Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character's Revenge

"When the concubine was holding the Ninth Princess and struggling in the water, she saw Consort Feng emerge from behind the artificial hill with her maids, shouting that it was the concubine who pushed the Ninth Princess into the water."

"If I'm not mistaken, the Ninth Princess's falling into the water must be related to Consort Feng. That's why Consort Feng would slander me; she was after me all along."

"You...you are talking nonsense!"

When Qi Ning revealed the truth, Feng Jieyu panicked instantly.

The emperor immediately looked at Consort Feng with a scrutinizing gaze.

After hearing Qi Ning's words, Consort Shu and Gao Yan also looked at Consort Feng.

Consort Feng stammered, "Your Majesty, I was just passing by the rockery when I heard a noise and came out from there. I have absolutely nothing to do with this matter. It was Consort Qi who tried to implicate me in order to exonerate herself. I beg Your Majesty to see the truth!"

Qi Ning chuckled softly: "Consort Feng, don't worry. We'll find out the truth once we investigate."

She tugged at the emperor's sleeve and said weakly, "Your Majesty, that artificial hill is right by Lingbo Lake, close to the water source. The soil under the artificial hill is moist. If someone just passes by, they won't leave a deep mark. But if someone stays behind the artificial hill for a long time and tramples on it many times, they will definitely leave many footprints."

"Your Majesty might as well send someone to look at the soil behind that artificial hill. That way we'll know whether Consort Feng was just passing by or had been hiding behind it for a long time."

Upon hearing this, Feng Jieyu instinctively hid her shoes under her skirt.

Her little actions were clearly seen by the emperor and Gao Yan, and they basically had their answer.

The emperor turned to Eunuch Wang and said, "Send someone to take a look."

"Yes."

Eunuch Wang immediately instructed a young eunuch to go and check the situation at the artificial hill.

Minghua Palace was not far from Lingbo Lake, very close, and the little eunuch quickly ran back.

"Your Majesty, there are indeed many fresh and messy footprints behind the artificial hill by Lingbo Lake, which shows that it has just been trampled on many times."

Upon hearing this, the emperor looked at Consort Feng and said coldly, "Consort Feng, what else do you have to say?"

"Your Majesty!" Consort Feng knelt down with a thud.

She was not about to confess easily, and continued to argue, "Your Majesty, a few footprints alone cannot prove that this matter is related to me. This is all Consort Qi making baseless accusations. I have truly been wronged!"

"Whether she is innocent or not, we'll find out by the trial. Unless, His Majesty is unwilling to torture Consort Feng."

Qi Ning said in a low voice, then released the emperor's sleeve and leaned back on the couch, seemingly exhausted.

The emperor already knew the answer in his heart; he knew that Consort Feng was making excuses. He was about to order someone to take Consort Feng away for questioning when suddenly, the Ninth Princess, who was lying on the other side of the couch, coughed twice and slowly opened her eyes.

Seeing this, Consort Shu didn't care about anything else and rushed over immediately.

"Xi'er, you're awake?"

"Mother..."

When the Ninth Princess saw Consort Shu, she immediately began to sob and cry.

Consort Shu hugged her tightly, saying with heartache, "It's alright, it's alright."

Seeing that his younger sister was alright, Gao Yan asked her, "Xi'er, tell me, how did you fall into the water?"

Gao Xi then stopped crying, peeked out from Consort Shu's arms, and looked at the scene inside the palace.

Consort Shu also said, "Xi'er, Consort Feng said that Consort Qi pushed you into the water, but Consort Qi said that you jumped into the lake by yourself. What is going on?"

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