Chen Xueying had some vague guesses in her heart, but she was not sure. She just quickly got on the carriage and went straight to the palace.
"Your Majesty, everything I said is true and there are absolutely no lies."
"Your Majesty, you must trust me!"
Chen Xueying was led to an Changqiu Palace. Before she walked in, she could already hear the shrill pleading sounds of women coming from inside, and more than one woman was crying.
She stood outside, waiting for the eunuch's announcement.
"Princess, please." Someone soon called her in.
"My daughter-in-law has met my father." She went in and bowed first.
"rise."
The moment Chen Xueying stood up, she glanced ahead and was shocked.
Two women were kneeling on the ground, their hair was disheveled and they were still wearing underwear, but their clothes were disheveled, and they looked full of ominous meaning.
She lowered her head and stopped looking. In an instant, there were countless guesses in her mind, and finally settled on the word "fornication".
The emperor failed to catch an adulterer before, but this time he should have succeeded, and in pairs.
"Princess, do you know these two?" Lu Wuji asked coldly.
Chen Xueying raised her head, looked at the two of them carefully, frowned, and couldn't help but shake her head.
"Back to my father, my daughter-in-law has no impression of them."
It's a joke. It seems that these two people have caused big trouble. She will not cause trouble to herself. Of course she doesn't know them.
But she wasn't lying, she really had no impression.
"Princess, how come you have no impression? We only met in the Imperial Garden a few days ago." Some concubines immediately retorted.
Chen Xueying tilted her head, her face full of confusion. She really couldn't remember where she had seen him before.
Because the empress was in poor health and Chen Xueying was unwilling to pay her respects to Concubine Yu, she rarely met the concubines in the palace in private, except when they met at banquets, but most of them could not speak.
"You forgot, we were talking to the concubine in the Imperial Garden. After we finished speaking, you were called out from behind the rockery by the concubine."
"Exactly, we didn't even know you were there at that time. We didn't know until we heard the concubine calling you. But we had already left at that time and didn't look back to talk to you again."
The two people sang and explained the matter clearly, and then Chen Xueying realized that they were the two people who spoke ill of the concubines.
"Ah, it turns out it's the two of you. That day you were talking excitedly in the pavilion, and I happened to hear it. I couldn't bear to disturb your interest, so I stood behind the rockery and listened. But I only listened with my ears. As for people, I really didn’t care much about what I looked like. The concubine came later, you three said a few more words, and then you two left. What’s wrong, was there anything wrong that day? "
Chen Xueying squinted her eyes and identified them carefully, but she couldn't identify the two people.
Mainly because she only listened to them that day and didn't care what their faces looked like. Besides, they both looked so embarrassed today, which was very different from before in the pavilion, so it's no wonder she couldn't recognize them.
"We had a conflict with the concubines that day, and we got revenge today. We also asked the Crown Princess to testify for the two of us." One of the concubines said in an urgent tone.
Chen Xueying frowned, with a look of disapproval on her face.
"I don't even know your name. How can you testify? Don't drag innocent people into this."
She was very dissatisfied because she had to rely on her for everything, even watching a show.
"My concubine is Wei Zhaoyi."
"I am a concubine of Yao."
Her words made the two concubines a little embarrassed, and they immediately introduced themselves.
"Princess, I don't mean to drag you into trouble, but the two of us had a grudge against the concubine that day, and today she actually found a man to sneak into the palace and slander us -" Concubine Yao was impatient and immediately opened her mouth to explain.
When Chen Xueying heard this, her head started to buzz.
Sure enough, she guessed it right, it was really an affair.
She interrupted her directly: "Yao concubine, you don't need to say more. Today's matter has nothing to do with me, and I don't want to hear it. Father wants to ask about the Imperial Garden that day, right?"
Although she really wanted to eat this big melon, Lu Wuji was sitting on it, his face darkened at the moment, and he was obviously embarrassed.
Li Fei cuckolded him before, and she was obviously framed by someone, and she was caught red-handed.
But the old pervert still held a grudge deep in his heart, and tortured her from time to time, and directly sent the young Concubine Li to the Palace of Hell.
It shows how sensitive he is to this matter. Looking at the appearance of these two concubines today, they were caught at the scene. Although they could not see the bandits who had an affair, these two concubines definitely did not end well.
Chen Xueying didn't want to get involved too much, lest she be resented by the old pervert.
"Say." Lu Wuji said solemnly.
"That day, my daughter-in-law went to visit the imperial garden. Suddenly she heard someone cursing in the pavilion, and she became emotional. She thought there was something good to watch, so she hid behind the rockery outside the pavilion. It turned out that it was two concubines talking about good concubines. Say you The decree was written to promote the concubine to the throne. He also said that the concubine was less than three months old and the fetus was not yet firmly seated, yet she was so favored. He said that she was humble before, but now she is favored, and she is afraid that she will be exposed. true colors."
Chen Xueying recalled for a moment, then spoke softly, with a hint of consideration in her tone, obviously wanting to restore the scene of that day.
"Then the beautiful concubine came. She obviously heard what they had said before. After a few polite words, they talked about the flowers in the imperial garden. The two concubines looked bad and left in a hurry..."
Before Chen Xueying could finish her words, Concubine Yao over there had already opened her mouth to retort: "Princess, how come you are still biased? We chatted a few words, but Concubine Yao also came back later. She said we were inconspicuous. And she herself stands out!"
