The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 1155 - 1155 562 Original Form Revealed (Two Updates)_3

Chapter 1155: 562 Original Form Revealed (Two Updates)_3 Chapter 1155: 562 Original Form Revealed (Two Updates)_3 Secretary Xing said politely, “Eunuch, please wait a moment while I straighten my clothing to avoid impropriety in front of the hall.”

“Hmm.” Eunuch Su responded indifferently and, with the palace maids, turned and left Secretary Xing’s chamber.

Lowering his voice, Secretary Xing said to Xiao Hen, “I don’t believe Sun Ping would assassinate His Majesty. Sixth Brother, find out the truth.”

Xiao Hen nodded solemnly.

No sooner had Secretary Xing left than Xiao Hen wrote a letter to Empress Xiao.

The letter stated that Sun Ping was dispatched by him, and the confession had been obtained under his interrogation. It clarified that Secretary Xing was not involved and that there were hidden details concerning Sun Ping’s matter.

But after hesitating for a moment, he ultimately did not send the letter.

Secretary Xing was taken to the side hall of Huaqing Palace.

Empress Xiao sat on the main seat, looking down with an authoritative and icy demeanor at Secretary Xing kneeling on the ground. She said, “Secretary Xing, at this point, do you have anything to say? Was Sun Ping really sent by you?”

Secretary Xing replied, “To answer the Empress, Sun Ping was indeed dispatched by this humble official, but I do not believe he would commit the act of assassinating His Majesty.”

Empress Xiao said, “Is it that you do not believe, or is it that you want to distance yourself from this matter?”

Secretary Xing said, “Sun Ping is a personal aide close to this humble official. If he has died an unwarranted death, I must strive to verify the truth and seek justice for him. Why would I be eager to disassociate myself?”

Narrowing her eyes, Empress Xiao said, “So you mean to say that I am falsely accusing you?”

Unperturbed, Secretary Xing replied, “This humble official wouldn’t dare.”

Empress Xiao said indifferently, “I, too, would like to believe you, but the evidence is conclusive.”

Looking up, Secretary Xing asked, “May I inquire what evidence the Empress is referring to?”

Empress Xiao stated gravely, “There is both witness and physical evidence!”

Eunuch Su came forward with a tray, upon which lay a piece of brocade. On top of the brocade was a blood-soaked soft knife, along with an inkstone stained red with fresh blood!

“These are the murder weapons used by Sun Ping,” Eunuch Su explained how the Emperor was attacked.

Princess Ning An and Eunuch Wei’s accounts were consistent. The Emperor was Princess Ning An’s strongest support. The court was in a heated debate about whether to bestow upon her the title of Senior Princess, and His Majesty intended to confer it.

The incident involving His Majesty was a tremendous loss for her.

Therefore, analyzed from this angle, she had no motive to commit the crime.

As for Eunuch Wei, he was an old servant by His Majesty’s side. Who would suspect his loyalty?

At this point, Secretary Xing realized how pale his speculations seemed against the two powerful witnesses.

Empress Xiao asked, “Do you have anything else to say?”

Secretary Xing replied, “This official has nothing more to say.”

Empress Xiao commanded in a cold voice, “Bring forth the men, escort Secretary Xing to Dali Temple!”

Kneeling on the ground with his back straight, Secretary Xing slowly removed his official hat and carefully handed it over to the palace maids who had come to detain him.

Empress Xiao then called over the officials from the Dali Temple and led them to the scene of the crime to gather evidence. All the palace maids who had been previously interrogated were questioned again, one by one.

Empress Xiao remained busy until late at night, until finally, she couldn’t hold up anymore and fell asleep leaning against the back of the chair in the side hall.

The night was deep and quiet.

The candlelight in the Sleeping Palace flickered dimly and brightly.

Eunuch Wei, kneeling at the foot of the Dragon Bed, silently wiped away tears.

A ghostly shadow quietly entered the room, her gorgeous skirt trailing over the polished floor.

