Xu Xueluo was thinking, I don't know which little bitch is Concubine Li's man, I must catch her and beat her to death with sticks.
But at this time, she had to calm Concubine Li: "Sister, please return to the palace quickly. Don't worry about your people. I will definitely ask the Queen Mother to protect your people."
Concubine Li felt relieved and wiped away her tears. She felt unwilling to accept the fact that she would not live long.
Xu Xueluo was worried that the emperor's men would come looking for her, so she quickly ordered the palace maids and eunuchs to send Concubine Li back to Chunfu Palace.
It was almost dawn, and Concubine Li was in her bedroom in Chunfu Palace. The emperor's men had already arrived.
"Please allow me to dress up and then I will go with you to see the emperor."
The words of a dying man are good.
The guards waited for Concubine Li for a while, and saw her wearing a gorgeous palace skirt, the phoenix crown she wore when she was conferred the title of concubine, and a red long gown and bridal robe. She walked out with a calm face.
Arriving at the Qingzhu Courtyard Hall, Concubine Li looked at the Emperor and snorted, "Your Majesty, if you could treat everyone equally, I'm sure what happened tonight wouldn't have happened."
Chu Zan had a gloomy face and a serious expression. He had just found out that Concubine Li was the eldest daughter of the Minister of Works and had been doted on since childhood. It was a pity that she became the cannibal in the harem, a place where people were eaten.
"You mean, there are too many concubines in the harem, and you're jealous and want to kill people, right?"
Concubine Li was going to die anyway, so she was not afraid of anything. Her eyes narrowed and she said coldly, "So what if I kill someone? If I don't kill someone, I'll have to wait for someone to kill me."
Chu Zan was not a tyrant, and the Minister of Works was a good official. He did not intend to implicate Concubine Li's family in this matter.
However, Concubine Li sent someone to release a poisonous snake in an attempt to murder Concubine An, and the snake bit him. According to the law, this is a capital crime.
Chu Zan ordered: "Hand Concubine Li over to the Imperial Clan Court for handling. This matter has nothing to do with Concubine Li's family."
When Concubine Li heard the emperor's last words, that this matter had nothing to do with her family, her heart choked and she knelt down to Chu Zan: "I thank the emperor for not killing my clansmen!"
Two guards took Concubine Li to the clan residence.
As for the eunuch who released the poisonous snake, he was naturally beaten to death in the torture room of the harem.
Yu Jinshu was in the side room and couldn't sleep because of this incident. Until the emperor came to the side room and said that it was Concubine Li who sent people to release the poisonous snake, she sighed in her heart. Two more people had to die!
This harem is really bloody.
Chu Zan was worried that his Jinshu was frightened, so when he held Jinshu in his arms to sleep, he kept stroking and patting her gently, like coaxing a baby.
Not to mention, Yu Jinshu actually fell asleep after being patted by him. She then wondered if Chu Zan would also coax their baby in the same way after she gave birth.
When Yu Jinshu woke up, it was already bright outside and Chu Zan was not by her side.
Xiao Chao came over to serve, "Your Majesty, the Emperor is about to send the concubine out of the palace again."
Yu Jinshu looked at Xiao Chao in the mirror with surprise: "Doesn't this mean there are only a few people left in the harem?"
Xiao Chao said, "I heard that the Queen Mother is arguing with the Emperor about this matter. I don't know what the situation is now."
Yu Jinshu thought to herself: The fewer people there are, the harder it will be for her to be a salted fish.
If all those concubines left, the empress and the imperial concubine would definitely worry about losing their status and take action against her, and the empress dowager would definitely hate her to death.
Yu Jinshu asked Xiao Chao to inquire about the news again. Fortunately, the empress dowager was too strong and did not allow the emperor to let those concubines go.
In the Cining Palace, the emperor left and the imperial concubine Xu Xueluo came over.
"Empress Dowager, Concubine Li is in trouble this time. I think it was Concubine An who planned it."
Xu Xueluo is dedicated to confusing right and wrong, and portrays Concubine Li, the perpetrator, as the victim.
