She was obviously a little incoherent, stammering when speaking, and her eyes were a little evasive.
But she was just protecting the pot of flowers, and there was really no evidence to prove what she had done.
At this moment, a head suddenly appeared from the crowd. The maid Qing'er cautiously looked inside and wanted to say something, but she looked hesitant.
Lin Qingwan quickly caught her eyes and guessed Qing'er's thoughts almost instantly. Her throat moved and she deliberately raised her voice and said: "If there is anyone who knows something and refuses to report it, let me and the prince find out." , I will definitely not have any good fruit from you."
"If you can provide us with useful information in time, you will not only be working for the palace, but also planning your own future. Otherwise, if you work with the poisoned murderer every day, wouldn't you feel scared in your heart?"
Hearing this, Qing'er's eyes became visibly firmer. She looked left and right, then slowly stepped forward, "Your Majesty, Princess..."
Xuan Qianchen quickly looked towards her, with some confusion and scrutiny in his eyes.
Qing'er spoke softly, in a low voice, "Princess, last night I saw Hongli sneaking into the flower room and pouring the contents of her purse into the flower pot. After she left, I went over to take a look. Look, it’s oleander pollen!”
"I didn't know what she was doing at first. I thought that using this method would make the flower branches grow better, but I didn't expect... I didn't expect that she wanted to poison the Po Zhu guards, and I asked the prince and princess to tell her the truth."
Very good, all the witnesses and physical evidence are there, now this Hongli can't escape even if he wants to.
However, she was just a little maid and had no reason to poison Po Zhu. In addition, the imperial doctor was targeting her today, so it was reasonable to speculate that the person behind the scenes was Princess Yuanmin.
Without complete evidence, Lin Qingwan did not dare to bring up Princess Yuanmin rashly. She just looked at Hongli motionless and said nothing.
"You lied, I...when did I go to the flower house? Qing'er, I have no grievances with you, why did you frame me?" Hongli almost jumped up quickly, with surprise and fear on her face , I didn’t expect that my actions could be seen by others.
Seeing that Hongli refused to admit it, Qing'er also raised her voice, "I have grown oleander at home since I was a child. Once the pollen of oleander is contaminated on clothes, it will leave a smell. If you don't believe me, you can Go take out Hongli’s clothes and smell them!”
Xuan Qianchen did not doubt that he was there and signaled to the guards again. After a while, Hongli's clothes were thrown into the middle of the yard. The doctor who went to invite him later also came back and picked up the clothes and smelled them. , cupped his hands and said: "Prince Qi, there is a strong scent of oleander pollen on these clothes. I must have avoided touching the live oleander pollen before."
Very good. Hongli was beaten to death in an instant. It was only possible that she did it. Others didn't have the ability or the opportunity.
Xuan Qianchen's eyes were gloomy and always fell on Hongli's body, like the calm before the storm.
Hongli's pupils dilated, probably realizing the situation she was in. Her whole body was trembling. Under the gazes of several people, she knelt down with a "thud" and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
"Why would a little maid poison the guards around the prince? Xuan Qianchen, don't you think it's strange?" Lin Qingwan said coldly, her tone of voice was calm, but inexplicably intimidating. .
Xuan Qianchen is not stupid, he naturally understands this truth. He narrowed his eyes slightly, with a murderous aura around him, "Tell me, who is behind this?"
Things have reached this point. Hongli is the personal maid of Princess Yuanmin, and Xuan Qianchen can still ask such a question. Lin Qingwan couldn't help but rolled her eyes in her heart. I really don't know if this man is pretending to be stupid or really stupid. He just believes in his so-called sister?
She took a deep breath and waited for Hongli to finish. As expected, Hongli shook her head, "No one else instigated it. This slave did it all by herself..."
How could Xuan Qianchen believe this? He sneered, turned around very coldly, sat down on the stool, and then raised his hand to the person next to him, "Very good, since you are stubborn and refuse to say anything, then I will help you."
The words were sinister and cold, and there was a deep meaning that could not be expressed. Hongli's body trembled, and she subconsciously raised her head to look at Xuan Qianchen. Unfortunately, the man was as cold as a machine and had no intention of taking back the order. .
Everyone in the capital knew how terrifying His Royal Highness the War King's methods were. Hongli's eyes gradually lost focus, her whole body trembled, and even her breathing became cautious. Her body softened and she fell directly to the ground.
I don't know what she was thinking, but when the guard touched her arm, she almost jumped back and broke down crying, as if she was mentally disturbed.
"Don't tell me, who is instructing you?" Xuan Qianchen leaned forward and looked at Hongli with an attitude of an absolute superior, with an expression on his face as if he could eat someone in the next second.
But Hongli still shook her head, "No...no! It's all the slave, it's the slave!"
Lin Qingwan shook her head helplessly. She really didn't know what benefits Yuan Min had given this maid. She knew what kind of person Xuan Qianchen was, but she still wanted to take the blame.
"Very good, I like your tough talk..." As he said that, the man sat upright and glanced at her. Several guards directly controlled her, put her fingers into the bamboo board, and then fiercely of pulling and squeezing.
"Ah——" A heartbreaking cry came out, and Hongli's entire face quickly turned red, and finally turned from red to blue, and she let out a painful neigh.
Lin Qingwan's brows tightened. She probably couldn't bear to hear such a sound, so she couldn't help but touch her nose with her hand.
But Hongli still didn't want to say it, and Xuan Qianchen naturally wouldn't show mercy. The guards came up one after another with different torture instruments, and tried almost every one of them on Hongli. In the end, Hongli was dying, like a corpse. He fell to the ground like a corpse.
When Uncle Kun saw this, he couldn't bear it in his heart. Unfortunately, he couldn't stop it directly, so he strode forward and said loudly in a lecturing tone: "Po Zhu is not mean to you. Who is instigating you behind your back? Why are you To keep that person's secret like this, could it be that you have forgotten Po Zhu's kindness in your heart?"
Hongli raised her head tremblingly, her anger was as thin as silk, and her face was pale, "No... no one instigated this slave, Your Majesty, it was all done by this slave alone. This slave has long been resentful of Po Zhu, so... that's why I found the opportunity." Give him poison and ask the prince to punish him."
