Hearing the hidden meaning in Concubine Shu's words, the concubines picked up their handkerchiefs, lowered their heads and covered their lips with their hands, and smiled.
Miss Huang was so anxious that she was dumbfounded. She couldn't even hear this.
"Okay, no wonder you come to the concubine's place every day, it turns out it's because of him."
Lu'er stared at the beautiful Huang with dissatisfaction. This man was indeed a scheming person.
Upon hearing this, Concubine Huang finally reacted and opened her mouth to refute, but she realized that it seemed useless to say anything, as it was a well-known fact that she came to see Concubine Shu.
"Green, shut up."
Concubine Shu pretended to scold Lu'er and looked gently at the dejected Concubine Huang.
"Lady Huang, the Emperor and I are here. If you have any grievances, please speak out. We will not let you suffer any injustice."
【Tsk tsk, what are you doing here pretending to be kind and righteous?】
【But why is Concubine Shu's face getting redder and redder?】
Yu Yiluo suddenly remembered something and laughed wildly in her heart.
[Good boy, could Concubine Shu have been poisoned by that drug? She's quite patient.]
The emperor raised his eyebrows slightly, thinking that it was Qingfeng who did it. No wonder Concubine Shu was in a hurry to rest just now.
[If she keeps arguing, will Concubine Shu explode and die?]
emperor:"……"
Concubine Huang looked up at the emperor, tears in her eyes, and said sadly, "Your Majesty, I am innocent. It was the secret guard who wronged me."
Concubine Shu felt annoyed when she heard this and winked at Xiao Shize.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Huang is not wronged," Xiao Shize understood Concubine Shu's intention and said:
"Concubine Huang wanted to falsely accuse Imperial Physician Lin and Concubine Rou of having an affair in the Dowager's chamber. I accidentally learned of this and wanted to tell the Dowager, but she ended up framing me with such a sinister trick."
"If you want to talk about injustice, I am the one who is wronged. I just don't accept the feelings of the beautiful lady Huang and know her malicious intentions. She actually framed me like this."
Yu Yiluo felt it was a shame that Xiao Shize didn't go to tell stories, as his ability to improvise stories was truly amazing.
Seeing Xiao Shize trying hard to suppress his grievances, the concubines who were unaware of the inside story felt a little sympathy for him, and looked at the beautiful Huang beside him with even more contempt and disgust.
Concubine Huang was furious, but she couldn't find a perfect excuse. She did want to frame Concubine Rou and Doctor Lin, but why did this person know about this?
Thinking of Doctor Lin, Lady Huang seemed to see a glimmer of hope. She seemed not to have seen Doctor Lin since she woke up.
"Your Majesty, she said that I wanted to frame Concubine Rou and Imperial Physician Lin, but where is Imperial Physician Lin?"
Everyone finally reacted and looked around, all curious about where Doctor Lin had gone.
"I have invited Doctor Lin to Zuihua Palace."
Empress Xian walked in wearing a lake blue palace dress, the long hem of her skirt dragging on the floor. The simple red hairpin on her head swayed slightly with her footsteps, and a smile graced her delicate face.
Following behind him was Doctor Lin.
[My mother is here. She is indeed my mother. She is so beautiful even without makeup.]
"Why is Concubine Xian here? Are you feeling better now?"
Some people of lower status who had never seen Concubine Xian only realized after hearing her words that this was the little princess's biological mother, Concubine Xian.
She doesn't look like a woman who has given birth at all. Her skin is as white as snow, and her face without makeup is better than their carefully made-up faces. No wonder the emperor dotes on her so much.
Concubine Xian leaned forward to salute, but the Emperor raised his hand to stop her. Just this one action made everyone look at Concubine Xian with envy.
"No need to be polite, please sit down."
"Thank you, Your Majesty," Concubine Xian sat down on a chair beside her and said softly, "I am fine now. It's just that Hua Rui made such a fuss that we urgently sent for Doctor Lin."
The emperor nodded, "I'm glad you're alright."
"My Lady, my people have asked Imperial Physician Lin to leave. Did they not delay your pulse?"
Concubine Xian looked at Concubine Shu, her tone still calm.
"No, Concubine Xian saved him from trouble by sending Imperial Physician Lin away."
Concubine Xian looked puzzled and noticed the beautiful lady Huang on the ground, "This?"
Eunuch Cao stepped forward and told the story, and Empress Xian chuckled.
"That really saved Doctor Lin a lot of trouble."
Concubine Shu did not respond, but said to the emperor:
"Your Majesty, although my secret guard was wrongly accused, he did commit a grave mistake. He protected me for several years. I do not ask Your Majesty to let him go, but I ask that his body be left intact."
How could the emperor not see that Concubine Shu was retreating to advance? He glanced at Xiao Shize.
"This man was left to my aunt by my father. I will strip him of his position as a secret guard and keep him by my aunt's side as a token of my care."
"I thank the Emperor for not killing me."
Xiao Shize, who had escaped death, kowtowed heavily on the ground.
"If you want to thank someone, then thank the Concubine Dowager. She has guarded the late emperor's mausoleum for over a decade. This kind of friendship is something that even a son like me cannot match."
"I thank the Concubine Dowager and the Emperor."
The emperor waved his hand and said, "You may be spared the death penalty, but you will still have to accept the punishment of life imprisonment. Go and receive the fifty military sticks yourself later."
Suppressing the hatred in his heart, Xiao Shize lowered his head and expressed his gratitude.
Concubine Shu knew that the emperor was very merciful in keeping him alive, and that suffering some physical pain was obviously nothing, so she did not say much.
After seeing the emperor finish his punishment, Concubine Huang knew it was her turn. She closed her eyes and said, "I have defiled the harem and deserve death. I only beg the emperor to release my family."
Now that things have become a foregone conclusion, when she wanted to frame Concubine Rou, she knew that if she failed she would lose her life, but she didn't expect that everything would happen so quickly.
She thought she could make things worse by borrowing Concubine Shu's help, but she didn't expect that things would really get out of hand. Instead, she and Concubine Shu both became pawns in this incident.
"Come here, Beauty Huang has defiled the harem, and she is to be given white silk."
When Miss Huang was taken away, she was very calm and showed no sign of struggling.
This was not the first time the concubines in the harem had seen such a scene, and they couldn't help but sigh in their hearts.
Concubine Xian lowered her eyelids slightly, and had no sympathy for Concubine Huang's experience. If Concubine Huang did not want to frame Concubine Rou, she would not have suffered the consequences.
After a while, the young eunuch who had sent Concubine Huang on her way came in to report. The room was silent as death, especially for Concubine Cai and the others. After seeing what happened to Concubine Huang, they were so scared that their bodies were cold.
The emperor glanced at them and said in a deep voice, "As for you guys, you have evil intentions. You are nothing but pests if you keep them. Banish them to the cold palace."
Suddenly, wailing sounds were heard, but after a few wailings, several people were dragged away and the room returned to silence.
"You have all seen what happened to several people today. If anyone harbors ill intentions and attempts to disrupt the harem, I will not show mercy."
Everyone stood up and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, we will remember your instructions."
After signaling everyone to stand up, the emperor looked at Doctor Lin.
"Please check the Toffee's pulse."
Concubine Shu, who still had a trace of rationality, waved her hands hurriedly. If she was diagnosed with the poison, she was afraid that her old face would be completely lost, and she couldn't afford to lose face.
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