The Empress Dowager was already dissatisfied with Concubine An because the Emperor wanted to drive away all the concubines. When she heard her niece say this, she felt even more convinced that this was the case.
"Xue Luo, tell me how Concubine An plotted against Concubine Li."
Xu Xueluo began to make up a story in a serious manner: "Xueluo thought that the emperor favored Concubine An alone, and Concubine An must have some tricks to control the emperor. These tricks of Concubine An were not only used against the emperor, but also against the concubines in the harem. Concubine An first persuaded the emperor to expel everyone below the rank of concubine from the palace, and then released all the concubines except herself. Concubine An wanted to dominate the harem, and then she plotted against Concubine Li."
The Queen Mother asked, "What about the poisonous snake?"
Xu Xueluo said, "It must be the eunuch An Concubine hired to come out of Chunfu Palace, go down to the lotus pond, release the poisonous snake into the cabin, and then frame Concubine Li."
The Queen Mother: "But Concubine Li has admitted it."
Xu Xueluo snorted coldly, "Concubine Li knew that the Emperor favored Concubine An alone, so she only believed in Concubine An. Concubine Li couldn't defeat Concubine An, so she had no choice but to die. Besides, why would Concubine An prepare an antidote for snake venom in the cabin? She must have known there would be a poisonous snake in the cabin, so she prepared it and was just waiting for the Emperor to be bitten so that she could detoxify him."
The balance in the Queen Mother's heart was already tilted, so she believed Xu Xueluo's words as soon as she heard them, not to mention that the matter of the antidote was indeed very strange.
"This Concubine An is truly amazing. I will definitely teach her a lesson."
Xu Xueluo was very happy when she heard what the Queen Mother said. Old ladies are so easy to deceive. They believed anything she said.
Humph! Yu Jinshu, just wait for the Queen Mother to punish you!
Yu Jinshu stayed quietly in Qingzhuyuan for a few days. Chu Zan would go to accompany her and sleep in her room at dinner time.
On this day, the eunuch from the Empress Dowager's palace came to Qingzhuyuan.
"Empress An, the Empress Dowager has been feeling unwell these past few days. She says you are the Emperor's lucky star and would like to invite you to the Buddhist temple in the Cining Palace to help her copy Buddhist scriptures."
Copy Buddhist scriptures?
As a rising young woman in the 21st century, Yu Jinshu rarely picked up a pen to write after graduating from university, but now she is asked to copy Buddhist scriptures.
But she couldn't refuse!
The Queen Mother is the number 1 in the entire imperial city.
Yu Jinshu changed into a solemn and plain outfit, and took Xiao Chao and the eunuch to the Cining Palace.
In the Cining Palace, the Queen Mother was indeed lying on the couch and sleeping.
Miaozhu, the maidservant beside the empress dowager, took Yu Jinshu to the Buddhist temple.
The Buddhist hall was next to the bedroom. Miaozhu gave some instructions on copying Buddhist scriptures and then left. She also left a palace maid here to watch over it.
Yu Jinshu has always been a good boy. Even if he had to copy, he would naturally copy it piously.
But this Buddhist scripture is so long. I estimate that if the length and width of an A4 paper are stacked together, it would be as thick as the Xinhua Dictionary.
Miaozhu also said that it had to be copied completely within one day.
This is a deadly rhythm.
Xiao Chao began to grind the ink, and Yu Jinshu picked up the pen and started writing.
But she had never practiced calligraphy as a child! Although her handwriting was not ugly, it was far inferior to the handwriting of the ancients.
After writing for an hour, Yu Jinshu was so tired that her hands could not move. Xiao Chao was massaging her right hand.
"My lady, how about I help you copy it?"
The maid in the Buddhist temple immediately said, "Your Highness, you must not do this. You must copy the Buddhist scriptures to show your sincerity. Only then will the Buddha bless the Empress Dowager with good health and a long life."
Yu Jinshu was also helpless and said to Xiao Chao, "It's okay, I'll come back to copy after I take a break."
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