The two of them saluted tremblingly.
Eunuch Cao didn't say what the matter was. They had thought about all the bad things in their hearts along the way. After seeing Concubine Li's bedroom, they understood why the emperor called them over.
The emperor did not let the two men stand up immediately. He looked down at the two people kneeling on the ground.
After a long while, he spoke slowly, "Do you know why I called you here? Look at that charcoal, is it for people to use?"
"Your Majesty, perhaps Xiao Linzi was careless and took the wrong one. I will replace it with good red charcoal for Concubine Li."
Eunuch Wang kowtowed as he answered, and after just a few kowtows his forehead turned red.
"I beg the emperor to forgive me. It's all my fault for being careless and taking the wrong charcoal." Xiao Linzi quickly agreed.
If his godfather did this, there must be a way to protect him, so he could only follow his godfather's words.
[You got it wrong? Eunuch Wang is trying to shift the blame onto Xiao Linzi. How can someone who can't even handle such a small matter be in the Imperial Household Department?]
"Since you can't even pick up charcoal by mistake, I think there's no need to keep this hand."
Xiao Linzi suddenly raised his head, looked at the emperor and then at Eunuch Wang.
But Eunuch Wang lowered his head, obviously not intending to speak up for him.
"Eunuch Wang, since you know that it was Xiao Linzi who was careless and took the wrong charcoal, you should chop off his hands for taking the charcoal and hitting Concubine Li's maid!"
The emperor glanced at eunuch Wang who wanted to stay out of the matter, but refused to let him have his way.
He wanted to see what would come out of the dog-eat-dog fight between the two.
[6 Ah, the tyrant is deliberately trying to provoke Xiao Linzi to spit out more.]
In fact, the emperor in the book was not stupid at all, he was just controlled by drugs in the later period, otherwise the third prince might not have succeeded.
"I obey..."
Before Eunuch Wang could finish his words, he was interrupted by Xiao Linzi who was kneeling beside him.
"Your Majesty, please spare my life. It was Concubine Xian and Eunuch Wang who told me to do this. I was just following orders. If I didn't do this, Concubine Xian would kill my family.
They also said that Concubine Li was weak and wouldn't complain, and that the little princess wasn't favored, so nothing would happen. Even if the emperor did find out, he would let me take the blame."
The lives of his family members were important, but he himself was dead. Godfather and Consort Xian would definitely not let his family go.
He didn't know the methods of Concubine Xian, but he knew her as his godfather better than anyone else, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to sit in the position of Chief Eunuch of the Imperial Household Department.
"Your Majesty, Xiao Linzi is talking nonsense. I have never even met the virtuous concubine. He is making false accusations."
"No, I didn't. The virtuous concubine said that if this is done, the maidservant next to her will be given to the eunuch as his concubine. If the emperor doesn't believe it, have someone search the eunuch. He has a handkerchief with a crabapple flower on it. It was given to him by the virtuous concubine's personal maidservant."
Xiao Linzi looked serious and didn't seem to be lying.
The emperor instructed Eunuch Cao to search him.
Sure enough, the handkerchief that Xiao Linzi mentioned was found, and there was indeed a crabapple flower embroidered on it.
"Your Majesty," Eunuch Wang knew he was doomed, but he still wanted to make a last-ditch effort, "I have been wronged."
Nanny Zhang stepped forward, picked up the handkerchief and took a look. "This handkerchief is indeed from Miss Haitang, who is beside the virtuous concubine. This servant has seen it."
The emperor was too lazy to say anything more and called to the door, "Come here, drag these two people out and give them fifty lashes of the cane, and banish them from the palace."
As soon as he finished speaking, four people walked in. Based on their experience from last time, they stuffed cloth into the two men's mouths and then dragged them out.
There was no chance for the two to scream.
[Yes, this eliminates a major helper for Concubine Xian. Otherwise, with Eunuch Wang around, it would be much easier for Concubine Xian to plant spies in the various palaces.]
The emperor was delighted to hear this. This was the second time the little guy had praised him today.
"Eunuch Cao, spread the news that these two were caned and expelled from the palace."
Concubine Li stroked the teacup. Is the Emperor planning to take action against Concubine Xian?
......
The news soon reached the ears of Concubine Xian.
She raised her hand and slammed it heavily on the table, her face grim. "You useless piece of shit, ruining my good deeds."
Haitang suppressed the joy in her heart. In order to win over the old eunuch Wang, the queen asked her to deliberately please him, and she had to endure the disgust every time she went.
Now, after being beaten with a stick, Eunuch Wang is probably dead.
She pulled herself back to her thoughts and said softly, "Your Majesty, calm down."
The virtuous concubine glared at her and said, "I know you hate Eunuch Wang, but now that he has been punished, how can I place spies in the palaces in the future?"
Haitang pursed her lips and said, "You are in charge of the harem now, my lady. You can just promote someone else to take up the position."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Xian became even angrier and then calmed down.
"You put it simply. It's possible that the Emperor began to doubt me, so he punished Eunuch Wang and Xiao Linzi."
It doesn't matter if these two losers die, but they also implicate her.
What bad luck.
The emperor obviously did this to vent his anger on that bitch Concubine Li. I don't know whether the two of them have betrayed her.
"Isn't Your Majesty going to choose a wife for the Third Prince?" Haitang suddenly remembered something. "You can ask Concubine Li to help you choose, and test the waters a little while you're at it."
Concubine Xian looked at Haitang with appreciation and stood up.
"That's right, let's go to Concubine Li's place now and take a look at the little princess that our emperor loves."
......
When Concubine Xian arrived, Concubine Li had just finished feeding Yu Yiluo.
When I saw the virtuous concubine coming, I had some guesses in my mind.
With a smile on his face, he greeted, "Greetings, Sister Xianfei."
Xian Fei helped her up and said, "Sister, you are with the little princess, so you don't need to bow."
As she spoke, she sat down at the table and said apologetically, "I came here to apologize to you, my sister. It was my poor management that allowed the dog slaves from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to humiliate you."
Concubine Li shook her head, her face as gentle as a spring breeze, and she didn't seem angry at all.
"What are you talking about, sister? You just took over the harem, how can you be considerate of everything? The people in the harem have always been stepping down on the weak and praising the strong. How can this be your fault?"
[Hahaha, I didn't expect my beautiful mother to be so sarcastic. That green tea bastard Concubine Xian came right after smelling the scent. She must be trying to trick my mother into saying something. Luckily, my mother isn't some naive bastard.]
Yu Yiluo stared at Concubine Xian with her big eyes without blinking. She looked dignified and her eyes were as narrow and long as the Third Prince's.
[It seems that the Third Prince looks quite like the Concubine Xian. I am really curious about what the Concubine Xian's adulterer looked like, which made the Third Prince look so good.]
Suddenly hearing such great news, Concubine Li was glad that she didn't drink tea.
How does Luo'er know everything? In fact, she is also very curious about who the adulterer of Concubine Xian is. Does the emperor know?
Unfortunately, Yu Yiluo didn't continue.
"Sister, you are so understanding," she said, changing the subject with a look of concern on her face. "I heard that the Emperor punished the head of the Imperial Household Department in your palace. I hope you are not frightened?"
[As expected, you're here to tease me. Let's get to the point.]
Concubine Li smiled faintly and shook her head.
"The emperor ordered the execution outside. My sister wasn't frightened. Thank you for your concern."
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