Chapter 19 Do you want me to beat you, or do you want to go out and get a beating?
Yueli took off her embroidered shoes, climbed onto the couch, and knelt obediently beside the man.
She quietly raised her almond-shaped eyes to glance at the man's face, then whispered, "Your Majesty..."
"Hasn't it been investigated? It wasn't done by me..."
When the man looked over, Yueli slowly swallowed the rest of her sophistry.
"You didn't do it?" He Yanchen laughed in anger. "If I hadn't asked Chu Yi to investigate, and if the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs hadn't really been looking through the records, would you still be sitting here?"
Yueli smiled ingratiatingly and reached out to grab his sleeve: "As long as Your Majesty asks, I will definitely sit here properly."
"Kneel down before me." The man shook off her hand.
Yueli pursed her lips and dared not move.
"Why are you doing this?" He Yanchen glanced at her, "Because she pushed you?"
Yueli sobbed, her eyes red: "Your Majesty doesn't know..."
"She was the one who pushed me first... If I hadn't dodged quickly, she would have pushed me onto the rock and my face would have been ruined..."
She bit her lips and had tears in her eyes that were about to fall, which was really pitiful.
He Yanchen's eyes darkened. When he came back, he only heard that the two had a conflict and Yue Li was pushed down, but he didn't know that she was almost disfigured?
Seeing his expression soften, Yueli immediately took advantage of the situation and took two steps on her knees to grab his sleeve: "I am just angry..."
"If my face is ruined, I won't be able to live!"
"Shut up." He Yanchen's face suddenly darkened, as if he was angry that she spoke without restraint and said such unlucky words.
He wiped her tears with a cold face and said, "Go ahead and make a scene. If I don't come back, I'll see what you'll do."
Yueli's eyes were misty and wet, and she rubbed her cheek against his palm: "Your Majesty is back, isn't he..."
"I know that Your Majesty will protect me..."
The man couldn't help but sneer. After all, this person was brought back from outside the palace by him. It was a disgrace to him that he was so stupid.
He had been in the palace for more than 20 years and had seen all kinds of tricks, but this was the first time he had seen such a simple method of framing someone.
If I leave him, I'd definitely get beaten up.
Yueli knew that his anger had subsided, and she had managed to fool him.
She gently stretched out a finger to hook his little finger, then slowly leaned on his arm: "Your Majesty..."
"Don't be angry, I won't dare to do it again next time."
She deliberately said in a disappointed tone: "Your Majesty, can you take me with you wherever you go next time? Otherwise, I will be bullied to death by them..."
Hearing her say this, He Yanchen sneered: "Just don't bully others."
Yueli puffed out her cheeks in grievance, "How could I, a concubine, bully anyone?"
She looked so delicate that He Yanchen couldn't scold or hit her, but he always felt that he had to teach her a lesson.
Today, Li Jieyu provoked her, so she poisoned Li Jieyu. Next time, if he makes her unhappy in some way, will she poison him again?
It's becoming more and more reckless.
He suddenly grabbed the woman's delicate arm, made her lie on his legs, and slapped her on the buttocks.
Yueli cried out tenderly.
It hurts and it's embarrassing.
"Your Majesty!" She tried to get up, but the man held her waist.
"Do you want me to beat you, or do you want to go out and get a beating?"
"If I hadn't come back today, would you have been able to escape a beating?" He Yanchen deliberately frightened her.
She is a concubine in the palace. Even if I am not around, there is no reason for her to be punished like a slave.
Yueli's body trembled, and her voice was soft and sticky: "Then Your Majesty should beat you..."
"Wuwu...be gentle..."
After saying this, she buried her head in her arms, as if she was too embarrassed to look.
He Yanchen pulled her up and held her in his arms. Seeing her tearful face, he couldn't help laughing: "Don't cry, I won't hit you."
Yueli's misty eyelashes trembled slightly: "Really?"
"I'll deal with you tonight." The man bit her small and delicate earlobe lightly.
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After He Yanchen left, the Queen comforted Li Jieyu, but seeing that she was still crying, she couldn't help feeling impatient.
She and He Yanchen rushed back from the ancestral temple and came to deal with this matter without even returning to their own palace, but Li Jieyu was still not satisfied.
His Majesty clearly did not doubt Yu Ronghua, but she still tried to talk about Yu Ronghua in front of him, expecting him to go against His Majesty for her?
The Queen felt that Concubine Li was becoming increasingly stupid.
Returning to Kunning Palace, Dongxu presented the Imperial Household Department's records to the Empress: "Your Majesty, the rewards the concubines of each palace have received in the past few months are all recorded there. I just took a look at some of them, and it seems... they don't quite match..."
Dong Xu hesitated in his words. The Queen raised her eyebrows slightly, flipped through the records, and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Although that young eunuch has been in the palace for over ten years, he was only transferred to the Imperial Kitchen three years ago. In the past few years, he has worked in the laundry department. Your Majesty knows that the laundry department is not a lucrative place, let alone a reward from the master."
"But a lot of his silver was awarded three years ago..."
In other words, Xiao Xia Zi received a lot of rewards when she was working in the laundry department, which is obviously unreasonable.
The Queen scanned the records quickly, her expression unchanged: "Chu Yi is your Majesty's confidant. What he found out cannot be wrong."
If it was wrong, it must have been He Yanchen's order.
Dong Xu was startled and blurted out, "Then isn't Your Majesty protecting Yu Ronghua?"
The Queen suddenly felt that there was no need to read on. She put the record aside and pinched her brows: "Send everything back to the Imperial Household Department. Since His Majesty does not want to investigate Yu Ronghua, why should I investigate further?"
Dong Xu seemed indignant: "This... Yu Ronghua has such a vicious mind, almost ruining Li Jieyu's reputation. How can Your Majesty not hold her accountable?"
"What does Li Jieyu's face matter? After all, His Majesty doesn't like her anymore."
The Queen said in a calm tone, "The palace servants who delivered the meal to the Imperial Kitchen today neglected their duties and will each be fined six months' salary."
"Li Jieyu's servants were not attentive in their service to their master, and their salaries will be deducted for three months."
With just a few casual words, he turned over today's events.
Dong Xu frowned, "Your Majesty, Yu Ronghua was able to poison Li Jieyu today. If she is not punished, she will become even more aggressive in the future. Wouldn't that cause chaos in the harem and harm Your Majesty?"
The Queen glanced at her and said, "Then how do you think I should punish her?"
Dong Xu was speechless. His Majesty didn't want to punish Yu Ronghua, so how could the Queen go beyond His Majesty and punish her?
The Queen patted her hands and said, "I know you are thinking about me, but let's leave it at that."
"There is a bottle of excellent ointment in the storeroom. You should personally deliver it to Hehuan Palace."
"Yes, I understand."
The Queen leaned back on her soft pillow and casually handed her the record. "By the way, tell Concubine Li that it's not that I'm unwilling to make the decision for her."
Dong Xu's eyes lit up, and she instantly understood what to say: "Yes, I'll go right away."
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