As soon as Yaobi said these words, Chen Xueying frowned.
"Yao concubine, you dare to say this, ask Wei Zhaoyi if you dare to respond? Talking in front of your father is a crime of deceiving the emperor."
She did not overturn these words directly, but involved Wei Zhaoyi.
Lu Wuji turned around and saw that Wei Zhaoyi's face was pale and he didn't dare to speak. It was obvious that Yao Bin's words were exaggerated.
"Wei Zhaoyi, tell me." He asked coldly.
Wei Zhaoyi trembled, but did not dare to disobey, and whispered: "The concubines in the palace said that the concubines in the palace are like flowers in the imperial garden. First, the queen is like a peony, Concubine Yu is like an orchid, she is like a camellia, and the others People are inconspicuous.”
Lu Wuji sneered: "You said she couldn't sit still, but she only said you were inconspicuous. She was already showing mercy, which proves that the concubine has a good heart. How can you have the dignity to bite her after committing such a crime today? "
It was obvious that the emperor was on the side of the concubines.
At times like this, I would speak upright for her.
"The emperor is unjust. Even if you give me ten more courages, I will not dare to have an affair with anyone!" Yao Concubine begged for mercy.
"All the witnesses and material evidence are there, what excuse do you have for making excuses!" Lu Wuji asked angrily.
Yaobi only knew how to cry out that she was wronged, but she obviously couldn't think of a reason.
"Your Majesty, this concubine is like this because she was drugged. If you don't believe me, you can ask the imperial doctor to check it out. Besides, even if it is really an affair, how could I be with the Yao concubine? This is clearly a plot, please check it out, Your Majesty. !”
However, Wei Zhaoyi found a breakthrough and immediately rebutted with reason.
Chen Xueying couldn't help but take a breath, it was really a miracle from heaven.
She really wanted to continue listening, but unfortunately this matter was of great importance. If she listened too much, she was afraid that the old pervert would take revenge.
"Father, if there is nothing else, my daughter-in-law will retire."
Lu Wuji waved his hand, and Chen Xueying was able to get away. When she left, Yao Concubine's excited complaints could be heard.
"Your Majesty, Sister Wei is right. Even if the two of us were to commit adultery, we wouldn't be stupid enough to conspire. We would definitely do it secretly and not tell anyone. The more people who know about this kind of thing, the greater the risk of exposure. I'm sure. It was the concubine who did it. She remembers that we spoke ill of her that day, and words of revenge are not enough. She actually did such an evil thing today, and she will definitely receive retribution..."
Chen Xueying did not dare to listen any more and quickly walked away from the Changqiu Palace, because she heard the emperor's furious voice, followed by the woman's scream of pain. It must have been Lu Wuji who took action.
When she returned to the East Palace, she saw Lu Zhao sitting in the palace.
"How is the situation in Changqiu Palace? Has it made things difficult for you?" he asked.
The man had obviously received the message and was waiting for her here.
Chen Xueying shook her head, "It's not embarrassment for me, it's just that there will be unrest in the palace again."
She recounted what had just happened, sighing from time to time.
Although she really wanted to eat and watch the show, she would rather it never happened if something like this was too serious and would cause big trouble at the first sight.
When the emperor was angry, blood flowed like a river.
At least these two concubines will not survive.
Lu Zhao frowned, "You should leave the palace before dark. Don't leave the princess's mansion these days, so as not to get into trouble."
"I'm afraid not. The old pervert is so angry. If he wants to question me again and I'm not in the palace, I'm afraid he will get angry. Besides, if someone really wants to attack me, no matter where I hide, they will If you are looking for a chance, you might as well stay in the East Palace, at least you will be with me."
Chen Xueying shook her head, looked at him, and said in a deep voice: "If we can't defeat him, I'll throw you out as bait. Your Majesty, the Crown Prince, should be able to attract the enemy's attention."
Lu Zhao did not object, but said in a sarcastic tone: "Princess, please don't be so obedient next time. There are dangers of killing people everywhere in this palace. Maybe you will be killed if you hear something you shouldn't hear."
"When I heard something I shouldn't have heard, I said I had a secret to inform you that His Highness the Crown Prince was planning to rebel, and led them to find evidence. Anyway, the people in this palace who want to kill me are probably your enemies. "Chen Xueying was fearless and even started talking nonsense.
Lu Zhao pursed his lips, looked at her in disbelief, and then sneered.
"Then, what evidence do you want to give them?"
"Of course there is no evidence. I have delayed the door for so long and you haven't come to rescue me yet. Lu Zhao, how useless are you!" Chen Xueying scolded dissatisfiedly, turned her head and stared at him with unkind eyes.
Lu Zhao was originally in an anxious mood because of her lack of oil and salt. Now when he heard these words, the door was smoothed and he felt much more relaxed.
"The Crown Princess needs to be more alert and delay the time gate. After all, Gu has a lot of enemies. It will take some time to find them one by one."
"Tsk." Chen Xueying frowned and immediately raised her hand to pinch him.
That night, Changqiu Hall carried out several corpses, wrapped them in straw mats, and threw them directly into the mass graves.
The owner of this palace also disappeared quietly, and no one dared to say anything. :,,
