They had time to argue, but Ji Lingzhou had no time to wait.

He didn't say anyone pushed Cheng Mingran just now, but now that this palace maid pointed it out, it's certainly credible...

Ji Lingzhou's eyes fell on the palace maid named Yinghui: "Come here, drag her out and beat her!"

"Your Majesty! I didn't do it, I really didn't do it! Your Majesty, please spare me, Your Majesty, please spare me!" Yinghui began to beg for mercy, but Ji Lingzhou did not give her the chance, and soon her screams were heard from outside.

Cheng Mingran frowned, but she had no intention of speaking up for the maid. It was just that the screams made her feel uncomfortable.

"What's your name?" Ji Lingzhou looked at the palace maid who had just testified.

"Your servant Yingsu." The palace maid replied.

Ying Su? This name sounds familiar. Ji Lingzhou frowned slightly. Was this Ying Su also someone close to Cheng Mingran in the previous life?

Before Ji Lingzhou could think more, the palace servant who was executing the execution came in: "Your Majesty, the palace maid has confessed her guilt."

"Bring it in," said Ji Lingzhou.

Yinghui was dragged in. Because of the beating she had just received, she looked extremely miserable and her face was completely pale.

"Your Majesty, please spare my life. I plead guilty. It was I who pushed the queen. It was all my fault! Your Majesty, please spare my life! Your Majesty, please spare my life!" Yinghui was so scared that she kept begging for mercy.

The temperature in Ji Lingzhou's eyes grew colder and colder: "Why did you do this? Who instructed you to do this?" He didn't believe that a palace maid would be so bold for no reason.

"No one instructed me to do this. I came up with this vicious plan because I hated Concubine Shu. Since she entered the palace, I have been serving her. But when Concubine Shu was sent to the cold palace, I was punished to do menial work. People there made things difficult for me and others because Concubine Shu was sent to the cold palace. I feel resentful."

"If it weren't for the Empress Shufei, I wouldn't have ended up in such a situation and been humiliated by others. That's why I hold a grudge against the Empress Shufei." Yinghui said.

Ji Lingzhou certainly wouldn't listen to her, but he thought he wouldn't get anything out of her if he continued asking. But at this moment, the palace maid named Yingsu spoke again.

"Your Majesty, please forgive my rudeness. I have something else to say." Ying Su spoke again.

"Say," Ji Lingzhou said in a cold tone.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Yinghui and I live in the same residence. Just now, I found that she was not in the room. She came back after about an hour, and when she came back, it seemed that she had secretly hidden something." Yingsu said again.

Ying Hui looked at Ying Su. She wanted to say something, but she had no strength left. Ji Lingzhou also made a decision immediately: "Go search!"

"Yes." Li Sheng immediately took his people away.

Yinghui's eyes were clearly showing signs of panic, but unfortunately, she was now powerless to resist.

Ji Lingzhou looked at Cheng Mingran: "Did I disturb your rest?"

Cheng Mingran shook her head. Ji Lingzhou held her hand. Cheng Mingran watched his movements and this time she did not dodge.

"I will definitely get to the bottom of it, and I will definitely give you justice in the end." Ji Lingzhou said.

Cheng Mingran did not answer. Justice? What kind of justice? Who should be killed? And then? Will it never happen again?

After a while, Li Sheng came back with the things he had collected.

"Your Majesty," Li Sheng called out.

Ji Lingzhou looked at Li Sheng, and Li Sheng bowed: "Your Majesty, this is what I just found in the palace maid's residence."

After he finished speaking, the palace servants at the back brought up the things they had found, most of which were valuable jewelry.

"Your Majesty, what do you think?" Li Sheng asked tentatively.

Ji Lingzhou motioned for them to bring the items up. Looking at the jewelry, Ji Lingzhou looked at Ying Hui who was lying on the ground and asked, "Where did you get them?"

Yinghui avoided his gaze and dared not answer.

"I'll ask you again, where did you get these?" Ji Lingzhou's tone became colder and colder.

Cheng Mingran also looked at Yinghui on the ground. Finally, Shuhua spoke up: "Your Majesty, please allow me to report that I have also worked in the laundry department for a while. Among these things, there is an eight-treasure jade hairpin, which looks familiar to me."

"This eight-treasure jade hairpin was accidentally mixed in with the clothes that Yun Chongyi sent me before..." Shuhua said.

Cloud charging device?

"Your Majesty, please spare me! Your Majesty, please spare me!" Yinghui no longer argued. Her words had confirmed the accusation.

Ji Lingzhou's expression was extremely ugly: "Bring the person here!"

Li Sheng felt helpless, but he had no choice but to make the trip.

When Yun Chongyi saw Li Sheng bringing people over, she was stunned and seemed to have not yet reacted. But after all, Li Sheng had been with Ji Lingzhou for so many years, and he also knew the priorities of things.

"Yun Chongyi, my apologies, but please come with us. It's His Majesty's summons, and it's difficult to disobey the imperial order." Li Sheng smiled wryly, and he could only blame her for having to take action against the Empress Shufei who was currently in the emperor's favor.

Not only did they do it, they didn't even clean up the mess. Who would bribe someone with their own jewelry?

Yun Chongyi looked unhappy when she was brought to Lianyi Palace. She glanced with resentment at Cheng Mingran who was sitting on the bed.

"Cheng Mingran, did you deliberately frame me?" After saying that, she immediately knelt down in front of Ji Lingzhou: "Your Majesty, please investigate clearly, and I definitely did not instruct anyone to assassinate Concubine Shu! All of this was directed and acted by me, deliberately trying to gain sympathy in front of you. It has nothing to do with me, Your Majesty!"

"It's obvious that Cheng Mingran saw that the previous method didn't work, so she changed to this coquettish way to gain your majesty's pity. Your Majesty! I am really wronged!" Yun Chongyi kept crying out for injustice and blamed all the problems on Cheng Mingran.

Ji Lingzhou's expression had never relaxed since she came in. He threw all the dirty things he had just searched out to the ground with a "bang".

"Unfair? Then these things are not yours anymore? Do you need me to investigate it carefully?" Ji Lingzhou roared angrily.

Yun Chongyi also saw the things scattered on the ground. She looked panicked: "Your Majesty, please check carefully. Although these... these are my things, they were definitely not given by me."

"A few days ago, I don't know which lowly bastard stole many of my things. Your Majesty, these were definitely not given by me!" Yun Chongyi refused to admit it.

But this lame excuse... Ji Lingzhou no longer had any intention of listening to it.

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