The palace wall reflects the moon

Chapter 19

Lying on the ground in an awkward position, Liu Qingshu endured the severe pain in her legs and tried to kneel up several times. The sweat on her forehead was mixed with blood, but she still couldn't do it.

At Shen Shuning's signal, the two maids came forward to help her up and help her kneel on the ground.

Liu Qingshu glanced at the eldest princess with great gratitude, then looked at the queen, gritted her teeth, and her throat felt like gravel.

"That day, the Queen sent someone to summon me. I didn't dare to disobey, so I waited for the Queen alone on the Drunkard's Stage. I heard a scream from the bottom of the Drunkard's Stage. I looked for the sound and went down the steps to see. I saw Hui Hui. The concubine is in miserable condition."

Shen Shuning was thoughtful.

"The queen asked you to go there?"

Before Liu Qingshu could reply, the queen couldn't help but stood up, pointed at Liu Qingshu and said in a sharp voice: "When did I summon you to the Zuiwengtai? You did such a shocking thing, how could you still think of it?" Are you making false accusations against me?!"

"The queen should be calmer, so as not to make people think that the queen is angry and weak," Shen Shuning said lightly, "As for whether you did it or not, this princess will naturally find out."

The queen's face became more and more gloomy.

But with so many people watching, what the eldest princess said was reasonable, but she didn't know how to refute it.

If we wait any longer, I'm afraid the situation will be unfavorable.

The queen composed herself and said: "This is a matter of the harem after all. It is my fault as the queen to trouble the eldest princess. Please rest, eldest princess. There are twists and turns in this, and I will give an explanation to the emperor."

As if seeing off guests.

Shen Shuning leaned back on the large phoenix chair. He did not take the queen's words seriously and continued: "Concubine Liu, since you said that the queen sent someone to summon you that day, someone must have seen it."

Liu Qingshu opened her mouth, but didn't say anything.

Many maids in Weiyang Palace saw it, but if they came out to testify, there would be two consequences.If you fail to testify, you will be implicated, or if you succeed, but offend the queen, how will you deal with yourself in the palace in the future?
What's more, she is just a maid, and she is also a member of Weiyang's palace. What weight does it have to testify for her master?

The queen sneered: "I sent someone to tell you how to avoid being seen. Since you can't tell, you are lying."

As soon as she finished speaking, a green figure walked out from the concubines.

Xin Wei walked up to the people, knelt down to Shen Shuning, knelt on the left side of Liu Qingshu, and said clearly: "Princess Hui, I was in Weiyang Palace that day and saw a palace maid coming to Weiyang Palace to pass the news. The Queen’s Oral Order.”

The queen raised her eyebrows and said calmly: "If I remember correctly, you live in Huguangxie, which is far away from Weiyang Palace. How come you are in Weiyang Palace?"

Xin Wei nodded and said: "I have been protected by Concubine Liu many times, and I am grateful. I like to go to Weiyang Palace in my free time. It is the first day of the Lunar New Year, so I have prepared a small gift and went to Weiyang Palace to celebrate the new year."

In this way, her safety was tied to Liu Qingshu.

Liu Qingshu was stunned, raised her head suddenly, and looked at her in surprise with a pair of tearful eyes.

It was clear that when the palace maid came to deliver the message, Xin Wei and Chu Ying were in the side hall. Xin Wei didn't see them at all. She could have been alone, but she actually stood up to testify at this time.

The queen snorted coldly: "You went to Weiyang Palace. The maids in Weiyang Palace must have seen it. It is said..."

Another slender figure also walked out quickly, and knelt down with Xin Wei with a plop, his clear voice trembling and firm.

"Your Highness, the eldest princess, I am Chu Jieyu of Weiyang Palace. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, I also saw a maid summoning Concubine Liu in the name of the queen!"

Although the two Jieyu were in a low position, their testimony was much more important than that of the palace maids.

The Queen gritted her teeth, not knowing what to do for a moment, and subconsciously looked at Aunt Zhou.

