kingnovel Chapter 272 Last Letter
Chapter 272 Last Letter
She has always been cautious in her actions, especially when it comes to bribing palace maids. She never delegates the task to others but always does it herself.
And every time, she would disguise herself to cover up her entire appearance and body shape.
She had always hidden her identity and had not exposed herself, so she had not been involved in any of the previous affairs involving Zhao Jingxue, Li Kui, or Lin Yan.
She thought this time, it would be as smooth as before.
She really didn't expect that Nanny Lin would actually point her out directly.
Qin Keqing felt as if she had fallen into an icy cave.
Her mind was blank, all her disguises were exposed.
Is this a direct statement to her?
The situation is really out of control.
She... had been targeted for a long time.
Qin Keqing felt as if she had fallen into an icy cave, and her mind was almost blank.
"No...that's not the case."
"not me."
Nanny Lin directly took out several silver notes worth a thousand taels.
There is also a jade bracelet of excellent quality.
"At first, I didn't dare to do it. Concubine Qin said that she didn't really mean to harm the Empress Dowager, she was just pretending. She said that someone would stop the Empress Dowager from drinking the bowl of poisoned bird's nest... The Empress Dowager would be safe."
"Someone in my family is seriously ill and in urgent need of money. I was left with no other options but to take a risk and, following Concubine Qin's advice... I poisoned the Queen Mother's bird's nest."
"At that time, Concubine Qin gave me three thousand taels of silver and a jade bracelet engraved with her name."
These two pieces of evidence almost completely nailed Qin Keqing to the ground.
Qin Keqing's head was rumbling.
She stared at the jade bracelet in a daze.
No, she didn't give any jade bracelet to Nanny Lin.
This jade bracelet is a valuable item that represents her status. She clearly kept it in a box in the inner hall as a treasure... How could she give such an important jade bracelet to Nanny Lin?
Giving this jade bracelet away is solid evidence against her.
She is not stupid, why would she do this?
But now... the facts are before our eyes, and the witnesses and evidence against her are extremely conclusive.
Qin Keqing simply has no way to defend herself.
She opened her mouth, her eyes glazed over.
The Queen Mother was furious and looked at Qin Keqing coldly, "What a calculated plan! I've become your pawn. I never imagined... such a remarkable person would enter our harem."
"Poisoning me... then poisoning Concubine Sun, and then framing Concubine Yu... oh, what a good trick, what a good trick."
Qin Keqing knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
"Empress Dowager, please calm down. I... I am innocent. This has nothing to do with me. Whether it's Yuan Qing or Nanny Lin... they have been bribed. They have teamed up to frame me."
"Then why don't you tell us, Concubine Qin, who wants to frame you?" Zhou Lingge asked with a chuckle.
Qin Keqing's eyes were filled with sorrow, and tear marks covered her entire cheeks.
She bit her lip and looked up at Zhou Lingge with a look of grievance: "My Lady, why do you ask questions when you already know the answer... All of this was planned by you, right?"
Anyway, her disguise has been exposed, so there is no point in continuing to pretend.
She might as well tear off all appearances and confront Zhou Lingge directly.
She won't be defeated like this.
She still has a trump card.
Qin Keqing immediately took out a letter from her arms.
"Before she died, Concubine Sun secretly wrote a letter and sent it to the concubines... The letter said that Concubine Sun had learned a secret of the Imperial Concubine, so she might be silenced by the Imperial Concubine."
"Sun Changzai said that if she died, the murderer would definitely be Concubine Yu..."
"Your Majesty, everything I've said is true. Please understand. This is Concubine Sun's last letter. Her handwriting... no one could forge it. Your Majesty, please seek justice for Concubine Sun's tragic death and clear my name."
Zhou Lingge raised an eyebrow. She didn't expect that at this time, Qin Keqing still had a trump card.
What a pity, she cut off the source of the problem from the very beginning.
"Oh, there is actually a letter left by Concubine Sun. It seems that you have a very good relationship with her." Zhou Lingge smiled meaningfully.
Qin Keqing's eyes were filled with pain, and she choked back her words, "This concubine and Concubine Sun entered the palace together... Our relationship is naturally better than others."
After she said this, she looked at the new concubines who were watching around her.
"Sisters, you should all be very clear about my relationship with Concubine Sun. We have a deep bond. Do you believe that I would cruelly poison her and frame the Imperial Concubine?"
The newly promoted concubines looked at each other in bewilderment.
Someone immediately responded: "The relationship between Concubine Qin and Concubine Sun is indeed quite good."
"Yes, after Concubine Sun entered the palace, she was looked down upon by the palace servants. Concubine Qin even personally supported her and scolded those palace servants."
"Once, I saw with my own eyes that Concubine Qin gave a bracelet to Concubine Sun."
"Yes, that bracelet is of excellent quality and is a rare and exquisite product."
"Sun Changzai was banished to the cold palace, and Concubine Qin even went to ask the Queen Mother for help."
Qin Keqing's eyes were filled with gratitude as she said, "Thank you all for your outspoken words... If Concubine Sun wasn't dead... I guess she wouldn't have the heart to see me being wronged like this."
Sun Changzai, who was lying on a stretcher covered with a white cloth and pretending to be dead, was so angry that she almost exploded when she heard Qin Keqing's words.
Qin Keqing, this bitch, how dare she say such things.
Only then did she see clearly what a hypocritical, vicious and vile person Qin Keqing was.
If it wasn't for the time for the imperial concubine to wake up that had come, she would have been unable to resist directly lifting the white cloth and confronting the bitch Qin Keqing face to face.
Qin Keqing pinched her sleeves and cried like a pear blossom in the rain, looking so pitiful.
Even the Queen Mother couldn't help but wonder if Qin Keqing was really framed when she saw this situation.
Qin Keqing's forehead was pressed tightly against the floor.
Her head was banging against the wall.
Soon, he was covered in blood.
"I beg Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager to understand... I have a deep bond with Concubine Sun. How could I possibly be so cruel as to poison her?"
"Sun Changzai was truly pitiful... When I heard the news of her death, I wished I could have gone with her."
Many concubines couldn't help but start speaking for Qin Keqing.
"Sun Changzai's last letter explains everything."
"Yes, Concubine Sun must have trusted Concubine Qin very much. Before she died, she asked Concubine Qin for help..."
"Who said it wasn't... Sun Changzai is really too pitiful."
"Lady Qin is so pitiful. Not only did she lose her sister, with whom she had such a deep affection, but now she is framed like this."
"Oh, Concubine Qin, please stop knocking, there's so much blood."
"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother asks you to be vigilant and not let any criminal go unpunished, nor to wrongly accuse any good person."