Chapter 353 Crying
The moonlight is cold and the night is hazy.
In the deep palace, two rows of eunuchs holding palace lanterns surrounded a scarlet figure walking slowly, quickly clearing the way ahead.
Wherever he went, the palace maids and eunuchs were all frightened and knelt on the ground. Even the imperial guards on duty in the palace dropped their weapons and half-knelt in salute when they saw him!
The whole process was so quiet that it was almost dead silent. Seeing this heavily guarded and airtight imperial palace, it was as if nothing existed wherever the man set foot!
Inside the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
The lights illuminated the hall in every detail. On the dragon bed, Concubine Gao was lying in the arms of an old man, crying inconsolably.
"Your Majesty, you must do something for me. I was beaten today. Look at my face. It's almost ruined. My body is covered in bruises. If Your Majesty doesn't do something for me today, I, I will not live!"
The emperor's face was filled with fatigue. Anyone would be in a bad mood if woken up in the middle of the night, but facing his beloved concubine, whom he had favored for many years, although his face was not good, he still asked with patience and dignity, "Speak clearly, who hit my beloved concubine? You are so bold. Tell me, was it the Queen or Concubine Li? I will definitely make the decision on my behalf!"
Upon hearing this, Concubine Gao wiped her tears and said, "It was the wife of Governor Ning, Xiao Tu, who beat me personally!"
The emperor was stunned when he heard this, then frowned and said, "How could the Dugong's wife hit you? Isn't she outside the palace? How could you run into her in the harem?"
Concubine Gao said bitterly, "It was I who had her summoned into the palace today. I saw that many wives of officials disliked her, and I felt sorry for her, so I wanted to call her into the palace to comfort her. I never thought that this woman was so lowly and crude, and her behavior was so erratic. I just said a few words to her, and she actually attacked me. Your Majesty, you must help me!"
When the emperor heard her say this, not only did his expression lose all its distress, but his tone became questioning, "Why did you summon her into the palace for no reason? What does it have to do with you if she doesn't please the official's wife? Don't treat me like a fool. The Du Gong's wife would be crazy to hit you for no reason. Tell me, what exactly did you call her here for?"
Seeing this, Concubine Gao's aggrieved face immediately put on a pitiful look, "Your Majesty, how can you say that? I am the one being beaten now. Yes, I asked her to come because I had my own little thoughts, but it was because she was Ning Dugong's person, so I wanted to win her over for Your Majesty. I never thought that she would be so ungrateful, and even ignored Your Majesty and beat me up."
The emperor's face turned unhappy when he heard this. It was obvious that Concubine Gao's words reminded him of something, and his face suddenly became gloomy.
Upon seeing this, Concubine Gao immediately continued, "Your Majesty, Xiao Tu is a lowly person. She doesn't even take Your Majesty seriously. Whose influence is she relying on? Your Majesty, you know it all. Without Duke Ning supporting her, how could she dare to do this?"
After saying this, seeing the emperor's sullen face and silence, he continued, "The Left Prime Minister and his gang are now useless. Ning Cuo's power is unstoppable. And look at his wife, she even dares to hit your Imperial Concubine. You can imagine how arrogant she has become. If you, Your Majesty, don't stop it, the consequences will be disastrous!"
The Emperor looked at her after hearing this. He was not stupid enough to not recognize Concubine Gao's deliberate provocation, but he obviously didn't care about it. He just said, "Then according to my beloved concubine, what do you want to do?"
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