Chapter 425: Destroying tribute and committing insubordination
Xu Miaoyin frowned.
She was just about to take a nap in Yonghe Palace when she heard a palace maid running in hurriedly, saying that Ran Xiaoyu was making a big fuss in Shou'an Palace and was about to hit Concubine Du.
When she heard this, she couldn't sit still anymore.
Although Ran Xiaoyu was just a little palace maid, she was a member of Shou'an Palace after all.
I hurried over and found that Si Nanyan was there too.
She asked, "What's going on?"
When Si Nanyan and Ran Xiaoyu saw her coming, they hurried over to pay their respects. Du Siyao didn't wait for them to speak before she said, "Your Majesty, this is a New Year tribute given to me by Your Majesty, but—it was already damaged when it reached my hands."
"What?"
Xu Miaoyin lowered her head and saw the box that Du Siyao placed in front of her.
The snuff bottle inside was broken into pieces!
Her face darkened: "What's going on?"
Du Siyao immediately pointed at Si Nanyan and Ran Xiaoyu: "They broke it!"
“…”
Xu Miaoyin raised her head and looked at them.
Ran Xiaoyu immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I don't have any."
"You still dare to say you didn't have it?!" Du Siyao said angrily, "If it weren't for you, how could that thing be broken when it came into my hands? Are you trying to say that it was the Empress who placed the broken snuff bottle in this box and gave it to me?"
Upon hearing this, Ran Xiaoyu's face changed.
She said hurriedly: "That's not what I meant!"
"Empress..." Du Siyao knelt at Xu Miaoyin's feet, crying, and said sadly, "I know I did something wrong, so I was demoted. These days, I have been facing the wall in Shou'an Palace, reflecting on my mistakes, and keeping to myself. I have never thought of harming anyone."
“…”
"But Si Nanyan and Ran Xiaoyu, they have had a grudge against me before and have always wanted to take revenge on me."
“…”
"Now, seeing that I am alone and helpless, they flatter the powerful and bully the weak."
“…”
"Just now, Ran Xiaoyu even wanted to attack me!"
"What?"
Xu Miaoyin was startled. Du Siyao quickly winked at Xiaozhen, who immediately rolled up her sleeves, revealing the bruises on her wrists. "Her Majesty, please look. Ran Xiaoyu was about to attack the concubine just now."
“…”
"It was because I tried to stop her that she attacked me."
Xu Miaoyin's brows knitted together, and at this moment, Wu Wan's cold and dark voice rang out beside her: "Humph, what a vicious slave."
Everyone turned to look at her.
She said coldly, "Even if Concubine Du is demoted, she is still a Concubine after all."
“…”
"How can I let a slave bully me?"
“…”
"Destroying tribute is a crime of insubordination."
As she spoke, she looked at Xu Miaoyin and said, "Empress, this palace is too disrespectful."
When Nan Yan heard her say this, her heart became even heavier.
As soon as she entered Shou'an Palace and saw Ran Xiaoyu and Xiaozhen fighting, she knew something was wrong.
The destruction of tribute was one thing, but for a servant to dare to do that in Chunxi Palace was treason, which was another serious crime.
Xu Miaoyin looked down at Ran Xiaoyu and said in a deep voice, "Ran Xiaoyu, do you admit your guilt?"
"I--"
Ran Xiaoyu bit her lower lip.
At this time, Nan Yan hurriedly said, "Empress, I'm afraid we need to investigate this matter thoroughly. It may not be Ran Xiaoyu who broke the things."
Wu Wan looked at her and sneered, "Of course I have to check!"
“…”
"It's true that Ran Xiaoyu may not have broken the things."
“…”
"But—Sinanyan, if this matter has nothing to do with you, would you have come here?"
“…”
"Could it be that, as Concubine Du said, you were the one who broke it?"
“…”
"To get revenge on her?"
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