Chapter 402: The Stunning Flower Demon in the Palace Fighting Novel (15)
Adhering to the idea that she should not be wrongly accused in vain, Su Yu pulled Xiao Yan away from her body and went into the hall.
"Your Majesty, you are on vacation today. It's a rare opportunity for you to have some free time. Don't you want to do something exciting?" Su Yu whispered in his ear, tempting him.
Changle Palace is calling for water again.
Concubine Shu tore the jade beads apart, and beads of all sizes rolled all over the floor. She gritted her teeth and said, "It has only been a short time since she entered the palace, and she dared to seduce Your Majesty in broad daylight. She is really a shameless vixen. She was born a palace maid, so lowly and despicable! She has no manners at all!"
It took a long time for Concubine Shu to calm down.
Asking the palace maids to pick up all the beads on the ground, Concubine Shu said calmly, "I have been in the palace for so long, and the sisters in the harem may not have seen each other for a long time. Go, send a message to each palace in my name, and have a small gathering at the lakeside pavilion tomorrow."
The maid hesitated: "Your Majesty, Concubine Ning's side..."
Not only Concubine Ning, but also Concubine Zheng and Concubine Zhang were under house arrest. His Majesty has personally ordered the ban, so I'm afraid these three people cannot come.
"Don't worry about them."
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As its name suggests, the Lakeside Cottage is built in the middle of the lake and is surrounded by open water. It is an ideal choice for sightseeing or gatherings.
No one dared to refuse Concubine Shu's invitation.
There were nine people in total entering the palace this time, including Su Yu, a total of ten people, but three of them were under house arrest, so only seven people came as agreed.
Su Yu sat down according to her position, with Concubine An on her left and Concubine Li on her right.
Su Yu didn't want to come at first, but Concubine Shu kept sending people to Changle Palace to urge her, and she was so annoyed that she had no choice but to come and show her face.
The other concubines took the opportunity to look at Su Yu.
I didn't see it clearly last time when I took a quick glance at it in the Empress Dowager's Palace. The view from the lakeside cottage is wide, so I can see it more clearly. I couldn't help but feel sad. It's no wonder that His Majesty likes her so much.
Concubine Shu was the last to sit down. After a few simple greetings, she looked at Su Yu with a smile.
"Sister Su is here too. I thought I couldn't invite you today."
Su Yu gave a hypocritical smile: "Your Highness the Imperial Concubine has invited me, so I must give you face."
Face, face, these humans love face.
What is face? Can you eat it? Su Yu rolled her eyes in her heart. She still felt more comfortable as a monster.
Her expression was too frank, and it didn't seem like she had refused three times before agreeing to this gathering.
Concubine Shu's smile froze for a moment, but she quickly adjusted it: "I haven't congratulated you on your promotion to beauty yet. In the harem, you are the only one who has received your majesty's favor. I hope you can have children for your majesty soon."
Xiao Yan's concubines now hope that Su Yu will get pregnant sooner than Xiao Yan does.
If you are pregnant, you won't be able to monopolize His Majesty, so that others can have the opportunity to receive His Majesty's favor. Can you eat the meat and let us have some soup?
Concubine Shu gave a wink to the palace maid beside her.
The palace maid understood and took out the things she had prepared in advance and placed them in front of Concubine Shu.
Everyone looked closely and saw that it was a jade bracelet.
Concubine An was surprised. "Isn't this a gift from the Empress Dowager? Why are you taking it out now?"
Concubine Shu looked at everyone, closed the box, and signaled the palace maid to give it to Su Yu.
"This jade bracelet was given by my mother. Now I will use it as a gift to congratulate my younger sister on her promotion to the title of Beauty. I hope my younger sister will give birth to a prince for Your Majesty soon."
Su Yu said that she could not give birth to children, but only produce seeds.
Unexpectedly, just as she reached out to take the box, the palace maid suddenly let go. Su Yu didn't pay attention for a moment, and heard a bang, and the box fell heavily to the ground.
