Empress, she is rising step by step

Chapter 47 The concubine was wronged

"Of course I have it. A few days ago, Princess Zhu gave me a box of peach blossom and jade face powder. It is said that it can treat the rash on my body without leaving any marks. Many people saw it at that time. Concubine Both the empress and the virtuous concubine can testify on my behalf."

Xu Tingyue glared at Zhu Ci fiercely, and her angry eyes shot straight towards her like sharp arrows.

"Women cherish their own appearance the most, and I am no exception. I used it when I returned home, but who knew that instead of getting better, it actually got worse..."

Xu Tingyue suddenly reached out and took off the veil on her face. A layer of transparent blisters as big as soybeans appeared on her originally beautiful face, some of which were covered with a thick layer of blood scabs.

"Ah!" Yan Qingshu couldn't help but exclaimed. She quickly looked at Shen Que and Hua Jingyun, and quickly reached out to cover her mouth.

Shen Que was startled, he didn't expect Xu Tingyue's face to be like this, and there was a trace of disgust in his eyes.

Hua Jingyun also didn't expect that her face would become like this. It looked like it would leave scars even if it healed.

"Since I got the rash, I have been paying attention to my diet. When I realized something was wrong, I immediately summoned the imperial doctor. The imperial doctor carefully inspected everything I used, and then found snake flower grass in the peach blossom and jade face powder. .”

Xu Tingyue put her veil back on, took out the Peach Blossom Jade Face Powder from her sleeve, and turned to hand it to Li Quan.

Li Quan took it, looked past Zhu Ci, came to Shen Que, and handed the thing to Shen Que.

"If the Emperor and the Queen don't believe it, they can send the imperial doctor again. I really didn't expect that Imperial Lady Zhu would do this and resort to such despicable means as poisoning."

Seeing Zhu Ci hanging her head and sobbing, Xu Tingyue couldn't help but feel angry.

"Zhu Yunu, don't keep crying. Did you give this peach blossom and jade face powder to me? Didn't you just say it with certainty and can you speak well? How come you are in front of the Queen and the Emperor? He’s mute, maybe he’s feeling guilty?”

The imperial doctor told her that even if her face healed, it would probably leave horrific scars.

Not to mention how charming her face is, but it can be said that she has seen through it, which is why she has been favored continuously for so many years.

Without this face, the emperor would not have looked at her even if she was full of knowledge.

She was on guard against all odds, but she didn't expect that a little royal girl would dare to poison her. If she hadn't had any scruples, she would have wanted to peel off her skin and peel off her bones.

"I have no grievances against you. I just teased you a few words. I didn't expect that you would hold a grudge. Who in the hell instigated you to do this?"

Shen Que opened it and took a look. He glanced at Zhu Ci's heavy gaze from the corner of his eyes, and threw the powder box on the table.

"Zhu Yunu. Is there anything you want to say?"

Zhu Ci was crying with pear blossoms in the rain, and choked with sobs: "Your Majesty, this box of Peach Blossom and Jade Face Powder was indeed given to Concubine Shu by my concubine."

"But I really didn't add any snakeweed to it. I and Empress Shu Fei have only met a few times in total. Why did I want to harm Empress Shu Fei? I was unjustly accused."

Shen Que stared at Zhu Ci and did not see any guilt or panic on her face. Instead, her face was filled with grievances, and her eyes and nose were red from crying.

Did she really not do it or was her acting too superb? No woman would make fun of her own appearance, and Concubine Shu would not direct and act on her own just to frame Zhu Yunu. That would not only be stupid but also too costly.

She had no reason to frame Concubine Shu, but Concubine Bai did. It is not impossible if Concubine Bai threatened her to do this.

"Are you wronged? Yes, you have no grudges against me, and there is no need to murder me. After all, once the matter is exposed, it will be a serious crime. But if someone threatens you with your life, you have to do it even if you don't dare." Xu Tingyue finished speaking, Suddenly something occurred to her, and she turned to look at Hua Jingyun.

"Empress, I remember that day. Princess Zhu told me that this box of peach blossom and jade face powder belongs to the Emperor. I dare to ask, did the Queen reward Princess Zhu with anything?"

Hua Jingyun's expression changed slightly, he picked up the powder box on the table and looked at it carefully for a moment.

"It seems to be something from my palace, but it has been so long ago that I have forgotten who it was given to. But one thing I can be sure of is that it was not given to Princess Zhu."

Xu Tingyue showed an expression of "Sure enough," "Zhu Yunv, if you still haven't told the truth, who is instigating you to do this behind the scenes?!"

For a moment, everyone's eyes fell on Zhu Ci. With tears streaming down his face, Zhu Ci looked deeply at Shen Que and knelt on the ground with a plop.

"'If you want to inflict a crime, there is no excuse for it.' Your Majesty, I still say the same thing. I did nothing, let alone harmed Concubine Shu."

"Believe it? I want to believe you too, but how can you believe it? You actually gave this dirty thing to Concubine Shu under the guise of the queen's name. You are also a woman, how could you bear to use such cruel methods."

Shen Que shook his head in disappointment, his face gloomy as if a storm was about to come.

"You really disappoint me. I thought you didn't even look at them. I didn't expect you to be no different from them."

"Your Majesty..." Zhu Ci whispered, but in the end he said nothing, only lowered his head and shed tears.

The tears rolled down one by one like broken beads, drawing a beautiful arc in the air and falling silently on the carpet.

Shen Que saw it and felt upset. She was the person next to the imperial concubine, how could she be that kind of innocent person? He was deceived by her appearance and terrible disguise.

"Brother Emperor, Sister Zhu is not that kind of person. There must be some misunderstanding."

Yan Qingshu, who had been silent all this time, was so anxious when she saw that Zhu Ci didn't defend herself at all, that she didn't care much anymore.

"You and Sister Zhu live together day and night, don't you even understand the nature of the person next to you? Brother Emperor, Qing Shu believes in Sister Zhu, she will not do such a thing."

Xu Tingyue was not happy to hear this and immediately retorted.

"What does Yan Baolin mean by this? She wished that the imperial concubine would not do such a thing, so who did it? Could it be that I directed and acted it myself, making it a bitter trick?"

Yan Qingshu shrank in fear when she saw that Xu Tingyue seemed to be trying to eat her.

"I didn't say that, you said it yourself."

"you……"

"That's enough!" The others with Shen Que's gloomy face shuddered. He raised his eyelids and looked at Yan Qingshu expressionlessly.

"People's hearts are apart from each other. I know that you are kind-hearted and always think the best of people. But the physical evidence is there, and Zhu Yunv also admitted it personally, and there is no witness or physical evidence to clear away the suspicion for herself. I really can't do it. Trust her."

(End of this chapter)