"The inspection of concubines entering the palace is very strict. When were they allowed to bring these things? Did you bring them in secretly, or was the inspecting maid negligent in checking and covering it up?"
"Your Majesty, I don't have any, I..."
Zhen Qia panicked when she heard this and fell to her knees, but she couldn't explain why.
At this moment, she deeply understood a sentence.
One lie requires countless lies to cover it up.
She had just lied and said that she brought the jar of water from home, and now she couldn't go back on her word and say that she didn't bring it.
Because even if she told him, the emperor wouldn't believe it.
Besides, she really couldn't explain the true origin of this jar of water. If she continued to discuss it, would it be harmful to the dragon's body if this thing of unknown origin was given to the emperor?
This is a serious crime.
So she could only grit her teeth and admit it. Fortunately, she had already won Feng Yinzhen's favor today. She thought that even if she made this mistake, he would not care too much about it.
So she knelt on the ground and admitted it.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I have loved using this snow water to make tea since I was a child. When I first entered the palace, I couldn't bear to part with it, so I brought these things with me. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
"Forgive me? Fang agreed to defy palace rules and smuggle items, and you still want me to forgive you?
If I forgive you this time, and everyone else follows suit, will I have to forgive them all?"
Feng Yinzhen sneered, dropped the book in his hand, and stood up holding Feng Wanwan.
"Yes, absolutely unforgivable! If they can smuggle snow and water today, they might smuggle knives, poison, or witchcraft next time. What will become of my father's harem then? Will the guards at the gate become mere decorations?"
[Zhen Qia will not be let off lightly this time and must be severely punished! ]
Feng Wanwan quite agreed and kept agreeing.
Before he could finish his words, Feng Yinzhen's voice was heard again.
"Sui Yuxuan Fang agreed to defy palace rules and smuggle items. This is a terrible act. She is to be demoted to a court lady. She is also to be punished by copying the palace rules and sending a copy to each palace. Everyone in the palace is to recite them, and no one is to be left out!"
【What? 】
Feng Wanwan was stunned.
Zhen Qia was completely dumbfounded.
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