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"Your Majesty is not well." The little palace maid hurriedly came in.

But before he finished speaking, he saw Eunuch Du walking over and said, "Empress De, come with me."

Concubine De raised her head, straightened her clothes slowly, and said, "Let's go." Her expression remained unchanged, her usual gentleness and indifference.

When they arrived at the Imperial Study Room, the Queen Mother rushed up to her and slapped her in the face without any explanation, "Poisonous woman."

Xie Zhao's head was turned away from the blow, and she slightly touched the tip of her tongue, suppressing the anger in her eyes, her voice still gentle, "I would like to know what mistake I made to deserve to be treated like this by the Queen Mother."

She saluted unhurriedly, without any change in her voice, "I have met your Majesty and the Queen Mother."

Emperor Xuan Zhao spoke in a deep voice, "You are guilty of plotting to murder Cui Shuyi."

Concubine De smiled, "I am planning to kill an unfavored concubine. What is your purpose?"

She seemed a little amused and sneered, "Your Majesty, what you said makes no sense."

The Queen Mother said coldly, "The evidence and witnesses are here, how can you make excuses?"

Concubine De tilted her head, "This inexplicable palace maid? And a hairpin that doesn't exist?"

Danzhu raised her head and said, "Your Majesty, I'm sorry to you," her voice was weak, "I will repay your kindness to you in the next life." After she finished speaking, she breathed out, as if she was holding on to see Concubine De for the last time.

Concubine De's expression turned cold. She glanced at the hairpin on the tray. It was the pattern that she had given to Hong Yu and belonged to the Xie family.

If there was no evidence last time and they knew it was her but could do nothing, but this time, even the Xie family could not open their eyes and say it had nothing to do with her.

Xie Zhao kowtowed and said, "It is the concubine's fault that the hairpin was used. But everyone in the palace knows that the concubine has a family of slaves who were expelled earlier. His majesty's personal concubine has entered the harem. Who wants to see the concubine?"

What is unpleasant is done intentionally.”

"The Aijia would like to see how you prove yourself," the Queen Mother sneered.

"I can't prove it myself, but I don't admit it either." Concubine De's voice was calm.

"The Ai family remembers that when Concubine Xi was pregnant, Concubine De was also the same." She raised her voice and said, "This daughter of the Xie family is really different."

Concubine De finally changed her expression and said, "Empress Dowager, this matter is not known at all, so what does it have to do with my Xie family?"

"You are threatening the Ai family, just like you are threatening concubine Xi." The Queen Mother said in a disgusted voice.

"Since the Queen Mother has determined that it was the concubine who did it, the concubine has nothing to say." Concubine De said.

"Ai Jia sees that it's not that you have nothing to say, but that the evidence is solid," the Queen Mother sneered, sitting in her seat and looking at her coldly.

"Concubine De's moral failings are related to the murder of Cui Shuyi. She is now demoted to the rank of Madam and banned from the Qingyun Palace. She is not allowed to go out without an edict. We will deal with it after the matter is found out."

The decree spread throughout the harem, Meng Fangfei smiled proudly, her eyes filled with joy.

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Fu Ronghua picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea gently, "Tonight, I want to use peach blossom cake."

"Hey, I will tell the imperial kitchen to do it now." Zi You said quickly.

Fu Ronghua twirled the tea cup with a faint smile in his eyes, Xie Zhao, this is just the beginning, in the future you will know what it means to step into the abyss.

She raised her head and drank the tea, then stood up and left the hall, "It's not hot now, so go for a walk outside the hall."

"Hey, this slave is coming with the master." Ruixue said and followed Fu Ronghua.

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Chapter completed!