As Eunuch Wei cried, he suddenly saw a huge shadow cast upon the Dragon Bed. Startled, he shivered and was about to turn around when a gentle hand lightly pressed on his shoulder.

Eunuch Wei tensed up completely.

“Eunuch Wei, are you cold?”

The person behind him asked gently and slowly.

Eunuch Wei swallowed hard, suppressing the terror in his heart, and whispered softly, “To—, to answer the princess, this servant is not cold.”

“If you’re not cold, why are you shaking?” she asked.

Eunuch Wei forcibly steadied his body to stop shaking.

“Has my imperial brother woken up?” she asked, drawing back the golden-yellow bed curtains and fixing them with a hook before taking a seat on the edge of the bed.

Eunuch Wei glanced at her uneasily and said, “Not yet.”

She raised her hand and gently caressed the emperor’s cheek, “My imperial brother really has suffered.”

Eunuch Wei bowed his head and remained silent.

“Eunuch Wei, who do you say has done this to my imperial brother?”

“Sun—, Sun Ping.”

“Sun Ping?” she startled and then burst into laughter, leaning forwards and backwards, her sinister laugh echoing throughout the entire Sleeping Palace.

Eunuch Wei shivered, not from the cold. He stealthily turned his head to look at the palace maids kneeling in the Sleeping Palace, only to find that without exception, they had all fallen to the ground asleep.

Eunuch Wei shivered even more.

Once she had laughed enough, she wiped away the tears brought on by laughter with her fingertips, “Eunuch Wei, could it really have been me? It wasn’t me who knocked herself dead to prove my innocence, only to find my imperial brother didn’t believe me, so I ‘accidentally’ harmed my imperial brother…?”

Eunuch Wei didn’t know how to respond, fearing her madness either way.

She said, “Eunuch Wei, you are truly an interesting character. I told you to serve me, and you really did betray my imperial brother. Are all of you rootless people so spineless?”

By the end of her speech, she was gritting her teeth and kicked Eunuch Wei to the floor with one foot.

Eunuch Wei was not of a great age like Eunuch Qin, but he wasn’t a young man either, and the fall almost scattered his bones.

Was this the princess he knew? She was clearly a violent lunatic!

Anyone with her was truly cursed for eight lifetimes!

She mocked with a smile, “Imperial brother, open your eyes and see, these are the eunuchs you trust. Their bodies are broken, as are their hearts, and they have no loyalty.”

“Imperial brother, I didn’t plan to move against you so soon, but why didn’t you believe me? Haven’t you always trusted me the most?”

“Is it because I didn’t drug you, so you don’t feel for me the same undying loyalty you had for our mother?”

“But now I have given it to you.” Princess Ning An said, taking out a small porcelain bottle from her bosom.

Eunuch Wei’s face turned pale with shock!

He wanted to stop her, but she could beat even the Dragon Shadow Guard. What chance would he stand rushing over but to deliver his own head to her?

Previously, he had never realized this princess had hid her true nature so deeply!

“Ha.” Princess Ning An saw Eunuch Wei’s inner turmoil and did not care for an ant’s suspicion and disgust, she merely found it amusing. She laughed a few more times before turning her head to look at the emperor lying on the Dragon Bed, “Don’t worry, it’s not a drug to control your mind. You’ve taken too much of that kind of medicine, and any more would turn you into an idiot. How could I bear that? I still hope my imperial brother can watch with clear eyes everything that I am going to do.”

Princess Ning An pried open the emperor’s mouth and poured the medicine in.

Soon, the emperor’s eyelids began to tremble slightly.

It was a sign that his consciousness was reviving.

But although his consciousness was returning, his body was even more paralyzed.

He would become aware of everything Ning An had done and live through the total betrayal Ning An had brought upon him with painfully clear cognition.

He would feel as if his heart was being sliced and his lungs burned, yet be utterly helpless and powerless to change anything.

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