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

"Empress Li rewarded me with a bag of gold for this... I didn't touch any of it and gave it all to Eunuch Liu."

Eunuch Liu immediately handed the bag of gold to Qin Feiling for inspection.

Qin Feiling asked Eunuch Liu to send it to Concubine Li.

"I remember the pattern of this gold, I specially gave it to you when you gave birth to the eldest princess. Looking at the entire harem, only you have it... Concubine Li, do you have anything else to quibble with?"

Concubine Li was completely dumbfounded.

She stared blankly at the bag of gold, then looked at the eunuch who had sold her...

Her mind went dark.

She quickly shook her head: "No, it's not me. I never arranged for him to bury the doll in Yuanchen Palace. Your Majesty, I was also framed..."

Her eyes were red and she reached out to grab Qin Feiling's robe.

Qin Feiling dodged and smashed the bag of gold hard on her face.

"The evidence is irrefutable, with witnesses and evidence all here. Yet you're still stubborn and refuse to admit it?"

The bag of gold hit Concubine Li's head directly, causing it to bleed.

Blood blurred her eyes, and she cried bitterly, her heart filled with irrefutable grievances: "It's not me, it's not me... Your Majesty, please believe me."

Only at this moment did she truly experience the despair of being wronged and unable to deny it.

She couldn't understand why the witchcraft that was originally falsely accused of Zhou Lingge was now blamed on her?

Concubine Li turned her head and looked at Zhou Shiya.

Zhou Shiya's body swayed, she staggered back a few steps, and held her forehead with her fingers.

"I feel a little dizzy."

Nanny Zhou supported Zhou Shiya's arm with concern: "It's very late, and the Queen has been working hard for most of the night. Her body can't bear it anymore."

Zhou Shiya shook her head slowly.

She barely held on and looked at Concubine Li with disappointment.

"Concubine Li, I never thought that the person behind all this was you. You're clearly the thief crying 'stop thief'... It's truly despicable. I urge you to admit it immediately, so as not to implicate others and bring a negative impact to the eldest princess."

"Your Majesty has always been lenient. Considering that you are the only concubine who gave birth to the eldest princess, he will certainly show you a lenient sentence. You must sincerely repent and admit your mistakes... Do not continue to be stubborn and repentant."

Every word she said, every look she gave, contained a warning.

How could Concubine Li not understand!

Her eyes were full of scarlet, and she slowly lowered her eyes.

From the very beginning, the queen had prepared several plans.

If it succeeds, that would be best.

If it failed, Concubine Shu was originally going to be the scapegoat.

Who would have thought that Concubine Shu was so useless and had such weak fighting ability that she fainted on the spot from anger.

She had no choice but to continue with the plan.

She should have expected it the moment her plan failed.

The Queen will push her out to take the blame.

She has no foundation or support behind her. If she had not been on the Queen's side all these years, she and the eldest princess would have been devoured by Concubine Shu and others without leaving a bone behind.

The queen protected her for many years.

It's time for her to repay the favor!

Concubine Li did not continue to deny it, and her whole body fell to the ground as if she had lost strength.

"Yes, I was jealous of Concubine Jia's favor, so I made such a mistake in a moment of confusion."

"Your Majesty, I will punish you. I will accept it willingly."

Qin Feiling looked at Concubine Li with cold eyes. He issued an imperial decree word by word, demoting Concubine Li to Li Da Ying and handing over the eldest princess to Concubine Shu to raise.

When Concubine Li heard that the eldest princess was to be raised by Concubine Shu, her eyes were full of resistance. She immediately kowtowed and begged, crying, "Your Majesty, I beg you, please let the eldest princess stay with me."

"The eldest princess is only three years old, and she can't leave me."

Qin Feiling's eyes were full of impatience, and he immediately had Li Dan dragged away.

Li's shrill cry echoed throughout the hall.

Concubine Rou clenched her fists tightly and stared in a daze at Li Da Ying who was being dragged away.

The rabbit is dead and the dog is abandoned... She felt sad.

Zhou Shiya panted heavily and looked at Qin Feiling. She tentatively negotiated, "Your Majesty, why don't you let me raise the eldest princess? The eldest princess has always been close to me. She is not familiar with Concubine Shu, and I am also worried that Concubine Shu can't take care of the eldest princess."

Qin Feiling rubbed his brows and said, "Queen, please take care of yourself... You know exactly what you did this time."

"Don't think that just because I haven't found anything, you're innocent."

Zhou Shiya gasped and knelt down in fear.

Qin Feiling shook his sleeves and refused to look at her again. His eyes fell on the other people in the hall.

His eyes were filled with murderous intent, and at this moment he was so cold that he seemed to have no emotional warmth at all.

With just one word, he decided the life and death of everyone.

"Any palace maid involved in witchcraft will be executed..."

"Qiaozhen from Yuanchen Palace... the eunuchs from Yongfu Palace, the loyal servants around Li Yingying... none of them will be spared. Drag them away and they will be beaten to death. Notify the servants in each palace, and everyone must come to witness the execution..."

"No evil things can be touched. Anyone who touches them...will die. I will show no mercy."

When the emperor was angry, corpses floated for hundreds of miles.

This is the most murders Qin Feiling has committed since he ascended the throne!

"Also, Xiao Changzai committed insubordination and disobeyed palace rules, causing Concubine Jia to faint... His behavior is truly abhorrent, and I detest him with utmost disgust. Immediately banish him to the cold palace, and without my permission, he will never be allowed to leave."

Xiao Chang's face was pale, her eyes were full of astonishment, and she looked at Qin Feiling in disbelief.

"No, Your Majesty... I was wrong. I will never dare to offend Concubine Jia again. Please forgive me, Your Majesty..."

Qin Feiling ignored Concubine Xiao's howling and wailing. With an irritated glint in his eyes, he looked at Eunuch Liu and said, "Drag all the idlers out. Those who want to be executed will be executed, those who want to be beaten to death will be beaten to death, and those who want to be banished to the cold palace will be banished to the cold palace. Anyone who dares to make a noise in Yuanchen Palace will be beaten to death..."

After these words were spoken, Xiao Changzai's begging for mercy and crying suddenly stopped.

With tears streaming down her face, she watched in despair as the cold-blooded emperor walked into the inner hall without even looking back.

She was quickly dragged away by the palace servants.

"There are so many women and concubines in the harem, but none of them can compare to Concubine Jia. Hahaha... It's ridiculous. Your Majesty is blinded by lust... He is blinded by lust." Li Da Ying raised her head and laughed, and she vomited blood from the corner of her mouth.

Zhou Shiya was so frightened that she quickly had someone cover Li Da's mouth and drag her away.

Qingying watched Qiaozhen and other palace maids being dragged away in despair and fear.

Her eyes were full of panic, and she turned to look at Zhou Shiya.

"Empress...save this servant."

She rushed to Zhou Shiya's side, her hands tightly grasping her dress: "I don't want to die yet... Queen, please send me out of the palace. I don't want to stay in this cannibalistic harem anymore."

Zhou Shiya frowned and pulled the hem of her skirt out of her hands.

"Didn't His Majesty punish you? Concubine Jia must have pleaded for you out of our past friendship. As long as you kneel before her and beg for forgiveness, Concubine Jia will relent and let you go."

Qingying's eyes were filled with despair. She cried and shook her head, "No, Zhou Lingge will not let me go. She will definitely torture me cruelly... Queen, Zhou Lingge is now a lunatic. You have no idea how cruel she is. She will not let me go... I have betrayed her so many times, she will never let me die easily."