This time, it was a miracle that Biqiao was still breathing after falling like this.
"Did you hear it? Biqiao is still alive. She is a third-grade female official and a popular person in front of the emperor. Do you think a living human life can be revealed in a few words?" Mu Ci glanced around, and his eyes suddenly turned cold.
: "Not only the person in charge of the Ten Thousand Flower Festival must be carefully investigated, but all those involved in the supervision of the Ten Thousand Flower Festival must be thoroughly investigated."
As she spoke, she raised her voice and said: "Come here, take down Concubine Shu, Concubine De, and Concubine Xian, and take them to the prison of the Criminal Department for interrogation!"
The three concubines kneeling on the ground did not expect that Mu Ci would actually give such an order. Their expressions changed again and again, and they looked at Mu Ci in disbelief.
Zhao Ling was the first to react, squeezing her neck and saying: "Is the Queen Mother too arbitrary? No one could have expected that such an accident would happen. The Queen Mother is angry with everyone, so she is not afraid of causing public outrage?!"
Did Mu Ci think that just because she was the Queen Mother, she could disregard human life?
The emperor was still watching, and she didn't believe that the emperor would let Mu Ci continue to act nonsense.
"What the Queen Mother means is what I mean. Biqiao suffered this calamity because of your incompetence in doing things. No matter which link goes wrong, let me investigate it carefully. If the truth cannot be found, I will kill you, not one of you."
Keep!"
At this moment, Dugu Liancheng, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly issued an oral message.
Everyone looked at each other in shock, never expecting that the emperor would be so angry. There were not just hundreds, but dozens of people related to the Ten Thousand Flower Festival this time.
But what the emperor meant was that he would rather kill someone by mistake than let anyone go.
In this case, the matter will be serious, and it is very likely that many people will lose their lives in this incident.
The three concubines who were kneeling on the ground felt their hearts freeze when they heard what Dugu Liancheng said.
Everyone else thought that the emperor was going to war for Bi Qiao, but only the three of them knew that the emperor was pursuing her because something almost happened to Mu Ci.
Moreover, Mu Ci was unscathed this time. If Mu Ci really had some shortcomings, the emperor might have gone on a killing spree.
Thinking of this, Muxue felt very heavy.
The three of them joined forces to deal with Mu Ci, but in the end they were tricked by Mu Ci. They shot themselves in the foot.
She even suspected that Mu Ci was just trying to catch everyone who was harmful to her.
Thanks to their confidence, they thought they finally had a chance to eradicate Mu Ci, but in the end they were tricked by Mu Ci.
Zhao Ling did not want to sit still and wait for death, and took the lead to speak out for herself: "Your Majesty, I am innocent..."
"Whether he is innocent or not, we will know after getting to the bottom of it. If such a big accident happened this time, someone must take responsibility."
Dugu Liancheng said, and with a wave of his dragon sleeves, guards came forward and took away the three concubines Shu, De and Xian.
As for everyone who participated in the design of the Wanhua Festival flower shed, they were all later detained.
Shen Manyun saw this scene from a distance and felt lingering fear. Only now did she finally understand An Rong's vision: "Fortunately, you held me back, otherwise I might be implicated this time."
She originally wanted to see Mu Ci in trouble, but she didn't know that Mu Ci was fine. Instead, Biqiao fell from the tower and her life was hanging by a thread.
Now Emperor Long Yan was furious and vowed to get to the bottom of it. As a result, the three concubines were all imprisoned. Such a change was something she never expected.
Before An Rong left, she went to see the dying Biqiao.
This time Biqiao suffered such an accident, even if she survived and saved her life, her body would not be completely healed, it would definitely be disabled.
If you live in pain, it would be better to die happily.
After examining Biqiao one by one, the imperial doctors shook their heads.
Biqiao was the person close to the emperor and a female official, so her status was naturally higher than that of ordinary maids. Although the emperor didn't say anything, they all knew that they should try their best to treat her.
But Biqiao was seriously injured, and even if she was rescued, she would suffer endless pain in the future.
Now, it is possible to save Biqiao's life for the time being.
During this battle, the guards took away many people, and it was not until dark that the chaos of the Ten Thousand Flowers Festival came to an end.
During this period, Mu Zhi came to see Dugu Liancheng, but he was rejected by Dugu Liancheng.
As for the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, they are not idle either.
Because the emperor issued an imperial decree, even if these three are first-class concubines, they must be carefully scrutinized, so this is the biggest problem.
It's all because these three are concubines in the harem, and their concubines are also of high quality. If the case is found out and has nothing to do with them, they will still have to go back to serve the emperor.
How dare the torturers hurt the faces and bodies of these three concubines?
Later, someone came up with an idea and called for a nanny Li in the palace to kill the three concubines.
The three concubines were detained separately, which was also the emperor's wish.
This Granny Li was not timid. As soon as she entered the prison where Zhao Ling was, she began to torture Zhao Ling.
She used acupuncture. This torture method is commonly used in the harem. It can make people feel heartbroken without leaving any traces on the body.
Especially when the embroidery needle pricks into the finger, it is even more painful.
When the needle passed through Zhao Ling's ten fingers, Zhao Ling couldn't help but let out a miserable scream. She thought that being thrown into Guanjing Hall for isolation was the worst time in her life. Who would have expected that she would suffer such torture again.
As soon as Grandma Li started to extract a confession, Zhao Ling couldn't bear the acupuncture and fainted...
Although the prisons of the three concubines are separated, they are all detained in the Criminal Department.
Mu Xue and Hua Shang heard Zhao Ling's screams. They were worried that Zhao Ling would not be able to withstand the torture and confess.
Even they themselves could not predict what would greet them next.
Seeing that Zhao Ling was so vulnerable, Grandma Li abandoned Zhao Ling and went to find Muxue.
Aunt Li ordered people to throw Muxue on the torture bench, tie her up, and start the first round of interrogation of Muxue.
When the needle passed through Muxue's finger, Muxue screamed and fainted.
This time, Aunt Li did not let Muxue go easily. She asked people to splash salt water to wake Muxue up, and then launched a second round of forced confession. But the result was still not satisfactory. These concubines were all delicate girls who had never experienced hardship. After a while, Muxue was forced to confess.
He fainted during the interrogation.
When it was Hua Shang's turn, the situation was no more optimistic.
That night, the prison of the Ministry of Punishment was always very lively, and the three concubines all suffered a lot...
Let’s go back to Mu Ci.
After experiencing the battle of Wanhua Festival, Dugu Liancheng immediately brought Mu Ci back to Yong'an Palace.
Dugu Liancheng's face was very ugly. He stared at Mu Ci for a long time, then threw up his sleeves and walked away.
As soon as Dugu Liancheng left, Sizhu immediately rushed to Mu Ci and asked, "Is your Majesty feeling uncomfortable?"
Although everything was under the control of the Empress, she was still afraid that something unexpected would happen to her after hearing her plan, and for a time she thought this method was too risky.
