Chapter 1067: Shen Zhinian's ears and eyes in the palace (95 reward points)
Chapter 1067: Shen Zhinian's ears and eyes in the palace (95 reward points)
She had already suffered so much torture in the Ministry of Punishment, and now she just wanted to die quickly, but she couldn't.
Xing'er looked at Shen Zhinian with a hint of resentment: "My Lady Concubine Chen, since you are so unkind, don't blame me for being unjust!"
After the words fell, Xing'er dragged her injured body, turned around and kowtowed to Nangong Xuanyu: "Your Majesty, I am willing to confess, I only ask you to spare me the torture."
"It was Concubine Chen! Concubine Chen ordered me to do all this!"
"She is in charge of the six palaces, holds a high position and has great power, and is promised great benefits. How dare I disobey the orders of Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine Chen, wuwuwu..."
Hearing this, many people changed their expressions.
Concubine Chun looked at Shen Zhinian, tears welling up in her eyes: "My Lady Concubine Chen, is it really you?!"
"Snow silkworm exuvia is a poison that can kill people in a very short time. From the beginning, you didn't just want to get rid of the child in my belly, you wanted to get rid of me as well... You really have a vicious heart!"
Xuanpin immediately said: "This is impossible!"
Nangong Xuanyu glared at Xing'er: "What nonsense!"
"You lowly slave, you dare to bite Concubine Chen even when you are about to die!"
Shen Zhinian was not panicked at all, and a hint of sarcasm flashed in his eyes.
Because the development of all things was within her expectations.
She was originally wondering, was Concubine Chun also a victim of today's events, or was all this planned by Concubine Chun?
Therefore, Shen Zhinian has been observing Chun Guiren's reaction.
At this moment, she had already guessed it almost exactly.
Next, I wonder if Concubine Chun will shoot herself in the foot?
Shen Zhinian is really looking forward to it...
Xing Er knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly: "Your Majesty, even if I had ten thousand guts, I would not dare to lie to you in front of you!"
"The man who gave me the banknotes and the snow silkworm molt did not let me see his face from beginning to end, but I recognized his voice. He is the eunuch Ming who is the most trusted by Concubine Chen!"
"I also know that His Majesty dotes on Concubine Chen. If I rashly betray her, I'm afraid I'll end up in an irreparable situation, and I'm afraid my family will be implicated as well."
"I originally wanted to take the responsibility for this matter, and only asked the Imperial Concubine Chen to give me a quick death. But I didn't expect... the Imperial Concubine Chen would be so ruthless!"
At first, Xiao Mingzi and Xiao Zhouzi found the snow silkworm molt from the palace wall of Zhongcui Palace. He knew all of Shen Zhinian's plans.
Although Xing'er was suddenly involved, Xiao Mingzi was not afraid at all.
This lowly servant thought she could take advantage of the Empress, but she didn't know that the Empress had already planned everything.
But on the surface, Xiao Mingzi still looked terrified. He stepped forward and knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know Xing'er at all, and I didn't give her poison to let her murder Concubine Chun!"
Since she had already confessed, Xing'er just went all out and pointed at Xiao Mingzi and said, "Eunuch Ming, you are smart, but you have never shown your face. But I can recognize your voice even if you turned into ashes!"
Concubine Zhuang frowned slightly, looking surprised: "Just now I thought that with the character of Concubine Chen, she would not do such a thing. But this palace maid named Xing'er spoke so convincingly that she even revealed the person who gave her the poison..."
"Could it be that this matter is really related to Concubine Chen?"
Although many people in the palace already knew Concubine Zhuang's true identity, there were still many people who still depended on her.
Some people always firmly believe that Concubine Zhuang is a rare good person in the palace, and all the things that happened in the past must have been framed by Concubine Chen.
Although some others understood Concubine Zhuang's true nature, they still wanted to find a big tree to lean on in the palace.
After hearing what Concubine Zhuang said, someone immediately said, "Isn't this simple? Send Xiao Mingzi and Xing'er to the Ministry of Punishment and torture them severely, and then everything will be clear."
"Otherwise, what should we do if we tarnish the reputation of Concubine Chen?"
Shen Zhinian looked coldly at the person who said this. She was a maid who had always been on good terms with Concubine Zhuang. Her surname seemed to be Yang.
Yang Changzai was startled and shrank back, whispering, "I, I just don't want the Imperial Concubine Chen to be misunderstood because of the two palace servants..."
"If I have offended Her Majesty, please forgive me."
Shen Zhinian was too lazy to bother with such a small character, and said coldly: "Absurd!"
"If you can send the eunuchs I trust to the Ministry of Punishment for interrogation just because of a palace maid's nonsense, then if more people come to bite me, I will be left with no one to use."
When Shen Zhinian said this, his eyes slowly swept over Concubine Zhuang and the people behind her.
All the palace concubines seen by Shen Zhinian lowered their heads. No one dared to look at her, and no one dared to refute her.
Xuanpin immediately said: "That's it!"
"If it was really the Imperial Concubine Chen who had instructed Xiao Mingzi to bribe Xing'er, why would she have given Xing'er the opportunity to expose her in front of so many people?"
"In my opinion, this is clearly a trap set up by someone to frame Concubine Chen. Your Majesty, please understand!"
Concubine Chun's face turned paler and paler. She looked at Shen Zhinian and said in a hoarse voice, "My Lady Concubine Chen, we just want Eunuch Su to interrogate Xiao Mingzi and find out the truth, but you are protecting him so much."
"In your heart, is the life of an eunuch more important than the truth of the murder of the royal heir?!"
"Or... you are guilty of your crime, so you dare not let Xiao Mingzi enter the Ministry of Punishment?!"
Shen Zhinian knew clearly that even if Xiao Mingzi had done these things, given his loyalty to her, he would not confess anything in the Ministry of Punishment.
There is no way Concubine Chun didn't understand this.
Then the other party's purpose is not to torture Xiao Mingzi into confessing, but to destroy Xiao Mingzi!
He is the gossiper in the harem and Shen Zhinian's ears and eyes in the palace. If she does this, she will lose an arm!
How could Shen Zhinian let Concubine Chun get her wish? She looked coldly at Yingxiang beside her and said, "Speaking of which, compared to Xiao Mingzi, the person who serves Concubine Chun most closely is more suspicious, right? How do you know if it wasn't Yingxiang, the lowly maid, who did something to you?"
"Since you want to interrogate her, why not send her to the Ministry of Punishment and interrogate her thoroughly!"
Concubine Chun's expression changed slightly.
Of course she didn't feel sorry for Yingxiang.
But Yingxiang was also trained by His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin for a long time and sent to the palace. If she were to be sent to the Ministry of Punishment and subjected to ninety-nine and eighty-one tortures, who knows what Yingxiang would confess...
If we also give away His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin, we'll be finished.
Concubine Chun couldn't find any words to refute for a moment, so she could only hold her stomach and look at Nangong Xuanyu pitifully: "Your Majesty..."
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