Chapter 19 Suicide out of fear of crime
Concubine Su was kneeling on the ground, her hair disheveled and her expression dazed.

"No, Your Majesty, it's not like that." Supin murmured.

Emperor Tianwu looked at Concubine Su expressionlessly, his thin lips slightly parted, "Su Qianrong, do I need to drag Lin Zhi up here to confront you in court?"

Su Pin shuddered violently, and a tear fell from the corner of her charming eye.

The beauty sheds tears, like pear blossoms in the rain, it's a pity that my lover is not interested.

Su Bin's heart grew colder and colder. She looked at the serious and gloomy face of Emperor Tianwu, and the last glimmer of hope in her heart was shattered.

His Majesty never calls her by her full name.
He always gently called her Rong'er and called her beloved concubine, and never called her by her full name.

"Your Majesty, I know my crime and am willing to accept any punishment. But this matter has nothing to do with Yang'er, so please don't vent your anger on Yang'er."

Supin knocked her head hard on the ground, and the pure gold hair crown fell to the ground, completely shattering the pride she had accumulated for more than 20 years since entering the palace.

She could die, but her son must live, and her son must stand in the highest position.

Emperor Tianwu looked at Concubine Su solemnly with his dark and deep eyes.

"Princess Su, the results of the investigation by the Holy Sword Division have come out. Xiao Xiazi in Fengxiang Palace has special marks on her body from the assassins of Prince Xuan's Palace. Zheng Bing from the Imperial Hospital also spoke nonsense under your instructions in an attempt to cover up the truth that the Queen Mother was poisoned."

Emperor Tianwu's tone was calm, but Concubine Su's body froze. She looked up at the emperor in disbelief.

"Your Majesty, it was you who asked me to secretly get rid of the Queen Mother, and it was you who gave me the Thousand Insect Powder."

The eunuch Zhongsheng beside him received the look from Emperor Tianwu, so he gritted his teeth and slapped Concubine Su in the face, "Your Majesty, please be careful with your words."

Touching the warm and swollen slap mark on her face, Su Bin suddenly laughed, and her laughter was extremely crazy.

After a long time, Su Bin's expression became numb and her tone lost its vitality.

"Your Majesty, I will do whatever you want me to do."

Emperor Tianwu suddenly half-knelt down and lifted up Concubine Su's numb face, "Rong'er, I will suppress your affair with Lin Zhi. However, you must admit the crime of poisoning the Queen Mother and admit that Xiao Xiazi and Zheng Bing were both instructed by you."

Emperor Tianwu gently stroked Concubine Su's smooth hair, his tone was sad, but there was no fluctuation in his eyes.

"After I leave, I will hear that my beloved concubine left a letter of repentance and committed suicide out of fear of crime. I am extremely sad. Although I am furious, I will bury you as a concubine for the sake of our old relationship." Emperor Tianwu said softly, "At the same time, Prime Minister Su is a veteran of two dynasties, and Prince Xuan is my eldest son. I will not be too harsh on him."

Su Bin's eyes were dull and she opened her lips, but in the end, she said nothing.

Emperor Tianwu stood up after he finished speaking. Before leaving, he glanced at Concubine Su again and said, "Rong'er, don't keep me waiting too long."

At this moment, in the cabinet in the corner, a pair of bright big eyes were staring in horror. A little girl in tattered clothes covered her mouth tightly, and her thin and weak body was trembling slightly.

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The news that Concubine Su committed suicide out of fear of crime quickly spread throughout the harem, and a letter of repentance made everyone drop their jaws.

It turned out that the Queen Mother was seriously ill and it was Concubine Su who had been poisoning her for a long time. Xiao Xia Zi and Zheng Bing were also instructed by her.

However, Concubine Su refused to admit her guilt for adultery and committed suicide to show her determination.

Lu Qingyu was leaning against the railing beside the lotus pond. With a wave of her slender hand, a small stone fell into the water, splashing ripples.

Not only did Su Bin commit suicide, but she also confessed her guilt. This was a result that Lu Qingyu had never expected.

Based on Lu Qingyu's understanding of Su Bin's character, she was not someone who would give up so easily, but she actually gave up struggling just like that.

Not normal, very abnormal.

Just as Lu Qingyu was lost in thought, she heard hurried footsteps and panting sounds coming from behind her.

Lu Qingyu turned around suddenly and saw a little girl in tattered clothes running towards him. She looked back from time to time, her eyes filled with fear.

The little girl was panting while running, and she tripped over the gravel under her feet and fell to the ground. Lu Qingyu didn't have time to think about it, and hurried over to help the little girl up.

The little girl in his arms was pale and thin, with messy and tangled hair and dirty clothes, looking like a beggar on the street.

But upon closer inspection, the fabric of the clothes was actually Huanyun brocade, which only members of the royal family could use.

"The Ninth Princess?" Lu Qingyu guessed the girl's identity immediately.

Ten years ago, His Majesty was drunk and forced himself on a maid from the imperial kitchen.

This palace maid was murdered within two years of giving birth to the ninth princess.

Emperor Tianwu felt that it was a loss of face to favor a palace maid, and he ignored the Ninth Princess.

This resulted in the Ninth Princess having a low status in the palace, and even the palace maids and eunuchs could mock her.

The little girl clutched the corner of Lu Qingyu's clothes tightly, her body trembling uncontrollably, tears welling up in the corners of her eyes.

Lu Qingyu looked at the little girl's eyes and reaction and felt that they were familiar. He and his grandmother had encountered similar situations when they traveled around and treated patients.

The child in that family had the same expression and didn't speak. My grandmother said at the time that the child was autistic.

Could it be that the Ninth Princess is also autistic?

Lu Qingyu gently patted the little girl's back and comforted her softly, "It's okay, it's okay."

The Ninth Princess's emotions gradually calmed down, but her crystal clear eyes still revealed great fear.

At this moment, a man in black hurried over from a distance.

Ye Huai bowed to Lu Qingyu and said, "Your subordinate greets Princess Jing."

"Ye Huai?" Lu Qingyu recognized him. Wasn't he the secret guard beside He Junxuan?

"Princess Jing, I'm here on the orders of my master to take the Ninth Princess away." Ye Huai had a blank expression on his face, but he was complaining in his heart.

This little girl ran really fast. Just as I arrived at Yuehe Palace to investigate the situation, I saw the Ninth Princess running out with a terrified face.

The way Concubine Su committed suicide was very strange, and the Ninth Princess's face was filled with fear, she must have seen something.

Lu Qingyu raised her eyebrows slightly. Why did He Junxuan pick up the Ninth Princess?
The Ninth Princess hid behind Lu Qingyu, only revealing a pair of eyes staring straight at Ye Huai with a wary look on her face.

"No, I won't go. Junya, I want you." The Ninth Princess hugged Lu Qingyu's legs tightly and spoke stumblingly.

Lu Qingyu spread her hands and said helplessly, "How about I carry the princess and go with you?"

Ye Huai hesitated for a moment and nodded slightly.

The master only said that he wanted to bring the Ninth Princess over, and he didn't seem to say that Princess Jing would not be allowed to come, so there would be no problem.

Yeah, no problem.

Ye Huai couldn't help but praise his own wit in his heart.

Lu Qingyu squatted down, opened her arms, and said in a gentle and affectionate tone, "Junya, be good, sister will carry you to play with brother, okay?"

The Ninth Princess hesitated for a moment and then fell into Lu Qingyu's arms.

My sister smells so good, she is a good person.

(End of this chapter)

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