The Queen Mother took Chu Pan'er back to Cining Palace and entered the main hall. Wang Fu had the foresight to take everyone out, leaving the Queen Mother and Concubine Shu talking to Chu Pan'er.

"The Ai family must listen to the truth. Was it you who poisoned the Queen?" The Queen Mother looked at Chu Pan'er with a majestic expression, her eyes as sharp as a knife.

Chu Pan'er felt a chill rising from the soles of her feet. She hesitated for just a moment. She suddenly knelt in front of the Queen Mother and begged with her eyes: "Emperor Grandmother, save me."

This is admission.

The Queen Mother's expression became more and more gloomy, not because she was angry with Chu Pan'er for harming the Queen, but because she was angry that she was not efficient enough in doing things.

Whatever chronic poison should be used, we have already done it anyway, so why not just poison Song Nanyue directly with the highly toxic poison?

"Are those two palace ladies tight-lipped?" the Queen Mother asked after a while.

Chu Pan'er nodded hurriedly: "Come on, after I got married, I kept all the dowry and deeds I brought with me. Yingxue is a maid who has been trained by her mother to follow me out of the palace in the future. She is loyal.

Geng Geng, her father, mother, brother and sister-in-law also went to the Princess Mansion.

, her sister-in-law is about to give birth, and I have the final say on the life of the whole family. She dare not and will not betray me. As for Xique, I promised that as long as she gets through it and comes out alive, I will protect her into the princess's mansion and give her to the prince-in-law.

When you become an aunt, you will enjoy endless glory and wealth in the future."

"Just keep your mouth tight." The Queen Mother nodded.

Since the queen wanted the two to confess, she did not dare to let them die.

However, it would be peaceful if he died during the interrogation, and he could do something with this incident. Unfortunately, the queen sent him to the Ministry of Punishment. Zuo Shiwen had such a bad temper that he would not sell anyone's favors.

"Just stay in the peaceful Cining Palace for one day and take your people out of the palace tomorrow. Use your brain when doing things from now on. As long as you tell the Ai family, this kind of mistake will not happen."

She would use Chu Pan'er's hand to kill Song Nanyue directly.

"Yes." Chu Pan'er responded and glanced at the Queen Mother cautiously, inexplicably feeling that the Queen Mother was deceiving her.

The Queen Mother would not let Lu Xiang leave the palace, so she wandered around the palace.

We first went to Yanxi Palace where Zhenbi was staying. Zhenbi was leaning on a recliner and asked Suwei to rub her head.

Fuyue led people into the hall, and Zhenbi immediately sat up: "Xiangxiang!"

"Auntie's face doesn't look good. Is there something wrong with her?" Lu Xiang asked.

Concubine Zhen said with a pale face: "The Queen Mother left with the Ninth Princess. The matter spread throughout the harem, and I learned that something happened in Jingren Palace. The Queen Mother even identified you as a suspect and detained you in the palace and refused to leave.

I wanted to go to Jingren Palace and thought that the Queen must be upset and not want to see anyone, and the door of Jingren Palace was closed and I couldn't find out anything. I was frightened and panicked, and I had a headache from my random thoughts. I'm fine. How about you?

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"Don't worry, aunt, I have the Queen Mother protecting me. I'm fine. The Queen Mother just dislikes me because she dislikes me. I will be free when things come to light tomorrow. You only got the news after the Queen Mother left, Ke Shu

However, Concubine Yi and Concubine Yi knew about it early, and Concubine Yi suspected that there was a mole in Jingren Palace, so she took the opportunity to conduct a thorough investigation."

Not to mention the Zhen concubines, the Liang concubines and the honored concubines also came to Jingren Palace after receiving the imperial edict from the Empress.

Since Concubine Yi took refuge in the Queen, she probably wouldn't have ordered someone to supervise the Queen's every word and deed. It would be more likely to have someone of her own in Concubine Shu's palace.

