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nChapter 175 – Clues

nHelian Honglie suddenly raised his head and looked at Mo Xie, and asked with deep concern.

n“Is this true?”

nMo Long received the look in Helian Honglie’s eyes and knew what he was asking.

nShe nodded, pursed her lips into a smile and said, “Imperial Father, do not worry. This matter is all your fault, Imperial Mother. Otherwise, your son would not have the chance to stand here anymore.”

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nOnly then did Helian Honglie relax. But after that, he must thoroughly investigate the matter of Mo Xie’s assassination in Chang Ning Palace.

nAfter a long while, Helian Honglie raised his eyes and cast a sidelong glance at the maid. Seeing her cowardly appearance, he coldly ordered:

n“Speak!” “How did Princess Jing Jing spend the past two days in Chang Ning Palace?”

nThe maidservant lowered her head slightly and glanced at the Queen opposite her. Receiving Wei Changning’s cold gaze, her body tensed up and she did not know how to reply.

nA moment later, Helian Honglie reminded the maidservant, “Think carefully and speak clearly. If you say something wrong, you should be clear about the consequences.”

nWhen the servant girl heard this, she became nervous.

nHer two hands were tightly clenched together. After a long time, she timidly answered Helian Honglie’s question.

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nWhen she opened her mouth, Mo Xie looked at Wei Changning with his naked eyes, and the corner of his mouth curled up into a faint smile.

nHe seemed to be reminding Wei Changning to take it easy.

nBy the time the maid finished speaking, Helian Honglie’s face had already darkened to the extreme. Because the words written on Mo Xie’s paper were almost all trivia, and these trivia, as a maid, would not be seen. Unless someone was keeping an eye on Mo Li. However, this maidservant had revealed almost all of Mo Xie’s private affairs. How could Helian Honglie not be angry?

nHis low, emotionless voice commanded:

n“Men, take this maid away and put her in prison!”

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nWhile the servant girl was still confused, she was dragged out of the Heaven and Earth Palace by someone in an instant. After a long time, the clear sound of someone saving his life still reverberated in the hall.

nWhen Wei Changning heard that, her heart skipped a beat, but he managed to keep her expression calm as she sat there. As for her face, due to using cosmetic powder, it didn’t look strange at all.

nAfter hearing the maidservants’ cries for help getting farther and farther away, Wei Changning’s nervous heart calmed down.

nSeeing this, Goddess Deer kept looking in Wei Changning’s direction. Who knew that Wei Changning would not accept her gaze?

nMo Long looked at the interaction between the master and his servant. He felt that the interaction was extremely ridiculous. How could he dare to do such a thing? Wanting to blame her? Why, are they all flying now that they are facing a great calamity?

nThe corner of her mouth revealed a mocking smile. She said to Helian Honglie:

n“Imperial Father, your son has been staying in Chang Ning Palace for the past few days to learn from Senior Servant Lu. The empress’s maidservants were the best witnesses. You should be sure that what I have said is absolutely true. ”

nHelian Honglie glared at Wei Changning, “Does the empress have something to say?”

n“Chenqie has nothing to say. Chenqie has been unfaithful to others and has raised such a lowly maid.” Please forgive me, Your Majesty. ”

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n“Forget it!” Forget it! “Long, long, you continue.”

nMo Xiang nodded his head, and looked at Goddess Lu, and asked, “Goddess Deer Lu, you kept saying that I was the one who killed Imperial Consort Zhen, what does this set of clothes mean? The color of the flowers on it is similar to the ones embroidered by me, but I clearly remember that there was a budding peony embroidered on the sleeve of the set embroidered by me.

n“Take a look at the set that you’re holding in your arms, which has rough embroidery and messy needlework. Although I’m a beginner, under the strict supervision of your Goddess Deer these past two days, it’s more than enough compared to this set.”

nAs he listened to Mo Xie’s words, he looked down at the clothes in his arms, thinking about everything he had just heard. After a moment of comparison, it was as Mo Xie had said: the two sets of clothes were indeed slightly off.

nHowever, she had taken the clothes from Mo Long, and had passed by the palace on the way.

nIf the Empress were to change her clothes, she would definitely inform her.

nCould this really have been done by the Empress? Suddenly, Goddess Deer raised her eyes to look at Wei Changning. She had almost forgotten that the emperor had been flipping through her bedchamber plate every night for the past few days.

nAlthough the esteemed Empress didn’t really care, she could see the enmity in her eyes every time she looked at her concubine’s sleeping quarters.

nAfter staring blankly for a moment, Goddess Deer withdrew her gaze and did not dare to look at Wei Changning again. She thought to herself, I can’t harm the Empress, she has treated me with kindness.

nGeneral Yan seemed to have heard Mo Xie’s words. His deep voice was slightly choked with emotions as he said to Helian Honglie.

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n“Your Majesty, you have to seek justice for this old subject! My poor child! ”

nMo Xiang had already said this, and people with a discerning eye would immediately know what had happened.

nThis matter was closely related to the empress. After all, Goddess Lu was Wei Changning’s woman, and when Consort Zhen was favored, she was the most at risk.

nTo be able to think of such a good method of killing with a knife, Mo Xie could not help but admire Wei Changning even more. However, they shouldn’t have plotted against her!

nSeeing that he had already put himself aside and pointed his spear at Wei Channing, Mo Xie’s eyebrows gradually relaxed.

nShe said to General Yan,

n“General Yan, I have never seen your daughter before, so I have no way of bringing harm to her. Grandma Lu should be able to tell you who the culprit is. ”

nAs soon as Mo Xie finished speaking, she frantically knelt on the ground and hugged Wei Changning’s skirt, begging for mercy.

n“Empress, please spare this old servant. Your majesty, please be merciful. Please be merciful!”

nHelian Honglie could not think of any reason why Aunt Lu would use Mo Xie to harm Aunt Zhen. He asked coldly:

n“Speak!” Why did you have to frame Liu Li! ”

nSenior Servant Lu’s face was covered in tears as she sat paralyzed on the ground. When she heard Helian Honglie’s voice, she was startled. She laughed foolishly and said:

n“framing? Hehe! The Empress ordered this old servant to teach her how to be a girl, but she always made things difficult for this old servant. This old servant bore a grudge in his heart and wanted to teach her a lesson … I never thought that she would actually be able to escape this calamity! ”

nMo Long felt a chill run down his spine as he listened to Grandma Lu’s words. This old woman actually chose to take the blame for the sake of the Queen, even though she didn’t forget to drag him along.

nMo Xie sighed in her heart, she was too lazy to care about it. She knew that with the death of Consort Zhen, someone would have to pay with his life, and Goddess Deer Deer’s only ending would be death.

nAfter blessing the Emperor, Mo Liang-heng said, “Father, there is nothing more for this son to do here, so I will take my leave first.”

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nHelian Honglie had wanted to finish dealing with the matter of Jinfei and ask Mo Xie about the assassination attempt on her two days ago. But since Mo Xie seemed to be very bored with being here, he could only wave his hand, indicating that Mo Li should leave.

nAfter exiting the Heaven and Earth Palace, Mo Long hurried towards the direction of the Qing He Palace. Yue Er followed closely behind her, and upon seeing this, she asked curiously:

n“Princess, are we going to the Cold Palace?”

n“Mm, I’ll go see Consort Xiang.”

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