"If it weren't for you, I would have this kind of thing on my face." Ji Youran was already filled with hatred. She reached out and lifted up the veil. The face under the veil looked delicate and pretty on one side, but the other side of the original scar was red and swollen, with many red, dense pustules on it, which looked creepy.
Zhou Jinruo was so scared that she took two steps back. After taking a closer look, she suddenly turned around and knelt down in front of Qu Moying. "Princess Ying, Jinruo really doesn't know why it's like this. When Jinruo gave it to the princess, it was fine. There was nothing wrong with it after the princess used it. Why is Concubine Ji like this? Jinruo really doesn't know."
"Besides, Jinruo originally wanted to give the gift to Princess Ying, not Concubine Ji. Even if Jinruo had a hundred guts, she wouldn't dare to plot against Princess Ying."
Zhou Jinruo's eyes became red, but what he said still made sense.
Pei Luoan, who was sitting inside, looked at Pei Yuanjun, who was leaning leisurely with his eyes slightly closed. His eyes flickered for a moment, but in the end he said nothing and continued to listen.
"Miss Zhou Er, our master has never used your medicine, so we can't testify for you." Yu Xiu stepped forward and said to Zhou Jinruo who wanted to ask Qu Moying to testify, "Our master has never opened Miss Zhou Er's ointment. As for why Concubine Ji came to our house to ask for the ointment, we have to ask Miss Zhou Er's house. At least our master has not leaked the news."
When Zhou Jinruo gave the ointment to Qu Moying, only people around both parties knew about it. Qu Moying could guarantee that the news had not been spread out, and that was only Zhou Jinruo's side.
Ji Youran was able to find Qu Moying immediately and tell her about the matter, which shows that she had known about it a long time ago. From this perspective, Miss Zhou Er is not completely innocent.
Zhou Jinruo was startled by these words. She looked up subconsciously and met Qu Moying's clear but dark eyes. His eyes were calm and the way he looked at her was more like he was watching a farce, which made people inexplicably uneasy.
"We know that Concubine Ji came to our house to ask for the ointment. We also know that Jinruo gave a gift to Princess Ying. We only have so much of the most precious medicine left by our ancestors. If Jinruo wants to give it to someone, she has to ask father for permission first. It's not something that Jinruo can give whenever she wants."
Zhou Jinran hurriedly explained.
This is to say that the people in Zhou Mansion also knew about this matter. Ji Youran was a concubine of the Eastern Palace and had an unusual status. If she came to ask for the ointment, she had to give a reason. Therefore, Zhou Mansion told this matter as an excuse. What they didn't expect was that Ji Youran would actually come to ask Qu Moying for it. If something happened again, it would have nothing to do with their Zhou Mansion.
Zhou Jinruo insisted on his denial and refused to admit it.
“Princess Ying, these are things left by our ancestors. There are only a few of them. Each one is carefully enshrined in our mansion. We have never opened them, and we dare not open them. When they were given to Princess Ying, the Princess must have looked at them. They were sealed.” Zhou Jinruo felt more and more aggrieved as she spoke, but she did not lose her composure and cry loudly. She just turned her face to the side and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.
Then he said bitterly, "It's an unopened bottle of ointment. How can Concubine Ji put medicine in it and ruin the reputation of Concubine Shu? There shouldn't be anyone in the world who has such a great ability!"
The ointment was sealed when it was delivered to Qu Moying. Qu Moying did not open it. When it was delivered to Ji Youran,
It was sealed at the time. Ji Youran even had someone check it out, and the conclusion was the same. She was surprised at the time why Qu Moying had never opened it to use it.
"Who else could it be if not you?" Ji Youran said hatefully. She had been thinking about it for the past few days but couldn't find anyone. In the end, it fell on Zhou Jinruo. Of course, she also had some doubts about Qu Moying, but Qu Feiying's current identity was not something she could doubt just because she wanted to.
I had some ideas behind inviting the prince to the British palace.
Although Qu Moying didn't say anything, his expression was calm and composed, without any fluctuation. He only glanced at me occasionally, which made him look a little out of the matter.
It seems less and less like it has anything to do with her.
"Your Highness can check the people who had access to the ointment. If what happened to Concubine Ji was really caused by the ointment, it must be related to those who had access to the opened ointment." Zhou Jinruo took a deep breath, but her chest kept rising and falling. It was obvious that she was angry about this matter.
"When the ointment sent by the Zhou Mansion had problems in the hands of Concubine Ji, how can it be said that it was the Zhou Mansion's fault? Besides, the ointment was sent intact."
Ji Youran glared at Zhou Jinruo fiercely and said almost word by word: "The people around me would never do such a thing!"
"Madam Concubine, as long as you have evidence to prove that it was Jinruo who did it, Jinruo will die to apologize." Zhou Jinruo also became tough, and her tearful eyes were a little annoyed, but she had to hold it back. Her voice became more and more sad, and then she kowtowed heavily to Qu Moying, "Please ask Princess Ying to help me make a clear judgment."
