Huang Qiying's expression shifted slightly, and she said uncertainly, "I seem to have some impression. Your Majesty, I remember seeing such a peach blossom hairpin on Li Xin's head around the Cold Food Festival. However, it has been a long time since then, and I have only seen it once, so I am not sure."

Ah Ruo was full of confidence, "Your Majesty, according to He'er, the eighth day of the fifth lunar month is her birthday, and this pearl hairpin was given to her by Xiao Guizi on that day. When she accepted it, Xiao Guizi said that it was a gift from a noble who had given it to her when she was doing errands for him a few days ago.

I infer that the errands Xiao Guizi was referring to were probably feeding cinnabar to fish and shrimp. If Li Xin dared to give her own hairpin as a reward for such a task, she would certainly not have chosen the one she usually wears, and she certainly wouldn't have dared to give jewelry made by the Imperial Household Department. That's why this peach blossom hairpin from the folk ended up in Xiao Guizi's hands.

"Your Majesty, why don't you call Li Xin over to ask her?" Fu Cha Langya said.

"Well, Wang Qin, send someone to bring Li Xin from Qixiang Palace."

"Yes!" Wang Qin accepted the order and was about to leave. Hongli reminded him again, "Be careful, don't scare Concubine Jia."

"Ah! Your Majesty, rest assured, I will."

Upon hearing this, Huang Qiying paused in drinking tea. Looking at the emperor's expression, he didn't believe the accusations of A Ruo and Su Lujun.

After Li Xin was brought in, the emperor directly asked her to identify the peach blossom pearl hairpin.

Although she was nervous, Keli's mind reacted quickly. This hairpin was bought by her mother at the famous Liuli Pavilion in the capital. Although it had changed hands several times, it would be impossible for the emperor to find it if he wanted to investigate. So she did not deny it, but showed surprise on her face.

"Your Majesty, if I have not made a mistake, this peach blossom hairpin is exactly the one I lost a few months ago."

"lost?"

"Yes, I have an identical one. It was given to me by my mother, so I treasure it very much. Unfortunately, I have only worn it a few times, and I have lost it."

"Humph! Miss Li Xin is really good at making excuses. This pearl hairpin was clearly a reward for you when you asked Xiao Guizi to feed the fish and shrimp with cinnabar!"

"Lady Shen, I am wronged. I don't even know Xiao Guizi. My pearl hairpin was given to me by my mother. How could I give it away so easily?"

Under normal circumstances, Li Xin's defense was indeed reasonable, but it was a pity that Li Xin's mother had never valued her daughter since she was a child. It was because Jin Yuyan was favored that she, a senior palace maid, also gained some face.

Li Xin's mother gradually began to care about her after seeing her daughter's success. When she first got this pearl hairpin, Li Xin really treasured it very much, but she soon learned that the reason her mother spent a lot of money to buy it for her was because she wanted her to leave the palace and marry her father's Shangguan as a concubine!

The other person is older than her father and even has grandchildren! Her father and mother are trying to push her into the fire pit!

After Li Xin found out the truth, she felt extremely sick. When she looked at the pearl hairpin again, she felt resentment instead of love.

So when she gave cinnabar to Xiao Guizi that time, the hairpin happened to fall to the ground when she was leaving and was picked up by Xiao Guizi, so she gave it to him as a reward.

Although she felt a little regretful later and was afraid that she would be exposed if something happened, she soon learned from her master that Xiao Guizi would die no matter what if something happened to Bai Ruiji, so she stopped worrying.

A Ruo was angry. She really had no direct witness to prove that the pearl hairpin was given to Xiao Guizi by Li Xin. After all, Xiao Guizi was already dead.

Huang Qiying said, "When the cinnabar case broke out, Xiao Guizi, who was in charge of feeding the fish and shrimp, committed suicide out of fear of punishment after she betrayed Hai Lan. This matter is known to almost everyone in the palace. As a trusted maidservant of the favorite concubine, how could you not know who Xiao Guizi is?"

"Empress Yifei, I am a coward. I was so frightened when I heard someone committed suicide by hitting their head against a pillar that I didn't even dare to pay attention to who that person was."

"What about this medicine?"

As Huang Qiying finished speaking, the residue of the oxytocin drug found in Qixiang Palace was brought to Li Xin.

Li Xin's nose was slightly sweaty, but she remained calm and said stubbornly, "I don't understand. Is there something wrong with this medicine?"

"This is what Ke Xin found in your palace on the day Concubine Jia gave birth. The imperial physician confirmed that it is a drug to induce labor."

