Chapter 271: Repaying a Favor
Chen Xing held down Cai Luoyu, who was unable to resist, with one hand, and stepped on Aunt Qi, who was screaming in pain because of the burns on her hands. He looked up at the two of them, feeling a little bored.
After looking around, when can I go out?
Don’t you want to sleep?
A cry of pain drew Chu Liuzheng's attention away from comparing heights. She lowered her head to look at Chen Xing, or to be more precise, at Cai Luoyu who was being held down by Chen Xing.
Cai Luoyu's arms were twisted behind her back, and Chen Xing used so much force that it hurt so much that they were almost broken.
She had been gritting her teeth, but when she saw the emperor staring at Chu Liuzheng intently, she couldn't help but let go, letting the cry of pain burst out.
Xiao Jingfan glanced down at her and said to Chen Xing and Chu Liuzheng, "Go out first."
Chu Liuzheng actively stepped forward to help Chen Xing catch the man. Chen Xing glanced at her cloak dragging on the ground and shook her head: "I can do it myself, sister, be careful not to fall."
Seeing that she could indeed do it, Chu Liuzheng didn't want to make things worse, so he bent down, picked up the cloak that was dragging on the ground, and followed Chen Xing out.
Zhou Yuande watched the emperor come out and noticed that the cloak the emperor was wearing was missing.
He was about to ask when he suddenly saw Chu Liuzheng who came out last.
That black cloak embroidered with silver patterns should be too familiar.
His eyes widened slightly and he was extremely excited.
Finally some progress!
It is gratifying that His Majesty the Emperor, who is not sneaky, calls the eunuch.
Xiao Jingfan had no idea what his chief eunuch was thinking. It was snowing outside and he was too lazy to make any trouble. He ordered his men to clean up Chengbi Hall and interrogate Cai Luoyu and his servant in Chengbi Hall.
He glanced at Chu Liuzheng beside him, only to find the two blue marks on his fair chin really annoying. He ordered Zhou Yuande: "Call the imperial physician."
Zhou Yuande immediately asked with concern, "Your Majesty, what's wrong?"
Xiao Jingfan glanced at him and walked into the house.
Zhou Yuande understood the look and felt a little disgusted.
At this moment, Chu Liuzheng walked past him holding the hem of his cloak.
Because the emperor had come, the lanterns were lit brightly, and her skin was fair and tender, so the two blue marks on her chin were particularly obvious.
Zhou Yuande immediately understood and asked Xiao Anzi to call the imperial physician.
Inside the house, Chu Liuzheng felt pain in his neck and jaw. He raised his hand to touch them and let out a cold "hiss".
Chen Xing took out a small mirror and showed it to her. Only then did she realize that her chin was bruised from being pinched.
She suddenly felt extremely unlucky.
[I remember I was talking to a fake person, so why am I here at Chengbi Hall? I almost got burned in the face by Cai Baolin, and I haven't offended her recently.]
She looked at the kneeling Cai Luoyu with a puzzled look.
Cai Luoyu was also looking at her, with a mixture of ridicule and hatred in her eyes.
He said he didn't want to climb the emperor's bed, but now he's still wearing the emperor's cloak.
She actually naively believed it, and she felt like vomiting when she thought of Chu Liuzheng's condescending and preaching face.
Both of them seduced the emperor, but their methods were different. Who is more noble than the other?
Seeing her unfriendly look, Chu Liuzheng was too lazy to look at her anymore. He shifted his gaze to look at Aunt Qi who was tied up beside him.
Aunt Qi lowered her head as if accepting her fate, and her expression could not be seen under the cover of her hair.
Xiao Jingfan glanced at the two of them and asked, "Why did you kidnap Chu Liuzheng?"
Madam Qi said nothing, but Cai Luoyu rolled her eyes and kowtowed to the ground: "I am innocent, Your Majesty, please forgive me."
Xiao Jingfan raised his eyebrows: "Where is the injustice?"
