Xiao Yu stood up from his chair and walked over to the two of them: "Go on."
The Emperor was right in front of her. Fang Jinlan looked at the boots in front of her and calmed down.
She knew what she was talking about. The Emperor had already come to see her, so it was useless to deny it.
At this time, if she took the initiative to admit it, she would have a chance of survival.
"Your Majesty, I recognize this pearl earring." Fang Jinlan knew that it would be difficult to pin the crime on herself based on just this earring.
She had examined the earring carefully.
You will never give yourself away just by wearing earrings.
"I have several pairs of pearl earrings like this. After I left the palace, I gave some to others at random." After a pause, Fang Jinlan continued:
"A few days ago, my elder sister saw that I liked her and gave me a lot of pearl jewelry. I have quite a few of these in my dressing box."
She said this frankly, without being humble or arrogant.
For a moment, I didn't know how to start.
Xiao Yu looked at Fang Jinlan from head to toe for a long while before moving his eyes away: "Besides this, is that all?"
"I have told you everything I know." Fang Jinlan raised her head and stood straight.
"Let His Majesty investigate thoroughly."
She leaned her head back, trying to look innocent.
It's impossible to find any fault at all.
Lin An held the thing in his hands, looking at it back and forth, not knowing what to do.
Until Xiao Yu withdrew his gaze: "Very."
His Majesty nodded: "I have already asked what I wanted to ask."
After he finished speaking, he walked out: "Return to the Palace of Heavenly Purity."
Lin An hurriedly followed behind and walked out.
Shu Guipin heaved a sigh of relief and immediately bowed and saluted: "Your Highness, I respectfully send you off."
Shu Guipin had been standing at the door. She could no longer see the Emperor's back, so she turned around and looked behind her.
Fang Jinlan was standing beside her, her eyes fixed on the figure in front of her.
"Fang Jinlan!" Seeing her like this, Shu Guipin sneered.
He rushed forward and was about to slap Fang Jinlan in the face: "Do you know what you just said?"
The moment the slap was about to fall, Fang Jinlan turned her head to avoid it.
She turned her head, disgust flashing in her eyes, but when she thought of how her elder sister had spoken for her in the hall just now, Fang Jinlan tried to hold back, but finally managed to hold back.
"Eldest sister, I know what I'm saying." Fang Jinlan sighed, "I can't lie in front of His Majesty, can I?!"
"Besides, it's just an earring. What's the big deal?"
Seeing that she looked completely indifferent, Concubine Shu Guipin couldn't get angry no matter how angry she was.
The raised hand trembled a few times, and finally it was lowered little by little.
"You are not allowed to talk nonsense in front of His Majesty in the future!" The armored hand pointed at Fang Jinlan's nose: "Just beg for this matter to have nothing to do with you!"
Fang Jinlan lowered her eyes silently and said nothing.
Shu Guipin noticed something was wrong, her eyes darkened: "Could this matter have anything to do with you?"
Fang Jinlan's heart skipped a beat.
He raised his head quickly: "Eldest sister, what are you talking about?"
She sighed, with an innocent look on her face: "I have been sick these few days and have not left the house. You know it, elder sister."
Shu Guipin looked at her for a long time with an inquiring look in her eyes, and then she said, "You are the best."
"You have been in the palace for quite some time. I will find a chance to send you out in a few days."
Leaving the palace?
Fang Jinlan watched her elder sister's figure disappear before her eyes, then she looked towards the door again.
She doesn't want to leave the palace yet!
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Only after leaving the Yikun Palace did Xiao Yu slowly stop walking.
Lin An followed behind with the dragon sedan chair. Seeing this, he took a few steps forward and asked, "Your Majesty, do you have any ideas?"
"What did you see just now? What do the two sisters Shu Guipin look like?"
The pearl earrings were almost warm in my arms.
Lin An put his hand on it: "I am afraid to speak."
His Majesty did not say a word in the palace just now, but he asked again after leaving the Yikun Palace. It must be that he noticed something.
Lin An bent over and took a deep breath and spoke cautiously.
"You can say whatever you want."
After receiving the Emperor's instructions, Lin An dared to speak. He was grinning, with an ingratiating look on his face.
"I just feel that the two masters have different expressions when they see this thing."
Lin An has been in the palace for many years and has met countless people.
"From what I see from Madam Shu Guipin's expression, it seems that she really doesn't know."
Changing the subject, Lin An paused and continued, "It's just that this Miss Fang..."
He paused and didn't continue.
"Even you noticed something was wrong?" Xiao Yu raised his eyebrows slightly, showing some surprise.
"I didn't see much." Lin An said in a mysterious tone, and then smiled and bent over: "It's just that Miss Fang's performance is too obvious."
That look, that movement, and that pretentious, calm demeanor.
After a series of small actions, it is enough to fool others.
But who is Lin An?
There are so many servants in the harem, and I don’t know how many dirty things they have witnessed.
How could he not see that Fang Jinlan was acting?
But these words cannot be said like this. No matter what Fang Jinlan is, she is still Shu Guipin's sister.
Even though Shu Guipin has fallen out of favor, she is still the master.
In front of His Majesty, it was not the turn for the servants to discuss these words:
"How could I tell? I noticed that His Majesty's expression was not right, and after careful consideration, I realized that something was wrong."
"Pretending to be smart." Xiao Yu shook his head, thinking of Fang Jinlan's performance in the hall just now.
There was a hint of disgust in his eyes: "Shu Guipin is trying every means to protect her. I wonder if she knows what her sister has done."
Lin An knew what to do and didn't interrupt.
However, he couldn't help but ask again: "Then Your Majesty, since this person has been found, why did Your Majesty spare her?"
Just now in the palace, he thought that the Emperor didn't notice.
But since His Majesty had already noticed that something was wrong with Fang Jinlan, why didn't he punish her?
Is His Majesty showing mercy?
Lin An couldn't help but mutter in his heart, this was not like the Emperor's usual behavior.
"I noticed that something was wrong with Fang Jinlan, but why did I take action?"
Xiao Yu, on the other hand, had a calm expression on his face: "She didn't hurt anyone of mine."
"Well, then this matter is not about Concubine Zhao..." Lin An was not able to figure it out for a moment and scratched his head.
"Yes, she hurt Chen Fu's people." Xiao Yu rubbed the jade ring on his thumb.
"If Shen Fu wants revenge, she has to do it herself."
His Majesty's words made Lin An confused: "What does His Majesty mean?"
"Tell him to report to the Hehuan Palace exactly what Zhou Fuhai said to me."
"Your Majesty, do you want Concubine Zhao to find the person herself?" Lin An tested cautiously.
Xiao Yu put his hands behind his back and looked up at the top of his head: "Let's see if she has the ability to do this."
Thinking of Chen Fu, a thought flashed in his eyes, and his thin lips curled up: "If she wants the supreme power, I can protect her for the rest of her life."
"But I want her to come to me safely."
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