"Empress Yi! I respect you as my master, but you must provide evidence. Even if it is a labor-inducing drug, who can prove that it was found in our Qixiang Palace?

Besides, what a detoxifying drug! Why would our master be so desperate to drink it? "

After saying this, he looked at the emperor with grievance, and his expression seemed to say: Our master is innocent, Your Majesty, you must not let our master be wronged!

Ah Ruo admired her ability to lie with her eyes open, "This medicine was found by Ke Xin herself, and was given to me by Ke Xin herself when Concubine Jia gave birth."

"Kexin is the maid of Concubine Chun, and Concubine Chun is suspected of murdering Concubine Mei and the prince. How can her words serve as testimony?

I even said that she brought the labor-inducing drug to our palace to frame her master in order to exonerate her!"

"Nonsense," the Empress commented, questioning, "Not to mention that Concubine Chun was under house arrest and unable to communicate with the outside world at the time, and it would have been extremely difficult to prepare a set of labor-inducing drugs. How can Concubine Chun be exonerated just because Concubine Jia drank the labor-inducing drugs?"

"Because," Li Xin subconsciously wanted to mention Guizi, but when the words came to her lips, she was suddenly startled and forced herself to swallow the matter of Guizi back.

Huang Qiying smiled, "Miss Li Xin is very talkative, isn't she? Why is it that she doesn't say anything?"

"Of course she didn't dare to continue," Chunpin said bitterly. "Because what she wanted to say was that I wanted to frame their master for wanting to compete for the prince's son, so I first harmed Concubine Mei and then heard that I had a premature birth and drank the medicine to induce labor to steal the title of the prince's son."

But if Lady Jia really didn't have this intention, how could you, a palace maid, be so quick to think that I would use the fight for your son to plot against your master?"

Li Xin's back began to sweat, and her face turned pale uncontrollably, but she was still trying to argue, "Everyone is discussing your son's theory, and I know about it, so why can't I think of it?"

Huang Qiying added quietly, "Yeah, then why didn't you dare to say it the first time?"

"Your servant, your servant, I didn't mean to say that just now. It was you, you and Concubine Chun who deliberately misled me! Your Majesty! Your Majesty, you must believe me, Your Majesty!"

When Li Xin said this, her eyes moved uncontrollably, and one could tell at a glance that she had something to hide. Huang Qiying complained in her heart: This child's psychological quality is still not well cultivated.

"Enough!" Hongli swept the teacup off the table with a sullen face. With a snap, the splashing tea and broken porcelain pieces fell on Li Xin and even her face.

Soon, several lines of blood oozed out of Li Xin's face.

Huang Qiying and the others had no choice but to follow the Queen in getting up from their chairs and kneeling in unison, begging: "Your Majesty, please calm down."

"Come here, drag Li Xin away. I want to see if her bones are still as hard as her mouth after she goes to the Ministry of Punishment!"

"Ah, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please spare me! Your Majesty, I have wronged you! I really don't know anything. It is Your Majesty who has wronged me..."

"Until the results of the Cinnabar case are announced, Concubine Chun and Concubine Jia are both under house arrest!

Queen, I leave this matter to you, please don't let me down."

Fu Cha Langya sighed, and after agreeing, she did not forget to comfort Hongli not to be too angry. She would definitely find out the real culprit, purge the harem, and give justice to Concubine Mei.

Hongli nodded and returned to the Yangxin Palace on the pretext of having official business to attend to.

After seeing off the Emperor, Concubine Chun and the others, Fucha Langya looked at Huang Qiying who had stayed in Changchun Palace and asked in confusion, "Qiying, what happened to you today?"

"Your Majesty, do you think I've been a bit aggressive today?"

Fucha Langya shook her head gently, "Not really, but I just found out today, do you dislike Concubine Jia?"

Huang Qiying looked at her with sparkling eyes, her tone extremely sincere and affectionate, "Your Majesty, except for you and Sister Xiyue, I don't like the other concubines in this palace."

I added in my heart: I like your power and your position as queen, and I also like Gao Xiyue's little money~

(??????)

Fu Cha Langya didn't know what she was really thinking, and felt a little embarrassed when she looked at her. She blushed and tapped her forehead and said angrily, "You, you're always good at coaxing people with that little mouth!"

Hongli, who had gone out of the window and returned without letting anyone know, was stunned when he heard this: Is the relationship between my queen and Concubine Yi so close?

Can Yi Fei, this tiger girl, also act like a spoiled child and coax others normally?

Is my coming here a bit redundant?

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