There was a sound of inhalation at the scene.
"How dare you! This is a reward from the Empress Dowager. Concubine Su is too bold!" The eunuch beside Concubine Shu shouted harshly.
The lakeside cottage is very quiet.
No one spoke. They all looked at Su Yu and the wooden box at her feet without daring to breathe.
The box had a lock, so it didn't bounce open when it fell to the ground. But everyone knows that jade bracelets are fragile, so they might have broken into pieces in the box.
Xue Chuyue realized that this was a conspiracy against Su Yu.
To call it a conspiracy is an exaggeration; this is a blatant frame-up.
However, Concubine Shu was using the name of the empress dowager. Even though everyone knew that this matter had nothing to do with Su Yu, someone had to bear the sin of breaking the gift from the empress dowager.
Concubine Shu frowned in pain: "How could my sister be so careless?"
Concubine An's eyes flickered as she responded, "This is a jade bracelet given by the Empress Dowager. Lady Su is so careless. It is really a sin. At the very least, it is breaking the jade bracelet. At the most, it is disrespectful to the Empress Dowager."
Concubine Shu pretended to be embarrassed: "This...what should I do?"
Concubine An suggested: "Your Highness is a noble concubine and has the power to assist in managing the six palaces. According to palace rules, Sister Su destroyed a sacred object and should be punished with a cane."
Concubine Shu frowned, "I have always been kindhearted, and Sister Su just made an unintentional mistake..."
Concubine An sneered in her heart, and a touching expression appeared on her face: "Your Majesty is right. How about exempting her from the caning punishment and only confining Concubine Su to copy Buddhist scriptures for the Empress Dowager to forgive her crime and set an example for others?"
It is common knowledge that one cannot receive favors during the period of confinement.
Concubine Shu and Concubine An sang the same tune in order to legitimately confine Su Yu to prevent her from seeing His Majesty, and also to give His Majesty a chance to visit them.
Su Yu also understood.
So she was very angry. Keeping her under house arrest was equivalent to not allowing her to see Xiao Yan, not allowing her to see Xiao Yan was equivalent to not allowing her to absorb dragon energy, and not allowing her to absorb dragon energy was equivalent to not allowing her to practice.
The bad behavior of people is the most intolerable thing.
"Your Majesty has arrived—"
Following the loud announcement, the emperor's procession came from far away and headed towards the small building in the center of the lake.
Concubine Shu's face changed and she clenched her hands violently.
It is not difficult to guess why Xiao Yan came. He just wanted to invite his favorite concubine to have a small gathering. Why was he so anxious to come and support someone?
The other concubines were surprised at first, then delighted, and they all stood up to prepare to pay their respects.
As soon as Xiao Yan came over, he saw Su Yu standing there alone, pitiful and helpless. His face suddenly turned cold: "What's going on?"
Concubine Shu pinched her palms and smiled gently: "Why is your majesty here?"
She stood up and gave the main seat to Xiao Yan, and at the same time told him what had just happened without bias.
"It's not that I'm being aggressive. It's just that this jade bracelet was given to me by my mother. It's in front of everyone. If I don't punish him, it will be difficult to convince everyone." Concubine Shu said gently and generously.
Xiao Yan didn't even look at her, and waved at Su Yu: "Come here."
Su Yu picked up the box on the ground and ran to Xiao Yan with grievance: "I didn't mean to do that. It was the maid who let go first. And who said the jade bracelet was broken?"
Everyone looked over at the same time.
If the first sentence was Su Yu's defense of herself, the second sentence was a joke.
The jade bracelet is so fragile. How could it be intact after falling to the ground from such a high place?
Concubine An laughed: "Sister Su is stupid. The sisters saw the jade bracelet fall to the ground with their own eyes. Could it be that Sister Su is going to say that the jade bracelet is not broken?"
Xiao Yan glanced at her calmly: "Who are you?"
Concubine An was delighted and said quickly, "Your Majesty, I, Concubine An, greet you. May your Majesty be well and safe."
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