The concubine is extremely cautious

Chapter 218: Sending 3 People Out of the Palace

The eldest prince was just a child. Even though he was quite smart, he was frightened by the scene and hurriedly hid back. "I am innocent. I know nothing..."

He instinctively denied everything, lied, and dared not admit it.

Wu Mi walked forward with a sinister smile on his face, and his voice was particularly sinister: "Your Highness, come with me. We have many torture instruments in the Criminal Department. You can try them all. There must be one that you like. Do you know about branding? Use red-hot iron to brand a person, and the meat will be cooked immediately, and it will be as delicious as barbecue..."

Of course, these punishments could not be used on the eldest prince. But they were used to scare him, and Wu Mi specifically picked the ones that scared him.

"There is also a form of punishment called skinning. Use a knife to gently cut the flesh, and then slowly pull off a whole piece of human skin. The veterans of the Criminal Department are very experienced. The skin is peeled off very completely, and it is as soft and smooth as silk... If the eldest prince still refuses to confess, I have other torture instruments to recommend to you..."

The eldest prince cried out in fear, "Wuwuwu, please don't——"

Not to mention that he was so scared that he cried, many concubines felt their hair stand on end. Don't even think about using this punishment on a child. I would have accepted it if it was me.

"Don't peel my skin... wuwuwu... It was Concubine An! Concubine An asked me to do it! I was just following her orders. It was Nanny Mei who asked me to listen to her!" The eldest prince was so scared that he burst into tears and pushed all the blame on Xue Jinshu's head.

Concubine An?

Helian Qi looked at Xue Jinshu with a cold gaze.

All the concubines looked towards Xue Jinshu at the same time.

Xue Jinshu's face froze.

She never thought that Ning Wanyin could break her plan, and she never expected that the eldest prince would be so shameless as to betray her for fear of being tortured.

Children do not have the mind of adults, so it is easy to take advantage of them.

But again, children can't keep secrets.

If you don't move, it's fine. But if you move, you can't hide.

Xue Jinshu, who was watching a play, was unexpectedly pushed to the front of the stage.

"How did the eldest prince frame me?" Xue Jinshu wanted to strangle the eldest prince to death, but on the surface she looked shocked. "Who instructed the eldest prince to frame me?"

"I didn't frame you... Father, it was all arranged by her..." The eldest prince pointed at Xue Jinshu and hid back in fear, far away from Wu Mi, crying bitterly:

"I just followed her instructions...I was fooled by her...Father, I don't know anything. She taught me everything."

Xue Jinshu's head was buzzing with anger. This damn kid is really good at shirking responsibility.

She originally wanted to throw the charges of murdering the heir to the throne and meddling in the harem's politics onto Ning Wanyin, but the result was...

Now, it's all up to me.

Xue Jinshu knew that she was finished.

No matter how she defended herself, the emperor would not believe her. The emperor was wary of the Xue family.

She obviously still has so many tricks up her sleeve, and she can still choose other princes to support...

As a result, the eldest prince was exposed, and she was dragged into it as well.

She had never expected to lose.

Xue Jinshu couldn't help but look at Ning Wanyin. Just as she expected, to deal with her, she had to hit the target with one strike.

If you fail, you will suffer the consequences.

It was such a perfect game. If Ning Wanyin hadn’t sent someone to investigate Hong’er’s background early on, she would have definitely won today.

On that day, she planned to frame Ning Wanyin to prevent the emperor from noticing the Xue family's interference, and specifically asked Nanny Mei if she had any chess pieces to use.

She knew that although Concubine Shu was dead, she would always leave a few people for the eldest prince.

Hong'er was thrown out by Nanny Mei.

This palace maid was originally arranged by Nanny Mei to find out the news about Yonghe Palace, and she has been having private dealings with Xiao Guizi for a year.

She is willing to sacrifice her life to serve the eldest prince.

Xue Jinshu thought that this was an oversight that Ning Wanyin had not noticed.

But at this moment, Xue Jinshu suddenly understood.

Any flaws you can find about Ning Wanyin are those she left intentionally.

She is extremely cautious despite being in a high position. She seems to be an iron wall and you can't find any cracks at all.

Xue Jinshu felt a little powerless.

