"I didn't expect it was you who was behind this, saying that I was unhappy with Su's promotion to Imperial Concubine, and that's why I wanted to kill her."

"What a skill, what a calculation!"

"But I am a little curious. If Yong Zhang knew the cause of his biological mother's death, would he still have the slightest respect for you, his adoptive mother who has been so attentive to him?"

Every word was like a heavy stone falling on Concubine Hui's heart.

My hands seemed to have lost strength and could no longer hold those thin pieces of paper.

His body tilted and he sat down on the ground, unable to kneel any longer.

Qingying had no intention of feeling pity for the other person at all.

He sneered and said, "Why, you dare to do it, but you don't dare to admit it?"

"You were so ruthless back then, but now you've become so weak?"

"It's a pity, I am also hard-hearted, I am afraid I can't pity you at all."

As soon as Qingying finished speaking, Concubine Hui suddenly burst into tears.

He knelt on the ground, crying and shaking, as if he had suffered a great injustice.

Qingying frowned and said, "Shut up! The one who should be crying is Su Lujun, who has already lost her life, not you, the instigator of her murder!"

Concubine Hui's crying was interrupted by Qingying's cold shout.

Before he could open his mouth, Qingying said, "Su Shi can't die in such an unclear way. Yong Zhang doesn't need a vicious adoptive mother."

"Do you intend to plead your case to the Emperor yourself, or will I have someone expose you?"

At this point, Concubine Hui was so scared that she didn't know what to do.

He took two steps forward on his knees and grabbed Qingying's skirt.

"Your Majesty, I was just confused for a moment. Please have mercy on me and forgive me!"

"A moment of confusion? What crime did the Su family commit that they had to lose a life for no reason because of your moment of confusion?"

"Queen!"

Concubine Hui's face was covered with tears, and her voice became a little more shrill.

"I entered the palace with the Empress, and my father is a loyal minister to the Emperor. How can the Su family, a poor family, compare with me?"

"She's just lucky. She was blessed by the Empress in her early years and gave birth to a son. Apart from that, what else is there to recommend her?"

"Being a coward means not being able to speak up even when you should be fighting for yourself."

"Your Majesty, supporting me is more beneficial than supporting someone like her who is of no help to you!"

"I promise, as long as Your Majesty is willing to let me go this time, I will follow Your Majesty's lead from now on, and I will never have second thoughts!"

Qingying raised her brows slightly.

"You said that Yongzhang was born because Su was under my care. What about your Jingyun? Didn't she also receive my care?"

"Even so, you still didn't hesitate to smear me in front of Yong Zhang, making him think that Su died at my hands. How can I trust you with such double-dealing, Concubine Hui?"

Concubine Hui was left speechless by Qingying's words. She stood there in a daze, without any reaction for a long time.

It took him a long while to come back to his senses.

She bent her body and kowtowed repeatedly, begging for mercy. "Your Majesty, I just wanted a prince. Now that I have Yong Zhang, I don't have any other thoughts. Please believe me, Your Majesty, I will never have any inappropriate thoughts again..."

Qingying looked at Concubine Hui like this, and her heart was calm.

For many years in the deep palace, Concubine Hui has been obedient and law-abiding.

But what Qingying wanted was to have the entire harem in her own hands, without any accidents.

People like Concubine Hui are really not worth having.

"It's not that I didn't save you, but who found out about these things today?"

Qingying's words suddenly stopped Hui Fei's begging for mercy.

He looked up at Qingying with tears in his eyes, but didn't dare to ask a single question.

"Her Majesty, this is the confession sent by the Queen Mother."

Concubine Hui's face fell and she no longer had any hope.

At this moment, Li Yu bowed and walked in.

"Your servant pays respects to the Empress. The Emperor has ordered that the Empress and Noble Consort Hui be summoned to the Yangxin Palace."

Li Yu's words seemed to be the last straw that broke the camel's back for Concubine Hui.

It made her completely lose her temper.

Then she looked up at Qingying with hope, as if she was still struggling, hoping that Qingying could save her.

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