Chapter 133 Biting Each Other

Tonight, Kyoto is shrouded in dark clouds and low pressure, like a veil covering the bright moon, and the atmosphere is extremely depressing.

In the Duke of Huguo's mansion, Song Yue lay on the bed, tossing and turning but unable to fall asleep.

Her heart was beating fast. At one moment she was worried about the Ge family, and at another moment she was hoping that Song Shicheng would return from his meritorious service in Henan.

'Bang, bang, bang'

A few quick knocks on the door startled her.

"What's up?"

"My lady...someone has come from the palace and said they want to bring you into the palace to meet the emperor."

"To see the emperor?" Song Yue hurriedly put on a coat and opened the door of her boudoir. "I have no contact with the palace. Why did the emperor ask me to enter the palace in the middle of the night?"

Her dark eyes moved restlessly in her eye sockets, and she asked again, "But what did that bitch Song Zhao do wrong?"

"I don't know either, but the visitor's attitude was very bad, and he kept urging Miss to get out."

"I understand. You go and tell them. I'll change my clothes and go with them."

After saying that, Song Yue was about to turn around and go back to her room, but she saw the people sent from the palace breaking in.

The leader was Xiao Yinzi, who usually smiled at everyone in the palace, but today he was full of momentum and shouted at Song Yue:

"The Emperor has summoned you, and you still dare to hesitate? Come! Take her to the palace immediately!"

So, on a cold night in early spring, Song Yue was escorted into the palace wearing only a thin nightgown.

This was her first time entering the palace. The red walls, green tiles, and golden splendor made everything look noble, yet it made people feel uneasy.

On the way, she asked Xiao Yinzi, "But my unpromising concubine sister caused trouble in the palace? She is a bastard who caused trouble. If she did anything shameful, it has nothing to do with me, the eldest legitimate daughter of the Duke of Huguo!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yinzi slapped Song Yue in the face, causing his ears to buzz and his head to feel dizzy.

"Noble Lady Song is the emperor's concubine. Is it your position to discuss her? If you dare to speak nonsense again, I will teach you a lesson!"

After receiving this slap, Song Yue learned her lesson. She held back her tears and followed the palace servants on their way, not daring to say a word more.

When they arrived at the main gate of Chaoyang Palace, they ran into another team.

When she saw that the person being escorted was Ge Zhongqi, she immediately became emotional.

Ever since the Ge family was convicted for the granary fire and the entire family was placed under house arrest, Song Yue has been thinking about Ge Zhongqi.

When she met Ge Zhongqi, she choked up with red eyes and said, "You have lost a lot of weight... How are you? Is everything okay at home?"

But Ge Zhongqi's attitude was contrary to his usual behavior.

He pretended not to know Song Yue and gave her a look, signaling her to restrain herself.

Song Yue finally held back her tears and pretended to be calm and added, "Although we don't know each other, our fathers are colleagues after all. It's only natural for me to care about you."

The two were escorted into the main hall and knelt down to greet Xiao Jingheng who was sitting on the dragon throne.

"I, your humble servant, greet your Majesty. May your Majesty be blessed."

Xiao Jingheng did not ask anyone to get up. He looked down at them with a gloomy look in his eyes. He first asked Ge Zhongqi,

"When you are of marriageable age, is there a girl from an official family that you like? I can arrange one for you, and it will also relieve your father's worries."

Ge Zhongqi replied timidly, "I am only interested in serving the court, and have no other thoughts!"

Xiao Jingheng sneered, and suddenly said solemnly: "You are devoted to serving the court, and you can burn the military rations. If you have second thoughts, wouldn't you be plotting rebellion!?"

Ge Zhongqi could not stand the fright and immediately kowtowed and said, "I made a big mistake due to my negligence. I hope Your Majesty can give me a chance to make amends!"

He had finished speaking, but he kept kowtowing.

His head hit the jade floor and soon blood splattered out.

Xiao Jingheng just let him do what he wanted and looked at Song Yue again, "Are you the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Protectorate?"

Song Yue was intimidated by his extremely oppressive aura. She didn't dare to say anything and could only nod her head tremblingly in response.

Xiao Jingheng added: "Your concubine sister Song Zhao is my favorite concubine. Song Shicheng's daughter has been well educated. She knows etiquette, rules, and is well-educated. I think you, as her eldest sister and a legitimate child, should be better than her in everything."

Song Yue was ignorant and could not hear the sarcasm in Xiao Jingheng's words. She thought he was praising her.

So she immediately picked up the good girl and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your praise. My father has been very strict in teaching my sister and me since we were young. I will follow his teachings and dare not slack off for a moment."

"Oh?" Xiao Jingheng stroked the red jade ring on his thumb and said with interest, "Then let me test you. Do you know what kind of crime it is to deceive the emperor?"

Song Yue was shocked and stammered, "Deceiving the emperor... He deserves, his entire clan should be exterminated."

Hearing this, Xiao Jingheng restrained his serious expression and suddenly became furious, "Since you knew this, how dare you deceive me together with your father?"

Song Yue was so frightened that she could hardly breathe, and stammered, "Your Majesty, your Majesty did not..."

"You didn't? Song Shicheng used your infertility as an excuse to have Zhao'er enter the palace in your place. But now you're having an affair with someone else and are secretly pregnant. You and Ge Zhongqi did such a shameless thing under my nose. Do you think your life is too long?"

Xiao Jingheng directly exposed the affair between the two people in the hall.

The two of them were so panicked that they spoke incoherently and denied everything.

At this time, Jiang Deshun ordered his men to pin Song Yue to the ground, and another imperial physician came forward to check her pulse.

"Your Majesty, this woman is indeed more than two months pregnant."

In the face of irrefutable evidence, all arguments seem pale and powerless.

Song Yue was a girl who had been spoiled since childhood. How could she have seen such a scene? She was frightened out of her wits.

But she really likes Ge Zhongqi.

Seeing that her lover was also frightened to the point of turning pale and his head was broken from kowtow and smashing, her heart could not stop trembling.

So she gritted her teeth and decided to take all the blame on herself.

"Your Majesty! The matter between me and Master Ge was purely due to my ignorance! The fault is all mine, please, Your Majesty..."

"Yes, yes, yes! Your Majesty will understand!"

Song Yue didn't expect that before she finished speaking, Ge Zhongqi rushed to speak, pointing at her and said:

"She seduced me! I was drunk one day and didn't know what was going on, so she and I had that kind of thing happen... She seduced me! Your Majesty, please have mercy!"

What Ge Zhongqi said was like thunder in Song Yue's ears.

She was so angry that she was shaking all over, staring at the man she loved with tears in her eyes.

He then said, "Why are you looking at me? Explain to the Emperor that you seduced me! Go ahead!"

Song Yue had never seen such a hideous face on him. The deep affection she had just shown fell apart in an instant and completely disintegrated.

She cursed angrily, "Ge Zhongqi! You are so shameless! I seduced you? Who taught me this method, and let my father lie to the emperor to exempt me from the selection and entry into the palace? Who climbed over the wall of my house in the middle of the night and insisted on having sex with me under the moonlight? And who said that he would marry me and said that the child in my belly was adopted by us, and deceived the court with this?"

"You, don't spit bloody words at me!"

Song Yue shed her last tear and didn't want to say another word to Ge Zhongqi.

She turned to face Jamel Xiao, knelt on the ground with her body straight, and said disheartenedly:

"I have kept all the love letters he gave me. If Your Majesty doesn't believe them, I can take them out for Your Majesty to review one by one!"