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

Shen Meizhuang said solemnly, "Cai Xing, drag her out."

Just as Caixing was about to step forward and touch Cuihuan, Cuihuan started crying and confessed.

"Empress Hui, I know I was wrong. It was Huanbi, the daughter of the Imperial Household, who ordered me to use the plates used by the plague patients to serve snacks to Concubine Wan. I was also coerced. Please spare my life, Empress Hui!"

Shen Meizhuang's expression changed slightly. She looked a little unconvinced. She looked deeply at Cui Huan and said coldly, "You are telling the truth. If you dare to tell a lie, I will take your life immediately."

Cui Huan cried and shook her head, "How dare I lie? It was really the woman from Biguan who ordered me to do this. Even if I were in front of the emperor, I would still say so."

Shen Meizhuang stared at Cuihuan for a moment before angrily shouting, "Huanbi, how dare she frame Huan'er! Caixing, you hand Cuihuan over to the Empress. This time, I'm going to kill Huanbi."

She thought about it and decided to tell Zhen Huan the news.

Zhen Huan was also very shocked. She had thought that after their last heart-to-heart talk, although her relationship with Huanbi could not return to what it was before, at least she would not harm her again.

Zhen Huan's voice trembled a little, "Could it be a mistake? How could it be Huanbi? Could it be Concubine Hua? She..."

Shen Meizhuang held Zhen Huan's cold hand and said softly, "Huan'er, I know Huanbi grew up with you, but she has repeatedly framed you and tried to kill you. We simply cannot keep such a person alive. If you can't bear this, I will speak to the Empress."

Zhen Huan shook her head and sighed. She finally made up her mind and said, "Since that's the case, this matter should have a conclusion. Let's hand over all the evidence to the Queen!"

After discussing with Zhen Huan, Shen Meizhuang brought the jade ring and evidence to Jingren Palace.

Shen Meizhuang paid her respects to Yi Xiuxing and said, "I pay my respects to the Empress, may the Empress be blessed with good health. Today, I have come to complain to the Empress about the woman from Cuiyuxuan, Huanbi, who poisoned Concubine Wan. This is not the first or second time she has attempted to harm Concubine Wan. This person has evil intentions, and I beg the Empress to punish her severely."

Yixiu raised her eyebrows, Huanbi?

"Alright, I understand. Since you say that the woman from Biguan poisoned Concubine Wan, you must provide some evidence. I can't arrest people for no reason."

Shen Meizhuang looked at Cuihuan, who quickly told Yixiu, "Miss Biguan ordered me to threaten this servant and fill Concubine Wan's snacks with utensils used by people with the plague. This way, Concubine Wan would also be infected with the plague, and they could kill her without making a sound."

After saying that, Caixing took out the broken porcelain pieces wrapped in a handkerchief from the side.

Cui Huan cried and said, "I was so scared at the time that I smashed the vessel into pieces and buried it under a tree. This plate was given to me by the girl Bi Guan."

Jianqiu took the broken porcelain pieces from Caixing, opened her handkerchief, took out the broken porcelain pieces, and carefully identified them.

Jianqiu said, "All the utensils in the Empress's palace have set rules. This servant saw that the broken porcelain pieces resembled the utensils in Concubine Hua's palace."

Yixiu smiled slightly, "In that case, let's call Concubine Hua over as well."

At this time, the voice of the eunuch reporting was heard outside.

"A lady from Suiyuxuan, requesting to see the Empress."

Yixiu winked at Jianqiu, who then walked out and said, "Call the girl from Biguan."

Huanbi was not wearing any hairpins or jewelry, but was dressed in plain clothes, which seemed to indicate that she was taking off her hairpins and accepting her punishment.

When Shen Meizhuang saw Huanbi coming, her eyes widened with anger.

"Huan'er once treated you like a sister, yet you carried her on your back and climbed onto the Emperor's bed. Now, you've tried to kill her time and again. Huanbi, you have such a cruel heart!"

Huanbi smiled coldly, with no emotion in her voice.

"Empress Huipin comes from a distinguished family, and upon entering the palace, she was granted a position of nobility. Who could possibly match this honor? How could someone as noble as you know how difficult life is for people like us?"

Huanbi kowtowed to Yixiu, tears streaming down her face as she spoke, "Your Majesty, I have something to say to you in private. Please excuse me. No matter how you punish me, I will accept it."

Yixiu looked at Huanbi in shock. She saw determination and calmness in Huanbi's eyes.

Yixiu's heart skipped a beat, thinking that Huanbi was probably determined to die.

Shen Meizhuang's tone was blunt. She looked at Huanbi with a dark gaze and said, "Don't think you can deceive the Empress with just a few words. You framed Concubine Wan, and this is a capital crime. I will punish you severely no matter what."

Yixiu knew that today's matter would be difficult to resolve peacefully. She tapped the table with her fingers and said slowly, "As the mistress of the harem, I will naturally not take sides with anyone. Huipin, don't worry. Since Huanbi has something to say to me, please come to the inner room and tell me."

In fact, Yixiu also had her own plans in mind. She had guessed that although it seemed that Huanbi did it on the surface, Hua Fei was actually the one behind it.

If he wanted to deal with the Nian family, he would have to get more evidence against Concubine Hua so that he could completely defeat the Nian family.

Inner room

Yixiu turned around, and the phoenix and peony on her Manchu dress looked somewhat profound under the dim light.

Huanbi raised her head and looked at the Empress, the mother of the country, and she smiled with relief.

"Empress, you are truly the mother of a country and the model for the whole world. Even if Concubine Hua has many tricks, she cannot surpass you."

Yixiu spoke in a leisurely tone, directly saying, "Alright, now that it's come to this, there's no need for polite talk, right? What do you want to say to me?"

Huanbi clenched her fists so hard that her nails almost dug into her flesh. She looked at Yixiu with burning eyes and her voice was very firm.

"Empress, I want to make a deal with you. I was prepared to die before I even tried to kill Concubine Wan, but I have one last thing to do. If I can't accomplish this, I won't be at peace even if I die."

Looking at Huanbi, who had already made up her mind to die, Yixiu's eyes flashed with a strange light. She said with a slightly cold look: "You are still the emperor's concubine now, so don't call yourself a slave yet."

Huanbi sneered, tears slowly flowing from her eyes. She reached out and wiped the tears from her eyes, and said with a smile: "From childhood to adulthood, I hate calling myself a slave the most. Your Majesty, don't you know? I am not a slave in the Zhen Mansion at all. I am the half-sister of Concubine Wan. It's a pity that my biological mother was of poor origin. After she gave birth to me, she died. Over the years, I have been a slave in the Zhen Mansion for more than ten years, following Zhen Huan. I hate and resent it, but what can I do?"