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Right at this moment, a palace maid ran in, holding an exquisite jade hairpin that wasn't too expensive.

Receiving the jade hairpin, Ye Wanxin held it lightly in her hand and cherished it greatly.

"Which young master's room did you search for it?" Walking forward, the old nanny calmly asked.

"In reply to Senior, I found them in the Little Master Hua Mujin's room."

In a split second, the palace maid's words struck Hua Mujin's body like a bolt of lightning, causing her to feel numb and unconscious.

She glanced at Xia Hanxue, and from her face filled with schadenfreude, Hua Mujin could guess the truth, but she knew, even if she said that she was framed, no one would believe her.

"That's impossible, Big Sister Jin was with me yesterday and I never went back to her room. How could she have found the jade hairpin from Big Sister Jin's room?"

The first person to explain was not Hua Mujin, but Mu Qiu.

Hearing her anxious voice, Hua Mujin's heart warmed, feeling that being able to recognize her could also be considered a fortunate thing.

"How can you prove that she never returned to her room?"

Mu Qiu's words were questioned by others. And the one who questioned her, was Wei Hanshuang who was in front of Xia Hanxue.

She coldly glanced at Wei Hanshuang, and could tell that Mu Qiu was extremely disgusted with her. After that, Mu Qiu knelt in front of Ye Wanxin and said, "Empress Dowager Imperial Consort, my daughter was indeed with Big Sister Jin yesterday, and we haven't been able to separate after eating our meals together. Why is Yu Chai in Big Sister Jin's room?

Looking at Mu Qiu, Hua Mujin sighed, then knelt down too.

"Please investigate."

The two of them knelt in a row, and Ye Wanxin's gaze once again fell on Hua Mujin's body. She moved her lips, wanting to say something, but Xia Hanxue interrupted her.

"Even if what you said is the truth, it doesn't guarantee that no one left her after you all went to bed, right?"

Raising her eyes, she looked at Xia Hanxue with cold eyes. Ye Wanxin was obviously unhappy.

Then, she looked away and said softly, "Since we have already found the jade hairpin, let's forget about this matter. The talent display was delayed by a few hours, so the empress dowager should be coming soon as well. Nanny Qin, prepare to bring them to the second floor first. "

"Esteemed Empress, this ?"

"Who said forget it?"

Nanny Qin wanted to say something, but suddenly a stern voice came out. Looking towards the source of the voice, it was a woman around the age of forty to fifty, dressed in luxurious robes of gold and silk, being supported by a senior servant. Behind her were two rows of palace maids and eunuchs.

Without guessing, Hua Mujin already knew this person's identity. She was the empress dowager of the current Huan Yue Nation, the birth mother of Bai Lingyu ? Nangong Liu-Li!

"Chenqie greets the empress dowager ?"

"This old servant's daughter greets the empress dowager ?"

In an instant, other than Ye Wanxin, everyone was kneeling on the ground.

The empress dowager looked at everyone with disdain and walked up to Ye Wanxin. Ye Wanxin respectfully and slightly stepped aside, extending her hand to support the empress dowager to sit on the chaise longue.

"This is what This Dowager heard, Imperial Consort Xiu kindly did not pursue the matter, but This Dowager cannot pretend that nothing happened. The harem had its own rules. Whoever broke those rules would be punished. The ones who light up the treasures in the Imperial Consort will be beaten to thirty pieces, while the ones who heavy will be killed! "

The empress dowager's last words sent chills down Hua Mujin's spine, and cold sweat trickled down her back.

Clerk ?

"Mu Qiu, you said that Hua Mujin was with you yesterday, other than you, who else can prove it?" The empress dowager asked coldly, causing Mu Qiu to shudder uncontrollably.

"In reply to Empress Dowager, other than this subject and my daughter, this subject's daughter's maidservant can also prove it."

Hearing Mu Qiu's soft reply, the empress dowager scoffed, questioning, "maidservant is yours, whatever you want her to say can't be considered proof."

After saying that, the empress dowager turned to look at Hua Mujin and asked, "Hua Mujin, do you have anything to say in defense of yourself?"

Feeling the burning gaze from above her head, Hua Mujin took a deep breath and replied, "Reporting to the Empress Dowager, the Empress said just now that this jade hairpin was not some precious object. The reason why she is such a treasure is because it contains the emperor's feelings. This jade hairpin is very precious to the Imperial Consort, but this subject does not have any reason to hide it. "