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Chapter 843: 843

Chapter 843: Is It Hope or Despair?

The Empress Dowager swallowed back the words she wanted to say . “Since the person was found, then let her come in to speak . The truth of the matter should always be investigated . We must not let people throw the chambers of imperial concubines into disarray . ”

Before long, the guard brought in a palace maid and said, “I saw her carrying a bundle and acting suspiciously . It seemed she was trying to escape, so I caught her, only to find out that she is a palace maid from the East Palace . ”

The palace maid looked up and suddenly shivered with cold . She cried and threw herself at Shen Yunya, saying, “Miss Shen, you must save me . You said you will keep me safe and sound . ”

Yuan Fangfei raised her hand to push away the palace maid who pounced over . She said, “What nonsense are you spouting? Our family’s Ya’er did nothing . You are framing her . Watch out for your own life . ”

After the palace maid was pushed to the ground, she faced Xi Jin and bowed . She begged, “Crown Prince, please help me . I do not want to die . Miss Shen, please save me . ”

The Empress Dowager saw her panicked and spoke out of turn . She spoke in a deep voice, saying, “Speak properly . Otherwise you will be dragged down and have your fingernails pulled out before you can come up to speak again . ”

“Empress Dowager, I do not know this palace maid…”

After the Empress Dowager gave Yuan Fangfei a cold stare, she icily scolded her, saying, “Shut your mouth . Did I allow you to speak?”

Hearing that her fingernails would be pulled out, the palace maid trembled violently and immediately bowed . Words rushed out of her mouth as she told the truth . She said, “Miss Shen gave me something, telling me that it was a tonic . She asked me to put it in the Crown Prince’s drink and also instructed me to go to the front hall to report that the Crown Prince had fallen . She gave me a Marrow Cleansing Pill . I have a brother at home who likes to cultivate, so I agreed…”

This palace maid gave a lot of details and was methodical in her account . Her account was complete and included everything that was done in order for Shen Yunya to climb into the Crown Prince’s bed .

“Empress Dowager, please spare my life . I was blinded . I beg the Empress Dowager to please not hurt my family . Don’t let Lady Shen hurt my family . Please, I beg you,” pleaded the palace maid as she smacked her head hard . She hit her head until she was bleeding, and she did not care .

Yuan Fangfei shook from anger while listening to the maid’s words . She pointed her finger at her, wanting to speak but dared not . The Empress Dowager forbade her to speak .

Shen Yunya was stunned as she listened because she had never done these things . And she was also aware of these statements for the first time . But the palace maid’s words were all testimony pointing toward her .

“Big Brother Jin, you have to believe me . I did not do such a thing . ” Shen Yunya looked at Xi Jin with pleading eyes . She simply did not know about these things . How could she have done it?

Xi Jin nodded at her gently and looked at the Empress Dowager to say, “Imperial Grandmother, this palace maid is full of nonsense . She should be dragged down and beaten to death . This matter will not be mentioned again . ”

“Jin’er, you…”

“I really like Ya’er . I really want to marry her . Don’t bring this matter up again . I’m to blame for everything and drinking in excess . ” Xi Jin took the blame for everything . He obviously wanted to protect Shen Yunya .

Hearing Xi Jin’s words, Shen Yunya was so moved that she cried out loud . In the ten years that she had loved this man, she had never felt that he was more deserving than she did now . It was worth doing everything for him only because of his trust and the fact that he shouldered the responsibility for everything .

The Empress Dowager saw his insistence and did not say more . “Even so, a mistake made is still a mistake . Today was supposed to be the wedding night for you and the secondary consort . Instead, Shen Yunya came in the middle of it in the end . You can marry her if you want, but she cannot be the Crown Princess Consort . She can only be a consort . ”

“Imperial Grandmother, seeing how I sincerely like her, can Ya’er be a secondary consort, just like Yun’er?” Xi Jin looked up and implored the Empress Dowager .