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Si Yan's voice was very gentle, but Ling Jiu's eyes were filled with fear. She looked at her as if she were the King of Hell: "I'll tell you, I'll tell you, Master Si Yan, I'll tell you..."

Everyone's eyes were focused on Lingjiu, but they saw that there was not a single trace of blood on Lingjiu's clothes.

Si Yan didn't even use the dagger given to her by His Majesty, so Ling Jiu confessed so quickly?

Zhen Zhinian, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, couldn't help but feel curious about how Si Yan interrogated Ling Jiu.

He also wanted to learn this skill.

Ling Jiu raised her eyes to glance at the Imperial Concubine, pointed at an elderly servant beside her and said, "Your Majesty, it was Nanny Tang who asked this servant to poison Prince Yong."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar in the hall.

Everyone was surprised, but also not surprised. What was surprising was that the Imperial Noble Consort could actually order the maids in the Queen's palace around. What was not surprising was that the Imperial Noble Consort was the mother of Prince Xin, so it was reasonable for her to deal with Prince Yong.

The Imperial Concubine did not expect that Lingjiu would confess so quickly after being interrogated by Si Yan.

She held Lingjiu's brother's life in her hands, yet Lingjiu dared to betray her.

The Imperial Concubine looked slightly surprised and asked Aunt Tang beside her, "Is that you? Aunt Tang?"

Nanny Tang immediately knelt beside the Imperial Noble Consort. "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I have no idea what Lingjiu is talking about, let alone why she wants to bite me. Lingjiu is close to the Empress, and I am close to the Imperial Noble Consort. We two palaces have always kept our distance from each other, so how did it become Lingjiu who was ordered around by me?"

Ling Jiu pointed at Aunt Tang and said, "Aunt Tang, you were the one who ordered me to do this. You were the one who packed the poison in my earrings and gave it to me. You also told me to hide the powder under my fingernails so that when I poured wine for Prince Yong, I could flick it into his glass."

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but gasp. It turned out that this was how Ling Jiu poisoned people.

Prince Yong remembered that Lingjiu had lifted the wine jug several times to pour him wine, but he refused to let her pour it on the grounds that the glass was still full. However, Lingjiu took the opportunity to approach his wine glass and poisoned it after Yunqiao checked it, so they did not notice.

Aunt Tang looked at Lingjiu in confusion: "Wasn't this earring a gift from the Empress? How did it become something I gave you?"

Ling Jiu took a deep breath and counterattacked, "It's true that the Queen gave me earrings as a reward, but the earrings she gave me were solid. The earrings you gave me are hollow and filled with poison."

Aunt Tang sneered, "You're so funny! Are you saying that I even had someone make a pair of earrings exactly like the ones the Queen gave you, and filled them with poison?"

"Yes, that's right." Lingjiu replied affirmatively.

Nanny Tang's expression turned stern: "Then even if I wanted you to poison Prince Yong at the palace banquet and make a pair of identical earrings, it would be too late."

Ling Jiu said coldly: "You have been prepared for this a long time ago. You have wanted to kill King Yong for a long time, but you have never found the opportunity."

At this point, Ling Jiu turned to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, this Madam Tang has been looking for an opportunity to attack Prince Yong. This time, when she saw that I was responsible for pouring wine for Prince Yong, she asked me to poison him."

Nanny Tang spoke calmly, "You are the Empress's servant. If I ask you to poison Prince Yong, will you do it? You and I are both servants. If I tell you to do anything, will you do it? Can I control you?"

Ling Jiu's eyes were red as she stared at Aunt Tang and said, "That's because you threatened me. You said that if the Imperial Concubine wanted to kill my brother, it would be as easy as killing an ant."

The Imperial Concubine remained calm and turned to look at the Emperor: "Your Majesty, I have never said such a thing."

Prince Xin couldn't help but stand up and said, "Father, Mother would never do such a thing. This servant must be talking nonsense."

Lingjiu had long known that the Imperial Concubine was favored by His Majesty and would not be so easy to overthrow. Now that Prince Xin had stepped forward, she knew it would be even more difficult.

But now, she had no choice but to confess the truth. Si Yan had just promised her that if she confessed, he would protect her brother's life.

Si Yan looked at Ling Jiu and asked softly, "Who is your brother?"

Ling Jiu answered truthfully, "My brother's name is Xu Li. He runs a wood carving shop in Shangjing City. Aunt Tang threatened my brother's life and forced me to work for the Imperial Noble Consort."

Lingjiu suddenly burst into tears. She was serving the Queen in the palace, and seeing the endless scenery, she was mostly helpless.

She had followed the Empress Dowager since she was thirteen years old, and finally waited until the eldest prince became the Crown Prince. However, within two years, the Crown Prince was deposed, and the Empress Dowager no longer asked about the affairs of the palace.

Two years ago, Aunt Tang, who was by the Imperial Noble Consort's side, found her and asked her if she wanted to work for the Imperial Noble Consort.

She refused without thinking, but Aunt Tang threatened her that if she didn't agree, she would kill her brother.

If she agreed, they could give her enough money to allow her brother to live a good life outside the palace.

She had no choice but to save her brother's life.

Their parents are both gone, and her younger brother is her only relative in this world.

"Madam Tang, is this true?" the emperor asked in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, that's not the case. I have never done anything like this. Lingjiu and I don't have any contact at all. We are not familiar with each other."

Aunt Tang was calmer than Lingjiu. Her interactions with Lingjiu were all private and no one knew about it.

Ling Jiu bit her lip and said, "Madam Tang, you are cunning, but I may have hidden a trick up my sleeve. When you gave me these earrings today, Hu Wen, who was beside Eunuch Gu, was not far away. He can be my witness."

Today, Aunt Tang came to see her and gave her a look from afar, and she knew that something bad was going to happen.

She saw Hu Wen standing next to Eunuch Gu, so she greeted Hu Wen. Hu Wen had a good impression of her, so he paid attention to her and saw this.

Everyone's eyes involuntarily turned to the young eunuch Hu Wen beside Eunuch Gu. Hu Wen wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

Seeing that the matter involved the eunuch beside him, Eunuch Gu couldn't help but speak: "Xiao Wenzi, did you see Aunt Tang coming to see Lingjiu?"

Hu Wen quickly stood up and said, "I did see Aunt Tang come to see Lingjiu today, and she even gave Lingjiu something."

Aunt Tang was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect that the bitch Ling Jiu still had a trick up her sleeve.

Si Yan looked at Aunt Tang calmly: "Aunt Tang, what else do you have to say?"

Nanny Tang said calmly, "Hu Wen has always been on good terms with Ling Jiu. I never expected him to help Ling Jiu slander me today. Your Majesty, I never intended to poison Prince Yong, much less let Ling Jiu do so."

Hu Wen said, "Your Majesty, I did not wrongly accuse Aunt Tang. She did give something to Ling Jiu today."

Aunt Tang sneered, "Hu Wen, stop speaking for Lingjiu. Everyone knows that you and Lingjiu have a good relationship."

Hu Wen's face flushed with anger. Just as he was about to explain, Si Yan asked, "Madam Tang, did you meet with Ling Jiu privately today?"

"To reply to Lord Si Yan, no." Nanny Tang was very sure.

"I'm afraid this is not credible. Today, when I went to the toilet and passed by the corridor outside the palace, I saw Nanny Tang and Lingjiu talking to each other." At this moment, the Minister of Justice suddenly stood up.

Everyone's eyes were filled with surprise, and Prime Minister Xin Rui and the Imperial Noble Consort were even more incredulous. Jia Zhongchun had already betrayed them, so was Zhen Jinian also going to defect to Prince Yong?