Chapter 53 Bringing Xue Youli’s Lover into the Palace

The man in black was startled and grabbed the rope with both hands, struggling hard.

But the net was so strong that the more he struggled, the tighter the rope became.

Just as he was about to draw his sword to break the net, Xiao Zhongzi led a group of eunuchs and rushed in and surrounded him.

Xue Youli looked at the captured man in black and ordered in a deep voice, "Banxia, ​​send two people to invite the emperor immediately and tell him that someone wants to silence me!"

"yes!"

The news of Concubine Xue being assassinated in the cold palace soon spread throughout the harem. After the assassin was caught, the emperor was furious and sent him to the prison on the spot.

The Prison is known as the most terrifying place in the imperial palace. The 108 kinds of torture here can break the hardest bones and pry open the hardest mouth.

The man in black was tortured for two days and confessed everything.

He said that it was Lord Fang who arranged for Yin Xuan'er to fall down the stairs, and it was also Lord Fang who instructed Lu Zhou and Lu Liu to frame Xue Youli.

He also said that Fang Guiren was worried that Lu Zhou and Lu Liu would betray her, and ordered him to eradicate them completely.

The eunuch Deng Qing, who was in charge of the execution, presented the case file with the fingerprints of the man in black to Murong Che.

Murong Che was furious and ordered the culprit to be beaten to death on the spot.

Poor Concubine Fang was banished to the cold palace. Before she had time to adapt to her hard bed, she became the scapegoat and was beaten to death in the cold palace.

Minghua Hall, Tianxiang Pavilion.

"Master, Concubine Fang is dead, and the Emperor has released Concubine Xue from the cold palace!"

Xue Qingyao felt upset and panicked after learning that the man in black had been arrested.

Fortunately, the other party was smart and did not give her away before he died. Instead, he put all the blame on Fang Guiren.

At this time, Xue Qingyao learned of Fang Guiren's death, and his heart finally settled down.

Although this incident did not implicate her, it served as a wake-up call for her.

She knew very well that she had been too hasty in exposing Concubine Li's fake pregnancy.

Murong Che might not be without suspicion towards her, so she had to keep a low profile during this period and must not leave any evidence behind.

So what if Xue Youli was released from the cold palace?

In the harem, she is not the only one who wants Xue Youli's life, so let them fight.

When these women are both defeated in the fight, she can just sit back and reap the benefits.

Xue Qingyao gradually calmed down, and a hint of viciousness flashed across her beautiful eyes. "By the way, he will be back to Beijing soon, right?"

The 'he' she was referring to was Murong Ye.

Since meeting her in Lingzhou, Murong Ye has not returned to the capital. Instead, he has been traveling around under the guise of an idle prince, secretly winning over local officials.

When the time is right and Murong Che falls ill, he can legitimately become his regent.

But now, the situation in the harem has changed.

There is Xue Youli between her and Murong Che.

As long as Xue Youli doesn't die, she will never be able to become the empress dowager!

Lian Xin is her maid on the surface, but in fact she is Murong Ye's person and is loyal to him.

Listening to Xue Qingyao's question, Lian Xin nodded truthfully, "Yes."

Xue Qingyao suddenly had an idea and thought of someone. "Send a message out of the palace and let his people find a chance to get Meng Xingzhi into the palace to work."

Meng Xingzhi is the elder brother of the late talented Meng Yishu.

Since he was able to charm Xue Youli to such an extent, it was obvious that he was a charming man.

No matter how much affection Xue Youli still has for him, she wants to see how Meng Xingzhi will treat his sister's murderer after learning that Xue Youli is the murderer?

Of course, it doesn’t matter even if Meng Xingzhi is reluctant to take action against Xue Youli.

You can make a fuss about their previous relationship outside the palace.

As long as she arouses the emperor's suspicion, Xue Youli's career in the harem will be over.

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Yongning Palace.

Concubine Ning was holding a pair of scissors in her hand, trimming a few pomegranate flowers she had just picked.

"You said Xue Youli was released from the cold palace?"

