"I didn't realize that you were pretending to be weak while doing such shameful things behind my back!"
Du Xi's eyes were filled with fear and a sense of being wronged. His eyes were red as he kept shaking his head: "Really, nothing. I just wrote it for fun..."
Seeing her like this, the Queen Mother still felt unsatisfied.
All the anger that had been suppressed by the previous incident was immediately vented towards Du Xi.
"The more you deny it, the more fishy it seems!"
The Queen Mother waved her hand and taunted, "Come here! Find me the man in the palace who had an affair with her!"
"I want to see who is so desperate that he dares to do such shameful things in the palace!"
This was almost like a bolt from the blue. Du Xi's face turned pale and he shook his head in panic.
She wanted to stop it, but she had no ability at all and could only open her eyes helplessly.
Su Lijin frowned and stood in front of Du Xi. "Empress Dowager, I've read the letter. There's nothing wrong with the words on it. Why are you mobilizing so many people?"
Xiao Shengxing also walked over to Su Lijin and looked at the Queen Mother. "Mother, I've also read the letter. There's nothing wrong with it."
But at this time, the Queen Mother didn't care about anything else and only wanted to save her face.
"Your Majesty, this matter happened in the harem, so I should handle it."
Looking at Su Lijin displeasedly, the Queen Mother's face was full of criticism: "It is precisely because the Queen has always been so inactive that the harem has become a mess. The Queen should reflect on how to fulfill her duties as a Queen!"
This was equivalent to a slap in the face. Everyone looked at this scene, and their eyes fell on Su Lijin for a moment.
Many people think that Su Lijin is going to suffer a setback this time.
Faced with such accusations, Su Lijin did not back down.
On the contrary, she even stood up straighter, looked directly at the Queen Mother, and said in a very firm tone: "Queen Mother, it is normal for a man and a woman to exchange letters with each other when they are in love. This is a normal thing. As long as it does not violate the law, their behavior is free, and others have no right to accuse them!"
She smiled. "Marriage is clearly a beautiful thing. The Queen Mother is so furious and arbitrarily charges us with adultery, which is tantamount to forcibly separating a pair of lovers. Does the Queen Mother want all of our people to be lonely and widowed until old age?"
These words made the Queen Mother look so unhappy that no one could ignore her.
"You!" The Queen Mother gasped in anger and couldn't find any words to refute for a moment.
Su Lijin glanced at the crowd and waved, "Everyone, go away."
"Since I am the Empress, I am also the head of the harem. I should personally take charge of all matters in the harem, big and small. The Empress Dowager does not need to worry about it."
Hearing this, the Queen Mother, who had barely caught her breath, suddenly became even more anxious. She pointed at her angrily and asked, "Are you saying that I am overstepping my bounds?"
Su Lijin smiled innocently, but her words were still firm: "Why would I say that? I just hope that the Queen Mother can have a good rest."
Walking up to Du Xi, she looked at his nervous face and said with a reassuring smile, "If Du Xi is truly in love with someone, I will naturally be happy to help them get together. This is a happy occasion in the palace, isn't it?"
Unexpectedly, Du Xi suddenly knelt on the ground and said through gritted teeth: "I beg the Queen to execute me!"
For a moment, everyone's eyes fell on her, and they looked at her in confusion.
Su Lijin asked, "Du Xi, why do you say that?"
There was also some confusion in Xiao Shengxing's dark eyes.
Lowering her head deeply, Du Xi said in a low and self-deprecating voice: "Your Majesty, I am ugly and I am afraid that I will scare others. I really don't dare to have the slightest thought of getting married."
"I dare not marry someone above my station. Please, Queen, fulfill the request of all women and execute me."
Hearing this, Su Lijin sighed and felt a little sorry for her.
The Queen Mother sneered at the side and said, "Look, Queen, she knew it was a capital crime and she confessed directly."
Su Lijin frowned, completely confused. "But, you haven't even met that person, how can you be so sure he can't accept you?"
Du Xi shook her head: "No need, I don't want to see him."
The Queen Mother snorted coldly: "The charge of adultery has been established. Don't even think about meeting again. Drag him away and have him beaten to death!"
Seeing that the man was about to be dragged out and beaten to death, Su Lijin was anxious and was about to stop him when a voice came from outside.
"I am the one who delivered the message to Du Xi!"
Su Lijin looked up, her expression somewhat complicated: "Doctor Lu."
At this moment, she suddenly confirmed that the feeling she had previously felt was familiar because the tone was almost exactly the same as that of Doctor Lu.
Xiao Shengxing looked at Lu Bingqian, and there was no surprise in his dark eyes. Lu Bingqian saluted and nodded at Xiao Shengxing.
Du Xi was about to be dragged out, but unexpectedly Lu Bingqian showed up, and the empress dowager's face turned green with anger.
She sneered, "Du Xi is ugly, how could Doctor Lu be interested in her?"
As soon as these words came out, not only did Su Lijin frown, but a hint of displeasure also appeared on Lu Bingqian's gentle face.
The Queen Mother continued sarcastically, "In my opinion, Doctor Lu, you were summoned here to absolve Du Xi of his guilt, weren't you?"
When she spoke, she looked at Su Lijin, and it was clear that it was Su Lijin who called Lu Bingqian over and said this on purpose.
Lu Bingqian said calmly, "Your Majesty, I came here on my own initiative. I have no intention of offending anyone."
"That letter was written by me."
After saying that, he slowly read out the contents of the letter, accurately.
The empress dowager took the letter and her face suddenly became extremely ugly. She looked at Lu Bingqian in disbelief, and then at Du Xi.
Du Xi has been stunned since Lu Bingqian appeared.
At this moment, listening to Lu Bingqian reading the contents of the letter, there was no joy on her face. Instead, she tried hard to cover her face with her sleeves, looking flustered and anxious.
Su Lijin watched Du Xi frantically trying to cover up his mistake, then walked over and whispered to Lu Bingqian, "Doctor Lu, I've found your soulmate."
Lu Bingqian looked up, his expression showing some excitement that he couldn't hide, and his gentle eyes were not as calm as usual.
Only Lu Bingqian knew what she said, as it was part of their previous agreement.
Nodding at her, a smile appeared on Lu Bingqian's handsome face.
He didn't expect that Su Lijin would really find the person who sent him the message, the sweetheart whom he could never find.
And that person's name is Du Xi.
His gaze fell in the direction of Du Xi. Lu Bingqian could only see Du Xi's flustered eyes made by the opera artist, but he could tell that she was a girl with a kind face.
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