The Feifeng hairpin was not stolen, so Concubine Dong's words just now were slandering the Queen.
The Queen and the people in her palace had no contact with Concubine Dong, so after the fire, there was no possibility for the Queen to steal the Feifeng Hairpin.
No one from the Queen's Palace left the palace. Even if someone from the Queen's Palace stole the Feifeng Hairpin, they couldn't take it out with them.
Concubine Dong's accusations were full of loopholes to begin with, and now the Queen laid out the facts one by one, blocking all possibilities of her accusations.
The court officials obviously did not expect the queen to say such words, but after a moment of stunned silence, they could no longer conceal the excitement on their faces.
However, Murong Zheng and Concubine Dong were stunned. They both looked at the Queen blankly. Obviously, they did not expect the Queen to say such words.
"Queen, I will be very disappointed if you do this." Murong Zheng finally spoke. There was indeed disappointment in his eyes, but what was heavier than disappointment on his face was anger.
He didn't expect that his queen would stand against him at such a time.
"Your Majesty, you have disappointed me for thirteen years. I respect you and protect you. I am tired. If Your Majesty is disappointed in me, please depose me."
The Queen's words were filled with deep fatigue.
Murong Zheng's heart tightened, but he suddenly shouted loudly: "Do you think I dare not?"
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The Queen smiled indifferently and kowtowed.
Murong Zheng could no longer see the Queen's face, but he could no longer control the panic in his heart.
"Your Majesty, please fulfill the Queen's wish. The Queen is indeed tired after all these years." Concubine Dong was not good at reading people's expressions, but when she heard the Queen say this, she was already ecstatic in her heart.
Murong Zheng turned to look at Concubine Dong. When Concubine Dong saw Murong Zheng's expression, she dared not speak again.
His face seemed frozen, and when he looked at Concubine Dong Guifei, there was no longer any friendship in his eyes.
"Your Majesty, the Queen is only telling the truth. If Your Majesty is going to depose the Queen, then please depose this old minister as well."
"Your Majesty, the Queen is not wrong."
"Your Majesty, the Queen has worked diligently over the years to stabilize the harem, saving Your Majesty from a lot of worries. There will never be another person as virtuous as this in the harem."
“What are you talking about, you old bastard? I…” Seeing all the ministers kneeling on the ground to plead for the Queen, Concubine Dong was already furious. When she heard an old minister say such words, she felt that this person was slapping her in the face and couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Your Majesty, I have served in three dynasties, and the previous emperor never reprimanded me. How could a favorite concubine have the courage to say such words to me?"
Lord Xu spoke in a stern voice, which made Murong Zheng feel guilty.
"Your Majesty, the reason you called the Queen here was to make her confess her guilt, but now the Queen is not guilty."
"The dethronement of the queen is your family affair. I just want to find the real culprit who murdered our princess."
Qu Jingze came to the court not to check on the family affairs of the Emperor and the Queen of the Great Zhou, but he had a purpose.
"Your Majesty, I am late because I have found the real culprit. He is outside the palace. Please allow me to bring up the person who took the flying phoenix hairpin out of the palace."
The Queen raised her head again, looked at Murong Zheng and Concubine Dong, and spoke slowly.
“Queen, you…” Murong Zheng was already surprised by the Queen’s attitude, but he did not expect that the Queen would want to get rid of Concubine Dong like the court officials.
The knife in my hand turned into a sword used against me. This feeling is really not good at all.
"Your Majesty, this is impossible, impossible, she is lying. What I gave that man was a thousand taels of silver, not a flying phoenix hairpin. The Queen is slandering me."
After hearing what the Queen said, Concubine Dong suddenly felt happy again. She felt that the Queen was seeking death, and the crime of deceiving the emperor was unforgivable. However, she forgot that the words she said would make her unforgivable.
(End of this chapter)