After listening to Lingxiu's report, she paused for a moment with the scissors in her hand. "She is indeed a capable person. She was able to crawl out even when she was banished to the cold palace. In the end, it was Yin Xuan'er who was useless. She fell from such a high step, and she actually let this matter be easily turned over?"

Seeing that she had cut off all the branches in the vase, Lingxiu immediately replaced them with new pomegranate branches. "Your Majesty, there is news from Jinghua Temple that the Queen Mother will return to the palace tomorrow."

Concubine Ning's eyes moved slightly, and a smile appeared on her red lips. "Yin Xuan'er is the niece of Queen Mother Yin, and she is overshadowed by Xue Youli. When the Queen Mother returns to the palace, how can she live a good life?"

What's more, the Queen Mother has a troublesome person by her side. Princess Qinghe relies on the Queen Mother's favor and is arrogant and domineering. If she is provoked to go against Xue Youli, Xue Youli will be in big trouble.

At the same time, Wang Defa took Murong Che's imperial edict to the cold palace.

"The Emperor, by the order of Heaven and the Mandate of Heaven, proclaims: The beauty Xue Youli has been wrongly accused and has been imprisoned in the cold palace. Now that I have seen her heart, I have found her to be very respectful and obedient. I hereby pardon her and release her from the cold palace, and promote her to the rank of a fifth-rank noble. I do this with all my heart."

After Wang Defa read the imperial edict, he said to her with a warm smile, "Ms. Xue, please accept the edict!"

Xue Youli had never expected that Murong Che would also give her a promotion. She was so surprised that she knelt down to receive the order, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!"

Wang Defa smiled and said, "Congratulations, Mr. Xue! The palace maids of Lingyun Palace are waiting outside the door to welcome you back to the palace!"

Just as the noble lady next door, Xue, was demoted to a beauty, the beautiful lady Xue in the cold palace was promoted to a noble.

The emperor really knows how to touch people's hearts.

"Thank you, Eunuch Wang, for making this trip in person."

After just a few days, Xue Youli returned to Lingyun Palace. Looking at the familiar plants and trees, he felt as if he was in another world.

Wang Defa kept sending people into Lingyun Palace.

Xue Youli gave him a heavy bag of reward money, and he did not refuse it. He said a few festive words and left with a smile.

After seeing Wang Defa off, Xue Youli ordered Banxia to give Shuiyuexuan a reward of ten taels of silver per person.

"Thank you, Master!"

Seeing everyone happily accepting the reward money, Xue Youli introduced Xiao Zhongzi standing behind him to them, "This eunuch Xiao Zhongzi saved my life in the cold palace. From today on, he will work with everyone in Shuiyuexuan. You all should get along well with him."

"yes."

This time, he was able to take Xiao Zhongzi to the cold palace, all thanks to the sorghum he planted.

After the people from the Criminal Department took away the black-clad assassin last night, Murong Che stayed in the cold palace and chatted with Xue Youli alone for a while.

Xue Youli took him to see the field of sorghum planted behind the cold palace, and also mentioned that Xiao Zhongzi had little food and drink in the cold palace and relied on sorghum to fill his stomach.

Take the opportunity to tell him the benefits of promoting sorghum planting.

Murong Che had learned from her inner voice that there would be a famine at the end of the year.

Now he listened to Xue Youli's advice, and when Wang Defa went to Lingyun Palace to convey the imperial edict of Xue Youli's promotion to the throne, he secretly summoned the two leaders of the Dragon Shadow Guard.

"Xuan Ming, Chi Yan, I have a very important mission for you."

The two looked at the man's serious expression and immediately said, "No matter what the task is, we will do our best!"

Murong Che didn't waste any more words and directly took out three land deeds. "I bought three plots of land outside the capital. You divide the Dragon Shadow Guard into three teams, each responsible for a plot of land. Starting tomorrow, you will plant sorghum. Before the end of the year, the team with the best harvest will be rewarded handsomely."

Chi Yan thought he had heard wrongly, "Your Majesty, the important mission you mentioned is to let the Dragon Shadow Guards who are good at stealth and assassination carry hoes to farm?"