Silver Frost bent down slightly, almost touching her face. He stared into her eyes. "You and I don't need to know why. There must be a reason for you to do this."
Concubine Qin shook her head angrily. "There are so many people in the palace, why me?"
She might be the Celestial Thearch's concubine, but Silver Frost and White Snow were the ones who represented the Ying family in the palace.
Zhan Ruyi was supposed to be the one in charge, but Zhan Ruyi didn't even want to talk about it.
Silver Frost said calmly, "Because His Majesty has just done something to you a few times, so he's still interested in you. This will make His Majesty angrier."
Concubine Qin smiled bitterly. "Looks like I'm going to die this time."
Silver Frost shook her head. "Don't worry, it's not as dangerous as you think. Even if it's just a show for the other sisters in the palace, Master will try his best to protect you. Most importantly, Dongjun will promote your father to be a lieutenant. Otherwise, you should know the consequences."
Concubine Qin obviously knew the consequences if she didn't agree. She would die in the palace one day, and her family's fate would be even worse. She had no choice. Her family was in Dongjun's hands, and Qing Zhu might not be able to save them.
There was a precedent of a concubine trying to get rid of their control and confess to His Majesty. However, they couldn't even find a single witness, so they couldn't hurt the officials in the Heavenly Court. His Majesty also asked for the concubine's family, but that official lied through his teeth, saying that the concubine's family died in an accident. In the end, it was a prophecy. The concubine's family really died, and before His Majesty's people arrived, the entire family was annihilated.
After that, the concubine mysteriously hooked up with a servant in the Imperial Garden, and they were discovered sleeping together. The servant confessed and committed suicide to atone for his crime, while the concubine cried out that she was innocent, but no matter how many times she tried to defend herself, she was finally executed by a thousand cuts. Her fate was miserable.
Against traitors like this, not to mention the Four Heavenly Kings, even the Xiahou family stood on the same side and didn't show any mercy!
After Silver Frost left, Concubine Qin sat there and cried silently. Her goal in entering the palace was to fight for favor, but she never thought that she would bring disaster upon herself. If she had known this would happen, she wouldn't have tried to flirt with him.
Ning Chun and Nian Xia glanced at each other when they entered. They didn't know what happened to Ning Chun, but one thing was certain. That person must have said something when he entered.
In the blink of an eye, several months had passed. Spring was in full bloom in the Imperial Garden. It was the perfect season for farming.
As usual, Qing Zhu dressed like a farmer and worked in the fields. A group of stunning beauties in the palace also dressed like peasant women, following suit.
A group of women were just putting on an act. Some of them even came to fit the occasion. Anyway, His Majesty would not pay attention to them, so they took the opportunity to come to the Imperial Garden to relax.
Yuan Venerate Qing also had a few pieces of fertile land, but they were not near Yutian. There were too many women there, so it was not convenient for him to go there. At the moment, Yuan Venerate Qing, who was wearing a sweatshirt, was working hard in the fields. He was the one who had been instructed by Xiahou Chengyu to take care of the fields and imitate Qing Zhu. Yuan Venerate Qing was not allowed to help or borrow any powers. Yuan Venerate Qing had to do it himself.
Under his mother's coercion, he was very efficient and finished tending to the fields in less than half a day.
As usual, the sweaty Yuan Venerate Qing packed his things and followed the stream that irrigated the fields. He entered the valley and headed to the Jade Pool in the valley to take a bath.
When he arrived at the Jade Pool, he suddenly saw a pile of women's clothes. Yuan Venerate Qing was stunned and looked around.
Who would have thought that a graceful figure would emerge from the water with a splash? Her long hair was flowing behind her back, and her pretty face happened to meet Yuan Venerate Qing's. It would be difficult for Yuan Venerate Qing not to see her naked body in the water, as well as her fair, supple mounds that were half-submerged in the water. He felt as if he had seen this woman's face somewhere before.
The woman's eyes widened and she covered her chest with both hands. "Ah …" She let out a mournful scream.
Yuan Venerate Qing suddenly remembered where he had seen this woman before. He couldn't remember her name in the harem, but he could confirm that she was one of his father's concubines. She should have come to the Heaven Palace to pay a visit to his mother.