Seeing this, Pei Luoan, who was sitting inside, didn't see anyone, but he heard the voice and felt that Miss Zhou Er was obviously innocent.
He picked up the teacup in his hand and put it down heavily with a click.
Ji Youran had raised her hand to pull Zhou Jinruo, but now she had to put it down. Her eyes were almost bloodshot with anger, and her voice was filled with a bit of crazy hatred: "If it wasn't you, who else would harm me? Who could harm me? I have checked the people around me. No one who has come into contact with me could have drugged me, and they don't have this kind of drug."
The Eastern Palace had indeed checked first. Everyone who came into contact with Ji Youran was checked. Even Shui Ning, the personal maid whom Ji Youran cared about the most, was locked up. However, Xie Feng escaped because Ji Youran was still wary of her. Even though Xie Feng looked extremely loyal now, she did not let her touch the ointments. So she escaped and became the number one person around Ji Youran.
She had helped Ji Youran out. Seeing her master suffer, she couldn't help but rebuke Zhou Jinruo, "Ms. Zhou Er just spoke so lightly. The ointment was sent by your family. Princess Ying didn't use it and gave it directly to our queen. Now that something has happened, you all keep saying you don't know. Could it be that our queen gave herself the ointment and is now taking her anger out on you?"
Zhou Jinruo was speechless at the question. This was of course impossible.
"Miss Zhou Er, think about it again. Is there any detail you forgot or maybe you got the wrong medicine? Concubine Ji's face is like this, she must be really disfigured. This is no small matter, we must investigate it thoroughly. Your Zhou Mansion is not responsible. It can't be that Concubine Ji's face was disfigured for no reason."
Qu Moying finally found Zhou Jinruo's expectant eyes.
, and slowly opened his mouth.
It would be better not to say this. Ji Youran's face was almost twisted. Even though the veil had fallen, she could still sense the shock others had when they saw her face just now. When the prince saw her face, he had a suppressed expression of disgust. Her face was ruined, so she was finished.
Such a thought made her eyes turn bloodshot.
Her face was ruined because of Zhou Fu's ointment, so her face was ruined, and this bitch in front of her actually said that this matter had nothing to do with her, and dared to cry to Qu Moying in front of her, who else could it be if not her, who else could it be...
Ji Youran was so overwhelmed by anger and resentment that she no longer remembered what Pei Luoan had said to her before, and also forgot the warning voice that had just come from the other room. She suddenly pounced over, grabbed Zhou Jinruo's bun, pulled it down hard, and then slapped Zhou Jinruo twice in the face.
"You bitch, you bitch, I'm going to beat you to death. It's you who want to hurt me, it's you who hurt me..." Ji Youran cursed harshly.
Her movements were so fast that no one noticed. By the time they noticed, Zhou Jinruo had already been slapped several times. Her face immediately became red and swollen. She could no longer maintain her previous dignity and decorum. She immediately burst into tears and was pushed to the ground by Ji Youran...
No one expected Ji Youran to suddenly lose control, let alone do such an inappropriate thing when she lost control.
When they came to their senses, it was already a mess. People on both sides were pulling each other, while others were helping Zhou Jinruo to push away.
No one knew who hurt Ji Youran in the chaos. After Ji Youran screamed in pain, she started to hit the people around her madly, without even looking at who they were, and just started hitting them randomly.
"Hurry up and get someone to pull Concubine Ji up. Be careful not to hurt her." Qu Moying finally calmed down, called for people to come forward, and frowned slightly.
After a lot of effort, everyone separated the two people.
Not to mention that Zhou Jinruo's clothes were already messy and torn, Ji Youran on the other side was also in disarray, and the veil on her head was torn off by someone. Her red, swollen and twisted face with dense pustules on it made people shudder. The maids who had not seen clearly before screamed and backed away when they looked at Ji Youran one by one.
Some of the timid ones fell to the ground with their legs weakened, their eyes filled with panic and disgust, and they muttered, "Ugly... ugly bastard."
The voice was actually not loud, but it was right next to Ji Youran's ears. Ji Youran was immediately provoked to lose control by these words, and suddenly pounced on the maid, stretching out her sharp fingers to grab the maid's face.
Fortunately, everyone was prepared this time. A maid came forward and hugged Ji Youran's waist, pulling her back hard, saying, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
"Has Concubine Ji been possessed by evil spirits?" Qu Moying's brows furrowed even more as she watched this scene. She muttered to herself that this happened in front of her and as the hostess she felt very embarrassed. She ordered people to help Zhou Jinruo up.
“Princess Ying, Concubine Ji is… possessed by evil, it must be possessed by evil!” Zhou Jinruo finally stood up with the help of the maid’s hand, and looked at the maid who was still flailing and flailing like a madman, and pounced on the fallen maid. He muttered to himself and stepped back again and again…