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Chapter 243 I won’t offend anyone unless they offend me

After she finished speaking, everyone showed curiosity on their faces and turned their eyes to her.

They had been observing for a long time, but had never seen anyone's hands turn purple after being contaminated by the potion.

"Who is it?" the old emperor asked anxiously.

Jiang Yimo calmly pointed at Mei Mei'er and Aunt Xiangye and replied, "There are things wrong with these two women. One is Mei'er, and the other is Aunt Xiangye."

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but frown and look suspicious.

Princess Cang Yue was even more puzzled: "But their palms are not stained purple?"

The scene fell into silence, and everyone looked at each other, with a myriad of thoughts in their minds.

"Miss Jiang, you are just talking nonsense! Everything needs evidence. Anyone can make empty promises. You just said that anyone who has poisoned someone will turn purple if their hands are touched by your potion. But what about now? Aren't their hands still fine? They haven't turned purple as you said. In my opinion, your so-called potion is just a scam!"

Concubine Xiao raised the corner of her mouth slightly, revealing a mocking smile, and mercilessly ridiculed the woman in front of her.

"Madam Concubine Xiao, I can tell you the truth. In fact, the white bottle I just poured out does not contain any potion, but a bottle of ordinary pure water that can be drunk directly. So, no matter who washes their hands today, their hands will definitely not turn purple!"

Jiang Yimo raised the corners of her mouth slightly, revealing a sly smile, and then she casually told this shocking secret.

"What? You had the audacity to deceive all of us?"

Upon hearing this, Concubine Xiao was immediately furious. She was shaking with anger and her beautiful face became a little distorted because of anger.

"I had no choice but to do this. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me. In fact, I just wanted to use this method to find out who really poisoned the person and play a psychological game with everyone. After all, if someone is guilty or has a guilty conscience, they will definitely reveal their flaws after seeing that others are safe and sound."

"And Mei'er and Xiangye performed the best."

Facing Concubine Xiao's questioning and rebuke, Jiang Yimo remained unusually calm and explained in a calm tone.

At this moment, everyone present was stunned after hearing what Jiang Yimo said.

"Jiang girl, how did you know that there were problems with Concubine Xiao's two palace maids?" the old emperor asked first.

"Just now, I ordered this maid named Mei'er to wash her hands, but her eyes showed a guilty look, as if she was hiding some unspeakable secret."

"She didn't dare to look people in the eye and would always look away involuntarily. Her face looked particularly solemn and nervous. What was even more surprising was that when faced with something as simple as washing her hands, she actually lost her courage and only stretched out her hand for a moment before quickly retracting it."

Jiang Yimo looked at the maid named Mei'er and explained. Then she turned her gaze to Xiangye and continued, "Look at the maid named Xiangye again. When Concubine Xiao tried her best to protect her, a hint of smugness flashed in her eyes."

"But once Concubine Xiao was unable to protect her, her heartbeat suddenly accelerated, her breathing became rapid, and her facial expression became extremely tense, obviously filled with guilt and anxiety. At the same time, I noticed that when she stretched out her hands, her palms were already soaked with sweat."

After Jiang Yimo finished speaking, everyone's eyes shifted back and forth between Mei'er and Xiangye.

At this time, the old emperor spoke again, his eyes flashing with confusion and bewilderment, but his tone was full of majesty and domineering.

He stared at the two people in front of him and said in an almost threatening tone: "Tell me the truth, both of you! What is the matter with the poison in the cake? If you dare to tell a lie, I will never let you off easily and will definitely wipe out your entire nine clans!"

These words exploded in Mei'er and Xiangye's ears like thunder, making them fall into extreme anxiety in an instant.

The emperor is so cruel that he wants to exterminate all nine of their clans!

This punishment is simply too terrible. It not only involves one's own life safety, but also the life and death of countless relatives.

Therefore, Xiangye, who had always been so high-profile, was now full of contradictions and struggles. She knew what it meant to betray her master, but when faced with the threat of death and the consequences that might involve her family, fear took over.

She bit her lips tightly, trying to calm herself down, but her body was shaking uncontrollably. Her eyes showed despair and helplessness, as if the whole world was collapsing at this moment.

Mei'er, on the other hand, seemed unusually calm. After all, for an orphan with no worries, life and death were no longer important. She even felt a little sympathy for Xiangye - because Xiangye still had a family to worry about.

However, reality is always cruel and ruthless, and it is not easy to make a choice between life and death. Xiangye is in great pain but can do nothing about it; in the end, under great pressure, she chooses to compromise...

"Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager, I was afraid of death, so I did not put arsenic in the pastries. Instead, I put a chronic poison in the pastries. I don't know what happened to the arsenic in the pastries." Xiang Ye said.

"Then why did you do this? And how did you know that the porridge and cakes that Princess Cangyue asked Hongying to bring were to be delivered to the Queen Mother."

Jiang Yimo asked a question that no one could understand.

"Cang Yue prepared breakfast for the Queen Mother. I overheard Princess Cang Yue telling Hong Ying what to say. But the person I want to harm is not Princess Cang Yue but Miss Jiang."

"Not only do I know you, but I have no grudge against you. Why do you want to harm me?" Jiang Yimo really couldn't understand.

Yes, you have no grudge against me, but you shouldn't have insulted Miss Lu like that last night. Miss Lu once saved my life, she is my benefactor, but you actually let her, a young lady from the Prime Minister's Mansion, learn the sounds of those beasts, making her a laughing stock in the whole place. How can she face people in the future? I won't allow you to insult her like that." Xiang Ye looked at Jiang Yimo with resentment and said.

"I don't have the habit of provoking others. I always follow the principle that if no one offends me, I won't offend anyone. If someone offends me, I will definitely pay him (her) back double."

Hearing this, Jiang Yimo sneered and then said these words.