The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law
Chapter 1174 - 1168: Her Methods

Chapter 1174: Chapter 1168: Her Methods

A moment later, he shook his head and said, "This is not poison, it is ordinary fritillary powder, used to stop coughs."

The maid hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, it’s called fritillary. Your Majesty the Empress, this servant, this servant’s mind doesn’t work well, I have a poor memory, I forgot the name for a moment."

Consort Zhang barely perceptibly smiled, but quickly regained her composure.

The Empress’s eyes widened in fury, almost spitting blood from anger, and she loudly commanded, "Award ten slaps and throw her out."

The maid truly felt wronged; she merely coughed and took some fritillary powder, whom did she offend?

"Have you found anything else suspicious?" asked the Empress to Madam Li.

Madam Li said, "Since this person has managed to poison the women of Prince Jin Residence, it seems we are dealing with a formidable individual."

Madam Li glanced intentionally or unintentionally at Consort Zhang and suggested, "Why not have an imperial order from Your Majesty the Empress to search the entire residence?"

The Empress had set her heart on rooting out the cancer today and naturally had no objections, saying, "Very well, proceed immediately."

Consort Zhang’s body stiffened, and even without any change in her expression, one could perceive a difference.

Lin Qianqing stared at her and said softly, "There is a saying, ’One who does evil cannot live.’

Consort Zhang forced a smile and said, "What do you mean by these words, Sister Princess?"

Lin Qianqing smiled, "You’ll understand later, just watch the Empress’s methods for now."

A moment later, screams from women outside the courtyard could be heard, piercing deeply into one’s heart, causing all the delicate ladies to tremble.

Consort Zhang’s expression changed drastically, because she recognized those screams; they all belonged to her maids.

She hurriedly knelt before the Empress and said, "Your Majesty the Empress, please spare those little maids, they have grown up with your servant since childhood..."

The Empress sneered coldly and said, "Don’t worry, as long as they don’t bite back, I will of course spare them; I am always very generous to those who have meritorious service."

Consort Zhang turned deathly pale, not sure if under the Empress’s severe methods, they could keep their lips sealed.

After a while, the screams ceased, and a maid walked quickly into the hall, respectfully saying to the Empress, "The kitchen maid has confessed."

The Empress waved her hand and commanded, "Then take that kitchen maid away and continue the interrogation."

Today the Empress came well-prepared, having originally sealed off Prince Jin Residence to compel the Imperial Physicians to cover up the matter of King Jin’s infertility according to her methods, yet unexpectedly, it led to uncovering a major case.

How dare they target her, very good.

"Your Majesty the Empress, please... " In her panic, Consort Zhang tried to plead but suddenly didn’t know how to beg.

Gazing at her with anger, the Empress gnashed her teeth and said, "Consort Zhang, how exactly do you plan to plead for yourself? Are you ready to confess?"

"I..." Consort Zhang shook her head and said, "No, it wasn’t my doing, they are just a few worthless maids. If they truly committed acts they should not have and were executed by Her Majesty, they deserved it."

"Ha... Haha..." The Empress suddenly looked upon Consort Zhang with utter disdain, full of contempt and dislike in her eyes.

A person who refuses to face reality until the bitter end, she encountered one just yesterday.

That Gu Youyou was that kind of person; however, Gu Youyou truly had the ability to deny everything, the skill to make the dead appear alive, to argue black as white.

She wanted to see how Consort Zhang would attempt to turn the tide, to alter the situation.

She refused to believe that she, who had navigated the Zhuzhao Country’s harem for decades, could be bested by a young girl two days in a row.