Chapter 70 Who dares to say she did it?

Chapter 70 Who dares to say she did it?

"Nonsense! Utter nonsense!"

The Empress Dowager trembled with rage, and the wound on her face reopened due to extreme anger, with blood dripping down her chin onto her clothes, making her look both ferocious and wretched.

She pointed at Tang Li, who was still trembling in Pei Yunjing's arms, and screamed hysterically:

"What divine retribution?! It was clearly this bitch who spilled the wine! The wine was spilled on the cat, that's why the cat went crazy! Are all the people here blind?!"

The Empress Dowager did not believe in superstitions.

Although what just happened happened quickly, Tang Li's "slipping" action was so exaggerated that anyone with eyes could see that she did it on purpose.

"Grand Secretary Zhao! General Li!"

The Empress Dowager looked at the high-ranking officials below as if grasping at a straw:

"Tell me! Did you all see her spill the wine with your own eyes? Did she harm me?!"

The two officials, Grand Secretary Zhao and General Li, who were named, froze, and cold sweat instantly poured down their foreheads.

This is hardly asking them to testify.

This is clearly forcing them to choose between the "Empress Dowager" and the "Regent" in terms of how they die!

Pei Yunjing did not stop the Empress Dowager from questioning him.

He still had Tang Li in his arms, standing there leisurely, with even a very faint smile on his lips.

However, when he slowly turned his head and cast his gaze upon the assembled civil and military officials...

That smile instantly transformed into a chilling aura emanating from the deepest hell.

Those eyes, bloodshot from years of torment by fire poison, swept over everyone present with undisguised killing intent and threat.

The air seemed to freeze wherever the eye could see.

"Since the Empress Dowager has asked, I would also like to hear it."

Pei Yunjing's voice wasn't loud, but it echoed in the deathly silent Imperial Garden, each word like a heavy hammer blow to the top of everyone's head:

"Did you gentlemen see what just happened?"

He casually stroked the hilt of the "Zhanwang" sword at his waist, his fingertips lightly tapping the dragon-patterned hilt.

"Did my queen cast a spell? Or did that beast go mad on its own?"

"Who saw it? Step forward and tell me."

Grand Secretary Zhao was just about to get up and echo the Empress Dowager's words, but as soon as his buttocks lifted half an inch off the seat, he was so frightened by that look that he sat back down with a "plop," his legs too weak to stand up.

Who dares to say that?

Who would dare to provoke this living devil at this critical juncture?

Didn't you see that even the Imperial Guards were so intimidated they didn't dare move?

Did you see that ivory chopstick that was driven deep into the pillar?

Anyone who dares to say "it was the princess who did it" will probably have their head smashed into pieces like that shattered jade cup in the next second!

In this prosperous dynasty, although the Empress Dowager is noble, she holds the reins of power. The one who can truly kill an entire family is the Regent!

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty didn't see it clearly!"

A quick-witted censor was the first to kneel down, burying his head in the ground, his voice trembling but firm:

"I only saw the cat suddenly shriek and pounce on the Empress Dowager like a madwoman! Her Highness the Princess... Her Highness the Princess was frightened! She didn't touch the cat at all!"

Once someone started, the rest of the fence-sitters immediately followed suit.

"Yes, yes! I saw it too! The cat's eyes were bloodshot; it was clearly having a bout of madness!"

"How could Her Highness the Princess Consort, who is so frail and unable to take care of herself, possibly provoke that ferocious beast?"

"It must be a warning from the heavens! That cat is just too wild to be tamed!"

In an instant, the entire Imperial Garden was filled with voices of agreement.

Even those who clearly saw Tang Li spill wine just now are now blind.

The Empress Dowager stood on the high platform, listening to the waves of voices below saying "The Princess is innocent" and "The cat has gone mad."

She felt dizzy and her vision blurred, and her chest felt like it was being choked by a huge rock, making her feel like she was about to explode.

"You...you bunch of sycophantic scoundrels..."

The Empress Dowager, her hand trembling, pointed at the group of ministers who were usually so respectful to her but were now blatantly lying:

"That's the wine! It's the wine that's the problem! She was the one who spilled the wine..."

"Empress Dowager."

Pei Yunjing coldly interrupted her last struggle.

He looked at the isolated, helpless old woman, abandoned by everyone, his eyes filled with no pity, only the contempt of a victor for a vanquished:

"Everyone is saying the cat has gone mad."

"Could it be that the Empress Dowager thinks all the officials are blind? Or does she think..."

Pei Yunjing paused, his tone mocking:

"Is only Your Majesty the Empress Dowager clear-headed?"

The Empress Dowager swayed, a metallic taste rising in her throat.

Tang Li nestled in Pei Yunjing's arms, almost bursting out laughing as she listened to the ministers' unconscionable lies.

Too weak to take care of herself?

You didn't touch the cat?

Tsk tsk tsk.

These old folks can lie even better than she can.

but……

That's awesome!

Is this what it feels like to be protected by a big shot?

"Now that everyone has seen the truth..."

Pei Yunjing withdrew his gaze, no longer looking at the Empress Dowager who was about to faint from anger, but instead focused his attention on the remaining wine on the ground.

"Then let's talk about the root cause of this cat's madness."

Pei Yunjing's voice rang out again, carrying a chillingly dangerous aura:

"The Empress Dowager said it was because of spilled wine."

"Then I'd like to see what good stuff was added to this 'blessed wine' that the Empress Dowager personally brewed and specially bestowed upon the Princess Consort, that could drive a cat...crazy like this."