The Empress Dowager never thought that at this time, the Empress would be the first person to stand up for the Qin Yining.
This Empress usually didn't show off, but at this time, she was so eloquent, biting on the truth with every word. As a mother-in-law and the Empress Dowager, she was unexpectedly taken advantage of by her own daughter-in-law. How could she establish herself in the palace in the future?
The Empress Dowager coldly said: "Empress, are you obsessed? You really don't care about your own prince? Could it be that you colluded with the Qin Clan to harm the imperial heir? "
The Empress's face changed dramatically!
"Empress Dowager, what's the reason for accusing people so casually? Although this concubine is a junior, Your Majesty gave Feng Yin to this concubine, so this concubine must act impartially. At most, the Qin Clan can only be regarded as a suspect, but the Empress Dowager directly insisted that the Qin Clan is guilty.
"By doing this, you are likely to let the real murderer go unpunished. In this way, a good person will be wronged, and the person who really wants to harm the imperial heir will live freely, and may even harm the prince in the future. This concubine is the birth mother of the First Prince, how can I allow such a situation to happen?"
The Empress Dowager was once again choked by the Empress Dowager.
When Li Helan saw this, she sneered: "Imperial Sister-in-law is so powerful, you dare to yell at Imperial Mother like this. For a criminal who murdered the First Prince, you actually speak so harshly. Could it be that Imperial Sister-in-law received some benefits from the in-laws?"
The Empress was angered by Li Helan, "Your Highness, Princess Royal, be careful with your words!"
"I think Imperial Sister-in-law should be careful with her words! Imperial Mother is your mother-in-law. You don't listen to her orders, and you refute it like this. You wholeheartedly side with outsiders. You are unfilial to Imperial Mother, and you don't protect your son. Is Imperial Sister-in-law qualified to be the mother of the nation? "
"Whether I am qualified or not is not determined by Princess Royal's words!"
The Empress and Li Helan quarreled. The Empress Dowager simply waved her hand to the servants, "The Empress has been bewitched. Take the Empress to the side and lock up the Qin Clan! "
"Yes."
The servants of Ci 'an Palace immediately stepped forward and took the Empress to the side.
The Imperial Bodyguards lifted the Qin Yining up and dragged him out.
Qin Yining's leg was injured, so it was impossible for her to catch up with the imperial bodyguard. Moreover, the imperial bodyguard was holding her from a height so that her feet could not touch the ground. After a few steps, her shoes fell off. Soon, the skin on her feet was scraped by the sharp stones, and her white socks were stained with blood.
The Empress struggled anxiously and said sternly, "The Empress Dowager is acting like this. If it's too unfair, it'll only make a fool of itself! "
"How dare you! I think you've had enough of being the Empress! Otherwise, Aijia will ask the emperor to divorce you! "
The Empress' eyes were red. She forcefully shook off the hands of the two eunuchs who were grabbing her and turned to leave.
"Stop! Stop right there! "
However, the Empress turned a deaf ear to it and continued to walk quickly without looking back. The Empress Dowager was so angry that her face turned red. She kept muttering, "How dare you! How dare you!"
"Imperial Mother, don't be angry. Sister-in-law has been possessed. You can teach her slowly in the future. How do you plan to deal with the Qin Clan? "
The Empress Dowager said irritably, "Don't worry about this matter. Aijia is here anyway. If she wants to harm Aijia's grandson, she's courting death!"
After saying this, the Empress Dowager strode out.
Imperial Concubine Yun and Princess Tana both stood up and saluted, "Farewell, Empress Dowager."
Li Helan didn't have any fun in front of the imperial concubines. He had seen enough of the show, so he didn't stay any longer and left the palace first.
Imperial Concubine Yun and Princess Tana didn't like each other, so they also left.
Princess Tana saw that Qin Yining was unlucky today, so she was very happy in her heart. She finally did what Su asked her to do that day. She also helped the Khan of A Nari vent his anger. Therefore, Princess Tana was in a very good mood along the way.
However, when she returned to Chuxiu Palace, she took a look at the side hall where Qin Yining lived and remembered something.
"That's not right. Didn't the Qin Clan have two maidservants? Just now, the guards only brought back the Qin Clan. Where are the two maidservants? "
Princess Tana felt that this matter was very strange. She wanted to curry favor with the Empress Dowager, so she immediately took people to Ci 'an Palace.
At this time, in the inner hall of Ci 'an Palace, the Empress Dowager and Imperial Concubine Yun were sitting and talking.
The handkerchief in Imperial Concubine Yun's hand was twisted into a fried dough twist. She nervously whispered, "Aunt, this matter is too strange. Why did Imperial Concubine Yun suddenly appear? There won't be any changes, right? "
"What are you afraid of?"
The Empress Dowager faintly smiled and took a sip of the tea, "As long as you do as Aijia says, there won't be any problems."
Imperial Concubine Yun's eyes flashed, and she hurriedly expressed her loyalty, "Chenqie did as you said. I used the arsenic you gave me, and I also …"
"Shh! You're courting death! "
Imperial Concubine Yun covered her mouth and didn't dare to say anything else.
The Empress Dowager said in a low voice, "Our original plan was to test the bird's nest for poison before giving it to the Eldest Prince. As long as it was tested to be poisonous, the people of Kunning Palace would immediately take down the Qin Clan. This conflict would be between the Empress and the Qin Clan.
"But Imperial Concubine Yun suddenly appeared today. Although it disrupted our plan, we still achieved our goal, so it doesn't matter."
"Yes." Imperial Concubine Yun respectfully bowed, but there was an unconcealable sense of loss in her eyes.
The Empress Dowager glanced at Imperial Concubine Yun, "What, do you still lack something?"
