"Grand Prince, you didn't think I would let the Ninth Princess go with me, did you?" Ye Jiuge saw the flickering eyes of Bai Jing and knew that he had guessed correctly. He took a step forward and looked at Bai Jing, "Tonight's matter is not absolutely safe. If she goes, she might get hurt."
Although Bai Jing and Bai Jinjin reconciled, he never believed Ye Jiuge. But today he felt that Ye Jiuge might really care about Jinjin and was not just pretending.
"That's better."
After Bai Jing finished speaking, he looked away and left the palace.
night.
Shen Yue was wiping something on her face, her eyes always flickering towards the box beside her, intentionally or unintentionally.
"Ruyi, burn the contents of the box tomorrow."
Ruyi on the side just bowed and said nothing.
Shen Yue had been feeling anxious since morning, and when she looked at the box, she became even more panicked. However, it was already late at night, and if she rashly burned something, it would definitely attract attention.
"Take out my treasured pearl cream. I want to apply it on my face today." Shen Yue could only suppress her inner panic and try to cover it up with other things.
"Your Majesty, the pearl cream will be gone tomorrow. Should I go and bring it to you earlier?" I asked Ruyi, holding the exquisite little box in her hand.
Shen Yue frowned immediately. Nothing went her way. "Go quickly."
Ruyi nodded, walked out of the room, but fainted after taking a few steps.
"Take this palace maid to the emperor's palace." The black-clad guard threw Ruyi to another black-clad guard, who took the box while Shen Yue was not paying attention.
Seeing that Ruyi had not returned yet, Shen Yue thought that she was waiting for the pearl cream. She did not find it strange, so she took off her coat, lay down on the bed, and fell asleep.
Seeing that Shen Yue had fallen asleep, the black-clad guard gently pushed open the window, turned over and entered the palace, went straight to the dressing table and picked up the box.
"Who is it!" Shen Yue turned over and saw someone standing next to her dressing table. She was immediately frightened and screamed.
The guard in black didn't expect to be discovered, so he climbed onto the beam and sat steadily on it.
Shen Yue lit the candlestick and walked towards the dressing table, but found that the box was missing, and her face turned pale.
She frantically searched the dressing table but couldn't find the box. The black-clad guard had already quietly flown away through the window using his martial arts skills.
A breeze blew the hair by Shen Yue's ears. She turned around suddenly and saw that the window that was obviously closed was now wide open.
She could only close the window with trembling hands and quickly return to bed. Who had stolen her box? If it was for money, it would be fine, but if it was for something else...
Shen Yue was frightened by her own guess and could only lie down pretending to be calm, comforting herself that maybe he was asking for money.
Early morning.
After the morning court session, Bai Juncheng went straight to the Xuanzheng Hall. Ye Jiuge was looking at the letters in the box and a very luxurious phoenix hairpin.
"Young Master Ye, are these the letters between the Prime Minister and the Queen?" Bai Jing couldn't help but ask after asking him for a long time.
"Yeah." Ye Jiuge responded.
Suddenly Bai Jing felt choked.
"Have you found any important information?" Bai Juncheng appeared in court robes.
Bai Jing snatched the rice paper from Ye Jiuge's hand and handed it to Bai Juncheng, "Father, these are the correspondence between the Prime Minister and the Queen."
Bai Juncheng's face darkened after reading the two letters. He threw them into Bai Jing's arms and said, "The evidence is irrefutable this time. I want to see how the Queen can argue!"
"Your Majesty, please don't worry. There's still a maid who hasn't been put on trial yet." Ye Jiuge said calmly, then stood up and took out Ruyi who was hiding beside the pillar. "As long as we have her confession, then this matter will have more confidence."
"What's so difficult about this? Just send her to the Ministry of Punishment. The maids there will take good care of her." Bai Juncheng snorted coldly and decided on Ruyi's destination.
When Ruyi heard this, bloodshot eyes appeared in her eyes, she shook her head frantically, and murmured something inaudible.
"Open the cloth covering her mouth." Ye Jiuge said.
The guard on the side immediately untied the cloth around Ruyi's mouth.
"I say! Please, Your Majesty, forgive me!" Ruyi kowtowed to Bai Juncheng after the cloth strips were untied.
Bai Juncheng sneered, "If you can report the truth, I might consider sparing you."
Upon hearing this, Ruyi's eyes lit up with joy, and she told Bai Juncheng the entire deal between the Prime Minister and the Queen.
Bai Juncheng suppressed his anger and asked the guards to take Ruyi away first. She could not die yet.
…
Shen Yue hadn't slept all night. She blinked her sore eyes and sat up, "As expected."
"Ruyi! Where have you been?" Shen Yue saw that no one appeared in the palace after she called out.
Furious, Shen Yue got off the bed and ran straight to the door, only to see all the servants kneeling on the ground facing her.
Shen Yue was already upset, and casually threw the hot water bottle in her hand at the palace maid beside her, "I'm calling you, are you deaf?"
"The Queen is so arrogant."
A deep voice sounded behind Shen Yue. Shen Yue turned around and saw Bai Juncheng sitting on a chair with Bai Jing and Ye Jiuge on either side. She immediately bowed in panic.
"These servants didn't even report to me. They are really derelict in their duty!" Shen Yue said, suppressing the panic in her heart.
Bai Juncheng sneered, his eyes full of contempt for Shen Yue, "If I had asked a maid to tell you, wouldn't I have been able to see you look like this today?"
Shen Yue looked at Bai Juncheng and forced a smile, "I was very angry today. I don't usually act like this."
"I heard that the Queen has a lot more jewelry in recent days." Bai Juncheng asked as he picked up the hot tea beside him and blew on it.
"How could that be? If I had any newly made jewelry, the Ministry of Internal Affairs would definitely have a record of it." Shen Yue looked at Bai Juncheng with forced calmness.
Ye Jiuge took a step forward and took out the letters from his arms. "I wonder if these letters look familiar to you, Queen?"
The moment Shen Yue saw the letter, her alarm bells rang and her face suddenly turned pale. "I don't know what you are holding in your hand."
"Since the Queen can't recognize these letters, then let's get to know the people." Bai Jing said in a serious tone.
The woman's eyes flashed. Who is it?
"Bring Ruyi in!" Bai Jing shouted from the side.
Upon hearing this, Shen Yue collapsed and looked at Ruyi who was brought in with empty eyes. Seeing that she was unharmed, she knew that she must have been unable to withstand the threat.
Facing Shen Yue's murderous gaze, Ruyi told her about the corruption one by one.
Bai Juncheng snorted coldly and looked at Shen Yue with a sharp and piercing gaze, "Queen! What else do you have to say at this point!"
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