Gu Ning's words frightened Eunuch Li, and he quickly expressed his loyalty to the emperor, "Your Majesty, this servant is very loyal to you. Although the servant held the brocade box along the way, he never opened it at all. Please, Your Majesty." Mingjian!"
The emperor waved his hand. Naturally, he would not doubt Eunuch Li, who had served him for decades. Besides, Eunuch Li was the head of the eunuchs and had no worries about food and clothing. How could he collude with a yellow-haired girl to frame the princess?
"Tell me." The emperor raised his eyebrows, holding the hem of the dragon robe with one hand, and walked to Ruoxi, "Why do you want to harm the Queen Mother? You usually come and go freely in the palace, relying on the Queen Mother to pamper you, but you actually What crime should I be punished for having the audacity to poison the Queen Mother?"
Ruoxi was completely dumbfounded and froze on the spot, not knowing what to say.
This medicine was given by Ning Wan'er, but her original intention was to embarrass Gu Ning. She didn't expect that it would harm the Queen Mother.
But she must not tell these things, otherwise she will never have a foothold in the capital in the future. But if she does not tell these things, she will be charged with murdering the Queen Mother.
"Ruoxi, the Queen Mother loves you so much, why do you want to murder the Queen Mother?"
The emperor saw Ruoxi silent and raised his voice in vain.
Ruoxi was frightened and trembled, but still denied: "It wasn't me who poisoned me, it wasn't me..."
Even now, Ruoxi still doesn't repent and insists that someone framed her. The emperor couldn't help but feel angry and pointed at Ruoxi and said, "If you don't admit it, I can call Prince Rui over and ask him to question you in person! I'm sorry. We want to see how he educates his daughter."
Ruoxi bit her lower lip tightly, as if she was struggling with something. Finally, she turned her head with difficulty and looked at Yuhua beside her.
Yuhua suddenly met her gaze, her heart trembled, and she gritted her teeth and nodded silently.
The emperor was about to get angry when Yuhua knelt down on the ground and confessed for her master, "Your Majesty, this slave did everything!"
Chu Yanjuan, who had been sitting on the wall, raised his eyebrows and narrowed his eyes when he saw Yuhua taking the blame for Ruoxi.
He is a good and loyal slave!
"The poison was given by the slave. My princess has always been at odds with Miss Gu. The slave wanted to vent her anger on the princess and deliberately put the blame on her. The brocade box was also placed in the princess's room by the slave. Everything was done by the slave. Please, Your Majesty Condemned!"
Yuhua was trembling with fear, but she still took all the blame on herself word for word.
Gu Ning was not surprised at all that Yuhua would take the blame, but it was a pity that such a loyal person fell into a desperate situation because he followed the wrong master.
"A little maid dared to murder the prime minister's daughter. Who gave you the courage?"
It wasn't because Chu Yanjue cared about Gu Ning, but this matter must not be as simple as it seemed. He wanted to see if he could scare Yuhua into telling her who was behind it.
"No, no one asked me to do this. I just couldn't bear to see Miss Gu stealing the limelight from my family. I was confused and came up with this idea..."
Yuhua was sobbing, and her eyes were red and swollen from crying. She was obviously scared to death, but she still didn't let go, insisting that it was her fault for making independent decisions.
"Oh? Then I'm curious, you are just a little maid, how can you get close to the Queen Mother, and even have the opportunity to poison the gift I prepared for the Queen Mother?" Gu Ning pressed forward step by step, leaving no room for Yuhua.
Yuhua's face turned pale when asked, and she was about to be unable to resist. Ruoxi immediately reprimanded: "Yuhua, I treat you so well in normal times. You actually do such a thing. How can you be worthy of me? I'm worthy of you." My parents’ nurturing grace!”
