Chapter 240 - Chapter 240: What’s the Truth?
Chapter 240: What’s the Truth?
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“Yes. The Empress Dowager is different from ordinary people. Her heart is on the right.”
The imperial doctors nodded.
Then, one of them said, looking confused, “Princess Consort, you should know this since you just treated her.”
“Yes, I do know about it, but I just wanted to confirm it,” Yu Yunxi said before asking again, “Then, who else knows that the Empress Dowager was born with her heart on the right side?”
“This… The health of the members of the imperial family has always been a secret. Only the imperial doctors who treat the Empress Dowager are aware of this matter. Apart from us, only a few people who are close to the Empress Dowager are aware of it.”
Yu Yunxi turned to look at Feng Yijin and asked, “May I ask if Your Majesties, the Emperor and the Empress, are aware of this?”
“The Empress Dowager is my mother. I naturally know about it. What’s the point of asking me such a useless question?” Feng Yijin said coldly.
On the other hand, the Empress’ smile had already vanished from her face. Clearly, she did not know about this matter.
‘As expected, this pair of mother and son have been guarding against me all this time…’
The others did not say anything, but they understood everything.
The position of the Empress Dowager’s heart could save her life at the critical moment. For this reason, this matter was kept a secret.
Yu Yunxi looked at Feng Yili and Consort Dowager Ning before she asked,
“What about you, Prince Regent, Consort Dowager Ning?”
“I didn’t know about this until now,” Feng Yili replied seriously.
Consort Dowager Ning sneered. “How would I know this? After all, the Empress
Dowager is leery of everyone.”
Yu Yunxi nodded slightly before she said, “With this, we can conclude that not many people know about this matter.”
Then, Yu Yunxi continued to say, “I checked the Empress Dowager’s clothes earlier. There were no creases at all. There were also very few signs of struggle. Apart from that, there were no drugs in her body.”
Upon hearing this, Feng Yili said, “Under these circumstances, only someone the Empress Dowager is very familiar with, or even trusts, could hurt her…”
“That’s right,” Yu Yunxi said with a nod before she continued, “The Empress Dowager is not familiar with Qian Mei. How could she trust Qian Mei? Moreover, the Empress Dowager is a northerner. She’s slightly taller than the average woman. In comparison, Qian Mei is very petite. The wound was very deep, and it was cut from top to bottom. This means that the culprit is about the same height as the Empress Dowager, or perhaps taller than the Empress Dowager.”
Many people’s expressions changed upon hearing Yu Yunxi’s words. They turned to look in unison at the palace servants who were kneeling on the ground. Among them, there was an old palace servant who was very tall.
Yu Yunxi walked over and asked the old woman slowly, “What do you do in the
Empress Dowager’s palace?”
“I, I…” The old palace servant stammered, unable to answer the question.
At this moment, a palace servant at the side braced herself and said, “Granny
Wang has been with the Empress Dowager for more than thirty years. The Empress Dowager get tired easily nowadays so it’s Granny Wang who carries her around..
“This means that Granny Wang is very strong, right?” Yu Yunxi asked with a smile.
“P-Princess Consort, I’m just a little strong. It’s not worth mentioning,” Granny Wang replied nervously after she gulped.
“Oh, is that so? Then, Granny Wang, can you tell me where you were when the Empress Dowager met with an accident?” Yu Yunxi asked.
“I was outside. I wasn’t in the hall,” Granny Wang replied, still as nervous as before.
“Oh. So this means that you weren’t with the Empress Dowager at all, right? Considering treatment was carried out immediately after, you shouldn’t have any contact with the Empress Dowager at all, right?” Yu Yunxi asked nonchalantly.
Granny Wang shrank back and replied weakly, “That’s right, that’s right…”
“Then, Granny Wang, since you weren’t by the Empress Dowager’s side and had no contact with her after she was injured, can you explain why you have blood under your nails?” Yu Yunxi asked. At the same time, she grabbed Granny Wang’s hand and raised it.
Indeed, there was blood under Granny Wang’s nails.
“I, I accidentally injured myself,” Granny Wang said uneasily.
“Oh, then where did you injure yourself?” Yu Yunxi asked again.
Granny Wang’s face was ashen. She stammered for a long time, but she was unable to answer the question.
“Also, did a small pearl fall from your ring?” Yu Yunxi asked. She opened her hand, revealing a small pearl on her palm.
The pearl seemed to match the other small pearls on Granny Wang’s jade ring. Upon closer inspection, everyone saw that Granny Wang’s ring was indeed missing a pearl.
“I found this in the Empress Dowager’s hand. It should have been torn off when the Empress Dowager fought the assassin off,” Yu Yunxi said lightly.
Granny Wang protested loudly, “Didn’t you say that the Empress Dowager showed no signs of struggle at all?”
“Granny Wang, don’t be so anxious. What I said was that the Empress Dowager showed very few signs of struggle. I didn’t say there were no signs of struggle. She struggled slightly and tore off the pearl from the ring in the process,” Yu Yunxi said.
Colors completely drained from Granny Wang’s face.
“Tell me. Who ordered you to kill the Empress Dowager?” Yu Yunxi asked directly, no longer wanting to waste time.
“Princess Consort, I’m innocent. How could I have harmed the Empress Dowager? I didn’t., I didn’t,” Granny Wang continued to deny.
“Attempting to assassinate the Empress Dowager is a capital crime. If you confess, your family members can still be saved. Otherwise, if you continue to be stubborn, you’ll ruin their lives…” Yu Yunxi said sharply.
Granny Wang’s resistance seemed to break when she heard these words. She wailed miserably as she said, “Princess Consort, Your Majesty, I know my mistake! I was blinded by greed. My grandson was sick. I needed a lot of money to treat him. The other party offered me a lot of money so I…”
Upon hearing this, Feng Yijin walked over and kicked Granny Wang.
“You b*tch! You really tried to assassinate the Empress Dowager?!”
“Men, capture this lowly servant and torture her. I want to know who’s so bold as to attempt to assassinate the Empress Dowager!”
Feng Yijin was infuriated. After all, the people from Nanyue were present. This was a humiliation to his prestige as the Emperor of Tianxia.
Upon hearing Feng Yijin’s words, Yu Yunxi asked flatly, “Your Majesty, just interrogate her here. After all, the mastermind is here.”
‘The mastermind is here?’
Everyone’s expression changed upon hearing these words.
At this time, Yu Yunxi turned to Gao Shixuan and asked, “Shixuan, shouldn’t you say something about this?”