The Empress Dowager lowered her eyes and fiddled with the scattered melon seeds on the table.
If she were to find another woman as beautiful and easy to manipulate as Imperial Concubine Yun, it would not be so easy.
Li Helan had already sneered, "Imperial sister-in-law is really interesting. Since this happened in your Kunning Palace, the people around you are all your people. Big Sister Yun Fei is alone and weak. Isn't it all up to you guys to say whatever you want? Imperial Concubine Yun is not stupid. How could she harm the eldest prince in front of so many people? Even if you want to make up a lie, you should make up a better one to convince imperial mother. You really don't care when slandering people. "
After ridiculing, Li Helan grabbed some melon seeds to eat. The crunching sound of the melon seeds made the Empress Dowager laugh.
"That's right. Harming an imperial heir is a serious crime. Even if someone is daring, they still have to do it behind people's backs. How could they do it in front of people? Empress, aijia knows that you don't like Imperial Concubine Yun, but you shouldn't treat everyone as fools. "
The Empress was so anxious that her face turned red, "Empress Dowager, if chenqie is lying, chenqie will die a horrible death! Imperial Concubine Yun did try to use her sharp armor to scratch Hao ge 'er's face when chenqie wasn't on guard!
"How old is Hao ge 'er? What if his face is injured and he has a fever? Even if she can't harm Hao ge 'er's life, if the wound leaves a scar, it will cut off Hao ge' er's future. Imperial Concubine Yun thought that everyone would think the same as you and the Eldest Princess, so she acted without restraint!
"Chenqie wasn't the only one who saw this. Prince Zhongshun's consort was also there, and Mama Gong was also there. They and the palace servants at the time can testify! "
The Empress Dowager frowned and looked at Qin Yining, "Zhixi's wife's words can be trusted. What do you say?"
After listening for a while, Qin Yining realized that the Empress Dowager was just deliberately playing with the Empress.
The Empress Dowager was now the ruler of the harem. The Empress Dowager was not as scheming and ambitious as her. She was too lazy to manage things and did not have enough connections. In order to consolidate her power, the Empress Dowager naturally supported Imperial Concubine Yun.
Whether Imperial Concubine Yun was innocent or not, Imperial Concubine Yun was innocent in the Empress dowager's eyes.
Qin Yining already knew this result before she came. However, she was just a woman with a title and not someone who had the final say. It was not good for her to excessively advise the Empress in case it had the opposite effect. Therefore, she could only watch as the Empress hurriedly did something that would definitely slap her own face.
That's right. Qin Yining had foreseen that the Empress would be slapped in the face today. This was because the First Prince had not truly been injured. Even if so many people had seen it, the other party would still have a reason to quibble.
The only benefit that this incident brought to the Empress was that she understood how unwise it was to hastily make a move on her opponent before she had solid evidence and no one could refute it.
Qin Yining's mind was spinning. She bowed and said, "This subject's wife only has one position in her heart. That side is to be loyal to Your Majesty and to Da Zhou. Therefore, this subject's words do not contain any bias. What the Empress said was true. "
The Empress Dowager was choked by her words. She had wanted to scold Qin Yining for deliberately slandering Imperial Concubine Yun to curry favor with the Empress, but she had been blocked by her words.
Li Helan didn't care about this. She laughed mockingly and said, "Don't flatter yourself. Even if you want to be loyal, there's no place for you to be. You're just a woman, and you want to learn from men to be loyal? Who do you think you are! "
Qin Yining smiled and said to Li Helan, "Your Highness, Eldest Princess, you are judging others by your own standards. This subject's wife is not talented, but she still did her best during the palace coup. "
The Eldest Princess stared at Qin Yining and did not say anything.
When Li Qitian was able to return to the palace and take control of the situation, the Qing Tian Alliance played an important role. She had forgotten that Qin Yining was some bullshit alliance head … …
Qin Yining turned to the Empress Dowager and said, "Your Highness, the Empress Dowager should understand that this subject's wife is not in a position to be biased. When this subject's wife grabbed Imperial Concubine Yun's hand, it was only because of my love and care for the child. I could not bear to see a small baby suffer. That is all."
The Empress Dowager already believed her.
It was just as Qin Yining said. Your Majesty had the intention to target Pang Xiao. Outsiders did not know about this, but everyone present knew the inside story. Qin Yining was a woman with an external title and did not interact much with the palace. There was no need for her to lie in order to curry favor with the Empress. Even if she tried to curry favor with the Empress, if Your Majesty made a move in the future, the Empress would not be able to help her.
Moreover, the Empress Dowager understood Imperial Concubine Yun's temper and knew that the Empress was a righteous person.
But so what if she believed her?
The Empress Dowager calmly said, "Forget it. No matter how big the matter was, it was fine as long as the prince's face was fine. Moreover, Imperial Concubine Yun might not have done it. Even if she did, it could have been someone else who set her up.
