I was suddenly startled and looked away.
At this moment, the mage could no longer bear the pressure from the surroundings, and his legs softened and he knelt down.
Seeing him like this, Bai Juncheng knew that he must have been instructed by someone, and he immediately flew into a rage, "You lowly slave! You actually tricked your way into the Queen Mother's banquet! I will kill you!"
Following Bai Juncheng's order, the royal guards outside the banquet rushed in and took hostage the group of young monks led by Sheng Muen. When the mage saw his disciples, his eyes began to become empty.
Bai Jinjin told him that his reaction was wrong and slapped him in the face. "This princess will give you a chance. If you can tell me the real culprit behind this, I might be able to plead for you!"
The mage was brought back to his thoughts by her slap, and then he heard what Bai Jinjin said. He hesitated for a moment and looked at the queen, but saw her stern eyes and immediately looked away.
"This matter..." The mage wanted to say the queen's name, but Bai Lingling below suddenly spoke.
"How this charlatan managed to sneak into the palace is still unknown, but is it also possible that Concubine Ye now holds the power of the harem?"
Bai Lingling couldn't let the mage reveal the people involved in this matter, otherwise she would definitely be implicated.
"What do you mean, Sixth Princess? This wizard was chosen by the Emperor and me. What you mean is..." Concubine Ye didn't say the rest, but Bai Lingling's face turned pale.
The Queen Mother also noticed something suspicious and looked at Shen Yue.
"Although I have been released from confinement, I did not have a hand in this banquet. How could this matter be related to me?" Shen Yue clenched her fists and looked at the empress dowager with a somewhat hurt look.
This look made the Queen Mother overwhelmed. She also suspected that it was Shen Yue, but what she said made sense, so she did not lend a hand at this banquet.
"Hmph, but it can't stop the Queen from bribing you, right?" The palace maid beside Concubine Ye returned to her side and whispered something in her ear.
Shen Yue looked at Concubine Ye calmly, "Concubine Ye, what do you mean by this? How could I possibly do such a thing?"
"Would you do such a thing? Wouldn't the people around you know it?" Concubine Ye said with a sarcastic laugh.
Upon hearing this, the young man next to Mr. Ye excitedly pulled the person next to him and whispered, "Do you know why the queen was imprisoned?"
"Isn't it because the Queen neglected her duties in the harem?"
"How is that possible? The news I received was that the Queen and the demoted Prime Minister embezzled military pay."
"Then why did you declare it was the Queen's fault?"
"You're stupid! How could I possibly say this out loud for the sake of the royal family's reputation? Besides, doesn't the word 'dereliction of duty' already explain it?"
Suddenly, the entire banquet hall began to discuss why Shen Yue was confined to her house.
Shen Yue scolded in panic, "Noble Concubine Ye, there are so many civil and military officials here, if you keep talking nonsense, I will tear your mouth off!"
"Empress! Is this how you rule the country?" The Queen Mother looked at the Queen with indifference.
Seeing that there was nothing for Bai Jinjin to do, she took Ye Jiuge and sat back in her seat, and ate the shrimp that Ye Jiuge had peeled for her.
Prince Dun was repeatedly criticized, but he showed no sign of restraining himself. Instead, he intensified his anger. "Ninth Princess, the Emperor and the Empress Dowager are standing, why did you sit down?"
Bai Jinjin shrugged and said, "I have nothing to do with this anymore. If I'm not a demon, why should I be standing in the hall?"
"Or, does Prince Dun have any doubts about the final judgment of my father, the princess?" Bai Jinjin said in a somewhat softened tone after venting.
The man suddenly stopped talking because he didn't expect Bai Jinjin to use Bai Juncheng to confront him.
"Prince Dun, the current situation is already in chaos, why are you talking nonsense here?" Bai Juncheng said to Prince Dun with a frown.
If the Queen Mother hadn't recognized this as her adopted son, she would have thrown him out of the banquet long ago!
"You! Aren't you going to tell the truth?" Concubine Ye couldn't bear it any longer and kicked the mage who was kneeling on the ground and said impatiently.
The mage knew the outcome was now decided, and with trembling lips he opened his mouth, "It's the Queen."
There was an uproar at the scene.
Shen Yue still wanted to argue for herself, "You are slandering me! Aren't you afraid that I will kill you!"
"Your Majesty, why are you so anxious? If you are innocent, why are you so angry?" Concubine Ye said leisurely.
"How can you convict me based on this man's one-sided statement?" Shen Yue said tremblingly, suppressing her anger.
Concubine Ye chuckled, "Of course I know that the Queen will not give up until she reaches the Yellow River."
Then he clapped his hands, and a palace maid came in from outside the door.
"Tell me, how did the Queen bribe this liar?" Concubine Ye's emotionless voice rang in the ears of the palace maid, causing her to shudder and tell the whole story.
"I am a palace maid serving the mage. That day, the Queen suddenly told me to go to the banquet hall to help, but I forgot to collect the tea, so I went back. I planned to wait for the Queen to finish the discussion before going in, but who knew that I overheard words of bribery." The palace maid did not dare to look up and told the story with her head down.
Concubine Ye hurriedly asked, "Do you have any evidence to prove it?"
"I heard that the Queen gave the fragile hairpin she always carried to the wizard." The palace maid replied.
Upon hearing this, Shen Yue collapsed to the side. Bai Juncheng glanced at Shen Yue and said coldly, "Come here! Take this mage away and put him in jail!"
"Your Majesty, please spare me, Your Majesty, please spare me!" The wizard who was taken away made a miserable sound.
Bai Juncheng explained in a cold voice: "Today is the Queen Mother's birthday, I don't want to see blood today."
The palace maid was also taken away by Concubine Ye.
Concubine Ye turned around and looked at Shen Yue, "Your Majesty, do you have anything else to say?"
"Quibbling? Why are you quibbling about something I haven't done?" Even now, Shen Yue still refuses to admit what she did.
The Queen Mother walked towards Shen Yue, "The truth of this matter has been revealed, do you still want to deny it?"
"Mother..." Shen Yue raised her head and looked at the Queen Mother and murmured.
The Queen Mother was in a very complicated mood at this time, "I was the one who released you from confinement."
Shen Yue's face also turned panicked and she reached out to grab the corner of the Queen Mother's clothes, "Mother, please listen to my explanation."
"Even you becoming the queen was supported by me. How could you become like this today?" The Queen Mother took a step back to avoid Shen Yue's attempt to grab the corner of her clothes.
"I will not be involved in this matter anymore. Your Majesty, you make the decision." The Queen Mother closed her eyes and returned to her seat.
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