I am favored by the tyrant, so what if I am vicious?

Qin Feiling knew that Concubine Jia had been wronged today.

Anyway, he didn't believe any of the false accusations against her.

He grew up in the palace and was naturally accustomed to these court struggles.

He was already familiar with these methods.

He patted the back of Zhou Lingge's hand soothingly, telling her not to be afraid.

He instructed the palace servants to present the witnesses and evidence that Qingying mentioned.

He wanted to see what kind of dirty water would be thrown on the weak little woman in his arms!

Just because he favors Concubine Jia, does he have to suffer these frame-ups and endless slander?

Zhou Shiya looked at Qin Feiling's attitude of defending Zhou Lingge, and she gritted her teeth secretly, feeling very upset.

She would let Zhou Lingge be arrogant for a while.

Soon Zhou Lingge will not be able to laugh anymore.

She looked at the night outside...this night was really extraordinarily long.

A palace maid with a round face and pretty appearance walked in tremblingly from outside the hall.

She didn't even dare to raise her head, but knelt on the ground and greeted Qin Feiling, Zhou Shiya and others.

Qingying pointed at the round-faced palace maid and said, "Her name is Qiaozhen... She does some cleaning work in Yuanchen Palace. These past few days, she's been bringing me food and water... I saw with her that Qiao'er secretly buried the doll under the osmanthus tree."

Zhou Shiya picked up the teacup. Just now it was Qingying's free expression, but this time it was the real business that she had carefully planned.

All the witnesses and evidence were planned in full. She wanted to nail Zhou Lingge down completely and make it impossible for her to stand up again.

Zhou Shiya raised her eyes and glanced at Concubine Li.

Concubine Li received the Queen's gaze, and she understood what was going on. She immediately began to question Qiaozhen.

"Qiaozhen...is what Qingying said true?"

Qiaozhen's voice trembled slightly as she replied cautiously, "What Sister Qingying said... is indeed... indeed true."

"I saw clearly that Qiao'er buried the doll under the osmanthus tree."

"It's been raining a lot these past few days, and the ground beneath the osmanthus tree is covered in mud. The rain has knocked down many osmanthus flowers into the mud. When Qiao'er went to bury the doll, her shoes and dress were stained with mud mixed with osmanthus flowers."

"Qiao'er had just changed into clean clothes half an hour ago, and the dirty clothes she had taken off hadn't been washed yet."

As soon as she said this, a palace maid came in, holding the mud-stained clothes that Qiao'er had taken off.

Concubine Li walked over, picked it up and took a look: "Yes, this piece of clothing is indeed stained with osmanthus dirt."

Qingying seemed to have suddenly been given a shot of chicken blood. She excitedly raised her voice and said, "There is also physical evidence. It's the leftover cloth that Qiao'er cut after making the doll... There's a small cut on Qiao'er's finger. That's where she cut her finger and left the bloody mark on the doll's belly."

Concubine Li frowned, and immediately walked up to Qiao'er and grabbed her wrist... She clearly saw that there was indeed a red dot the size of a pinhole on the index finger of Qiao'er's right hand.

The next moment, a palace maid brought over the remaining fabric from which the doll was cut.

"All these fabrics were found in Qiao'er's room."

Qiao'er knelt on the ground with her head lowered. At this moment, she didn't say anything to defend herself.

It was totally different from the previous refutation with self-righteousness.

With all the evidence, no one would believe it no matter how much you try to argue. But any smart person would know that the best thing to do at this time is to remain silent.

Concubine Li suppressed the excitement in her heart. Could she finally kill Concubine Jia this time?

She did not disappoint the Queen's instructions.

Concubine Li controlled her surging emotions and knelt on the ground: "It seems that the truth has been revealed."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the evidence is here. Please make your decision."

Concubine Rou concealed the secret joy that flashed across her eyes.

She also knelt down and said, "Your Majesty and the Empress, please handle this matter impartially. You must not tolerate evildoers any longer. Otherwise... the entire harem will be in turmoil."

Concubine Liu felt even more aggrieved and started to cry.

She slowly stood up tremblingly and knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty, please seek justice for me and my child."

"If the murderer is not severely punished today, won't the child in my belly still suffer persecution? I can tolerate being murdered, but this concerns the heir to the throne, and the flesh and blood of Your Majesty. This matter cannot be tolerated lightly."

Xiao Changzai also timidly followed suit.

"The evidence is both there and there is no denying the perpetrator's guilt. Your Majesty, please understand."

Zhou Shiya sighed, her eyes full of disappointment.

She looked at Zhou Lingge: "Concubine Jia, do you have anything else to say?"

"His Majesty dotes on you so much, you'll have your own child sooner or later. You really shouldn't use such dirty tricks to curse Concubine Liu's child. You've only been in the palace for a month, why are you jealous of Concubine Liu's child?"

Tears glistened in Concubine Liu's eyes, and she looked at Zhou Lingge with a bit of fear: "Maybe... maybe it was because I accidentally offended Concubine Jia at the beginning, so Concubine Jia couldn't bear to see me and the child get along well, so she used this insidious trick to hurt me and the child."

"Empress Jia... no matter how much you resent me, I can accept it, but you should never, ever, lay a hand on my child. The child is innocent and is His Majesty's flesh and blood. If you truly care about His Majesty, would you not protect his child?"

Concubine Li couldn't help but say, "Perhaps, in her heart...other than her own, all other children are thorns in her side. This time, it might be Concubine Liu. If she succeeds, then next time, she might target the child in the Empress's womb."

Zhou Shiya quickly covered her stomach and looked at Qin Feiling in confusion: "Your Majesty, at this point, you must not let Concubine Jia off easily."

"Although she is my sister, she must be punished if she makes a mistake."

She slowly stood up and knelt on the ground. "Your Majesty, please punish Concubine Jia and give Concubine Liu an explanation, so that the other concubines in the palace can feel at ease. The Empress Dowager went to the Buddhist temple to pray for the country and will return to the palace tomorrow. Your Majesty would not want the Empress Dowager to worry about such a small matter."

Zhou Shiya directly brought up the Empress Dowager to remind Qin Feiling not to displease the Empress Dowager for Zhou Lingge alone.

Qin Feiling frowned and stared at Zhou Shiya with a gloomy expression.

Zhou Shiya lowered her head with a firm attitude.

If he didn't punish Zhou Lingge, she would never compromise easily and let the matter go.

This is the bearing and attitude that she should have as the queen of the Great Jin Dynasty.

Zhou Shiya raised her chin, raised her eyebrows slightly and glanced at Zhou Lingge indifferently.

She was very sure that Qin Feiling could not continue to protect Zhou Lingge. There were witnesses and evidence. Unless he wanted to be a tyrant, unless he wanted to disappoint the Queen Mother... otherwise he would definitely punish Zhou Lingge severely.