Concubine Huang said she wanted to leave

Chapter 33 Self-Innocence
The three-day period passed quickly, and the Empress Dowager sent someone to invite Shang Kelan to the Compassionate Ning Palace as promised.

In the Palace of Compassion and Ning, the Empress sat at the head of the Empress Dowager, Concubine Ning sat on the right side of the Empress Dowager, Concubine Hua sat at the head of Concubine Ning, and the rest of the concubines were given seats by the Empress Dowager according to their positions.

In the main hall, Shang Kelan came wearing a lavender tulle pleated skirt.

"The concubine sees the Empress Dowager, sees the Empress Dowager."

The empress dowager's hair was combed meticulously, and she was wearing a set of exquisitely crafted emerald headdresses. She had a majestic look, which made people respect her from the heart.

After giving Shang Kelan a faint glance, the Queen Mother said in a deep voice: "Well, the three-day period has come, have you found any clues? If you didn't murder the dragon's heir, then who secretly gave Ning Fei What about poisoning the fetus?"

Shang Kelan smiled peacefully, and replied: "Going back to the Empress Dowager, the concubine has found evidence that can clear the concubine's charges, and the person who really murdered the fetus in the womb of Concubine Ning was her confidant maid, Cui'er!"

"Dangdang!"

Suddenly, the teacup in Concubine Ning's hand shook.

Cui'er raised her head in shock, stared at Shang Kelan in disbelief and said, "Concubine Chen, why did you say that? This slave is Concubine Ning's personal maid, how could she do such a poisonous and murderous thing? Besides, what motive does the slave have to murder the dragon heir in the womb of Concubine Ning?!"

A stern light flashed in Concubine Ning's eyes, she immediately put down the teacup, wiped her mouth with a scented handkerchief, and said suspiciously: "Sister Concubine Chen, you must pay attention to evidence in everything, Tweety is my maidservant who has been with me for many years, I know a thing or two about her temperament and temper, so she has no reason to do such a thing?"

On the side, Concubine Hua, who was waiting to see Shang Kelan's joke, saw that Shang Kelan had said these words, and suspected that Shang Kelan jumped the wall in a hurry and wanted Tweety to be her scapegoat.

Therefore, Concubine Hua laughed a few times, and said, "Sister Concubine Chen, if you said that someone else did this, then I might believe it, but you said that the murderer was Tweet who was next to Concubine Ning. The palace doesn't believe it!"

The queen sat quietly on the seat, her appearance was docile and dignified, and she did not make any remarks on this matter.

After hearing Shang Kelan's words, the rest of the concubines also started discussing:
"Why did this Concubine Chen say such a thing? How could Cui'er murder Concubine Ning? She is a big palace maid next to Concubine Ning!"

"That's right, that maidservant and Concubine Ning are both honored and harmed, how could they do such a stupid thing?"

"Could it be that the concubine Chen is trying to frame her as a scapegoat, so she can't escape punishment?"

Seeing that everyone's opinions were on her side, Tweety couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, and the cold sweat on her forehead stopped.

Concubine Ning coughed, and covered her lips with a handkerchief, covering the smile on the corner of her lips.

Seeing this, the empress dowager sitting on the main seat couldn't help frowning, and said coldly: "Bold concubine Chen, what evidence do you have for saying this?"

Shang Kelan stood quietly in the hall, like a purple orchid blooming in the wind, her expression remained unchanged, she folded her hands in front of her, and said with a smile: "The concubine will naturally speak with evidence, the empress dowager Can I give the minister and concubine two quarters of an hour to prove his innocence?"

The queen mother snorted, looked at Shang Kelan impatiently and said: "It's only a quarter of an hour, Aijia will give it to you, let's see how you play tricks!"

Shang Kelan smiled, looked at Nanny Chen who was standing beside her and said: "Madam Chen, please ask Li Chenxiu from the Imperial Hospital for my concubine, and Imperial Physician Li to come over; Go to the imperial dining room, please Li Xiulian from the imperial dining room, Manager Li, come over."

