Chapter 573
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Shen Yueji didn't look at her. Instead, she looked at the woman who was almost out of breath after being beaten by Shuang Xi. "Nanny Deng, didn't you see what I was doing? I was interrogating a criminal. "
"You — — Imperial Concubine Shen, don't you think you're being too arrogant? You're a first-rank imperial concubine of the Feng Country. How could you treat a servant so cruelly? If His Majesty finds out … "" If Empress Sister didn't say anything, how would His Majesty know? Isn't Empress the one who always spoils me the most? I believe that Empress Sister won't tell His Majesty about this, right? "
Gu Yueyin's face darkened. It was hard for her to maintain her smile. "Imperial Concubine Shen, no matter what wrong this servant has done, you can let the servants deal with her and give her a quick death, even if she — —" "If it wasn't for her, why would Concubine Ying's arms be chopped off? A living beauty became like this because of a few words from her. Is a second-rank imperial concubine inferior to a lowly servant in the harem? "
"Speaking of which, she was the one who wanted ben gong to go to the Imperial Study. However, it just so happened that I accidentally became Consort Ying and had Consort Ying suffer for ben gong. In order to give Consort Ying an explanation, ben gong naturally had to interrogate her and find out who the mastermind was. Even if — — "
She smiled slightly. "Even if I already have the answer in my heart."
"You …" "Big Sister Empress, tell me, His Majesty didn't acknowledge anyone in the Imperial Study. Even ben gong's words sounded like they were plotting against him. Ben gong was afraid that if I said too much, I wouldn't even be able to keep my life. In other words, if Consort Ying hadn't taken the blame for ben gong, then ben gong would have been the one who had her arms cut off. Ben gong doesn't have such a merciful heart to actually allow a lowly servant who wanted to put herself to death to have a quick death. "
"I won't let her die a quick death."
Shen Yueji suddenly covered her mouth and smiled. "Shuang Xi, go and show Empress another good one."
"Yes, Your Highness."
"Imperial Concubine Shen, what do you want to do?"
"Nothing much. I had nothing better to do today, so I sent someone to pass a message to my eldest brother. He asked him to investigate Qiu Lian's background thoroughly. He found out that she has a younger brother and a mother. When he saw Autumn Lotus's expression changed, his face that was hard to see clearly started to tremble.
"Seeing how her mouth is so tightly sealed and how she refuses to speak even after so many tortures, this empress can only choose another method. After all, this empress is also a person who will not rest until she achieves her goal. If others can do it, why can't this consort do it? "
This time, even Gu Yueyin's expression changed, let alone Qiu Lian.
The reason why Qiu Lian was clenching her teeth and refusing to speak was because she was using her family as a hostage.
She knew that Qiu Lian did not have a good childhood. Her father was addicted to gambling. Every day, he would lose a large sum of money. Every day, he would come back and beat the three of them up. He even forced Qiu Lian's mother to sell herself to earn money.
Her young mother was tortured beyond recognition by those men. Because she was too young, Qiu Lian's father could only sell her into the palace to earn a few taels of silver.
Even after she entered the palace, in order to keep in touch with her mother and younger brother, she established a relationship with some influential eunuchs in the palace. This way, they could help her send letters and money outside the palace.
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