"Yes!" Yibin looked pale and lowered her head. [ ]

"Hmph..." Seeing the Queen's stern tone and wanting to impose unfounded charges on them, Concubine Chun snorted coldly and stood up straight first, followed closely by Wei Ning'er and the other two, who walked lightly with the support of their servants.

Bu Zi sat on the chair.

"Did I let you sit down?" the queen sneered.

Wei Ning'er and others turned a deaf ear to her words. Concubine Chun sat on the chair. After giving Wei Ning'er a similar look, she raised her head and looked at the queen and said with a smile: "Looking at the power of the empress, I'm afraid I won't be able to finish what I said today. Yi Chen

Concubine, look, your Majesty, don’t be impatient, tell your slaves to serve tea, and tell me slowly if you have anything to do, I will definitely know everything and tell you everything!”

Seeing Concubine Chun's proud and arrogant look, the Queen was so angry that she was trembling all over.

After returning to the palace, she immediately went to the ice cellar and saw the body of her thirteenth brother. She was already devastated and felt endless resentment in her heart, so she ordered everyone in the harem to be summoned.

"When I and the Emperor left the Old Summer Palace, the Thirteenth Brother was still fine. Why did he die just a few days ago? It must have been you who did it!" The Queen looked at Wei Ning'er and the others and shouted sternly.

"Your Majesty... you can't just say things casually and without any evidence. Could it be that your Majesty wants to privately convict me, my concubines, and others?" Concubine Yu looked at the Queen and said with a serious look on her face.

"Your Majesty, I, my concubines, and others learned that Brother Thirteenth was in poor health, so they sent an imperial doctor to Yimengxuan to diagnose and treat him. Unexpectedly, they were stopped by Yi concubine and Imperial Doctor Zheng. I, my concubines, and others were also helpless. Who would have thought that a few days later,

The Thirteenth Brother died in infancy?" Concubine Chun said this, paused slightly, looked at the Queen, with a sneer on her face: "As for the cause of the Thirteenth Brother's death, several imperial doctors know best, Yi Bi, Kuichang

I also know everything about it from Dr. Zheng, why don’t you ask for more information?”

The queen had already asked Yibin and Dr. Zheng, and now it was clear that she was responsible for the child's death, but...how could she bear such a fact now.

At this time, she had nowhere to vent the sorrow in her heart. What's more, the queen knew that if the emperor and the queen mother knew about this matter, she would definitely be punished and might lose her position. Since she returned to the palace early, she naturally could not sit still and wait for death.

Now she can only hold back the grief of losing her child and think about how to deal with the aftermath in order to keep everything she owns.

Naturally... it is the most beneficial thing for the Queen to blame Wei Ning'er and others for the death of Thirteenth Brother.

In fact... as long as the three Yi concubines are executed, she can have an explanation and save herself, but she... feels that it is not enough, far from enough.

"Mr. Zheng has already informed me that Brother Thirteen was poisoned to death. Your concubine and you have always been against me and have a grudge against me. You must have taken advantage of my absence to harm Thirteen this time.

Brother, someone is here to convey my decree and search the palace!" The queen had already made preparations and was very confident at this time.

As soon as they heard that the Queen was going to search the palace, the expressions of everyone present changed, especially Wei Ning'er and others. They knew that the Queen was prepared to target them.

"I dare to ask the empress, what kind of poison is in the body of the Thirteenth Prince? Why did I not find that the Thirteenth Prince was poisoned when I sent the imperial doctor to check it? Moreover... Doctor Zheng couldn't know it all, isn't it?" Wei Ning'er said.

Then he looked at Dr. Zheng kneeling in the main hall, his eyes filled with coldness.

Dr. Zheng was covered in cold sweat and said in a trembling voice: "I'm reporting to your concubine, that day... I didn't check carefully, and the same goes for several of the imperial doctors. Today, I did another test with the empress, and it turns out that the thirteenth brother was indeed poisoned."

Died in infancy.”

"Poisoned?" Wei Ning'er raised her head and looked at the queen, her eyes full of sarcasm: "Empress... I have liked reading miscellaneous books since I was a child. There are many interesting things in them. There is a story in it that is very interesting. I will tell it to all the sisters today.

." When Wei Ning'er said this, she paused slightly and said with a smile: "A scholar who was rushing to take the exam lost his name in Sunshan. On the way home, he stayed at an inn. Seeing the money, the second brother in the inn took advantage of the scholar's unpreparedness and sneaked into his room at night, using a brocade quilt.

After suffocating the scholar to death, he poured poison into his mouth. Everyone thought that the scholar committed suicide by taking poison due to the depression in his heart due to losing his reputation. Moreover, the county government official disemboweled the scholar to prove that the scholar did not commit suicide by taking poison!"

"Evisceration... it's really scary!" Concubine Chun said, pretending to be scared.

"No." Wei Ning'er said with a smile: "It's weird, but... in order to find out the cause of the scholar's death, it has to be like this!"

"Sister, your concubine, I don't understand why you can find out that the scholar did not commit suicide by taking poison by disembowelling him?" Seeing the queen's face getting paler, Concubine Yu chuckled and asked.

"Sister, I don't know something. If you take poison and commit suicide, the poison will naturally enter the internal organs, even the bones and blood. Naturally, you have to disembowel yourself and test it. If... you don't commit suicide by taking poison, the poison will not enter the internal organs. Please note...

...The dead cannot swallow!" Wei Ning'er returned softly.

