When Eunuch De arrived at the Empress Dowager's courtyard, Xique had already dragged the old eunuch out of the Empress Dowager's room, holding up the trouser legs of two unconscious guards with one hand and the other.

Upon seeing this appalling scene, Grandpa De was on the verge of tears. He cried out in surprise and hurriedly stepped forward to block Xique's path: "Xique, my dear grandma!"

"Eunuch De, why are you stopping me? This old bastard knocked out these two guards and threw them at the Empress Dowager. He was molested by Zhongxing. I'm going to have him arrested and brought before the Emperor to be executed!" Xique spoke righteously and sternly, a true little superhero of justice.

"Grandma, my dear grandma, this is unacceptable!" Eunuch De's knees went weak, and he wanted to kneel down to Xique at any moment: "There are so many royal relatives outside. If they see this, the Emperor and Empress Dowager will lose face!"

I don't care whether they have any shame or not. My young lady sent me here to see, so she must want everyone to see.

"You old codger, you've wasted your life, you can't even tell right from wrong! If I spare this scoundrel today, it would be a disgrace to the Emperor and Empress Dowager. Get out of here!" Xi Que kicked Eunuch De aside and grabbed two guards and the old eunuch, walking away swiftly.

Grandpa De lay sprawled on the ground, contemplating playing dead, but the magpie only lightly kicked his shin—just enough to make him fall, without any real force. He inwardly groaned:

Girl, why don't you just kick this old servant unconscious?

How can this old servant face His Majesty?!

Waaaaah...

Grandpa De beat himself up in various ways, making himself disheveled and dirty, as if he had been brutally torn apart, and then lay on the ground in various poses pretending to be dead.

After doing a lot of unnecessary things, I thought it best to give up. Deceiving the emperor is treason, which is punishable by the extermination of nine generations of one's family!

The magpie dragged the person to the Temple of Heaven and roared from a distance, "Miss, strange things happen every year, but this year there are especially many; I never thought there would be such a bold and unruly servant in the palace. He actually took advantage of the Empress Dowager's inconvenience and sent two guards to the Empress Dowager's bed to commit indecent acts!"

As she spoke, the magpie bandit approached. She threw the old eunuch and two unconscious guards in front of the emperor, empress, and a group of imperial relatives and nobles, and said loudly, "Your Majesty, I have brought the people to you. These are your servants. You can deal with them as you see fit."

The concubines, other royal women, and palace maids who witnessed this scene covered their faces.

The group of old princes were completely dumbfounded.

Shang Xiche: "!!!"

I suddenly felt like a thousand slaps were being slapped across my face.

He clenched his fists and stared intently at the magpie, wishing he could stab the bandit to death with his eyes!

Ji Fengyao, her hairpins jingling, walked over to Xique with a joyful expression and praised, "Xique, well done! It's fortunate that you caught this wicked servant on the spot, otherwise, who knows how badly the Empress Dowager would have been bullied by them!"

The people looked at the two unconscious young guards on the ground, their expressions indescribable.

The Empress Dowager's power in the palace was at its zenith; would she be bullied by a mere servant?

Oh, that's really unbelievable!

"Drag them away!" Shang Xiche roared, his head spinning with rage, "Drag them all away and beat them to death!"

After yelling, he glared fiercely at Ji Fengyao, thinking to himself:

You bandit, don't be too smug!

In a little while, I will make you taste what it's like to be humiliated in public!

As the sacrificial ceremony began, Ji Fengyao remained calm and composed, casually supporting the two maids and following the prescribed procedures without much concern.

The Emperor, Empress, Crown Prince, Shang Nanjue, and others surrounded him like tigers and wolves.