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Several days had passed unknowingly, and the Little Prince's condition still had not improved, which made everyone anxious, especially Mo Xiao Li, who had no idea what to do.
On this day, the weather was unusually hot, and the entire Auspicious Palace was filled with heat. However, at that moment in the Jade Pavilion, everyone couldn't help but break out in cold sweat. Mo Xiao Li and the Empress Dowager sat at the head of the table, looking at the person kneeling below who exuded a chilling aura, coldly asking, "Who instructed you to do this?"
The kneeling person was trembling all over and dared not say a word, lowering their head. Consort Xi sat nearby watching this scene. Mo Xiao Li suddenly stood up and said angrily, "I am asking you a question. If you do not speak up, I will definitely punish your entire family!"
"Your Majesty, I will speak, I will speak..." the palace maid suddenly replied.
Consort Xi sitting beside her revealed a smug smile. After several days of investigation, they finally discovered who had poisoned the Little Prince. However, everyone knew that there must be someone behind that person, which was why they had gathered everyone to investigate this matter.
Hearing this, Mo Xiao Li sat down again and looked at the person angrily saying, "If what you say is false, I will not let you go. You better think it through before speaking."
"In response to Your Majesty, it was Consort Guifei who instructed me to do this. She was worried that your concern for the Little Prince would lead to him being named heir apparent. Now that she is pregnant, she naturally wants to eliminate any potential threats, so she instructed me to poison the Little Prince. But Your Majesty, you must believe me; I absolutely did not intend to harm the Little Prince," the palace maid cried with tears streaming down her face.
Mu Yueqing, who was mentioned, clearly did not expect this and immediately stood up, pointing at the palace maid and saying, "When did this palace instruct you to poison the Little Prince? Speak up!"
Seeing this, the Empress Dowager angrily said, "You are outrageous! The Emperor has not yet spoken, and as a consort, you dare not regard him? What exactly do you want?"
Mu Yueqing immediately turned around and knelt on the ground, looking at Mo Xiao Li earnestly saying, "Your Majesty, Consort has never instructed anyone to do such things; someone must have framed her. She must feel threatened by Consort's pregnancy and thus acted this way. Your Majesty, you must investigate carefully."
"Now that Consort is also a mother-to-be—though she has not yet given birth—she already understands how difficult it is to be a mother. Do you really think Consort would do something like this to harm her own virtue?"
Listening to his words, Mo Xiao Li was also pondering something. Just then, Qian Zhao Yi, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up. She slowly walked over and bowed to the Empress Dowager and others before saying, "Consort knows that Your Majesty and Empress Dowager do not like me right now, but regarding this matter, Consort has a few words she wishes to say. May I?"
Mo Xiao Li looked at Qian Zhao Yi and wanted to know what had happened, so she said, "Just tell me."
Upon hearing this, Qian Zhao Yi immediately knelt on the ground and looked at Mo Xiao Li, saying, "Although Consort didn't know what had happened before, that day Consort witnessed something that now seems quite suspicious, so I want to speak up."
"That day, Consort was in the backyard enjoying the cool air with her maid when she happened to see Consort Xi there. Originally, she wanted to greet her, but suddenly overheard her discussing something with her maid Yun Ruo, so she felt it would be rude to interrupt and left. On the way back, Consort encountered this palace maid sneaking by herself. Since there was no one else around except for Consort Xi, she found it quite puzzling but didn't think much of it at the time. Who would have thought such a thing would happen? It was truly Consort's oversight."
Listening to Qian Zhao Yi, everyone's gaze fell on Consort Xi. Upon hearing this, Consort Xi was taken aback, quickly stood up, walked aside, and knelt down, softly saying, "Consort is innocent; I didn't even know this palace maid before. You can ask her if you don't believe me." She then turned to the palace maid and asked, "Have you ever spoken to This Palace?"
"I am just a servant girl; how could I have the fortune to speak with you? Your Majesty, I have never seen Consort Xi before. Since this matter was indeed caused by me, how could I wrongfully accuse others?"
Hearing this, Mo Xiao Li stood up and walked in front of Qian Zhao Yi, lifting her chin and asking, "Are you sure about this?"
"Consort has no grievances with Consort Xi, so she would never do such a thing. Every word from Consort is true."
Mo Xiao Li stared intently into her eyes and felt she was not lying. She then turned to Consort Xi and asked, "What do you say?"
"Your Majesty, you must believe Consort. During this time, Consort has been by the side of Empress Dowager, and it is impossible for her to have time to collude with anyone to do such things. You must trust Consort." As she spoke, Consort Xi wiped her tears.
At that moment, Empress Dowager quickly stood up and said to Mo Xiao Li, "Your Majesty, since I came here, it has indeed been Xi Er taking care of me. Moreover, she also took care of Han Zhe. Do you really think she would do such a thing?"
"Empress Dowager, if what Qian Er said is correct, then this palace maid must be lying. If I punish her, won't we find out the truth?" As Mo Xiao Li spoke, she instructed Li Fusheng, "Immediately take this lowly servant for punishment; I don't believe she won't say anything."
Upon hearing this, the palace maid suddenly burst into tears and pleaded with Mo Xiao Li, "Your Majesty, I truly did not lie. You must believe me; it was really Consort Guifei who instructed me to do it."
"You shouldn't speak recklessly. When has This Palace allowed you to do such things? Don't think that just because the Emperor is unaware, you can act with impunity. The truth will definitely come to light," Mu Yueqing said loudly.
Hearing this, Mo Xiao Li sneered and walked up to the maid, saying loudly, "Then let me show you what authority is!" After saying that, two old matrons walked in and forcefully took the maid away, dragging her towards the exit.
The maid finally realized the seriousness of the situation and began to shout loudly, followed by struggling wildly, but no one paid any attention.
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