Jiang Zhili asked again: "Sister, why did you frame me?"
Jiang Luoyu looked up at Jiang Zhili with her blood-stained face, feeling extremely humiliated.
How could she, a concubine's daughter, rise to such a high position? How could she become so beautiful? All of these should belong to her!
Jiang Luoyu opened her mouth, and the pain on her face penetrated deep into her heart, reminding her how miserable she was now.
Compared to Jiang Zhili's nobility and dignity, she was now simply trampled into the mud, and her father did not stand on her side, and even beat her in front of everyone...
Jiang Luoyu was unwilling to give in: "What I said was the truth. I am not framing you. You are no longer innocent. Your Majesty was deceived by your tricks, but you can't deceive me!
Your Majesty, I beg you to investigate this matter. You must not be deceived by Jiang Zhili. I am thinking about your majesty..."
As she spoke, Jiang Luoyu looked towards the highest seat. She thought that the cold and tall emperor would surely have pity on her.
After all, she is 30% similar to Jiang Zhili, and she is the real legitimate daughter, while Jiang Zhili is just an imposter.
Everyone looked at Jiang Luoyu as if he were a madman.
"This Miss Jiang is truly crazy. Even after all this, she's still clinging to Concubine Yi!"
"It's really hard for Concubine Yi. She has lived with a madman for so many years. No wonder Concubine Yi had no choice but to hide her true appearance."
"How can she be called a lunatic? She's clearly a vicious woman. A woman's innocence is so important, yet she's using it to discredit her own sister. How vicious she is!"
"Tsk, I don't think this Jiang Mansion is a good place. Before Concubine Yi entered the palace, Miss Jiang was extremely prosperous.
This shows how favored Miss Jiang is. Otherwise, she wouldn't be so bold as to lie to His Majesty."
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Everyone was talking quietly, looking at Jiang Luoyu, whose face was covered in blood, as if they were laughing at a joke.
In Jiang Luoyu's opinion, her plan was perfect, but in the eyes of these old foxes from the previous dynasty, Jiang Luoyu's actions could not fool even the mistress of the harem, let alone His Majesty.
The whispers around her reached Jiang Luoyu's ears. She lowered her head in embarrassment, biting her lower lip tightly, her eyes full of sinisterness and unwillingness.
Jiang Zhili looked at Jiang Luoyu, a hint of sarcasm on her face.
"Since Sister wants to investigate, then let's do it. After entering the palace, I have also learned some ways to deal with problems.
Come, first beat those four men with thirty sticks to make them confess."
Jiang Luoyu lowered her head, her body trembled but she didn't say a word.
Soon, palace servants came forward, dragged the four men out of the Golden Palace, and began to beat them with boards.
The sound of the board hitting flesh and the wailing of four people came from outside the hall, making people's scalps tingle.
Jiang Luoyu listened to the trembling wails. At first she could still hold on, but soon she could not bear it anymore. Her body began to sway and tears kept flowing.
She raised her head, her face full of fear. She did not look at Jiang Zhili, but looked at Jiang Zhen beside her.
Jiang Luoyu's voice trembled: "Daddy, I know I was wrong. Please save me. I was just bewildered for a while..."
She was afraid. She was afraid that today would not end well. She was afraid that Jiang Zhili would kill her.
She thought that tonight's palace banquet would be the same as the one at the Jiang Mansion. No matter how she made a fuss, her father would stand up and tolerate her in the end...
It was also the first time that she understood so clearly that the current Jiang Zhili was no longer the cowardly and tolerant Jiang Zhili when he was in the Jiang Mansion.
Jiang Zhen stood aside. Seeing Jiang Luoyu in such a miserable and shameful state, he felt ashamed.
Jiang Zhen suppressed the disgust in his heart, a trace of heartache appeared on his face: "Since you have made such a big mistake, even your father can't save you.
It's fine that you treat Zhili harshly on a daily basis, but I never thought you could be so cruel and slander Zhili like this. Since you are so jealous, I will teach you a lesson today."
His legitimate daughter is a waste, and all his years of hard work have been wasted.
Jiang Luoyu was heartbroken. She looked at Jiang Zhen and said sharply, "My daughter's face is covered in blood, and Daddy has no mercy at all. Who is so cruel?"
Her face and heart were numb with pain. Couldn't Daddy see it? Even if she made mistakes, she was still Daddy's daughter!
Jiang Luoyu has been spoiled by Mrs. Jiang since she was a child. She thought that Jiang Zhen's concern for her came from his father's love, but she didn't know that Jiang Zhen's love was always conditional.
The benefits that a legitimate daughter brings to the Jiang family are far greater than those of a concubine's daughter, so Jiang Zhen cares about her and indulges her to a certain extent.
Now that she, the legitimate daughter, is no longer useful, it is natural to abandon her.
Jiang Zhili looked at Jiang Luoyu in such a state of despair, and a trace of pleasure emerged in her heart, but this pleasure only lasted for a moment and then disappeared.
This is the original body's emotion.
Jiang Zhili waved to the palace servants and said, "Go and bring those four people up here so I can take a good look at them and see if they want to confess their guilt."
Soon, the palace servants came up carrying the four people covered in blood.
The bloody smell emanated from the four people and reached Jiang Luoyu's nose.
Jiang Luoyu looked at the four people covered in blood, her calves trembling violently, and her face was filled with fear.
With a "bang", the four people were thrown directly in front of Jiang Luoyu.
"Ah——" Jiang Luoyu screamed in fright.
She wanted to struggle back, but her body was held down by the palace servants and she couldn't move at all.
Jiang Zhili raised his lips and said lightly: "Let me get closer and take a closer look."
The palace maids who were holding Jiang Luoyu down pushed her head down so hard that it was almost sticking to those people.
Jiang Luoyu's eyes widened in horror. Her breath was filled with the smell of blood. The person in front of her was covered in blood. She could almost see the human flesh that had been beaten into mud under the blood...
The four men had already fainted, their faces as pale as gold paper, and their life or death was unknown.
Thirty strokes of the board were given by the guards with all their strength. An ordinary person might faint after ten strokes, let alone thirty, who might break all the bones.
Jiang Zhili was supported by Xiaotao. She put the handkerchief under her nose and said softly, "Sister, can you see clearly? Do you have anything to say?"
Jiang Luoyu was trembling all over. She couldn't even feel the pain on her face. Now she knew nothing except fear...
She was flustered and stammered: "I, I said, I said..."
Jiang Luoyu immediately told the whole story of how she framed Jiang Zhili.
"That day, Noble Concubine Yi left the palace, and I was unaware of it. I only learned about it when news came from the palace. Later, Concubine Chen came to me again and told me that the child Noble Concubine Yi was not your Majesty's.
Afterwards, I sent people to wipe out the escort agency and then found these four people to frame Concubine Yi. I was blinded by greed and I am guilty..."
The expression on Jiang Zhili's face changed from indifference to sorrow.
She held her chest and her body was shaking a little, as if she was shocked by Jiang Luoyu's words.
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