"Your Majesty, this matter must be thoroughly investigated!"
"There must be a demon in the palace. We must find this demon and kill it!"
"Otherwise, if this continues for a long time, who knows what kind of chaos might ensue!"
The Prince of Pingxi, his hair bristling with anger, strode onto the platform, cupped his hands, and reported.
After speaking eloquently,
He gave Bai Lingyu a long, hard look.
Bai Lingyu stood to the side of the stage, her long sleeves hanging quietly to the ground.
Sensing his hostility,
He narrowed his long, slanted fox-like eyes that reached his temples.
It seems like he's figured something out.
But they wisely chose to remain silent and did not speak at that moment.
Instead, she turned and bowed to the emperor, saying in a sweet, coquettish voice:
"Your Majesty, I am not feeling well. I was just frightened. It was quite terrifying."
"Your Majesty, I wish to return to the palace to rest. I hope Your Majesty will grant my request."
After saying that, he pretended to be dizzy.
Precarious
"My beloved concubine, quickly, someone, escort her back to the palace!"
The emperor immediately stepped down from the platform and embraced her tenderly.
She was handed over to the palace servants.
Watching Bai Lingyu leave,
Then he turned to the Prince of Pingxi and said:
“Prince Pingxi, you just said that a demon has appeared in the palace.”
I agree with that.
But I wonder if you have any leads?
—The eyebrows and eyes are those of that vixen you just took away!
The Prince of Pingxi was furious, his teeth grinding together.
Suppressing his resentment, he glanced in the direction where Consort Yu had left.
I know now is not the best time to expose her.
sidewalk,
"Your Majesty, this is merely a guess, but it is quite obvious that these two arrows were enchanted just now."
"I have an idea. Why don't we invite the monks from Daming Temple to come and help with a thorough investigation?"
We will surely uncover the wicked forces behind this chaos!
Subdue it!
The Prince of Pingxi has already put it this way, and the Empress Dowager is also present.
The emperor could not possibly refuse.
He then said, "I will entrust this matter entirely to you, my dear minister."
"Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty!"
Having achieved his goal, the Prince of Pingxi stepped down with satisfaction.
But before leaving, he glared at Mi Shan.
Mi Shan frowned.
He thought to himself that this Prince Pingxi was acting strangely.
Why does it harbor such great hostility towards me?
They probably think of her as a wicked concubine who brought ruin to the country, just like Consort Yu.
Take two deep breaths to calm yourself down.
Just as he was about to speak,
Then the Empress Dowager's voice trembled as she said, "Just now, I saw a young palace maid who was quite brave and risked her life to protect the guard."
Mi Shan was startled, remembering that she had relied on A Chan earlier.
He had just saved the Empress Dowager.
He immediately pulled her up from beside the stage.
"Your Majesty, it is Achan. She is a maid in my palace."
"This servant, Shangguan Chan, greets the Empress Dowager."
"Good boy, you're quite skilled. Thanks to you!" the Empress Dowager praised him endlessly.
Even the emperor cast an admiring glance his way.
"Child, my palace is in dire need of capable people. Why don't you come and serve me?"
After the Empress Dowager finished speaking,
Seeing that Achan looked troubled,
He laughed.
"I mentioned it casually. If you are unwilling, I can ask the emperor to bestow other honors upon you."
Achan looked up, glanced at the Emperor and Empress, and then looked at Mi Shan.
Mi Shan paused, then took her hand:
"It's alright. If you want to go to the Empress Dowager's palace, I won't stop you."
We respect your choice.
She knew that Achan's future was limitless.
If this is her opportunity
So, best wishes to her.
Unexpectedly, Achan knelt down tremblingly:
"Thank you for your appreciation, Empress Dowager, but Achan is unwilling to leave Consort Mi."
"The kindness of Lady Mi to Achan is as heavy as a mountain, and she has given her a second life. If it weren't for her, Achan would not have been saved on the day of the imperial concubine selection."
“A-Chan’s hands are already crippled, and she can no longer protect the Empress Dowager today…”
"There's more to this than that?"
Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager felt regretful, but she did not insist.
After helping her up, I asked her questions carefully.
With the surrounding people adding their own comments,
Upon learning that Achan had offended Qin Miaomiao that day,
She almost broke both his hands.
His aged face darkened completely, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes, which were like a dry pool.
"hateful!"
"That Consort Qin is truly arrogant and domineering!"
"Your Majesty, such a cunning and utterly foolish concubine is an insubordinate and disrespectful ruler."
If she gives birth to the child, send her to live in the cold palace!
"I do not wish for my future princes to have a mother as virtuous and unworthy as her!"
The emperor nodded.
His gaze was sharp as lightning as he looked at the Minister of Revenue.
Qin Xianling immediately knelt down:
"Your Majesty, please forgive me! Your Majesty, please forgive me! It is my fault for failing to properly educate my daughter!"
"Once she's brought into the palace, we'll definitely give her a good scolding!"
"Get down here, take twenty lashes, and have your salary docked for six months!"
"Yes. Thank you, Your Majesty."
Qin Xianling, with tears in his eyes, tumbled and crawled down the stairs, only to be taken away by the eunuchs.
The agitation gradually subsided.
The emperor bestowed upon Achan a great deal of gold and silver jewelry and promoted her to the position of head maid.
His rank was above all the palace maids.
Besides the Empress Dowager, the Empress, and the Imperial Noble Consort who served her personally.
Even low-ranking concubines had to give her some face when they met her.
The Empress Dowager was very pleased with this arrangement and even gave her approval:
"Consort Mi Hui, from now on, take Shangguan Zhangshi with you more often."
Come and visit my family's Yanxi Palace.
"I am delighted to see you all."
"Yes, thank you for your kindness, Empress Dowager, and thank you for your great favor, Your Majesty."
The master and servant kowtowed in thanks.
They stepped down from the stage hand in hand.
Xun'er excitedly hugged Achan tightly.
Mi Shan looked at her with admiration and pride.
"Good Ah Chan, I never thought I would benefit from your kindness one day."
"Your Majesty, please don't say that. Ah Chan can't accept it."
"A-Chan is who she is today because of you, Your Highness!"
Achan was about to kneel down again when Mi Shan grabbed her.
"Stop with those rules. You'll be the head nanny from now on, so you'll have to take good care of Xun'er and make sure she's not bullied."
"No, Achan will definitely do her best to protect Xun'er, so that she will only ever bully others and never be bullied!"
Xun'er hugged her arm, moved: "Achan, I'm so happy to have you pamper me! From now on, we'll protect Your Majesty together!"
The words were spoken.
Then the Empress Dowager also requested to return to the palace to rest.
The Spring Flower Banquet had just begun when this happened; the Empress Dowager was quite frightened.
At my age, I really can't take it anymore.
After the Empress Dowager left, the Spring Flower Banquet continued.
Everything seemed normal.
Only Consort Ru occasionally addressed her brother, Prince Pingxi.
They cast disapproving glances their way.
A moment later, a palace maid quietly approached the emperor's ear.
report:
"Your Majesty, after Consort Qin returned to the palace, she kept saying that she had a stomachache. Would you like to send someone to take a look at her?"
"No need!"
The Emperor was already fed up with Qin Miaomiao's tricks.
"It's the same trick every day, nothing new. This time, let's put her under house arrest properly!"
No one is allowed to see her without my permission!
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