After berating her for a while, Noble Concubine Shih stopped to catch her breath.
Consort Yun Pin knelt, begging for mercy.
"Noble Consort, I am innocent in this matter!"
"Innocent? Why would you send spices for no good reason?"
Consort Yun Pin spoke again, "Noble Consort, please investigate thoroughly. Those spices…"
Those spices had been delivered by Ruirui. She hadn't asked Ruirui to deliver them. Regrettably, Ruirui was already dead. Eunuch Wei from the Punishment Department had investigated. Ruirui had no close contacts with anyone while she was alive. Who exactly was the hidden person behind her? With Ruirui's death, everything had become a mystery. That night, the hurried encounter behind the rockery in the Imperial Garden, the brief exchange… With Ruirui's death, this incident had plunged into hell. As long as the other person remained silent, no living soul could unearth such a secret!
Noble Concubine Shih continued to scold.
"What, have you run out of things to say?"
