Chapter 94 Punishing the Disloyal Servant
Upon hearing this, the Empress looked at the Emperor in disbelief, her face filled with humiliation. She had only failed to do things properly once, yet the Emperor treated her like this.
She was the mother of a nation, while the woman lying on her bed was merely a female slave brought as tribute from a foreign land. How could she be worthy of kneeling and serving a nation's empress?
Moreover, the Emperor just now disregarded all decorum and slapped her, showing no respect whatsoever for the late Empress.
The emperor was disgusted when he saw her like this. She was nearly forty years old, with a face full of wrinkles, and she still insisted on acting like a young girl. It was disgusting to look at.
Under the influence of the medication, the Emperor was indeed somewhat agitated, and his anger was more difficult to control than usual.
Seeing that the Empress refused to obey his orders, he grabbed her and threw her to the ground beside the bed. The Empress cried out and fell to the ground, several of her hairpins falling off her head.
The emperor's anger subsided somewhat. He snorted coldly and returned to the bed, where he clung to the concubine and continued to indulge his lust.
The Empress Dowager had returned to Cining Palace and was listening to the eunuchs report on everything that had happened that evening. Her eyes were completely expressionless, revealing no emotion.
In fact, the Empress Dowager was a little disappointed. She always felt that Yunxi was a stumbling block on her grandson's road to success. As long as that lowly maid pestered Xiao'er for one day, that boy might refuse all marriage alliances that would be beneficial to him for her sake.
But while they hoped for it, the Empress Dowager couldn't act on such a sensitive matter. If her involvement were discovered, this bond between grandmother and granddaughter would be over.
Therefore, when the Crown Prince and Crown Princess stepped in to protect Yunxi today, the Empress Dowager quickly learned of it but did not interfere.
Yongwang Mansion
Gu Nanxiao carried Yunxi down from the carriage and quickly returned to the bedroom. He placed her on the bed and as soon as he opened the cloak covering Yunxi, the little girl immediately pounced on him.
Yunxi instinctively hugged him, bringing her lips to his slightly cool neck and nibbling at it haphazardly.
Although Gu Nanxiao's anger towards the Emperor hadn't subsided, he knew that the most important thing was to quickly remove the aphrodisiac from Yunxi's body. So, he rapidly began to undress the two of them.
Gu Nanxiao usually found it hard to control himself when facing Yunxi, and today was the first time he had faced her passion directly. Feeling the soft lips on his neck, he felt a shiver run through his body.
Just as their clothes were pulled back to their half-open state, Yunxi's lips suddenly kissed the man's earlobe, and Gu Nanxiao felt as if the last string in his mind had snapped.
Ignoring the fact that he hadn't finished taking off his clothes, he pressed the person down onto the bed and launched a fierce attack.
Yunxi wasn't completely unaware; she simply couldn't control her body's reactions, but she always knew who the man she was making love with was.
But at this moment, the drugs triggered her instincts, which had been suppressed by reason, allowing her to unleash a torrent of love. It was then that Yunxi realized that deep down, she had long loved Gu Nanxiao.
Tonight, Yunxi is like a rose in full bloom, her fiery passion captivating Gu Nanxiao. Amidst the ripples of her beauty, it's impossible to tell who has been drugged.
In the past, Yunxi was always mindful of the many servants inside and outside the courtyard. Therefore, she always suppressed her emotions in bed and dared not make too much noise.
But today, she completely lost control of herself. Her soft, seductive moans could be heard even by the guards standing at the entrance of the Pine and Bamboo Courtyard.
The maids on night watch under the eaves blushed with embarrassment. Facing the fierce eyes of the guards filling the courtyard, they all lowered their heads and dared not look up at them.
The most tormented were undoubtedly the bodyguards with exceptional hearing. In the beginning, the well-trained bodyguards were able to completely conceal their presence.
However, after the masters inside the house had been fighting fiercely for more than an hour, Mo Yu noticed several heavy breathing sounds beside him.
He looked back and saw that all the people hiding in the shadows had been exposed because they couldn't control their breathing.
