Chapter 68 This woman must not be kept!

Outside the pavilion, Chu Xinyue had changed back into women's clothes and asked Erxi to send her men's clothes back to Cining Palace.

She looked at the two shadows lying on the stone table in the pavilion, smacked her lips, and said it was unbearable to watch.

"Tsk tsk tsk... Shen Ruolan added the strongest spices to the incense burner. In order to distance herself from the matter, she gave the task of lighting the incense to me. Now let her experience for herself how it feels to suffer the consequences of her own actions!"

Xue Youli also cast his gaze towards the pavilion, listening to the shaking sound of the stone table inside, and narrowed his eyes coldly, "Thanks to you this time, otherwise I don't know what I would have faced!"

"Even if I'm not here, you can definitely turn the danger into safety with your smart little brain... Someone is coming this way!"

Chu Xinyue was halfway through her words when she heard a flurry of footsteps approaching.

She frowned and quickly pulled Xue Youli to hide behind a rockery not far away.

There was more than one wave of people coming.

Xue Qingyao and the concubines from the harem who came to join in the fun and Murong Che who came to cheer for Xue Youli happened to run into them.

Xue Qingyao looked at the large group of palace maids and eunuchs behind Murong Che, and a hint of pride flashed in her eyes.

Now Xue Youli is probably going to be famous throughout the harem!

"See the Emperor!"

Murong Che glanced at the dozen concubines headed by Xue Qingyao and asked, "What are you doing here?"

"Your Majesty, I and my sisters couldn't sleep. We heard that the lotus flowers in the lotus pond have bloomed, so we came together to take a look." Lady Tan, who was following Xue Qingyao, spoke first.

When others heard this, they all echoed it.

"Yes, the night is long and lonely, so we want to spend some time with the sisters admiring the lotus."

"Your Majesty, is this also to admire the lotus?"

"Um."

Murong Che responded casually. He knew the purpose of their coming to Yu Garden, but he did not point it out.

These women want to see some excitement, right?

Then let them have their wish.

"Since you are all here to admire the lotus, then follow me to the pond and take a look."

Xue Qingyao pretended to be shy and said, "We are so flattered to be able to visit the Yu Garden with the Emperor."

Murong Che glanced at her quietly and walked towards the lotus pond.

However, before they got far, a concubine suddenly pointed in the direction of the pavilion and shouted, "Your Majesty, there seems to be some movement in the pavilion!"

"I heard it too!"

Lady Tan and Xue Qingyao exchanged a glance and immediately asked, "The pavilion over there is closest to the lotus pond. Could it be that some sisters have already taken a good spot ahead of us?"

"Then let's go and take a look!"

"Yes! It's such a great place to enjoy the lotus, sisters, go and take advantage of it!"

Everyone followed, talking and laughing.

As they got closer, one of the concubines paused, "Huh? This sound... sounds a little weird."

"Yeah! Why do I hear... a man's voice?"

“They do look alike!”

Everyone had different expressions and couldn't help but look at Murong Che to see his reaction.

Murong Chejun's face showed no emotion, he just told Wang Defa calmly, "Go lift up the bamboo curtain of the pavilion and see who's inside."

"yes!"

Wang Defa led two young eunuchs to open the bamboo curtain. When he saw the scene in the pavilion, his face turned red, "Oh my God!"

"Eunuch Wang, what's wrong?"

Seeing this, Xue Qingyao deliberately led the concubines to swarm towards the pavilion, "What happened? Who is in the pavilion?"

Although the other concubines had never slept with him, there was so much noise in the pavilion, who could not hear what the people inside were doing?

Life in the harem was boring. It was a rare opportunity to have such a big melon to eat. They all stared into the pavilion with wide eyes.

Ms. Tan was the most active and rushed in first.

She stood outside the pavilion, looking at the two figures entangled inside, and almost laughed out loud.

So what if Xue Youli is so cunning and resourceful?

It was because of Shen Ruolan that he suffered a huge setback!

Now that the Emperor and all the concubines have seen with their own eyes that she has an affair with a foreign man, she can't deny it even if she has mouths all over her body!

Lady Tan couldn't wait to say, "Your Majesty, Concubine Xue came to the garden in the dark to meet with a man from outside the palace. A man and a woman alone did such a shameless thing, which polluted the eyes of Your Majesty and stained the land of the harem! Please execute Concubine Xue and clean up the palace!"

The concubines that Shen Ruolan invited tonight are all jealous of Xue Youli's favor.

When they heard this, they reacted immediately.

It turns out that the reason we all came to Yu Garden tonight was not to enjoy the lotus flowers at night, but to eat Mr. Xue’s melons!

Xue Youli looks like a fox spirit, and the emperor is completely bewitched by her. However, they do not have enough family background to challenge Xue Youli.

Now that Xue Youli was caught having a secret meeting with a man outside her family, it was truly a pleasant surprise to them!

The smart concubines came out one after another, taking the opportunity to step on Xue Youli, intending to work together to trample her to death.

"Your Majesty, the noble Xue relied on her favor to become arrogant and did such a thing that disturbed the harem. I hope Your Majesty will punish her severely!"

"The laws of this dynasty stipulate that if a concubine in the harem does something that damages the dignity of the royal family, she should be given a cup of poisoned wine! Your Majesty, Mr. Xue has a bad character and must not be kept alive!"

Seeing that Murong Che was hesitant to express his opinion, Lady Tan simply knelt in front of him, full of righteous indignation, "Your Majesty! I know that you really like Lady Xue, but she has done such a shameful thing, and she must not be tolerated, which has contributed to the evil trends in the harem!"

No matter how obsessed Murong Che was with Xue Youli, he would never stay with this woman who cheated on him in public!

Murong Che scanned the faces of these women one by one and asked in a deep voice, "What about the others? Do they have the same attitude?"

Duan Cainü, who was standing at the end of the crowd, was forcibly pulled over by Miss Tan.

She's just here to join the crowd.

She lived with Xue Youli in Lingyun Palace. They saw each other every day and had met each other several times. She felt that Xue Youli was not as arrogant and domineering as the other concubines said.

Therefore, she took another look inside the pavilion. Although she was insignificant, she still mustered up the courage to step out and kneel down in front of Murong Che. "Your Majesty, having a secret meeting with a man outside is indeed a serious crime, but I think it is inappropriate to jump to conclusions without seeing clearly who is in the pavilion."

"oh?"

Murong Che didn't expect that someone would speak up for Xue Youli. He raised his eyebrows and asked, "What do you think?"

It was the first time that Duan Cainu had spoken to the emperor since she entered the palace. She was so nervous that her palms were sweating.

She took a deep breath and raised her voice, "I think we should ask the people in the pavilion to leave first, and then punish them according to their crimes!"

Xue Qingyao didn't expect that among the concubines tonight there was a woman who was looking for an opportunity to win the emperor's favor.

She also hurried out and knelt beside Duan Cainv, "I think what Duan Cainv said is absolutely right! No matter who the person in the pavilion is, she should be allowed to come out first and confront him face to face. When the time comes, whether the emperor wants to banish the person to the cold palace or sentence him to death, I believe she will be convinced!"

Murong Che looked down at the people kneeling on the ground and said in a deep voice, "Wang Defa, turn on the light!"

Xue Qingyao lowered his head, and after hearing Murong Che's order to turn on the lights, he felt happy and could hardly suppress the smile on his lips.

It seems that she had underestimated Shen Ruolan before. When people are forced into a desperate situation, they will dare to use any cruel tricks.

Xue Youli, tonight I will watch you go to hell with my own eyes!