Wu Mi was also shocked when he heard that the eldest prince had confessed to Concubine An. In order to ensure the authenticity of the testimony, he deliberately stepped forward and raised his hand to grab the eldest prince.

The eldest prince was so frightened when he saw him that he hid in panic, rolled off the bed, and burst into tears:

"Father, I don't want you to be skinned alive. It's all Aunt Mei's fault. She's the one who kept asking me to take revenge, to avenge my mother... Woohoo, this poison was given by Concubine An. It was Concubine An's plan. It has nothing to do with me..."

Wu Mi laughed coldly, "Hehehe——"

When the eldest prince saw him getting closer and closer, he screamed and his eyes turned black and he fainted from fright.

Wu Mi was also startled by him, and hurriedly went forward to check, and reported to Helian Qi:

"Your Majesty, the eldest prince has fainted."

Helian Qi's gaze fell on the eldest prince, his eyes flashed with complexity, and finally turned cold:

"The eldest prince framed the concubines and deceived the emperor. From now on, he will be confined to the palace and will not be allowed to leave for life."

"Madame Mei and Hong'er shall be executed, and all nine clans shall be exterminated."

"Anpin instigated the prince, so she was demoted to a commoner, moved out of the palace, and went to Shuiyue Temple to practice and reflect."

Xue Jinshu's face turned pale.

The Xue family used to be powerful, but now...

The emperor is no longer afraid of the Xue family.

So since she was suspected, the emperor sent her away directly, and it was impossible for the Xue family and Empress Dowager Xue to quarrel with the emperor over her.

Sparing her life was already the emperor's instruction to the Xue family.

All the concubines looked at this scene in shock.

In an instant, a prince was deposed, and Concubine An, who had the highest rank among the newcomers and had a Xue family background, was also deposed...

"Your Majesty, it is all because of my improper discipline that the eldest prince made this mistake! I would like to go to the palace to reflect... It is all because of my failure to teach the eldest prince well. The eldest prince is still young. Your Majesty, please believe me. I will definitely teach him well and reform himself." Concubine Kang burst into tears.

She knew that the eldest prince had committed a serious crime and the emperor would not show leniency to him, so she stopped pleading for him.

She was reluctant to leave the eldest prince and was willing to go to the palace with him.

Helian Qi's eyes fell on her face. Although Concubine Kang was not the biological mother of the eldest prince, she had a deep mother-son relationship with him.

If she stayed in the palace, she might even be thinking about how to bring the eldest prince back.

Regeneration incident.

Helian Qi originally planned to send her to the pagoda and leave the palace to pray for blessings.

But since she volunteered to go to the palace, she would be imprisoned with the eldest prince for life.

"Kangpin failed to teach the prince responsibly, and she is imprisoned in the palace along with the eldest prince, and is not allowed to leave for life." Helian Qi said.

Kangpin kowtowed with tears in her eyes, "I thank your majesty for your grace!"

……

Cining Palace.

Liu Zhen hurried in to report, "Empress Dowager, something bad has happened! Concubine An has been demoted to a commoner by His Majesty and is now being sent out of the palace..."

Give a detailed account of what happened in Qianxin Palace today.

A hint of surprise flashed across Empress Dowager Xue's eyes, but she regained her composure. After dealing with Ning Wanyin for so many years, Empress Dowager Xue knew how difficult she was.

In the past, we broke a Xue Jinyan, and now we broke another Xue Jinshu.

Both sisters of the Xue family died at her hands.

"Send a message to Shuiyue Temple, asking them to take good care of Jinshu." Empress Dowager Xue ordered.

Liu Zhen originally wanted to ask the Queen Mother, "Are you not going to deal with Ning Wanyin?" But thinking back, the Queen Mother had not personally taken action against Ning Wanyin for a long time.

If someone were to deal with Ning Wanyin, the Empress Dowager would sit on the sidelines and watch the fight, or even add fuel to the flames.

And if no one jumped out, the Queen Mother would remain motionless.

"I understand." Liu Zhen accepted the order.

Empress Dowager Xue continued, "Send a message to the Duke's Mansion and ask Xue Jinshu's father to write a letter to apologize for not raising his daughter properly."

"Yes."

Empress Dowager Xue looked towards the direction of Yonghe Palace with a deep gaze, and no one knew what she was thinking.