Fengqing's harem

Chapter 59 Mysterious Formation
"Well, Concubine Xiao, I will leave this matter to you to investigate thoroughly. After you find out the truth, you will make a decision." Sure enough, from ancient times to the present, flattery can get very good results. As the empress dowager, Li Xin has a high status. With strong ambitions, he naturally prefers to be flattered.

Seeing Li Xin's transformation, Yan Xiezi smiled coldly, she knew this trick would work, she raised her head and glanced at Li Xin, her face was dark at the moment, looking at Li Xin unwillingly.

How could Li Xiao give up like this, and finally seized this opportunity, how could she let Yan Xiezi take advantage of the loophole.

"Queen Mother, the concubine has already found out the truth, and all the witnesses and evidence have been found. Please find out the Queen Mother." Li Xiao said while beckoning to the little eunuch beside him, and then watched the little eunuch bring a On the tray, there was a dagger in it, with bright red blood on it. Yan Xiezi sneered again as he looked at this scene, and the preparations were really complete. It's a pity, if it was someone else, maybe this plan could be done flawlessly. But unfortunately, she met her.

"Empress Dowager, this dagger was found under Yan Zhaoyi's bed by the imperial army just now, and it has not been destroyed in time."

The so-called conclusive evidence should be the case. Seeing the right time, Li Xiao spoke again. After speaking, he glanced at Yan Xiezi, the complacency in his eyes became more obvious, he looked at Yan Xiezi provocatively, and continued to speak.

"Come on, bring Cui Ling up."

After Li Xiao finished speaking, the Imperial Forest Army outside the door came up with a thin maid. Yan Xiezi still had a memory of that maid. When Chu'er was injured that time, she saw the palace maid who was born. At that time, she was worried about Chu'er. I care, now that I think about it, I finally understand the timid expression of that maid at that time.

"My servant Cui Ling sees the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager is a thousand years old." Cui Ling walked into the Renshou Palace, knelt tremblingly in front of Li Xin, with a dazed look on her face.

"Well, Concubine Xiao Gui, which palace lady is this?" Li Xin said pretendingly knowing what was going on.

"Empress Dowager, this is Cui Ling, the court lady who cleaned the courtyard in Qingcheng Palace. She was the one who witnessed Yan Zhaoyi's murder last night. Cui Ling, tell the Empress Dowager what you saw last night."

After Li Xiao answered the Queen Mother's words, he turned his head to Cui Ling again.

Cui Ling glanced at Li Xiao in fear, then turned her head to Yan Xiezi's direction, glanced at it, lowered her head as if in shame, not knowing what to say.

"Cui Ling, right? Just tell me what you've seen. If anything happens, Aijia will make the decision for you."

Li Xin could tell that something was wrong with Cui Ling, no matter what, she still hoped to get rid of Yan Xiezi, but because of face, she didn't want to get angry directly, now that Li Xiao paved the way, she was naturally willing to help For the last point, it would be best if Yan Xiezi could be eliminated, but if she couldn't, she would have nothing to lose.

"Yes, servant girl. Last night, servant girl suddenly had a stomachache that was unbearable. She got up to go to the toilet. When she walked to the well, she suddenly heard arguing. The servant girl subconsciously stopped and took a look. Then she saw that in the garden not far away, Lady Zhaoyi was Why are you arguing with the lady Jieyu? As a slave, the maidservant has a low status, so naturally she dare not step forward to dissuade her, so she can only pray on the sidelines. , the quarrel stopped, and the maid thought it was over, but when she looked again, the servant saw Zhaoyi stabbing Madam Zhang Jieyu with a dagger."

"Then why didn't you say it last night?" Hearing this, Li Xin's eyes flickered, and she asked immediately.

Cui Ling panicked when she first heard Li Xin's question, she subconsciously looked at Li Xiao, caught a glimpse of Li Xiao's sharp eyes, slowly turned her head back, and continued.

"Going back to the Empress Dowager, slave, the slave was too scared at the time, didn't think about anything, and ran back to the house. It wasn't until the morning of the next day, when the imperial concubine came to find the slave, that the slave realized the seriousness of the matter and told the matter to the imperial concubine. , Empress Dowager forgive me, this servant did not hide the truth on purpose."

During the entire conversation, except for a glance at Li Xiao, Cui Ling never raised her head again, until the matter was finished, she just kowtowed heavily.

"Yan Zhaoyi, Cui Ling's words, can you admit it?" Ignoring Cui Ling, Li Xin directly threw the question at Yan Xie Zi.

Seeing that Yan Xiezi's face was pale and there was no sign of panic, Li Xin's eyes darkened, she turned her gaze to Li Xiao, and sighed leisurely, it seems that this time, Xiao'er's situation will not have any results.

Li Xin's words caught his ears, Yan Xiezi slowly raised his head, glanced at Cui Ling, then turned to look at Li Xin, his eyes were slightly mocking.

"Empress Dowager, I have something to ask Cui Ling, I wonder if Empress Dowager can agree."

"Well, Yan Zhaoyi just ask."

"Thank you, Empress Dowager."

Li Xin would agree, which was expected by Yan Xiezi, if she didn't even want to ask her, then she would really have a guilty conscience.

"Cui Ling, I'm asking you, are you sure it was Ben Gong you saw yesterday?"

"Back... back to Empress Zhaoyi, slave girl, what slave servant saw, what slave servant saw was a back, but it was wearing the palace dress of Empress Zhaoyi." Yan Xiezi's cold words caught his ears, and Cui Ling's thin body visibly changed. Trembling, then he said hesitatingly.

"That means you didn't see Ben Gong's face clearly, it's just a piece of clothing?" Cui Ling's three words revealed contradictions, and Yan Xiezi continued to ask, not giving Cui Ling a chance to breathe.

"Slaves... but the servants saw..."

"You just need to answer Ben Gong, did you see the murderer's face clearly?"

"No." Yan Xiezi pressed on, Cui Ling said weakly, and tied her head lower.

"Okay, if that's the case, then it means that you can't be sure that the murderer is Bengong. Then, just based on a similar dress, how can you tell that Bengong is the murderer." Cui Ling's frank answer made Yan Xiezi Her eyes became darker and darker, her tone became colder, and Cui Ling, who was on the ground, couldn't help but tremble in fright.

"The empress dowager is wise. The concubine believes that a bloody dagger and the incomplete testimony of a young maid are not enough to convict the concubine. I hope the empress dowager will investigate clearly."

Cui Ling's words were full of loopholes, Li Xin could hear them naturally, so what else could she say, so she had to postpone the matter.

"Well, Yan Zhaoyi's words are reasonable, well, I'll leave this matter to..."

"Empress Dowager, my concubine would like to plead to find out the truth for me, and to restore my innocence." Li Xin just turned her gaze to Li Xiao, Yan Xiezi said first, how can this matter be left to Li Xiao!The one who wanted to get rid of her.

"Alright, then you can check it out by yourself, step back, I'm tired." After watching the good show, Li Xin immediately showed fatigue and waved everyone back.

(End of this chapter)