The Enchanting Imperial Concubine (Book 2)

Chapter 353 - Tragic

"You tell me, what do you have that's worth my framing you? Is it favor, family background, or offspring?" Ye Yun sneered coldly, rebutting without reservation.

At this, Yao Xiang gasped for breath, feeling momentarily deflated.

Indeed, in all aspects, Ye Yun was not inferior to her and was even much stronger. It was utterly unnecessary to go through such trouble to frame her.

However, Yao Xiang only paused for a moment before immediately saying, "Because I discovered that you used someone else's hand to kill Wan Meiren!"

"Your Majesty, I have always felt that there were suspicious points regarding Wan Meiren's incident. Therefore, I ordered someone to investigate secretly. I believe that the perfume mentioned by the poisoned maid must have been in the possession of both Ming Shunyi and Xie Shi.

Even though Xie Shi has already confessed, it doesn't mean that Ming Shunyi didn't already know about their scheme and then turned the tables on Wan Meiren."

Yao Xiang quickly began to bite back, her gaze sweeping over to Nianwen beside her, and she immediately added, "Nianwen is my chief maid. It's not unusual for her to hide things near me; she must have been instructed by someone to hide these!"

At this moment, Yao Xiang was doing everything she could to shirk responsibility.

If she admitted to this, it would mean certain death for her.

Ning Chen looked at the woman desperately defending herself in front of him, feeling a chill in his heart.

Previously, he had not pursued the matter of Su Shi's miscarriage due to her life-saving grace, but now, with such an incident occurring again, he had lost all trust in Yao Xiang.

He simply asked Huai'an, who was standing nearby, "Where were these items found?"

"Your Majesty, they were found in the Third Princess's residence," Huai'an replied.

Ning Chen's gaze turned even colder. "You just said it wouldn't be good to disturb the child. Ming Shunyi said not to search the child's residence, so you reluctantly agreed to the palace search. Now you're saying that Ming Shunyi had someone hide these in your palace? Then, does she not know where they were hidden?"

Yao Xiang moved her lips, "Maybe it was... it was Huai'an who..."

"You don't mean to say Ming Shunyi bribed Huai'an, do you? Do you remember? I just ordered in front of you that we must not disturb the child. The reason Huai'an searched the Third Princess's residence is that I do not trust you!"

Ning Chen shouted angrily, directly interrupting her.

In that moment, Yao Xiang froze entirely.

Then, as if all her bones had been pulled out, she knelt down, laughing inexplicably.

"Hahaha, you don't trust me, you never trusted me at all in your heart," Yao Xiang raised her head, a glimmer of tears in her eyes, her gaze filled with a mix of sarcasm and desolation. "Your Majesty, is this the reason you have never favored me? In two lifetimes, I have accompanied you for two lifetimes, Your Majesty!"

Ning Chen found her mad ramblings somewhat incomprehensible, his brows slightly furrowing.

But Ye Yun understood and was deeply shocked.

So, Yao Xiang had lived another life?

Having lived another life, she naturally had greater control and understanding of the developments and layouts of events, which explained many things.

At this moment, Yao Xiang's gaze shifted to Ye Yun, her eyes instantly turning blood-red, like a vengeful spirit.

"Ye Shi, why are you still alive? You should be dead! Only when you die will everything return to normal. It's all because of you! You've ruined everything for me! Go die!"