Hall of Eternal Life.
This was the first time Wei Shuyi had set foot in this place. Looking at the palace maids kneeling on the ground in front of her, she felt uneasy. After standing in front of the throne, she also knelt and saluted, not daring to be careless.
At this moment, Meng Qingzhi was still clad in her wet palace attire, her hair disheveled, like a drowned dog. The palace maids who had previously waited on her were all bloodstained, cowering on the ground, trembling like sieves.
"Yang Mingrui." "The servant is here!"
"Everyone who doesn't need to wait outside, you stay."
Eunuch Yang gave a look, and the guards and attendants who were guarding nearby all left the hall. When the room was quiet, he read aloud the letter sent by the Ministry of Punishment -
"Your Majesty, these cunning slaves have confessed the truth! It wasn't Liuying who pushed anyone first, but it was this Hui Yu Nu who had murderous intent. She's been yelling and yelling for a long time, refusing to let anyone live!"
Meng Qingzhi turned around abruptly and shouted, "You are a bunch of traitors! You dare to frame me after suffering a little?! It was obviously she who hated me! She pushed me into the pool! How did she become me..."
“Snap! Snap!”
Eunuch Yang stepped forward and slapped her twice, making her see stars.
"How rude! Just now in Penglai Palace, you dared to interrupt the conversation between His Majesty and the Queen Mother. We gave you face and spared you punishment! Now, you dare to act like a spoiled child in front of His Majesty. I simply cannot bear to see you like that!"
"Eunuch, calm down. Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
When had Meng Qingzhi ever suffered such pain?
She calmed down, stroked her cheek, and sobbed without making any sound.
Seeing that the drama had reached this point, Xie Yanci leaned back on the dragon throne and asked nonchalantly, "In that case, tell me, what kind of grudge did you have that made you want to kill her?"
"Your Majesty, I didn't mean to attack you! She felt that as a maid in Shoukang Palace, she had become a favorite of the Empress Dowager, so she deliberately came to provoke me, and that's why..."
The emperor stood up lazily and waved his sleeves, as if a wild python was coming with the wind!
Before Wei Shuyi could see clearly, he heard Meng Qingzhi's screams!
After those twisted black shadows retreated, the paper placed on the throne did not move at all, which shows how swift his action was!
"I hate being deceived. You'd better think it over carefully before you speak."
Bright red blood dripped from the woman's forehead and fell to the ground.
Meng Qingzhi tried to steady her breath and replied, "Your Majesty, I have had a long-standing grudge against her. Today's argument was unavoidable. Even if I was at fault first, she..."
"Yang Mingrui!" He waved his hand impatiently, "Send her back to the palace. She cannot leave without permission! Everyone else, expel them from the palace!"
“Yes!” Eunuch Yang kicked in disgust, “Ms. Hui Yu, let’s go!”
Perhaps Meng Qingzhi didn't expect that the punishment would be house arrest. She couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, staggered to her feet, and left.
Only Wei Shuyi was still kneeling there, as if he had been forgotten.
"How long do you want to remain silent?"
"This servant does not understand what the emperor means."
Xie Yanci took out the earrings from the brocade box and walked up to her: "You specially sent this thing to me and told me to open it before the palace banquet just to tell me, don't you understand?"
He finally discovered the secret, but did not order severe punishment for Meng Qingzhi.
She was doubtful and didn't dare to respond rashly.
But then he heard a cold voice ringing in his ears: "She harmed you once in order to conceal the truth. Now, I give you the power to deal with her, how about it?"
Even under severe punishment, this old matter was still brought out.
She was not in a hurry to seek revenge. Instead, she immediately explained, "I was originally Ah Shu, a female historian in the Ministry of Pharmacy. I was murdered by Meng Qingzhi and thrown into a mass grave. Fortunately, I was protected by His Royal Highness Prince Lian and was able to save my life. Your Majesty knows what happened afterwards."
"I do know." Xie Yanci nodded slightly, then asked, "What about you? You don't want to know what the so-called power is? Instead, you're busy making excuses for Prince Lian."
"emperor!"
Wei Shuyi bowed his head again, trying to sort out the emperor's thoughts.
He was wary of his brother, and also suspected that she had some ulterior motive behind her approach! If he couldn't solve this mystery tonight, he would probably end up like Meng Qingzhi in the future!
"explain."
"I did return to the palace with selfish motives. I couldn't bear to be betrayed by a sister who was as close as a brother, brutally murdered, and then her body was so carelessly discarded!" She chose her words carefully. "So, when I heard that the prince could bring someone to present a gift to the empress dowager, I became interested. If I could gain the empress dowager's favor and secure a place in Shoukang Palace, revenge would be a piece of cake."
"Why don't you come to me? In your heart, am I not as sensible as my mother, or am I biased towards others and harming you?"
Wei Shuyi was stunned, not sure if there was any truth in these words.
She simply emphasized again: "Your Majesty is the ruler of a country. The grudges between women should be resolved in the harem. I don't want to disturb Your Majesty with such a trivial matter, so..."
"But I owe you a favor! If it weren't for you that day, I would have fallen into someone else's trap, and the consequences would have been disastrous."
Xie Yanci personally helped her to her feet, leaning close to her ear and whispering, "Therefore, I will grant you a position and let you go to the Huiyu Palace to deal with her. Only after you have tasted the wonders of power will you know what it feels like."
Position? !
This is earlier than expected.
Wei Shuyi calmed down and decided to put an end to his playing hard to get tactics until today.
Otherwise, a woman who repeatedly rejected the emperor's wishes and offended him would not have a good ending.
"Yang Mingrui, convey my decree! Liuying, the second-class maid of Shoukang Palace, is gentle and serene, intelligent, and deeply beloved by me. I will confer her the rank of eighth-rank concubine, residing in a side hall of Lin'an Palace, and bestowing upon her the title... Min."
She accepted the order and thanked him. When she looked up again, she was met with Eunuch Yang's almost flattering smile.
The chess piece has been placed, and she has no way out.
From now on, she will use the emperor's hand to stir up trouble and thoroughly investigate the Wei case!
It was her destiny to escape from slavery and enter the deep palace.
"Your Majesty, it's getting late now. I haven't asked anyone to clear out the side hall yet. Miss Min..."
"No rush, ask someone to clean up first, she still has things to do."
After saying that, Xie Yanci stuffed a token into her hand. When Eunuch Yang saw it, he immediately knelt on the ground!
Wei Shuyi didn't understand what it meant, so he just listened to the person beside him introduce: "Miss Min, this is the imperial token! Seeing it is like the emperor himself. Whoever holds this token can also issue orders, and no one dares to disobey!"
Did he really want her to execute Meng Qingzhi?
"Go ahead. I'm waiting to see what happens to Hui Yu Nu."
"Yes, your concubine... obeys your order."
Wei Shuyi held the token in both hands and stepped back. Only after he walked out of the door did he straighten his back.
How can this be considered a glorious gold medal?
It was clearly a treacherous blade, mixed with the emperor's temptation, which determined her future fate.
"I'm sorry, Sister Qing."
Walking forward against the wind, she said sorry in her heart.
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