"Your Majesty, you must do me justice!"

The concubine looked as if she had suffered a great injustice, and said through tears.

"Your Majesty, what has happened?"

Although the emperor doted on his concubine, he did not want to offend the empress in public, so he did not respond to the concubine's words first, but instead looked at the empress and asked.

"Your Majesty, it's all my fault."

Before the Empress could answer, Li Youran knelt down and spoke first.

She recounted the entire incident in a humble yet assertive manner.

"Why get so angry over a mere eunuch?"

Upon hearing Li Youran's words, the Emperor frowned slightly and looked at the weeping concubine in his arms.

"Guards, drag that little eunuch out and execute him."

Upon hearing this, Consort Jiao stopped crying and looked at the Empress with a triumphant expression.

The Empress seemed to have been slapped in the face. She stepped forward and stopped the eunuch who was about to approach Tang Lei, then turned to the Emperor and said...

"Your Majesty, please wait."

As the Empress spoke, she walked towards the Emperor. As she approached, the Emperor's expression became unnatural. He released the concubine from his arms and coughed lightly.

"The concubines in the imperial harem should possess both virtue and wisdom, and treat themselves and others with tolerance."

As the empress spoke, she glanced sharply at Consort Jiao and said coldly.

"If all the women in the harem were like Consort Jiao, who would take the life of a servant over such a trivial matter, wouldn't the harem descend into chaos?"

After the Empress finished speaking, she turned around and addressed the Emperor, saying each word with a firm tone.

"I believe this matter should be resolved by turning a major issue into a minor one, and a minor one into nothing, in order to demonstrate the magnanimity of the concubines in the harem and to gain a good reputation."

Li Youran, standing to the side, carefully looked at the Emperor. Judging from the Emperor's expression, he was clearly taken aback by the Empress's words.

Perhaps because the Empress had never been so assertive in front of the Emperor in all these years, the Emperor remained silent for a moment.

"What the Empress says is very true."

As the Emperor spoke, he put his arm around the concubine beside him and gently patted her shoulder.

"It's just a small matter, my dear consort, you should let it go. I'll reward you when we get back as compensation."

"Your Majesty, you are far too biased!"

Anyone with eyes could see that the Emperor was in a very difficult position. If Consort Jiao knew what was good for her, she should have taken the opportunity to back down.

But the concubine was still relentless, pointing to Tang Lei behind Li Youran.

"If I don't kill this dog of a servant today, how will I be able to control my servants in the future?"

“Your Highness, we are all your servants who deserve to die. We saw something we shouldn’t have seen and caused you so much trouble.”

Just then, Tang Lei pretended to be frightened and knelt on the ground, trembling as he spoke to Li Youran, kowtowing frantically as he spoke.

"It seems this servant will not be able to leave the palace alive, and will be unable to continue to repay the Princess's great kindness. This servant kowtows to the Princess here."

Li Youran was taken aback at first, but then cooperated with Tang Lei and said.

"Since you saw something you shouldn't have seen, it's common for people to be silenced. Don't worry, I won't blame you."

The expressions on everyone's faces varied after hearing the conversation between Li Youran and her servant.

Hu Qinqin watched the scene with a knowing look, while the Empress frowned slightly and gave a cold snort.

The Emperor abruptly released his concubine from his arms and pointed at Tang Lei, who was kneeling on the ground.

"Tell me the truth, what exactly did you see that you shouldn't have seen?"

The concubine, who had been released by the emperor, looked puzzled. She didn't know if what Tang Lei said was true or false, and she was a little scared, but she still pretended to be tough.

"You audacious servant, if you dare to spout nonsense and smear me, I'll take your dog's life!"

"Let him speak."

The Emperor glanced coldly at Consort Jiao, who looked timid and kept her mouth shut.

"You servant, you servant..."

As Tang Lei spoke, he made a frightened expression, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

"What did you see? Speak boldly!"

At the Emperor's command, Tang Lei spilled the beans.

"This servant saw a man's belt in the concubine's palace."

"You audacious lackey, how dare you spout such nonsense! Guards, drag him out and execute him!"

"Your Majesty, please spare my life! My servant is very honest and dutiful; he would never speak nonsense."

Seeing this, Li Youran hurriedly stepped forward to speak for Tang Lei. The Emperor waved his hand and addressed Eunuch Su beside him.

"Eunuch Su, go and seal off Consort Jiao's palace. Search it thoroughly!"

"twitter!"

"emperor……"

"After Su Gonggong finishes his search, I will give my beloved concubine justice."

The Emperor spoke with a stern face, and for a moment no one dared to speak, all waiting for Eunuch Su to return.

Li Youran also began to feel a little apprehensive. She was worried about whether Tang Lei's plan would go smoothly, so she looked at Tang Lei uneasily. She saw Tang Lei wink at her, looking like he was determined to succeed, and Li Youran finally felt relieved.

However, he was still curious about how Tang Lei had managed to do it in such a short time, and with so many people around.

"Your Majesty, this item was received during Consort Jiao's work."

As he spoke, the father-in-law raised the tray high above his head.

The Emperor frowned slightly, took the items from the tray, snorted coldly, and spoke to the concubine.

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