Chapter 37.1 - Biting off the tongue to commit suicide
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Apart from the emperor sitting on the master seat, the empress and Feng Yege sat on either side of him whilst other people stood in the main hall.
In front, the midwife and the imperial doctors all knelt down.
The consort Ying that they announced would die - had already come back to life, so the fact that the emperor hadnât already rushed to chop off their heads was already a good sign.
âYege, you said this was the âno sons gra.s.sâ, have you seen it before?â
Feng Yegeâs indifferent eyes swept through the ten or so pots of medicinal herbs, slowly and carefully speaking, âNever seen the real thing but
He finished speaking and deeply looked at Lou Qingwu for a moment.
The latter was silent until they heard
She jolted for a moment as she turned around to look at Feng Yegeâs face before silently turning back.
Lou Qingwu didnât even consider the possibility that Feng Yege had seen that medicinal book before.
She had suffered under the hands of the âno sons gra.s.sâ.
So it had become her recurring nightmare; she flipped through numerous types of medicines before finally seeing this âno sons gra.s.sâ record.
âOh? If itâs you, Feng Yege, who is confirming, then this emperor will believe that Lou familyâs eldest daughtersâ words. Lou familyâs eldest daughter, you agree that the empress has been wronged and in a way, this âno sons gra.s.sâ is the real culprit behind the little princeâs death. But we canât let the empress go like this, so, how will you prove her innocence?â
Everyone held their breaths as they waited for Lou Qingwuâs response.
She silently lowered her lids, her side profile remaining calm, virtuous and gentle, âReporting to the emperor, this is because subject-girl knows who the person framing the empress is.â
âAh?â Everyone cried out in shock.
Who was it?
They all searched around them, and even the emperor and Xiahou Rui revealed shocked expressions.
In this large palace hall, only Feng Yege and Lou Qingwu had no expressions on their faces.
Feng Yegeâs mouth showed a hint of a smile, but his whole body didnât have any hint of life.
He gave off a surreal feeling.
âYou, are you for real? Who is it?â Overcoming his shock, the emperor suddenly sat up.
Lou Qingwuâs eyes carelessly swept through everyone as everyoneâs hearts were about to jump out of their chests, fearing that she would speak their name.
But Lou Qingwu made a full circle before falling upon the kneeling midwifeâs body, âItâs her.â
âYouâre speaking nonsense!â
The midwife was scared silly, âEmperor, please spare my life. This old servant would never do anything to harm the consort!â
As she spoke, she kowtowed as if her life depended on it, about to kowtow out blood from her forehead.
The emperor looked at her with disgust, forcibly pushing down his discomfort, he looked towards Lou Qingwu, âAre you sure itâs her?â
Lou Qingwu didnât answer but slowly made her way to the front, standing in front of the midwife.
She stared directly at the midwife until she uncomfortably raised her head, clearly frightened as she despairingly called out, âLou eldest miss, how did this old servant offend your eyes, how could you harm this old servant like this?â
Lou Qingwu only continued to look at her until she felt even more and more uncomfortable, even more and more guilty.
Her head lowered even more and more as her psyche was about to fall apart.
Suddenly, Lou Qingwu spoke, but this time, it was loud and severe, âWhere did you discover the voodoo doll?!â
âAh, bed, underneath the bed!â The midwife was shocked as she answered instinctively.
Hearing her response, Lou Qingwuâs mouth wickedly twitched.
She was satisfied as she turned around, her face quickly recovering her usual calm composure.
âEmperor, subject-girl has finished questioning her.â
âFinished questioning?â The people in the palace had clearly been frightened by her and had only just heard her.
They all froze, what kind of confirmation was this?
They all faced each other, only half understanding.
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Dun dun dunnnn.
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