slowly to Hong Zhu, just in time to block Ma Cairen's sight with his body.
At this time, he had already pinched a pill of poison in his hand. He pinched Hongzhu's chin with his left hand. While pulling off the cloth from her mouth with his right hand, he stuffed the pill into her mouth.
Liang Xiao's hand was too strong and Hong Zhu couldn't resist at all.
"Hongzhu, in front of the Queen, who instigated you?" Ma Chunping asked sharply.
"I..." As soon as Hongzhu said a word, she felt a sharp pain in her abdomen. She glanced at Liang Xiao and then at Ma Chunping, her eyes filled with resentment and unwillingness.
"Speak quickly!" Ma Chunping urged, "If you don't tell the truth, I will ask the Queen to punish you!"
At this time, Hongzhu was already lying on the ground due to pain. Her whole body was twitching and she looked scary.
"Empress, look, she is acting! Don't be fooled by her." Ma Chunping said, "If I don't show her how powerful she is, I'm afraid she really won't say anything."
Liang Xiao stepped forward and lifted up Hong Zhu's upper body like a dead dog. He was vomiting blood and his eyes were straight.
"Empress, talented master, this girl... committed suicide." Liang Xiao said helplessly.
"She...she actually bit her tongue and committed suicide!" Ma Chunping said unwillingly, "How dare she commit suicide?!"
"You must have taken the poison beforehand," Liang Xiao said, "The poison happened to be taking effect right now."
Ma Chunping was unwilling to give in. She rushed towards Hongzhu like crazy, shook Hongzhu's body and shouted: "You are not allowed to die! Tell me who instigated you! That person must be the real culprit who killed Rui'er!"
"Master, talented man," Liang Xiao wanted to pull Ma Chunping up, "he is already dead."
Ma Chunping slumped down as if she was frustrated, and murmured: "Why did she die? She should have made the matter clear!"
"Sister, don't worry about this matter. This girl was just instigated by someone to plot a divorce. Most likely she doesn't know who is the murderer of Ruier'er." The queen advised softly, "Besides, I don't need to interrogate her, I know it is."