HCB Chapter 250 No one can hurt Qingkui
Chapter 250 No one can hurt Qingkui
Donglian sensed her approach and immediately shrank back.
The guards quickly stepped forward and separated the two.
The imperial physician then took the porcelain bottle from Donglian's hands, examined it carefully, and said, "Your Majesty, the poison inside is the same poison that Consort Chen was poisoned with!"
Donglian immediately bowed, "Your Majesty, everything I have said is true! Seeing that Consort Chen is so ill, I feel truly guilty, which is why I came out to tell the truth!"
Qin Le'an trembled with anger, her eyes revealing unconcealed fear.
She turned and kowtowed repeatedly to Gao Xian, her voice trembling.
"Your Majesty, I have been wronged! I have truly been wronged! Someone is trying to frame me! I beg Your Majesty to see the truth!"
She looked up, her face streaked with tears, her eyes filled with pleading.
Suddenly, her gaze inadvertently fell upon the Consort Xian beside her.
The virtuous concubine had a smile on her face and a calm expression.
In an instant, Qin Le'an felt a chill in his heart.
It's Consort Xian! It's her!
It was Consort Xian who harmed her!
No wonder Consort Xian said she wanted to cooperate with her back then, and no wonder she was so calm when Eunuch Zhao came over just now!
This was all a trap she set! All she was waiting for was for her to jump!
Anger burned within Qin Le'an, and resentment and unwillingness overwhelmed her!
Consort Xian wanted to kill her, hoping to kill two birds with one stone!
Not that easy!
Qin Le'an suddenly looked up at Gao Xian, his voice tinged with urgency.
"Your Majesty, now that things have come to this, I dare not hide it any longer. The one who truly poisoned Consort Chen was actually Consort Xian!"
"What did you say?" Gao Xian frowned.
Why is Consort Xian being dragged into this again?
The hall fell silent for a moment, and everyone held their breath.
Qin Le'an's voice was anxious.
“The Consort Xian summoned me to her palace and showed me this kingfisher hairpin and wooden comb, saying that they were poisoned and that the poison was put in the glue used to decorate the kingfisher.”
"And this wooden comb! Consort Xian said she soaked it in poison for three years! The imperial physician could easily find out! I hadn't even entered the palace three years ago, how could I have made it!"
"Besides, the Empress Xian is now in charge of the harem. I am just a lowly concubine. How could I possibly do such a thing without leaving a trace?"
Her forehead pressed against the cold floor tiles, her voice trembling: "Your Majesty, please understand, I am truly innocent!"
Even after he finished speaking, Qin Le'an's heart was still pounding with nervousness.
Her mind had never worked so fast before.
Gao Xian frowned even more deeply, and his eyes narrowed slightly.
He coldly called out, "Consort Xian, you tell me, is what Consort Qin said true?"
Consort Xian calmly stepped forward and bowed slightly in greeting.
"Your Majesty, Consort Qin is trying to frame me now that things have been exposed!"
Her voice was calm, yet it also carried the anger of being wrongly accused.
"Your Majesty, I have never summoned Consort Qin to the palace. All the palace servants in my palace can testify to this!"
As she spoke, she turned to look at Qin Le'an, her eyes full of mockery.
"Furthermore, Qin Chang, your statements are contradictory! You just said that you had never seen this gold hairpin and wooden comb before, but now you say that you have seen them in my palace. Which of these two statements is true and which is false?"
"Do you ever tell the truth? How can the Emperor believe you? How can the ladies here believe you?"
"And this wooden comb, if you were truly malicious, it would have been perfectly normal for you to soak it in poison before entering the palace. Now, can you even use this as evidence to frame others?"
The virtuous concubine's words were sharp and incisive.
Upon hearing this, Qin Le'an's face turned pale instantly.
She just said she hadn’t seen it to clear herself of any involvement, but who would have thought her personal maid would betray her!
Seeing Qin Le'an's reaction, Consort Xian smiled slightly, her eyes filled with pity.
"It's even more ridiculous that Consort Qin just said that I called her to look at this gold hairpin and wooden comb. If I really wanted to harm someone, why would I call her over and tell her everything?"
"Qin Changzai is really desperate and has resorted to desperate measures, saying things he can't think of."
Upon hearing this, Gao Xian's tightly furrowed brows relaxed slightly, and he nodded gently.
After Consort Xian finished speaking, she turned to look at Donglian.
"Besides, even Consort Qin's personal maid can't stand it anymore and has come out to report you. Do you think such a witness would just make things up?"
With that, Consort Xian sighed, "Sister Qin, I really never expected you to do such a vicious thing! I really misjudged you!"
Finally, she bowed deeply, her voice gentle yet firm: "Your Majesty, I swear on my reputation for serving you for so many years, this matter has absolutely nothing to do with me."
Gao Xian's gaze swept back and forth between Consort Xian and Qin Le'an, and he pondered for a moment.
“What Consort Xian said is not without reason,” he said in a low voice.
Although he didn't want to admit it, there was now undeniable evidence and witness testimony, leaving Qin Le'an with no way to refute it.
He had given her a chance earlier, but her reasons were completely untenable and even laughable.
How could he believe she was innocent?
In an instant, the atmosphere inside the hall changed drastically.
Seeing that Qin Le'an's power was waning, the concubines all sided with Consort Xian and echoed her sentiments.
“Your Majesty, I believe this matter has nothing to do with Consort Xian. Consort Qin is indeed a bit impatient by nature. When Consort Chen was favored, she showed some dissatisfaction in her words at a small banquet.”
"Yes, Your Majesty. I remember once when Consort Chen received a new reward from Your Majesty, Consort Qin's expression was not very pleasant that day."
"It's understandable that Consort Qin would feel a little jealous of Consort Chen's gentle and favored nature."
The concubines spoke in veiled terms, but their words implied that Qin Le'an was a vicious woman with an extremely jealous nature.
As Gao Xian listened to everyone's words, his expression became even more gloomy.
This was indeed the first time he had heard of these things.
He didn't speak, but his gaze gradually turned cold.
Unexpectedly, Qin Le'an, like the concubines in the harem, was always jealous of Qing Kui!
Qin Le'an knelt on the ground, his face growing paler with each word he heard.
She knew that people in the harem were treacherous, but she never expected that they would be so united in framing her in public!
She has never done these things before!
"Your Majesty! I am not jealous of Consort Chen!"
Her voice trembled, choked with sobs, "Your Majesty, I truly did not poison her! I beg you to investigate thoroughly!"
She opened her mouth, wanting to continue explaining, but was interrupted by Gao Xian's stern voice.
"Enough!" Gao Xian looked coldly at Qin Le'an kneeling on the ground, his gaze as cold as ice.
"My harem has no need for a jealous woman who poisons others. Guards, throw Consort Qin into the Cold Palace!"
Qin Le'an poisoned Qing Kui, and no matter how much she resembled Qin Jiuwei, he still had to deal with her!
No one can hurt Aoi!
These words struck Qin Le'an like a thunderbolt. Qin Le'an looked up abruptly, his eyes filled with terror and disbelief.
"Your Majesty! You can't do this to me! I'm innocent!"
She frantically crawled forward a step, but the guards beside her forcibly pressed down on her shoulders, rendering her unable to move.
"Take her away." Gao Xian didn't look at her again, his voice as cold as ice.
The guards responded and dragged Qin Le'an out.
Her shouts gradually faded into the distance, eventually disappearing behind the palace gates.
The people in the palace looked at each other, and no one dared to speak.
Only Consort Xian lowered her head, covered her lips, and smiled, a hint of smugness flashing in her eyes.
He then spoke.