After entering the wrong bridal chamber, I went to farm with the powerful minister

Chapter 971 The Supreme Interrogation

The Emperor, Empress and their entourage soon arrived at the Empress Dowager's palace.

When they arrived, the Empress Dowager was sitting on the armchair, leaning sideways, and not looking very well.

Two palace maids were massaging her shoulders, one on each side.

Many eunuchs were standing on the side, all staring at the old woman kneeling in the middle. Judging from her clothes, the old woman seemed to be a servant in the imperial kitchen.

When the Queen Mother saw Long Yi, Qiao Wanyou and others coming over, she straightened up in her chair.

"Why is the emperor here?"

Her heart skipped a beat. What if Long Yi was the one who poisoned her? What should she do then?
"I heard that my mother was poisoned, and I was extremely worried, so I came here with the Queen."

Long Yikuo stepped inside.

Qiao Wanyou, supported by Fu Nanyao, also went inside.

Following behind them were Fu Ciyi, Yan Funing and Fu Beimo.

"Everyone, please sit down."

The Empress Dowager raised her hand and looked at Eunuch Mo with cloudy eyes.

Eunuch Mo had no choice but to report the truth: "When I went to look for the Queen, the Emperor was dining with the Queen."

Without saying anything else, the Empress Dowager understood immediately that Long Yi had to be included in the current matter.

"In that case, I'd like the Emperor to try them all."

If it was really the emperor who did it, then that is all that could be done.

Long Yi nodded, and looked at the old woman kneeling below with a dignified look: "Where are you on duty?"

The old woman was trembling, and her voice was shaking too. She was shaking so much that she spoke more slowly: "The Imperial Kitchen."

"What's going on in the imperial kitchen?" Fu Beimo asked. "How can someone be so slow in replying? How long will you report to him? Or are you thinking of something tricky?"

A few questions scared the old woman so much that she immediately fell to the ground, shaking even more violently.

Although she worked in the palace, she did rough work. The most powerful people she had ever seen were the eunuchs in charge of various places and the maids and aunts.

Ever since her master was banished to the cold palace, she was sent to the imperial kitchen to cook.

After that, I never saw my master, nor any noble person.

At this moment, she saw the Empress Dowager, the Emperor and the Empress at the same time. When she heard the Empress Dowager say that she would let the Emperor personally interrogate her, she was so frightened that her heart, liver and lungs were about to shatter.

The Queen Mother said, "Slap him."

Immediately a nanny came forward and the sound of slapping was heard.

The crisp sound of slaps rang in her ears. The empress dowager looked at the emperor in dissatisfaction: "This man is very stubborn. He was caught just now, but he still hasn't said anything."

She wanted to see the emperor's attitude and expression.

She was his stepmother, and he got rid of her to make way for his biological mother.

There is nothing else.

The emperor looked at Eunuch Mo and asked in a deep voice, "How did you catch him?"

Eunuch Mo said, "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager's meals need to be stewed for a long time. Compared to the masters of other palaces, it takes much longer to cook, and the time this woman takes to light the fire also increases. At noon today, she took advantage of the situation and sprinkled the prepared poison into the dishes, and was caught by the man who hid there in advance."

"Since he's been caught on the spot, just slapping him in the face might be useless," said Long Yi.

Turning her head to look at the Queen Mother, "Your Majesty, you have been in the harem for decades, and you have many ways to deal with palace maids. For example, you can cover a person with a quilt, and then use a blunt instrument to hit them, which can break the ribs, and then no external injuries can be seen. Your Majesty, why don't you use these methods more often, and then the old woman in front of me will be relieved."

The Queen Mother choked. Her already uncomfortable body felt even worse and her complexion became even uglier.

"Emperor, where did you hear this? Am I such a person?" It must have been the Empress Dowager and Long Yi who said this.

Neither of these mother and son is good.

Everyone hoped that she would die soon.

Now that she is old and the world is in Long Yi's hands, she can only ask Qiao Wanyou for help, which is a relatively feasible way.

I hope that because Long Yi still has feelings for Qiao Wanyou, he won't kill her.

Thinking of this, she said to Qiao Wanyou: "Queen, please say a few words."

Qiao Wanyou didn't know that the Queen Mother suspected Long Yi, and her children didn't remind her that there was anything wrong at the scene, so she said what she felt she could say: "The people kneeling below, why don't you tell us who ordered you to tamper with the Queen Mother's food? Just tell us everything you know, and I believe that the Queen Mother and the Emperor will deal with it fairly."

The old woman shook her head: "No, no one ordered me to do that."

Fu Ciyi said calmly, "You servants live and eat in the palace, so it's not easy to get the poison. If no one instructs you, no one will believe it if you tell others."

Yan Funing also said: "Yes, you work in the imperial kitchen and you don't usually see the Empress Dowager. But don't lie that the Empress Dowager punished you and cover up for your master behind you."

The old woman lowered her head and said, "Someone did ask me to give you medicine, but I didn't know it was poison."

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"I've ordered you to give me some medicine, but is it a good medicine?" Eunuch Mo sneered.

"Although I know that the medicine is not good, I still took action. Because the man said that he had received favors from my old master, and now he told me about the suffering of my old master and wanted me to vent my anger for him."

"Who is your old master?" asked Eunuch Mo.

"I dare not say." The old woman lowered her head even more.

The Queen Mother narrowed her eyes and asked coldly, "What does the person who ordered you to poison look like?"

The old woman thought that her whole family was in the hands of that man, so she bit her tongue hard. Blood immediately flowed from the corner of her lips, and she fell to the ground.

Eunuch Mo hurried to remove her jaw, but he was a step too late.

The old woman's tongue has been broken and she can no longer speak. It seems that her life is in danger.

The Queen Mother waved her hands and said, "It's bad luck. Throw it out."

Eunuch Mo said yes and took people to carry the old woman away.

Fu Ciyi said, "All the people working in the palace are listed in a roster, including their names, hometowns, ages, and who their previous masters were. You can find out with a simple check."

"Yes." The Queen Mother immediately ordered the nanny beside her, "Go check."

The nanny said yes and left quickly.

The scene of the old woman being carried away was discovered by someone, who quickly reported what he had seen to the Empress Dowager.

"My Queen Mother, I have inquired about this. The old woman bit her tongue and committed suicide. Now the Queen Mother has no other options."

"That's great." The Empress Dowager said with a smile, "I'm still confident in your work."

"It is a blessing for me to be able to stay by the Queen Mother's side forever."

The Empress Dowager touched his face and said, "I'm sorry to trouble you."

The man closed his eyes, feeling the Empress Dowager's tenderness, and said with a smile: "Don't be embarrassed, these are what I should do."

Suddenly she thought of something and her expression turned grim. "No, what if the old woman investigates further and finds out that it's you?"

"No, she believes everything I say to her. Even if her old master is called in for confrontation, we don't have to worry." He laughed as he spoke, "As for what the Queen Mother said, I am willing to die for her!"

Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager leaned on his shoulder.

"In this life, the person I owe the most is you. If you weren't by my side, I really don't know what I would do."

There will be another chapter later~