Chapter 100 They're determined to pin a label on her.
Xie Yuxiao's face darkened: "Why did this happen all of a sudden?"
Consort Yue looked aggrieved and frightened: "Your Majesty, I... I don't know either."
Xie Yuxiao rubbed his forehead, feeling a thousand regrets for being soft-hearted and letting Consort Jing and Consort Yue finish the dance.
Consort Jing was even more aggrieved than Consort Yue. It was one thing for her to have malicious people in the palace before, but now even her dance was fraught with difficulties.
She gets dragged into everything; she really should go find a temple to pray to!
When Consort Yue's clothes were damaged, Consort Jing, as the person who danced with her, was the one who had the most contact with her.
Consort Jing, fearing that Xie Yuxiao would misunderstand her again, quickly tried to smooth things over for Consort Yue: "Oh dear, the costumes for our dance are all the responsibility of the Imperial Wardrobe. It's probably because the Imperial Wardrobe was careless and didn't check them properly!"
Xie Yuxiao looked somewhat displeased. Empress Zheng knew that he had always disliked the infighting among the concubines. Moreover, as the Empress, she also had to protect the dignity of the royal family.
Empress Zheng said with a stern face, "Hurry up and take Consort Yue away!"
Xie Yuxiao remained silent, which was taken as tacit agreement.
As a concubine, what kind of appearance would it be to be here in such disheveled clothes? With all the officials still present, wouldn't it be a laughing stock if she kept crying?
Secondly, Xie Yuxiao was also afraid that she would cause any more trouble, so he quickly sent her away.
But Consort Yue wouldn't leave so easily; her performance wasn't over yet!
"Your Majesty, I know I have made a mistake and hurt Your Majesty's feelings, which is why Your Majesty has sent me to the Cold Palace to reflect on my actions. But, but I am wronged! Even if I was momentarily confused, I never intended to harm anyone. Today, I performed a dance at the palace banquet, yet I made such a mistake. It is hard not to think that someone deliberately wanted to embarrass me. Your Majesty, I beg Your Majesty to investigate thoroughly!"
Sheng Sheng, Xie Yunqi: ?
A question mark slowly appeared above Sheng Sheng and Xie Yunqi's heads.
Consort Yue, that scheming person, could she be referring to them?
After all, Consort Yue had been living a comfortable life with Consort Jing by her side, and she had never been seen to have any conflicts with anyone.
It's just about what happened at Changyin Pavilion a few days ago.
They're determined to label her.
Seeing that her son was about to be dragged into this again, Consort Li sneered and stood up, saying, "Sister Yuepin, what you said is really interesting. Who in this palace doesn't know that you tried to embezzle Qi'er at Changyin Pavilion a few days ago? Are you implying that the Fifth Prince deliberately tried to make you look bad?"
There was an uproar in the Golden Palace. Consort Yue had not expected Consort Li to be so protective of her own and to speak so bluntly.
Xie Yunqi was furious. She spat and complained to Shengsheng, "No, is Consort Yue out of her mind, or did she go crazy after being put in the Cold Palace?"
Consort Yue bit her lip, her face streaked with tears as she lowered her head to wipe them away: "I didn't mean that, but I feel very wronged by what has happened. The embroiderers in the Imperial Wardrobe are all top-notch; how could these water sleeves have broken on their own?"
Sheng Sheng and Xie Yunchuan exchanged a glance.
The water sleeves wouldn't break on their own, but who caused them to break is hard to say.
Consort Rong stared intently at Consort Yue, her fighting spirit no less than that of Consort Li: "Consort Yue means to investigate this matter thoroughly here. Since Consort Yue is so inclined, let's investigate it thoroughly, lest some people with unclear speech misunderstand those who shouldn't be misunderstood."
Consort Yue choked, her fingers digging into her palms, her jaw clenching.
Consort Yue pretended not to understand, wiped her eyes with a handkerchief, and lowered her head.
Empress Zheng herself was a cunning fox, how could she not understand what Consort Yue was writing in her Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio?
