bookrandom Chapter 389 The True Identity of Consort Yue
Chapter 389 The True Identity of Consort Yue
"Your Highness, how else do you intend to frame me? I have already confessed to the false pregnancy!" Consort Yue asked angrily.
With a flick of his finger, Song Siyao sent a silver needle flying toward Consort Yue's eye.
Consort Yue instinctively tried to avoid it.
She was fast enough to dodge Song Siyao's silver needles.
"You know martial arts?" Emperor Changlong also noticed. "You were able to dodge the Crown Princess's hidden weapon, so your martial arts skills are quite good!"
He demanded sharply, "Consort Yue, what is your purpose in painstakingly concealing your martial arts skills and lurking by my side?"
"Your Majesty, I am innocent! I do not know martial arts; it was just an instinctive reaction!" Consort Yue was still struggling, but she was beginning to panic.
Song Siyao unleashed all the silver needles in his hand, aiming them all at Consort Yue.
Consort Yue wanted to dodge, but there were too many silver needles, and she had nowhere to hide.
The silver needles struck her, tearing her outer garment to shreds and revealing her night clothes.
"Your Highness, the Imperial Guards searched the palace in such a hurry that you didn't have time to deal with these clothes after you killed the witnesses, did you?"
Consort Yue was stunned for a few moments, then burst into laughter, looking at Song Siyao with a cold gaze, "Crown Princess, you are really too smart. As expected, you are the biggest variable!"
At first, Song Siyao was not sure that the person who killed the assassin to silence him was Consort Yue.
When Consort Yue knelt just now, Song Siyao saw the night clothes she was wearing.
"It really was you!" Emperor Changlong's eyes were filled with coldness. "Tong Liangyue, why did you try to assassinate me?"
Consort Yue glanced at Emperor Changlong, but did not answer his question.
She shifted her gaze to Song Siyao. "When did you start to suspect me?"
“I have never believed you,” Song Siyao said. “The first time I was certain you had a problem was when Jiang Zhen rebelled. At that time, you were already pregnant. However, I accidentally touched your pulse and found that you were not pregnant at all.”
Consort Yue gave a cold laugh, "So that's how it is. Why didn't you expose me back then?"
“Because I discovered that you are not Jiang Zhen’s man at all. You must have a bigger secret infiltrating the palace. I’m keeping you here to lure the snake out of its hole,” Song Siyao said.
"You knew back then that my miscarriage was a lie. You and Lady Min were such good friends, how could you bear not to overturn the verdict for her and let her suffer in the Cold Palace?" Consort Yue asked, puzzled.
"The time is not right, so of course I won't expose you. Besides, Lady Min didn't suffer in the Cold Palace."
Upon hearing this, Consort Yue understood after a moment's thought. She stared at Emperor Changlong and said, "It was you! Your Majesty, when I suffered a miscarriage, you didn't believe me either?"
In this palace, without Emperor Changlong's authorization, how could Lady Min have had a good time in the cold palace?
“That’s right, I trust Consort Jia’s character; she wouldn’t have pushed you on purpose,” Emperor Changlong admitted. “Why did you frame Consort Jia?”
"Of course I want her dead." Consort Yue's smile was sinister as she pointed at everyone. "I want you all dead, not a single one spared!"
"Who exactly are you? What grudge do you hold against us?" Emperor Changlong pressed.
"Who am I? Ha, who am I..." Consort Yue's smile gradually froze. Song Siyao's expression changed, and she raised her palm to strike Consort Yue. Consort Yue spat out a mouthful of blood, which was soaked with poison.
She was planning to commit suicide by poisoning herself.
"Want to die?" Emperor Changlong's face was ruthless. "Guards, arrest her! Crown Princess, you interrogate her! By any means necessary, I must know the truth!"
"Yes, Father." Song Siyao accepted the order.
Consort Yue was still smiling, but her smile was as cold as a frozen lake in winter, sending chills down one's spine.
She did not beg for mercy or offer any explanation, allowing the guards to drag her away.
The Department of Cautious Punishment.
Consort Yue was tied to a frame, and Song Siyao sat in front of her.
"Are you going to say it yourself, or do I have to make you say it?" Song Siyao's voice was icy cold.
"I don't understand what you're talking about," Consort Yue denied.
"You're stubborn enough. Let's use torture." Song Siyao said in a light tone.
Consort Yue was very patient.
She had been subjected to all kinds of torture, and her life was hanging by a thread, but she still refused to say anything.
"You are indeed loyal to your master," Song Siyao's icy voice drifted out.
Consort Yue finally spoke, "Without a master, I did everything by myself!"
"Really? Let me help you recall: New Year's Eve, the Moon Palace, the man in black."
Song Siyao stared at Consort Yue, whose expression changed. "You've been spying on me all along."
"Of course, otherwise what would be the point of keeping you around? It's all to lure out your master."
Song Siyao said, "Ping Wang's rebellion and Jiang Zhen's rebellion were both orchestrated by your master."
"Ha, Jiang Zhen is dead, and Prince Ping is dead too. What do you prove by saying these things?" Consort Yue sneered.
Song Siyao continued, "Wasn't it your master who orchestrated the massacre of the Duke of Huguo's family back then?"
Consort Yue glanced at Song Siyao with a disdainful smile, "Crown Princess, you're so capable, don't just talk about it here, go and investigate yourself!"
"What is the relationship between your master and the Empress Dowager?" Song Siyao stared intently at Consort Yue.
A hint of surprise flashed in Consort Yue's eyes.
Song Siyao understood. "It seems you don't know either."
"Crown Princess, bring on whatever tricks you have up your sleeve. Stop wasting your breath. You won't get anything out of me!" Consort Yue said fiercely.
"It seems the severe punishments of the Censorate need to be improved." Song Siyao took out a porcelain bottle from her sleeve, poured out a pill from the bottle, and handed it to the guard, "Feed it to her."
The guards forcibly stuffed the pill into Consort Yue's mouth, and soon the pill took effect in her body.
"Get out!" Song Siyao ordered the guards.
After the guards left, only Song Siyao and Consort Yue remained in the torture chamber.
Consort Yue trembled all over, feeling as if someone was cutting her flesh piece by piece with a blade.
Then, it felt like salt had been rubbed into the wound, causing her to convulse in pain.
At this moment, Consort Yue realized what it meant to be worse than dead.
However, the real suffering has only just begun.
Memories of the past began to surface in her mind.
She was only seven or eight years old when she first met her owner. At that time, she was fighting with other beggars for food on the street.
That day, she had been starving for three days and three nights, and she felt as if her intestines were stuck together from hunger.
At this moment, the hunger I felt back then returned, and now it feels a thousand times more painful than it did then.
She was terrified, uneasy, and desperate...
All emotions were amplified.
Finally, she managed to grab half a spoiled bun. She ate it as she ran, but the beggar chasing her was too close, and she fell to the ground.
What appeared before her was a pair of expensive shoes.
She looked up and saw that the person in front of her was dressed in gorgeous clothes and had a noble demeanor; he was clearly the noble person everyone was talking about.
Just when she thought she was going to die, the important person in front of her spoke up, "So alike!"