Anyone with a discerning eye could see how far-fetched her explanation was.

Concubine Liu snorted coldly, "You are just a little concubine, yet you dare to cling to the throne. If all the concubines in the palace were as unruly as you, wouldn't the harem be in chaos?!"

Yin Da Ying was already afraid of Concubine Liu, and at this moment, cold sweat kept flowing down his forehead.

"No... no... concubine, concubine..."

Shen Zhinian took the opportunity to say, "Your Majesty, I feel that Yin Da Ying's behavior is indeed suspicious, as if he is deliberately trying to frame me. Since we have already searched Tingyu Pavilion, why not search Shufangzhai as well."

Nangong Xuanyu didn't like Yin's agreement in the first place, and felt that Shen Zhinian had been wronged by the search of Tingyu Pavilion, so he naturally would not reject her proposal.

"Lady Rou is right. Li Changde, take your people to Shufangzhai again."

"Slave, you obey!"

What did Liu Ruyan still not understand after seeing this? Shen Zhinian had already noticed their plan and was ready to fight back. Shufangzhai would definitely find something.

This woman is really extraordinary. She is worthy of being the one who sabotaged her plans since the day of the audition!

Liu Ruyan now only hopes that she has been hiding behind the scenes and has not been noticed by Shen Zhinian, and that the matter will end here with Yin agreeing.

If she wanted to get out of this unscathed, she could only sacrifice the car to save the driver. From now on, she could no longer have anything to do with Yin Da Ying!

Seeing the disappointment and coldness in Queen Jiang's eyes, Liu Ruyan bit her lip, feeling uneasy.

Since she took refuge with the Queen, she has not done anything useful. Her first action ended in failure. She was afraid that the Queen would doubt her ability.

But the most important thing now is to get through the current storm.

Yin Da Ying didn't know at this time that he had become a discarded pawn, and he even felt relieved in his heart.

Her Shufangzhai was spotless, with nothing in it. If Eunuch Li went to search it, he could at least prove her innocence.

At that time, she would say that she misunderstood Concubine Rou because she wanted to find the murderer of the heir to the throne too much. This was not a big mistake, and His Majesty would at most punish her slightly.

Standing behind her are Concubine Wan and the Empress. It is only a matter of time before she gains the Emperor's favor!

Soon, Li Changde came back and motioned the eunuch behind him to present the things. He said solemnly, "Your Majesty, I brought people to dig out a bag of safflower under the tree in the courtyard of Shufangzhai!"

Shen Zhinian's eyes were filled with tears, and she said with great grievance: "Your Majesty, it turned out that Yin Ying was the one who cried thief! I was almost framed by her and became the sinner who murdered the heir to the throne, wuwu..."

She looked like a charming hibiscus with tears in her eyes, yet also looked a bit pitiful.

The emperor felt so distressed that he could not help but slow down his tone: "I know you are kind-hearted and innocent. Don't worry, I will give you justice now."

Then, he set his eyes on Yin Da Ying, his dark eyes filled with thunderous anger: "The evidence is irrefutable, what else can you quibble about!"

Yin Da Ying was completely stunned!

She had bribed Little Li from Tingyu Pavilion a long time ago and asked him to bury the red flowers in Tingyu Pavilion. How could the things appear in Shufangzhai? !

"Your Majesty, I don't know what's going on! Even if I had a hundred guts, I wouldn't dare to murder the heir to the throne! Please understand, Your Majesty!"

If Yin promised to be honest, this matter might still be suspicious. However, from the beginning, she jumped up and down, trying to pin the crime on Shen Zhinian. Now she says she is innocent, no one will believe it.

Concubine Zhang looked at Shen Zhinian apologetically, and said to Yin Da Ying sternly: "I thought you were a kind-hearted person before, but it turns out that you killed my child! Yin Da Ying, I have no grudge against you, why are you so cruel?!"

"It's not me! I really didn't..."

Yin agreed and tried to argue, but Nangong Xuanyu was too lazy to listen to her explanation: "Check!"

"Yes!"

Perhaps because he was about to die, Yin Da Ying's mind finally came to his senses. He pointed at Sun Chang Zai and said fiercely: "I understand, it's you!"

She wanted to say that Sun Changzai had formed an alliance with Shen Zhinian a long time ago, but the two of them pretended to be enemies to trick her. But this would be equivalent to admitting in disguise that she wanted to frame Shen Zhinian.

Therefore, Yin agreed and just said: "I really regard you as a friend, but you took the opportunity to visit Shufangzhai and buried the red flowers in my yard! You did all this! Isn't it?!"

Sun Changzai said aggrievedly, "Yin Yi-na, you are framing Concubine Rou, and you are trying to accuse me again? Do all the people living in Zhongcui Palace have a grudge against you?"

Yin Ying said angrily: "Stop pretending to be nice here! If it's not you, who else could it be?!"

"enough!"

The emperor said in disgust: "If you continue, will you accuse all the concubines in the harem of being murderers?"

"I don't want to hear her screams anymore. Shut her mouth for me!"

Immediately, a eunuch responded "yes" and stepped forward to cover Yin's mouth with a handkerchief.

The people under the emperor's command were naturally very efficient. All the palace servants in Shufangzhai were dragged to the Ministry of Punishment and tortured.

Following an unpopular promise, the palace servants were naturally not tough guys and soon revealed many things.

"…Your Majesty, the palace maids in Shufangzhai have confessed that it was Yin who bribed Hanbi in Shangxiang Palace and asked her to put the red flower in Concubine Zhang's tea. It was also Yin who confessed and found an opportunity to put the blame on Concubine Rou."

At this time, the guards who went out of the palace to investigate also came back: "Your Majesty, Hanbi's family is very poor, with only his old mother and brother to rely on. Hanbi's brother is a poor bachelor, but a while ago, a large sum of money appeared in the family, and he even got married."

Everything fits together!

Yin Da Ying was so frightened that she collapsed to the ground, her body trembling...

Concubine Zhang said with tears in her eyes, "Your Majesty, the annual allowance promised is only thirty taels. How could she do all these things by herself? There must be someone behind Yin Yingying, please investigate thoroughly!"

The emperor looked at Li Changde: "What else did you find out?"

A sly arc appeared at the corner of Shen Zhinian's lips.

The show is finally about to begin!

Li Changde glanced at Liu Ruyan and said with embarrassment: "In addition, we also found out...we found out that Chenzi from Shufangzhai had contact with Concubine Wan's personal maid Xunmei. According to Chenzi's confession...the red flower was given to him by Xunmei..."

Concubine Wan was the most favored concubine among all the newcomers, except Concubine Rou. Li Changde had never expected that after searching for a long time, he would eventually find the favorite concubine of His Majesty.

Liu Ruyan knelt softly on the ground, walked to Nangong Xuanyu on her knees, and grasped the corner of his robe pitifully: "Your Majesty, this matter has nothing to do with me!"

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