Chapter 927

Hearing her words, the emperor couldn't help but laugh out loud, and with a forceful pull, he lifted her up.

Although the words are not well-organized, the reasoning behind them is sound.

"Sit down," the emperor said. "Now, in this palace, I'm afraid only you would dare to say such things to me."

The palace was full of elderly people who were used to following the rules and regulations, to the point that even the emperor himself had long been accustomed to it.

If Consort Qu hadn't spoken such honest words to him today, the Emperor himself might not have realized how boring his life had become.

Consort Qu smiled and said, "However, Your Majesty, please don't blame Consort Qu. She is teaching me this way because she wants what's best for me."

Reminded by Consort Qu, the Emperor's face darkened: "Consort Jing may be aloof, but she can't expect everyone else to be like her. Otherwise, this harem might as well be turned into a Buddhist shrine."

"Give the order: I have no mood for boating on the lake today. If Consort Jing wishes, let her go by herself."

The eunuch acknowledged and left.

The emperor's gaze fell on Yun Cai again: "You, a mere servant, dare to disrespect your master. This is insubordination. Drag him out and have him beaten to death."

With a single, casual remark from the emperor, Yun Cai's fate was sealed.

Yun Cai panicked, but the guards didn't care. They stepped forward, gagged her, and dragged her away.

Consort Qu watched as Yun Cai was dragged away, a cold glint in her eyes.

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The eunuch who delivered the message left Consort Qu's palace and was on his way to Consort Jing's palace when he encountered Consort Jing on the way.

Consort Jing was no different from usual today, dressed in plain white clothes. It was just a pity that she was getting old and her radiance had faded, unlike when she was young.

Consort Jing was surprised to see the eunuch beside the emperor and asked, "What happened?"

The eunuch stepped forward quickly, his usual smile gone when he faced her: "His Majesty has decreed that we will not go boating on the lake today. If Consort Jing wishes to go, she may go by herself."

Seeing the eunuch's cold attitude towards her, Consort Jing felt uneasy.

After having a palace maid slip a silver ingot to the eunuch, Consort Jing asked, "What exactly happened?"

The eunuch, his hand tucked into his sleeve, weighed the object in his hand before softening his tone: "Consort Jing, it was a palace maid who came from your palace. She reprimanded Consort Qu in front of His Majesty. This was an act of insubordination that offended His Majesty, and His Majesty has already ordered her to be killed. As for you... I suppose it was just His Majesty being in a bad mood for a moment, and it won't really implicate you."

Consort Jing's heart skipped a beat again: "A palace maid who left my palace?"

Then there are only clouds.

Consort Jing gritted her teeth: "Thank you very much, sir. Please tell His Majesty to take care of his health when you return."

The eunuch bowed in agreement, and Consort Jing then turned and left.

He couldn't understand it at all. Everything had been going so smoothly until today, so why did this go wrong?

Furthermore, why would Yun Cai knock on Consort Qu's head for no reason?

Did Consort Qu, that brainless woman, say something wrong again, forcing Yun Cai to step forward?

What an idiot!

Consort Jing sighed heavily.

She had previously said that Yun Cai was the most clever palace maid by her side, and this was not an exaggeration.

Now that the clouds are gone, she'll have to choose someone else to deliver them to; she'll have to pick carefully...