"How dare you!"
Princess Hui's face turned red. She pointed at Li Yi and said, "How dare you twist right and wrong at will? This matter should be reported to His Majesty and let His Majesty decide!"
Li Yi waved his hand and said, "His Majesty is unwell and has already gone back to rest. The Secret Intelligence Office can handle such a small matter. I won't disturb His Majesty."
Princess Hui snorted coldly and said, "Then keep him temporarily and wait for His Majesty's decision!"
Concubine Cui glanced at Princess Hui thoughtfully.
"His Majesty and Her Majesty have arrived!"
At this moment, a eunuch's sharp and thin voice came from outside the door.
"Greetings to His Majesty and Her Majesty …" A group of women's voices suddenly sounded in the hall. Their voices were clear and melodious.
Emperor Jing slowly walked in from outside the door with Her Majesty beside him and Princess Royal on the other side. When he walked into the hall and saw Li Yi and Li Xuan, he was slightly stunned and asked, "Why are you two here?"
Then he saw the imperial guards in the hall and asked again, "What happened here?"
The leader of the imperial guards immediately stepped forward and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, just now …"
Her Majesty walked aside and talked to Prince Consort. MIngzhu came over and looked at Li Yi. She lowered her voice and asked, "Did you cause trouble again?"
Li Yi glanced at her. Did he look like a troublemaker? It was always trouble that provoked him.
After hearing the words of the leader of the imperial guards, Emperor Jing's face darkened slightly.
He looked back at Chang De, who shook his head and said, "Impossible."
How could a Grandmaster Realm expert be knocked into by a maid and have something fall out of his sleeve? Even if it really fell out, it could be retrieved before the other party could react. There was no need to even think about it. The problem lay with the maid.
In the eyes of all the women in the hall, His Majesty was the most impartial and selfless. No matter if County Earl Li's wife really stole or if the palace maid framed her, everything would come to light after His Majesty showed up.
Under their gazes, the fair and impartial His Majesty walked in front of the maidservant and asked lightly, "Who ordered you to do this?"
…
Princess Consort Hui's expression froze. Noble Consort Cui glanced at Emperor Jing, and the rest of the women also looked incredulous.
"Your … Your Majesty …" The maid's entire body was trembling, and even her voice was trembling.
"I will ask you again. Who ordered you to do this?"
The maid's face was ashen, and her whole body was shaking like a sieve.
"Drag him out. Flog him fifty times before questioning him." Emperor Jing said faintly. The leader of the Imperial Guards obeyed the order and two Imperial Guards carried the maid out. Not long after, a miserable scream came from outside.
"Your Majesty, this …" Imperial Concubine Cui walked out and pointed outside. She wanted to say something but hesitated.
"I know what to do," Emperor Jing said. He glanced at Li Yi and Li Xuan and said, "What are you two still doing here? Do you want me to add two more seats for you?"
Li Yi and Li Xuan were driven out by the old Emperor before he could say a few words with Ruyi.
He wanted to see what his concubines looked like, but he only saw Imperial Concubine Cui. Although she was still charming, her mind was extremely vicious. This matter was most likely ordered by her.
Imperial Concubine Cui, right? The Cui family, right? These days, he was a little itchy. There was still half a month before the enrollment of the Imperial College. He had plenty of time …
Inside the palace, the Princess Royal Highness was surrounded by many women. Ruyi and the Third Miss of the Chen family were talking. The Empress was holding the Crown Princess's hand. No one knew what topic they were talking about, but it made her blush. Imperial Concubine Cui sat next to Emperor Jing. She bowed and said, "It's all my fault. I almost ruined my sister's banquet."
Emperor Jing waved his hand and said, "In the future, you have to take good care of the servants around you. Some people are becoming more and more bold."
