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The Queen stared at Ling Jiu and said coldly, "Your Majesty asks you a question. Who ordered you to poison Prince Yong?"

Although the queen knew that Lingjiu was not loyal to her, she also thought that she just wanted to find a favored master so that she could climb up step by step.

I didn't expect that she would dare to poison Prince Yong!

Lingjiu glanced at the Imperial Noble Consort, her eyes filled with despair. She said to the Queen, "Your Majesty, I am yours in life and your ghost in death..."

After saying that, Lingjiu suddenly stood up and rushed towards the direction of the pillar in the hall.

Everyone was shocked. Did this palace maid want to commit suicide?

Just when Lingjiu was about to hit her head against the pillar, Si Yan stretched out his foot and tripped her to the ground. Not only did Lingjiu not die, but she also fell flat on her face.

Si Yan grabbed her clothes, carried her back to the center of the hall, and threw her to the ground.

Si Yan's expression was cold and gloomy. "You poisoned Prince Yong and now you want to commit suicide out of fear of punishment. Do you think it's that easy? If you don't explain the truth today, you won't even be able to die a peaceful death. Do you want to try the torture of being cut into pieces?"

Ling Jiu trembled all over and looked at Si Yan with a pale face. This woman was simply the King of Hell.

If the Imperial Concubine wants Prince Xin to ascend the throne, she must first get rid of this woman!

Si Yan said expressionlessly: "Tell me! Who ordered you to do this?"

Ling Jiu looked up at Si Yan with a smile on her face: "It's the Queen Mother. I am a servant in the Queen Mother's palace. I can only obey the Queen Mother's orders. Who else can I listen to?"

The Queen's chest rose and fell slightly, and she frowned as she looked at Lingjiu, who was kneeling on the ground: "Lingjiu, I have treated you well, why did you frame me?"

Ling Jiu sneered, her face darkening. "The Empress treats us well. She herself is a vegetarian and chants Buddhist scriptures, and she lets us eat coarse food as well. She's really good to us."

Lingjiu's tone was full of sarcasm, and the queen was stunned for a long time without reacting.

She was the mistress of the imperial palace and always thought that what she said was final, without considering the thoughts of the servants who served her.

She thought that if she stayed quiet for a while, the people who served her wouldn't have any objections, but she didn't expect Lingjiu to be unwilling to live like this with her.

"Why? The master can eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures, but you can't eat vegetarian food?"

The emperor looked displeased and stared at Lingjiu coldly.

Ling Jiu argued, "Your Majesty, everyone's dreams are different. Some people just want to live their lives in a muddle, while others want to climb up step by step. People like Lord Si Yan just want to be at the top, but I just want to serve a master who is ambitious."

"How dare you talk nonsense about Si Yan and the Queen?" The emperor was furious.

There was not much fear in Lingjiu's eyes: "Your Majesty, don't you want to hear the truth? This is the truth."

She looked at the Queen with a cold expression, "Ever since the Crown Prince was deposed, the Queen has lost her fighting spirit. She has stayed at home for years, living a life of seclusion and hardship for us. Therefore, I hated the Queen so much that I thought of poisoning Prince Yong so that the Queen would lose her other son and experience true pain."

The emperor's mouth twitched. He didn't expect that the queen would be hated for living such a hard life.

He never expected that King Yong would be implicated in such a matter.

"You're very good at making excuses, but what you said is completely wrong." Si Yan stood up and spoke softly, "The Empress has now left the palace, and His Royal Highness Prince Yong's health has improved. You should seize this opportunity to perform well and climb up the ladder. Why would you poison Prince Yong at this time? This doesn't make sense at all."

If Lingjiu really hated the Queen, she should have taken action before. There was no reason to wait until the Queen rekindled her hope before poisoning Prince Yong.

"Lord Si Yan is really smart." Ling Jiu looked at Si Yan with bright eyes, "I don't believe you don't know the real reason."

Si Yan said calmly, "The real reason is that you've already joined someone else, and there's no turning back."

"Hahaha! Hahaha!" Lingjiu just laughed but didn't say anything.

When she looked at Si Yan again, her eyes were filled with tears.

Yes! She has already embarked on a dead end, there is no turning back.

The court officials all understood that Lingjiu had joined other sects and betrayed the queen.

Si Yan said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, although we still don't know who ordered Ling Jiu to poison Prince Yong, it has been proven that it was not the Empress. Prince Yong was raised by the Empress, and there is no reason for the Empress to poison Prince Yong at this time."

If the crown prince had not been deposed and had formed a competitive relationship with Prince Yong, it would make sense for the queen to poison Prince Yong.

Now that the crown prince has been deposed, the queen has only her son, Prince Yong, who can help her turn things around. The queen is busy supporting Prince Yong, so how could she harm him?

"Well, I also believe that the Queen would not do such a thing." The emperor patted the Queen's hand, signaling the Queen to rest assured.

Si Yan's gaze swept across the four seats and landed on Concubine Xin: "That means there was someone else who instructed Ling Jiu to poison Prince Yong."

Xin Ya naturally noticed Si Yan's eyes, but Si Yan had no evidence, so he couldn't blame her.

Si Yan raised his eyes to look at the emperor, "Your Majesty, since Ling Jiu refuses to confess, we can only interrogate her thoroughly."

"Alright, it's time to interrogate her properly. You should just torture her, as she's such a sharp-tongued palace maid."

The emperor's voice was as cold as ice. If a palace maid dared to act so unruly in the palace, where was his majesty as an emperor?

Si Yan said solemnly, "Your Majesty, please give me two quarters of an hour. I am confident that I can make Ling Jiu confess the person behind this."

The emperor was stunned. This girl was bragging again... But then the emperor thought, Si Yan had never boasted at all.

What she said was either a fact or something that was about to become a fact.

The court officials were surprised, their eyes full of disbelief. Si Yan could even try a case?

Si Yan could only say that judging cases was a common occurrence for her...

Moreover, all the prisoners who passed through her hands were heavyweight criminals.

"Do you need any torture instruments? I'll send someone to the Ministry of Justice to get them," asked the emperor.

This Lingjiu is really abominable. If he is not tortured, he probably won't confess.

Si Yan slowly said: "Your Majesty, I only want the golden dagger that Your Majesty has awarded me."

"Okay." The emperor nodded and said to Si Yan, "I will give you this golden dagger."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Si Yan said respectfully, holding the dagger.

Eunuch Gu led the way, and two imperial guards came forward and took Lingjiu to an empty hall next door. Si Yan followed.

The court officials were waiting here with nervous expressions. Xin Ya and Xin Rui looked at each other, and a bad feeling surged in their hearts.

This Si Yan seemed to be their nemesis. Every time she showed up, she would ruin their plans.

"Ah——" Suddenly, a scream came from next door.

Everyone in the Queen's Palace could tell that it was Lingjiu's voice.

In less than two quarters of an hour, Si Yan returned to Taiji Hall from the adjacent hall, and the imperial guards also returned to the hall with Lingjiu, whose legs were weak, sweat was pouring down her forehead, and her face was pale.

Si Yan looked gently at Ling Jiu, who was kneeling on the ground and dying: "Tell me, who ordered you to do that?"