As expected, after Ling'er and the others woke up, they came in panicking to look for Song Yushu. When they saw that Song Yushu was fine, they collapsed to the ground.
"Fortunately, master, you are okay..." Ling'er reacted the most. She was not only Song Yushu's maid but also his guard.
What happened back then has always been a knot in their hearts. If they hadn't found Song Yushu in the end, they would have definitely followed him.
"It's okay, don't worry. This is his territory, and he is second only to Lu Zhixing. It's normal that you are not his opponent." Song Yushu comforted Ling'er.
After Ling'er recovered, she was so angry that her teeth itched. "Master, I will definitely be able to catch up in the future."
Originally, Ling'er was a latecomer to martial arts, and her way of practicing martial arts was destructive to her body, so Song Yushu often asked her to slow down.
But once this happened, Ling'er and the others were about to start fighting again. Song Yushu sighed softly. It was all Jiang Siyuan's fault. Why did he knock them out for no reason?!
From that day on, Song Yushu went to the Queen's Palace to report every day, always arriving before Su Jin.
After many unsuccessful attempts, the Queen Mother began to suspect, "There must be a spy in my palace. Su Jin, investigate thoroughly. If you find any, execute them all!"
"Yes! My Lady!"
Su Jin acted quickly and immediately arrested several palace maids in the palace. These maids were all selected from Chuxiu Palace and had clean backgrounds.
The Queen Mother leaned against the bed, twirling her Buddhist beads with her eyes closed. "Even if you don't tell me, I know it's just two or three people. Don't worry, I will send your family over as well."
"It's unfair! Her Majesty the Queen Mother!" The palace maids wailed incessantly. It would be fine if they died, but their family members would also die with them. That meant the entire nine generations of their clan would be executed!
No one expected the Queen Mother to be so cruel. The other palace maids and eunuchs lowered their heads and their faces turned pale.
"What are you yelling for?! You've offended the Queen Mother, and your entire family deserves more than nine heads!" Su Jin scolded softly, "Drag them out and beat them to death! Everyone else, watch carefully! This is the fate of traitors!"
Suddenly, the Empress Dowager's Palace was filled with wailing. Su Jin immediately ordered people to stuff their mouths, but the sound of sticks hitting flesh also struck everyone's heart.
Just when the palace maids were about to be beaten to death, the empress dowager's tightly closed palace door was pushed open with a creaking sound.
After hearing the voice, Su Jin immediately glanced at the Queen Mother. The beating of a palace maid to death must not be made public.
The Queen Mother opened her eyes and was about to speak when the Queen's voice came in, "What are you doing? It's almost Mid-Autumn Festival, and you're still blaming the palace maids? If this gets out, do you want to get criticized by others?"
I have to say that the Queen is quite skilled at stabbing people in the back. The Queen Mother is very concerned about her reputation, and her face turned very ugly when this was mentioned.
Su Jin hurried out, seemingly to greet her respectfully, but in reality, she wanted the Queen to shut up. "Your Majesty, why are you here? The Queen Mother just mentioned you. Would you please go in first?"
"Why should I go in? Don't you see the grand ceremony in the yard? If His Majesty knew about it, it would be a slap in his face. He just said in front of all the officials these past two days that he wanted to set an example!" The Queen came here to slap the Queen Mother in the face. How could she be willing to go in?
Su Jin glanced at the damned Song Yuyue standing behind the Queen with a bad look, knowing that she was the one behind all this trouble. "Your Majesty, this is just a cleanup of palace affairs, it's nothing serious."
"How can this not be a big deal?" The Queen covered her mouth with a handkerchief, looking frightened. "Look! He's almost dead!"
"Don't be afraid, Your Majesty. I have some life-extending pills here that you can give to them first." Song Yushu responded at the right time.
The Queen waved her hand with a sagely look, "No matter what happened, Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon, please don't let anyone die!"
Song Yushu glanced at Ling'er, and Ling'er immediately took people to feed medicine to the dying palace maids.
Su Jin's expression was so ugly that it couldn't be described. "Your Majesty, this is a matter concerning the Cining Palace. It's better for you not to get involved. The Empress Dowager is waiting for you inside."
"What do you mean by 'don't worry about it?'" The Queen's expression changed. She hated being told she couldn't control anything. "I'm the mistress of the six palaces! Shouldn't I be informed first about this matter involving so many lives?!"
At this moment, a shrill voice came from outside the palace.
"The Emperor has arrived—"
"Long live the emperor—"
The emperor looked around and glanced at the queen. "My mother is not feeling well. What are you doing making such a fuss?"
"Your Majesty, I originally came here to pay my respects today, but when I saw Aunt Su Jin punishing a servant, I wanted to investigate." The Empress spoke to the Emperor calmly, a rare moment in recent times. "After all, Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and we can't afford to cause any murders."
The emperor raised his eyebrows and said, "It's rare that the queen has become so sensible these days."
The queen was happy and a smile appeared on her face.
"Su Jin, tell me, what are you doing?" the emperor asked knowingly.
If he hadn't received the message, he wouldn't have come by such a coincidence. Su Jin knew that she had suffered a loss in this matter and could only take the blame on herself.
"In reply to your Majesty, I found out that these palace maids stole the palace's property, so..." Su Jin couldn't find any particularly suitable reason for a moment.
"If it's theft, you should report it to me, or at least report it to Concubine Yu. There's an inner prison in the palace, how can you use the death penalty?" The Queen was trying to stop Su Jin as soon as she spoke.
Su Jin glanced at the emperor who was watching the show, then at the stupid queen, and could only plop down on her knees, "This old slave knows his mistake."
At this moment, the Queen Mother's voice came from the palace.
"emperor."
The emperor who was watching the play then walked in, and the queen followed him in, completely ignoring Su Jin's hesitant expression.
Knowing that the Queen would not speak to the Queen Mother on her behalf today, Su Jin took a deep breath and entered the palace.
The Queen Mother lay on the couch with no expression on her face, as if she knew nothing about what was happening outside the palace.
"The emperor came but he didn't come in first. What is he shouting outside? It's giving me a headache."
The emperor smiled and said, "Please forgive me, mother. The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and I just boasted in the court that I would use this harem to set an example for the ministers. You..."
"Su Jin, what did you do outside just now? Why did the emperor move out of the court?" The empress dowager glanced at Su Jin.
"To answer your Majesty, I just taught a lesson to a few palace maids who stole property from the palace. I was a little too harsh, so I deserve to die." Su Jin was also willing to lose face.
After kneeling down heavily, he started slapping himself in the face.
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