The emperor helped her up and looked at Xia Qiu who was tied up. He half-squinted his eyes and saw that Xia Qiu was wearing the clothes of a young eunuch. The mess in this place and the witnesses were naturally irrefutable.
"Honorable Concubine, how are you?" The emperor looked at Jin Xin.
Jin Xin shook her head, "My concubine is fine. She just committed a crime in broad daylight this summer and autumn. Please, Your Majesty, deal with her severely and find out the person behind her."
Concubine Lan also hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I also saw it just now. This maid is very skilled. We didn't know there was such a powerful person in this palace. She must be the pawn of someone with evil intentions. "
"Let her speak." The emperor ordered someone to pull the cloth off Xia Qiu's mouth.
Xia Qiu was pushed forward and knelt down, asking her to reply.
Xia Qiu knew that she couldn't escape. She had no father or mother. She was taken in and trained by the Xiao family. She didn't have any of the Nine Clan, so she was naturally not afraid.
"It's my own fault that I can't stand the imperial concubine's behavior. This is all my doing and has nothing to do with anyone else!" Xia Qiu looked determined to die.
Want to take the blame yourself?
impossible.
Jin Xin immediately knelt in front of the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I beg you to investigate this matter thoroughly. I have never been an enemy to anyone, and I have never been mean to Xia Qiu. I have no personal enmity with her, and she has no motive. She must be a victim." People instruct.”
The emperor looked at Jin Xin's plea and asked, "Do you know that your words are implying that Concubine Xiao was involved in this matter."
Jin Xin held her head high, "I want to sue Concubine Xiao and instigate Xia Qiu to murder me."
"What's the reason?"
"Previously, Hong'er was encouraged by Concubine Xiao to go to the crevice in the stone. I found a poisonous scorpion in the pool while I was still there. The evidence pointed to Concubine Xiao, so I punished her a little, and she hated me for it. The emperor can send someone to investigate the matter."
Hearing this, the emperor nodded and said to the guards, "Take Xia Qiu down and interrogate her carefully. Also, invite Concubine Xiao to Chengen Palace."
After saying that, the group went to Chengen Palace.
Concubine Xiao panicked when she heard that the emperor sent someone to invite her to Chengen Palace and learned that Xia Qiu had been captured alive.
"Empress, what should we do?" Shuangxi asked anxiously.
There were people from the imperial court outside, waiting for her to go out and never give her a chance to send a message. Concubine Xiao gritted her teeth and paced, feeling anxious.
At this time, she had no one to help her, not even anyone to give her an idea.
Xia Qiu was so good at kung fu, it shouldn't be like this. Even if it was a trap, with Xia Qiu's style of acting, he would kill Jiang Jinxin first. The servants in the palace couldn't guard against her at all.
Xia Qiu is his own hero. Once something fails, he will sacrifice himself to complete it.
What went wrong.
Didn't the emperor ignore her? He actually had to try the matter in person. If someone else came to try it, Concubine Xiao would not be so flustered.
"Xia Qiu will not plead guilty." Xiao Guifei told herself seriously, trying to calm herself down.
Then bite on and never let go, never admit guilt, no matter what, never admit guilt.
The Xiao family was benevolent to the late emperor, and even if the evidence was conclusive, the emperor would not execute himself regardless of the public opinion of the world.
Therefore, she must not admit it.
"Your Majesty, please don't waste any time. The Emperor is still waiting for your reply." Commander Hong came to invite people in person.
Concubine Xiao pretended to be calm, hummed, and changed into bright clothes to make herself more presentable.
In Cheng'en Palace, Concubine Xiao walked in and saw a group of people standing aside. She did not see Xia Qiu. Concubine Xiao could not help but feel nervous, but she still stepped forward to salute with a very calm face.
"Concubine Xiao, the imperial concubine has accused you of instigating Xia Qiu to kill people. You also instigated the incident of Concubine Xuan. How can you explain this matter?" The emperor asked calmly.
"I am unjustly accused. There is absolutely no such thing. I would not do such a heartbreaking thing." Xiao Guifei hurriedly explained.
Jin Xin continued to step forward.
"Your Majesty, on the day of Concubine Xuan's accident, my concubine's mother was going to deliver clothes to Concubine Lan. She had walked this road several times and took Caixia with her. Caixia was knocked unconscious at the time and woke up. It was my concubine's mother who fell together with Concubine Xuan. I wonder how she, a weak woman, managed to kill two young men by herself. Moreover, the knife on the neck of the maid next to Concubine Xuan was sealed with a sword. My mother only had a pair of scissors in her hand. If this was used as a murder weapon, how could it fatally inflict a fatal wound on Concubine Xuan's maidservant? Moreover, Concubine Xuan knew some kung fu, and my mother was even less capable of dealing with Concubine Xuan. "
The emperor nodded, "It is indeed as you said. When I checked the maid's injury, I found that the blade was a sharp sword or dagger. The imperial concubine was right about this. The evidence she gave is also very consistent with the situation at the scene."
Concubine Xiao became nervous, but based on these alone, it could not be said that she was instigating it.
"Your Majesty, please let my mother come and respond." Jin Xin said.
"Yes." He waved his hand and asked someone to bring An.
Not long after, An was brought.
Although he was not punished for being detained for six or seven days, he had lost a lot of weight. Jin Xin felt distressed and felt guilty.
"My wife is here to see you, Your Majesty." An kneeled down and replied.
"Tell me about the situation at that time." The emperor said.
"At that time, I and Caixia were going to Concubine Lan's palace. Concubine Xuan suddenly appeared. She said she wanted to kill me. I was kicked in the back. It still hurt a little. I even fell down. Concubine Xuan wanted to kill me. When I was there, a person in black appeared, she grabbed my hand, and suddenly stabbed Concubine Xuan, and I was knocked unconscious by her, and after that, we were found lying there together."
Jin Xin also asked Commander Hong about these words after An was taken into custody, and the confession was handed over to the emperor.
The emperor hummed. The injuries on An's back were indeed stated in his previous confession, but there was no accurate evidence pointing to anyone else.
Right now, the evidence points to Xia Qiu.
Xia Qiu is being executed, and he only needs to wait a little longer to know the result.
Concubine Xiao listened to what the mother and daughter said, and her mind was racing, thinking about how to escape suspicion.
But Jin Xin asked Lianrong to take out the ceramic jar that contained the scorpions before, and said, "Your Majesty, this jar is the poison jar that Concubine Xiao took out to contain the scorpions. This is the jar that contained the scorpions. In the garden pond, I ordered people to fish it out. At that time, I went to teach Concubine Xiao a lesson for this matter."
When Jin Xin brought up this matter for the first time, Concubine Xiao was completely panicked. It was easy to talk about anything, and it was not a small thing to hurt the prince.
"Your Majesty, I don't understand what the imperial concubine meant. Not to mention the feud between Mrs. Jiang and Concubine Xuan. Concubine Xuan wants to kill Mrs. Jiang. What does this matter have to do with me? Let's talk about the poisonous poison that the imperial concubine said. What evidence is there?”
If there was evidence, she had a seizure at that time, how could she wait until now.
