Chapter 213: Accountability

Sima Jiao obviously didn't expect Concubine Xiao Shu to beat herself, in her memory, her mother had never done anything to her, she had always pampered her since she was a child, today she actually beat herself, Sima Jiao covered her face, tears fell from her eyes, she shouted, "Am I not right!" You asked me to invite Qin Changning to Jiaoyang Palace to see you yesterday, but I wasn't allowed to tell Qin Changning that you were going to see her, I didn't invite her to go, you just gave me a look, Sima Xuan also scolded me, I don't want to have anything to do with Qin Changning at all, I am a princess, why do you want to tie a knot..."

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Before her words fell, Xiao Shufei slapped her in the face again, Xiao Shufei used a lot of strength in this slap, Sima Jiao was directly beaten to the ground, Xiao Shufei glanced at her hands, her eyes were scarlet, she shouted at Sima Jiao angrily, "You shut up!" โ€

"Enough!" The Queen Mother snorted coldly and stopped the two, and she almost heard it from the conversation between their mother and daughter, I am afraid that it is not Sima Jiao who wants Changning to go to Jiaoyang Palace today, but Concubine Xiao Shu. The queen looked at the emperor expressionlessly, and said in a deep voice, "Emperor, take them to the outer hall to investigate, don't quarrel with Ning'er here." โ€

The emperor replied, glared at Concubine Xiao Shufei and walked out, Concubine Xiao Shufei's heart sank, she took a deep look at Sima Jiao who was on the ground, and hurriedly followed the emperor to the outer hall, and when she walked to the outer hall, Concubine Xiao Shufei knelt down suddenly, looked up at the emperor with tears, and said aggrievedly, "Your Majesty, you have to believe in the concubine, the concubine really just wants to cultivate a relationship with the county lord, and she really doesn't mean to poison the county lord!" โ€

The emperor looked condescendingly at Concubine Xiao Shu who was kneeling on the ground, his eyes were cold, and his voice was even more indifferent, "Cultivate feelings? What relationship do you and Ning'er need to cultivate? As far as I know, Changning and you don't have a good relationship. โ€

"That's why we need to cultivate feelings." Concubine Xiao Shu felt sad in her heart, and looked at the man in front of her who had followed her for more than 20 years, "The concubine really has nothing to harm the county lord of Changning, please let the emperor know!" โ€

"Then you want to cultivate a relationship with her, why don't you invite her to your palace openly, and secretly invite people to Jiaoyang Palace?" The queen helped Sima Jiao out of the inner hall, looked at Concubine Xiao Shu deeply, and said coldly, "I have never seen your such a ruthless mother, in order to kill Ning'er, she actually pushed her daughter into the fire pit, is it that Jiao'er didn't say today that you asked her to invite Ning'er over, and you want Jiao'er to be this substitute ghost?" โ€

The emperor's brows furrowed suddenly, his eyes narrowed, and he asked in a deep voice, "Concubine Xiao!" I'll give you a chance, make it clear! What did you call Changning for! โ€

Concubine Xiao Shufei shook her head, "Your Majesty, the concubine really didn't do anything!" The county lord of Changning didn't eat anything when he arrived at Jiaoyang Palace??? Really didn't eat anything???" Concubine Xiao Shu suddenly thought of something, her face turned pale, Qin Changning drank the water he poured for her, could it be that there was something wrong with the pot of water?

But the people in Jiaoyang Palace were all her people, and Xuan'er was also in the palace at that time, so it was impossible for anyone to dare to do anything in that pot of water, but why was Qin Changning poisoned?

The queen's eyes narrowed, she reached out and gently soothed Sima Jiao's hand, and asked softly, "Jiao'er, why did your mother call Changning to your palace?" โ€

Sima Jiao glanced at Concubine Xiao Shu in fear, Concubine Xiao Shufei looked up at Sima Jiao, opened her mouth, and was about to speak, when the queen said, "With the queen mother in charge of you, you don't have to worry about what your mother will do to you, do you want to wash away your grievances?" โ€

The queen's words shuttled in Sima Jiao's mind like magic, yes, the mother concubine didn't love her anymore, and wanted to let herself be a substitute for her, the mother concubine wanted to kill her, but she didn't want to die yet, as long as she said that the mother concubine and the imperial brother wanted to see Qin Changning, and she was just a chess piece for them, then she wouldn't die.

Although the queen treats her badly, she doesn't like the queen either, but at this time the queen is her only lifeline!

Thinking like this, Sima Jiao knelt on the ground with a thud, grabbing the queen's hand with both hands, "Queen Mother, please save me, it was the third emperor brother and the mother concubine who wanted to see Qin Changning, I just heard them call Qin Changning to Jiaoyang Palace, and I was separated by the mother concubine, I don't know anything!" โ€

Concubine Xiao looked at Sima Jiao who was kneeling on the ground in despair, and thought sadly in her heart, this is her daughter.

In the end, she didn't die at the hands of the queen, but died in her own daughter!

The emperor's eyes narrowed, looking deeply at Concubine Xiao Shufei who was kneeling on the ground, the empress raised her eyebrows, let go of Sima Jiao's hand and walked to Concubine Xiao Shu, and said in a deep voice, "Concubine Xiao Shu, everyone knows that the third prince hated Changning to the bone during the palace banquet on Chinese New Year's Eve, and caused Changning to fall into the cliff, not to mention, now you have started to poison?" โ€

Concubine Xiao Shufei slumped on the ground and laughed stupidly, "Queen, what a big play, I really didn't expect that in order to bring me down, you would dare to murder a real girl!" She looked up at the queen sharply, "Why do you say that I poisoned it!" Maybe she was poisoned by you when she greeted you early this morning? โ€

"Concubine Xiao Shu, are there still few precedents for you to be poisoned?" The queen held her hands tightly, she was very worried that Qin Changning would die like this, but she knew that what was currently in front of her was an opportunity, an opportunity to bring down Concubine Xiao Shu!

At the Chinese New Year's Eve palace banquet, she wanted to get rid of Concubine Xiao Shu as soon as possible, but later King Jin found out that the poison was brought into the palace by those dancers, and it had nothing to do with Sima Xuan, but she knew that it was just an appearance that the emperor wanted to whitewash Taiping, so today she must not miss this opportunity, and she must let the emperor order to abolish Concubine Xiao Shu before Xiao Yan knew about it!

The emperor also because of the queen's words, his face suddenly sank, at this time outside the hall suddenly walked in two imperial doctors and guards, one imperial doctor knelt on the ground, the other imperial doctor held a tray in his hand is a cup and kettle and tablecloth, Xiao Shufei saw this scene, lost her strength, it was really this pot of water that had a problem.

The emperor frowned, and his tone was cold, "Say." โ€

The imperial doctor saluted, "Back to the emperor, there is no yin and yang in this pot of water." โ€

"Hahahaha..." Concubine Xiao Shu suddenly laughed wildly, she stood up, looked at the queen with a sneer, and sneered, "Empress, you want to bring me down, but God won't help you, this Qin Changning may have been poisoned in your palace!" Saying that, she looked at the emperor, "Your Majesty, why only check the concubines, not the queen, the concubines think that the queen's palace should also be checked!" Return the innocence of the concubine! โ€

The queen snorted, "What is Concubine Xiao panicking about, hasn't Imperial Doctor Zhao finished talking yet?" โ€