So Concubine Shu knew about it, and Concubine Yi came quickly.

The concubine Zhen covered her chest and nodded with lingering fear: "Is your Majesty sure?"

She said that the truth would be revealed tomorrow, so the Queen should be confident of convicting them.

Lu Xiang pursed her lips and nodded with a chuckle, without saying anything more.

"Master, please don't worry that Third Miss is fine. Please order someone to pass on the food. You were worried about losing your appetite just now. Eat something now so you don't starve yourself." Su Wei advised her in time.

Lu Xiang continued smoothly: "I just wanted to come to my aunt's place to have a meal. I thought you had already eaten, so aunt wouldn't mind giving me an extra pair of chopsticks."

Hearing this, Concubine Zhen waved her hand and asked Su Wei to make arrangements: "Ask the imperial kitchen to make something special. Don't be reluctant to spend money."

The meals for the concubines in the palace were regulated, and if they wanted to eat well, they had to spend their own money.

Su smiled and responded: "Master, if I knock on the door again, I will never wrong our third lady."

With that said, she hurried to the imperial dining room with the palace maid.

In the evening, the gorgeous glow spreads down and falls on a red wall and green tiles, glowing with warm orange light.

In Cining Palace, Wang Fuzheng was respectfully replying to the Queen Mother.

"Miss Lu San went to Yanxi Palace to have lunch with Concubine Zhen at noon. She left after an hour and went to Yuhe Palace to talk to Concubine Liang. Then she went to Zhongcui Palace and stayed for more than an hour before leaving.

Then I went to see Li Guiren, Shen Changzai, Lin Changzai and several other low-ranking mistresses, and finally went to Yichun Palace..."

The Queen Mother frowned in disgust: "What does she think of the harem? She has been visiting the house all afternoon."

After she finished complaining, she motioned to Wang Fu to continue.

Wang Fu said: "I don't know what the third lady said to Empress Jingbin. The two suddenly had a conflict. Jingbin accidentally pushed the third lady down the steps. The third lady fainted on the spot. She was sent back to Jingren Palace. It is said that she broke her body."

Just put a splint on the leg and take good care of it. The queen was furious and punished Concubine Jing by grounding her legs and copying the palace rules."

"Damn it, let her wander around, why didn't she fall to death?" the Queen Mother said bitterly.

"In addition, I have just learned that the Queen has sent Xiqiao to the Ministry of Punishment." Wang Fu added.

The Queen Mother was silent for a long time and said: "It seems that Concubine Yi failed to ask anything. The Queen is anxious and wants the Ministry of Justice to pry her mouth open. How is Yingxue?"

Yingxue was the maid sent to the Ministry of Punishment by the Queen from the very beginning.

Wang Fu replied: "I have been sending people to guard the punishment department, and the punishment was used, but this girl can bear it without saying a word."

"Okay, keep staring."

Wang Fu responded, turned around and retreated.

The deep night was like a huge black curtain spread across the sky, without a trace of light, making it appear quiet and cold.

The prison of the Ministry of Punishment is still noisy and chaotic.

The sound of torture, the sound of crying, the sound of curses...

But Lu Xiang, who was supposed to be recuperating in Jingren Palace with a broken leg, appeared at the door of the prison.

"Miss Third, I won't go in. I'll wait for you here." Xiao Liangzi said respectfully.

Lu Xiang nodded and glanced at Zuo Shiwen, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments: "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Zuo. You can just keep a policeman here. Could you please take Eunuch Liang to find a place to sit and wait for me for a while."

The implication is that you don't need to stay.

Zuo Shiwen cupped his hands in response, then ordered a policeman behind him to stay and listen to Lu Xiang's instructions, and then took Xiao Liangzi for a midnight snack.

"Miss Third, please." The policeman made a gesture of invitation to Lu Xiang.

Lu Xiang walked into the prison, followed by Aman, who was also dressed as a young eunuch, and the eunuch in charge of Queen Song's palace.

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