mtl008 Chapter 144: Committing suicide by hitting a pillar
Chapter 144: Committing suicide by hitting a pillar
Concubine Rou lowered her head and slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhou Lingge is really amazing.
With such a careful plan, she was able to find another way to get rid of her suspicion.
A trick she used against her opponent almost made her fail.
A cold light flashed in Roupin's eyes.
She always thinks ten steps ahead before she takes one step. Before the plan was implemented, she had already prepared for failure, so she had already arranged for Li to agree to take the blame for her.
Oh, it’s not that easy to bring her down.
Concubine Rou looked at Huan'er with disappointment in her eyes: "I have treated you well since I entered the palace. I never thought that you would betray me. Fortunately, you still have a conscience and did not continue to slander me."
"Otherwise, I have really been harmed by you, and I can't wash myself clean even if I jump into the Yellow River." She pinched the handkerchief, looked at Qin Feiling with red eyes, and choked with sobs pitifully.
Zhou Shiya raised her eyebrows and looked at Concubine Rou in surprise.
Unexpectedly, in such a desperate situation, she could still keep a trick for herself.
This move of risking one's life and then surviving it really surprised and delighted her.
Zhou Shiya couldn't help but curl her lips and smiled faintly.
Interesting! It's really interesting!
Qin Feiling's face darkened. He didn't even glance at Concubine Rou, only coldly looking at Huan'er: "Concubine Li has now been demoted to Concubine. How could she have such great power to order a maid like you around?"
Li agreed to be under house arrest, and she never appeared in front of anyone, but all these things were actually planned by Li agreed?
With just a small promise from her, she could actually bypass Concubine Rou and control her maid to do all this?
How ridiculous is this?
Huan'er's eyes were red, and her voice was choked with sobs as she replied, "Empress Roupin is only from a humble family. How can her background compare to that of Li Yingying's mother's family? Li Yingying's father is the Minister of State... My family members now work under the Minister of State."
"So... even if Li agrees, as long as she says a word, this servant's family... will..."
When she finished speaking, she didn't dare to continue.
She kowtowed while crying: "I was also forced. My family was controlled by Li Ying, and she had a hold on my weakness. I had no choice but to betray Concubine Rou... and work for her."
"If Your Majesty and the Queen Mother don't believe it, you can also interrogate the palace servant in Yuanchen Palace. He was also bribed by Li Yingda. He should have hidden a lot of gold and silver that Li Yingda gave him... Li Yingda's mother's family owns a bank, and all silver and money from the bank should be marked with the bank's seal."
"I know I have committed a grave sin, having harmed Concubine Jing's heir. My death is not a pity. I hope Your Majesty and the Queen Mother will not implicate my family. I will die to atone for my sin and be buried with Concubine Jing's lost heir. I also use my life to prove that there is absolutely no falsehood in the testimony I just gave."
At the end of her words, she looked at Concubine Rou with red eyes and said, "Your Majesty, I am the one who has wronged you and betrayed your trust in me. I will die to atone for my sin."
After Huan'er said this, she immediately got up from the ground and quickly bumped into the pillar.
Bang.
Her head exploded and she died instantly.
Almost no one present reacted, let alone tried to stop her.
The Queen Mother turned pale with fear: "Ah..."
Nanny Zhao quickly stood in front of the empress dowager.
Concubine Rou couldn't help but burst into tears: "Huan'er, why are you so confused?"
The entire hall was filled with Concubine Rou's sobs.
Everyone's eyes were filled with shock.
How determined must one be to commit suicide in this way?
Most people believed the credibility of the maid's testimony.
She used her own life to prove her words.
Qin Feiling's eyes were full of hostility, and he looked at the dead Huan'er with a gloomy look.
Then he waved his hand and had the body dragged away.
The Queen Mother's panic subsided. Her face turned pale as she looked at Qin Feiling and said, "Emperor, send someone to bring Li Ying here."
"I want to see...if there are other people involved in this."
A concubine had a miscarriage, and the slander first targeted the imperial concubine, and then the Roupin.
In the end, the murderer behind the scenes turned out to be Li Ying who was under house arrest?
This is really terrifying to think about.
The person who planned all this behind the scenes is so scheming and so deceitful.
There were endless struggles and infighting in the harem, and many royal heirs died in the fights among these concubines.
The Queen Mother was particularly distressed.
She would never let off easily anyone who poisoned the royal heir.
Anyone who does evil must be punished, and she will never tolerate it.
Li agreed and was brought in soon.
She was dressed simply and plainly, with only a silver hairpin in her hair.
Her expression seemed extremely calm.
The Queen Mother knelt on the ground after she entered the hall.
She grabbed the teacup at hand and smashed it hard on Li Da Ying's head: "Asshole, did you do all this?"
Li promised not to dodge or evade, and she let the teacup fall on her head.
Her head was smashed and blood was dripping...
She raised her sleeve and wiped the blood that covered her eyes, then she prostrated herself and kowtowed: "I have no excuse. Now that everything has been investigated, I have nothing to say. I willingly plead guilty."
"Your Majesty and the Queen Mother want to kill or chop me up, and I will obey your will."
The Queen Mother angrily slammed the table and shouted hoarsely, "Li Ying, why did you do this? Didn't I tell you that if you behave yourself for a while, I will gradually promote you and let you raise the eldest princess?"
Li agreed and couldn't help but sneered when she heard this.
Her originally calm eyes suddenly showed some fluctuations.
"Your Highness, do you know? After just a few days of not seeing each other, the eldest princess has already forgotten me as her mother. Two days ago, I secretly went to see her and wanted to hug her. Guess what she said?"
"She stepped back in fear, crying, 'Who is this?' ... Her Majesty, the Queen Mother, she doesn't recognize me. I am her biological mother. I carried her for ten months and raised her up... But she forgot me so quickly."
"Your Highness, do you know how much pain I felt at that time? It felt like someone was stabbing me with a knife. Being forgotten by your own child, what a tragic thing it is. But even so, I still can't help but love her. She is the flesh that fell from my body. I will not allow anyone to take her away from me..."
"But I am afraid. I am afraid that even if she can come back to me one day, she won't recognize me and won't know that I am her biological mother."
The Queen Mother was heartbroken: "So, you resent the Imperial Concubine, so you killed two birds with one stone, first poisoning Jingpin's child, and then harming the Imperial Concubine?"
Li agreed and raised her chin, her eyes full of resentment as she looked towards the inner hall.
Before planning all this, Concubine Rou actually went to find her.
Concubine Rou said that if her plan succeeded, she would be able to quickly bring the Grand Princess to her side and raise her, and no one would ever separate them. But if it failed, she would be doomed and fall into hell.
Concubine Rou asked her if she wanted to gamble?
Li agreed, but her heart ached when she thought of the strange look in the eldest princess's eyes. At that moment, she didn't hesitate at all and replied with one word: bet.
Unfortunately, she failed in this gamble.
No regrets after making a move! She is willing to accept defeat!
Li agreed with a smile, emphasizing each word.
"Yes... I particularly hate the Imperial Concubine. If it weren't for her... why would I be separated from the eldest princess?"