Chapter 152
"Empress De Fei, this little palace maid said that the empress wanted to poison Xi Zhaoyi, and after she succeeded, she rushed to destroy the body to eliminate traces. In desperation, she pretended to be dead, and then she escaped." Sanfu answered from the side.
But Concubine De showed a smile, showing a hint of helplessness, "This is simply ridiculous. How could I harm the emperor's heir? How is that any different from a poisonous woman?"
She raised her head and looked at the emperor in front of her, "Since I have been with His Majesty, I have never harmed anyone. Your Majesty must know the nature of my concubine best."
She turned her head and said, "You kept saying that you pulled the purse of my personal maid from her body. Can you let me see it?"
Emperor Xuanzhao raised his chin slightly, and Eunuch Du agreed, holding the purse in both hands, "My Lady, take a look."
Concubine De looked at it carefully and then smiled, "The hibiscus flowers embroidered on this purse are known to everyone in the palace. I hate hibiscus flowers the most. How can the maids who are close to me wear hibiscus flower purses?"
Her voice was calm and gentle, "The heavenly silk silk that His Majesty gave to me was only given to my concubine and Zhao Zhaoyi. No one in the palace knows that Zhao Zhaoyi's favorite flower is the hibiscus flower."
She looked at Meng Fangfei who was sitting next to her, "Xi Zhaoyi is determined to avenge her child. I understand your heart as a mother, but if you are blinded by hatred and take the wrong revenge, then this child will be lost in vain."
Meng Fangfei's hand suddenly clenched the armrest. She stared at Concubine De, her chest rising and falling with anger. She was threatening her.
Her body was shaking with anger, and she almost wanted to tear Concubine De alive.
Everyone in the palace knew that she hated hibiscus flowers. No one knew that Concubine De once raised hibiscus flowers. Now the meaning of her words was obvious. Even if she did it, she would not admit it.
But she heard Concubine De speak again, "Girls from the Xie family in Jiangnan have always dared to take risks, but if they have never done it before, they cannot tolerate being slandered by others. Your Majesty feels that what I said is right."
Emperor Xuan Zhao understood that it seemed that he already knew what happened in the court.
The day before yesterday, the faction headed by the Meng family knelt down and wrote a letter, requesting that the criminal Concubine De be punished for murdering the emperor's heir.
But in the end, he was rejected by the disciples of the Xie family, headed by civil servants, and wrote a letter reprimanding him for saying nothing and actually framed His Majesty's concubines at will, which was really disrespectful.
For a time, the factions with the Xie family as their masters all asked Your Majesty to clear Concubine De's name.
For a time, this incident was known to everyone in Kyoto, and the memorials were almost piled up in the Huichao Palace.
Early this morning, Meng Fangfei came with the little palace maid, and what Concubine De said just now, clearly told Meng Fangfei that she did it, so what can she do to her.
Emperor Xuan Zhao smiled, his eyes were full of cold mockery, but his face was gentle and calm, "That means Concubine De is not guilty. Since Zhao Zhaoyi did it, she will be deprived of her position and banned from leaving."
Meng Fangfei's pupils tightened. She looked at the smile on Concubine De's lips and became deeply aware of the status of the aristocratic family.
Concubine De bent down and saluted, her tone was still calm and calm, "I would like to thank Your Majesty for restoring my innocence."
She was proud in her heart, and there was a bit of ridicule in her eyes, but she had no idea that the aloof emperor on the stage looked at her with a bit of coldness and indifference.
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Fu Ronghua had just finished taking the medicine when he learned about what happened in the Hui Chao Hall, and even more about the petitions from the court and the fight between the two major factions.
Chapter completed!