Li Jingyan couldn't hold it any longer and slid off the chair.

Cao Qinmo looked straight at Li Jingyan, without a trace of gentleness in her eyes.

With tears in her eyes, Li Jingyan begged, "My Lady Concubine Yu, it's all my fault. Please forgive me this time."

Cao Qinmo put the chestnut cake in her hand back on the table and asked, "Who gave you the idea?"

Li Jingyan's eyes flickered, and thinking of the Third Prince, he could only reply, "It's Concubine Qi."

Cao Qinmo frowned slightly. Concubine Qi Guaerjia Wenyuan is now the concubine of Imperial Concubine Nian Shilan.

I don’t know whether Nian Shilan knows about this matter.

This is how alliances between people work: they come together when benefits come and disperse when benefits go. Cao Qinmo has never believed that there is anything that remains unchanged.

But if Nian Shilan knew about this, why would she do this?

Was it the discovery of the secret of her previous miscarriage, or was there some other reason?

If Nian Shilan was unaware of the situation, then why did Concubine Qi Guaerjia Wenyuan inexplicably instigate Li Jingyan to poison her with her real name?

All kinds of thoughts flashed through Cao Qinmo's mind, but in fact they only lasted for a few breaths.

Cao Qinmo asked Li Jingyan again: "Tell me what the noble lady Qi told you."

Seeing that Cao Qinmo did not immediately accuse him, Li Jingyan immediately replied, "That day I was admiring flowers in the Imperial Garden and met Concubine Qi. Concubine Qi saw me next to a patch of oleander and said that the flowers, leaves and roots of oleander are poisonous."

Li Jingyan took out a handkerchief and wiped the stickiness off his face, and continued, "When I heard this, I quickly stepped back. Concubine Qi also said that you, the queen, have two daughters and a son, and your future is limitless. In the future, the Sixth Prince will be a threat to the Third Prince. After saying this, Concubine Qi walked to the oleander again and smiled meaningfully."

Cao Qinmo pondered for a moment and said, "You brought the mung bean cake today to take my life. I thought that if I died, my two daughters would be fine, but you would not let my son go, right?"

Li Jingyan turned his head away and said nothing. Silence represented consent. It seemed that Li Jingyan really thought so.

Cao Qinmo made the decision immediately and said, "I cannot help but care about what happened today, but for the sake of Third Prince, I don't want him to bear the name of the son of the guilty concubine. If you are willing to end your life, I will not make things difficult for Third Prince in the future."

Li Jingyan raised his head abruptly and begged, "My queen, please forgive me this time. The Third Prince is still young and cannot live without his mother."

Cao Qinmo snorted: "If you can't figure it out, then report it to the emperor."

Li Jingyan fell silent, and stood there in a daze for a moment with tears on her face. She asked, "Can you swear that you will never embarrass the Third Prince?"

Cao Qinmo nodded, stretched out her right hand and raised it to swear: "I swear that I will never embarrass Third Prince. If I break my promise, I will be struck by lightning."

Li Jingyan clenched her fists, kowtowed to Cao Qinmo and said, "Then I will believe you, Madam."

Cao Qin nodded silently and ordered Yuhuan: "Yuhuan, send Li Concubine out."

Yuhuan bowed and replied: "Yes."

Li Jingyan was helped up by Yuhuan and Yuruo, and after standing up, he staggered out of the hall.

Cao Qinmo stood up and walked to the inner room of the main hall to see her three children.

No matter how fierce the struggle in the deep palace is, Cao Qinmo will always protect her children as long as she is still alive.

Anyone who wants to harm Cao Qinmo's child will end up dead.

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