"I see, I have gained a lot of experience today, and my sister is still well-informed. I will also ask my servants to find some miscellaneous books to read!" Concubine Chun said with a smile.

"There are many in my sister's palace. I will give them to my sister later!" Lu Yunxi said with a smile at the right time.

"Okay, thank you sister!" Concubine Chun said with a smile.

Seeing the four of them singing in harmony, blue veins popped out on the Queen's forehead.

Disembowell...these four words were like a bolt from the blue, almost making the queen breathless. Indeed...she did have someone pour a small amount of poison into the Thirteenth Prince.

The child was dead, and had been dead for almost a month. It was her only wish as a mother to let the child be buried as soon as possible, but... she couldn't. In order to protect herself, and to deal with Wei Ning'er and others, she had to do that.

.

But she never thought that your concubine, a concubine living in the palace, would know such a thing. Could it be that she really read it from the book?

If it is true that as your concubine said, everything can be found out by disemboweling the body, then... not only will her efforts be in vain but she will also suffer the consequences.

Never let anyone touch the child's body again. Never. The queen clenched her fist tightly and shouted to Mu Yun and others: "Didn't you hear my order? Search the palace!"

"Yes, empress!" Mu Yun said respectfully.

At this point, the queen has no choice. As long as she convicts and punishes them before the emperor returns to the palace, there will be no proof that the emperor will come.

The queen knew... the risks involved in doing so were very high. Even if she was the queen, she would not have the right to execute several high-ranking concubines at once. That was a taboo, and such a thing had never happened in this dynasty.

But... at this point, she can only take a gamble.

Even if the emperor would be angry, with the queen mother here, she would still save her life and leave the green mountains without fear of running out of firewood. The worst result would be that she would be deposed.

So what if she was deposed? As long as she can get rid of her biggest enemy and the Queen Mother is around, she can make a comeback.

Looking at Concubine Ling who was meditating below, the Queen showed a sneer on her lips. Worst of all, she would take this opportunity to except Ling Concubine, her biggest enemy, and the other three people would take their time.

The Queen issued an order to search the palace. Concubine Chun and others were very anxious, but seeing that Wei Ning'er didn't say much and seemed to be confident, they gradually calmed down and watched what happened.

About half an hour later, the servant sent by Mu Yun came back to report that poison had been found in the palace of Concubine Chun and Concubine Qing.

"This...who framed me?" Concubine Chun was shocked and immediately stood up and shouted.

"Your Majesty, this poison definitely did not come from my concubine's palace!" Lu Yunxi also immediately expressed his innocence.

The queen turned a deaf ear, looked at the servants, and said in a deep voice: "Is there anything else wrong?"

The queen was very surprised as to why her concubine and concubine Yu were not found in the palace. She had arranged it.

"Queen Qi, no abnormalities have been found elsewhere!" Hai Sheng said respectfully.

Wei Ning'er's palace was impregnable and there were no traitors, and with Hu Shijie's arrangements, no one could harm Wei Ning'er and put the blame on Wei Ning'er.

Concubine Yu was always cautious and surrounded herself with trustworthy people. It was estimated that those who suspected the queen could not find a chance to take action.

Under the Queen's instruction, Imperial Physician Zheng examined the poison carefully and then reported, "My dear, this is the poison that the Thirteenth Brother was poisoned by!"

The queen was furious when she heard this, and shouted sternly: "Concubine Chun, concubine Qing, you deserve to die!"

Before Concubine Chun Gui and Lu Yunxi had time to defend themselves, Wei Ning'er stood up suddenly, walked to Imperial Doctor Zheng, stared at him coldly, and asked in a very flat voice: "Physician Zheng, are you sure what you said is true?

"

"Yes..." Doctor Zheng broke into a cold sweat.

Wei Ning'er nodded gently, raised her head and looked at the Queen and said with a smile: "How does the Queen plan to deal with Sister Chun and Concubine Qing?"

"Killing the prince is an unforgivable crime!" The queen wanted Wei Ning'er to die, but she was very dissatisfied with the current result.

"Yes, this is a big event, and there are many doubts. I heard that the emperor will return to the palace in four or five days. The queen should wait until the emperor returns to the palace before making a decision. By then, the rights and wrongs will be decided for themselves!" Wei Ning'er!

Said softly.

How could the queen give up and shouted sternly: "The evidence is conclusive, there is no need to wait for the emperor to return to the palace, someone comes to convey the palace's decree and grant death!"

When Wei Ning'er heard this, she couldn't help but chuckle: "Your Majesty, are you kidding me? Even if you are the Queen, you have no right to execute the concubines in the palace of death without the Emperor's permission. Sister Chun Guifei served the Emperor several years earlier than you, the Empress.

I'll kill him if he wants to, just because I'm afraid the emperor will return to the palace.

The Queen Mother, you are unable to deal with the aftermath. I am also thinking about the Queen Mother. I hope you will think twice. If the Emperor pursues the case, you... I am afraid that your position will not be guaranteed. When the time comes... the battle for the position will be inevitable, and I am afraid that the harem will have another conflict.

There will be a bloody storm, how can you bear it, my dear wife?"

When the queen heard this, she took a deep breath. She had to admit that what Wei Ning'er said was the truth. He killed Concubine Chun... The emperor would definitely pursue the case when he returned to the palace. If the matter was exposed, she would be in danger of being deposed.

... Concubine Ling is the only one in the palace, so she is trying to draw water from a bamboo basket in vain.
Chapter completed!