latelenovela Chapter 521 Confession
Chapter 521 Confession
The news that the emperor might die young reached the side hall.
The eunuch in charge of torturing He Shuangying became more cautious and used the torture meticulously.
He Shuangying's delicate skin couldn't bear it, and she told everything as soon as the torture started.
She originally claimed that she was "summoned" to serve the emperor in Chenqian Palace that night. The emperor was very fond of her and she was so exhausted that she fainted at one point, so she had no idea who the assassin was.
But after being tortured, she honestly admitted that she had escaped all the way from the Imperial Pharmacy to Chenqian Palace - this was supported by the confession of the eunuch in the pharmacy. She could not deny it, and could not excuse herself by saying that she had not been caught in the act by Linglong, because the whip really hurt when it hit her body.
She didn't dare say again that she had not given the emperor any medicine.
Pinching your fingers with a handcuff hurts more than being whipped!
"I... I used 'Suyunxiang'..."
"How much did it take?"
"Less than half a pill...ah! It hurts! I used three! Ah...ah...ah...it's four, five! Really five! No more! I only took seven pills tonight, and there are two more hidden in the clothes in the bathroom. You can go find them! Let me go now, ah!"
In this way, her intention to use banned drugs to seduce the emperor, but when she failed to buy the drugs, she fled for fear of punishment. Instead of repenting, she ran to the emperor's presence and her crime of using a large amount of drugs to confuse the king was confirmed.
Next, it will be easier to re-examine her relationship with the assassin.
She answered whatever was asked, twisting and rolling on the ground in pain, no longer showing her usual aggrieved and proud look.
She always said that everyone in the palace bullied her, and now her wish came true. She was really "bullied".
"I don't know that assassin. I really don't. Your Majesty and I were bathing in the bathroom. As soon as we entered the water, a man suddenly appeared. I have no idea where he came from. Your Majesty... Your Majesty... He was..."
He Shuangying recalled the scene at that time and was still frightened.
The man was wearing the clothes of an imperial eunuch, but his face was covered, revealing only a pair of murderous eyes.
After just a glance at the other person, she was so shocked that her whole body froze and she stood there unable to move.
And the emperor...
At that time, he was in a coma.
Because he had been with her for too long, the medicine had damaged his body and he suddenly passed out while taking a shower.
Almost choked to death.
She finally pulled the emperor out of the water and laid him down by the pool.
It just so happened that Queen Yan wanted to have an audience with the emperor, and the eunuch came in to report.
She had no choice but to put on her clothes and hurried out, lying that the emperor was sleeping and driving the eunuch away.
Returning to the bathroom, she hurriedly tried to find a way to wake the emperor up.
But the assassin arrived before the emperor woke up.
She stayed where she was.
The assassin stabbed the emperor in the heart right in front of her!
She was so scared that her soul flew away!
The assassin slowly drew his sword, looked at her, and smiled with his eyes narrowed.
That scene was so horrifying.
When the second knife was about to be stabbed, Concubine Zhao entered the inner hall.
The assassin's eyes flashed with coldness and he rushed out.
She seemed to hear what happened outside next, but also seemed to hear nothing.
The emperor's chest was bleeding, and she knew she was doomed.
The throne she hoped to restore through sleeping with the emperor was far off, while the crime of killing the emperor was imminent.
She could only subconsciously close her eyes and lie down beside him before the people outside rushed into the bathroom, trying to escape the blame by fainting.
But he was still discovered by Concubine Zhao.
It hurts so much when Concubine Zhao’s hair is pulled!
Being tortured, I love you even more!
He Shuangying confessed "truthfully" under torture, but it was not entirely true.
She concealed the fact that she had knocked the emperor unconscious beforehand, so that when he was in danger he couldn't even call for help and could only sit and wait for death.
"Your Majesty wanted to protect me at the time. When the assassin came at me, he stood in front of me and fought him. But the assassin was too fierce. Your Majesty had just jumped to the edge of the pool and had no time to call for help when he was stabbed..."
"I will never forget the look His Majesty gave me after he was stabbed..."
"He's so worried about me..."
"He said, Shuang'er, I can't protect you anymore..."
"He just lay there!"
"His Majesty!!"
"How could you risk your own safety to save me?"
"Shuang'er, I'm sorry!"
He Shuangying prostrated herself on the floor of the side hall, crying out to the sky at the top of her lungs.
Despite the severe pain, she did not forget to try her best to exonerate herself and fight for a chance of survival.
She distorted the facts, saying that the assassin wanted to kill her, while the emperor was injured while protecting her, instead of the assassin trying to kill the emperor.
These words were spoken to the eunuchs and guards who were interrogating him.
They are not Queen Yan's people and will only record her confession truthfully.
"I don't know who wants to kill me, but they dared to harm me in front of His Majesty. How audacious! There are very few people in this palace who can do this. If you track them down, you will definitely find the person behind the scenes! If she dared to have someone kill me in front of His Majesty today, she might dare to kill His Majesty tomorrow. You must save His Majesty and eliminate those with ulterior motives to protect His Majesty's safety! My death is not a pity, His Majesty is the most important!"
He Shuangying fainted after shouting this.
This time, I really fainted.
After staying up all night to pursue her beauty and exhausting her physical strength, and after being extremely frightened by witnessing the assassin killing someone, she was able to struggle hard and shout out so many words in the excruciating pain of torture. She had already tried her best to fight for her life and had used up her last bit of energy.
The eunuch who was recording the confession wrote furiously, recording every word she said, and quickly handed it to Cao Bin, who presented it to Queen Yan and Fei Wan.
After taking a quick look at it, Queen Yan sneered in anger.
"Even now, death is imminent, and yet she still dares to accuse me! She's been saying all day that I want her dead, and now she's hinting that I ordered the assassination. Fine! I'm not afraid of her slander, so I'll beat her to death!"
As he said this, he ordered someone to beat He Shuangying to death.
Fei Wan gently stopped her, "The overall situation is more important. Sister, why bother getting angry with her? Beating her to death at this time will be detrimental to your reputation. It's better to wait until the Duke of Zhenguo and several important officials enter the palace before making any decisions. Those who deserve to die should never live."
Queen Yan swallowed her breath.
Take advice.
The emperor was seriously injured and in danger. She had just sent someone outside the palace to find important officials to secretly enter the palace as a precaution. Now she sent someone to urge them to come again, and wrote a handwritten imperial decree, ordering Zhang Lin of the Tiger Guard to take the golden medal of the emperor's personal army to the city defense camp and the Western Hills camp, so that the troops in the capital would be on standby to deal with any fluctuations.
This is the way to deal with the emperor in case anything happens to him.
There is nothing wrong with the handling of this matter.
Imperial Physician Wen has led the main force of the Imperial Medical Bureau to the scene and is doing its best to treat the emperor.
The imperial guards who were hunting the assassin split into several groups and had already surrounded the assassin to the northwest of the palace, but they had not yet caught him.
"I must see him alive or dead. I must not let the assassin escape! I want to see who dares to assassinate in Chen Qian Palace!"
Queen Yan's aura is fully open.
Fei Wan suddenly left: "Sister, I'll be back soon."
He gave Cao Bin a wink before leaving.