allonlinenovel Chapter 242 I’m So Scared
Chapter 242 I’m So Scared
As soon as Qin Keqing finished speaking, there was an uproar all around.
What does Concubine Qin mean by this? Is she trying to help the Imperial Concubine get rid of the crime?
When did her relationship with the imperial concubine become so good?
Zhou Lingge raised her eyebrows and looked at Qin Keqing in surprise.
She didn't expect that Qin Keqing would choose to help her prove it at this moment?
interesting!
She had underestimated Qin Keqing before.
Qin Keqing paused and lowered her head quickly, her face full of timidity and fear.
She twirled the handkerchief in her hand nervously, and seemed to lack the courage to continue.
Everyone present felt her fear and anxiety.
Qin Feiling's eyes lit up, and he asked Qin Keqing to continue.
"Tell me everything you know. Don't be afraid. I'm here... As long as you tell the truth, I will definitely believe you."
He thought that this Concubine Qin must be a good person.
She must have heard some unspeakable secrets.
If Concubine Qin was willing to tell the truth, the charges against the imperial concubine could be cleared.
Qin Keqing's originally pale face suddenly improved a little.
She turned her head and looked at Li Kui cautiously.
Li Kui's heart trembled slightly. Why was this bitch looking at her for no reason?
The nobleman’s affairs have nothing to do with her!
What does this look of hers mean?
The next moment, Qin Keqing's words almost made Li Kui feel like he was falling into an ice cellar.
"I overheard a master and servant chatting in the Imperial Garden... I heard them discussing the Imperial Concubine. They said she was a seductive woman born to seduce others. As long as she was around, the likes of us would never be able to receive His Majesty's favor, so they devised a plan."
"They say they'll first ruin the Imperial Concubine's reputation and lead her down the path of becoming a demon concubine. Once the Imperial Concubine's reputation is ruined, she'll undoubtedly be hated by the people. The people of the Great Jin will certainly force Your Majesty to deal with her. Even if Your Majesty is reluctant, he'll still choose to sacrifice her for the sake of stabilizing his dynasty."
"At first, I didn't know who that person was. After I found the handkerchief, I asked someone to investigate. Later... I learned that the person who discussed with my maid that day how to deal with the imperial concubine was actually... Li Changzai."
Li Kui's head exploded instantly.
She looked at Qin Keqing with dull eyes. She immediately got up from the ground, rushed over and slapped Qin Keqing hard.
"Bitch...what nonsense are you talking about? I don't want to deal with the Imperial Concubine..."
"You are clearly slandering me on purpose. You are deliberately trying to throw dirty water on me... Why do you want to harm me?"
Qin Keqing was slapped and blood began to flow from the corner of her mouth.
She was so scared that she hid herself covering her painful cheek and crying for help from Qin Feiling.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please save me, I'm so scared..."
Qin Feiling frowned and quickly asked the palace servants to control Li Kui.
"How dare you hit someone in front of me? Li Changzai, do you want to die?"
Li Kui knelt on the ground with a plop. She looked at Qin Feiling with fear in her eyes: "Your Majesty, I didn't mean to harm the imperial concubine. Qin Keqing is slandering me..."
Qin Keqing raised the handkerchief she was holding while crying, and with red eyes, she looked at Li Kui and asked, "Is this handkerchief yours? Did you embroider the pattern on this handkerchief yourself, stitch by stitch? There's a Chinese character 'kui' embroidered on the lower left corner. Li Changzai, just because you say it's not yours, does that mean it's not yours? Do you dare to send your maid Xiaotao to confront me?"
"That day... you and Xiao Tao hid in the shadows of the Imperial Garden, secretly slandering the Imperial Concubine and plotting ways to deal with her. I heard your conversation clearly, and I thought you were just complaining out of frustration. Unexpectedly, within two days... Noble Lady Gao died."
"You mentioned Ling Da Ying back then... I've been searching for Ling Da Ying in the palace today, but she hasn't shown up yet..."
Qin Feiling's eyes were full of anger, and he immediately ordered someone to bring Li Kui's trusted maid Xiao Tao up.
Xiaotao had her hands tied and was kneeling on the ground.
Without much interrogation, she confessed everything about the Imperial Garden.
What she said... was almost the same as what Qin Keqing just described.
Li Kui was extremely panicked. She had indeed complained about the Imperial Concubine with Xiao Tao in the Imperial Garden... She had also thought of taking advantage of the deaths of others to pin the crime of being a witch on the Imperial Concubine.
But... she just talked about it, she didn't put it into action.
Facing Xiao Tao's frank confession, Li Kui knew... she could no longer refute this point.
She kowtowed to Qin Feiling quickly: "Your Majesty...I...I admit that I did say some inappropriate words in the Imperial Garden. But I...I was just saying it..."
"I didn't do anything. I don't know anything."
Qin Keqing bit her lips, her voice a little broken.
"Li Changzai...are you admitting that you did harbor evil intentions towards the Imperial Concubine? It seems like you orchestrated all of this...and yet, even now, you're still stubborn and refuse to admit it."
"I really didn't expect that you would be such a hypocritical person."
Lin Yan's eyes were full of disbelief. She looked at Li Kui with disappointment in her eyes.
"Sister Aoi, I didn't expect... that you were the one who did all this."
"You...how could you be so confused?"
"Then Ling agreed... What did you do to her? Did she get into trouble?"
Li Kui was so angry that her mind was fuming. She screamed at Lin Yan, "It's not me. I didn't hurt anyone... It's not me."
Unexpectedly, the next moment, a palace maid came in and said that the maid that Ling had promised had something to report.
Qin Feiling looked calm and let the maid Ling had promised to bring in.
Ling's maidservant nodded in agreement and walked into the inner hall holding a letter.
"Your Majesty, someone has been writing letters to Ling Da Ying these past few days... After reading them, Ling Da Ying alternates between crying and laughing. Today, Your Majesty ordered all the concubines in the harem to the Wolong Palace, and Ling Da Ying left early, but now she's nowhere to be found."
"I suspect Ling Da Ying may have met with an accident. All of this should be due to this letter..."
Qin Feiling asked someone to present the envelope.
He unfolded the letter and read the contents at a glance.
After reading it, he sneered angrily.
"Great... The person who wrote the letter actually instigated Ling to commit suicide in front of the imperial concubine... In order to escape the calamity of love and thus achieve a perfect life with her lover in the next life?"
"Oh, you are really capable. You actually arranged this wonderful show."
"Investigate, investigate the identity of the person who wrote the letter... Search the entire harem according to the handwriting."
Concubine Wan quickly responded and took the letter respectfully.
He immediately asked someone to check the origin of the letter.
Not long after, the palace servants found out some clues.
Concubine Wan walked up to Li Kui holding the envelope and said, "Li Changzai, is this the letter you wrote?"
"The handwriting on this letter is clearly yours..."