The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

Crescent Moon struggled and shouted, "This is not mine!"

The princess raised her hand and the surroundings fell into silence.

Countless pairs of eyes fell on Yueyaer.

Princess: "The things were found in your trunk. How can you prove that they are not yours?"

Although Yueyaer is young, she has always been quick-witted.

When Hongxi suddenly pulled her into the room and asked her all sorts of questions, she guessed that something big was going to happen.

She secretly paid attention to what Hong Xi asked, and thinking back on everything that had happened over the past half month, her thoughts suddenly became clear.

Facing the sudden frame-up, she spoke clearly, "This must have been secretly put in my box by Ma Pozi!"

"I live in the same room with Ma Pozi. It's not hard for her to frame me!"

Yueyaer continued, "Twenty days ago, Mrs. Ma said she had an upset stomach and went to the toilet five times in one night!"

"I was woken up in the middle of the night, so I went over to take a look. I vaguely saw a figure..."

In fact, ever since Yueyaer received the task from Xie Run, she has been keeping a close eye on Ma Pozi.

That day, she followed Ma Pozi when she went to the toilet for the first time.

She didn't notice anything unusual the first four times, so she followed for the fifth time and encountered a figure behind the toilet.

Mother Li sneered, "Since you've spotted a figure, why don't you report the situation to Concubine Xie?!"

Yueyaer also regretted it. "It was dark at the time, and the shadow flashed by. I was afraid I had misjudged Ma Po, so I didn't take it seriously. Now I think it's suspicious..."

She planned to continue staring at Ma Po and wait for her to reveal her true identity.

Who knew that Mrs. Ma had already attacked her master without her knowing!

Ma Pozi snorted coldly, "You are just biting me!"

"Where's the evidence? You can't produce any evidence, just empty talk, and the things we searched out of your trunk are mine?"

Ma Pozi said this with great confidence, and even cursed: "You cunning girl, you always slack off at work, and now you push me to be the scapegoat!"

"You deserve divine punishment!"

Yueyaer was anxious and glared at Ma Pozi fiercely: "I have evidence!"

Mrs. Ma shuddered, and said with a strong exterior: "If you have the ability, show it to me!"

Yueyaer: "Mrs. Ma didn't eat anything bad that day. She deliberately fed herself croton powder. After eating it, she buried the paper package of croton powder in the ground!"

Crescent Moon pointed behind the osmanthus tree.

"That's it!"

Fortunately, she was more careful at the time, otherwise she would have been slandered to death!

When Mrs. Ma heard this, her face changed. "Who knows if you buried it secretly just to frame me today?!"

Xie Run, who had been a bystander until then, finally spoke slowly: "The court doctor wouldn't dare prescribe croton powder casually. We can find out which person in the courtyard has taken it."

The princess was also aware of this and immediately sent someone to investigate.

He also asked people to dig things under the osmanthus tree.

Sure enough, a paper bag of croton powder was dug out.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the princess continued, "Yueya'er, even if we dig out the croton powder, it only proves that Ma Po may have gone out to see someone that night. It doesn't mean that she is related to your master's poison."

Yueya: "I know. I have evidence!"

Mrs. Ma burst into tears and screamed, "What evidence? You just want to kill an old woman like me..."

The princess waved her hand and said coldly, "Shut her mouth."

He immediately took something and stuffed it into Ma Po's mouth, filling it so full that she could not spit it out.

Crescent Moon: "The evidence is in the bucket."

bucket?

Mrs. Ma was stunned for a moment, then suddenly became confident and straightened her back.

Yueyaer glanced at her, seemed to sense something, and smiled in her heart.

"I have two buckets for watering the flowers. I made a crescent moon mark on the bottom of my bucket."

Yueyaer said calmly, "If the water used to water the flowers is poisoned every day, there must be poison residue in the bucket!"

Mother Li immediately said, "That's right!"

The princess glanced at the imperial physician and said, "I'll have to trouble Imperial Physician Jiang once more."

As early as when Ya Yueya and Ma Pozi came out, all the things that could become stolen goods were taken out.

Doctor Jiang first tested the bucket with a silver needle to confirm that it was the poisonous one before asking someone to check the bottom.

"This one doesn't have the crescent marking."

The unmarked bucket belongs to Ma Pozi and has been found to be poisonous!

An old servant inside was looking through another one: "This one only has the mark, it's from a crescent moon, it's not poisonous!"

With her mouth blocked, Ma Pozi widened her eyes in disbelief, "Woo woo woo!..."

She seemed about to say something.

Mother Li stood beside the princess, "Mrs. Ma, what else do you have to say?!"

The princess frowned and was about to ask the maid to release Ma Pozi's mouth and let her speak.

Xie Run suddenly bowed to the princess, "Princess, Ma Po is trying to murder me. You must not let her stay!"

She glanced at the princess and said, "It's just that I can't make a decision on my own. Please let the princess decide everything!"

The princess exchanged a meaningful look with Xie Run.

Xie Run convicted Ma Pozi of the crime with just one sentence.

She asked the princess to make the decision, which meant handing the person over to the princess for handling and doing the princess a favor.

The princess was also afraid that Ma Po would say something about her.

I already have a plan in mind.

Princess: "In that case, I will take her back to Qingsong Courtyard and wait for the prince to come and make a judgment together."

Mother Li paused and glanced at Yueyaer, "Princess, this girl..."

Although Yueyaer proved her innocence, she was involved in Xie Run's poisoning and she would probably be taken back for trial.

Xie Run spoke up to protect her: "Princess, it was actually me who asked Yueyaer to keep an eye on Ma Po."

In other words, all of Yueyaer's actions were guaranteed by Xie Run.

The princess and Mother Li understood instantly and were certain that it was Ma who betrayed her master and poisoned him.

Princess: "In that case, you should have a good rest. When there is any news, I will send someone to inform you as soon as possible."

Everyone in Linxuan Pavilion saluted in unison: "Farewell, Princess."

When the princess left, Xie Jiang followed her.

Obviously, she didn't want to get involved in the dirty business of Prince Jing's Mansion.

Before leaving, Xie Run took her hand and stuffed her with one thousand taels of silver.

"Sister, this is a thank you gift."

"Don't say anything sisterly. It's not easy for you to make a living in the capital alone, and I have to make you run around. I can't bear to see you suffer so much."

Xie Jiang has no shortage of money.

But who could blame Xie Run for being so eloquent and acting like a spoiled child? Every word he said touched Xie Jiang's heart, so she had no choice but to take the money and run away.

Dan Tao teased, "I didn't know the master was so good at sweet talk before."

"If you use this ability to coax the prince, I'm afraid the prince will be softened."

Xie Run glanced at her inscrutablely.

"You don't understand. How can the prince compare with my sister?"

Xie Jiang has the role of the heroine, and being her only sister has a more promising future than being King Jing's favorite concubine.

Dan Tao and Xiao Shu didn't say anything, but they agreed with what Xie Run said.

Sisters born from the same mother are naturally more reliable than the prince.