As he thought about it, he finally remembered the important matter. He waved at Chun Tao and said, "You, come here and tell me the whole story."
Chuntao ignored her fear and knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly: "Your Majesty, our girl has been recuperating from her injuries these days and has not even left the house. I don't know how she has offended Concubine Yu." As she spoke, tears flowed down her face unconsciously.
She felt really wronged, and now her body was cold and painful. Her daughter was such a good girl, why should she be bullied by that Concubine Yu for no reason?
She continued, "Just this morning, Concubine Yu suddenly broke into Qingquan Palace with a large group of people. They forced the girl to kneel down and beat her with a whip."
"The girl's body is already weak. Even if I tried my best to protect her, it was useless. You saw that the girl was beaten and bloody."
She sobbed, "They also said that the master hasn't received any rewards for so many days, and you must have disliked her, so these palace maids and servants dared to unite and bully her. Please, Your Majesty, help our young lady."
Chuntao was a protective woman of her master. Her body was covered with marks of being whipped. She had no painkillers and was speaking with her teeth clenched. As she spoke, blood was still oozing from her wounds.
Combined with her tearful accusation, it seems particularly convincing.
Xuanyuan Che waved his hand in a rare act of kindness: "Alright, go down and take care of your wounds. I will definitely take care of this matter."
Chuntao knelt down and kowtowed to him several times: "Your Majesty, I thank you very much. Please forgive me for saying something a little bit wrong. These days, the girl has been calling your name in her dreams. Please, go and see her." After she finished speaking, she walked out the door without caring about the expression on Xuanyuan Che's face.
Xuanyuan Che was a little surprised. Was she actually muttering his name? Could it be that she actually... couldn't bear to leave him?
But why did she want to leave the palace? And she was so determined, as if she didn't care about him at all.
Then, he sneered at himself, thinking that maybe she just wanted to go out early and reunite with her lover.
But soon, he began to blame himself again. After all, it was because he was angry that she suffered this disaster, was bullied by Concubine Yu, and was looked down upon by the palace people.
"Princess Yu, you are so brave..."
Zhou Shun came forward with great discernment and said, "Your Majesty, do you think you should ask Concubine Yu to come over?"
"No need."
A look of regret flashed across Zhou Shun's face.
But then he heard Xuanyuan Che say, "Just tell her to come over here."
When Concubine Yu was leaning on the couch and enjoying the food, Zhou Shun rushed in with a large group of people.
Concubine Yu originally disliked him and even looked down on him. When she saw him coming, a trace of disgust flashed across her eyes: "Why is Eunuch Zhou here?"
Look at what he said. Although he is a eunuch, he is of noble status and has some face in front of the emperor. All other concubines call him "Governor" when they see him. Only this Yupin relies on the fact that she is the niece of the empress dowager to be so arrogant and domineering. But now, she is about to lose the capital for her domineering behavior.
Zhou Shun sneered, "Your Majesty sent me here to invite you."
Concubine Yu's face suddenly showed a look of surprise: "I knew that His Majesty would not be willing to punish me for too long."
She cleared her throat and said condescendingly to the palace maids around her, "What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and help me wash up."
"No need." Zhou Shun looked at her with a smile, but the smile was fake and looked particularly insincere.
She subconsciously asked back: "Why?"
But then she couldn't ask any more questions. She was dragged to the ground. "His Majesty has ordered you to go to Qingquan Palace, Concubine Yu, please do not disobey the order."
Yupin's pupils instantly dilated. Qingquan Palace, isn't that the palace where that little bitch lives? Hasn't His Majesty already disliked her? How could this be?!
Cold sweat began to break out all over her body. She knew Xuanyuan Che's methods, and she couldn't help but think about what happened to the imperial concubine.
As she was thinking, she suddenly fell to the ground. Her status and family background were not as good as those of the imperial concubine. Although she had the title of niece of the empress dowager, she also knew that this little friendship would be of no use at the critical moment.
Seeing her lying motionless on the ground, the guard beside Zhou Shun kicked her hard. She cried out in pain and looked at Zhou Shun fiercely. Zhou Shun still had that smile on his face: "Empress Yupin, do you want to be kicked away? Or do you want to roll over on your own?"
Seeing that the guard's foot was about to fall again, she could only hold her head and start rolling around, bumping into some solid wooden tables, chairs and benches from time to time, causing her whole body to hurt.
The bluestone road was hard and cold. She wore thin clothes indoors to look beautiful, and her skin was delicate, so blood marks were soon left on her skin. But she didn't dare stop, because if she did, she would be kicked hard.
After rolling for about two incense sticks, she finally arrived at the gate of Qingquan Palace.
Zhou Shun went in and reported: "Your Majesty, Concubine Yu has arrived."
"Let her in."
"yes."
When Concubine Yu was kicked into the inner hall, she suddenly felt a warmth. Her lips were frozen purple, her hair was messy like a chicken coop, and her clothes were torn and tattered. She looked no different from a beggar.
"Princess Yu."
Upon hearing the voice, Yupin looked up at him, her eyes gleaming with hope. Xuanyuan Che just glanced at her coldly and slammed his hand on the table. The loud noise scared her, and she couldn't help but shrink her shoulders.
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