Among the guards on night duty tonight, Qian Yu reacted the most. His eyes were fixed on Zi Su under the eaves, as if he wanted to tear her apart and devour her.
Seeing this, Mo Yu felt a headache coming on. He reached out and plucked a leaf, then flicked it at Qian Yu's face.
But instead of calming down, he looked over with a mournful expression and mouthed, "Commander, I'm losing control of myself, what should I do?"
Mo Yu glared at him with exasperation, then looked down at her own reaction and replied irritably with her lips, "There's nothing I can do! I'll just have to get through this."
The people in the courtyard endured the agonizing night, and the noise inside finally subsided as dawn broke.
With a satisfied expression, Gu Nanxiao pushed open the door and called for a servant to bring in water. He then personally carried the unconscious Yunxi behind the screen to bathe her, and even skipped the morning court session, holding Yunxi to catch up on her sleep.
The following evening, Yunxi slowly woke up. She got up unsteadily, changed her clothes, and after a little washing and dressing, she walked towards the study with Zisu's help.
She heard that Gu Nanxiao was interrogating the servants of Songzhu Courtyard, and she wanted to go and see what was going on.
When Yunxi entered the study, Gu Nanxiao had already found out who had leaked the design of the anklet to Shen Yujiao.
This person was the princess's maid, a first-class maid assigned to her courtyard. The maid had hoped that being so close to her mistress would give her an advantage, and perhaps one day she could serve her master in bed.
Unexpectedly, after Yunxi arrived, she won all of Gu Nanxiao's favor. Even more so, her master went so far as to clean up the inner court for her and rescind the imperial decree to arrange their marriage.
Seeing that she had no chance at all, and being older than she was, the maid changed her mind and decided to get some money to tide her over before leaving the mansion.
It was at this time that Shen Yujiao inquired about things in Songzhu Courtyard. After a few exchanges, the two began to interact. Previously, she had only sold information about the courtyard.
Later, Shen Yujiao asked her to find a way to sow discord between the two. She promised her one hundred taels of silver if the method worked.
In order to earn this money, the maid thought long and hard, then drew a picture of the anklet and gave it to Shen Yujiao, explaining its special features.
Upon hearing this, Shen Yujiao immediately ordered someone to make identical anklets, which she deliberately wore on the feet of the group of dancers in order to humiliate Yunxi and, incidentally, sow discord between the two.
This treacherous servant thought she had acted flawlessly and would not be suspected by anyone. But she forgot Gu Nanxiao's background and underestimated the methods of the Commander of the Imperial Guard.
Gu Nanxiao simply asked around among the servants and found this maid. Her eyes were always darting around, clearly indicating that she had done something shady.
They tortured her, and before they could even interrogate her, she confessed everything clearly.
After carefully reviewing the background information, Yunxi felt relieved.
Seeing Yunxi's attitude, Gu Nanxiao secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He turned his head, looked coldly at the maid lying on the ground, and asked Yunxi, "What do you want to do with her?"
Yunxi thought for a moment and said, "Let's not involve anyone else this time. Let's keep it within the Pine and Bamboo Courtyard and handle it ourselves."
Gu Nanxiao knew that Yunxi said she wouldn't pursue the matter with Shen Yujiao out of consideration for him. He felt a warm feeling flow through his heart.
In fact, he didn't want to have anything to do with Shen Yujiao anymore. Moreover, his uncle had just returned to the capital and was investigating that woman's matter, which would inevitably cause unpleasantness between the uncle and nephew.
Fortunately, the misunderstanding between him and Yunxi had been cleared up, so Gu Nanxiao had Mo Yu drag the man to the courtyard and beat him to death. He also ordered all the servants of Songzhu Courtyard to watch the execution, as a way of making an example of him.
At this moment, the person from the Yun Clan's secret guards who was responsible for keeping an eye on Shi Qingchen suddenly came to the Yong Prince's residence to report: "Master, Shi Qingchen wishes to see you, saying that he has something very important to say to you in person."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com