Yixiu is reborn, fights against her elder sister, and becomes the queen mother

"Wait a minute!"

When everyone heard the sound, they all looked over.

The Emperor and Concubine Jing arrived late, and the "wait a minute" just now was shouted by Concubine Jing.

Concubine Hua's face turned green. She gritted her teeth and glared at Concubine Jing fiercely, saying in a cold voice, "There is irrefutable evidence that Concubine Wan is poisoning Concubine Bi. Is Concubine Jing going to plead for such a vicious person?"

Yixiu stood up slowly and bowed to the emperor. "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May your Majesty be blessed with good health. Concubine Jing has something to say about Concubine Wan's attempt to poison Concubine Bi. Concubine Hua, you don't have to worry for now."

Hua Fei had no choice but to shut up and quickly followed suit, and the others did the same.

The emperor's suspicious look passed over Concubine Hua, but in the end he said nothing. Instead, he waved to everyone.

"Everyone, get up! How is Lady Bi now?"

As the emperor spoke, he walked towards his seat. However, the pressure emanating from his body made it obvious that his mood was not very good.

Yixiu smiled slightly. As expected, Concubine Hua was the first to step forward and cried with feigned pity, "Your Majesty, please help Concubine Bi. Concubine Bi is so pitiful. Today, in my palace, I was talking to Concubine Bi peacefully. For some reason, Concubine Bi suddenly fainted from unbearable abdominal pain.

This frightened me terribly, and I hurriedly summoned the imperial physician. After careful questioning, I discovered that Lady Bi had been poisoned. This poison was extremely horrible. If it hadn't been discovered early, I'm afraid Lady Bi would never be able to conceive again."

While Hua Fei was crying, she gently wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.

The emperor said angrily: "How dare someone do such a despicable thing under my nose! How outrageous!"

Concubine Hua then glared at Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang who were kneeling on the ground. Her tone was cold and her eyes seemed to want to stare a hole in the two of them.

"Your Majesty, the palace maid Cai'er has just confessed that it was Wan Chang who forced her to poison. She was jealous of Concubine Bi's favor, so she did such a despicable thing. Your Majesty, please punish her severely and set the palace rules right."

After saying that, Concubine Hua stood up and knelt on the ground.

Zhen Huan looked at the emperor with a resentful expression and explained, "Your Majesty, I have never done such a thing. I have nothing to do with this palace maid. How could I have bribed her to poison Concubine Bi? Please, Your Majesty, please understand."

Concubine Hua sneered, "This maid has died to testify against you. Could she possibly lie? Now that she's dead and there's no evidence, and Concubine Wan is here, you can say whatever you want."

She looked at the emperor again, her eyes earnest, and said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Wan is vicious and has wantonly harmed the concubines in the palace. Such evil people must not be forgiven!"

The emperor pursed his lips and looked straight at Zhen Huan, his tone cold and expressionless.

"Wan Changzai, do you have anything to say?"

Zhen Huan's mind was spinning rapidly. She tried desperately to recall the details of today's incident, and finally she found the key issue of the matter.

"Your Majesty, since this palace maid has repeatedly accused me of poisoning Concubine Bi, I wonder what kind of poison I used? The harem has always been strictly controlled. How could such a harmful thing possibly be in my hands?"

When everyone heard what Zhen Huan said, they all nodded.

The palace has always had strict control over many things. Even when new people entered the palace, the things they brought with them had to be searched one by one by the guards and maids before they could be allowed in.

Concubine Hua's eyes flashed with surprise, but she could only say irritably, "Having said that, who knows if Concubine Wan has secretly sent someone out of the palace to smuggle anything away?"

Zhen Huan curled the corners of her mouth slightly, and Concubine Hua took the bait.

She knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the emperor. "I don't understand what your Highness Hua Guifei said. Palace rules strictly prohibit concubines from smuggling items between the palace and outside the palace. How could I knowingly violate it?"

Concubine Hua looked a little flustered. They were them, and she was herself. She lived a luxurious life on weekdays. Without the support of her family outside the palace, how many days could she survive?

The Emperor also realized that the Nian family had already extended their influence into the harem. He closed his eyes and said coldly, "Investigate! Investigate for me! I will see who dares to secretly contact people outside the palace."

Concubine Hua glared at Zhen Huan fiercely. "Concubine Wan is truly eloquent. She's managed to get the Emperor involved. Weren't we already talking about you poisoning Concubine Bi Yi? How did you bring up smuggling now? Could it be that this maid would denounce you for no reason?"

Xiudong walked in at this moment and whispered something in Yixiu's ear.

Yixiu stood up, bowed to the emperor, and said, "Your Majesty, when Cai'er pointed out Concubine Wan, I sent someone to check at Suiyuxuan. Sure enough, they found the poison in Cai'er's room. At the same time, they also found a dozen banknotes."

Zhen Huan knelt on the ground and cried bitterly, "Your Majesty, please help me. Someone must have framed me and framed Concubine Bi and wanted to kill me, Your Majesty."

The Emperor lowered his head and looked at Zhen Huan, his voice low, "Don't worry, I won't wrongly accuse anyone. Where is the thing I found in Cai'er's room?"

Xiudong bowed, then stood up and went outside, then came back in with the tray.

She showed the item in her hand to everyone and said, "I have learned some medical knowledge. This oil-paper wrapper contains something extremely cold. If a woman consumes it, she may become infertile. I think it is the poison Cai'er mentioned. And this handkerchief contains a thousand taels of silver. I also found a letter in her cabinet. It was written to her family."

The emperor frowned, his tone as cold as iron.

"Show your faith."

Xiudong said: "This servant will obey the emperor's order."

She slowly unfolded the letter in front of everyone and read aloud, "Father, Mother, I'm afraid I won't make it back alive. Here's one thousand taels of silver. I know you're in poor health and need medicine all year round, and it's very hard for you to support the family alone. Now, this one thousand taels of silver will not only pay off our family's debts, but also help my younger brother find a wife. As for my elder sister, if her brother-in-law still beats her, please allow her to divorce and bring her home. Don't worry, you unfilial daughter, Cai'er."

After Xiudong finished reading, she placed the letter back on the tray intact.

She said, "I read the letter in advance and then asked the maids and eunuchs with whom Cai'er was on good terms. It turned out that Cai'er had received a letter from home a few days ago and burst into tears. She even borrowed money from everyone around her. However, the maids and eunuchs she was friends with were all ordinary palace maids and eunuchs, and most of them didn't have much money, so Cai'er took this risk."