Emperor Zhaoming nodded slightly and glanced at Eunuch Su beside him: "Su Wenhai, go and bring this person in."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Eunuch Su quickly agreed and hurried out of the palace.
Not long after, Eunuch Su walked in with a shivering Nanny Li.
In full view.
Grandma Li suppressed her excitement, knelt on the ground, kowtowed deeply and said, "This servant is here to meet Your Majesty. May Your Majesty be blessed!"
Her voice was trembling with excitement and her heart was pounding.
Oh my gosh...
Unexpectedly, she, a servant who serves others, would have the day to enter the palace to meet the emperor. It was like smoke rising from the graves of her ancestors!
Grandma Li didn't dare to raise her head, she just knelt on the ground and secretly glanced at the magnificent scene in the hall from the corner of her eye. She felt as if she had arrived in the heavenly palace, and her mind was dizzy.
At this time, a clear and elegant voice sounded: "Mother Li, the head of Anping County said that the Shen family lost her things, and you took the opportunity to steal her golden needles. Is this true?"
Grandma Li's heart suddenly shook and she immediately woke up.
She denied it without thinking: "Sir, there is no such thing! It was Miss Third who slandered this slave!"
As soon as these words came out.
The important ministers in the palace frowned.
Grandma Li answered so quickly without any hesitation.
Normal people would think for a moment when asked a question, but Grandma Li blurted it out without thinking.
It was obviously a rhetoric that had been thought out in advance.
Cui Li shouted coldly: "You dare to lie in front of His Majesty, do you know that deceiving the emperor is a serious crime?!"
Grandma Li trembled with fright: "Slave... what I said is true..."
Cui Li sneered: "Then how do you know about the county master's golden needle? Have you seen it?"
Aunt Li broke out in a cold sweat: "No...slave, did you..."
"A servant of the Shen family has testified that you stole the county lord's things and dared to lie to His Majesty. Do you want me to punish you?!" Cui Li shouted sharply.
Of course these words are false and they are deceiving Grandma Li.
Grandma Li is not a powerful person to begin with, she is just a little clever and can act according to the circumstances.
She was a native of Northern Qin and was full of awe of the imperial power. Kneeling in the Qianqing Palace in front of the emperor, she was not only excited but also under great psychological pressure.
Cui Li asked so harshly again.
Grandma Li's psychological defense collapsed immediately, and she was so frightened that she kowtowed heavily: "Your Majesty, please spare your life... Your Majesty, spare your life..."
Cui Li continued to press: "I will ask you one last time, did you steal the golden needle of the county lord?"
Aunt Li was sophistry with a cold sweat on her face: "Yes... it was the master who asked me to throw away all the things of Miss Third. My slave... I just saw the gold needle as valuable, so it would be a pity to throw it away! So...
....I’m just keeping it for Miss Third!”
Cui Li frowned, disgust flashing in his eyes.
"Besides the gold needle, what else did you steal?"
"There are also some banknotes, jade ornaments and the like... I am planning to return them to Miss Third, really!" Grandma Li broke into a cold sweat and was puzzled.
Aren't we going to investigate the case of the third lady killing the old marquis now?
How could you get involved in these things?
Cui Li naturally didn't believe her lies and asked directly: "Where have you hidden these stolen goods?"
Aunt Li trembled and said: "Hide...hide in the slave's house, behind the stove in the kitchen."
"Master Cui, there is no need to ask any more, just drag it on." The prince said coldly.
Several Imperial Guards stepped forward, lifted up Nanny Li, and quickly dragged her out.
Xiao Lingyue breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Zhan Beihan: "Now you can prove that I didn't lie, right?" This chapter has been completed!