The Queen suddenly raised her voice, frightening Gu Yin so much that she shuddered. The tea in the cup spilled onto the letter, and the ink dissolved in the water, making the writing on the letter increasingly lighter.
Guo Sizhen couldn't help feeling a bit proud, thinking to himself, without any evidence, let's see how you can prove me.
Huang Sishan and Ruan Sixe looked at each other and revealed their cards.
After reading it, the queen almost fainted.
"Money! It's all mine."
The Queen loves money by nature, she values money more than people.
Xia Chan helped the queen sit down. The queen's eyes were as sharp as knives. Guo Sizhen shed tears silently and did not dare to make a sound.
"Guo Sizhen abused his power for personal gain and embezzled a huge amount of money. Drag him out and give him 20 lashes of the cane."
Guo Sizhen was dragged away by the eunuchs, and his screams echoed throughout the Qiwu Palace.
"These bills have been sent to Qionghua Palace. The Imperial Concubine is a smart person and she knows what to do."
"Gu Gengyi, you were frightened today. This palace will give you twenty pieces of Shu brocade and two kilograms of fragrant tea. Go back and calm down."
The queen ordered everyone to leave, and Gu Yinwei stood up to say goodbye.
Along the way, Chuchu had many questions she wanted to ask but she held them back. When she returned to the Pepper Room, she never closed her mouth again.
"Master, why did you destroy the letter on purpose?"
"Because there are only words on the first two lines of the envelope."
Chuchu chattered and asked Gu Yinwei many questions, and Gu Yinwei answered them all one by one. Only then did Chuchu shut up in satisfaction.
Bian Tao poured tea for Gu Yinwei, then walked around behind her and massaged her shoulders. Gu Yinwei smiled and said, "Bian Tao, what do you want to ask?"
"There's one thing I can't understand. At first, the Queen was very protective of Guo Sizhen, but later on she got so angry at Guo Sizhen. The difference between the two is too big.
"The Empress and the Imperial Noble Consort had a secret agreement. Guo Sizhen was just a dirty glove. The money Guo Sizhen embezzled was not in her hands, but was handed over to the Imperial Noble Consort. After receiving the money, the Imperial Noble Consort kept part of it for herself and gave part to the Empress as a filial gift."
Bian Tao said, "They divided the spoils unevenly. The Queen knows she's been wronged, so she'll definitely not keep Guo Sizhen. As for the Imperial Noble Consort, she no longer has Guo Sizhen to help her amass wealth, and she's been confined, so she's nothing to be afraid of."
"Aside from Concubine Yirou and the other two who have a prejudice against the Master, there's nothing to fear from the others. The Master can rest easy as long as she gets pregnant with the Dragon Fetus."
"The Emperor has been visiting the Pepper Room a little too often. All those people's eyes are on the Pepper Room. If I get pregnant at this time, I will become a sitting duck."
Bian Tao did not continue to persuade her, she knew that once her master made a decision, no one could change it.
Bian Tao went out to change the water with the cold teapot. Halfway through, he turned back and asked, "Master, how do you know so much about the depreciation that Guo Sizhen embezzled?"
Gu Yinwei raised the sketchbook in her hand and said, "Look at the sketchbook."
Bian Tao obviously didn't believe it and walked away with the teapot.
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"Your Majesty, please have some tea."
The Imperial Concubine raised an eyebrow and asked, "Is this tea hot?"
"To answer your Majesty, the tea has just been boiled."
The imperial concubine took the teacup and splashed it on the maid's face. The maid's face suddenly turned red and transparent bubbles appeared on her snow-white cheeks.
"How can you be such a servant? You just poured me freshly boiled tea. Do you want to scald me to death?"
"I deserve to die, I deserve to die." The palace maid knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
"roll!"
The palace maid ran away with her face covered, with white steam coming out of her head. Fortunately, the weather was cool at that time. If it were summer, her face would probably be ruined.
After venting her anger, the imperial concubine sat down against the dressing table.
"Ruyi, go on."
The imperial concubine removed her makeup in front of the mirror, and the face in the mirror looked frosty.
"Guo Sizhen confessed everything after being beaten. The intention of Qiwu Palace is very clear. They want the Empress to
Fill the holes."
"How do I mend the hole?"
The imperial concubine waved her hand, and the powder box on the dressing table spun around and rolled off the table, scattering the powder all over the floor.
"Guo Mo'er has been Sizhen for three years. This hole is not small. Even if it is not 10 million, it is at least 9 million. I can't just conjure up money out of thin air."
"Your Majesty, would you consider the Imperial Master's suggestion?"
"Wei Junzhai is a man of deep scheming. If I hadn't been desperate, I really wouldn't want to have anything to do with him."
Ruyi adjusted the hem of her skirt, slowly squatted down, and picked up the powder box on the ground.
"I just dropped it, why are you picking it up again?"
"Your Majesty, things are different now. The special tribute of incense powder from Bengbu has run out, and no one has sent new ones. For the past month, my meals have been filled with yellow leaves. Your Majesty, why don't you give me this box of second-grade incense powder as a reward? I can use it to buy food."
The Imperial Concubine looked at Ruyi. Her cheeks were round two months ago, but now they were sunken, making her look like a skeleton.
"Ruyi, where is your collar?"
Ruyi touched her nose hurriedly and said, "I forgot to wear it."
"Where are your jade bracelet and silver hairpin?"
"I will serve as a servant."
"Why would you do that, you really didn't."
The Imperial Concubine clenched her fists and hit Ruyi repeatedly, cursing, "You useless bastard, you coward."
She scolded Ruyi and also scolded herself.
"Why are you so miserable, why?"
The Imperial Concubine hugged Ruyi, and the master and servant burst into tears, "You did it for me, you did it all for me."
Since the confinement, the treatment in Qionghua Palace was not as good as before, and all the food for the imperial concubine was bought by Ruyi with her own money.
Wei Junzhai came in from the corner door holding the cat, "Why are you crying? Cry louder."
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