Harem Daily Life

Chapter 222 Xu Cairen cuts off the fire

He Linzhang did not have a deep impression of Concubine Xu. He only favored her a few times and never touched her again.

As soon as Xu Cairen entered the room, she knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please help me. I was forced by the virtuous concubine to help her buy a mute drug from outside the palace. I didn't know who she wanted to poison. I was really scared, so I secretly hid some of it as evidence. It was found today, so this matter is over!"

Concubine Xian: "..."

She knelt down hastily: "Your Majesty, please don't listen to her nonsense. I don't know anything about mute medicine! She is slandering me!"

Xu Cairen retorted, "The Concubine Xian tried to win me over many times before and gave me rewards from time to time. I thought that the Concubine Xian wanted to be on good terms with me, and I was willing to get close to her. But I didn't expect that the Concubine Xian would threaten me, saying that if I didn't help you buy the mute medicine from outside the palace, I would not be able to live in the harem. I am of low status and have little influence, so I can only submit to you and help you buy the medicine. By the way, the medicine was personally received by Eunuch Dong in your palace."

After Xu Cairen finished speaking, Concubine Xian looked at her in disbelief, thinking that Xu Cairen must be crazy, why would she confess now?

Actually, Concubine Xu had no way out. As soon as she entered the room and saw Concubine Xian sitting there as if nothing had happened, she knew that she had no choice but to risk everything, because the mute medicine she had hidden had been found, and she had no way to deny it. She might as well drag Concubine Xian into it and die with her as a scapegoat. Maybe in the end, if they could put the blame on Concubine Xian, she could still survive.

Eunuch Zhang's eyes flickered. He didn't expect that Concubine Xu would go so far as to cut off the source of the trouble and blatantly offend Concubine Xian. He was indeed a ruthless person.

"Someone, go and bring Eunuch Dong from Concubine Xian's palace." Looking at Concubine Xian's pale face, He Linzhang had basically concluded that Concubine Xian was not innocent in the matter of Zhao being poisoned and rendered mute.

He clenched his fists, extremely disappointed.

"Your Majesty, you must trust me. I am usually very timid, how dare I poison anyone?" The virtuous concubine cried, the beauty shed tears, and I felt pity for her.

The imperial concubine said leisurely, "Xianfei, you should change your habit of crying all the time. If you have done something wrong, you should admit it and find a way to make amends. What's the point of just crying? When you sent people to poison Zhao, didn't you think about the consequences?"

Concubine Xian still gritted her teeth and looked at He Linzhang: "Your Majesty, I am afraid. I really didn't do it. Concubine Xu is slandering me."

Xu Cairen said: "The only thing I did wrong was that I helped the virtuous concubine to buy the mute medicine under the pressure of the virtuous concubine. Please show mercy, Your Majesty, and forgive me this time. I will never dare to do it again!"

He Linzhang was so angry that he didn't want to talk. Tao Yanyan looked at the tearful Concubine Xian, and then looked at Concubine Xu who wanted to deny everything, and said, "Concubine Xu, why didn't you say anything before, and only said it was Concubine Xian who ordered it after the mute medicine was found? Your behavior makes it hard for people to believe that you were not involved before."

Xu Cairen looked at Tao Yanyan and said, "I have already said that I am a lowly person and my words do not count. I was forced by Concubine Xian to buy medicine for her. The only thing I did wrong was buying medicine, but I did not directly harm anyone, so my guilt is not serious."

"Oh, you are really eloquent." After Tao Yanyan finished speaking, he pulled out one of his hairpins and handed it to Li Zongguan: "Li Zongguan, take this hairpin and stab Xu Cairen. Remember, you have to stab a hole."

Li Zongguan quickly knelt down and said, "Jieyu Tao, this... absolutely cannot be done!" Li Zongguan almost fainted. Why would Jieyu Tao assassinate a concubine in front of the emperor? He still wanted to keep this life and live a few more years!

He Linzhang glanced at her and she smiled and said, "Since Manager Li doesn't dare, then Xianglan, you do it." After that, she handed the hairpin to Xianglan.

Xianglan took it tremblingly. Tao Yanyan said, "Remember, tattoo it on your face. Make sure there's a big hole there, and blood will gush out. Go ahead."

Xianglan's life was saved by Concubine Tao. Although she didn't understand why Concubine Tao did this at this time, she had to follow her master's orders, so she walked towards Concubine Xu holding the hairpin.

"Don't come over here, what are you doing? Concubine Tao, are you crazy?" Concubine Xu was so scared that she quickly stepped back.

The imperial concubine swallowed her saliva and wanted to persuade her, but she was also hoping that Concubine Tao would allow her slave to commit crimes in front of the emperor. If so, she would have a good show to watch today.

Everyone was terrified, but the emperor did not say anything to stop them, the imperial concubine did not say anything either, and the servants did not dare to step forward to stop them.

Xianglan walked closer step by step. Xu Cairen was frightened and quickly grabbed her maid to stand in front of her. Both the master and the servant were shaking like sieves.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Tao has gone crazy, Your Majesty, help her!" Concubine Xu couldn't help but shout.

He Linzhang looked at Tao Yanyan and asked her with his eyes: Have you had enough fun?

Tao Yanyan smiled and said, "Xianglan, come back first."

Xianglan felt relieved. She had actually been thinking about which side of the face to stab.

Tao Yanyan took the hairpin from Xianglan and put it back on her head: "Xu Cairen, do you understand? The hairpin I handed to Xianglan just now was the same as you handing poison to Concubine Xian. Both are the first step to harm people. You are still kneeling here, but Zhao has become mute. You still want to shirk all the blame. Isn't it too good to be true? As a person who can think and has independent consciousness, don't you know what the consequences will be if you take the mute drug? You knew it, but you still helped the tyrant. You are not innocent at all!"

Tao Yanyan's eyes were cold and he spoke the last few words very heavily.

"Your Majesty, as for Concubine Shu, I am willing to take a step back and not argue with her. I will punish her however the Queen Mother wants, because what she did only hurt my reputation. However, poisoning Zhao and framing me is extremely vicious and despicable, and I cannot be so generous as to forgive her!"

She stood up and walked to Concubine Xu, and slapped her with all her strength: "Poisoning is the most insidious method. People like you are not worthy of being a concubine."

The virtuous concubine knelt beside Concubine Xu. Tao Yanyan's words and the slap in the face were like a slap from the air on her face, causing burning pain.

She gritted her teeth and looked at the emperor. She must not let the emperor dislike her! She couldn't bear such an ending!

"Your Majesty, I really don't know anything. Even if Eunuch Dong is someone in my palace, who can guarantee that he has not been bribed? He bribed him, poisoned Zhao, and then blamed it on me. I really have no way to defend myself. Your Majesty, you understand me best. How could I do such a thing?" Concubine Xian cried sadly, and He Linzhang's brows were tightly furrowed.