nucmednet Chapter 938 The Qi family is finished!
Chapter 938 The Qi family is finished!
Soon, the emperor heard the news.
"Did Princess Liang murder Consort Duan?"
Disbelief flashed in the Emperor's eyes. He understood what was said, but it was simply too incredible.
The Qi family has already caused enough trouble. Of their three sons, one is dead, one has been beheaded, and one has been exiled.
Qi He couldn't even clean up this mess, yet his married daughter dared to plot against the concubines in the harem and her mother-in-law.
"Your Majesty, a message from Xiao Shunzi, the Empress's attendant, says that the evidence is conclusive and all the ladies are currently in Consort Duan's courtyard."
Princess Liang initially denied it, insisting that it was someone close to Consort Duan who had slandered her. To prove her innocence and demand an explanation from Consort Duan, Granny Yao committed suicide on the spot.
The chief eunuch had a complicated expression. Just hearing the news made him feel that it was full of twists and turns. He imagined that the scene that the ladies saw must be even more exciting!
When the Emperor arrived at Consort Duan's palace, he saw that the courtyard was full of people.
Granny Yao's body had already been dragged away, but the blood on the ground was particularly glaring.
"Your Majesty, you have arrived."
When the Empress saw the Emperor arrive, she went to his side and told him the whole story.
"At first, Princess Liang did not admit it, but later the imperial physician discovered that Consort Duan had a wound on her head, which was the fatal wound."
The Empress's expression was serious. "Consort Duan has been unwell these days, but today she can not only stand up, but also speak. This is good news."
But not only did Princess Liang prevent anyone from going to the imperial physician, she also kept the door closed. Everyone in the courtyard heard Consort Duan's screams, probably because Consort Duan had found out something.
Princess Liang was likely worried that Consort Duan would reveal the truth after recovering from her illness, which led to her death!
Consort De's eyes lit up. "Consort Duan was always in good health before, but then she suddenly fell seriously ill. The imperial physicians have been examining her for so long but still can't figure out what's wrong. Could it be that Princess Liang poisoned her?"
Upon hearing this, everyone else seemed to have been reminded, and the questions they couldn't understand before suddenly became clear!
“What Consort De said makes sense. Consort Duan’s illness came on suddenly. If the cause cannot be found, it may be poisoning.”
"Isn't the love curse that the Qi family has been causing recently also very strange? Ordinary people have never seen such a method before, and even Princess Changping was harmed."
At this moment, everything became connected.
The crowd exchanged bewildered glances, their eyes filled with shock. They felt that the Qi family was truly terrifying!
One plotted to murder his elder brother, and the other plotted to murder his mother-in-law. They were truly ruthless in achieving their goals and capable of anything!
Qi Qingyi's eyes widened as she listened to the crowd's words, experiencing for the first time what it meant for everyone to push a wall when it's about to crumble.
"No, no, I didn't poison my mother at all!"
Although she disliked her mother, she wouldn't have gone so far as to poison her. If Consort Duan hadn't suspected that her child wasn't hers, things wouldn't have turned out this way.
Lu Minhui scoffed, "You just said you didn't lay a hand on Consort Duan at all. How can anyone believe the truth about someone like you?"
Looking at the cold and aloof Consort Duan, the Emperor felt a surge of anger.
He and Consort Duan had a 20-year-long relationship. Although he rarely saw her after she was disfigured, his long-standing affection for her meant he couldn't just stand by and watch her be murdered without seeking justice for her.
"Princess Liang murdered her mother-in-law. She has been stripped of her title as princess and imprisoned. She will be brought to justice after giving birth to her child!"
As the Emperor's cold voice fell, Qi Qingyi collapsed to the ground, her eyes filled with deep terror.
This is to take her life after she gives birth; in other words, she is doomed!
"Father, I really didn't mean it!"
I thought my mother wouldn't wake up, but she suddenly woke up and scolded me. I was so startled that I pushed her.
I truly didn't mean it, and I never expected things to get so serious. My mother only kowtowed once and then she stopped breathing!
Qi Qingyi knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, "Father, this is truly an accident, everything I said is true!"
However, the emperor simply did not believe her one-sided account.
"No one summoned you today, yet you suddenly entered the palace to visit Consort Duan, only to find her gone. This is not an accident; it is premeditated murder!"
The Emperor's face was ashen. "Take him away!"
Qi Qingyi's face turned deathly pale. The clear thought in her mind told her that she was finished, completely finished!
"Song Ruozhen, it's all your fault, you bitch! Why did you have to hurt me!"
Suddenly, Qi Qingyi rushed towards Song Ruozhen as if she had gone mad. The guards beside her didn't even have time to react and couldn't stop her.
"Ruozhen, watch out!"
The Empress's expression changed, and she quickly offered a reminder.
Song Ruozhen hadn't expected that Qi Qingyi, after going mad, would blame everything on her, clearly wanting to drag her down with her. She immediately took two steps back, simultaneously preparing to kick her!
However, she suddenly felt a hand wrap around her waist, and then she heard Qi Qingyi scream.
"what--"
Qi Qingyi fell heavily to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Everyone looked at Chu Junting, who had suddenly appeared. The man's handsome face was filled with intense anger, and his eyes, which seemed to be poisoned, were filled with a deep killing intent, as if he could kill Qi Qingyi with his own hands at any moment!
Qi Qingyi felt as if her sternum was about to be broken, and even breathing became extremely painful.
"Zhen'er, are you alright?"
Chu Junting looked at Song Ruozhen with concern, his eyes filled with worry.
Song Ruozhen shook her head. "I'm fine. You came just in time."
Qi Qingyi stared blankly at Chu Junting, who was protecting Song Ruozhen like a god, her eyes flashing with intense jealousy and despair.
Why is Song Ruozhen always so lucky?
They are both princesses, yet the Prince of Liang has never protected her like this before!
Song Ruozhen had even broken off her engagement, but the Prince of Chu treated her like a treasure, and she even became the Crown Princess, while she herself lost everything!
"Song Ruozhen, you just wait, you'll get your comeuppance!" Qi Qingyi said through gritted teeth.
Song Ruozhen's eyes were full of mockery, "Go and experience your retribution first."
"Your Majesty, Qi Qingyi is so ruthless. She dared to do this in front of us. I'm afraid she has done countless bad things in private. We must investigate her thoroughly!"
Lu Minhui received a look from her older sister and knew that as the Empress, it was not appropriate for her to speak at this moment, lest word get out and people say that she was deliberately favoring Ruozhen and targeting the Qi family.
However, her approach was different; after all, she was just trying to smear the Qi family.
Few of these families are clean. If they are not investigated normally, it's fine, but once a strict investigation is launched, very few can withstand the scrutiny!
Let's take this opportunity to completely destroy the Qi family!