About an incense stick of time later, there was a sudden sound of fierce fighting in the house.

This frightened the guarding palace maids. Ayun and another palace maid hurried to go in to check, but were blocked by Chunmei and Xia Holan.

Ayun was extremely anxious. If anything happened to Nadali, they would be the first to be punished.

"What are you doing? If anything happens to the promise inside, the Queen Mother will not let you go."

Chunmei said calmly, "Don't worry. After this is accomplished, not only will you be able to leave this cold palace and work in a good place, but you will also be able to escape without any effort."

Ayun and the other girl were still a little unconvinced, but they really couldn't break free from Chunmei and Xiahe, so they could only worry outside.

After an incense stick of time had passed, the fighting inside finally stopped.

The door creaked open, and Ruhua walked out of the room with messy hair and clothes.

A tear rolled down her eye, "Aunt Rouze is gone."

This frightened Ayun so much that she collapsed on the ground. After she came to her senses, she and her companions immediately crawled into the house.

"You are not allowed to leave. You killed that promise. Someone, someone, someone is killing someone!"

Ayun and the others clearly saw that Rouze's wounds looked like she was strangled to death, and the culprit was naturally Ruhua who had just entered.

Ruhua's face was full of innocence and confusion. She pouted and explained, "If you say so, then I have no way to defend myself. The emperor will believe my innocence."

However, everyone in the palace was normal. When they heard Ayun's cry, the guards patrolling outside came in immediately, controlled everyone, and reported to the emperor and the empress.

The emperor was wondering what excuse to use to execute Ruhua, but now a ready-made evidence was delivered to his door. He strode towards Shoukang Palace with great excitement, vowing to kill Ruhua no matter what and put an end to his greatest worry.

Unlike the emperor, Yixiu had already thought of a way to save Ruhua.

But in order to be absolutely sure, Yixiu rushed to Shoukang Palace as quickly as possible.

Shoukang Palace

The empress dowager was so angry at Ruhua that she fainted. After all, Rouce was still a member of the Ulanara family. She had saved her out of kindness at the beginning, but the one who killed her now was none other than Rouze's own niece.

Zhuxi had already reported the tragic circumstances of Rouze's death to the Queen Mother. After verification by the coroner, it was confirmed that Rouze was strangled to death.

Zhuxi looked at Ruhua with disgust. Even though she was used to the conspiracies and intrigues in the deep palace, she still couldn't believe that this was true.

Most people have reasons for doing bad things, but when it comes to Ruhua and Rouze, it is simply incomprehensible. Rouze has not done anything to hinder Ruhua. They are even aunt and niece. How could Ruhua be so cruel as to do such a thing?

"Ulanara Qingying, you must plead guilty to the murder of that promise."

Qingying shook her head in grievance and said innocently, "I am truly wronged! First, I am no longer Ulanara Qingying. The Empress Dowager personally changed my name to Ulanara Ruhua. From now on, Auntie should just call me Rudaying! Second, it was the Empress Dowager who ordered me to do this. It has nothing to do with me. How could I possibly harm my aunt?"

Although Ruhua did harm Rouze after leaving Jingren Palace, and Yixiu did have reasons to harm Rouze, Zhuxi felt that Yixiu would definitely not do such a stupid thing.

Chunmei quickly explained, "If you agree, the Queen is so kind to you, how could you frame her here?

Since you went to the Queen's Palace, this servant has been by your side the entire time. This servant, Xia He, and everyone else in the Queen's Palace can all testify for the Queen that she never asked you to harm that concubine."

Xia He quickly explained, "Yes, Aunt Zhuxi, please understand. It was Ru Ying who asked the Empress for the Crane's Beak Red beforehand. The Empress felt it was inappropriate and reprimanded her. It's clear that Ru Ying had harbored evil intentions long before then, wanting to kill her."

Compared to Qingying's nonsense, Zhuxi would rather believe what Chunmei and Xiahe said.

"At this point, you still dare to bring the Empress into this matter? If you still refuse to confess, you will be punished by going to the Shenxing Division!"

Ruhua's expression finally changed. She had not expected that the Queen Mother hated her so much that she would even go so far as to frame her in order to separate her and the Emperor.

Fortunately, at this time, Ruhua finally heard the voice she had been dreaming of.

"The Emperor has arrived!"

Ruhua cried with joy and wiped her face shyly, and the rouge on her lips smeared all over her face, making her look even more terrifying.

She ran towards the emperor, but before she got close, she was kicked onto the stairs by the guard who was clearing the way in front of her.

With a bang, Ruhua fell heavily on the steps. She felt as if all the bones in her body were broken.

But even at this time, Ruhua still believed in the emperor's love for her.

"How dare you! I am the emperor's most beloved woman. If you dare to hurt me, be careful or the emperor will kill your entire clan!"

The emperor heard the voice that made him extremely sick from a long distance away.

He closed his eyes in disgust, feeling that even looking at Ruhua was torture.

"I believe the evidence is irrefutable. There's no need to involve the Ministry of Punishment. Just sentence him to death!"

But no one expected that Ruhua's vitality was so tenacious. She ignored the pain in her body, crawled up from the ground, and rubbed towards the emperor like a maggot.

"Your Majesty, have you been threatened by the Queen Mother and the Empress? Your Majesty, have you forgotten the love we felt at first sight? That day, you and I gazed at each other from afar, falling in love at first sight. We were deeply in love, ready to commit our lives to each other. I gave you the most important thing a woman could have. Have you forgotten all this?"

It would have been fine if he hadn't said these things, but once he did, coupled with Ruhua's terrifying appearance, the emperor couldn't help but get goosebumps all over his body.

His mind unconsciously shifted his memory to that day when Ruhua kissed him.

The emperor really couldn't stand it anymore, he gagged and started vomiting.

The emperor was both embarrassed and annoyed. If he had not made some mental preparation in advance, he would have fainted from anger at Ruhua again.

When the guard's sword was about to hit Ruhua, Yixiu's voice was heard.

"Wait a minute, Your Majesty, please listen to what I have to say."

Yixiu finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Ruhua was not dead. Fortunately, he arrived in time, otherwise Ruhua would have died by now.

The emperor leaned on Su Peisheng in pain. He looked at Yixiu weakly and said, "If the queen has anything to say to me, please wait until I deal with this bitch!"

Yixiu knelt down and said, "I pay my respects to the Emperor. Long live the Emperor. If you agree not to die, why? I have something to say to the Emperor alone."

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