allonlinenovel Chapter 270 Cat and Mouse
Chapter 270 Cat and Mouse
At the end of the day, the truth doesn't seem that important!
Public opinion will be one-sided and will pressure Zhou Lingge.
The hearts of the ministers of the previous dynasty are already in chaos, so the next step is the hearts of the people!
Zhou Lingge's heart suddenly sank.
She narrowed her eyes slightly and smiled softly.
The people's hearts...it turns out this is Qin Keqing's purpose.
She did not intend to frame her for the death of Concubine Sun or the crime of poisoning the Queen Mother, because she knew that the truth would definitely be revealed.
She wanted to use this incident... to throw more dirty water on Zhou Lingge.
She wants to use the hearts of the subjects of the world to force His Majesty to make a choice between the country and the beauty.
Once Qin Feiling chooses to protect her, the vicious and cruel concubine who kills innocent people, he will lose the hearts of his subjects.
Water can carry a boat and it can overturn it.
Once the Great Jin Dynasty falls into chaos, Qin Feiling, as the emperor, will probably sacrifice Zhou Lingge, an insignificant concubine, in order to stabilize the country, even if he does not want to punish her.
A cold light flashed in Zhou Lingge's eyes.
She stared at Qin Keqing with cold eyes.
This plan is so vicious!
I really didn't expect that such a capable person like Qin Keqing would appear in this harem.
She is really a hundred times more scheming than Zhou Shiya.
Just when the young palace maid was about to be beaten to death, Zhou Lingge spoke up: "Eunuch Liu, tell them to stop."
Eunuch Liu was stunned. He looked at Zhou Lingge with some confusion: "My Lady Imperial Concubine... this little palace maid was so stubborn and refused to repent. She was beaten to death... She deserved it."
Zhou Lingge's eyes were filled with a bit of anger: "I say, stop... stop immediately."
Qin Feiling looked at Eunuch Liu and nodded at him.
Eunuch Liu no longer dared to disobey and immediately responded in a low voice.
He hurried out and asked the palace guards to stop the caning.
The little palace maid had a close call with death, and she suddenly remembered some details that she had overlooked or had preconceived ideas about.
She mustered up a little strength and tightly grasped Eunuch Liu's sleeve.
"Eunuch Liu... I... I thought of a detail. At that time... I seemed to have only seen the clothes Jin Xin usually wore, so I thought that person might be Jin Xin... But I didn't seem to see Jin Xin's face clearly."
When Eunuch Liu heard this, his eyes were filled with joy, and he hurried into the hall to convey the little palace maid's words to Qin Feiling.
Qin Feiling listened, his eyes filled with sternness. "So it seems like someone is deliberately creating mystery, hiring someone to impersonate Jin Xin in order to frame the Imperial Concubine?"
Qin Keqing's originally calm expression suddenly changed.
She straightened her lips and looked up at Zhou Lingge without any expression... but she met Zhou Lingge's eyes as he raised his lips and smiled at her.
Qin Keqing's heart sank suddenly.
What does this mean, Concubine?
Why was she smiling at him for no reason?
Zhou Lingge didn't want to go around in circles anymore.
She also had no intention of letting Qin Keqing continue to jump around proudly.
She has tolerated her for a long time!
If she hadn't been curious about Qin Keqing's secret, she would have wanted to get rid of her long ago.
Now, she has thought of a novel way to play.
The fun of cat and mouse is that no matter how the mouse tries, it cannot escape the cat's pursuit.
She was now going to control Qin Keqing, the mouse, in a closed space, gradually break down her psychological defenses, gradually dissect her heart, and analyze all the secrets hidden in her.
Zhou Lingge slowly stood up and said, "Your Majesty is right. Someone is indeed trying very hard to frame me."
"In fact, I have a witness here who can explain the cause and effect of everything clearly and distinctly..."
Qin Feiling's eyes flashed with a little light: "Oh? The witness that the imperial concubine mentioned is..."
Zhou Lingge raised his finger and pointed at Yuan Qing, the maid standing behind Qin Keqing.
"That witness is Concubine Qin's trusted maid, Yuan Qing."
"In fact, all of this is Qin Guiren's deception..."
Qin Keqing's heart skipped a beat and her face turned pale in an instant.
She quickly knelt down and said, "Your Highness...are there some misunderstandings about these things? Yuan Qing is my maid. How could she possibly know the ins and outs of Concubine Sun's poisoning?"
She didn't know what went wrong, but the only way now was to deny it.
Could it be that this bitch Yuan Qing had secretly betrayed her with Zhou Lingge a long time ago?
Qin Keqing gritted her teeth, feeling extremely hateful.
If she had known that Yuan Qing was a traitor, she would have dealt with this bitch long ago.
Qin Keqing was very panicked, but she pretended to look aggrieved and frightened on her face.
"My Lady, are you trying to drag me down with you?"
"Or are you feeling guilty now and wanting to use this concubine to hide the sight of His Majesty, the Queen Mother, and the others, so as to cover up the charges of poisoning Concubine Sun and murdering the Queen Mother?"
"Your Majesty loves you so much, how can you take advantage of your favor and become arrogant, thus betraying His Majesty's grace?"
The concubines around now didn't know who was telling the truth and who was lying.
They also didn't expect that this matter would involve Concubine Qin.
Concubine Qin usually looks like a person who is indifferent to worldly affairs and has few desires. She has a good relationship with every concubine.
Many people were surprised that he was now involved in the Sun Changzai incident.
Zhou Lingge chuckled softly, her eyes fixed on Qin Keqing: "You are so cunning... I will not give you another chance to continue to jump around in this harem."
"Do you really think that no one can find any evidence against you for what you did?"
"Qin Keqing...you are so confident."
Qin Keqing was extremely panicked. She really didn't know what went wrong. The imperial concubine actually pointed the finger of suspicion at her.
She also didn't know how much evidence Yuan Qing had against her.
The situation gradually got out of control.
At this moment, she was filled with panic.
No, don't be impatient.
The more critical the moment, the more she cannot lose her composure.
A pedantic and stupid ancient man would not be her opponent!
She just didn't believe it. How could she, a soul from thousands of years in the future, not be able to defeat a concubine's daughter who had been raised in seclusion since childhood?
Qin Keqing quickly calmed down.
Her face was full of grievance: "I really don't know what the imperial concubine is talking about."
Zhou Lingge stopped talking nonsense with Qin Keqing and looked directly at Yuan Qing.
"Yuan Qing, confess everything you know. I will give you a chance to atone for your sins."
Yuan Qing didn't hesitate at all and immediately knelt down and replied, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for giving me this opportunity. I will definitely seize it."
Qin Keqing was so angry that her heart ached. She clenched her fists tightly and looked at Yuan Qing with great disappointment: "Yuan Qing, you actually betrayed me... I treated you well, how could you..."