Aunt Zhou was reprimanded by the eldest princess and she didn't dare to speak out anymore, but seeing that the situation was not good for the queen, she bravely stood up again and asked Xin Wei: "Xin Jieyu, did you stew the pot last time?" It was you who sent it to Concubine Liu on behalf of Concubine Hui, causing the queen to be poisoned and still unable to recover. Now it seems that you and Concubine Liu are actually connected, so the poisoning of the stew pot in the first place is really suspicious!"

She chose Xin Wei to target her because she learned that Chu Ying was relying on the eldest princess. Chu Ying couldn't afford to offend her, so she started with Xin Wei.

Before the eldest princess could wink, Dan Hong stepped forward and slapped Grandma Zhou on her old face.

"The eldest princess is interrogating Concubine Liu. Do you have a place to talk? How dare you interrupt again and again?" Shen Shuning said with a smile: "Mother Zhou, I think you are an old man next to the queen. I want to give you face. Is it better to go out by yourself?" Princess, please go out?"

She said she would give Grandma Zhou a chance, but the two guards forced her to do so.

The queen stood up and said anxiously: "What are you going to do?!"

She attacked the queen's people in Fengyi Palace, how could she have the dignity of a queen?
Her resistance was in vain.

Seeing her people being forcibly sent out of the main hall, the queen couldn't help but tighten her cheeks and her chest rose and fell. She turned to look at the domineering eldest princess and glared at her.

"Queen, sit down." Shen Shuning said.

The queen sat down stiffly.

After asking Aunt Zhou to leave, Shen Shuning said calmly: "Pass on Qin Zijin."

Aunt Qin walked into the palace step by step, knelt down to the eldest princess, and said with tears in her eyes: "Even if I offend the queen today and end up dead with no body intact, I must seek justice for Concubine Hui!"

The queen snorted coldly.

Aunt Qin said: "On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Concubine Hui heard some maids talking and said that the emperor would go to the Drunkard's Terrace, so Concubine Hui went alone!"

Shen Shuning said in shock: "The emperor didn't go to Zuiweng Terrace at all."

"Yes," Aunt Qin said, "Concubine Hui didn't pay attention, but the servants saw clearly that the maid who deliberately spread rumors to Concubine Hui was none other than the eldest maid of Fengyi Palace, Ruyun!"

In this way, the cause and effect of that day are already clear.

The queen first designed to trick Concubine Meng Hui into going to the Drunkard's Terrace, and then summoned Concubine Liu to be the scapegoat. This not only harmed Concubine Meng Hui and the emperor's heir, but also made Concubine Liu never recover.

Killing two birds with one stone, how vicious.

The successive changes have made the queen unstable.

The queen stood up suddenly, pointed at her, and said sharply: "You dog slave, it is a death penalty to falsely accuse me! How dare you!"

Aunt Qin's eyes were filled with bloodshot eyes, fearless of the Queen's threat, and she looked as if she was looking forward to death: "Does the Queen think she can cover up the sky with one hand? Your Majesty, the eldest princess, is so clear, and the truth will eventually clear up!"

The queen still pointed at her angrily, her body swayed, and her eyes were about to burst.

"With just a few words of yours, you can wrongly accuse me! If you dare to offend me and frame me, I will kill your three clans and cut you into pieces!"

Shen Shuning smiled brightly and loudly.

"You are loyal, courageous, and willing to sacrifice your own life. This princess appreciates people like you the most. If anyone dares to touch you, I will never give up!"

"Thank you, princess!"

Aunt Qin touched her forehead to the ground and burst into tears of gratitude.

The Queen gritted her teeth and said, "Elder Princess, you have to have trouble with me because I don't approve of women doing politics?"

Shen Shuning just thought she was telling a joke and scoffed.

She really never took those useless remarks to heart.

Even if there is no queen, there are still millions of people who are critical of her. How can she convince everyone?

Why bother to care?

Shen Shuning said: "I'm afraid you are not sober and have forgotten that the little princess in Concubine Meng Hui's belly is my niece. You have harmed my princess' blood relationship and you can't be held accountable?"

(End of this chapter)