Chapter 741: Chapter 741: The Maid’s False Accusation!

"What? Are you deliberately trying to cover for her?"

Long Yue’s delicate face remained cold, her expression displeased as she looked at these sobbing palace maids. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

"Spare me, Lady, I’m truly wronged!"

"I wouldn’t dare deceive you; there’s really nothing here, boo hoo..."

The palace maids wept mournfully, creating a ghastly scene.

Rong Si, observing from the side, slightly frowned and remarked to Yin Li, who was attending her, "After all, she’s a woman from the countryside; her methods can’t compare to those of the harem. Conducting this kind of interrogation, when will we obtain results?"

"Princess, should I go and interrogate them?"

"No need, the Emperor hasn’t spoken; we just need to observe!"

"Ah, what are you doing? Let go of me, how dare you, release me!"

"Move, stop making noise!"

"..."

Suddenly, Rong Si heard a commotion not far away. She turned back to see two eunuchs escorting a palace maid towards Ming Fei.

Rong Si was slightly surprised and turned to say, "I take back my earlier words; this Ming Fei has some tricks up her sleeve!"

The commotion from the palace maid drew attention, causing everyone to look in that direction.

At this moment, Long Yue finally stood up, approached the palace maid being escorted, and pointed at her, asking a female official kneeling on the ground, "Is it her?"

The female official raised her head, looked carefully, and exclaimed, "Yes, yes, it’s her!"

"No, it’s not me, I’m innocent!"

The captured palace maid was already panicking, especially now with the Emperor and Princess present, she was extremely flustered, even desperately struggling to escape.

Rong Si coldly commanded, "Hold her down!"

"Ah!"

The palace maid let out a tragic scream, pressed hard to the ground by two strong eunuchs.

Rong Si stood up and approached the palace maid, asking, "Which palace is she from? Investigate!"

"Reporting to the Princess, she is a sweeper maid from Jingshu Palace named Xiao Lian. She sneaked into the Jiaolan Palace maid’s team, hence was not discovered."

A Chief Lady replied.

Rong Si squinted slightly, "Oh, that’s truly your negligence! Ask her who instructed her to do this!"

Now that the person was found, it showed Long Yue had some skill. Rong Si took over this task, personally conducting the interrogation.

Long Yue gave a faint smile, as it was better this way; she was pregnant and didn’t want to worry too much.

"Princess, I didn’t know the fruit box was problematic, I’ve been wronged!"

The palace maid steadfastly denied any involvement.

"Why come over if it’s none of your business? You’re guilty and came to see if we’ve found anything, planning your next steps, didn’t you?"

Yu Zhu angrily retorted.

She had been with Long Yue for quite a while; if she couldn’t see Long Yue’s methods, it would be idiotic.

The reason Long Yue made such a commotion earlier was to attract the true perpetrator, the palace maid.

She had accurately gauged the psychological tendencies; sometimes real culprits like to come to the scene to check the situation.

Long Yue was simply testing, with only about a sixty to seventy percent certainty, but it worked out, and the person was caught.

The palace maid hadn’t expected her thoughts to be seen through, feeling both angry and regretful for coming to investigate.

But since she was caught, she had to find a way to escape.

"Princess, I just heard a noise here and was curious, it really has nothing to do with me!"

"Don’t tell me all of us are blind? You clearly bumped into us, and later the fruit box you gave to Ming Fei had issues; this is definitely your handiwork!"

The female official shouted sternly.

"Princess, I’m wronged!"

The palace maid continued to cry out her innocence. Rong Si coldly responded, "A maid from Jingshu Palace joins another palace’s maid team to deliver a fruit box, if you claim there’s no issue, it’s hard to believe! Someone, take her to the Ministry of Justice for a thorough interrogation!"

Going to the Ministry of Justice is a surefire path to death; torture is inevitable, and in such a gloomy place, a daughter from a decent family is bound to be bullied to death.

The palace maid instantly turned pale, pleading in terror.

"Take her away!"

"I’m innocent, I’m truly innocent..."

"Hold on!"

Just when they were about to take the palace maid Xiao Lian away, Long Yue suddenly intervened.

Rong Si chuckled, "Does Ming Fei have an idea?"

Long Yue returned Rong Si’s smile, "I just came up with a method."

"Oh? Then I’ll await with anticipation!"

Long Yue smiled faintly, recalling her younger sister Pang Shuangyue, remembering how she dealt with her at that time.

She made her get pregnant and then, as the child was about to be born, killed her child in front of her.

Such heart-wrenching pain, it’s something no one wants to endure, right?

She slowly approached the palace maid and softly said, "I know you’re instructed by someone. As long as you are willing to reveal who made you do this, I can spare you. But if you insist on protecting them, I won’t kill you; I’ll make you live as if you were in paradise."

The palace maid was slightly taken aback, looking up at Long Yue.

Long Yue gently patted her belly, murmuring, "A mother hates most of all the harm toward her child!

Someone wants to harm my child, and debts have to be paid to those responsible. Naturally, I will find her, but if you wish to protect them, why not try the pain of losing a child yourself?"

"Ming... Lady Ming Fei?"

Xiao Lian looked at her in confusion, unable to fully grasp the meaning behind her words.

"Someone, take this palace maid to the barracks, let those men enjoy her. Remember, don’t hurt her life; I want her to get pregnant! I want her to see her child struggle to death before her eyes!"

Xiao Lian’s pupils widened rapidly, all the hairs on her body stood on end.

Was Ming Fei’s method truly this cruel?

She shivered instinctively; this Ming Fei perhaps knew about the fruit box’s issue beforehand, the big scene was to draw her out?

Xiao Lian’s heart sank, her whole body felt cold; such a woman was terrifying. She could openly declare such cruel methods, what would she do to her in private?

No, no!

"I’ll confess, I’ll confess!"

In infinite fear, Xiao Lian confessed.

"An Aunt instructed me to deliver it; she gave me lots of jewelry and accessories!"

"Aunt? Which Aunt was it?"

"I... I don’t know..."

"You stupid girl, you don’t even know who she is, yet dare do her bidding?"

Yin Li was about to explode with rage, this girl must be an idiot!

She didn’t even know who, yet dared do things for her?

Palace maid Xiao Lian choked with sobs, "Aunt Yin, I was also forced... my mother is gravely ill, and I want to leave the palace to care for her, but I can’t get out. That Aunt said if I helped her complete this task, once the commotion settled, she’d find a way to let me leave the palace. Only then did I take this risk, boo hoo..."

Saying this, she kneeled on the ground, wailing loudly.