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Nanny Li was Empress Dowager Yin's most capable right-hand woman. She took people to Xue Youli's residence and searched it inside and out.

Soon, she came back to report.

Her hair was a little messy, and the two little palace maids following behind her also looked pale.

Empress Dowager Yin's gaze fell on Nanny Li's face and said, "Nanny Li, what did you find out?"

Nanny Li was still in shock. She swallowed and spoke haltingly, "Empress Dowager, Concubine Xue's courtyard is really, really..."

Seeing that Nanny Li was hesitant to speak, Concubine Qiao couldn't wait to ask, "Nanny Li, is there anything you can't say in front of everyone?"

Nanny Li had originally vowed to go and search for evidence, but when she led the charge into Xue Youli's master bedroom and saw a group of poisonous snakes coiled on the bed, she was almost scared to death.

She looked up at Empress Dowager Yin sitting on the main throne and took a deep breath. "Your Majesty, there's a swarm of poisonous snakes in Concubine Xue's bedroom. When I pushed the door open just now, a spotted snake nearly landed on my head. If I hadn't been nimble, I wouldn't have made it back alive!"

Lady Chi covered her mouth and looked at Xue Youli with fear in her eyes. "Oh my God! There are a swarm of poisonous snakes on Concubine Xue's bed, so why is she still standing here like nothing happened? Could it be that Concubine Xue knows some kind of evil magic?"

Concubine Ning's eyes were also filled with shock. "Could it be that the venomous snake that wants me escaped from Concubine Xue?"

Concubine Li looked at Concubine Ning's pretentious appearance and rolled her eyes without hesitation. "Concubine Ning, have you been poisoned by the snake venom and become stupid? If Concubine Xue had the intention to harm others, why would she keep a poisonous snake in her bedroom?"

Rong Fei added calmly, "Poisonous snakes are ferocious and can hurt themselves if they're not careful. The Concubine Xue I know is not such a brainless person."

Nanny Li nodded hurriedly, "Yes! Those venomous snakes are so terrifying! If I had run a little slower, oh my! I can't even imagine it!"

Noble Lady Qiao said in a deep voice, "Noble Lady Xue, you are so bold! Even Nanny Li was nearly harmed by you. Now that the evidence is irrefutable, what else do you have to deny?"

Xue Youli chuckled, "Mr. Qiao, you keep saying that the evidence is solid. But where is the evidence you're talking about?"

"The poisonous snake you summoned has already bitten Concubine Ning. What else can you say?"

"Empress Dowager, please punish Concubine Xue according to palace rules to serve as a warning to others!"

Although Concubine Chi came to the palace, she didn't even have the chance to say a word to Murong Che.

She knew very well the status of Xue Youli in the emperor's heart. If she could take the opportunity to get rid of Xue Youli, she would have a chance to stand out in the harem in the future!

Everyone was waiting for Queen Mother Yin to speak, when a shrill voice came from outside the courtyard, "The Emperor has arrived—"

Murong Che had just finished dealing with He Shengfeng's matter. When he heard that Xue Youli was detained by the Queen Mother, he immediately rushed over.

After everyone saluted, Murong Che understood the situation and immediately made a conclusion, "Noble Lady Xue's bedroom was full of poisonous snakes. It's obvious that someone wanted to harm Noble Lady Xue. Concubine Ning was bitten, which is even more obvious that the snakes wandered to the wrong place and bit the wrong person. So, the victim must be Noble Lady Xue!"

Everyone: "..." Your Majesty, being partial doesn't mean telling lies with your eyes open!

Concubine Qiao couldn't stand it any longer, her tone full of bitterness, "Your Majesty, please don't show favoritism and let all the sisters down! There are so many people living in the palace, why did the venomous snake only bite Concubine Ning?"

Murong Che nodded thoughtfully, "Concubine Ning, Noble Lady Qiao is right. Why did the venomous snake bite you instead of others? You should reflect on yourself!"

Chu Xinyue came back with Murong Che's travel entourage. After hearing what Murong Che said, she almost laughed out loud.

He tugged at Xue Youli's sleeve from behind and whispered in her ear, "Your emperor knows how to kill people and destroy their hearts."

Xue Youli didn't expect that she had been standing behind him, covering her mouth and mouthing, "Done?"

She had a gossip book and knew how Concubine Ning wanted to frame her.

She originally wanted to quietly tell Chu Xinyue how to break the impasse, but unfortunately she had been stared at by Concubine Ning and others.

