Chapter 120 Half a month later, I will report

Rong'er stared at the thing in Pei Ji's hand in disbelief and shook her head, "This thing is not mine! Second Master, this thing is really not mine. I don't know why it happened to me. I..."

"We searched it from you, and you still say it's not yours?" Xu grabbed her and cursed, "How has our Pei family ever wronged you? We provide you with food and clothing, and my son even gave you a concubine. Even if you dislike Zhirou, can't you consider the child in her belly? That's my son's flesh and blood, you son of a bitch, I'm going to skin you alive!"

Rong'er was beaten to a pulp, her clothes were disheveled, her cheeks were swollen, and her lips were bleeding. She struggled to crawl towards Pei Ji and cried, "Second Master, it really wasn't me. I didn't do such a thing. I, I really don't know who put this on me. I'm innocent, Second Master, Second Master..."

Pei Ji watched her crawl towards him, raised his hand to pinch her chin, stared into her eyes filled with fear and pain and said, "I've given you many chances, but you're too stupid, so stupid that you harmed my child. How can I give you another chance?"

Rong'er shook her head and cried desperately.

Pei Ji ordered the maids on both sides: "Gag her and take her to the Second Madam."

When she mentioned Luo Zhen, Xu and Zhou also remembered her. Xu said somewhat unhappily, "I'm right here. Just let me deal with this son of a bitch. Why are you looking for her? She recruited this son of a bitch. She poisoned Zhirou to death, so she can't escape responsibility. Why are you asking her to deal with it instead of looking for trouble with her? Aren't you just giving her an easy way out?"

"Mother will take care of Zhirou's affairs after her death."

Pei Ji gave instructions, stood up, looked at Shen Zhirou lying on the bed, then looked at the messy people in the room, and slowly walked out.

Rong'er was eventually sent to Luozhenyuan.

Something happened to Chen Zhirou, and the maids and servants were in a panic, so no one came to inform Luo Zhen. Luo Zhen kept it to herself and pretended not to know. It was not until Rong'er brought her over that she pretended to be surprised and said, "What happened? She is my concubine after all, how dare you beat her like this!"

The two maids hurriedly said, "I dare not do that. This is the mistress who beat me."

The two of them told Shen Zhirou everything that happened in the courtyard.

When Luo Zhen heard that it was Pei Ji who ordered her to send Rong'er to her for punishment, she felt a little flustered.

Forced to calm down, he said angrily, "How could Aunt Rong do such a thing!"

Rong'er's mouth was blocked. She shook her head desperately and whimpered, trying to beg her.

Luo Zhen said disgustedly: "No one will forgive you for doing such a thing! The two mothers should drag her away and beat her to death."

Rong'er was doomed to die, and the two maids were not surprised. They responded and dragged Rong'er out.

Rong'er's sobbing gradually disappeared.

Luo Zhen stood under the porch, feeling happy but also panicked.

Aunt Zhao reminded her, "Young lady, now that you know about this, you should go out and take a look."

Luo Zhen nodded, straightened her dress, and went to Shen Zhirou's yard.

Pei Ji is not here.

Luo Zhen breathed a sigh of relief.

He was a member of the Imperial Guard, and she was really afraid that she couldn't hide this kind of thing from his eyes.

But he didn't wait here to pursue her, which showed that he didn't notice it.

But Xu Shi thought that it was Rong Er who brought her to the Pei family and started to complain about it.

Although Luo Zhen had something to hide, she had to be discerning, for fear that others would find out.

After several days of quarreling, Pei Ji never met Luo Zhen alone.

Rong'er was beaten to death and thrown away, and Shen Zhirou's funeral was also hastily handled.

The Pei family seemed even quieter.

During this period, Xu took people to the Bo's Mansion in person, saying that she wanted to tell Pei Yu about Chen Zhirou, but in fact she also wanted to visit the Bo's Mansion.

Cui Yuru was still enthusiastic and even hosted a banquet for her.

Pei Yu was also at the banquet. She was enjoying herself in the Bo's Mansion and didn't want to leave. When she heard that Chen Zhirou was gone, she was only shocked and angry for a moment. She followed Xu in scolding Rong'er and Luo Zhen a few times, and never mentioned it again, let alone going back.

Xu sat there until evening before going back.

A few more days passed, and the half-month period was up.

Cui Yuru immediately sent someone to deliver a letter to the inner court, asking Cui Yuru what had happened.

Cui Yuru was imprisoned for half a month, eating rotten rice without washing clothes, which had become extremely smelly. She also lost a lot of weight. Surprisingly, her mood was very stable.

It seemed like this incident made her grow up and become much more calm.

Yan Qiu helped her bathe and couldn't help asking, "Master, what did you say to her in the Imperial Concubine's Palace?"

Cui Yuzhen sneered and said, "What can I say? It's all because of the shameful things she did. She's just angry and embarrassed now that she knows about it. Since she's not afraid, there's no need to show her any mercy. I'm going to report it to His Majesty and make her suffer a fate worse than death!"

Yan Qiu had a hunch: "Master, is there something else going on? If she was truly enraged and knowing you had something on her, she would have killed you. But she's only been locked up for half a month. She's clearly got the confidence to do this. We should be cautious and take a long-term approach."

Cui Yuzhen looked at her: "She is not confident, she is stupid. She is so stupid that she thinks that since she is in a high position now, I can't make any waves. She wants to kill me, but I am your majesty's concubine after all. She must have a reason for treason to kill me. Can she come up with such a reason? She can't! She also wants to punish more severely, but won't this let your majesty find out that she is actually a cruel and vicious person? How can she still gain your majesty's favor then?

She kept me in custody for half a month, neither lightly nor severely, and yet when His Majesty asked about it, she always had something to say."

After hearing what she said, Yan Qiu felt that it made sense, but he was still a little hesitant: "But reporting it to His Majesty would be a serious matter. If things go wrong, we will also be punished. Or..."

Cui Yuzhen interrupted her impatiently: "What's the point! She can do such obscene things, and I, who am innocent, am afraid to do it? How can this be justified! I'm not feeling well right now and don't want to write. Go and write a letter to my elder sister as I instructed, asking her to send Pei Yu to me!"