When Gu Xiaoqiao said this, his eyes looked straight at Emperor Mian without dodging at all.

Emperor Mian glared at Concubine Liang and ordered directly, "Pull her head up for me!"

"promise."

The guards received the order and immediately stepped forward.

Then he grabbed the woman's hair on the ground with one hand and pulled it up hard, forcing her face to be exposed.

With a scream, everyone finally saw the woman's appearance.

"Hey, isn't this so-and-so?"

Concubine Rong exclaimed, covered her mouth with her fan, and looked surprised.

But after looking at it for a few times, she seemed unsure again. She walked closer to take a look, and then exclaimed even louder.

"Oh my! Isn't this the maidservant beside Concubine Ning, whose name is Xiang something?"

"Call Xianglian!"

The maid beside Concubine Rong interrupted.

"Yes, yes, it seems to be that Xianglian!"

The expression on Concubine Ning's face at this time was even more varied, sometimes shocked, sometimes worried, sometimes enlightened, sometimes regretful, and sometimes angry.

The look she gave Xianglian was like one filled with poison, as if she wanted to skin her alive.

This loser, such a good plan failed like this, what a loser.

"Concubine Ning, don't you have anything to explain?"

Emperor Mian looked at Concubine Ning and asked coldly.

Concubine Ning finally recovered from her shock and quickly kowtowed and begged for mercy, "Your Majesty, I am innocent! I have no idea what is going on, let alone why my maid is here."

After Ning Fei kowtowed, she did not forget to glare fiercely at Xianglian lying on the ground.

She really wanted to kill Xianglian.

But now is not the time to talk about this.

If the news of her personal maid having an affair with someone were to get out, it would be a disgrace to her. After all, it was because she failed to discipline her servants, so she must not let everyone conclude that Xianglian seduced Liang Yunxuan.

Thinking of this, Concubine Ning immediately knelt in front of the emperor and pleaded guilty with tears in her eyes.

"Your Majesty, I naturally bear unshirkable responsibility for what happened in the palace today, but I believe Xianglian would never do anything to seduce the young master of the Liang family.

And forgive me for being blunt, but the character of this young master of the Liang family is well known throughout Kyoto. He usually loves to linger in the brothels and it's not uncommon for him to take any woman he likes away directly..."

"Concubine Ning, are you saying that my brother has bad intentions towards your maid? How dare she, a mere servant, be so unworthy?"

Concubine Liang interrupted her dissatisfiedly, "It's obvious that your maid is trying to get close to the rich and powerful. Seeing my brother was drunk and out of control, she deliberately seduced him!"

"That's hilarious, Concubine Liang. Everyone knows what kind of character your brother is. Which noble lady in Kyoto wouldn't run away from him? How could my maid do such a filthy thing?"

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Seeing the two people arguing more and more fiercely, Emperor Mian felt a headache and could not help but frown and shout: "Enough! Shut up!"

The two men stopped after hearing this, but they continued to glare at each other.

Emperor Mian looked at Xianglian lying on the ground and asked, "Tell me, what on earth is going on?"

Xianglian's face changed slightly when she heard this. After looking at Concubine Ning, she quickly knelt down and crawled towards the imperial crown.

"Your Majesty, I truly did not seduce Young Master Liang. It was Young Master Liang who, after getting drunk, tried to molest me and then, after failing, knocked me unconscious. I didn't know anything after that. When I woke up again, I was here..."

Xianglian knelt at Di Mian's feet and began to lie tremblingly.

Now she could only bite herself to death because she was abducted by Liang Yunxuan after being knocked unconscious.

"You farted!"

After hearing this, Concubine Liang cursed, "How dare you say that you were captured by Liang Yunxuan?"

The Empress Dowager frowned, "Princess Liang! Watch your words and actions!"

Look at her, she speaks rudely and behaves recklessly, she doesn't behave like a concubine at all.

She looked just like any other woman in the market.

After being scolded by the Empress Dowager, Concubine Liang felt wronged, but she did not dare to talk back, so she had to lower her head and admit her mistake.

"Yes, I was anxious and said something without thinking. I beg the Empress Dowager to forgive me."

After Emperor Mian glanced at her, he looked directly at Liang Yunxuan on the ground.

"What a young master of the Liang family! You're used to being unruly outside the palace, and now you're still acting the same way inside. Do you take the royal family seriously? Do you take me seriously?!"

At the end, his tone became even more gloomy.

Liang Yunxuan trembled all over after being scolded by Emperor Mian. He quickly kowtowed and begged for mercy, saying, "Your Majesty, please understand. I would never dare to do that. It was this lowly servant who seduced me! She must have been drunk and seduced me on purpose..."

"Then she seduced you and said she wanted to send people to raid Madam Kong's family?"

Emperor Mian shouted, his eyes filled with anger.

He really didn't expect that the people of the Liang family would be so arrogant that they could say such outrageous words right under his nose.

"Liang Yunxuan, Liang Yunxuan, who gave you the courage? Concubine Liang, or your father, the Right Prime Minister, who has so much power over the government? Or is it the support of your aunt, the Empress Dowager? That's why you dare to say such words right under my nose?"

Liang Yunxuan was so frightened after hearing Di Mian's series of questions that his whole body was shaking like a sieve.

Princess Liang's heart trembled and her face turned pale. She knew that Emperor Mian was taking advantage of the situation to put a accusation on the Liang family.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. Your humble brother..."

"Shut up!"

Emperor Mian shouted coldly, glancing at Liang Yunxuan lying on the ground. "Since you are so capable, how about letting you be the emperor?"

"I dare not, I dare not..."

Liang Yunxuan panicked upon hearing this and immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "I know I was wrong... I know I was wrong..."

"Come here! Liang Yunxuan, the fourth son of the Liang family, has committed treason, committed insubordination, and caused chaos in the palace. He is hereby castrated and is forbidden from entering the palace forever!"

Emperor Mian convicted Liang Yunxuan without hesitation. Concubine Liang's face turned pale and a chill ran down her head.

Liang Yunxuan's face turned pale in an instant, his eyes were empty, and he seemed to have lost his soul.

"Your Majesty, please spare my life. I truly know I was wrong..."

When Mrs. Liang outside heard the news, she almost fainted.

Oh my God, her son!

Your Majesty has such a cruel heart!

The Empress Dowager, who had remained silent until then, now stood up and said, "Your Majesty! Even if Yunxuan was wrong, those were just drunken remarks and should not be taken seriously. Isn't Your Majesty's punishment a bit too harsh?"

He punished them so severely today, showing that he did not take the Liang family seriously at all, and did not show them any mercy!