And Chu Xinyue didn't even need her to say a word to get things done.

Chu Xinyue gave her a look: [The evidence is with Concubine Ning. Hurry up and have the Emperor search for her! She's the one you can't kill!]

Xue Youli put her hands behind her back and quietly gave her a thumbs-up: "Sister, I knew you were a piece of cake! Concubine Ning is about to shoot herself in the foot!"

Chu Xinxin glanced at Murong Che: [Hurry up and act like a spoiled child to the Emperor and ask him to go to Concubine Ning's courtyard to look for evidence of her crime!]

Xue Youli had prepared a speech and was about to deliver the explanation she had prepared in her mind, but Murong Che spoke before she could even begin. "Since poisonous snakes have appeared in both Concubine Xue's and Concubine Ning's courtyards, it would be unfair to search only Concubine Xue's courtyard. Wang Defa, immediately take your men to Concubine Ning's courtyard and conduct a thorough search to clear her name!"

"The slave obeys the order!"

Chu Xinyue turned to look at Murong Che and poked Xue Youli with her finger. "What's going on? Did the Emperor plant a bug on us? How could he predict our predictions?"

Xue Youli continued to glance at her out of the corner of his eyes, and his eyes almost became cross-eyed from trying to make eye contact with her.

[I don't know. What emperor wouldn't be smart? How could he be led around by a bunch of women? Concubine Ning and the others are so smart, they don't even consider whose territory the palace belongs to!]

"They dared to plot under Murong Che's nose. Who knows, they might have been seen through by Murong Che's eyes and ears! After all, she is Murong Ye's person. We can use the emperor's hand today to get rid of one of Murong Ye's pawns!"

Xue Youli had no idea that she was Murong Che's most powerful spy in the entire palace.

When Concubine Ning saw that Murong Che favored Xue Youli to this extent, a sinister look flashed in her eyes.

However, her yard was clean and empty, making Wang Defa make a wasted trip, which only served to highlight her grievance. "Your Majesty, please search. I am upright and have nothing to fear."

But the slap in the face came too quickly!

Not long after Wang Defa went to her courtyard, he reported to Murong Che with the evidence he had found, "Your Majesty, I found several packets of medicine powder in Concubine Ning's courtyard."

Murong Che's eyes were cold and stern, and he said in a deep voice, "Let the imperial physician come and check what medicine is inside!"

Concubine Ning was stunned when she saw the medicine bags on the ground. "No, these medicine bags are not mine!"

Murong Che ignored her self-defense and waited until Doctor Cheng finished examining the powder before speaking, "Doctor Cheng, what kind of powder is in these medicine bags?"

Doctor Cheng opened the medicine package and sniffed the powder carefully. "Your Majesty, this powder is used by some snake catchers to trap poisonous snakes. I just went to Concubine Xue's bedroom to check. Concubine Xue's bed was also sprinkled with this powder, which is why so many poisonous snakes are attracted to it!"

Murong Che was furious on the spot, "Concubine Ning, you are so bold! You actually dared to play a trick in front of the Queen Mother and pretend to be the thief crying 'stop thief'!"

Concubine Ning fell to her knees with a thud, "Your Majesty! I am innocent! I don't know where these medicine bags came from. Maybe, maybe Xue Youli had someone place them in my yard ahead of time to deliberately frame me!"

"presumptuous!"

Murong Che scolded her coldly, "Pass on my decree. Concubine Ning has framed Concubine Xue and falsely accused her. The evidence is irrefutable! Degrade her to a commoner and sentence her to death!"

Concubine Ning never imagined that she would risk her life to bring down Xue Youli, but would end up being sentenced to death. How could she accept this?

"Your Majesty, I refuse to accept this! Why did you always let Concubine Xue off the hook when she committed a crime, but you sentence me to death when I commit a crime?"

Murong Che narrowed his peach blossom eyes, too lazy to waste words with her, "Because I want you to die, you have to die!"

"Ha! Hahahaha! What a great saying, 'If the ruler wishes his subject to die, the subject must die!' Murong Che, you are so incompetent, how can you be worthy of being the ruler of a country?"

Concubine Ning glared at Murong Che, her scarlet eyes filled with determination and cruelty, "Since you want to kill me, today I will drag you to hell with me!"

After saying that, she pulled out the hairpin from her hair, jumped up, and stabbed the man's neck artery fiercely!