The Enchanting Imperial Concubine (Book 3)

Chapter 435 - Exposed

"Xian Fei, you really have a clever plan, wanting the Emperor to deal with me while also using the palace search to humiliate me further. You truly hate me to the core."

The woman's cold voice carried a sharpness that sent chills down one's spine.

Jing Xian Fei's scalp went numb, and she turned her head to see Ye Yun striding into the hall.

At that moment, she hadn't realized what she was about to face, so she still managed to maintain her composure.

"Guifei enters without summons. Isn't that a breach of protocol? Moreover, I was merely discussing the matter at hand and bear no resentment toward you."

Ye Yun let out a derisive laugh, not wanting to waste time with her. Instead, she instructed Huiyue to hand the envelope to Ning Chen.

"Let's put aside our grievances for now. I happen to have discovered a shocking secret in the more than six months since the seventh prince's death last year. I wonder if the Xian Fei remembers a certain Zhou He?"

The moment that name was mentioned, Jing Xian Fei's pupils contracted sharply, instantly becoming alert.

"I do not know what Guifei is talking about, nor do I know anyone named Zhou He."

"Is it that you truly don't know, or are you pretending not to?" Ye Yun's eyes narrowed. "It's fine if you've forgotten; I'll help you remember. Zhou He is a chef in the Imperial Kitchen, particularly skilled at making sour jujube cakes. Qi Xiurong craved sour flavors during her pregnancy and especially loved sour jujube cakes. Before I returned from Lingxi Garden with the Emperor, it was he who attended to her."

At this point, Jing Xian Fei still refused to acknowledge it.

"I wouldn't know the servant who attends to Qi Xiurong."

Ye Yun shot her a cold glance, moving closer.

"He was sent by you to attend to Qi Xiurong; how could you not know! You ordered him to poison the sour jujube cakes, intending for Qi Xiurong to miscarry. Unfortunately, the Emperor and I returned to the palace earlier than planned, forcing the plan to be interrupted. But the poison had already harmed the fetus; this is precisely why the seventh prince was born weak and died shortly after!"

"You're talking nonsense!" Jing Xian Fei could no longer contain herself and retorted loudly. "Guifei, even if I expose you for secretly taking contraceptive medicine and harming Ying Wanrong, you shouldn't use such matters to slander me."

Then she turned and knelt before Ning Chen.

"Your Majesty, please see clearly! I have served you for many years; you know my character. I would never do such a cruel thing!"

"It's precisely because you have pretended for so long that I didn't see your venomous heart!"

Ning Chen shouted angrily, throwing the envelope in his hand fiercely at Jing Xian Fei's face, his eyes filled with rage.

Jing Xian Fei was completely stunned.

She hurriedly picked up the paper from the ground and saw that it was a confession signed and sealed by Zhou He. Her expression instantly stiffened.

However, she knew she couldn't admit to it; admitting too easily would be a dead end.

Thus, she began to cry out, "Your Majesty, this must be someone intentionally framing me! It must be Guifei! In the past few days, I secretly sent someone to investigate the medicine Guifei took. She must have realized that things were exposed and forged this to frame me!"

"Just based on a piece of paper, you can't explain anything! Such fabrications do exist, Your Majesty, you can't believe her!" Tanxiang also pleaded for Jing Xian Fei.