HCB Chapter 450 Scapegoat
Chapter 450 Scapegoat
Miaoyin kowtowed again and replied to Emperor Kun tremblingly,
"I don't know, it's a little palace maid I don't know."
As soon as she finished her words, Concubine Xiao's angry scream was heard.
"That's nonsense. You, a lowly servant, don't even think about exonerating the queen."
Concubine Xiao was so angry that she almost jumped up with her big belly.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Concubine?!"
Her two senior palace maids, Chunhua and Qiushi, held her back tightly.
Concubine Xiao directly mentioned the Queen's name, as if she was ready to have a falling out with her Queen Qin.
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The Queen Mother in the main room was also angry and shouted,
"No one is allowed to make a sound. Miaoyin, just tell the truth."
Miaoyin closed her eyes and said clearly,
"Yes, Queen Mother. Three months ago on this night, I was knocked unconscious and taken to the cold palace.
When I woke up, a young palace maid I didn't know fed me a poison pill and threatened me to put the abortion powder in the pills when the palace masters were paying their respects to the Empress in the morning and evening.
If you don't listen, and there is no antidote for the poison in my body, three months from now I will be in so much pain that I will die as if I were pierced by thousands of ants.
The slave girl didn't believe it at all and was suspicious, asking her if the abortion pills were expired.
At that time, the young palace maid answered defenselessly that she had bought it today when she went to Huichuntang outside the palace, so how could it be expired?
But this morning, I felt pain in my body... "
Miaoyin was in tears and sobbing, and she paused here.
Concubine Xiao suddenly spoke hysterically,
"You are just talking nonsense, you lowly slave. Do you think the emperor will believe such a clumsy lie? You are dreaming!"
Concubine Xiao thought she couldn't bear to hear such lies full of loopholes.
Emperor Kun will definitely be furious, feeling that his IQ has been crushed, and will take his anger out on the Queen.
But she was wrong!
Unexpectedly, Emperor Kun was eager for such a person to come out to help Queen Qin out of her predicament.
Now that he had a scapegoat, he said impatiently,
"Since he has surrendered himself, take him out and beat him to death!"
After saying that, he got up and left.
When Miaoyin heard this, she seemed to be relieved of all her strength and collapsed to the ground.
Concubine Xiao sat down on the chair, her heart pounding like a drum, her breathing difficult and she felt like she was suffocating, and she lost all her arrogance.
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When Queen Qin heard this, she screamed as if a piece of her flesh had been cut off.
"No? No! Your Majesty, Miaoyin is talking nonsense. She didn't poison me. I know her.
She is a loyal person. Your Majesty. She must be afraid that I will be wronged and unable to defend myself, so she did this. Please don't beat her to death? ! "
After she finished speaking, Queen Qin rushed forward and grabbed Emperor Kun's arm, then slowly knelt on her knees, but her hands were still tightly holding the emperor's sleeves and she cried and begged.
Emperor Kun was somewhat annoyed and in his heart he somewhat resented Queen Qin for being so rigid.
"Queen, what are you doing? Pleading for a slave who is plotting to murder the royal heir?"
The experienced Queen Mother also knew that it was Miaoyin who was protecting her master, and since Queen Qin was surrounded by enemies on all sides who were unfavorable to her, this was the best solution.
So she said,
"Help the queen down. All of you go back! Remember, I don't want what happened today to be spread from your mouths."
The concubines all stood up and bowed and replied,
"Yes, Queen Mother."
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"no, do not want!"
However, Empress Qin, who was holding onto Emperor Kun's sleeve tightly, did not let Madam Liu and Qiaoyin get close. She shouted at Miaoyin who was lying on the ground,
"You are stupid! Do you think that this will clear my suspicion? Miaoyin, hurry up, please, Your Majesty, you said the wrong thing! It's not like that."
Miaoyin kowtowed again and said,
"Your Majesty, if you want to find out who gave me the abortion drug, please check who went to Huichuntang outside the palace to buy the drug on this day three months ago. I beg you! I beg you to be fair...!"
Emperor Kun was already impatient, and before she could finish, he raised his hand and said,
"Drag him away and beat him to death as a warning to others. Let all the palace maids come and watch the execution so that they can learn from it."
"Yes. Your Majesty."
After Eunuch De responded, he called a few eunuchs to come forward to cover Miaoyin's mouth and drag her away.
Queen Qin watched Miaoyin being dragged away. She screamed, "Miaoyin?" and then her eyes rolled back and she fainted.
Emperor Kun held her body and told Madam Liu and the others,
"Carry the person away."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Matron Liu and Qiaoyin suppressed their sadness and called over a few palace maids to carry Queen Qin back to the inner room.
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When Concubine Xiao saw that the situation had developed like this, she knew that no matter how much she made a fuss, it would not change anything!
So she was extremely disappointed and put away her little thoughts and kept silent!
The Queen Mother, who was most displeased with her, looked at her and said in a serious tone,
"My noble concubine, since you are pregnant with my grandson, you should put him first in everything. You are too emotional today!"
After saying this, he no longer wanted to watch these women acting, so he stood up and said,
"That's enough! I'm tired too. Emperor, please go and see me off."
"It's the Queen Mother."
When Concubine Xiao saw that Emperor Kun didn't care about her and was leaving, she felt aggrieved by the Empress Dowager's words and called out hesitantly,
"emperor?"
Emperor Kun couldn't bear to refuse the tearful and aggrieved look. He hurried forward and patted Concubine Xiao's hand, whispering,
"I'll have someone carry you back in a sedan chair. I'll come back to see you."
Without waiting for Concubine Xiao to speak, Emperor Kun gave instructions to Eunuch De, then turned around and strode out.
Emperor Kun helped the Empress Dowager onto the sedan chair, and then he heard the Empress Dowager say,
"It's getting late, the Emperor should go about his government affairs!"
"Well, mother, please go slowly."
After saying that, he turned around to look at the concubines who came out to see him off, and left with Eunuch De without saying a word! Behind him was a chorus of farewells.
When the concubines left in a hurry as if they were chased by dogs,
I can still hear the "pa pa pa, pa pa pa" sounds of sticks hitting flesh in the courtyard of Kunning Palace.
They were so frightened that they were trembling with fear and were supported by the palace maids to go back in a disorderly manner!
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at this time,
Miaoyin was lying on the bench, her clothes already soaked with blood, but she bit her lips tightly to prevent herself from screaming out in pain.
Her perseverance made the two women who were caning her unable to bear to continue, so they beat her with all their strength.
The palace maids in the courtyard had already turned their backs and burst into tears.
Nanny Liu and Qiaoyin hugged the awakened Queen Qin tightly and refused to let her go out.
What a pity! Miaoyin, who was loyal to her master, died in a conspiracy.
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When Eunuch De returned to the Imperial Study, he reported to Emperor Kun:
"Your Majesty, Aunt Miaoyin is gone!"
Emperor Kun paused with the imperial pen in his hand, raised his head, and said,
"This servant is a protective servant of her master. Dezi, what do you think of her story of being fed poison and being instructed by someone?"
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