Having been with the Empress for such a long time, Molly's heart had already turned black, and she had a deep understanding of the Empress's means.
In order to get what she wanted, the Empress even gave up her own daughter, not to mention a maid whose life was worthless.
Molly had been with the Empress and done so many things for the Empress, so she knew the Empress very well. But because of this, she knew very well that the Empress would probably give up on her because of this matter.
Molly didn't want to die, so she could only beg the Empress to spare her life.
Molly was so arrogant in the past, but now she was so regretful. If she had known that this plate of osmanthus cake would kill her, she would rather not eat osmanthus cake for the rest of her life.
But there was no medicine for regret in the world. Even if Molly regretted to death, she had been greedy. She had been greedy for Jiujiu's things, so she naturally had to pay the price. After all, osmanthus cake was not so delicious.
Molly was regretful, and so was the Empress.
She also regretted it. If she had known that Molly would be so bold, she would definitely have disciplined her, and she would not have been caught by Mo Ling.
Thinking of Mo Ling throwing Molly out in front of her, the Empress's eyes turned red with anger.
Mo Ling's words were said lightly, but her actions were clearly a slap to her face.
What was more, today's matter would definitely be widely spread. Those concubines who had long wanted to seize power from her would definitely use this matter to attack her, so as to take the management power from her.
Moreover, everyone knew that Molly was her confidant. If she couldn't even manage her confidant, how could she manage such a large harem? It was fine if the concubines said so. But if the Emperor also had this idea, then the power she had obtained with great difficulty would fly away.
Thinking of this, the Empress had the heart to cut Molly into pieces.
However, even if she could kill Jasmine, there was no way she could shut the mouths of those concubines. The only way was to have Jasmine beg Jiujiu for forgiveness.
Today, the Empress finally understood that no matter how bad Mo Ling was, he still had feelings for Jiujiu. If he could fall out with her over a plate of osmanthus cake, he would naturally let go of Jasmine because of Jiujiu's forgiveness.
If Mo Ling had opened her mouth to let Jasmine go, then no matter how much those concubines disliked her, they would not go around Mo Ling to attack her.
After thinking it through, the Empress looked at Jasmine who was kneeling on the ground again.
The Empress really wanted to kill Jasmine, but she thought that Wan Cui was already dead. She didn't have many subordinates that she could use. Moreover, Jasmine had been with her for so long. If she really died, it would be very troublesome.
Even if he wanted to kill him, he wouldn't do it now.
The Empress was angry, but she didn't directly attack Jasmine. She just looked at Jasmine with gloomy eyes.
Being stared at by the Empress with a sinister gaze, Jasmine's body trembled like a sieve. Just when Jasmine thought that she was definitely going to die, the Empress opened her mouth: "Jasmine, how long have you been by my side?"
Jasmine replied with a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, 15 years."
Jasmine was the maid that her mother chose for her before she entered the palace. At that time, she accepted Jasmine because she was beautiful and smart. ,
It turned out that Jasmine was indeed as smart as she thought.
However, sometimes it was not good to be too smart.
For example, Jasmine knew that she didn't like Jiujiu. However, the problem was that no matter how much she didn't like Jiujiu, Jiujiu was the Crown Prince. Jasmine was bold enough to covet the things that she gave to the Crown Prince. And it seemed that she had done it more than once today.
The Empress didn't treat Li Wan well, but the things that she gave Li Wan were very good. Jasmine was so bold that she was simply lawless.
The Empress knew that the reason why Jasmine was bold enough to covet Jiujiu's things was not only because of her attitude towards Jiujiu, but also because of her connivance.
In the past, there was no problem with Jasmine's greed. Even if the Empress knew, she would pretend that she didn't know. But now that she was caught by Mo Ling, Jasmine could only admit that she was unlucky.
The Empress looked at Jasmine and said, "Your greed for the osmanthus cake that I gave to the Crown Prince was discovered by the State Preceptor. I can't protect you for this matter."
"Your Majesty?" When the Empress spoke, Jasmine thought that the Empress had a way to save her life. Now that she heard that the Empress couldn't save her, her face was instantly filled with shock.
Just as Jasmine's face gradually turned gray, the Empress spoke again, "But the Crown Prince can."
The Empress looked at Jasmine and said as if she was giving alms, "You also saw what happened today. The State Preceptor dotes on the Crown Prince like a treasure. If the Crown Prince forgives you, the State Preceptor will naturally forgive you. Do you understand?"
Jasmine was originally smart. The Empress's words were so simple. Anyone with a brain would understand the meaning of the Empress's words.
Jasmine was stunned for a moment and immediately understood. After kowtowing to the Empress, she immediately got up and left.
The next day.
After Jiujiu woke up and had breakfast, she heard a message from outside saying that Jasmine had been kneeling outside for a night and wanted to see Jiujiu.
As the Empress's chief palace maid, Jasmine used to get whatever she wanted. She was extremely arrogant. Those junior palace maids suffered a lot in her hands. But at this moment, when they saw Jasmine's cheeks were red and swollen, her eyelids were red, and her forehead was full of blood, those junior palace maids' hearts softened.
Jiujiu picked up a handkerchief and wiped the oil stains on the corner of her mouth. She looked at the junior palace maid who came to pass the message, "Jasmine has been kneeling all this time?"
"She has been kneeling all this time. The skin on her mouth is dry." Thinking of Jasmine's current appearance, the junior palace maid's face showed a trace of pity. It could be seen that Jasmine's current appearance was really pitiful.
Looking at the junior palace maid's appearance, Jiujiu knew that Jasmine must be particularly embarrassed at this moment.
In Li Wan's impression, although Wan Cui was responsible for waking her up every day and taking her to Qiankun Palace to study, to be honest, Wan Cui's brain was not as smart as Jasmine's.
Moreover, although Mo Ling only got angry in front of the Empress yesterday, who was Mo Ling? He was the national preceptor who was almost the national idol. Mo Ling's anger could be big or small. But now, it seemed that it was big.
Even if Jasmine was the Empress's confidant, it was not enough.
After all, Wan Cui was stabbed to death by the Emperor with a cup of dove wine. So, Jasmine came here to play the trick of injuring herself to gain sympathy?
The Empress could not save her, but if Mo Ling spoke, maybe she could spare her life. Li Wan was sure that Mo Ling cared about her. As long as she spoke, Mo Ling would definitely agree.
Moreover, the Empress was her mother. If she did not speak to spare Jasmine's life, the Empress would be suspicious. It was really a good trick.
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