The woman kneeling in the hall trembled as she raised her head.
Under the long hair that had been burned, there was a blue and purple face with a bit of horror.
The Empress raised her eyes slightly. After hovering over the familiar face for a moment, she lowered her eyes again, as if she didn't care.
"I … I am, I am a servant of Her Majesty's Palace. Your Majesty, please understand that I didn't set the fire. I'm wronged. Your Majesty, please investigate it! "
The palace maid, who had been in a panic just now, gradually calmed down.
She suddenly kowtowed on the ground, even if her forehead was bleeding.
There were some strange changes in the quiet hall amidst her incessant kowtowing.
Lin Mengya sat quietly on one side. She deserved to be the Empress's servant. She recovered so quickly and didn't seem to be in a mess at all.
However, the winner had not been decided yet, so she just had to watch the show with peace of mind.
"I'm asking you why you went to the Jinxiu Palace."
Unexpectedly, His Majesty was unmoved. His eyes gradually lit up, and he spoke indifferently. Suddenly, the palace maid pretended to be calm, and there was a slight ripple on her face.
"Your Majesty, I … I did it because …"
No matter what she said, she appeared in the Jinxiu Palace for no reason. If she didn't find a suitable reason, she would definitely not be able to get away.
Unexpectedly, the palace maid just looked up at the Empress, gritted her teeth, kowtowed to the ground, and said loudly.
"I deserve to die! I wanted to steal things in the Jinxiu Palace, but I didn't expect that I accidentally knocked over the oil lamp in the side hall, which caused the fire. Please punish me, Your Majesty. "
Even Lin Mengya didn't expect such a clean admission.
She subconsciously glanced at the Empress, who was also watching the show quietly, but she didn't see anything unusual in her expression.
She had intended to let the trouble flow to the east, save Imperial Noble Consort Dehui, and then create some trouble for the Empress.
Unexpectedly, at the beginning, the Empress's confidant changed the ending.
Although she was a little unwilling, she wasn't the star of the show today.
"Your Majesty, please listen to me."
Imperial Noble Consort Dehui neither condemned the man harshly, nor did she ask His Majesty to make the decision with deep hatred.
On the contrary, the smile on her face was gentle and pleasant, and her beautiful eyes were filled with a bit of benevolence.
"Speak."
The Emperor was not sure whether he was happy or angry. In the hall, only Imperial Noble Consort Dehui dared to speak.
She saluted softly. When Imperial Noble Consort Dehui looked up again, her lips curved, but with a soft and beautiful smile.
"Actually, Your Majesty, you don't have to be angry over this. I believe that this palace maid didn't mean it. Since she was a member of the Empress' palace, then she must have been carefully selected. Her character and appearance were indeed top notch. However, no one was perfect, not to mention people like them who had no choice. They did not have to worry about food and clothing in the palace, but their families outside the palace might have encountered some difficulties. Moreover, she didn't go to any other palace, only to this concubine's old palace. Presumably, he only wanted to exchange some worthless items for money to save his life. Although this is pitiful, she must have made a mistake. If Your Majesty wants to punish her, it is reasonable. However, I have one thing to ask for Your Majesty's grace. "
Imperial Noble Consort Dehui's gentle and melodious voice came slowly. Everyone couldn't help but have a different degree of affection for this Imperial Noble Consort.
Her palace was burned, but she didn't think of asking His Majesty to build her a more gorgeous palace. Secondly, she didn't ask His Majesty to severely punish the arsonist.
Such a gentle and honest woman was worthy of the noble title of Imperial Noble Consort.
"Speak."
The Emperor was still a man of few words, but his tone, after all, had eased a lot.
It seemed that this matter was handled by the Imperial Noble Consort, which won the Emperor's favor.
"I want to ask for a favor for the servants and maids who serve in the palace. They also have families outside, but in the inner palace, they can neither be happy nor carry on the family line. For them, it is a little too cruel. Therefore, I want to change the damaged place of the Jinxiu Palace into fields. The annual harvest will be used to let these palace maids subsidize their families. As long as their families are in trouble, let them know in advance, and then let someone verify it. If it is true, lend them silver. Isn't this killing two birds with one stone? "
As soon as Imperial Noble Consort Dehui finished speaking, there was an uproar below.
Unexpectedly, she was so compassionate. Not only did she want to change her palace into fields, but she also wanted to use the income from the fields to do such good deeds.
Some clever royal nobles even wanted to curry favor with this kind and beautiful Imperial Noble Consort.
His Majesty seemed to be a little surprised. After taking a deep look at his Imperial Noble Consort, the seriousness on his face had been replaced by tenderness.