However, she and Consort Rong had always been secretly at odds, and she was happy to see Consort Yue bite people.
Empress Zheng turned to Xie Yuxiao and asked him in a low voice, "Your Majesty, I feel that there is something fishy about this matter. It's unlikely that Consort Yue would embarrass herself at the palace banquet. This matter... I think it would be best to investigate it thoroughly."
Xie Yuxiao frowned and turned his head to look in the direction of Shengsheng.
Sheng Sheng remained calm, while Xie Yunqi was even more restless, muttering something to Consort Yue with an angry expression.
If Xiao Quanzi hadn't held him back, he probably would have pointed directly at the person's face.
To be honest, Xie Yuxiao was very angry when he heard Consort Yue's pointed remarks.
Sheng Sheng would never do such a thing, and Xie Yunqi would be even less likely to.
Consort Yue secretly glanced at Sheng Sheng's location, and Sheng Sheng saw it.
Sheng Sheng smiled at her, pursing her lips.
Consort Yue was taken aback.
What is she laughing at?
Consort Yue was stunned and somewhat uneasy, so she quickly and quietly touched Su Yu's hand to signal her to speak.
Just as Empress Zheng and the others were waiting for Xie Yuxiao's attitude, Pei Ji suddenly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, Pei Ji usually lives a secluded life and doesn't even know Consort Yue, let alone have any grudge against her. If Consort Yue's maid insists that Pei Ji threw the stone, Pei Ji has no way to refute it. After all, Pei Ji is here alone, and apart from clarifying his own situation, there is nothing else he can do."
Su Yu, who was about to speak, was interrupted and had no choice but to shut her mouth.
Consort Yue glared at Pei Ji with displeasure.
Sheng Sheng: "Oh, I almost forgot about that. This reminds me, Sheng Sheng, could it be that you just fell and accidentally tore your clothes?"
Consort Jing quickly chimed in, "Perhaps, perhaps, Sister Yue, was it because you accidentally..."
If Xie Yunsheng misled her, how could she pin the blame for the clothes on her?
Consort Yue frowned and interrupted anxiously, "Impossible!"
After saying that, Consort Yue realized that she had been a little too hasty.
To cover up her guilty conscience, Consort Yue quickly added, "What I mean is that the clothes made by the Imperial Wardrobe are always of excellent quality. How could they tear so easily from a fall, especially the sleeve?"
As Consort Yue spoke, she used her cloak to cover her movements and then nudged Su Yu forcefully, signaling her to speak.
"Oh!" Sheng Sheng said, "Does Consort Yue mean there's something wrong with the clothes? Does Consort Yue suspect that the clothes have been tampered with?"
Su Yu was unable to speak again. Consort Yue felt a pang of guilt, gritted her teeth, and said to her with lowered eyes, "Princess, I didn't mean that. I just think it's better to be cautious in everything."
“Your Highness Consort Yue is right. Does Shengsheng remember that Lady Zhao is now in charge of the Imperial Wardrobe? This afternoon, when Shengsheng came to play, she even ran into Lady Zhao with Lady Meng from Changyin Pavilion. Since Your Highness Consort Yue wants to be cautious, why don’t we call Lady Zhao over to ask her clearly whether the Imperial Wardrobe failed to check thoroughly?”
Consort Yue thought about it carefully; her original intention was to shift the blame onto Xie Yunsheng.
Calling Lady Zhao to confront them would only prove that it wasn't the Shangyi Bureau's fault, which would further demonstrate that Xie Yunsheng was at fault.
Consort Yue said, "I leave it to His Majesty's decision."
Xie Yuxiao knew that the little dumpling was not one to let himself be taken advantage of; she was quite clever.
Upon hearing Sheng Sheng's words, Xie Yuxiao said, "Summon them."
Eunuch Hou quickly went to fetch Lady Zhao from the Imperial Wardrobe, and to be on the safe side, he also summoned Lady Meng.
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