"Your Majesty!" Lian Fei took two steps forward with her knees rubbing against the ground, tears welling up in her eyes. "I have never met Hua Jianli before, was I also coerced by her?"

"Who would believe me if I told you two weren't in the same group?"

The emperor was so angry that he slammed the table, "Why don't you tell the truth? Hua Jianli's assassination attempt failed, so I let you stab him in the back..."

Normally, he turned a blind eye to their intrigues, but now it has even escalated to murder to silence them. Do they take the emperor seriously?

"No, Your Majesty, it's not like that..." Concubine Lian's voice was hoarse. Faced with the emperor's aggressiveness, she was extremely disappointed.

At this time, she didn't care anymore, "Your Majesty, Hua Jianli just told me that the imperial concubine had an affair with someone, and as a condition, she asked me to let her go..."

She didn't dare to expose Xuanyuan Jin. She was wary of the Queen's influence. If she exposed Xuanyuan Jin without substantial evidence, she would not only destroy herself, but also her entire family.

"Asshole, now that the imperial concubine is dead, you are still destroying her reputation. Come! Drag Concubine Lian out..."

"You evil creature, tell me, are you the one who murdered the imperial concubine?" An old yet majestic voice interrupted the emperor's next words and also stopped the emperor's punishment.

Lian Fei turned to the person who was speaking and begged, "Grandfather, Grandfather, you have to believe Rong'er. Rong'er grew up in your eyes. Grandfather knows what kind of person I am best, right?"

She admitted that she was a bit willful and bullying, but when it came to killing someone, she didn't have the courage to do so.

Then she turned to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I did see Hua Jianli that day, but that was the first time we met. I really have no connection with her."

She regrets it so much now. If she had listened to Xuanyuan Jin and returned to the palace earlier, nothing would have happened.

"You're still trying to make excuses. How do you explain the poison powder that was found in your room?"

"I..." She was speechless for a moment, not knowing when the poison powder was put in the room.

Qin Changge covered his chest, feeling that the time was almost up, he cleared his throat and took a step forward...

"Your Majesty, the death of this imperial concubine may have nothing to do with Concubine Lian!"

As soon as he said this, everyone's attention was drawn to him.

Hua Jianli followed him in and looked around calmly. There were quite a few people in the imperial study...

Emperor Xuanyuan Linyuan, dressed in casual clothes, was about forty years old, with a majestic square face, sharp eyes, solemn and dignified, and exuding an infinite sense of oppression.

Next to him was a fat old man with red lips and white teeth, holding a whisk in his hand and pointing his index finger.

Behind her were two palace maids fanning themselves with expressionless faces.

A woman with a plain face and messy hair was kneeling on the ground, looking at them hopefully with a pair of red and swollen tearful eyes.

Hua Jianli sighed: "Isn't it much better this way? Her face is plain, like a lotus emerging from clear water, naturally without any decoration."

To the left of the emperor sat an elder in his sixties, with a frown on his face and deep facial features. His upright posture gave people a sense of oppression on the battlefield...

He was the only old man here, and when Concubine Lian called him grandfather, his identity was immediately clear...

Lian Chong, the loyal and brave Marquis, was a veteran of three dynasties who made countless contributions to the Qin Dynasty!

When Hua Jianli came in, Lian Chong stared at her closely, as if he wanted to see through her. Hua Jianli let him stare at her and walked straight to the center of the study.

Facing the pursuing eyes of Concubine Lian, Hua Jianli couldn't bear it. Her current situation was inseparable from himself. If she hadn't threatened with her life, the two of them would never have met. If he hadn't told her the secret between Xuanyuan Jin and the imperial concubine, she wouldn't have committed suicide.

I hurt her once before, and now I save her, so we are even.

By the way, teach her a lesson, let her know that human heart is complicated and society is dangerous

"Changge, did you get anything?" asked the emperor.

"Your Majesty, we did find something... This is the autopsy result, please have a look!"

After Eunuch Hai came forward and took the file from Qin Changge's hand, he found a place to sit down at random. His fingers began to tremble. Hua Jianli noticed her abnormality and knew that the poison was about to take effect.

She stood behind him calmly, and a silver needle accidentally pierced into the acupuncture point on the back of his head.

Qin Changge tilted his head to glance at her and said nothing more.

The emperor looked carefully while Qin Changge explained, "The body is five feet one inch long, and the fingers are a little rough and thick. It doesn't look like she has lived a life of luxury, but rather like she often does rough work. Most people's middle fingers are longer than the other fingers, but this body is different. Her middle finger is very special, almost the same length as her index and ring fingers, and she didn't have her feet bound..."

"Isn't this the imperial concubine?" said the emperor.

Lian Chong nodded, "The imperial concubine should be five feet three inches tall..."

Five feet and three inches. According to the measurement scale of this world, one foot is approximately 30.7 centimeters in modern times, which is about meters, which is the real height of the imperial concubine. Moreover, the imperial concubine had bound feet.

In the Qin Dynasty, all the ladies from noble families and descendants of famous families had a pair of three-inch golden lotus feet. The women in the palace were screened even more strictly. If a concubine had big feet and disabled fingers, it would be impossible for her to pass the layers of screening and sit in a high position.

Of course, no one cares about Hua Jianli's natural beauty, which results in her feet being quite large.

The emperor's expression was already very ugly, "You continue..."

"The deceased's face was so bad that almost no one could recognize him. Why was he clenching his fists? He was afraid that people would find out that his fingers were different from others. Why did his clothes not fit him? Because they were not tailor-made."

"If this person is not the imperial concubine, then who is she?" asked the emperor.

"It's not clear yet, but seven bodies were found in Fuxi Palace. Now as long as we know who is not among the seven, that body belongs to him." Qin Changge said.

There is a regulation in the palace that a noble concubine should be served by eight people.

Concubine Lian looked dazed, and it took her a long time to realize that she was killed by the bitch Imperial Concubine.

In an instant, it seemed that a lot of things were figured out. This was the plan of that bitch and Xuanyuan Jin to escape!

"Your Majesty, I know who the deceased is. She is the aunt who served the Imperial Concubine, He Xiang! That woman has three fingers that are the same length, and she is twenty-five this year. These two days will be the days when she will be sent out of the palace..."

Don't ask her why she is so familiar with the situation of the servants in the imperial concubine's palace. The reason is that only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win every battle.

"Oysters!" the emperor called to the eunuch behind him.

The eunuch named Haili stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty."

"check!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will go to the Jingshifang to search and verify it."

Hua Jianli and Qin Changge looked at each other and understood each other tacitly.

The emperor slapped the table and said, "This Hua Jianli is so cruel and ruthless!"

Subconsciously, he had already determined that all this was done by the escaped Hua Jianli. That woman was really bold to commit a crime in the palace.

If the final evidence is conclusive, he will never let the Hua family go. At that time, he will sentence them to death along with all nine generations of their clan.

Hua Jianli is dead. Why does this old emperor always blame her for everything?

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