"As the Empress Dowager, this widow must handle matters in the palace impartially. This widow cannot make a conclusion based on the Empress's one-sided words. Moreover, there were many of you at the time. If each of you said something, how could Imperial Concubine Yun defend herself? Wasn't it you who randomly came up with the charges? How about this, this widow will have Imperial Concubine Yun apologize to you. "
After saying this, the Empress Dowager immediately ordered people to go to the Imperial Clan Court's prison, "Release Imperial Concubine Yun. If she asks, say that this is this widow's idea and that this widow has something to ask. "
"Yes." A palace servant immediately responded and quickly went to the Imperial Clan Court to pick up Imperial Concubine Yun.
The Empress looked at the smug faces of the Empress Dowager and Eldest Princess, and her heart had already turned cold.
This was her mother-in-law.
For her own selfish interests, she could disregard her own grandson. In order to raise her own niece against her daughter-in-law, she could disregard everything. She didn't care about her face, and she didn't care about her own face.
When she had lived in the countryside before, she had never seen the Empress Dowager as such a person!
Who knew that some people could share trials and tribulations, but not riches and honor.
The Empress' nose turned sour and tears welled up in her eyes. She almost cried on the spot. If it wasn't for her tightly clenching her fists and digging her nails into her palms, reminding herself not to lose face in front of others, she really wouldn't have been able to hold it in.
Not long after, the servants of Ci 'an Palace brought Imperial Concubine Yun back.
In fact, when Imperial Concubine Yun arrived at the Imperial Clan Court, before she was locked up, she was quickly brought back. Her heart had been filled with fear. If the Empress Dowager found out that she had done such an impulsive thing, she was afraid she wouldn't be let off easily.
Who would have thought that before she could suffer, she would be brought back by the Empress Dowager.
In the end, they were her relatives. Even if she poked a hole in the sky, the Empress Dowager would be able to support her.
With this thought, Imperial Concubine Yun's expression was filled with pride when she stepped into Ci 'an Palace.
Seeing the Empress standing there with a pale face, Imperial Concubine Yun twisted her waist and walked forward, "This concubine greets the Empress Dowager and the Empress."
"No need." The Empress Dowager waved her hand. Seeing that Imperial Concubine Yun had clearly done something stupid, she didn't need to guess to know what she was thinking. Suppressing her anger, the Empress Dowager said, "Imperial Concubine Yun, tell us what happened at that time. Did you really dare to harm the imperial heir? "
"Empress Dowager, you mustn't listen to these slanderous words. How could this concubine harm the imperial heir? The eldest prince is the Empress Dowager's grandson and Your Majesty's legitimate son. Even if this concubine had a hundred guts, she wouldn't dare to do such a thing. Moreover, this concubine isn't stupid. With so many people present, would this concubine dare to make a move? If this concubine wanted to make a move, shouldn't this concubine choose a time when no one is present? "
Imperial Concubine Yun glared at the Empress and pitifully said, "The Empress has never liked this concubine. These days, she has been making things difficult for this concubine. This concubine has been enduring, but who would have thought that in the end, I would be bitten. This concubine is really wronged. "
Imperial Concubine Yun knelt on the ground and began to cry, as if she had really suffered a great grievance.
The Empress was so angry at Imperial Concubine Yun's shameless behavior that her whole body trembled. Her eyes were red as she glared at Imperial Concubine Yun: "Imperial Concubine Yun, the Heavens are watching what people do. Whether or not you deliberately wanted to scratch Hao ge 'er's face, you know it in your heart, everyone present saw it, and even the Heavens know it! You speak without thinking, saying that this concubine is falsely accusing you. Do you not feel guilty at all?! "
Imperial Concubine Yun fearlessly twisted her waist and shook her head: "Empress Dowager, take a look. This is how the Empress intimidates this concubine. If this concubine didn't have the Empress Dowager's support, I'm afraid that this concubine would have been skinned alive and eaten until not even bones were left."
Imperial Concubine Yun turned around and repeatedly kowtowed to the Empress: "Empress, please spare this concubine. This concubine is only a small concubine. Although the Emperor dotes on this concubine, you are the Empress, the wife of the first wife. You have the good fortune to have a prince. This concubine has nothing. What is so good about this concubine that the Empress is jealous of? Why must you frame this concubine and kill this concubine!"
When Imperial Concubine Yun finished speaking, her forehead was pressed to the ground and she began to sob loudly.
The Empress was so angry that her whole body trembled. She turned to look at the Empress Dowager: "The Empress Dowager is clear. This concubine really has no need to lie. If Imperial Concubine Yun did not do such a stupid thing, why would this concubine use such a thing to accuse Imperial Concubine Yun? Everyone here is proof. Empress Dowager, please investigate! "
The Empress Dowager shook her head: "As Imperial Concubine Yun said, everyone in Kunning Palace is your people. Aren't they all speaking up for you? Empress, this widow normally sees you as an honest person. I never thought that you would do such a jealous thing. "
The Empress tightly bit her lower lip, feeling wronged to the extreme. Tears finally silently flowed down her face.
Qin Yining watched from the back and couldn't help shaking his head.
The Empress was too emotional and still had hope for the Empress Dowager and the others. That was why she had fallen into such an unbearable situation. She couldn't accept reality, so from the beginning of the conversation, she couldn't grasp the main point and fell into a disadvantage.
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