"No, I just accidentally knocked over the tea cup." Xu Xiner waved her hands hurriedly, "It is my fault that I disturbed His Highness. Please forgive me."

After she finished speaking, Pei Yao didn't answer, but just stared at her coldly.

At this time, Xu Xiner was obviously frightened, and kept glancing toward the door, as if waiting for someone to rescue her.

The Crown Princess finally spoke at this moment and said in a deep voice.

"Don't look, that maid has already been captured by my men."

Hearing this, Pei Yao turned to look at the Crown Princess, slightly confused.

The princess stood up and bowed to him.

"Your Highness, please forgive me. When I went to see the second girl, I had a few words with Xu Shuren. I noticed that the maid next to her looked strange, so I secretly went to Qiu Shuangzhai to investigate with Minsi, but I didn't want to run into her.

He came back to get Xu Shuren's cloak, but actually he wanted to wait for an opportunity to escape. Minsi has caught him now, and His Highness can interrogate him personally."

When these words came out, everyone present was shocked.

No one expected that the Crown Princess, as Xu Shuren's direct cousin, would actually take her cousin away.

Especially Concubine Yang, when she raised her eyes to look at the Crown Princess, there was naked surprise in her eyes.

This is especially true for Xu Xiner.

When the princess heard that Xiudie tried to escape secretly and was caught, she immediately panicked.

He knelt down in a hurry and said, "Cousin, I don't know anything. Cousin, all this has nothing to do with me. The maid must have been instructed by someone to put the blame on me!"

"The Crown Princess hasn't said why the maid wanted to escape, so how come you seem to know what the maid confessed to?" Pei Yao's eyes revealed murderous intent.

Xu Xiner was not a person who had any scheming in the city, but she was panicked again. She didn't know how to refute such a simple sentence.

She was so frightened that she shivered, and while crying, she cast a look at the Crown Princess asking for help.

However, when she met the Crown Princess's eyes, she only saw deep disappointment.

Soon he saw the Crown Princess waving to Minsi who had returned at some point.

Minsi immediately stepped forward and said calmly and neatly.

"Reporting to Your Highness, Xiu Die, the eldest maid next to Xu Shuren, has confessed that she has a sister from the same country in the kitchen and snack department. The kitchen was busy during the Spring Festival, so Xiu Die, under the guise of helping, mixed aloe vera powder into the rice cakes and dipping dishes.

Arrive at Biluozhai."

"In addition, there are four permanent imperial physicians in the back house of the East Palace. Today, the two imperial physicians who are on duty during the day are Imperial Physician Liu and Imperial Physician Zhang. Xiudie bribed Imperial Physician Zhang and kept an eye on Biluozhai's movements, rushing before Biluozhai's people arrived.

, asked Imperial Physician Liu to leave, so that Imperial Physician Zhang went to Biluozhai to test the snacks for Concubine Fang, and then deceived Concubine Fang and let Concubine Fang eat the poisonous snacks."

After hearing Minsi's words, Xu Xiner's face suddenly turned pale and stiff, and her body could not suppress the trembling.

After being stunned for a moment, she immediately crawled forward and grabbed the hem of the princess's clothes tightly with both hands.

"Cousin, cousin is not like this. I was blinded by lard for a while. I was jealous of Concubine Fang's favor. Me, this was all Xiudie's idea. I listened to her instigation. I regret it, cousin. I was wrong.

Come on, cousin, please save me."

She was raised by her stepmother to be domineering and stupid since she was a child, and she was even more timid and panicked when things happened. At this moment, Xu Xiner was so scared that she clung to the Crown Princess, all her hopes were pinned on the Crown Princess.

After all, no matter how stupid she is, she knows that murdering the emperor's heir is a capital crime.

The Crown Princess looked complicated, but in the end she did not speak.

But at this time, Hu Liangdi suddenly said from the side, "How can a maid have such means and connections? Someone must have taken advantage of Xu Shuren through the maid, and wanted to borrow a knife to kill someone."

As soon as the words rang out, Pei Yao's sharp and cold eyes suddenly glanced over, making people's spine tense.

"What Hu Liangdi said makes some sense." Yang took the initiative and glanced at the Crown Princess with a vague gaze, "If you can mobilize the dining room, you can bribe the imperial doctor.

He also knows how to control it, so he is probably someone who is very familiar with the layout of the backyard.”

After she finished speaking, Xiu Die, who had been silent shortly after being escorted, suddenly exploded.

He struggled hard to get out of the restraints and cried to Xu Xiner.

"My lady, I am sorry for you. My slave, I was ordered by the Crown Princess. She arranged her to be with you and ordered her to secretly instigate you to be jealous of Concubine Fang. But she acted openly and justly.

I'm here to reprimand you, so that my slave can arouse your dissatisfaction with her, create the illusion that you are at odds with her, and help her get rid of suspicion!"

"Today, it is also because I have exhausted my use of everything and can no longer provide value to you, so she wants to kill them all. Originally, the Crown Princess promised to let the slave out of the palace when the matter was completed, so the slave did not want to escape on her own.

ah!"

Xiu Die's sudden bite, which made her nose snot and burst into tears, immediately aroused the mood of everyone present.

Xu Xiner sat on her knees on the ground, her eyes filled with disbelief.

Looking at her and then at the Crown Princess, I felt hatred for them all.

He angrily pushed the princess and screamed.

"Why, Lu Yuehua, why do you want to harm me like this? Are you displeased by me entering the East Palace? If you don't like me, you would have told me earlier, why bother pretending to be so hypocritical!"

As he spoke, he tore off the thick cloak that the Crown Princess had given her and threw it aside.

Seeing Xu Xiner going crazy, the Crown Princess was furious.

A backhand slap hit Xu Xiner hard on the face.

"Idiot, if I wanted to harm you, I should have killed this bitch when I caught her, and then accused her of committing suicide out of fear of crime. Why keep her here until now and throw dirty water on me!"

This slap caused Xu Xiner to fall to the ground, covering her face with tears streaming down her face.

"That's enough, shut up!"

Pei Yao slammed the table and let out a cold shout.

At this moment, in his eyes, few people present had clean hands, which made him feel sick and irritated.

"From now on, everyone should go back to your courtyard. Concubine Fang is not allowed to go out until she wakes up. This sinful woman and cheap maid must be captured and interrogated by Gu!"

He got angry, so everyone naturally did not dare to say anything more. After bowing, they quickly dispersed.

Xu Xin'er and Xiu Die were also taken away by Hong Zhengming's people.

"Your Highness." The Crown Princess called softly.

Pei Yao raised his eyes and said, "You should go back too, Gu Xin."

After hearing these words, the Crown Princess's complexion relaxed a little.

She was also afraid that Pei Yao would love Fang Yun so much that even the years of relationship between husband and wife would not make Pei Yao trust her more.

After all, what Xiu Die said just now was indeed a bit confusing.

After feeling a little more at ease, the Crown Princess turned around and left without saying another word.

After she left, Pei Yao took the hot tea handed over by Hong Zheng and said in a deep voice.
Chapter completed!