The Queen issued another order with disdain: "Drag him away, slap him forty times, and then punish him with the torture of the shackles. Sent him into slavery in the Xinzheku!"
Ni Yueshuang was dumbfounded and was dragged out by the palace servants. She seemed to have forgotten all the shouting and yelling.
The palace servant brought the finger torture instrument, and Ni Yueshuang screamed in pain: "Ah——"
The pain that spread from her fingers to her heart spread throughout her limbs and bones, making her feel like she was dying.
The palace maid brought the bamboo board again and hit her mouth with a "slap".
When she was in agony, a palace servant came over and said, "Miss Ni, are you in Kunning Palace? The Emperor has summoned you."
Ni Yueshuang was dragged into the Palace of Heavenly Purity. She was thrown to the ground, trembling and covered in cold sweat.
The Imperial Concubine covered her mouth in surprise: "How did it become like this?"
Afterwards, she looked at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that she was a person of good fortune, so I had her brought here. I never thought she would be abused like this. I have allowed her to defile the eyes of Your Majesty. I am guilty. I will have her dragged away right now."
"No, Your Majesty, Imperial Concubine, help me, help me."
Ni Yueshuang spoke weakly, her voice trembling slightly, and her face was terrifyingly pale.
The emperor sat upright beside him, dressed in bright yellow, his expression calm and his eyes as cool as water.
"I heard that you are now a concubine. How did you become like this?"
"Your Majesty, it was... a man named Eunuch Mu who took my jade bracelet and claimed in front of the Queen that I had accepted bribes from her. Therefore, the Queen severely punished me. Imperial Concubine, Your Majesty, please help me..."
Every time she spoke, blood flowed from her mouth and dripped onto the ground.
The Imperial Concubine had a look of pity on her face: "It's really like this, how pitiful! Someone, call the imperial physician!"
"Thank you, Imperial Concubine."
Ni Yueshuang was taken away and Eunuch Mu was summoned.
He knelt on the ground, looking a little nervous: "Greetings to the Emperor, and to the Imperial Concubine."
"Eunuch Mu, did you pick up a jade bracelet?"
Eunuch Mu shuddered and immediately defended himself, "Noble Consort, I am innocent. That was a bribe I accepted! I have already exposed Miss Ni in front of the Empress. It was not I who found the bracelet."
"If it was a bribe, why didn't you expose it publicly? Why did you report it to the Queen? As the eunuch in charge, couldn't you just punish her directly?"
"Also, when you accepted the bribe, was there anyone present to testify that she offered the bribe?"
Eunuch Mu looked embarrassed. "Miss Ni is of noble status, and our family dared not deal with her lightly, so we thought of letting the Queen make the decision. There was no one else present to witness it."
"Since there's no one else, can you just rely on your words and teeth to accuse her? When she entered the palace, she brought auspicious signs with her, but you, a servant, are so bold! Are you trying to destroy the auspicious signs?"
The Imperial Noble Consort scolded Eunuch Mu, leaving him speechless. She looked at the Emperor and said, "Your Majesty's bribery is a minor matter. But if it truly affects the auspicious signs and affects the fate of the nation, that would be a major issue!"
The imperial concubine's words touched the emperor's heart, and he knew that the fate of the country should not be joked with.
"Your Majesty, Imperial Noble Consort, Miss Ni has a flawed character. If we don't expel her from the palace, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the public!"
The emperor's expression gradually grew serious. He stood up and gave the order: "Come here, drag Eunuch Mu away and beat him to death with sticks!"
Eunuch Mu's face turned pale as paper in an instant and he fell to the ground.
*
In the Prime Minister's Residence, Jidong Pavilion, Ni Hongbo asked to see Ni Yueshan.
Qingdie worriedly reminded Ni Yueshan, "Young Master, your body is already weak. If something goes wrong in Jidong Pavilion, Miss, I'm afraid that if you don't see Young Master, he will blame you!"
Ni Yueshan frowned, "He won't!"
In order to protect Ni Yueshuang, he had framed her, but now that Ni Yueshuang was no longer in the Prime Minister's Residence, he naturally would not frame anyone easily again.
Qingdie was silent.
"Yueshan." A soft voice called out, and Ni Yueshan was surprised.
Jing Yuchen?
She stood up and walked out, and saw Jing Yuchen coming over with an old man. Ni Yueshan looked at the old man suspiciously.
Jing Yuchen took the initiative to explain: "I heard that you were looking for a doctor to treat your mother. This old man was found by this prince. Why not let him see your mother?"
"Qingdie, send this doctor to Zhucui Pavilion."
Qingdie stepped forward: "Please."
The doctor was taken away by Qingdie. Ni Yueshan's eyes fell on Jing Yuchen: "Ahem, you are always so nice, what do you want to do? Make me fall in love with you?"
"Isn't it nice to fall in love with this prince?" Jing Yuchen reached out and held Ni Yueshan's hand, placing it on his heart.
Ni Yueshan's cheeks heated up, and she glared at him angrily: "Then you should fall in love with me first!"
It's really unbearable to hear you always say such cheesy things.
Ni Yueshan was about to retract her hand, but Jing Yuchen held on tightly.
"What should I do? It seems like I've fallen in love. Feel the heartbeat of this prince."
He looked at her intently with a blazing gaze, his eyes filled with infinite tenderness, not cunning, cold, or sarcastic.
Is he telling the truth?
Ni Yueshan's ears gradually turned red after being confessed to: "Stop talking nonsense, you're not the only one with a fast heartbeat!"
Jing Yuchen looked at Ni Yueshan questioningly and placed his hand on her heart. Ni Yueshan took a step back reflexively.
"What are you doing, you're touching my breasts!"
Now it was Jing Yuchen's turn to blush instantly. He released Ni Yueshan's hand and coughed awkwardly twice: "This prince simply wants to feel your heartbeat, not to take advantage of you!"
Ni Yueshan looked at Jing Yuchen awkwardly: "I don't know what you're thinking!"
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