The fake daughter of a fallen ghost is reborn

Xue Zhiyi looked confused: "Zhiyi doesn't know what mistake I made, please enlighten me, Your Majesty."

The imperial concubine did not answer her, but glanced at the trembling Yunshuang: "Yunshuang, repeat your confession."

Yunshuang lowered her head even lower: "I... I and Yunxue helped Miss Xue San to the west wing. After Yunxue left, I wanted to stay and take care of Miss Xue, but Miss Xue was drunk and couldn't control her words and actions. She insisted on getting up and walking around. She also broke into the study and smashed the Baixi bottle. I wanted to stop her but couldn't, and was even injured by Miss Xue..."

The Queen Mother looked at her coldly and asked her, "Is what you said true?"

Yun Shuang shrank back: "I dare not lie!"

Suddenly, a deep sigh was heard, and Huo Wuyou's expression was quite sad: "Not only that, you also hid Yunshuang on the couch, causing Miss Ge who wanted to care about you to fall and get injured. Miss Xue San, you really caused a big disaster."

Huo Zhiyu, who was standing by, didn't react for a moment when he heard this and even pushed him.

But Xue Zhiyi understood what he meant. She pretended to be surprised and asked, "Miss Ge is injured?"

Then, she said to the Queen Mother in a serious tone, "But this matter was not done by Zhiyi! Regarding Yunshuang's confession, I also have a few questions to ask."

After the Queen Mother nodded, she said to Yunshuang: "Yunshuang, what you mean is that after I was drunk, a person who couldn't even stand steadily, I was able to run all the way from the west wing to the study room, smashing the objects in the study room, and even you couldn't stop me?"

Yun Shuang explained with a guilty conscience: "Miss Third, you don't know that some people become extremely excited after getting drunk. Even if I want to stop them, I can't!"

Hearing this, Xue Zhiyi smiled: "Yes, I was unconscious and extremely excited, but after injuring you, I was able to put you on the bed and cover you with a blanket."

Yun Shuang was speechless for a moment: "I...I didn't know anything after being knocked unconscious, but I dare not lie!"

Xue Zhiyi just bowed to the Queen Mother and said, "My Queen Mother, I know that I can't remember anything after drinking. That's why anyone can make up stories about my whereabouts during this period. But I don't know why I, who was in the pavilion far away from the study, became the most suspicious person because of Yun Shuang's words."

But Concubine Ge sneered: "Could it be that Miss Xue wants to say that these are all Yunshuang's lies? Yunshuang is someone close to me, do you think that I am harming you?"

Xue Zhiyi bowed his head and said, "I dare not bring myself to implicate the Imperial Concubine. What a palace maid does may not necessarily represent the Imperial Concubine's wishes. Perhaps Yunshuang accidentally broke the Baixi bottle, and she is afraid that the Empress Dowager will blame her, so she puts the blame on me."

An Zhaoyi sighed faintly, "Ms. Xue, a drunk person, what can she know? Your Majesty, you must carefully interrogate Yun Shuang, otherwise people will think that your Majesty is not strict with her subordinates and has trained such a palace maid with evil intentions, which will ruin your Majesty's reputation."

Hearing this, Concubine Ge glared at her, her chest heaving with anger. She had already lost Ge Yuanhui today, and was also caught by An Zhaoyi's pigtails. If she couldn't prove Xue Zhiyi's guilt, she would be at a great loss!

She looked at Xue Zhiyi coldly: "If it is true as Miss Xue said, then who hurt Yun Shuang? Could it be herself?"

But Xue Zhiyi pretended to be terrified: "I was drunk and didn't know about this. I'm afraid we have to investigate who committed the crime in the palace."

The imperial concubine said, "Ms. Xue, just because you said you didn't know doesn't mean you have cleared yourself of suspicion."

Xue Zhiyi knelt with her back straight. She thought for a moment and said, "It is indeed difficult for me to prove myself. I can't even explain where I went after I got drunk. But I think there are many people in Jianzhang Palace. Someone must have seen me. If I can get a witness to prove that I have never been to the study, I can be cleared of all charges."

At this point, even the imperial concubine began to feel a little unsure. Could it be that Xue Zhiyi really had some witnesses?

At this moment, there was a thud and a person fell into the door with a cry.

When everyone looked over, they saw that the precious young Master Huo had somehow fallen in like this and was lying on the ground, rubbing his butt and crying in pain.

"What's wrong with you?" Huo Wuyou frowned in disgust.

Huo Wuhui held his waist and climbed up.

Just now, Ge Yuanhui was injured, which scared the Ninth Prince so much that he burst into tears. The Queen Mother had them both taken away, but Huo Wuhui couldn't sit still, so he lay outside the door and eavesdropped. As a result, he lost his balance and fell in.

The Queen Mother asked him, "Are you hurt? Is it serious?"

Huo Wuyou carried him to her side: "It's okay, grandma, he has thick skin and flesh, he won't get hurt."

But Huo Wuhui had no time to respond to his brother's words, and hurriedly said, "Grandma, I just saw Sister Zhiyi."

The Queen Mother, who was angry because of what happened today, finally softened her expression after hearing this: "You say."

Huo Wuhui said, "When my ninth brother and I were flying the kite, we saw Sister Zhiyi in the corridor from afar. She was walking very slowly and unsteadily, walking for a while and resting for a while."

"In the corridor?" Huo Zhiyu asked him hurriedly, "How long did Sister Zhiyi stay there?"

Huo Wuhui thought for a moment and said, "I don't remember either..."

Suddenly, he cried out and held the head that was hit by his second brother.

Huo Wuyou pretended to hit him again: "Think about it carefully."

Huo Wuhui's face was wrinkled, and he felt very aggrieved, but he still thought seriously: "It took a long time. She even leaned on the railing to take a nap for a while. It was not until we asked Yunxue to ask Grandma and Concubine to come and watch us fly the kite that we found that Sister Zhiyi had left."

Huo Zhiyu finally breathed a sigh of relief: "So, there is no way that Sister Zhiyi, who can't even walk steadily, could have walked from the study to the westernmost corridor of Jianzhang Palace in such a short time. Moreover, the corridor is close to the west wing. It is likely that Sister Zhiyi went out alone to sober up after lying down. Therefore, what happened in the study has nothing to do with Sister Zhiyi."

Xue Zhiyi said nothing, just knelt with his head lowered.

After climbing out from the back window of the study, she avoided the palace servants of Jianzhang Palace and left quickly, hoping to find witnesses for herself far away from the study.

It was her first time in Jianzhang Palace and she was completely unfamiliar with the terrain. Fortunately, there were kites flying in the sky at that time. Since someone was flying a kite, she could look in the direction of the kite and there must be someone there.

As expected, she saw the most suitable people to testify for her, Huo Wuhui and the Ninth Prince, so she pretended to be drunk and stayed there on purpose.

Listening to Huo Wuhui's testimony, Concubine Ge's teeth were about to break.

Then An Zhaoyi said, "It seems that Miss Xue is innocent, but Yun Shuang is full of lies. Are you going to let her off easily, Your Majesty?"

The imperial concubine's eyelashes trembled. She tried her best to keep her tone calm and forced a smile: "Wuhui, tell me, do you really remember that Miss Xue stayed there for a long time? Or was the person you saw really Miss Xue? Or someone dressed similarly? Think about it carefully."

Concubine Ge's smile made Huo Wuhui's back shiver. He avoided the creepy look and said, "Your Majesty, Wuhui is not mistaken. Ninth brother also saw it."