Another concubine next to him nodded and said, "I should take good care of the servants in the palace. Recently, a lot of the night MIngzhu that Your Majesty rewarded have gone missing. Jewelry has also been inexplicably lost …"
"The servants by this concubine's side are rather clean." Imperial Concubine Yan smiled. Only her palace had never lost anything. Shouning, that girl, always gave her some night MIngzhu or other jewelry. When the girl grew up, she knew how to be filial to her mother …
However, a daughter was a daughter after all. She couldn't compare to Imperial Concubine Chen who gave birth to a good son. Prince Jin was young and intelligent. It was said that County Earl Li asked His Majesty to let Prince Jin be a teacher of the Imperial College. There were even rumors that County Earl Li, who was highly regarded by His Majesty, wanted to support Prince Jin as the Emperor …
Of course, these things had nothing to do with her. In a few years, her daughter would have a good husband. That was what she was concerned about.
Not long after, the leader of the imperial guards came in from outside the hall and said, "Your Majesty, she confessed."
The maid confessed very quickly. If there was no special favor other than the word "punishment by flogging", then this punishment by flogging was the standard punishment by flogging.
Fifty flogging was enough to beat an adult man half to death. As for those who were slightly weaker, they might not even be able to keep their lives.
"At the tenth flogging, she couldn't help but confess." The leader of the imperial guards said, "She admitted that she was greedy for the Imperial Concubine's bracelet. Originally, she planned to find a place to hide outside the hall, but she accidentally bumped into Lady Li, so she simply pushed all the blame onto Lady Li …"
"This lowly maid …" Imperial Concubine Cui showed a trace of anger on her face. She waved her hand and said, "How dare she do such a bold thing. Someone, drag her away and flog her to death!"
Emperor Jing waved his hand and said, "Today is the Lantern Festival. It's not appropriate to kill anyone. Flog her a hundred times. If she is still alive, expel her from the palace!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
After the leader of the imperial guards responded, he quickly walked out.
His Majesty said that today was the Lantern Festival and it was not appropriate to kill anyone. Thus, he couldn't really flog her to death. Although she could avoid the death penalty, she couldn't escape punishment. She stole the Imperial Concubine's treasures and framed the County Earl's wife. After this one hundred flogging, she would most likely lose half of her life. She could only spend the rest of her life in bed.
"This lowly maid, how dare she!"
"I was almost deceived by her just now."
"Yes, Madam Li seems to be a good person. She wouldn't do such a thing."
…
…
The maids couldn't help but sigh in their hearts. His Majesty was really wise. With just a glance, he knew that it was the maid who framed Madam Li. And the County Earl Li, who was in the limelight, had more than just the Emperor's favor. After all, if he was seriously investigated, he was disrespectful to the Imperial Concubine and defended Madam Li.
However, how could a little maid dare to do such a bold thing? Moreover, she was the personal maid of Imperial Concubine Cui. It was unknown whether there was any hidden story behind this matter.
"Your Majesty, I'm not feeling well. I'll leave first." Imperial Concubine Cui stretched out her hand to support her forehead. There was a trace of tiredness in her voice.
Emperor Jing looked at her and said, "Do you want to summon an imperial doctor?"
"No, I just feel a little tired. I'll be fine after a short rest." Imperial Concubine Cui shook her head slightly and said.
Emperor Jing nodded. Imperial Concubine Cui, followed by two maids, walked out of the hall.
As soon as she stepped out of the hall, Princess Hui, who had a strong unwillingness on her face, also followed her out.
There were many palaces in Hibiscus Garden. Important concubines such as the Empress, Imperial Concubine, and Concubine Yan all had their own palaces. At this time, in a palace somewhere, Imperial Concubine Cui stood with her back facing the hall. Her face was cold, and she didn't look tired at all.
Princess Hui came in from outside and said with a little anger in her voice, "What's the background of Li Yi? Why does he deserve His Majesty's favoritism? He obviously didn't investigate it strictly. Qin 'er might have confessed under torture …"
Slap!
A loud slap suddenly came from the hall. Princess Hui covered her burning face, and her eyes were full of disbelief.
"Sister, you …"
"Who allowed you to act on your own!" Imperial Concubine Cui looked at her with cold eyes and said coldly.
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