"No, no." Imperial Concubine Yun hurriedly waved her hand, "Chenqie just saw that things were different from what I expected, so I was a bit flustered. I don't have any other thoughts."
The Empress Dowager sneered, "I know you don't have the guts. Alright, Aijia is also tired. You can go. "
"Yes." Imperial Concubine Yun stood up, curtsied, and respectfully retreated.
The Empress Dowager leisurely played with the teacup. Looking at the lifelike carp playing with the lotus flower on the teacup, she suddenly chuckled.
Don't think she couldn't see what Imperial Concubine Yun was disappointed about.
Did Imperial Concubine Yun really hope that the Eldest Prince would be able to eat the bird's nest with arsenic?
If she didn't mention that Imperial Concubine Yun had brought a dead dog that had eaten arsenic to knock over the bird's nest, if her precious grandson really ate it, wouldn't the Emperor fall out with her?
The Empress Dowager leisurely leaned back and comfortably hummed a little tune.
A mama came in from outside, "Empress Dowager, Imperial Concubine Shun requests an audience."
The Empress Dowager frowned, "Just say that Aijia is asleep. I won't see her. "
When the mama heard this, she complied and went to see Princess Ta Na.
"Replying to Imperial Concubine Shun, the Empress Dowager was too frightened and angry today. She is extremely tired and has already fallen asleep. If you have any instructions, just tell this servant and this servant will convey it for you."
Princess Ta Na was so angry she almost cursed. She had just seen Imperial Concubine Yun come out of Ci 'an Palace. How could the Empress Dowager fall asleep in the blink of an eye?
If the Empress Dowager didn't want to see her, then she didn't want to see her. What was the big deal? It made it seem like she was trying to curry favor.
Princess Ta Na suppressed her anger and said, "It's like this. This princess discovered that two of the Qin Clan's servant girls were missing. When the imperial guards went to capture them, they weren't seen. This princess came to inform the Empress Dowager. Since the Empress Dowager has already fallen asleep, this princess will take her leave. "
After curtseying, Princess Ta Na didn't look at the mama's expression and quickly returned to Chuxiu Palace.
The mama's expression changed greatly and she quickly went back to inform the Empress Dowager.
When the Empress Dowager heard this, she immediately sat up, "A group of idiots! Even two little girls were left behind? Why aren't you letting them go find them! "
"Yes!" The mama quickly went to instruct the imperial guards to capture Ji Yun and Bing Tang.
As for Qin Yining, he was already shackled to his ankles with an iron chain. The other end was locked to a pillar in the dark room.
The windows on all four sides of the dark room had been nailed shut with wooden planks. Only the gaps between the planks let in a faint light, reflecting the floating dust in the empty room.
The inside of the room was very clean. There weren't any tables, chairs, benches, or furniture. There was a large kang bed by the window. Obviously, no one would light a fire. There was a washbasin in the corner. Other than that, there was nothing else.
She didn't expect there to be such a place behind the Empress Dowager's Ci 'an Palace.
Qin Yining dragged the heavy chain and walked a few steps. The room was dark and moldy, and she could faintly smell blood. She didn't know how many palace servants the Empress Dowager had executed in this room for mistakes.
She originally thought that someone of the Empress Dowager's status wouldn't stain her hands with blood. Now, it seemed that she had overestimated her.
Qin Yining walked the length of the chain and tried to sit on the kang bed. However, she found that because the kang bed was close to the window, it leaked air everywhere. It was even colder than the floor. She then returned to the red-painted pillar. She wrapped her arms around herself, hugged her knees, and sat down. She curled herself into a ball.
"It's all right," Qin Yining said to herself.
The echo of her voice could be heard in the empty hall.
"It's all right. It's all right. Just hold on a little longer. "
Her own voice still echoed in the hall.
Qin Yining pressed her red and swollen cheek against her sleeve. A drop of hot tear flowed out from the corner of her eye. It was quickly sucked dry by her sleeve.
She couldn't be weak. She couldn't be afraid. Because Qin Yining understood that this was only the beginning.
Being locked up in Ci 'an Palace was even more terrifying than being locked up in the Ministry of Justice's prison. Here, the Empress Dowager could torture her if she wanted to. She believed that the methods of the old mamas by the Empress Dowager's side would be very powerful.
Qin Yining closed her eyes and forced herself to conserve energy. Things have already gotten to this point. She must be strong. She still has two children, Pang Xiao, and her parents. She must hold on. "
Qin Yining judged the sunrise and sunset from the light coming through the cracks in the window. In the blink of an eye, day and night had passed.
She hugged her knees and sat on the spot, curling up to keep herself warm. Her empty stomach was in pain, and her lips were cracked from thirst. The bruises on her knees were swollen, and the pain was excruciating. She touched her face, and it seemed to be even more swollen.
Qin Yining silently drew the first stroke of the "Zheng" character on the corner of the wall. She laughed at herself. She wanted to see how long this "barbarian" could hold on.
Such a big thing had happened in the palace. Although Li Qitian did not deliberately spread the news, he did not suppress the news either. Very quickly, the court officials and nobles knew that the Prince Zhongshun's consort wanted to harm the imperial heir.
In the Eldest Princess's Palace, Li Helan had just changed into a new magenta spring dress when a servant girl excitedly came to report, "Eldest Princess, Eldest Princess! The prince consort is here! "
Li Helan's face lit up when she heard this. She hurriedly looked at her hair ornaments in the mirror. After confirming that her appearance was impeccable, she stood up with a smile.
Ji Zeyu was wearing a black crossed sleeved shirt. His black hair was tied up high behind his head and draped over his straight back. His jade-like face was expressionless and his handsome face was as cold as ice.
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