The most beautiful lady in the harem

Chapter 363 Silver Needle Suspicion

When Emperor Yongjia received the news and rushed over from the imperial study, Qin Liuse was still in the same state, sitting alone beside the bed and crying.

Qingqing knelt down at the foot of Qin Liuse. Seeing her master's soulless appearance, she burst into tears. "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please say something. Look at Qingqing, look at Qingqing..."

Aunt Mingyue was also flustered when she saw Qin Liuse's appearance just now, but as the person with the highest seniority in the palace besides Qin Liuse, she immediately sent someone to inform Emperor Yongjia.

Afraid that Qin Liuse's appearance would scare the little prince and princess, he asked the wet nurse to take the two young masters to the side hall to play and stay there for the time being.

After settling down there, he returned to the main hall.

When Aunt Mingyue came in and saw Emperor Yongjia, she wanted to kneel down and salute him, but Emperor Yongjia raised his hand to stop her.

Emperor Yongjia narrowed his eyes, looked at Qin Liuse in front of him, turned around and asked Aunt Mingyue, "What happened?"

Aunt Mingyue took small steps forward, stroked Qin Liuse's back, and told Emperor Yongjia what had just happened.

Then she took out the three silver needles from the three-legged table next to her and handed them to Emperor Yongjia, "Your Majesty, just now, the Queen found these three silver needles in the mattress where the little prince and princess slept. The Queen's hands were cut. I don't know who is so vicious..."

As Aunt Mingyue spoke, she took Qin Liuse's hand and showed the red marks on her fingertips to Emperor Yongjia.

"What?" For the first time in his life, Emperor Yongjia doubted his ears.

Aunt Mingyue choked up and sighed, "My queen must be frightened. She just came back from Chengqian Palace and is playing here with the little princess and the little prince."

"Who knew that the wet nurse took the little prince and princess out for dinner, and the queen wanted to smooth out their beds, but who knew, who knew, she would see this. The queen must have been terrified."

"Your Highness has always been lenient to others in the harem and never takes the initiative to make enemies with others. Who is so cruel? Such a black heart! To harm the two young masters like this! How can your motherly heart tolerate such a thing? The little princess and the little prince are still young and don't understand anything. Who did they offend? This person is so vicious! Your Highness, you must make the decision for our Queen and the two young masters!"

There was no need for Aunt Mingyue to remind Emperor Yongjia to make the decision for Qin Liuse.

Seeing Qin Liuse sitting there, his heart sank. He waved his hand, and Aunt Mingyue retreated.

In fact, Qin Liuse no longer cried like she did before. This time, her eyes were red, she sniffed, and occasionally shed a few tears.

Emperor Yongjia walked forward, sat next to Qin Liuse, held her hand, held it in front of his eyes and looked at it. Sure enough, he saw the scratch.

Then he held her hand in his palm, raised his other hand and wiped her tears.

"It's not your fault."

Qin Liuse was almost holding back her tears, but because of his words that touched her heart, golden beans instantly welled up again.

She sniffed her nose, which had become red from crying, and for a while she lay in the arms of Emperor Yongjia, crying so hard that she couldn't speak.

The reason why Qin Liuse cried so much just now was because she blamed herself. She blamed herself for not guarding the children, not watching over them, and not taking care of them all the time, which put the two children in such danger.

Qin Liuse's behavior was out of a mother's instinct and guilt for protecting her child.

Unexpectedly, others didn't notice it and thought she was frightened out of her wits, but Emperor Yongjia saw through it at a glance.

Emperor Yongjia hugged Qin Liuse, gently stroked her back, coaxed her for a long time, and waited quietly for her to calm down.

After a while, Zhu Wanxi was called in and asked to bring all the servants to the main hall for questioning.

Qin Liuse raised her head from his arms and sniffed.

Did Emperor Yongjia want to interrogate her in the Zhaoyang Palace?

Qin Liuse was a little surprised, because Emperor Yongjia always handled official business impartially and clearly distinguished between public and private affairs. However, she did not expect that this time he would interrogate her directly in front of her.

In a moment, Qin Liuse tidied up her appearance and was led by the hand of Emperor Yongjia to sit in the main hall outside.

Without the Emperor Yongjia's orders, Zhu Wanxi was very discerning. He locked the gate of Zhaoyang Palace and divided the servants in the palace into batches, and ordered them one by one to go to the main hall to answer questions.

When the two wet nurses came over, they immediately knelt down because their legs went weak when they saw Emperor Yongjia sitting at the top.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty, I have no knowledge of this matter, and it was not done by me. Even if I had ten times the courage, I would never harm the little prince and princess!"

"My brother and sister are so cute, I serve them well, and the young master is also very lovable and likes me. I am presumptuous to say something. I love the two young masters more than my own children. How could I harm them? If I lied to the master today, I will be struck by lightning!"

Emperor Yongjia did not doubt the servants who served the little prince and princess. He personally selected the two wet nurses and maids for Qin Liuse.

A young master, with a maid and a wet nurse. Emperor Yongjia knew these people's personalities, family backgrounds, and involvement in the palace very well, so he assigned these two people to Qin Liuse.

Emperor Yongjia picked up the teacup beside him and took a sip. After the two of them finished talking, he asked, "Who has come to this palace in the past two days?"

The nurse thought about it and said, "The mattresses of the little prince and the little princess will be changed immediately if they are peed on. Otherwise, they will be changed every half a month. Yesterday during his nap, the little prince peed on the bed. After he got up, I changed the mattress."

In other words, the silver needle was hidden in the mattress within the past two days.

"The Emperor has instructed before that only a few of us servants are allowed to enter this inner room to serve..." The wet nurse paused here.

Because Emperor Yongjia had ordered that in Zhaoyang Palace, only Aunt Mingyue, Qingqing, Zijin, who were by Qin Liuse's side, and the maids and wet nurses assigned by Emperor Yongjia to the little prince and princess, were allowed to enter the room to serve. No one else was allowed.

Naturally, the only people who changed their mattresses yesterday were the two maids who served them.

The maid who was also kneeling beside him immediately began to kowtow upon hearing this, "Your Majesty! Royal Concubine! I dare not! I did change the bedding for the two young masters, but when I changed it, the bedding was clean, with nothing on it!"

"Every time I change the young master's bedding and clothes, I check them carefully. Because there are flowers and plants in the yard, insects may lay eggs on the clothes from time to time."

"I was afraid that the young masters would get itchy and red if they wore them accidentally, so I checked every place carefully every time I changed clothes and bedding. I can guarantee with my life that there was really no silver needle when I changed the bedding yesterday. I don't know... I don't know how..."

The two maids cried bitterly as they spoke, for it was really because the aura of the Emperor Yongjia was too overwhelming and too frightening.