When I opened my eyes, Zhen Huan knelt in front of me and had a miscarriage

As soon as the words fell, Zhen Huan could see Yinzhen's face darken visibly.

"There is such a thing. You, come with me." Yinzhen stood up and pointed at Zhen Huan.

Zhen Huan nodded, "Yes."

Concubine Cao was so bold that she took action right away.

But come to think of it.

In the previous dynasty, her brother was thrown into prison and interrogated, and in the harem, she lost Wen Yi.

Nian Shilan's move really hit Cao Qinmo's heart.

……

Jingren Palace.

"Lady Cao, is what you said true?"

The Queen looked at Cao Qinmo, who was kneeling and crying in the hall, and said solemnly.

Cao Qinmo burst into tears, "Empress, everything I said is true. I dare not speak nonsense. Concubine Hua put cassava flour in Princess Wen Yi's water chestnut soup. When she failed to slander Concubine Wan, she ordered Xiao Tang to take the blame. The death of Concubine Chun was all wrongful. There was also the fake pregnancy of Concubine Hui. All these were done by Concubine Hua."

"I dare not say anything nonsense, Your Majesty, please understand!"

Cao Qinmo's crying was so miserable that everyone who heard it burst into tears.

Xin Changzai couldn't bear it and said, "In the past, Concubine Hua was domineering, and the concubines tolerated her. I didn't expect her to be so vicious. Concubine Cao has been oppressed for many years, and her life must be difficult."

Just as the queen was about to speak, she heard a eunuch's announcement from outside the palace.

"The Emperor has arrived - Concubine Wan has arrived -"

The emperor finally arrived, and Cao Qinmo secretly clenched his fists in his heart.

This time she took the risk.

I must rescue my brother, even if it means risking my own life.

Yinzhen sat down, and the queen spoke calmly.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Cao exposed Concubine Hua to me. I am undecided about this matter, so I asked Your Majesty to come here."

"Yes. I have heard about what happened just now. Please send someone to inform Concubine Hua."

Yinzhen was solemn.

The Queen nodded, "Hua Fei will be here soon."

"Lady Cao, I know everything you just said, but since you know that Concubine Hua has done so many wrong things, why are you speaking out now?"

Yinzhen spoke with great dignity.

Cao Qinmo kowtowed quickly and said miserably, "Your Majesty, I dare not do that. I have witnessed Concubine Hua doing so many wrong things, and I have no choice but to protect myself. Moreover, since Concubine Hua dared to put cassava flour in Princess Wen Yi's meals, I cannot guarantee that it will be cassava flour again next time. What if it is poison? I dare not gamble with Wen Yi's life!"

Upon hearing this, Concubine Jing said, "But Xiao Tang is dead, so there is no evidence for the cassava flour matter, right?"

Yinzhen raised his eyes and looked at Concubine Jing, as if he had something in mind.

Cao Qinmo said, "Although Xiao Tang is dead, the palace servants around Concubine Hua know about this. If the emperor interrogates them carefully, he will definitely find out. Moreover, Concubine Chun's death was personally carried out by Concubine Hua's chief eunuch Zhou Ninghai. If he investigates, he will definitely find out."

"If this is true, killing a concubine is a capital crime. How should the emperor deal with it?" The queen looked at the emperor and asked tentatively.

Yinzhen frowned, "If this is true, Concubine Hua must not stay."

"Your Majesty, Concubine Hua has arrived."

"Let her in." the queen said.

As soon as Nian Shilan entered the gate of Jingren Palace, she saw that almost all the concubines in the palace were there, and Cao Qinmo was kneeling on the ground, while the emperor and empress were sitting upright and staring at her.

As soon as she raised her eyebrows, she knew what was going on.

He just calmly saluted the emperor.

"May the Emperor and Empress be blessed with good health."

"Hua Fei, Concubine Cao revealed that you murdered concubines, accepted bribes, and framed Concubine Wan. Is this true?" Yinzhen said.

Nian Shilan was shocked and immediately knelt down, "Your Majesty, I didn't do that. How could there be such a ridiculous thing? Lady Cao, I have never been bad to you. Why do you want to impose a false accusation on me?"

Cao Qinmo never expected that Nian Shilan could be so calm and pretend that it was not her who did it, and even bite her back.

However, Cao Qinmo was not afraid.

Even if Nian Shilan is good at pretending, the truth is always the truth.

Could it be that Nian Shilan could push the things she had done onto others?

Therefore, Cao Qinmo was somewhat confident in her heart, "Empress Hua, if you don't want others to know, then don't do it. I have no grudges against you, how can I be innocent and wronged? Please don't pretend."

After that, she turned to Yinzhen and said, "Your Majesty, everything I said is true. I am willing to use my life to guarantee it. If you torture and interrogate the confidants around Concubine Hua and fail to find out the truth, I am willing to die to apologize!"

Before the emperor could speak, Nian Shilan exclaimed.

"Lady Cao, is it because I suggested that Concubine Duan raise Wen Yi that you harbor resentment and want to fabricate evidence and frame me so that you can take Wen Yi back? Lady Cao, you really have a cruel heart!"

Concubine Cao bit her lip and said, "Your Majesty, please don't move on. Do you dare to say that you have nothing to do with Concubine Chun's death?"

After saying that, he pointed at Zhou Ninghai and said, "I saw you chasing Concubine Chun with my own eyes. Zhou Ninghai, do you dare to say that you didn't drown Concubine Chun in the lotus pond with your own hands?"

Zhou Ninghai didn't dare to speak, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "What are you talking about, Your Excellency? I don't understand!"

"Lady Cao, you said you saw it with your own eyes that day, which means you were also by the lotus pond. If I wanted to kill Lady Chun, what was my intention, and why were you in the lotus pond?"

As soon as these words came out.

Cao Qinmo never expected that Nian Shilan would be so unreasonable.

"Then your Majesty asked me to stand guard by the lotus pond and not let anyone get close, while your Majesty was secretly communicating with people outside the palace and discussing bribery and selling official positions."

Cao Qinmo finished speaking resolutely.

The Queen slammed the table and pointed at Nian Shilan, "Well, Nian Shilan, you actually dared to bribe someone in the palace. You are so brave!"

Nian Shilan immediately retorted, "Empress, I am innocent! If I really wanted to bribe someone, I would never have asked Concubine Cao to be a lookout for me. I could have just found a trustworthy servant. And the Japanese princess was not in the lotus pond, but had been staying in the palace to escape the summer heat!"

"And that day, Concubine Cao clearly saw Concubine Chun by the lotus pond, why didn't she stop her or inform others? Could it be that Concubine Chun's death was clearly her doing? And I heard that many ministers in the court wrote to the emperor about Concubine Cao's brother selling his official position. Could it be that the incident started from that day?"

"And today, Brother Cao, the noble lady, was imprisoned, so he wanted to frame me for these things!"

What a good trick of changing position! Nian Shilan turned the situation around without blushing or getting nervous, and every word he said was like a pearl of wisdom.

Cao Qinmo looked at Nian Shilan in absurdity and disbelief.

I absolutely can't believe it.

Yinzhen raised his eyes and looked at Cao Qinmo, "Lady Cao, what Concubine Hua said makes sense. Is this true?"

Cao Qinmo was in a panic. She knelt on the ground and kowtowed quickly. "Your Majesty, I dare not lie. Besides... my brother was appointed as an official of the Cavalry Battalion not long ago. When Concubine Chun died, my brother was just an unknown official. How could he be corrupt? If he sold the official position, no one would believe it!"