Steal my marriage? Turn around and marry the tyrant to take the throne

Chapter 249 Shen Zhinian Protects Xuepin

Nangong Xuanyu held an attitude of thorough investigation and said coldly: "Take Xia Chan, Xiao Xiangzi and Xier to the Ministry of Punishment for strict interrogation!"

Xuepin was a concubine, so it was naturally impossible for her to be interrogated like the palace maids.

The emperor's eyes fell on her and he said slowly, "Xuepin... until the matter is investigated, you are confined to the Yanxi Palace!"

"Su Quanye, take Yu Mei, the head maid of Yanxi Palace, to the Ministry of Punishment!"

If this was done by Concubine Xue, Yu Mei, as her confidant, must know something.

"Yes!"

Xuepin, who always seemed to be indifferent to everything, had a look of nervousness on her face at this moment. She stood up and said, "No!"

"Your Majesty knows the punishments of the Ministry of Punishment better than I do. If you go there, you will either die or become disabled!"

"Yu Mei has served me since she was young. This matter has nothing to do with her. I cannot bear to watch her suffer such an unprovoked disaster. I beg Your Majesty to revoke your order!"

Xia Chan wanted to make things more complicated and also wanted to find someone else to blame, so she looked at Concubine Meng and said, "My lady, I am innocent too! I just went to pick green plums for you, I don't know what spiders are. I don't want to go to the Ministry of Punishment, please plead for me!"

However, this matter was inexplicably related to her, and Concubine Meng was almost scared to death!

She wanted to send Xia Chan to the Ministry of Punishment for severe torture to prove her innocence. She would never be like Concubine Xue, who made His Majesty unhappy for a palace maid.

Faced with Xia Chan's pleading, Concubine Meng shrank her neck and pretended not to hear it.

Xia Chan's eyes turned cold.

She knew that Lady Meng was a coward! In that case, don't blame her for being rude when the time comes!

Xiao Xiangzi and Xier are both palace servants and are not here.

Even if it happened, Concubine Liang and Jiang Wange would not obstruct the Ministry of Punishment from investigating the case for the sake of the palace people.

Nangong Xuanyu looked directly at Xuepin with a look of scrutiny in his eyes: "Are you determined to do this?!"

Xuepin said stubbornly: "Yes!"

"Yu Mei has been with me for many years. I cannot bear to see her suffer!"

Yu Mei was so moved that tears came to her eyes. She knelt on the ground, looked at Concubine Xue and said, "Your Majesty, you really don't have to do this for me. My life is worthless and not worth it..."

"You must believe that those who are innocent will be cleared. We have never done anything we have never done! I am willing to accept the interrogation of the Ministry of Punishment!"

Concubine Xue still stood in front of Yu Mei, not allowing the people from the Ministry of Punishment to take her away: "If you can't even protect your own personal maid, then my position as a concubine is in vain!"

Xuepin's personality has always been as cold and aloof as her title. This was the first time that everyone had seen her speak so harshly.

And it wasn't for His Majesty, it was just for a maid...

"This……"

Su Quanye didn't dare to attack Concubine Xue and looked at the emperor with great embarrassment.

A hint of contemplation flashed across Jiang Wange's eyes.

In the book, Xuepin is indeed an icy beauty from beginning to end. She doesn't like to get involved in gossip, and she doesn't bother to frame others.

But ever since she traveled through the book, many things and the fate of many people have deviated from their original tracks. Who knows if it is the same for Concubine Xue.

Jiang Wange even suspected that it was Xuepin who replaced the spider with a poisonous one.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but say, "Empress Xuepin is making excuses and not letting the people from the Ministry of Punishment investigate. Could it be that she is guilty of something?"

"It's hard not to suspect that you were the one who released the poisonous spider in the plum garden!"

He even wants to play a game within a game on her, that's too much!

Concubine Xue looked at Jiang Wange coldly: "I am talking to His Majesty, it is not your turn to interrupt!"

Jiang Wange said unhappily, "What's wrong with you, sir? Can't you just stick to the facts?"

"Whether it's Concubine Meng or Concubine Liang, we are willing to fully cooperate with the Ministry of Punishment. They can interrogate us in any way they want. This will prove that we have a clear conscience and are not afraid of investigation!"

"Are you afraid that the Ministry of Punishment will find out something?!"

Yu Mei's face was full of tears. She kowtowed to Concubine Xue several times and said, "My Lady, please stop talking. Let them interrogate this servant!"

If because of her, others had the opportunity to throw dirty water on the Empress, she would rather die than implicate the Empress!

Xuepin didn't say anything, but she didn't move an inch, making her attitude very clear.

All four of them were suspects, and Concubine Xue was not the one the emperor suspected the most. But she insisted on not cooperating with the investigation of the Ministry of Punishment, which made his suspicions deepen.

The palace concubines also thought so.

How could there be a master in the harem who would take the lives of his servants seriously? Isn't it that Xuepin's hypocritical attitude is just a guilty conscience?

They all speculated in their hearts that Xuepin's previous noble appearance must have been an act, and who knows how many bad things she had done behind her back!

"I think what Noble Wen said makes sense!"

"Poor Lady Meng, Lady Liang, and Lady Wen, they were implicated by Lady Xue and became suspects!"

"If Concubine Xue insists on not allowing her personal maid to be interrogated, it means she has admitted to everyone that she is the murderer!"

"..."

The development of the situation has become extremely unfavorable to Concubine Xue.

Shen Zhinian has been observing quietly until now, and still cannot determine the real culprit behind the scenes. But she thinks it shouldn't be Xuepin.

Because she could see that Concubine Xue was not feeling guilty, but really did not want her personal maid to die or become disabled.

A person with good intentions is unlikely to use vicious means to harm a pregnant woman.

Besides, Concubine Xue is unable to have children, and Concubine Zhou has no grudges against her in the past or in the present. What good would it do for her to kill Concubine Zhou?

"His Majesty……"

Shen Zhinian said in a gentle voice, "When I first entered the palace, I went to Kunning Palace to pay my respects to the Queen for the first time. Because I was wearing the gardenia you gave me on my head, Concubine Jiang wanted to punish me because white flowers were unlucky. It was Concubine Xue who spoke up for me and explained to me that the gardenia has a beautiful meaning and I can wear it."

"That was the first time that I and Concubine Xue met. Even Concubine Xue couldn't bear to see a stranger suffer, so how could she harm Concubine Zhou for no reason?"

"It is precisely because Concubine Xue is cold on the outside but warm on the inside that she does not want the maid who has accompanied her since childhood to end up as neither a human nor a ghost. Concubine Xue is unwilling to let Yu Mei enter the Ministry of Punishment, not because she is guilty of something."

"I believe in Concubine Xue's innocence, and I am also moved by the relationship between master and servant. Therefore, I dare to ask Your Majesty to trust Concubine Xue a little more and investigate other people first. If the murderer cannot be found, it will not be too late to interrogate Yu Mei."

Shen Zhinian would never be kind-hearted like a saint. Although he did this to win over Xuepin, he also wanted to repay her for her protection.

Xuepin has always known that Shen Zhinian is not as pure and kind as she appears.

But among the women in the harem, which one is really simple?

She just couldn't imagine that one day she would become the target of public criticism, and the only person who spoke up for her was Shen Zhinian...