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Before long, Li Fusheng walked in with a middle-aged woman, and everyone recognized her as Lin Mama, the one who guarded the Cold Palace. The moment Mo Xiao Li saw her, he wished he could rush forward and tear her apart!
But in the end, he suppressed his inner thoughts. Lin Mama trembled as she approached everyone and suddenly knelt on the ground, then said with a quivering voice, "Long live the Emperor, long live the Empress Dowager, long live Consort Qian."
Mo Xiao Li immediately stood up and walked in front of her, looking down coldly as he said, "Honestly, what did you do to the Empress?"
"The Emperor sees clearly; I— I did nothing at all, really, I know nothing," Lin Mama replied, her voice shaking.
Upon hearing this, Mo Xiao Li raised his foot and kicked her in the abdomen. The old servant let out a cry of anguish but was still terrified. With tears streaming down her face, she looked at everyone and pleaded, "Your Majesty sees clearly; I truly did nothing."
Mo Xiao Li remained silent and turned to Li Fusheng. Li Fusheng instantly understood and went to grab a whip. The moment Lin Mama saw the whip, she immediately felt her legs go weak and collapsed on the ground, crying out for mercy.
But Mo Xiao Li ignored her pleas and coldly said, "Give her a thorough beating; I don’t believe she won’t confess!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the large hall echoed with Lin Mama's heart-wrenching cries. Everyone looked at this scene and some turned their heads away in discomfort. The Empress Dowager's face darkened as she watched.
Mo Xiao Li understood the Empress Dowager well; in this harem, she despised anyone who interrogated palace servants without permission. Not to mention that a mere servant could be so ruthless towards the esteemed Empress. If there was no one instigating her actions, she wouldn't have had the courage to do so. With this thought in mind, he turned to Consort Qian and asked, "Consort Qian, what do you think we should do about such a servant?"
Consort Qian pondered for a moment before speaking. "In my opinion, such a dog servant should be executed by slow slicing to let them know what it means to be a master and what it means to be a servant."
Unexpectedly, as soon as she finished speaking, Lin Mama, who had been wailing before, suddenly spoke up: "Consort Qian, you... you can't do this... this is too harsh for a servant like me—"
Seeing this, Mo Xiao Li finally stopped Li Fusheng's actions and turned to Consort Qian coldly saying, "Consort Qian, what does this mean?"
Consort Qian was startled and stood up suddenly, then said, “Consort... Consort really doesn’t know.” As she spoke, she walked in front of Lin Mama, raised her hand, and slapped her face. Then, with some anger, she said, “You dog Servant, who instructed you to say this? When did This Palace allow you to do such a thing? What is your intention in slandering This Palace like this?”
Lin Mama gasped heavily for a few breaths before saying, “Your Highness, you cannot burn bridges after crossing the river. I serve you wholeheartedly, yet you treat me like this—”
She then looked at Mo Xiao Li and said, “Your Majesty—this is all Consort Qian’s doing. She gave me one hundred taels of gold and instructed me to torment the Empress to death inside. Later, she even brought people to beat the Empress. Your Majesty, everything I say is true; you must believe me!”
Mo Xiao Li raised his eyes to look at Consort Qian beside him and coldly asked, “Is what she said true?”
Consort Qian immediately knelt on the ground and pleaded, “Your Majesty, you must believe Consort. It was not easy for Consort to come out from there; would I really do such a thing? It must be that this dog Servant took money from someone else to frame Consort. You must see through this!”
Looking at Consort Qian with tearful eyes, Mo Xiao Li found it unpleasant but maintained his expression. He turned to Empress Dowager beside him and asked, “Empress Dowager, what do you think about this matter?”
After a moment of silence, Empress Dowager replied, “I cannot determine who is responsible for this matter either. However, since it was done by this Servant, let’s execute her first.”
Upon hearing Empress Dowager’s words, Lin Mama immediately struggled to get up but was still futile. She cried out in pain, tears streaming down her face. “Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, you must believe my words! I am going to die anyway; would I still hide anything?”
“You are lying. Don’t think that by framing This Palace, the Emperor will believe you. Once the investigation is clear, I will ensure that you have no place to be buried!”
“Enough! Stop talking! You are giving me a headache,” Empress Dowager suddenly interjected. Then she turned to Mo Xiao Li and said, “If you insist on releasing the Empress, then I have nothing more to say. But do not forget the important matters in the court because of some trivial issues in the harem!”
Mo Xiao Li nodded and respectfully said, “Empress Dowager, rest assured that I will handle this matter properly. If you wish to return, I will send someone to escort you back.”
Empress Dowager waved her hand casually and said, “No need; I will leave now.” After saying that, she was supported by Jingxi as she walked out.
Consort Qian no longer had any backing and suddenly sat down on the ground. Peach rushed forward to help her, but was stopped by Mo Xiao Li's voice from behind, "Consort Qian, you are jealous of the Empress in everything. Taking this opportunity, I will not believe that you would not join forces with others to torment the Empress!"
Consort Qian crawled in front of Mo Xiao Li, reaching out to grasp his robe and pleading, "Your Majesty—Your Majesty, you must believe Consort's words. Why do you trust a servant's words so firmly? Why won't you believe Consort's words?"
Mo Xiao Li did not want to continue arguing with her. He looked at Lin Mama and asked, "Besides Consort Qian, who else has been to the Cold Palace?"
Consort Qian thought that this dog servant would definitely expose Mu Yueqing's matter, but she never expected that Lin Mama would only shake her head and say, "No one else, only Consort Qian."
In that moment, Consort Qian immediately understood everything. It seemed that she had been lured into a trap from the beginning; it was truly laughable that despite all her calculations, she had not anticipated being used by Mu Yueqing. She lay there with a cold smile.
After a long while, she smiled and said, "Your Majesty, since that's the case, then Consort has no way out. If you believe this dog servant's words, Consort really has nothing more to say."
Hearing this, Mo Xiao Li suddenly asked Lin Mama, "Since you said Consort Qian gave you one hundred taels of gold, where did you spend that money?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Mama's face turned pale, her gaze evasive. After thinking carefully, she finally said, "In response to Your Majesty, the servant has already spent it all—"
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