"Who is it?" Two people shouted from the valley and two figures rushed over. They were Ning Chun and Nian Xia, who were in charge of keeping watch. The woman in the pool was none other than Imperial Concubine Qin.
Yuan Venerate Qing was scared out of his wits when he recalled the woman's identity. He quickly covered his face with his sleeves and turned to leave.
"Men, catch the thief!" Ning Chun shouted as she chased after him. Nian Xia took out a large robe and jumped into the water to cover Imperial Concubine Qin.
The moment Ning Chun shouted, the people stationed nearby immediately rushed over and stopped Yuan Venerate Qing. However, no one dared to stop him after seeing that it was Yuan Venerate Qing. They quickly let him leave, but they found it strange that the emperor had become like a stray dog.
"Catch him! Hurry up and catch him!" Ning Chun, who was chasing after him anxiously, was stopped and questioned.
The guard saw that she was dressed like a maid and asked, "What's going on?"
"Someone was peeping at the Empress bathing. Hurry …" Ning Chun seemed to wake up and shut her mouth. She shook her head and said, "Nothing, I was just playing a game." Then, she quickly turned around and went back.
The group of guards was shocked and looked in the direction that Yuan Venerate Qing had escaped in. They were all bewildered. Could the emperor be …
Soon, the guards saw three women flying out of the valley in a panic. One of them was obviously dressed like a noble from the palace. Her hair was still wet and she hadn't cleaned it yet.
The Emperor fled like a stray dog, and the three women in the palace left in a panic. Coupled with Ning Chun's words, the group of guards floating in the air felt their scalps go numb. If they didn't guess wrongly, this matter had really blown up.
Hiding it and not reporting it? No one could bear the crime of deceiving the emperor! Report it? This was the emperor's dirty linen. They might even be silenced!
Who would have thought that they would encounter such a hot potato out of nowhere?
After a brief discussion, they decided that they really couldn't bear the responsibility and that it would be better to let the taller ones handle it. They quickly reported it to the higher-ups and let them make the decision. The higher-ups would want to strangle them after hearing the news.
"Your Highness, what's wrong?"
Ye Xiao, the butler of the Heavenly Palace, asked curiously when he saw Yuan Venerate Qing returning in a sorry state. He had never expected that Yuan Venerate Qing would encounter any trouble in the Imperial Garden.
Unexpectedly, Yuan Venerate Qing grabbed his sleeve and quickly dragged him into a secluded room. After confirming that there were no outsiders around, he said with trembling hands and a pale face, "Ye Xiao, save me!"
Ye Xiao was shocked. He had never seen Yuan Venerate Qing so terrified before. He had actually asked him for help?
Little did he know that Yuan Venerate Qing was really scared this time.
"Your Highness, what exactly happened?" Ye Xiao asked in bewilderment.
"I … I …" Yuan Venerate Qing didn't know how to explain himself. Instead, he kept looking out of the window, as if he was worried that someone would come and capture him at any time.
Ye Xiao immediately grabbed his arms. "Your Highness, why are you so frightened?" Yuan Venerate Qing Qing felt a little pain from his grip before he regained his composure.
"I really didn't do it on purpose …" Yuan Venerate Qing finally told him what had happened.
Ye Xiao was a little shocked after hearing it. Everything else was fine, but what was this? There were two things that people at the pinnacle couldn't allow others to touch. One was power, and the other was women. Since ancient times, families had killed each other because of these two things.
Ye Xiao, who quickly calmed down, held his shoulders and asked anxiously, "Are you sure it was a concubine? Not a palace maid or something? "
Yuan Venerate Qing shook his head in horror. "I don't remember her name, but I saw her come to the Heavenly Palace to visit my mother. She should be my father's concubine."
Ye Xiao asked again, "Did anyone else see her?"
Yuan Venerate Qing said, "It alerted the guards. I am stationed in the Imperial Garden, so they should have recognized me."
"Hey!" Ye Xiao pushed him away, stomped his feet, and sighed angrily. "Your Highness, why did you run in such a situation? Couldn't you have dealt with them with your strength? It would have been better to kill them right away than to end up in such a situation! Even if someone rushed over, you could have just said that someone had tried to assassinate you. Dead men tell no tales. Who could do anything to you? "
Yuan Venerate Qing had never experienced something like this before. How could he have thought of killing people in such a situation? "Save me!"
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