Steal my marriage? Turn around and marry the tyrant to take the throne

Even Shen Zhinian couldn't help but sigh that Concubine Liu was the most favored one in the six palaces, and this statement was indeed true!

Queen Jiang felt weak for a while, and was supported by Fanghua before she could barely stand. A trace of haze flashed in her eyes, but she quickly returned to her sad expression.

"Your Majesty, the evidence that the guards found in Yongshou Palace is right here! I know that you favor the Imperial Concubine, but my sister is so innocent..."

Nangong Xuanyu naturally understood that although Jiang Wanning was only a noble, she was the most beloved daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo, and this matter also involved Concubine Liu. If it was not handled properly, the Duke of Zhenguo and the Duke of Dingguo would surely cause unrest in the former court and the harem.

Moreover, in front of everyone and facing solid evidence, he could not be too biased towards Concubine Liu.

The emperor looked at Concubine Liu, his tone was emotionless: "My beloved concubine, do you have any evidence to prove that this matter has nothing to do with the people in Yongshou Palace?"

Concubine Liu's silver teeth were almost broken!

She didn't expect Queen Jiang to be so insidious and caught her off guard. Xuebai was found in Yongshou Palace, and no matter what she said, she couldn't defend herself.

The only solution now is to put all the blame on Concubine An!

"Tell me! Did you kill Concubine Jiang, and somehow let someone release Xuebai into my palace?!"

Concubine An was so scared that she kept shaking her head: "I didn't! My Lady, this matter has nothing to do with me!"

She also wanted to say that it was the Imperial Concubine who harmed Concubine Jiang and used her as a scapegoat.

Concubine Liu asked sternly, "If it wasn't you, why would there be ointment in your palace?! I think you found out that the ointment and cypress together can poison people to death, so you used this method to harm Concubine Jiang!"

Compared to Concubine An, Empress Jiang certainly wanted to get rid of Concubine Liu more: "The Yongshou Palace is full of Concubine's people, like an iron barrel. Concubine An is just a concubine, how can she have such ability? The evidence is out in the open, Concubine, please stop accusing others!"

Then, she knelt on the ground with Fanghua's support, and looked at Nangong Xuanyu in grief: "I beg Your Majesty to severely punish the murderer, return Wan Ning, and give justice to the Zhenguo Mansion!"

The concubines who were attached to the Zhenguo Mansion stood up one after another and added insult to injury: "Today it is Concubine Jiang, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow we don't know who it will be. If the murderer is not severely punished, we concubines in the harem are really afraid..."

"The Imperial Concubine's methods are too cruel. I beg Your Majesty to enforce the law impartially and correct the palace rules!"

Before Concubine Liu could speak, those who had surrendered to her seized the opportunity to charge forward for her: "What nonsense!"

"The Imperial Concubine is of noble status and noble character. How could she do such a wicked thing? Someone must have framed her!"

"You are so impatient to throw dirty water on the Imperial Concubine, could it be that the real culprit is among you?"

"..."

Seeing the concubines arguing with each other and speculating against each other, the emperor sitting in the main seat had an increasingly gloomy expression, and the majesty of an emperor he exuded was chilling!

The only high-ranking concubines left were Liang Fei and Xue Fei. The former did not take the opportunity to step on anyone, and her dignified and beautiful face was filled with a hint of sadness, as if she was regretting the passing of a young life.

The latter still maintained that cold demeanor, not saying a word from beginning to end, but with a hint of impatience between her brows, she hated the intrigues in the deep palace.

Shen Zhinian lowered his eyes and analyzed calmly.

If Concubine Liu lost this round, Queen Jiang would be the only one in power in the harem, which would be disadvantageous for her to fish in troubled waters. Moreover, her purpose was to take revenge on Concubine An, and if the crime fell on Concubine Liu, her plan would fail.

Thinking of this, Shen Zhinian took a step forward: "...Your Majesty, Queen, I have a way to check whether this was done by the Imperial Concubine."

Nangong Xuanyu knew that this young girl was always smart, but he didn't want her to be involved in the turmoil in the harem.

But before he could open his mouth, Concubine Liu asked hurriedly: "What method?!"

Shen Zhinian was hers, Concubine Liu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but then she felt a little unbelievable. She actually felt for a moment that Shen Zhinian's appearance made her feel more at ease than His Majesty, which was ridiculous.

"My Lady, if anyone who has come into contact with snow cedar touches the juice of summer grass again, their skin will turn blue. And the longer the contact time, the deeper the blue will be."

"The guards found the snow cypress in Yongshou Palace and placed it on a tray. If it had always been in Yongshou Palace, then the guards had been in contact with it for about the same amount of time, and the color of their hands should be the same."

"On the contrary, if someone took advantage of the palace search to put the snow cypress into Yongshou Palace, then the snow cypress would have been on him a long time ago, and he must have touched it longer than the other guards. We just need to compare, whoever has the darker color on his hand than the others, that person is the murderer who framed you!"

In her previous life, Shen Zhinian was a concubine's daughter, so the Shen family naturally would not devote all their efforts to training her. After marrying Lu Jianglin, in order to control her own life and to help him get promoted, she spent most of her time reading books. By chance, she saw this record in an ancient book.

Concubine Liu was overjoyed, and her eyes softened when she looked at Shen Zhinian: "Someone, quickly get the juice of the summer grass!"

Queen Jiang tightened her hands slightly under her sleeves.

Among the guards, one of them began to turn pale.

Xialuoca was a very common weed in the palace. Soon someone crushed out its juice and presented it to the palace, which was evenly smeared on the hands of every guard who entered Yongshou Palace.

Everyone stared at them motionlessly.

Even the emperor's interest was piqued.

One of the concubines exclaimed, "It's changed color! The hands of these guards have really turned blue!"

The guards who had touched the summer grass had their hands blue in varying shades, but the difference was not that big. Only one person's hands were so blue that they were almost black!

Concubine Liu picked up the teacup on the table and smashed it on his head: "Tell me! Who instructed you to frame me?!"

The moment he was exposed, the guard knew he was doomed. He gritted his teeth and said, "No one ordered me to do this. I accidentally bumped into the Imperial Concubine during a patrol and was punished by her. So I held a grudge and deliberately took revenge!"

Concubine Liu sneered: "Do you think I will believe it?"

"Your Majesty, there must be someone behind this guard. Why not drag him to the Ministry of Punishment and torture him severely..."

However, before he could finish his words, the guard drew the sword from his waist and slashed his neck...

The imperial physician hurried over to check, and after a moment he said, "Your Majesty, Imperial Concubine, this person is dead."

Concubine Liu understood that even if she investigated further, she would not find any results. However, she still looked at the emperor with red eyes, as if she had suffered a great injustice.

"Your Majesty, I don't know who I have offended. I almost jumped into the Yellow River and couldn't wash it off. Please make a decision for me..."

The emperor stared at Shen Zhinian in a daze.