Consort Ning tugged at the clothes of the woman next to her, "Sister, should we still go in?"
Everyone knows that His Majesty dislikes being disturbed when handling state affairs, and unless it is a major court matter, it must be postponed.
Consort Hua had been bothered by her family for three or four days before she had no choice but to come here. Liu Fei was the only son in the Liu family, and if something really happened, her father would probably scold her severely.
"Why don't you go? Don't you want to save your brother Fan Yuwei?" Consort Hua was a shrewd person, and with one sentence she blocked Consort Ning's way out.
This wasn't the first time they'd had to clean up the messes made by those four good-for-nothings. Even when they went too far before, it never reached His Majesty's ears, but this time… it's become known to the entire court.
Whether their lives can be saved is still a question.
The Fan family has more than one son, Fan Yuwei. However, as the elder sister and a concubine in the palace, if she doesn't plead for him, she will definitely be the subject of gossip.
Even though Consort Ning hesitated somewhat, she still nodded.
"Please trouble Steward Lin to go in and deliver a message," Consort Hua said politely.
Consort Hua was the daughter of Minister Liu. She grew up under the influence of her family and, with her own hard work, she entered the palace as a consort. Everything went smoothly for her.
Since An Honghan has not yet appointed an empress, Consort Hua holds the most power in the entire harem.
“How dare we go? Consort Hua, please don’t make things difficult for us. You know His Majesty’s temper…” Lin En didn’t want to get involved in this mess.
Who doesn't know what kind of person their brother is? It's one thing for him to run wild outside the palace, but now he dares to cause trouble inside the palace too. He deserves this fate.
Consort Hua noticed that Steward Lin was unwilling to help, so she took off the bracelet on her wrist and stuffed it into Lin En's hand. "Steward Lin, please do us a favor. If you need our help in the future, we will never refuse."
Lin En's voice became even shrug with anger, and she quickly withdrew her hand, "Consort Hua and Consort Ning, who do you take us for!"
If His Majesty were to find out that he had accepted bribes, then his death would not be far off.
With all this noise outside, how could An Honghan inside not know?
Xi Xizhi's ears twitched, as if she sensed the noise, and her eyelids twitched twice.
An Honghan's expression grew increasingly grim as he pulled a black cloth over the little one in his arms.
But a black cloth couldn't block out the noise from outside. Xi Xizhi snorted in dissatisfaction and slowly woke up. The first thing she did upon opening her eyes was to raise her hands and cover the pair of furry ears on the top of her head.
To outsiders, she simply made a gesture of covering her head.
"Nao." Her eyes were glistening with tears, still hazy from just waking up.
An Honghan looked into those bewildered eyes, his heart skipped a beat, then glared angrily at the palace gate and said coldly, "Let them in."
Since he had already woken them up, An Honghan didn't care about anything else and simply called them in to explain things, so that these two women wouldn't bother him again in the future.
Xi Xizhi struggled to stand up and break free from An Honghan's embrace, but An Honghan held her tightly, and Xi Xizhi's strength was nothing. An Honghan noticed the child's resistance, moved his hand to the child's back, and secretly grabbed the fluffy tail under the hem of her skirt, successfully scaring the child into immobility.
The tail is an animal's most vulnerable spot, and Xi Xizhi was no exception. The moment An Honghan's hand grabbed her tail, she immediately froze in his arms, no longer daring to struggle violently.
"Your Majesty, we pay our respects." The two women bowed.
Xi Xizhi's gaze shifted to the two people. Recalling the commotion from earlier, wasn't it them who had made it? Disturbing someone's sleep was an unforgivable sin. Xi Xizhi gritted her teeth, thinking to herself.
Suddenly, two more words entered Xi Xizhi's ears: "Your Majesty..."
Staring wide-eyed in shock, Xi Xizhi was now fully awake.
Are these two women An Honghan's concubines?
"Looking for...looking for you." Xi Xizhi stammered, feeling extremely uncomfortable. She tried to stand up, even forgetting that her tail was being held back by someone.
So when she suddenly stood up, her fluffy tail straightened, causing her to gasp in pain and fall back into An Honghan's arms.
Xi Xizhi's reaction pleased An Honghan. Afraid that Xi Xizhi was really in pain, he gently rubbed her tail and then let go.
"What are you doing, being so reckless?" An Honghan said casually, his gaze falling on the woman kneeling in the hall. He hesitated to tell her to rise, only saying, "If you two want to plead for those four scoundrels? That's highly unlikely. I never take back what I've said."
Consort Hua and Consort Ning felt a moment of embarrassment. Before they could even speak, His Majesty had silenced them with a single sentence. If they were to plead for their younger brothers again, they would only be making a fool of themselves.
Even so, they had to take the risk, especially since Liu Fei was the only son left in the Liu family.
“Your Majesty, Liu Fei was wrong about what happened a few days ago, but they all know they were wrong. Please forgive them this time,” Consort Hua said, tugging at Consort Ning’s sleeve to signal her to put in more effort.
Consort Ning was rather pretty, but that didn't mean she was a kind person. "Your Majesty, Fan Yuwei is my younger brother. Although he is useless and idles away his days, he is still my blood relative. If anyone is to blame, it is me, his older sister, for not disciplining him properly. Otherwise, he would not have done such an absurd thing."
The two women spoke in unison, and even though Xi Xizhi didn't know who Liu Fei and Fan Yuwei were, she could tell from their tone that they were pleading for leniency for what happened at the banquet that night!
The three fairies were almost molested by them, how can this matter be simply left unresolved?
Xi Xizhi was straightforward and, feeling indignant, said, "Their improper behavior is their fault. As officials of the court, they knowingly broke the law, so their crime is doubled."
The two women had seen the little girl from the beginning, but seeing her dazed and confused expression, as if she hadn't woken up yet, they didn't take her seriously at all. This time, the other party provoked them first, and although they were angry, they didn't dare to vent their anger. In front of His Majesty, they could only endure it.
"They are just young and impetuous, it's normal for them to do some impulsive things. It is said that to err is human, to forgive divine. I beg Your Majesty to give them another chance, and they will definitely not do it again in the future."
Xi Xizhi was so angry that her teeth were chattering. "Everyone has to take responsibility for their mistakes. Do you think you can just let them off the hook and give them a chance based on your few words? You're not them, how can you know they're willing to change? How can you make up for the harm they've caused to others?"
Xi Xi opened her mouth and fired a barrage of words, which shot straight at the two kneeling men.
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