A little palace maid fell in front of the gate of Dali Temple with bruises all over her body.

And it was she who brought strong evidence that Concubine De had murdered the Queen Mother, piece by piece, starting with the Queen Mother forcing her to kneel down, and ending with her bribery of a female official to poison the Queen Mother's incense burner.

And soon, Dali Temple submitted the evidence to the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Punishment went to the palace overnight to interview the saint.

At the same time, His Majesty personally sent the imperial city division to investigate Qingyun Palace, where Xie Zhao sat expressionless.

Ye Shu clasped his hands and said, "Excuse me, please wait a moment."

Xie Zhao nodded slightly and said, "Thank you for your work." There was a hint of weariness between her brows, and her expression was slightly cold.

Soon, the imperial guards came out and said, "Commander, I found this in the secret room of the queen's bed."

Ye Shu looked solemn, took it, and handed it over to the female officer in the palace. The female officer immediately took out the poison from the Queen Mother's incense burner. The comparison was exactly the same.

After all, the Queen Mother had been buried long ago. Even if it was due to etiquette and filial piety, it was impossible to force Her Majesty to open the coffin and conduct an autopsy.

So, the Ministry of Punishment went to the Yongshou Palace and obtained the incense burner that was commonly used by the Queen Mother, and extracted the poison from the incense ashes accumulated there.

After being examined by the imperial doctor and then handed over to the Ministry of Punishment for verification, the case was placed in Dali Temple and a series of procedures were completed before going to Qingyun Palace for investigation.

Now, Xie Zhao cannot argue with the poison discovered in De Fei's secret cell.

At this moment, Xie Zhao didn't know what he thought of, and subconsciously looked at Pearl who had been silent.

Pearl lowered her eyebrows, and Xie Zhao suddenly laughed, "I didn't expect it to be you, but it turned out to be you."

Pearl's expression did not change when she heard this, and she stepped out, "The poison was not given by the Queen Mother. It was the servant who hated the Queen Mother for teasing my Queen Mother and took action without authorization. Later, because she was afraid that the matter would be exposed, she hid the poison in the Queen Mother's never used

In the dark compartment.”

She knelt down and kowtowed, "Your Majesty, if you want to be held accountable, it was done by a servant alone and has nothing to do with the empress."

As she spoke, she kowtowed loudly. Jade's eyes turned red with anger, and she spoke angrily, "Zhenzhu, my queen treats you very well, how could you..."

Pearl still said to herself, "This is all the fault of this slave. I am willing to serve the Queen Mother to atone for my sins." As she spoke, she quickly pulled out the hairpin on her head.

Ye Shu's pupils shrank and he quickly tried to block it.

"Poof" the hairpin pierced her neck, blood gushed out, and Pearl fell to the ground weakly, her eyes gradually losing focus.

Xie Zhao's expression paled for a moment. What Pearl said did not match the preface and the sequel, and now he committed suicide. Doesn't this mean that Pearl would rather commit suicide to bear the crime in order to let her escape.

The culprit committed suicide and the case was settled here, but her charges were not cleared.

Her body collapsed on the ground, Jade quickly supported her, "Mother."

Xie Zhao never thought that she would lose here, a matter that was so trivial that she no longer cared about it.

A person who has passed away, the Queen Mother is worthy of being her nemesis. Even if she is gone, she still has to deal with her.

Ye Shu went back to resume his duties, and this much-talked-about case came to an end, but Xie Zhao's guilt could not be cleared away.

She was not punished in any way, after all, the culprit was gone, but similarly, the good reputation she worked so hard to maintain collapsed overnight, and she was no longer in the spotlight.

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After the head of the Xie family knew the news, he knew that Xie Zhao was dead.
Chapter completed!