famous eldest daughter

Chapter 578
Why was this bracelet given to them back then? Because the status of Concubine Hui and Concubine Tong was not stable at that time, the emperor had no idea about it. Later, although Concubine Hui overpowered the queen and became the most favored concubine in the harem, this matter , in the end it was still sealed away by her.

But the queen herself was very clear about it, and was afraid that because of Xiao Jingyu's entanglement with the bracelet issue, she would find out the old case and make the situation even more unfavorable to her, even if it prevented Xiao Jingyu from opening her mouth.

"Okay, what's the use of talking about this! Now that Qinghong has insisted that this cat belongs to me, the cat is dead, and there is no evidence to prove it, it is better to hand Qinghong to the Criminal Division for interrogation. I The palace wants to see who instigated her to slander me like this!" The queen glanced at Xiao Jingyu, then her eyes shone with a chilling light as she looked at Qinghong who was kneeling on the ground.

My heart skipped a beat.

She knew that what Qinghong said was the truth, but she was just a palace maid. How could she be so merciful just because she was Jingyu's beneficiary? If she hadn't been so towards Qinghong and Bai Mao, she would have been unable to defend herself.

Right now, the only way to save yourself is to sacrifice Qing Hong.

As soon as the queen said this, Gu Yuqing's slightly drooped eyelashes suddenly trembled, and her eyes suddenly filled with frost.

The Secretary of Shenxing... is really ruthless, ruthless, and unjust. This is the most respected person in this dynasty!

Qinghong was hers, how could Gu Yuqing allow the queen to poison her like this? In the current situation, naturally she couldn't plead for mercy, let alone refuse.

The hands shrunk in the cuffs of his clothes were clenched tightly into fists, suppressing the anger in his heart, his face was calm, and he even seemed not to care, and said: "Since we are going to send her to the Criminal Division, we might as well send her too!" He raised his finger. The palace maid who was kneeling on the ground and was scratched by the cat said meaningfully.

That palace maid had been the queen's personal maid for many years, and she had done so many evil things for the queen. Even if the queen had 1 courages, she would never dare to send her to the punishment department.

Once the Shenxing Division Liushui's torture tools were put on her, even a strong-willed man would not be able to escape, let alone a woman.

Sure enough, as Gu Yuqing said, when she finished speaking, the queen immediately refused, "She is a person in front of me, so she is naturally innocent. What's more, she has been scratched by a cat, how can she be sent to the punishment department again!"

Gu Yuqing expected that the queen would refuse, and sneered, "The empress may have forgotten. Qinghong said that the reason why she was looking for the cat was because she listened to her words. Now she only sent Qinghong to the Criminal Division while she was Exemption, isn’t this too unfair! If you want to give it away, it’s better to give it away together, it won’t hinder anything if you leave!”

Gu Yuqing said the last sentence respectfully to the emperor.

The emperor nodded and raised his hand to signal, "Send the two of them there!"

The queen's heart tightened immediately, but she had no words to stop her. She only held a silk handkerchief and looked tense.

Concubine Hui looked at her coldly, frowning slightly, wondering in her heart, Qinghong was the person Gu Suyan placed in front of Xiao Jingyu back then, how could Gu Yuqing be willing to let her suffer the punishment of the Criminal Division.

The Queen just finished speaking. She was going to open her mouth to plead for Qinghong, but she was half a step too late and was beaten to the throne by Gu Yuqing.

this kid...

Concubine Hui was a little confused about Gu Yuqing's intentions, but she didn't want to believe that she was a heartless person who didn't care about her old relationship.

Concubine Hui is puzzled, but Qinghong understands.

Seeing that the chamberlain was approaching and wanted to take her and the maid in front of the queen to the punishment department, she immediately cried, crawled and rolled to Xiao Jingyu's feet, hugged her legs, and said at the top of her lungs: "What this servant said is true. , the slave serves the princess wholeheartedly and is willing to do anything for the princess. How can the princess not trust the slave? In the Shenxing Department, even an eight-foot man cannot stand it. The slave is afraid that she will never come back. Save the princess. Servants, slaves cannot withstand those instruments of torture. Last month, the maids of the Hehuan Palace were sent to the Punishment Department by the Empress. I heard that they would be killed on the spot if they could only use two instruments of torture..."

What Qing Hong said was heart-breaking. Xiao Jingyu listened indifferently, but the queen was frightened.

That's right, no one can stand the instrument of torture. They all say that under severe punishment there must be grievances, but under severe punishment there must also be truth.

Her pupils narrowed and her gaze fell on her palace maid. The queen's face turned gray for a moment.

As for Qing Hong's words, the queen's maid became more and more frightened and trembled, like chaff. Over the years, she had sent countless people to the Sentence Division. She knew better than anyone how terrible that place was.

But she never imagined that now she would have to experience it herself.

Qinghong said that she couldn't bear just two torture instruments, but she was sure that she couldn't bear any of them.

Her limbs were broken and her heart was trembling. When Qinghong hugged Xiao Jingyu and cried, the palace maid who was scratched by the cat struggled to move her body, trying to get closer to the queen, "Your Majesty, your Majesty can't treat this slave like this. , slaves work as cows and horses for the queen, working hard without complaining, and doing all the dirty work..."

She is a first-class maid in front of the queen, how can she have to do dirty work?

This dirty work was just an allusion to the evil things she had done for the Queen, and was a deliberate reminder to the Queen.

The queen's already trembling heart felt as if a heavy wooden wedge had been driven into it, directly blocking the return flow of all blood in her body. From head to toe, it was as cold as the frost in the twelfth lunar month.

A pair of eyes, staring at the eyes of the palace maid, with a slight frown at the corners of her mouth, finally unable to bear the fear in her heart, she turned to the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, still..."

However, Gu Yuqing did not let the queen finish her words of regret. She was almost rude and even a little disrespectful, saying: "Do you want your majesty to take back the order just now? Not to mention Jun Wu's jokes, this Of the two maids, one was wearing Concubine Tong’s dress, and the other said she was looking for a cat for you, the empress. What the two said was closely related to today’s events. I felt that the empress should accept the charity for the time being. It’s better to let Shen Xingjian give the first trial.”

The queen's eyelids jumped immediately, and she turned to look at Gu Yuqing. Because of the sudden movement, a golden step on her head shook. With the violent shaking, the tail tassel almost hit her face, "Gu Yuqing, you are so brave, I You can’t help but interrupt me when I’m talking to His Majesty!”

After saying that, the Queen paused, raised her eyebrows slightly, and said: "You are so persistent in sending her two to the Criminal Punishment Department that I think you have ulterior motives! In my opinion, the one who should go to the Criminal Punishment Department is not The two of them are you!"

After the Queen finished speaking, Concubine Hui, who had been silent, immediately said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, in front of His Majesty, there are some jokes, so it's better not to tell them! After sending Gu Yuqing to the Shenxing Division, the Queen is going to Are you forcing Gu Zhen to lose on the battlefield?"

However, a palace conspiracy was instantly elevated to a political incident by Concubine Hui.

(End of this chapter)