Forced to die for his loyalty, he was reborn in the arms of the cold and cruel regent!

Eunuch Luo frowned: "You mean the princess ordered you to do that? But you haven't been to her cell, how could she order you to do that?"

"Of course there are other ways. She has a maid by her side, but somehow she was not caught. She came to me a few nights ago!"

The female official said this with fear in her eyes.

Eunuch Luo slapped her in the face with a whip and said, "You bitch, do you really need a beating? Go on."

The female official screamed, swallowed, and then continued her story.

"After the princess' affair was exposed, I realized that what she put in was not a tonic, but poison. I have been worried and I don't know whether to tell the emperor about this matter, because if I do, the emperor might think I am an accomplice.

But at this time Queyue found me and asked me to find two reliable people, one to murder the empress dowager and the other to murder the princess, in order to create the illusion that the princess was in prison and someone was taking action outside.

But she threatened me, saying that I knew about this but had never reported it, and had not taken the initiative to explain the matter after the investigation. If the princess fell, she would definitely give me away before she died. She asked me to find a way to help the princess out of trouble. I could only do this, I had no other choice!"

The more she spoke, the more miserably she cried.

Eunuch Luo glared at her.

"Are what you said true?"

"Really, seriously!" The female official nodded hurriedly: "It has come to this point, how dare I lie? I only hope that the emperor can punish me and not my family for my truthful report."

Eunuch Luo did not believe the female official's words. Instead, he gave a wink to the executioner next to him and increased the force.

Amid the screams, Eunuch Luo gritted his teeth and asked, "Let me ask you again, is what you just said true?"

The female official couldn't bear the pain and shouted loudly: "Of course it's true. I don't want to suffer any more. After the princess entered the palace, I went to all the departments of the inner court to find help. If we check these things, someone will know."

She was breathing heavily, and after saying these words, she could no longer hold on, her head tilted, and she fainted.

"Eunuch, can we give this confession to the emperor?" asked the young eunuch.

"This eunuch will only be in charge of the interrogation. As for whether it is true or false, that will naturally be left to the emperor to judge. Go, leave it to the emperor!" Eunuch Luo calmly picked up the tea beside him and drank it slowly.

But he felt that this person still needed to be interrogated!

When the emperor received the confession from Eunuch Luo, his face was uncertain and his brows were furrowed, obviously doubting the authenticity of the confession. He knew very well the complexity and cruelty of the palace struggle, and behind a simple accusation there were often many parties' games and calculations.

"Debao, go and check every word this palace lady-in-waiting said, especially about the connection between Shen Mengyao and her. Make sure everything is left out." The emperor ordered in a deep voice.

Debao retreated as he was told, but he was secretly thinking in his heart that this incident seemed to be becoming more and more confusing. Who was behind this and what purpose was he trying to achieve through this series of seemingly isolated incidents?

On the other side, Shen Mengyao heard the confession of the female official in the inner prison and felt mixed emotions.

She knew that she had not ordered anyone to poison, and had never thought of murdering the Queen Mother, but her confession at this moment pushed her to the forefront. She couldn't help but smile bitterly. In this palace, the truth seemed to always be the most luxurious luxury.

"Queyue, do you think this confession is credible?" Shen Mengyao looked at Queyue who was standing beside her with the same solemn expression.

Queyue shook her head and said firmly: "Princess, I know you are innocent. But now, we must find evidence to prove your innocence and find out the real mastermind behind it."

But unexpectedly, at this moment, a team of guards came quickly.

"Sure enough, it's here. Arrest him!"

"What do you want to do?" Queyue looked at them in panic.

"I didn't catch you before, so you had a chance to exploit it!" Lord Yu snorted coldly, "Separate them for now."

Queyue was taken out. When she was about to take action, she was afraid that her actions would implicate Shen Mengyao, so she had to hold back.

Eunuch Luo followed Lord Yu out and asked, "What does the emperor mean?"

"The Emperor said that the princess cannot be tortured for the time being, but the maidservant beside her is indeed involved in the incident. Since someone has testified against her, we must interrogate her clearly."

"Does that mean increasing the punishment?" Eunuch Luo wanted a definite answer.

Lord Yu's eyes were sharp and deep: "That's what the emperor meant. Now that so many unexpected events have occurred, he said that he wants to investigate this matter thoroughly."

"Okay, I understand." Eunuch Luo nodded: "Time is tight, the trial should be completed in the afternoon."

"Okay, I'll wait for good news." Lord Yu nodded and left quickly.

Lord Luo glanced at Queyue, then entered the torture chamber without saying a word. He looked at the unconscious female official and said calmly, "Don't take her out yet. Leave her aside so she can listen."

"Yes." The young eunuch nodded.

In the Regent's Palace, Bei Lan hurried in with the news.

"It seems something big happened in the palace last night, and many guards were alarmed."

"We can't help with what's happening in the palace right now." Qi Sui'an felt so helpless for the first time. He watched Shen Mengyao being imprisoned, but he could do nothing.

The feeling of depression in my heart is beyond words.

Bei Lan took out the jade pendant and said, "I sent people to visit many antique lovers and read many ancient books. There is a subtle dark pattern on it. After a careful look, I found that it is a Youlan flower."

"Youlan Flower?" Qi Sui'an frowned: "The poison that the Queen Mother was poisoned with was Youlan Powder."

"That's right. I heard that this flower is not in the Central Plains, but in the miasma-ridden area in the south. That place was once the territory of the Nanyi." Bei Lan told everything he knew in one breath.

"How come the eldest prince has this thing on him?" Qi Suian asked coldly.

"Yeah, how could the eldest prince be related to Nanyi? Nanyi was destroyed when he was still a child. Even you, Your Majesty, were only a few years old at that time." Bei Lan shrugged.

"I heard that the emperor has been kind to the south since he ascended the throne and has issued many policies, but I didn't expect that in just a few years, the emperor changed his mind and sent the Duke to guard the Southern Barbarians."

Qi Sui'an muttered a few words thoughtfully: "Maybe these things are related to what happened back then, and are related to the things in the palace, but these secrets should be difficult to find out."