Chapter 17 Basho Almost Strangled You

"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong! Your Majesty, please let me go this time!"

Minister Xu wailed sadly, hating his wife in his heart because of her bad advice.

This is great! His daughter is gone! Not only that, he is also going to lose his life!

Their son will not survive!

"Let you go? Ha! Have you ever thought about asking your son to let those people go?!"

Although Emperor Beijing was a tyrant, he was only cruel in his methods and never did anything to harm the people.

"Come here! Pass on my decree. The son of the Minister of Justice, who has abducted women and murdered civilians, must be strangled immediately!"

"Minister Xu embezzled money from the national treasury. All his property was confiscated and placed in the national treasury. He and his entire clan were sentenced to exile three thousand miles away! All nine generations of his clan are prohibited from serving as officials in the imperial court!"

"Strip him of his official uniform and throw him into the Heavenly Prison! In three days, exile him along with his clansmen!"

After the Beijing Emperor issued a series of judgments, Minister Xu collapsed to the ground, feeling as if the sky had fallen on him.

If I had known this earlier, I would have died in the throne room from the beginning.

Emperor Beijing really couldn't stand the grease and dirt on his body anymore. After quickly speaking out the verdict, he shot a gloomy look at Eunuch Hai.

Eunuch Hai shuddered and immediately shouted, "If you have something to say, come forward and report it. If not, leave the court!"

The ministers below didn't dare to make a sound. Anyone who stood up at this time would be seeking death.

Didn’t you see that Minister Xu was immediately swept away, his property confiscated and he was exiled after attending the morning court, and even his only son was strangled to death?

"Withdraw from the court!"

Emperor Beijing saw that everyone lowered their heads and no one spoke, so he flicked his sleeves and strode out.

He can't wait even a moment now, he wants to go back and take a shower and change clothes!

Then go find that evil spirit to settle the score!!!

As soon as Emperor Beijing left, all the ministers breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that their heads were saved.

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"Daughter... Yuanyuan... Mother's daughter..."

Concubine Yu hugged Yuan Yuan with a broken heart, and asked the imperial physician with red eyes, "Is my daughter really alright?"

"Don't worry, your majesty. The little princess just fainted from suffocation. Fortunately, she was discovered in time and is fine. She will wake up soon."

"That's good! That's good!"

Concubine Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief, and walked aggressively towards Basho who was kneeling on the ground, holding Yuanyuan in her arms.

He raised his hand and wanted to slap her hard, but finally stopped himself in time.

"Tell me! Why did you want to harm Yuanyuan?"

Bajiao's eyes were glazed over, his whole body like a log. Upon hearing Concubine Yu's questioning, he just kept repeating, "Kill her! Kill Xiao Yuanyuan!"

Li Xiang was terrified as she watched, her whole body shivering. Her teeth chattered as she asked, "My Lady, could it be that Basho is possessed by some evil spirit?"

Confusion flashed in Concubine Yu's eyes. This was something she couldn't understand. Bajiao had always been loyal to her. Why would she suddenly run to the brothel to murder Yuanyuan?

Fortunately, the palace maid's cry for help alerted the patrolling imperial guards, who rescued Yuanyuan.

Otherwise... she would lose her sweetheart again.

At this moment, Yuanyuan slowly woke up. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Concubine Yu's red eyes from crying.

[Ah! Why is my beautiful mother crying? ]

[Isn't it because you fainted and scared her?] Pupu flapped his wings and landed on Yuanyuan's swaddling clothes.

When Concubine Yu heard the voice, she was startled and hurriedly looked down at the little guy. Sure enough, she saw that the little guy had woken up.

Only then did I completely breathe a sigh of relief. The imperial physician was right. Yuanyuan woke up very quickly.

"My dear, you scared your mother to death!"

[Wow, wow, it's all Yuanyuan's fault. It was Yuanyuan who scared Mother! Don't cry, Mother! Yuanyuan will wipe it for you...]

Yuanyuan waved his little paws and reached out to Concubine Yu's face, trying to wipe away her tears.

Concubine Yu lowered her head cooperatively, grabbed the little girl's hand, put it on her face, and smiled at her with satisfaction.

Her daughter is the cutest though.

[Little ancestor! Look at the banana!]

The voice of the fate chart suddenly exploded in Yuan Yuan's mind, with urgency and anxiety.

Yuanyuan subconsciously turned his head towards Bajiao, and was shocked to see Bajiao kneeling on the ground with lifeless eyes.

This is not the point. The point is that there is a strong evil aura floating above Basho's head.

Yuanyuan was shocked!

There wasn't any last night! How come after a night, there was so much evil energy above her head?

Did she go to some evil place last night?

[Such a strong and sinister aura! Pupu, can you quickly check where she went last night?]

[Don't worry, little ancestor, I'll check it right away! ]

After a few breaths, Pupu finally found the Sima Ming record.

[The Sima Ming records have been updated, showing that for some unknown reason last night, she suddenly took Xiao Yuheng and went to the palace of death that Pu Pu had told you about, filled with the evil of death!]

Mingpu paused and continued: [They came out less than a quarter of an hour after entering.]

Yuanyuan's face wrinkled into a ball. "Sister Bajiao wouldn't go there for no reason. Does this have anything to do with Xiao Yuheng?"

"But my dear, although Xiao Yuheng is an adult soul, her body is still that of a baby. How did she control Bajiao? Also, the Sima records say that the person who almost strangled you to death was also Bajiao. Pupu thinks this matter is not simple~"

Yuanyuan's baby eyes rolled around, and he couldn't understand what had happened to Basho.

[Pu Pu, go and dispel the evil spirit from Bajiao first.]

After Yuanyuan finished speaking, she subconsciously put her finger into her mouth and started sucking it. Hmm... the little finger smelled so good, like a milky candy.

Mingpu obediently flew to Basho's head, and with a flap of its wings, it actually dispersed the black fog above Basho's head.

As the black fog dissipated, Basho's dazed expression gradually became clear. She stared blankly at Concubine Yu standing opposite her and blinked.

"Mother?"

Why was she kneeling on the ground? Why did the Queen look so unhappy? Did she make a mistake?

Isn't Your Majesty going to the Queen's bedroom and ask her to take good care of the Fourth Princess?

"You, do you still remember what you did today?" Yu Fei frowned and asked tentatively.

Basho frowned in confusion and thought for a long time, then he lay on the ground with a pale face, trembling.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I can't remember anything." Bajiao felt that her mind was blank, as if she hadn't remembered anything since last night.

Did I do something terrible to anger the Empress?

Concubine Yu frowned and looked at the confused Basho, and remained silent for a while.

She was still shocked by what Yuanyuan and Pupu had just said.

Evil spirit? Who on earth wanted Bajiao to kill Yuanyuan?

[Eh~ Pu Pu, Yuan Yuan seems to have more strength than before? Is it because you dispelled Sister Basho's evil spirit that Yuan Yuan has more strength?]

Pu Pu flew back, circled around Yuan Yuan, and said in surprise, "So, just by helping others, you can accumulate merit! Great, let's go and get rid of the evil spirit in the palace tonight!"

[Great! Great! But how is Yuanyuan going to get there? How about I have a dream for Lixiang?]

Concubine Yu subconsciously glanced at Lixiang and pursed her lips somewhat unhappily. Why didn't her daughter think of sending her a dream?

She can take her there too, okay?

Lixiang didn't know why the Empress suddenly looked at her, and her eyes were a little indignant, so she immediately shrank her neck.

She shouldn't have offended the Empress, right?