C25 Cases

Hearing that, Ling Yueer turned pale with fright: "It has nothing to do with me! "Your highness, please let me know. This little girl wrongly accused me!"

Xing Er mournfully cried: "Madam, weren't you the one who ordered this servant to part ways with Rui Zhu and secretly change the ointment? "Why is this servant the only one to blame in the end ?"

Xing Er's counterattack made Ling Yueer extremely angry, her eyes almost spouted fire as she charged forward and slapped her twice, and shouted: "What did you say, you damned brat?"

Xing Er cried: "Madam, you must have admitted it, otherwise, I will be tortured like this, in the end I still can't escape!"

"Nonsense, why did you admit me for something that has nothing to do with me?" Ling Yueer was enraged, "You all..."

She trembled as she pointed at Gu Qingli with her trembling hands: "You unknown demon girl, you're trying to bewitch the masses and even force them into your moves, how can Xing Er not admit it after getting beaten up to this extent?"

"How dare you!" The one berating was Xiao Yixiu.

Two pairs of eyes that seemed like they were looking down from ice looked over, causing Ling Yueer to tremble in fear as he took a step back. She had never heard him speak in such a cold tone, and she was stunned.

"Miss Li Yue is this king's distinguished guest. She had never met you all before she entered the palace and thus did not have any conflicts of interest with you. Why did she want to frame you all?"

"This concubine ?"

Gu Qingli caressed his cheeks with a strand of hair, and lightly sighed: "My prince, I am only a physician in the palace, I originally wanted to relieve your pain, but hearing my wife say this, it is very reasonable, how am I qualified to interrogate my noble family?"

"This King asks you to continue."

Gu Qingli then swept his eyes across Ling Yueer and said, "You can't blame me for this, Madam Ling. But you don't have to be afraid. With your esteemed identity, naturally you won't be punished. Besides, don't you still have many witnesses? Other than Cinnamomum, there are also Madam Yue and Madam Qin who are testifying for you. "

Ling Yueer was startled, he did not understand what she was trying to say.

"That's right, the various ladies are embroidering on one piece. I presume that there are people waiting on them as well?"

"..." "Yes."

"Which ones?"

Thus, the maidservant s beside the few madams all stood up and looked at Gu Qingli nervously.

"Take them to their own rooms and ask them which madams were there that day. Ask them what they said and how long they were gone. Ask them in detail."

A few maidservant s were brought into a separate room. After interrogating him for a long time, they brought him out.

Although there was some discrepancy between the answers given by the interrogators, there was one thing that was similar. Madam Ling had only been out on the way and said that she was being courteous.

However, she had a lot of tricks up her sleeves and even brought Xing Er along to serve him.

Even a fool like Ling Yueer noticed that the situation was not good for her. She kneeled down and cried, "My prince, I have been wronged, wronged ?"

"You still insist on claiming your wrongs?" Gu Qingli laughed, "My prince, I think we should end it here. This is already a family matter for my prince, it is inconvenient for me to ask an outsider about it."

Xiao Yixiu was quiet for a while, before he slowly raised his eyes to look at Ling Yueer.

Ling Yueer was so shocked that he did not dare plead, and could only stare blankly at him.

"Execute the penalty for signing a contract."

Signatures were when a person's fingers were pressed down and a needle was inserted into the tip of the finger. Usually, this type of torture was used on women.

Ling Yueer wailed like a madman, but how could he resist, he was soon pressed down to the ground, the first steel rod pierced into the tip of her index finger.

Ling Yueer screamed in pain as he twisted his body to beg for mercy.

Seeing the second and third staves piercing through, Ling Yueer bit her lips until it bled. Her hair was disheveled and her forehead was covered in blood. "Your Highness ?"

Although Gu Qingli's heart was cold, when he saw her miserable state, his heart was moved. He looked at Xiao Yixiu and wanted to speak, but he changed his mind and endured.

There was only indifference in his eyes, not the slightest bit of emotion. Other than being emotionless towards Madam Ling, Gu Qingli thought about the strange poison in his body.

Xin Ziyao suddenly pushed the executioner away forcefully, kneeling on the ground, crying as he held Ling Yueer's face.

In the end, she was still a lateral concubine, so the servants in the house did not dare to be rude to her. They could only allow her to hug Ling Yueer and cry: "Yue Er, stop being stubborn, just admit it, I will plead for mercy from the Prince!"

Not good! Gu Qingli's heart skipped a beat, and indeed, Xin Ziyao had blocked everyone's line of sight, his fingernails shot out lightly, as though something was shot into Ling Yueer's mouth.

No wonder why all these concubines had Xin Ziyao as their leader. This woman was truly powerful, once Ling Yueer loosened his words, she knew that whatever he revealed would definitely be detrimental to her, so she dealt with her first.

Ling Yueer felt powder entering his throat, he could no longer speak, and started coughing.

