"It seems my Empress is truly audacious!" Qi Jingxuan knew he couldn't escape today, and endured the excruciating pain as he sat up.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Your Majesty, please proceed to the Qianqing Palace. It is my duty as the administrator of the harem. I beg Your Majesty not to linger in this place of pleasure, but to prioritize the affairs of the state!"
Qi Jingxuan didn't even want to lift his eyelids. He knew this woman wasn't concerned with any national affairs. If it were like their wedding night, when she was spending every night at his Empress's Jingren Palace, she wouldn't have offered such advice. Now, just because they'd changed locations, she was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. She'd come looking for him after only a day or two.
When the Empress saw that Qi Jingxuan had no intention of moving, she actually walked up to him and tried to drag him down to change his clothes.
"Your Majesty, stop! You mustn't!" Fu Lu Si Yue rushed in from the courtyard, but it seemed he was already too late.
Qi Jingxuan, who was powerless to resist, was dragged off the bed by the Empress. The violent movement immediately tore open the wound on his shoulder.
"Ah!" A scream pierced the ears of everyone present, and blood instantly seeped from his inner garment.
Seeing this, Chu Yue immediately understood. Already standing at the back of the crowd, she and her maid quietly hid behind them and slipped away near the door.
"Chu Yue, what's going on?" The Empress turned to look at Consort Wanrong, who had come with her, and pushed aside the palace maids and eunuchs who were watching, only to find that Chu Yue had already fled.
She turned to look at Natsume, who understood and immediately knelt down. "Your Majesty, please do not blame the Empress. It was all Consort Wanrong of Chengfu Palace who framed my Empress. This morning, she whispered slanderous words in my Empress's ear. Please, Your Majesty, investigate thoroughly!"
"What are you all standing there for? Quickly call the imperial physician!" Eunuch Wu looked at the Empress and didn't know what to say.
"Your Majesty, this servant has already advised the Empress. This servant couldn't stop her. She is the Empress, this servant really had no choice, please forgive me, Your Majesty!" He quickly absolved himself of responsibility and immediately knelt down before the Emperor.
No one in the room dared to speak, silently awaiting the Emperor's judgment.
"Get out of here! Now you see? I think you're being far too leisurely as Empress. Consort Mu of Cheng'en Palace is pregnant, so go to your Jingren Palace and properly chant sutras and pray for me! Otherwise, you'll be causing trouble everywhere."
Cai Shuqi knew she was wrong, and knelt on the ground, not daring to say anything. "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty! I take my leave!"
Several eunuchs quickly helped Qi Jingxuan up from the ground. His wound, which had just begun to heal, would now need to rest for several more days.
"Private key, come here, let me see your mouth."
Fu Lu Si Yue obediently walked over and squatted by the bed.
"Your face is covered in finger marks, and your mouth is bruised and bleeding. Who hit you? How could they be so ruthless? Jane will definitely avenge you." Qi Jingxuan stroked her face tenderly. Although her face wasn't exactly stunningly beautiful, the heroic spirit she exuded had already attracted him.
"Your Majesty, I am unharmed. Please spare Consort Wanrong."
Fu Lu Si Yue was truly a clever woman. On the surface, when the Emperor questioned her, she said nothing. She even pleaded for others, but in reality, she had already implicated them.
The Emperor gave Eunuch Wu a single glance, and Eunuch Wu immediately understood.
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