Xiahou Qing couldn't see, but from everyone's shocked gasps, he could guess the gist of it. He whispered, "Is it those eight words?"
Ning Shu nodded silently and answered, "Yes."
Qi Zhouyu's face turned pale and she almost collapsed.
"Miss!" Her personal nanny, Mama Hui, knelt on the ground and hurriedly supported her tightly. She anxiously said, "Your Highness Consort Qi, Your Highness the Empress, Your Highness the Heir Apparent, someone wants to harm my young miss.
Most of the people present didn't know the inside story of last night and didn't know about this unfathomable stick. They only felt confused and suddenly terrified. They covered their mouths, afraid that they would be involved in such a terrible matter.
Imperial Concubine Qi gripped the bamboo stick so tightly that she almost broke it. She suddenly raised her head and suppressed her anger. "When I first entered the Imperial Garden with Jueyu, I didn't find this bamboo stick. It hasn't even been an hour and this has happened. Someone must have deliberately approached Zhouyu during this period and waited for an opportunity to secretly put this inauspicious stick on her! Mother Hui, you have always been by Zhouyu's side. Tell me! Who deliberately approached her and did this! "
Mother Hui said, "Reporting to Consort Qi, this old servant has always been by my Miss's side. I have never seen anyone approach my Miss. Even when she was chatting with Miss Qian, she was always a foot away from my Miss. Only … "Mother Hui stopped mid-sentence and looked at Xiao Zhangping. Then, with a bang, she bent down and kowtowed to Consort Qi, saying," Only Thirteenth Princess walked over for some reason just now. Without saying anything, she pushed my young miss into the Supreme Liquid Pool. The surrounding Misses all saw it. Consort Qi, please investigate! "
Xiao Zhangping was also soaked. He was stunned when he heard this. "What nonsense are you talking about! I saw a poisonous bee near your Miss and wanted to go over and warn her out of kindness. She was clearly the one who inexplicably pulled me into the water! "
"Poisonous bee?" Consort Qi's eyebrows twitched and some inexplicable emotion flowed through her eyes. She said coldly, "Where is the poisonous bee you mentioned? Did anyone see it?"
"Really! You saw it just now, right? Am I right? " Xiao Zhangping said anxiously. However, she looked around for help. After searching for an entire circle, she could not find a single person willing to testify for her. There were only countless doubts, sighs, and disdain …
A string of water droplets fell from her wet hair on her forehead. It was clearly the middle of April, but she was shivering all over, as if she was in the middle of winter. Thousands of miles of mountains, snow and ice covered the sky. Looking around, she was the only one.
Qi Fei waved her wide sleeves and said, "Now that the situation is more or less clear, what else do you have to say? I know you're jealous because you didn't get chosen as the Heir Consort. But you should never have done such a thing! Do you think you can replace Zhan Yu just because you killed him? You're only shaming the face of the royal family! This consort will report this to His Majesty and request that His Majesty mete out a heavy punishment! "
Xiao Zhangping's entire body trembled. The bone-piercing coldness froze her from the inside out, causing her to be unable to utter a single word.
"Consort Qi!" Old Princess Consort Yu, who had been silent all this time, staggered forward to support the tottering Xiao Zhangping. In terms of age, Old Princess Consort Yu was only a few years older than Empress Cao, but she looked even older than the two dowager consorts. She covered her sleeves and coughed, then solemnly bowed to the empress, Consort Qi, and the dowager consorts.
"Although the Thirteenth Princess has only been with this old one for a few years, this old one believes that this child is definitely not a vicious person. Moreover, she comes from His Majesty's flesh and blood. His Majesty is kind and benevolent. Even if she doesn't inherit everything, she should have at least forty to fifty percent. In this Imperial Garden, there were hundreds of flowers competing with one another. It was possible for the Thirteenth Princess to mistake a bee for a poisonous bee. As for both of them falling into the water, there were many pebbles beside the pond. It wasn't uncommon to accidentally step on one and slip in. There was no need for Consort Qi to make such a big fuss over a misunderstanding. In the end, if the Thirteenth Princess really did it, she should've sent a palace servant to secretly stuff it onto the Qi Fourth Young Miss. This time, not only did she personally do it, but she even pushed the Qi Fourth Young Miss into the water. Wouldn't that arouse suspicion? I ask that all of you Consorts be clear and investigate thoroughly. Otherwise, you'll ruin the Thirteenth Princess's reputation for no reason and let the person who truly harbors evil intentions get away scot-free. In the end, it'll harm the Qi Fourth Young Miss. That would truly be a bad thing. "
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