These two people didn't seem to have anything to do with the whole case. Everyone was confused, but Concubine Ning's smile, which was covered with a champagne, froze on her face.

Li Chenxiu, Doctor Li?
Does this bitch know something?
Immediately, Concubine Ning raised her eyes sharply to look at Shang Kelan, but Shang Kelan gave her a shallow smile, that smile seemed peaceful and gentle, but it made Concubine Ning feel a chill down her spine involuntarily.

For a moment, Concubine Ning couldn't help clenching her handkerchief tightly, and narrowed her eyes at Shang Kelan.

This Concubine Chen must have come prepared! It seems that no matter what happens later, everything can only be adjusted accordingly!
After listening to Shang Kelan's instructions, Nanny Chen obeyed the order and left.

After Nanny Chen left, Shang Kelan clapped her hands, and not long after, an old imperial doctor in a pale pink gauze dress and a light blue embroidered and carved official uniform came in.

After the two came to the main hall and knelt down, they saluted the queen mother, empress and concubines.

The Queen Mother rubbed her brows, waved her hand and said, "Okay, okay, Concubine Chen, what do you want to do? Can you prove your innocence for so many people? In the eyes of Aijia, you are just messing around !"

"Pfft!"

As soon as the Queen Mother finished speaking, Concubine Hua couldn't help laughing, the sarcasm in Shang Kelan's eyes couldn't be more obvious.

Shang Kelan lowered her eyes to the old imperial doctor and Xiaoxia and said, "You two, please get up. Besides, Xiaoxia, show the empress dowager the pastry that the Japanese palace gave to Concubine Ning."

"Yes, ma'am."

Saying that, Xiaoxia respectfully opened the food box in her hand, and Nanny Chen immediately sent someone to bring up a table.

After putting the two boxes of pastries on the table, Shang Kelan opened the box of white and delicate pastries and said, "This is called Yunzhi Cake. The skin is made of glutinous rice, and the filling is made of sesame and lotus. It is soft and glutinous to eat. It's sweet, but not greasy, and it won't accumulate food easily, that day the concubine gave Ningfei sister this Yunzhi cake, Huafei also praised it as delicious, right?"

As she said that, Shang Kelan looked at Concubine Hua, Concubine Hua's throat moved, she turned her face away and said, "Isn't it Yunzhi Cake? What's so great about it? People around me can do it too!"

The queen mother frowned, and was about to ask a question when Shang Kelan looked at the old doctor and said, "Old doctor, you saw the doctor for Concubine Ning that day and found out that the pastry sent by the palace was poisonous, what does that pastry look like? "

There is a layer of roasted brown sesame seeds on the surface of this Yunzhi cake, which is exactly the same as the poisonous cake that the old doctor saw that day.

So the old doctor nodded and said: "Going back to Concubine Chen, the cakes I saw that day were exactly like this."

Shang Kelan nodded, and opened another food box, which also contained a stack of versicolor cakes.

The two stacks of Yunzhi Cake look exactly the same, but the sesame seeds on the second stack of Yunzhi Cake seem to be darker in color.

Shang Kelan asked the old doctor again: "Then take a look, which Yunzhi Cake is closer to the one you checked that day?"

The old imperial doctor was only invited to prove which stack of cakes was poisonous, so he answered honestly: "According to Concubine Chen, this second stack of cakes is more similar to the poisonous cakes that the veteran inspected that day."

After the old doctor had finished speaking, Shang Kelan turned around and folded her hands in front of her forehead, and bowed respectfully to the Queen Mother and said: "I want to tell you, Empress Dowager, the process of my concubine's self-proving innocence can only go so far. Only after Mother Chen brings Manager Li and Imperial Physician Li here can we continue with the following process, and let the concubine find out the real culprit who framed the concubine!"

Seeing Concubine Chen speaking sonorously and powerfully, with a voice on the ground, with a confident look in her words, could it be that Cui'er is really tricky?
For a moment, the eyes of all the concubines looking at Tweety Er had a dramatic reversal!

(End of this chapter)