Concubine Hui was a little anxious, looking at Zhong Yingying with an almost crazy expression.
But the more she behaved like this, the more Zhong Yingying looked like a gourd with its mouth cut off, dumbfounded and speechless.
"Beautiful bell!"
It was Shen Muchi who interrupted Concubine Hui's madness. He looked at Zhong Yingying: "Did you hear what Concubine Hui said?"
Shen Muchi asked her: "Do these things in Concubine Hui's palace have anything to do with you?"
Zhong Yingying trembled when she heard this. She didn't realize that Mu Qingchao and Shen Muchi had secretly changed their concepts when they sang and harmonized.
It seemed that it was confirmed that Concubine Hui was responsible for pretending to be a ghost, but Shen Muchi asked whether she was involved in it.
When did the conflict come straight to her?
After all, Zhong Yingying is just a teenage girl, and she doesn't have enough ideas in her mind. In addition, with such a big change tonight, she has already run out of ideas.
Zhong Ming, who was standing aside, had already seen it clearly. He folded his hands in front of him and said, "Your Majesty, the outcome of today's events has not yet been decided. I think..."
"Lord Zhong!"
Shen Muchi interrupted Zhong Ming before he could speak: "I'm asking about Beauty Zhong, what? Is it possible that Lord Zhong also knows everything about Beauty Zhong and Concubine Hui in the palace?"
Zhong Ming was suddenly robbed of his words, and a trace of displeasure flashed across his face.
This was the first time that Shen Muchi spoke to him with this attitude.
But in the end, there was nothing he could do. This was a matter behind closed doors in Sicui Palace. He was just a foreign minister, so it was really not convenient for him to interrupt.
His expression changed, and he could only take a step back and stand aside.
"What? Are you going to turn a deaf ear to my words, Miss Zhong?" Shen Mu added another sentence when he saw that Zhong Yingying had not spoken yet.
When Zhong Yingying heard this, her heart skipped a beat.
Shen Muchi is not Hui Fei, she just pretends to be deaf and dumb.
"I'm asking you, do you know this or not?"
Shen Muchi asked again. This time, his tone was obviously much heavier, indicating that his patience was exhausted.
When Zhong Yingying heard this, she couldn't hold on any longer, and her knees softened and she knelt down with a snap.
"I... I... I don't know."
When Concubine Hui heard this, she suddenly turned back to look at her, her eyes already filled with scarlet red.
Zhong Yingying was trembling all over. At this time, what should she say?
She and Concubine Hui had a very good relationship, and they lived in the same palace. With these things in front of her, Concubine Hui couldn't rely on them.
If she didn't rush to clear up the relationship, would she still be waiting to be implicated for no reason?
Although Concubine Hui was unjustly accused, at this time, of course, the most important thing was to protect herself.
The Zhong family has always been cold-blooded. She could even betray her own sister, let alone Concubine Hui, who had no connection at all.
But Zhong Ming watched this scene from the side and sighed silently.
This answer is equivalent to Zhong Yingying acquiescing that Concubine Hui did this.
No one could defend Concubine Hui anymore, and everything was settled.
"Zhong Yingying!"
The room was quiet for a moment. After a while, Concubine Hui's almost hoarse shouts exploded in the room.
"I have always treated you well, is this how you repay me?"
Concubine Hui scolded, not caring about her father, brother, or the Zhong family, she pounced directly on Zhong Yingying and tried to strangle Zhong Yingying's neck.
"You poisonous woman, what good will it do to you if you kill me? Even if I die today, I will pull you to die together."
Zhong Yingying saw Concubine Hui rushing toward her like a crazy woman, and was frightened. Fortunately, the women around her acted quickly and held Concubine Hui back.
The entire Sicui Palace was in a commotion. Shen Muchi looked at this scene with disgust and impatience on his face.
"Come here, pull Concubine Hui down, give her twenty sticks, and lock her in the Sicui Palace until she is released."
"yes!"
Several women came up and dragged Concubine Hui out by dragging her hands and feet.
Who would have thought that Concubine Hui was so incredibly strong that several people could hardly hold her down, and she managed to break free several times.
In the end, they had no choice but to tie her up with tendon ropes, like dragging a bunch of pigs out.
Even after she was dragged out, Concubine Hui was still scolding her.
"Zhong Yingying, you bitch, I will never let you go even if I die."
"No wonder Concubine Jade wants to come back to you. You are a harmful person. Aren't you afraid of retribution?"
"Bitch!"
"Bitch..."
Vicious curses were uttered one after another until Concubine Hui was pressed on the stool and a piece of cloth was stuffed in her mouth before she gradually became quiet.
Then there was the muffled sound of sticks falling on flesh and blood.
When Zhong Yingying heard these sounds, she was shocked and felt her heart beating "thumping" and "thumping" non-stop.
Fortunately, fortunately, she was not the one who was scolded by the rod.
But before her heart sank, she suddenly saw a young eunuch burst in from outside the door and knelt in front of Mu Qing: "Queen Mother, the yard... there is something in the yard..."
The little eunuch had a very bad expression on his face, and he looked panicked when he spoke, as if he had seen something very scary.
It's something much scarier than what was just found in Concubine Hui's palace.
"Anything else?"
Mu Qingchao's expression changed, he looked back at Shen Muchi, and then he walked towards the yard first.
It was already dark at this time, probably because what happened today was so unexpected, no servant thought of lighting a lamp, and the whole yard was pitch black.
A lamp in Mu Qingchao's hand gave off a dim light.
She followed the little eunuch to the far corner of the yard, and saw that the soil under a locust tree had been loosened, and a wooden puppet was dug out.
A yellow talisman paper was affixed to the puppet's body, and silver needles were inserted into its head and limbs.
Three words were written on the villain - Shen Muchi...
When Mu Qingchao saw this scene, his pupils shrank and he even choked on his breath.
When she turned around, she saw Shen Muchi standing behind her, staring at the little man on the ground, his face dark.
This matter was so serious that Mu Qingchao did not dare to say anything.
It was only after a moment that I heard Shen Muchi's deep voice: "Search, search everything for me. If there is anything else in this yard, search it out for me!"
Hearing this tone, he was really angry.
Zhong Yingying in the room had not yet come back to her senses. When she heard these words, her heart tightened suddenly.
An extreme fear suddenly arose in her heart, as if a bigger crisis than she could bear was approaching quietly.
She couldn't care less about being dazed anymore, stood up and ran out of the house.
Before he even got closer, he saw the little man lying on the ground in the darkness. He felt his eyes go dark and he couldn't stand anymore. His legs gave out and he sat down on the ground.
At this time, sounds came from all directions.
"Your Majesty, there are also those in the north."