Thump—
Thump, thump, thump...
I don't know who was the first to kneel down, but then, like dumplings being dropped into a pot, one after another, they knelt down, prostrate on the ground, trembling, not daring to breathe.
Emperor Chongjin's deep and sharp gaze swept over the eunuchs, his imposing presence and overwhelming aura causing them to tremble even more.
Emperor Chongjin snorted coldly, but instead of taking his anger out on them, he turned his gaze outside.
At this moment, Consort Min was unaware of what had happened inside the house. With a gloomy expression, Consort Min was eager to vent her anger, which was stuck in her throat. Holding Cui Zi's hand, she stormed into the house.
Hearing the sound, Chen Zhixian's gaze still involuntarily fell outside.
Considering that Consort Min was ultimately her superior, Chen Zhixian hesitated for a moment but decided to get up and greet her, regardless of her fate.
However, just as she was about to get up, Emperor Chongjin pressed her back down, indicating that she should just play with the little baby.
Chen Zhixian glanced at the figure sitting straight down in the outer room, her eyes flashing with a complicated look, before she lowered her head and coaxed the little boy to choose flowers.
Consort Min, who was outside, also sensed something was wrong. Hearing the deathly silence in the room, she frowned and shouted in a sharp voice, "Where are they? Where have they all gone! Drag Chen out for me!"
Emperor Chongjin, of course, would not go out on his own just because Consort Min summoned him.
He sat on the low kang (heated brick bed), listening to Consort Min's clamor outside, and his anger and rage intensified.
As hurried footsteps approached, Consort Min's head maid, Cui Zi, appeared before everyone, having turned behind the screen. She impatiently urged, "Didn't you hear Her Highness's orders? What are you all dawdling about—"
...?!
Thump—
Separated by a screen, if Consort Min still couldn't sense something was amiss, then she wasn't just deliberately looking for trouble, but deliberately courting death.
Consort Min's expression changed repeatedly, filled with suspicion and uncertainty. She turned to leave.
However, now that things have come to this, it's not as simple as her leaving whenever she wants.
Without Emperor Chongjin giving any orders, Dejiang took a few steps out and stood directly in front of the door, blocking Consort Min's way.
"Consort Min, the Emperor is inside. Why don't you go in and pay your respects?" Dejiang said with a forced smile, looking at the bewildered Consort Min.
Consort Min was led into the inner room in a daze. When she saw the servants kneeling on the ground, Chen Zhixian sitting next to Emperor Chongjin, and then met Emperor Chongjin's cold and angry eyes, her face turned pale and she immediately knelt down.
"Your Majesty, I kowtow to you. Your Majesty, Chen has stolen my jewelry without my permission. Although it is not valuable, it was a keepsake left to me by my family when I entered the palace. I was furious, which is why I had someone bring Chen to me!"
Consort Min's eyes flickered, and she quickly put on a wronged and angry expression, crying as she complained to Emperor Chongjin, wanting to strike first.
Emperor Chongjin narrowed his eyes, just like Shen Shi, and gave Consort Min a deep look before turning his head to look at Chen Zhixian, his eyes questioning.
Chen Zhixian met Emperor Chongjin's gaze and was stunned for a moment. She did not expect that Emperor Chongjin would ask such a calm and composed question after hearing Consort Min's words.
After a moment of surprise, she shook her head and said, "Your Majesty is wise, I have never touched anything in Consort Zhao's courtyard."
When Consort Min heard Chen Zhixian contradict her, her expression turned to one of shock for a moment, then to a cold and venomous look as she glared at Chen Zhixian. But before Emperor Chongjin could see it, she quickly lowered her eyes to hide the threatening glint in them.
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