Chapter 181: The Truth Revealed
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Han Moze let out a faint scoff, then ordered Consort Wei to step forward. “Come forward!”
Consort Wei fearfully took one step forward.
Han Moze waved his hand at Wuxin who then released several bees from a sachet.
Consort Rou saw this and her eyes immediately shot wide open. However, she thought about it for a moment and composed herself. They shouldn’t be able to discover that she did it. She definitely would be able to get away with this.
Liu Rushuang paid close attention to how silent the others were and noticed that Consort Rou’s eyes had widened and looked a little unsettled just now. She clenched her fists, as an ice-cold gaze of suspicion flashed across her eyes.
*Buzzzz buzzz buzzz…* Several bees flew frantically over to Consort Wei’s hands.
“Ahhhh!” Consort Wei jumped in shock and immediately hugged both hands to her chest.
Han Moze coldly asked, “”What did your hands previously come into contact with?”
Consort Wei was left suddenly stunned. Did that prove she was the culprit?
She immediately kneeled and wailed, “Your Majesty! I really didn’t do it! Wahhh wahhh… I’m being framed!”
“What did your hands previously come into contact with?” Questioned Han Moze once again through gritted teeth.
Consort Wei thought about it for a moment with red eyes and said, “Your Majesty, I played the guqin for almost half an hour. Other than that, I spent all my time in my own chambers. Please do investigate this carefully, Your Majesty!”
“Bring the guqin over for me to inspect!” Han Moze ordered Wuxin.
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Soon enough, Wuxin brought over the guqin from the scene of the crime.
Consort Rou grinned but clenched her hands restlessly. They definitely won’t be able to figure out it was her who had done it.
Han Moze examined the guqin and discovered that it was covered in white powder. When he drew closer to smell it, he noticed a sweet scent. This must have been the powder that attracted the bees.
He thought about it for a moment with furrowed brows, then averted his cold gaze towards the three consorts. “Confess! Which one of you three meddled with this?”
All of a sudden, Consort Rou and Consort Ning kneeled promptly and fought to speak first. “Your Majesty, I didn’t do it. I absolutely didn’t!”
Liu Rushuang coldly smirked and said, “Consort Rou, you still won’t admit it? I actually took notice of your actions when you were playing the guqin. At the time, the only reason why you didn’t push down hard on the strings was because you were concentrating on not spreading the powder across the guqin. Am I right?”
Consort Rou was instantly stunned and broke out in cold sweat all over her body.
*Swiiiish…*
In the back, a bodyguard abruptly tried to fly off, ready to flee.
With one sweeping palm, Han Moze smacked the bodyguard in yellow down.
Flustered, the bodyguard kneeled on the floor and cried, “I beg Your Majesty to spare my life! Consort Rou ordered me to do it! I beg Your Majesty, please spare my life!”
Consort Rou turned around and glared at the bodyguard. “H-how… could you spew nonsense?” She cried in an angry, trembling voice.
“I beg Your Majesty to please spare my life! I speak only of the truth!” The bodyguard kowtowed non-stop.
Consort Rou was so shocked that she collapsed.
Liu Rushuang crouched down and tore a piece off of Consort Rou’s sleeve. “Take a look and see if there’s something fishy,” she said as she handed it to H.
Han Moze took it and sniffed. His eyes turned murky as he looked over at Consort Rou. “Men, take Consort Rou away and plank slap her to death!”
“Your Majesty! I beg you to forgive me! I really like you!” Consort Rou pleaded endlessly on the floor.
Liu Rushuang grinned coldly, then walked over to the bodyguard who was detained.
“Your Majesty the Empress, Consort Rou forced me to do something like this. I beg you to spare my life!” The bodyguard broke out in cold sweat in fear.
Liu Rushuang conjured up a small fist-sized fireball in her right hand and threw it fiercely right into his chest.
“Ah!” The bodyguard shrieked. His head drooped and with that, he died.