The palace maid named Jinxiu's face suddenly turned pale.

The Queen's expression also changed, and the palace maids and eunuchs in Kunning Palace didn't even dare to breathe.

Oh no, how could the princess tell the truth?

The more Gu Lingshuang looked at Xiao Zhener, the cuter she found her. She was such a good girl who always told the truth.

Everyone's eyes were on Jinxiu.

The eyes of the imperial concubine and the emperor were extremely cold.

Jinxiu kowtowed: "Your Majesty, I have never said such a thing before."

"You mean my princess is lying?"

"I dare not. The little princess must have remembered it wrongly."

The imperial concubine kicked Jinxiu to the ground and said, "Asshole, my daughter has always been smart, how could she remember it wrong?"

"Yes, children won't lie." Gu Lingshuang said sinisterly.

Then he looked at the princess and his face suddenly turned into a smile.

"Your Highness, tell the Imperial Aunt, who gave you the peanuts?"

"It was given to me by Aunt Jinxiu." She said with certainty.

Now the truth is revealed, it was all Jinxiu's doing.

But she was just a palace maid and would not harm the princess for no reason. There must be someone behind her.

"Tell me quickly, who ordered you to do this?"

Jinxiu trembled into a ball and subconsciously looked at the queen.

The queen hated this damned dog slave so much that she wondered what he would do.

Jinxiu lowered her eyes and said, "No one ordered me to do this. I saw that the princess really liked to eat nuts, so I gave her some peanuts."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Lingshuang sneered: "Since you gave it to the princess, why did you just say that it was given by me? By the way, not only did you say so, but the maids and eunuchs in the Queen's palace also said so, and they even testified for you."

"If I hadn't rescued the princess, wouldn't you have ganged up on me and wrongly killed me?"

"Your servant... Your servant..."

Having said that, Jinxiu couldn't continue making up stories.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this matter is closely related to the Queen.

"Why don't you tell the truth?" The emperor was furious. He looked at the queen coldly and ordered: "Drag this maid away and beat her with fifty sticks. When she tells the truth, bring her back."

"All those who gave false testimony at the scene will also be dragged away."

Soon, outside the Imperial Garden, there were cries of grief and tears.

When she was beaten with thirty strokes of the cane, Jinxiu could no longer hold on: "Your Majesty, spare my life. I will tell you the truth. I will tell you everything."

"Bring her here."

Soon, Jinxiu was brought over and thrown at the emperor's feet.

She was covered in blood and her legs were broken.

The queen took a few steps back, thinking it was all over.

If she had known that this bitch Gu Lingshuang knew medical skills, she would not have killed Xiao Zhener today.

"Your Majesty, please do not believe my words so easily." The queen made her final struggle.

What he got in return was the Emperor's cold gaze.

"Why don't you tell me now?"

"I'll tell you, I'll tell you right away." Jinxiu glanced at the Queen and found that she had no intention of protecting her. She gritted her teeth and said, "It was the Queen who ordered me to do this."

"Nonsense." The queen was horrified.

"She must have colluded with Princess Xiaoyao."

"This is my first time in the palace, how could I collude with this maid?"

"..."

"Also, I was almost killed by the Royal Guards just now. Does the Queen mean that I colluded with the palace maid and framed myself?"

"..."

"Then how does the Queen explain that the maids and eunuchs in Kunning Palace pointed out me?"

"..."

After three questions in a row, the queen was speechless.

"I just said that there are two people who can prove my innocence. Her Royal Highness the Princess is the first witness, and the second is my elder sister Gu Xian'er. Whether I have ever given nuts to the Princess, just call my elder sister over and ask her."

Given Gu Xianer's personality, she would never testify for her.

But one thing is that this is based on the premise that Gu Xianer knows the whole story.

Now Gu Xian'er is still kneeling outside Kunning Palace, and she knows nothing.

When we brought her here, she naturally knew nothing.

The queen also thought of this, and looked at Gu Lingshuang with eyes full of fear.

Isn't it said that the second daughter of Pingyang Marquis is a waste?

Why is she not only skilled in medicine but also so meticulous?

It's over, it's over.

Not only did she fail to overthrow the imperial concubine, she also got herself involved.

After a cup of tea, Gu Xianer was brought over.

She knelt for an hour and a half, her legs were almost broken, and she couldn't even walk, so she had to be carried here.

When she arrived at the Imperial Garden, Xiao Xinghan also arrived.

Seeing Gu Xianer's embarrassed appearance, Xiao Xinghan felt extremely embarrassed.

Gu Xianer was indeed very beautiful when she was dressed up, but her beauty was greatly reduced when she looked disheveled.

Compared with the absolutely beautiful Gu Lingshuang, there is a world of difference.

Xiao Xinghan regretted his decision.

"How did you become like this?" He did not hide his disgust.

Gu Xian'er bit her lip, feeling extremely embarrassed.

His eyes subconsciously looked at Gu Lingshuang and Xiao Ziming.

When she found that the two of them were standing close to each other and Xiao Ziming's eyes were always on Gu Lingshuang's face, her jealousy deepened.

A charming man like Xiao Ziming should have been hers.

She was so unwilling, how could she change it?

Gu Xian'er was thinking about it when the emperor suddenly asked, "Princess of the Third Prince, I want to ask you, did you see anyone giving peanuts to my princess?"

Gu Xian'er naturally didn't see that when Xiao Zhen'er came, she was kneeling outside and being punished.

But she heard the Queen and Xiao Zhener talking.

She glanced at the queen's ugly face, then looked at Gu Lingshuang's smug expression.

She couldn't guess what had happened, but she felt that she had to perform well and make the emperor have a good impression of her, and then tell him about the mistake she and Gu Lingshuang had made.

His Majesty the Emperor should switch them around, right?

"Your Majesty, it was the Queen who gave the princess the nuts to eat."

"You're talking nonsense, I didn't." The queen screamed.

Xiao Zhen'er blinked her big eyes: "It was given by my mother. She also told me to eat more."

"I didn't, Your Majesty, please listen to my explanation. I really didn't."

The emperor looked at the queen with disappointment in his eyes.

"The queen will be confined to her house for a month and fined a year's salary. As for those people you brought out to testify, they will be killed without mercy."

"Your Majesty, please spare us. We know we were wrong and we will never do it again."

There were constant pleas for mercy, but they soon died down.

The entire imperial garden was shrouded in the smell of blood.

Xiao Ziming pulled Gu Lingshuang and said, "I'm sorry for making you suffer."

Gu Lingshuang looked at him. She didn't expect him to defend her just now.

"You never doubted me?"

"No."

Gu Lingshuang smiled: "Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty."

Xiao Ziming smiled faintly. He was good-looking to begin with, and when he smiled he was like a blooming red spider lily, charming and captivating.

"You are my princess, shouldn't I trust you?"

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