Madam Qin and Madam Yue pretended to pull Xin Ziyao over and comforted him: "lateral concubine, don't affect the Duke's interrogation. Let's talk later if you have anything to say."

But Ling Yueer only coughed out a few mouthfuls of blood, his eyes that were almost dripping with blood stared straight at Xin Ziyao, the fingers that had received the punishment couldn't even lift, as he stared with his red eyes to stop breathing.

Only now did purplish black blood flow out from her mouth.

Jia Biruo trembled in fear, and retreated back to Xiao Yixiu's side while crying out in alarm: "Prince, what is this, what is this?"

Gu Qingli went forward and established the vein, then slowly shook his head at Xiao Yixiu.

Xin Ziyao began to cry: "Little sister, you really can't bear it. Even if you were to make a mistake and apologize to the prince and receive a punishment, you shouldn't be seeking death wholeheartedly!"

Gu Qingli sneered, Xin Ziyao's act of abandoning the bodyguards car was not bad, and had cut off this line. She had originally planned to take care of all these concubines, but in the end only Ling Yueer died.

Jia Biruo said in a trembling voice, "Forget it, I don't want to pursue this matter anymore. I just hope that it will never happen again."

Xiao Yixiu slowly stood up and said coldly: "Find a thin coffin and have her family bring it back. Even if they are to die, they shouldn't pollute this duke's courtyard. They cannot be buried in the name of the Xiao Ling family."

The meaning in his words was that even if Ling Yueer died, she would still have to receive a letter of rest, after that she would be the most miserable ending for a girl, it was likely that her family members would be too embarrassed to bring her back.

Gu Qingli once again experienced the cold ruthlessness in Xiao Yixiu's heart. When their gazes met, Gu Qingli could see a hint of fear in the other party's eyes.

"Bi Ruo, today is the day you return. I will accompany you back."

When I return, my husband will not accompany me. When Jia Biruo heard this, he was pleasantly surprised.

Only Gu Qingli thought about it for a moment and understood what he meant. To use the Madame Jia's power to eradicate the Queen, wouldn't that be provoking a fight between the Imperial Conscubine Lan and the Queen? No wonder he didn't participate in the interrogation from the beginning to the end. This was a 'show of fairness'.

Wow, she had actually always thought that she was acting in front of Xiao Yixiu.

Chapter XXVI

After returning back to their rooms, everyone in the palace knew that the Madame Jia was their new favorite, hence the rest quieted down a lot.

On the other hand, once the news of the wangfei's tuberculosis spread, no one dared to go to her courtyard anymore. Gu Qingli had settled down, and it would be more convenient for him to move around.

Xiao Yixiu laid down after taking the acupuncture and medicine that night, and immediately heard that the Madame Jia outside told him to go to Cinnamomum's courtyard. He frowned, just as he was tired, and wanted to say no, he heard someone say: "Miss Li Yue is also here."

Xiao Yixiu woke up a little and thought about changing his clothes and headed over there.

Sui Feng took a look at the road ahead with the lantern, behind him were two guards of the Duke Palaces, he snorted: "What are you doing here in the middle of the night, Madame Jia? and even brought Miss Li Yue along to join in. "

Xiao Yixiu did not say anything, and felt that it was a little strange. From the incident with the ointment, he vaguely sensed that Li Yue was secretly helping Madame Jia.

Reaching closer, he realized that Xin Ziyao's courtyard was completely dark, there was nothing to look at, and amidst his confusion, two slim figures walked out. It was Jia Biruo and Li Yue.

Xiao Yixiu looked at them suspiciously under the light, and explained: "I couldn't find Miss Li Yue during the day, so I went to her place to apply the medicine at night. This time, I don't dare to get others to pass on the medicine."

The little medicinal garden was close by, but it was strange that the previous herb had come here. Jia Biruo continued: "In the darkness, I saw a sneaky figure entering the courtyard, I'm afraid there are criminals or thieves trying to harm Cinnamomum. The two of us do not dare to act rashly, so we sent Yun Er to call the Duke over right away. "

It sounded reasonable, but Xiao Yixiu was sneering inside. There really were villains who were against Xin Ziyao, after going back and forth from his courtyard, they had already succeeded. This was clearly taking advantage of this opportunity to do something, right?

He was clear that Xin Ziyao did not know anything about medicine, and had not come into contact with a doctor in the Duke Palaces recently. That ointment was obviously planted by Jia Biruo, but was this not the effect that he wanted?

Xin Ziyao had always been a luxurious place, and the courtyard usually had bright lights all night, but tonight, it was quiet and lonely, with the door of the courtyard locked.

Xiao Yixiu was already prepared, he opened the lock, turned out the light, and quietly entered the courtyard.

There were two maidservant s sitting opposite to him. They must have been asleep on the night watch. As soon as Xiao Yixiu raised his hand, someone came forward to take care of them, then kicked the door open and entered.

lit up the lamp and raised it to an even higher level. The room was instantly lit up and Jia Biruo was the first to break into the inner room.

