Jin Moli looked at the crumbling Concubine Wan with heartache, frowned, and stopped the empress dowager.
The Queen Mother was so angry that she almost fell over. She pointed at Concubine Wan who was kneeling on the ground with a sullen face and said, "At this point, does the Emperor still want to protect this bitch who disregards the rules of the court and has no sense of etiquette and shame?"
"Do you know what the censor will say about you in his memorial tomorrow?"
"Do you know what the courtiers will think of you?"
"How can you live up to the Jin family's ancestors, and how can you live up to the trust your father placed in you before his death? Do you still remember your father's last words?"
"If the people of Obsidian Nation knew that you delayed the morning court because of a woman, how would they view you? How could they willingly submit to you?"
Jin Moli rubbed his throbbing, swollen forehead and said, "Mother, I did feel unwell when I woke up this morning, and the matter has not been investigated yet, right?"
The Queen Mother snorted coldly: "Okay, you want to know clearly, right? Then I will check it out for you clearly now."
Seeing that both of them were looking at him, Su Qiao did not panic, but said slowly and calmly: "Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, just tell me what you want to say!"
"I'm sure the Empress Dowager and the Emperor know my character. Whether at home or in the palace, I always say what I mean and what I say."
The Queen Mother looked at her apologetically and said, "Qiao'er, this matter is of great importance, so I won't beat around the bush."
"Your Majesty, please feel free to ask." Su Qiao said calmly.
The Queen Mother pointed in the direction of Honeysuckle.
"Qiao'er, Concubine Wan said that the reason why the emperor was unconscious in the morning and felt unwell after getting up was because your personal maid Ren Dong drugged her when she ran into her in the Imperial Garden yesterday, which implicated the emperor."
"And we did find some herbs in the pouch around her waist. Can you explain this?"
Su Qiao looked in the direction of Honeysuckle.
He was courting his own destruction, and there was no way she could stop him.
When her name was called, Honeysuckle didn't dare to look at her and avoided her sight.
Su Qiao was not flustered at all, and nodded slowly: "Ren Dong is indeed the maid I brought from the mansion, but..."
"Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, I have brought some people here. You should interrogate them in person!"
As she said that, she turned her head and glanced at Aunt Bai behind her: "Aunt, let them in!"
"yes."
Nanny Bai glanced at Rendong coldly, turned around and quickly left the hall, and soon brought in two palace maids and two eunuchs.
"Greetings to the Empress Dowager, His Majesty, and the Imperial Concubine!"
Although the palace maids and eunuchs were a little reserved and afraid, they still knelt on the ground and paid their respects properly.
When Ren Dong saw them, she had a bad feeling and looked at Su Qiao anxiously: "Miss..."
Su Qiao glanced at her indifferently.
"It has been two months since you entered the palace. Whether it is me, Madam, Chunyu or the others, we have taught you countless times that you cannot call me Miss, but should follow the palace rules and call me Madam. However, you still do not change your ways."
"Alas, I really regret bringing you into the palace, and even more regret saving your life from the human traffickers."
After sighing, Su Qiao looked at the two eunuchs and two young palace maids with a gentle gaze: "You don't need to worry about me. When the Queen Mother and the Emperor ask you questions, you just need to answer truthfully."
"Also, you cannot tell a lie, otherwise it will be a crime of deceiving the emperor!"