The chamberlain claimed that he was instructed by Qing Le to hide the Soul-Eating Grass in Hanyunxuan without anyone noticing.
The reason why Qing Le dragged An Rong into trouble was because An Rong had a close relationship with the Queen Mother. Qing Le wanted to kill two birds with one stone, not only harming the Queen Mother, but also eradicating the Queen Mother's gangsters.
At this moment, the eldest princess Yongfu also entered the palace to meet the saint and plead for An Rong.
As for the scene inside Yanfu Palace, Shen Manyun had no way of knowing.
But it is said that Princess Yongfu stayed in Yanfu Palace for a whole day. Although no one knows what Princess Yongfu said to the emperor, it is well known that Princess Yongfu is difficult to deal with.
Before leaving the palace, Princess Yongfu specially sent a message to Shen Manyun, saying that the emperor was relieved.
But not even Princess Yongfu could predict what decision the emperor would make.
In Yong'an Palace, Mu Ci also received news that Princess Yongfu had entered the palace.
"An Meiren has such a wide network of contacts. Even the eldest princess Yongfu is working for her, let alone other people." Sizhu couldn't help but sigh.
She didn't understand why the empress wanted to deal with Anmei before, but now she understands her good intentions.
"An Rong is not only well-connected, she is also very powerful. It's a pity that the Ai family has no time." Mu Ci sighed softly.
Among the concubines she wanted to get rid of, An Rong was her last and most important target.
But because An Rong was too "honest", she had no chance to deal with An Rong.
This time was originally a perfect opportunity, but because An Rong took every step of the way, she had built good interpersonal relationships in the past.
So when An Rong was in trouble, there were so many people running for An Rong.
"Hasn't the empress already turned her attention to Le Jieyu?" Sizhu heard the hidden meaning in Mu Ci's words.
Mu Ci shook his head: "You have underestimated the emperor."
Dugu Liancheng has never been an incompetent person. On the contrary, he is shrewd and wise. As long as he shows his flaws, he will be caught in the painful spot.
She had a hunch that she wouldn't be able to escape unscathed this time.
Previously, Dugu Liancheng could turn a blind eye, but it was because she did not touch Dugu Liancheng's interests.
But it's different now.
She committed the crime of regicide, and also subjected Dugu Liancheng to inhuman torture, and even almost killed him.
No emperor would be able to take such a crime lightly.
"Does the empress have any countermeasures?" Sizhu said hoarsely.
From the moment the empress put Ji Rou Ning Xiang in Yaju, the empress was already arranging a retreat, right? She could see at that time that the empress was not as calm as before.
Even though she is as smart as the empress, she is not sure when facing her opponent, the emperor.
"The Ai family can only try their best to find a good escape route for you three." Mu Ci said, and found Yingchun and Feng Jiu.
Sizhu, Yingchun and Feng Jiu stood in front of Mu Ci, and all three of them noticed the empress's depressed mood.
"What the Aijia can't let go of the most is you three. What the Aijia means is that they hope you three will leave the palace now..."
Before Mu Ci finished speaking, Sizhu, Yingchun and Feng Jiu all knelt down on the ground and said in unison: "I'm not going anywhere!"
They are the people who live in front of the Queen Mother, how can they leave the palace privately when the Queen Mother is in trouble?
Mu Ci sighed softly: "You will become a burden to the Ai family. The Ai family has a chance to escape, but if the Ai family is in trouble, you will have no one to protect you."
By then, she wouldn't be able to protect them anymore.
Yingchun couldn't hold it back at first, she choked up: "Even if the empress dislikes me, I will not leave the palace. Even if I die, I will stay with the empress."
She and Sizhu were both girls who had been by the empress's side since they were children. Those feelings could not be cultivated overnight.
They are like a family. If this is the case, when the family is in trouble, how can they fly separately when the disaster strikes?
"Feng Jiu, where are you?" Mu Ci looked at Feng Jiu.
Feng Jiu kowtowed to Mu Ci before replying: "This slave will advance and retreat with the empress!"
Seeing this, Mu Ci had no choice but to say, "That's it, let's talk about it then."
At that time, she had no choice but to think of another way to give the three of them away. As for whom they would be given to, she knew in her heart.
Right now we can only take one step at a time.
About ten days later, Qingle couldn't bear the severe torture and surrendered.
As for An Rong, she is a tough person and has never admitted her crime in any case.
But Mu Ci was thinking that the Minister of Punishment had a long-standing friendship with the Qiyang Houfu. Shen Manyun was also the noble daughter of the Qiyang Houfu. With Shen Manyun here, it was unlikely that the Shangshu of the Punishment Department would use any torture on An Rong. At most, Just for show.
That is the purpose of An Rong and Shen Manyun's friendship.
Shen Manyun is just An Rong's best chess piece, so when An Rong is in trouble, Shen Manyun will definitely try his best to protect An Rong.
An Rong's plan is to put all the blame on Qing Le.
The case was quickly closed.
An Rong was acquitted, but Qing Le was demoted to a commoner and imprisoned in Beigong because of the solid evidence of regicide.
The day after Qing Le was imprisoned in Beigong, there were masked men in black who wanted to break into Beigong and rescue Qing Le.
Mu Ci led others to prepare a dragnet. Although the masked man was very skilled, he still couldn't get out of the encirclement and finally surrendered.
Mu Ci stepped forward. Both of them were just plain-looking women. They were probably the masters who had been hiding in the dark, and they were also Qing Le's last two helpers.
Afterwards, Mu Ci appeared in Beigong with a glass of poisonous wine.
Qingle had already had a premonition that Mu Ci would come. When Mu Ci actually appeared in front of her, she was still unwilling to give in.
Ever since she came from the dark to the light, she was always shorter than Mu Ci, and she was always outranked by Mu Ci.
This time she thought she could finally defeat Mu Ci, but she never expected that she would still be part of Mu Ci's plan.
Sometimes she had to admit that Mu Ci was far more scheming than her. She was not unjustly defeated by Mu Ci.
"You also brought a glass of poisonous wine back then and drank it while looking at the green plums, right?" Mu Ci glanced at the poisonous wine next to him and opened his lips indifferently.
It was time for her and Qing Le to come to an end.
If she didn't get rid of Qing Le earlier, she might not have the chance to see Qing Le die in front of her in the future.
She is a person with clear grievances. As early as when she decided to survive in the harem, she had already thought about it. She would personally collect debts from anyone who owed her.
It's a pity that none of these people have memories of past lives, otherwise she could solve some of the confusions in past lives.
"Lu Mei always liked to go against me. When she saw me becoming the emperor's concubine, she was extremely jealous. If it weren't for you, she wouldn't have had the chance to be on an equal footing with me. I've wanted to get rid of this person for a long time, and it's thanks to you that I can Finally I can personally send her to the road to hell."
Mu Ci nodded clearly. She was indeed the one who pushed Lu Mei into Dugu Liancheng's harem in order to muddy the waters.
