Jian Yang: "?"
"Who sent you this rare treasure?"
"Your Highness Prince Chen."
Why would he give me such rare treasures?
"This servant does not know..."
"Come on, let's go take a look!" Jian Yang scrambled up from the cushion and went to the front hall.
The gift-giver had already left, leaving behind only a dozen boxes of jewelry that could dazzle anyone.
They were neatly stacked in the front hall.
Although as an empress she never lacked such things, Jian Yang was still momentarily stunned when so many gold, silver, gemstones and jade artifacts were laid out before her.
But she quickly regained her senses.
Unsolicited kindness is either a sign of ulterior motives or theft!
The fact that Prince Chen sent so many valuable gifts to her under the cover of darkness shows he must have had ulterior motives!
She just couldn't figure out what his purpose was!
Even if we assume that Prince Chen simply wanted to bribe someone, in an era where men and women were not supposed to have close contact, these stolen goods would be sufficient evidence of their affair.
Oh no...
This scoundrel, is he trying to frame her now that he's failed to steal her away?
Although...
These treasures are so tempting!
Jian Yang was now engaged in a battle of wits with heaven and man.
She spoke with a serious expression, "Lianxia, I ask you, what is the punishment for a concubine who has an affair with a man?"
Lianxia immediately replied, "Your Majesty, according to the laws of this dynasty, if a concubine is found to have committed adultery with a man, she will be immediately beaten to death and her entire family will be exterminated. There will be absolutely no leniency!"
Holy crap, it's just stealing someone, is it really necessary to be this ruthless?
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