The lights in the room were lit a second time, and all eyes were focused on the person in the tent who was embracing in a hazy manner.

Clearly, it was a man and a woman.

Jia Biruo sneered, and mercilessly tore the veil, only to see Xin Ziyao and a man trembling inside.

If you look carefully, the man's appearance is rather pretty, but Gu Qingli has never seen him before. He was curious as to what happened, when Xiao Yixiu said with a gloomy face: "Chen Jian, as a secret guard, you are actually doing this for me!"

So it was actually a Duke Palace shadow guard!

"Your Highness!" Chen Jian's face was abnormally pale, but he was still calm. "Just listen to my explanation."

He looked around and found that there were only two normal Duke Palaces and Sui Feng following behind Xiao Yixiu. He got down from the bed in untidy clothes, walked towards and knelt down.

Gu Qingli suddenly noticed that something was wrong with his gaze and knew that he was going to attack.

Sure enough, Chen Wei suddenly made his move, with one hand he pushed Xiao Yixiu away.

Gu Qingli thought back to that night when he was by his pillow, stopping his agility. He quietly withdrew his hand, waiting to see his reaction.

Sure enough, Xiao Yixiu finally moved, and dodged to the side. Although his feet were on the ground, his reaction speed was still there. This side just happened to move the attack to his back.

The two guards and Sui Feng rushed forward at the same time, surrounding him and attacking.

It was a pity that the difference between the skills of an ordinary guard and that of a dark guard was too great. Despite that, Windy's skills were still inferior to that of a dark guard's.

Gu Qingli judged that no matter how fast Xiao Yixiu's reaction speed was, it was useless. In reality, he could not use the slightest bit of inner force, and this not only affected his speed but also his strength.

In the end, she still secretly made her move. The silver needles shot out, and Chen saw that his arms and knees had gone numb. His movements became sluggish, and he was quickly captured.

It was only then that Xin Ziyao crawled to the side of Xiao Yixiu's feet as if he had returned to his soul. He held onto's leg and cried, "Royal Highness, it's him ? He forced me to do so. I refused to obey him, I was forced to do so! "

Chen Wang spat and cursed, "You slut, back then when you seduced me, why didn't you say that you were forced!"

"You pervert, you actually wronged this lateral concubine! If you don't look in the mirror and see yourself, how can you compare with the prince? Why would this lateral concubine want to seduce a lowly servant like you? "

Chen saw his neck stiffen and said angrily, "You said that as long as you are pregnant, the child will inherit the throne and you will be able to take on the throne. As long as the prince is sick, the entire palace will be yours. You made a good idea, and now you're pushing it onto me? "

Gu Qingli suddenly realized that it was no wonder that Xiao Yixiu would secretly dispose of the baby in Xin Ziyao's womb. If her child was successfully born, wouldn't the empress's idea be for Xiao Yixiu to "be more important"? As for whether or not he would hand over all of the Duke Palaces to Xin Ziyao, God knows.

Xin Ziyao anxiously and angrily said: "You are wrongly accusing this lateral concubine, what I am carrying is obviously your highness' child ? "Wuwu, Your Highness, don't listen to him ?"

Xiao Yixiu finally said, "Alright, if there is any grievances with you in today's situation, then this king does not know what else you have that is unjustified. Logically speaking, adulterers and adulterers should be immersed in pig cages. Seeing as you have the identity of a stranger, this King should give you a letter, then go out of the mansion by yourself. As for Chen Wei, we'll take him in for another deal. "

"No, my lord! Your Highness, don't send me out of the palace! " Xin Ziyao let out a heart-wrenching roar, crying in an incomparably mournful manner, "As long as you keep me here, I am willing to do anything ? "Prince ?"

"Alright!" Xiao Yixiu raised his leg and kicked away the arm she was hugging around him, then said coldly: "If we bet, we will be the ones to blame. We can't live!"

Sui Feng then sneered: "Cinnamomum, just stay here and wait for the rest!"

Seeing that there was nothing to see, Gu Qingli followed Jia Biruo out of the courtyard.

Xiao Yixiu only brought Sui Feng and walked in the darkness, his face was ashen.

Sui Feng said: "Your Highness, how should we punish Chen Wei?"

"I told him to go and seduce Xin Ziyao and didn't tell him to do anything behind the scenes. Instead, he did it to the point where he even brought out the child. Do you still believe Xin Ziyao's words?" Xiao Yixiu sneered, "When he attacked just now, he was still hoping to get lucky. He thought that other than this king, everything would be fine.

"Then why didn't you give the order just now?"

Xiao Yixiu paused and did not speak.

Sui Feng scoffed, "Is it because Miss Li Yue is here? Your Highness doesn't want Miss Li Yue to feel that you're a ? "

"How dare you!"

Sui Feng shut his mouth, and did not dare say anymore.