"All of this was done by Madam Qi. It has nothing to do with me," Cai Luoyu said. "This lowly slave is bullying her master. I can't control her at all. I just happened to see her going to the utility room. Out of curiosity, I followed her, but I didn't expect to see her torturing Miss Liu Zheng.
When I went in to stop them, I accidentally burned the hand of this lowly servant, and then His Majesty arrived."
[Frog fun! I was the one who dodged and didn't get burned, but now that it landed in your mouth, you're trying to save me. Why are you so shameless?]
Chu Liuzheng immediately bowed to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, when I woke up, I was being held tightly by this maid, and Cai Baolin was holding a piece of red-hot charcoal close to my face with tongs. If I hadn't woken up in time, my face would have been the same as the back of this maid's hand."
Hearing this, Xiao Jingfan glanced at the back of Madam Qi's burned hand, which was covered in blood and flesh. The coldness in his eyes became even greater.
Chu Liuzheng knelt down and said, "I dare not say a word of falsehood. I beg Your Majesty to make the decision for me."
"I saved you out of kindness, why are you slandering me?" Cai Luoyu looked at Chu Liuzheng beside her, her tone sad and upset, as if Chu Liuzheng was some kind of ungrateful person.
Chu Liuzheng said coldly, "I don't have Baolin's sharp tongue to confuse right and wrong. Your Majesty will make the final decision on right and wrong."
Cai Luoyu gritted her teeth secretly, but said with a look of grievance, "I know you're still angry about Aunt Qi bumping into you that day, but I've already ordered her to apologize to you. Why are you still refusing to let go? And why do you have to drag an innocent, kind-hearted person like me into this?"
Chu Liuzheng: “…”
[Yue~ I'm sick of hearing this! How can someone be so shameless? I could tear it off and use it as a shield.]
She was too lazy to argue with Cai Luoyu and waited for the emperor's decision.
"Your Majesty, I am truly wronged." Cai Luoyu looked at the emperor with tears in her eyes.
Because recuperation was so tiring, her originally fleshy face quickly became thinner, leaving only skin sticking to the bones. As a result, her eyes appeared even bigger, and compared with her pale face covered with thick powder, she looked even more eerie.
Xiao Jingfan had already known the truth. Seeing that Cai Luoyu not only showed no remorse but also used clever words to distort the truth, he immediately ordered with a stern face: "Drag her away, give her thirty strokes of the cane, and banish her to the cold palace, where she will never be allowed to leave."
"Your Majesty!" Cai Luoyu rushed to grab Xiao Jingfan in panic.
How could she be sentenced without even asking Aunt Qi a single question?
Why does Your Majesty trust that bitch Chu Liuzheng so much?
Why are you so biased?!
"Your Majesty, I saved your life, Your Majesty!" Cai Luoyu was held up by two maids and roared unwillingly.
Xiao Jingfan sneered: "I don't need your help."
He could have dodged the arrow anyway, and even if he couldn't, the secret guards would have taken action, so there was no need for this woman to interfere.
Moreover, if this woman had not suddenly rushed out to block the arrow, the two Yulin guards would not have been distracted to save her, and would have been shot by hidden weapons, resulting in two lives lost in vain.
They didn't have to die.
He rewarded Cai Luoyu because she really wanted to save the emperor. If she wanted to enter the harem, he would give her the title of Baolin and keep her there. He didn't lack this little money.
I never thought that this woman was still mentioning the "life-saving grace" when she was about to die. It's really ridiculous!
[Tsk tsk, you dare to ask the emperor for a favor? I'll give you what you can do. Do you think your death is too soon?]
Chu Liuzheng also shook his head in his heart.
[For a self-centered creature like the emperor, not saving someone in danger is a sin, and saving them is their duty. How can there be any gratitude or indifference?]
If the Emperor wants to remember your kindness, then that's a favor. If he doesn't want to remember it and you keep bringing it up, then it becomes an enmity. Even if you succeed in blackmailing him, it won't last long. Sooner or later, you'll be cannon fodder.
Xiao Jingfan: "..."
Although this is the truth, why does it sound so unpleasant?
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