The Queen Doesn't Want to Die
Chapter 229
Everyone felt the atmosphere getting hotter. They clearly felt Queen Zhu's hatred towards Lu Jing Yu. Immediately they shrink their consciousness again and again so that they do not get affected if they accidentally ignite the problem.
Lu Jing Yu felt sour in her heart. What's wrong with the woman who is still his mother-in-law as well so this woman always seems to give him trouble and make him a target of hatred. He only wanted to immediately resolve the matter so that everyone immediately dispersed and not cause a commotion.
If the punishment given by Queen Zhu was based on justice, it did not matter. He also would not say anything to it even though the punishment given was even worse. But when injustice occurs before him, as a modern man who understands the law, he cannot allow injustice to happen right before his eyes.
Lu Jing Yu also did not want to be too conspicuous and only suggested to do a truth check first before deciding on the punishment to be given, instead, yet Queen Zhu seemed to be very impatient to push her down into the mud!
But it was fine, if Queen Zhu was very fond of playing with mud, she would happily serve him well.
Lu Jing Yu smiled as she looked at Queen Zhu confidently.
"Of course this child already has a mother. And this kid also knows the culprit, just that this kid needs a witness who can watch as this kid shows evidence, if not, with extremely vulnerable evidence it would be very easy for the perpetrator to escape. So mom, did you allow it?" Lu Jing Yu did not give Queen Zhu a chance to speak and immediately encouraged her to agree.
"good. Since the Crown Princess already said so, I have no reason not to grant her request and hand over the power to resolve this matter on my behalf. Therefore Princess Mhkota, immediately tell us who the guilty person is based on the evidence mentioned. And as for the witness, I myself, Zhu Qing Yi, Empress Kekaisara Shao will be the witness." Although Queen Zhu was beginning to feel doubt if Lu Jing Yu was indeed truly capable of showing evidence and had known the culprit, she said, he was still being wise and not against it or people would immediately cross the rumor that Queen Zhu was an unreasonable person. So he personally took the initiative to be a witness.
"Alright then, thank you for Mom's trust." Lu Jing Yu looked at Queen Zhu meaningfully before she turned around and looked at Consort Xu and Consort Yu in turn. His smile scared the two of them.
"Mulia is now the one who will take over this case so I beg everyone to cooperate with me. Especially concubine Xiu and concubine Yu." Consort Xiu and concubine Yu who was named immediately looked up in shock. "I want everyone not to interrupt when I ask and no one speaks when I don't ask, are you willing?" He continued by looking intently at concubine Xiu and concubine Yu.
"I can afford it." Concubine Yu quickly replied.
"i can do it too." Consort Xiu deskwab confidently. He looked at concubine Yu with anger.
"Well, then, Consort Xiu, please tell me what really happened." Lu Jing Yu looked at Consort Xiu seriously.
Consort Xiu did not mind and immediately repeated the story. Just as Queen Zhu had said before. Lu Jing Yu had actually also heard the same thing, but she wanted to remind everyone the root of the problem. After Concubine Xiu told her, Lu Jing Yu nodded her head in understanding and turned to look at Consort Yu.
"Concubine Yu, is it true that Consort Xiu said?"
"That's not true Crown Princess, I did come to Concubine Xiu's pavilion but just to find a chatting friend and not to interfere at all. Likewise with the painting, I only intend to say hello and come to look around. It was rumored that Consort Xiu's painting ability was the best in this harem, so I wanted to come and see. Who knows, I was lucky to learn one or two painting techniques so that I could paint well. However I was still a meter away from Seir Xiu when suddenly the concubine Xiu's body fell to the ground." concubine Yu spoke with a guilty face.
"Hem." Lu Jing Yu nodded lightly before continuing. "Does that mean Consort Yu didn't come near or touch the painting once?" Further.
"Yes. I dare swear that I did not touch the painting of concubine Xiu at all to prove that I said the truth and Consort Xiu had slandered me." Concubine Yu said confidently. Concubine Xiu who heard Concubine Yu's oath clenched her hands furiously.
"All right then. Since Consort Yu has said that she has not touched the painting of concubine Xiu, let's just take it as it is." Lu Jing Yu nodded her ship with a smile. Seli Xiu saw that Lu Jing Yu believed in Consort Yu's words and immediately wanted to deny, however it was Lu Jing Yu's hand gesture that asked her to stop stopping her intention and could only hold her anger in her heart.
"Does concubine Yu also like to paint?"
"Little bit. But my painting skills aren't so good."
"Did Consort Yu have just painted recently?" Lu Jing Yu's question again confused everyone and began to furrow their brows.
"No."
"Then, how was the last time concubine Yu painted or held a brush?" Everyone felt that the longer the question Lu Jing YU asked the more strange and distorted it was far from the matter. But since everyone had agreed to cooperate, everyone just silently looked and heard without any intention of interrupting or objecting.
Likewise with Consort Yu who immediately answered him honestly. "I haven't painted for more than a month. As for holding the brush, I guess it was three days ago." Concubine Yu said while recalling.
"Is Consort Yu sure?" Lu Jing Yu narrowed her eyes.
"Yes. Three days ago I sent a letter to my mother. After that I didn't write anything anymore."
"Good." Lu Jing Yu nodded before looking sharply at Consort Yu. "The last time concubine Yu held a brush and dealt with ink was three days ago, how could concubine Yu's sleeve have a fresh ink stain?" after hearing Lu Jing Yu's words, Consort Yu was shocked to see her bright yellow left sleeve had a contrasting black stain.
The ink stain was not too big and was on the bottom of his arm making it almost invisible. If he did not raise his arm, the stain was almost invisible, but as he began to raise his arm, the stain immediately appeared in front of the entire crowd clearly. Everyone now had to look at it and began to pay attention to it and found out if it was indeed a stain that came from ink and the important rim was that the black stain was still wet. It had clearly happened a moment before.
Seeing this alone, without having to be explained, all rang could also conclude that the stain came from the ink painting of concubine Xiu who had been damaged. If Consort Yu did not touch or get close to the graffiti as she said, how could the ink stains exist whereas the last time Consort Yu dealt with ink was three days ago?
"This.. I really don't! It's not an ink blot." Concubine Yu did not believe she would be revealed so quickly and frantically. He pulled his arm and hid his arm behind his body to hide from everyone.
"queen, Her Majesty the Queen, please believe in me. I really don't understand how on my shirt there's this ink stain." Panicked Concubine Yu immediately looked at Queen Zhu with a pleading gaze.
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