Quick Transmigration: The Charismatic Woman Uses Her Stunning Beauty to Complete Missions
Chapter 102 The First Beauty Who Became a Substitute Bride (18)
An Nuannuan looked at Cuiguo with resentment.
But she hesitated, wondering whether she should tell the truth. But if she did, who would believe her?
Cui Guo was a palace maid serving Consort Hui, so Consort Hui would naturally protect her. Cui Guo, on the other hand, was just an ordinary palace maid in the Imperial Beast Garden... her voice carried little weight.
The atmosphere inside the palace became tense and oppressive; everyone was filled with unease after such a major incident.
Shen Chumo sighed. With such a large-scale operation, this would likely implicate a whole host of people hiding in the shadows, making it even more difficult to clear Xie Yanhuai's name as a tyrant.
Xie Yanhuai held Shen Chumo's hand, noticed her expression, and said gently, "Momo, are you tired? Why don't you go inside and rest first? I'll handle the interrogation here."
Shen Chumo shook her head and smiled slightly, "Ayan, I'm not tired."
“You were just traumatized, and now you’re getting so angry. I’m worried…” Shen Chumo looked at him with concern.
Xie Yanhuai felt a warmth in his heart, and his gaze towards Shen Chumo was filled with tenderness. He held Shen Chumo's hand tightly.
"Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to myself. The truth will come out soon."
The concubines below, seeing Xie Yanhuai's gentle expression, widened their eyes slightly, revealing an expression of disbelief.
Is this still the tyrant they know? Normally, Xie Yanhuai wouldn't even bother to look at them. When they first entered the palace, some tried to curry favor, only to be ruthlessly humiliated by Xie Yanhuai and thrown out by the palace servants.
After Xie Yanhuai killed several palace concubines, they never had such thoughts again. They secretly believed that Xie Yanhuai must not like women, otherwise how could he be so insensitive to women?
Unexpectedly, Xie Yanhuai could be so gentle with women, leaving everyone with mixed feelings.
However, after looking at Shen Chumo's appearance again, they had to admit that Shen Chumo was really too beautiful. Even a tyrant wouldn't be willing to harm such a beauty.
An Nuannuan, who was kneeling on the ground, raised her head and looked at Shen Chumo with a firm gaze.
Her eyes gleamed with determination and courage, as if she had made up her mind. She took a deep breath and told herself silently, "No matter what, I have to try, whether I succeed or fail. Maybe this is my chance to leave the Beast Taming Garden."
An Nuannuan's heart pounded faster and faster as various possibilities flooded her mind.
At this moment, Shen Chumo's stunningly beautiful face reappeared before An Nuannuan's eyes.
Her beauty was stunning, but more importantly, when An Nuannuan saw her, a feeling of warmth welled up deep within her. This feeling made her trust this imperial concubine and firmly believe that she was not a bad person.
At this moment, An Nuannuan decided to put aside her concerns and demonstrate her abilities and value to the Imperial Concubine in order to gain her approval.
Perhaps this will be a turning point in her life.
An Nuannuan took a deep breath and mustered her courage to speak: "Your Highness, this servant has another matter to report."
Shen Chumo looked at An Nuannuan, "Oh? What do you want to report?"
An Nuannuan said calmly, "Your Majesty, this servant wants to report Cuiguo, a palace maid in Consort Hui's palace."
When Cui Guo heard her name, her expression changed, and she looked at An Nuan Nuan and said, "An Nuan Nuan, what nonsense are you talking about?"
An Nuannuan continued, "This servant has no prior relationship with Cuiguo, but Cuiguo deliberately approached me a few days ago."
She often came to the Beast Garden to talk to me. I thought I could find a close friend, but I never expected that she would have ulterior motives.
Cui Guo had asked the servant about the animals in the Imperial Beast Garden several times, and showed particular interest in certain animals. At the time, the servant thought she was just curious, but now that she thinks about it, there might be something fishy about it.
Today, Cuiguo also came to the Beast Taming Garden, but she came without my knowledge. I saw her from a distance; she was acting suspiciously and looked flustered. She must have done something shameful.
Cui Guo hurriedly retorted, "You're slandering me! I was just strolling around the Beast Taming Garden, I wasn't panicking at all as you say."
"Just wandering around? Since you were at the Beast Taming Garden today, why didn't you come forward and admit it when I ordered the interrogation of all the palace servants who were there today?"
"This servant...this servant was just scared for a moment, that's why I didn't dare to come out and admit it," Cui Guo stammered, fine beads of sweat appearing on her forehead.
Xie Yanhuai narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze sharp as he looked at Cuiguo. "Afraid? What do you have to be afraid of? Unless you have something to hide. Tell me, what exactly did you come to the Beast Taming Garden for today?"
"This servant was really just taking a casual stroll and did nothing else."
"Still dare to be stubborn!" Xie Yanhuai roared. "Guards, drag Cuiguo away and torture her severely. Let's see how long she can keep up this stubbornness."
Cui Guo was so frightened that she collapsed to the ground and cried out to Consort Hui, "Your Highness, please save me!"
Consort Hui's face was deathly pale, and her body trembled slightly. She opened her mouth, but did not know how to plead for Cui Guo.
Xie Yanhuai's face was ashen as he coldly watched the scene, showing no intention of retracting his order. The guards stepped forward to drag Cui Guo away.
Cuiguo struggled desperately, her cries piercing: "Your Majesty, I have been working for you all this time, you can't just stand by and watch me die!"
Upon hearing Cui Guo's words, Consort Hui's face turned even paler, her eyes filled with panic.
She immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Xie Yanhuai, saying, "Your Majesty, I do not know what Cuiguo is talking about. I have never instructed her to do anything improper. This servant must have been instructed by someone else."
Xie Yanhuai snorted coldly: "Now that things have come to this, you still want to argue? Cuiguo, you'd better explain everything clearly. If there's even a single lie, I won't let you off easily."
Cui Guo sobbed, speaking haltingly, "Your Majesty, Consort Gui, this servant... this servant was indeed acting under the orders of Consort Hui. She instructed this servant to find out Consort Gui's whereabouts and also to find an opportunity in the Imperial Beast Garden to poison the wild beasts..."
This servant dared not disobey Your Highness's orders, which is why I did these foolish things. I beg Your Majesty for mercy, I beg Your Highness for mercy!
Consort Hui's eyes widened, her face filled with disbelief: "Cuiguo, why are you slandering me? I have treated you well, how can you repay kindness with enmity?"
At this moment, the guards who had been searching the inner palace returned. They laid out what they had found on the ground, bowed, and said, "Your Majesty, we found several packets of powder buried under a tree in Consort Hui's palace. They were the aphrodisiac and the animal-attracting powder."
All eyes immediately focused on Consort Hui. Her face was deathly pale, and she swayed precariously, yet she still stubbornly insisted, "Your Majesty, I do not know why these things appeared in my palace. Someone must be framing me."
Xie Yanhuai sneered, "You think you can deny it to the death? You think you can deny it to the death? How dare you be so presumptuous in my palace? Guards, take all the palace maids and eunuchs around Consort Hui away and interrogate them thoroughly. I refuse to believe that we can't find out the truth."
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