"It's rare for you to be so compassionate. Well, I approve. However, the fields converted from the Jinxiu Palace can only yield a few loads of harvest. Even if it is exchanged for silver, it may not be able to solve the urgent need. Since Imperial Noble Consort has mentioned it, let's express our opinions and complete this matter for Imperial Noble Consort. "
His Majesty's final decision also made the matter of the fire in the Jinxiu Palace pass lightly.
Someone mentioned that maybe this fire was a test given by God to Imperial Noble Consort Dehui.
Presumably, Imperial Noble Consort Dehui's performance at this time was also very satisfactory.
Everyone's enthusiasm was unprecedentedly high. Even when the Empress's palace maid was pressed down by the guards, no one noticed it except the Empress and Lin Mengya.
Although the Empress was still graceful, noble and generous. But now the person in the hot discussion turned out to be her old enemy. In the end, it still made her eyes a little cold.
Lin Mengya gently opened her red lips and nodded at the sweet fruit wine in the cup. Even with the Empress's wisdom, she probably didn't guess why there was such a change in today's conferring ceremony.
The discussion also became more enthusiastic because of His Majesty's acquiescence.
But everyone had said that it was just a matter of donating money and materials.
In this way, not only could they not express their feelings, but it would also make people feel that they were comparing. In the end, they parted on bad terms.
Seeing that no one had any good ideas, Imperial Noble Consort Dehui couldn't help but turn her eyes to a daughter-in-law who was sensitive and versatile.
Immediately, there was a palace concubine who was on good terms with Imperial Noble Consort Dehui. She immediately followed her intention and pushed Lin Mengya forward.
"Princess Yu, you always have the most ideas. You can't stay out of such a thing now. "
In such an atmosphere, Lin Mengya could no longer shrink to the side and watch.
Lin Mengya slowly stood up, lowered her eyes, and said softly.
"Father, the Imperial Noble Consort is kind. However, I think that all the members of the royal family present also have this intention. Why don't we change the crops in the fields of the Jinxiu Palace into the form of auction so that everyone can participate here? Moreover, whether the price is high or low, everyone is doing good deeds and should feel the gratitude of everyone. However, I think it would be a pity if such a good thing for the country and the people was chosen on an ordinary day. "
Since Imperial Noble Consort Dehui put forward this suggestion, Lin Mengya had thought of this idea.
In fact, it was not new. After all, in modern society, the names of various charity auctions had long been regarded as nothing special.
A group of rich people gathered together once a year in the name of charity to compete for beauty. No matter what they got or how much money they spent, as long as the reputation spread, it was a glory that money couldn't buy for them.
What's more, this was a matter of showing their face in front of the emperor. Who would refuse?
Sure enough, Lin Mengya's proposal was unanimously approved by everyone present.
His Majesty said after thinking for a while.
"What Mengya said makes sense. We can't be careless about this matter. Why don't we let the star watcher choose a good date?"
Such a precious and serious attitude also let the members of the royal family present know that the emperor had approved this matter. Naturally, all of them treated it as a proper business.
The criticism about Imperial Noble Consort Dehui disappeared in this way.
Even the Empress had not figured out what the purpose of this chaos was.
However, when she saw the sincere attitude of the members of the royal family present to Imperial Noble Consort Dehui, the Empress couldn't help but have a faint sense of crisis in her heart.
Could it be that their purpose was —
The Empress's sharp and beautiful eyes made a small confrontation with Lin Mengya.
At the intersection of the two, Lin Mengya sneered faintly, and the Empress finally understood what she meant.
They really coveted her throne as the Empress!
At this moment, she fully understood the purpose of these people.
That vile spawn had indeed discovered the location of that b * tch, but they did not immediately rescue that b * tch.
Instead, they were thinking of ways to make His Majesty allow the bitch to be the Imperial Noble Consort!
No, maybe, His Majesty also knew their plan. Otherwise, how could they have allowed that bitch to reveal such a huge flaw and arouse his suspicions?
Later, the fire of the palace was just to pave the way for the auction proposed by Lin Mengya.
In this round, she and her palace maids were played for a fool. Because they were fully aware that in order to get rid of suspicion, they couldn't do anything at the conferring ceremony.
That was why they were so bold.
And all this was to let the bitch get the favor of the royal family, and then to seize the position of the Empress!
In the blink of an eye, the Empress had figured out the whole story.
What a dangerous move. And now, the bitch had become a hot person. Even if she wanted to get rid of her, there would be trouble in many ways.
However, didn't they underestimate her too much?
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