"Yes, I obey your command and respectfully send the Queen off."

All that sparkled in Mo's eyes was her respect for the Queen.

She is truly worthy of being the Queen, she caught the real culprit in just a few words!

I should learn from Aunt Xiuxia.

...

When Qingying returned to Jingren Palace, Jin Da Ying had just entered.

Although the person who summoned her did not explicitly tell her why the Queen summoned her, she was not stupid and could guess a thing or two.

Outside the main hall, Jin agreed and knelt down, "I pay my respects to the Empress, may the Empress be blessed with good health."

Qingying ignored it.

He stood still, turned around, and said, "Xiu Xia, drag Li Li to the courtyard and give him thirty lashes of the cane."

There was no need to ask any more questions. The muffled sound of the cane began to fall into everyone's ears.

In order to prevent Li Li from speaking, Xiu Xia stuffed a handkerchief into his mouth.

At this moment, all that could be heard was a humming sound, and no words could be heard.

Yuan San was a timid man. When he saw Li Li being beaten to a bloody state, he almost fainted from fright.

But Sanbao pulled the braid behind her head, forcing her to stare at Li Li without moving.

After thirty blows, Li Li's forehead was covered with cold sweat.

As soon as he took the handkerchief out of his mouth, he shouted at the top of his lungs, "Queen, spare my life! I confess! I confess! It was Xiangling, the maidservant beside Concubine Jin, who gave me the Achyranthes Knee Powder!"

Qingying said indifferently, "Xiuxia, keep fighting."

The sound was not loud, but it scared Li Li so much that he wet his pants.

"Empress, I didn't lie. It's really Xiangling..."

"You must have concrete evidence to back up your words. If you don't, you're just making groundless accusations against the concubines in the harem, and you truly deserve to die."

Qingying's voice was so faint that it made Jin Ying feel creepy.

The queen did not really want to continue to beat Li Li with a stick, but to force him to produce evidence so that she could be convicted!

Jin promised to understand.

Li Li also understood.

In order to survive, you can say anything.

"Your Majesty, I have evidence. Xiangling gave me two hundred taels of silver, and the purse she used to hold it was the same one she usually uses. There's even a special pattern on it. Your Majesty, please check it out!"

Xiuxia got Qingying's look and turned away.

Qingying finally set her eyes on Jin Da Ying.

"Because you were dissatisfied with Concubine Hui's mocking remarks, you were so cruel that you bribed the servants in the Imperial Kitchen and Xianfu Palace to add Achyranthes powder, which causes difficult labor, to Concubine Hui's food. Jin, you are quite capable."

The news of Concubine Hui's difficult labor had already spread throughout the six palaces.

It is natural that Jin Chengda didn't know about this.

But she didn't expect that this sin would fall on her head in the blink of an eye?

She knelt on the ground, bowing slightly. "Your Majesty, I don't understand what you mean. I am just a concubine. How can I bribe the servants of the Imperial Household Department and Xianfu Palace?"

"Please investigate clearly, Your Majesty. I have never done anything like this."

"is it?"

Qingying sneered and turned her gaze again, "This is Xiangling, right?"

Xiangling had already been frightened by Li Li's words.

Hearing the queen mention him, he trembled even more.

"Your Majesty, this servant is Xiangling..."

"Sanbao, move her to another place with Li Li."

Xiangling was stunned.

Before he could react, two eunuchs came up.

Drag Xiangling to the bench.

He raised his foot and kicked Li Li off the stool, then pushed Xiangling onto it.

This action was so sudden and swift that Xiangling had no chance to react.

Jin agreed but his face turned pale.

She knelt forward and said, "Your Majesty, Xiangling came with me from the Li Dynasty. Your Majesty, how can you hit her without any evidence?!"

Qingying's lips curled up.

"Jin, are you questioning me?"

The intimidating aura in his eyes made Jin Da Ying feel a little depressed.

"I don't dare."

"It's good that you don't dare. And you have a clear understanding of your own identity. I haven't asked you, so what right do you have to comment?"

"Let alone Xiangling, even if I had you banished to the cold palace immediately, you wouldn't be qualified to say anything."

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