God favors the troublemaker, and the protagonist is forced to become evil

"Your Majesty, she is Zhuqing, a maid in my palace." Zining pretended to be confused and deliberately looked at Zhuqing several times before recognizing her.

"Your maid just pushed Concubine Qin into the water in the Imperial Garden, almost causing her to have a miscarriage. She said you were the one who ordered it." Dongfang Yu slowly explained the situation, the whole story.

"Your Majesty, I am innocent. I was released from the cold palace because of your Majesty's pity. Now I have two children and a high position. My life is perfect. Why should I frame others and bring disaster upon myself? Your Majesty, you know me best!" Zi Ning was shaking, but she stood firmly in the middle of the hall, unwilling to collapse.

Dongfang Yu's heart was in a knot. He was unwilling to believe that Zi Ning was the mastermind behind this matter.

Zining has always been kind and law-abiding. He has never asked himself for even a piece of jewelry and is a contented person.

Moreover, she advocates harmony and uses it to accumulate blessings and virtues for her children, so how could she do something that would damage her virtue?

In addition, she had never had any contact with Concubine Qin, so how could she push her for no reason? Zining had no motive for committing the crime.

"But, your maid insisted that it was you who ordered it..."

"Your Majesty, Zhuqing is a third-class maid in my palace. I only have that impression of her because she has been sneaky many times. How could I ask her to do such a thing? I order Ranmo to do all my tasks, and then Ranmo assigns the work to his subordinates. Zhuqing is clearly making groundless accusations. She must have betrayed her master!" Zining burst into tears and seemed like he would fall down the next second.

"Your Majesty, I did not betray my master! It was Concubine Chen who ordered me to do it. She also gave me a packet of red musk powder, and said that if I didn't make Concubine Qin have a miscarriage, she would poison her food and make sure she couldn't keep the baby." Zhu Qing raised her head to argue, her tone was firm, and it didn't sound like she was making it up.

"Someone, go to Shuihua Palace and take a look." Dongfang Yu asked people to search for evidence.

"Ningning, get up and sit down. Don't hurt your body by kneeling." Dongfang Yu asked someone to help Zining up and gave her a seat.

In fact, he only doubted Zi Ning for a moment, but when he saw his own face, the only trace of doubt in his heart was dispelled.

How could she, who was so pure and innocent, do such a vicious thing? He didn't believe that she would do such a thing.

She is a pure little white rabbit without any stain.

No one can throw dirty water on her.

Soon, the palace servant who searched the palace came back, "Your Majesty, we found it. We found a letter and a bag of red musk powder in Zhuqing's room."

Dongfang Yu opened the letter and started reading it. His brows were furrowed, his expression gradually became serious, and his eyes gradually became cold.

"Come here, Concubine Xuan Shu."

Zi Ning was secretly happy in his heart. Fortunately, he asked someone to call Song Shu before he left. With her ability, she would definitely know what to do.

At this time in Kunning Palace, Yu Qingge received the news that Zining's conspiracy to frame Concubine Qin for miscarriage was exposed and he was summoned by His Majesty for questioning.

"Mother, did you hear that? That little bitch has come to this day, hahahaha, I've been waiting for this day for too long. God is really watching over me, it's so refreshing!" Yu Qingge was in a good mood, feeling that her life was finally clear and her future was bright.

Mrs. Yu was a little worried about her daughter's condition. She was usually depressed, but now she was suddenly very happy. She was really afraid that her daughter's health would be bad due to such great joy and sorrow, which would be really hard for her grandson.

In the Zichen Palace, Concubine Shu came over neatly dressed.

She looked innocent and confused, totally unaware of what was going on. "Your Majesty."

Concubine Shu, I really underestimated you.

Dongfang Yu had long been dissatisfied with Concubine Shu. He punished the Zheng family for the incident with Zheng Pianpian, but did not punish Concubine Shu alone.

After all, Concubine Shu has been with him for so long and is an elder in the palace, so he has to give her some dignity.

Unexpectedly, she didn't repent.

For so many years, I didn't know that there was a poisonous snake lurking in the palace, it was the gentle and quiet Concubine Shu.

She had been pregnant a few years ago, but unfortunately she lost the baby. Although I visited her more often afterwards, my feelings for her gradually faded.

Is this her true nature, or is the palace filled with poison?

Concubine Shu remained kneeling, and Dongfang Yu did not call her.

The entire palace was filled with a heavy atmosphere, as if one would be crushed to the ground if one took a deep breath.

When Concubine Shu entered the palace, she saw Zining and Zhuqing, and they were both laughing at her.

Concubine Shu felt a little ashamed and embarrassed for a moment, but under the pressure from the emperor, she did not dare to act rashly.

"Shufei, do you know what crime you have committed?" Dongfang Yu asked in a deep voice.

Zheng Mingzhu, you used to be just like your name, gentle and generous, with your every frown and smile shining with your own brilliance, but gradually, how come you changed?

Is it that the feng shui in the palace cannot nourish you?

The bright pearl of the past is now covered by dust, with only its outline remaining, which is a pity.

Dongfang Yu resisted the urge to shake his head out of regret, but he could not suppress the guilt that welled up in his heart.

He often reminisces about Zheng Mingzhu's past and ignores her changes.

Times have changed, and he himself has been changing. After so many years, he has long forgotten what he was like in the past, but he asked her not to change and to stay the same as before.

This seems a little unfair.

He should not look back so often and only remember the original Zheng Mingzhu. Instead, he should pay more attention to the Zheng Mingzhu at this moment and be happy for her changes instead of lamenting the passage of time.

It turned out that it was not the pearl that was covered by dust, but his eyes that were blinded, and he had long been unable to see her clearly.

"Take it and have a look for yourself." Dongfang Yu seemed to have aged several years, and he was also sad.

Concubine Shu looked at the letter in her hand and was shocked.

This thing that was fabricated out of thin air actually pointed the finger of the murderer at himself.

Her handwriting, her tone, her way of doing things...

"Your Majesty, I am innocent..." Concubine Shu cried out loudly for justice. As long as she kept crying out for justice, no one would do anything to her.

"Concubine Shu, Zhuqing and Danyan have just confessed, and their confessions have been presented to me. Do you have anything else to say?" Dongfang Yu was a little tired, but the problem still had to be resolved.

Concubine Shu was very nervous. She looked up and found that Zhuqing, who was in the hall just now, was gone.

All the palace servants in the hall bowed their heads and remained silent. Dongfang Yu above them frowned and stared at him with cold eyes, as if trying to find a flaw in him.

The pressure from the superior was released, and Concubine Shu's weak body stubbornly resisted...

Zi Ning, who was sitting in a high position, was looking at him with a smug look on his face, with the attitude of a complete winner.

"You lose," she mouthed.

The defenses in Concubine Shu's heart collapsed. Did she lose?