Inside the room, Liu Wei leaned against the emperor's chest, gently stroking his chest with her hand.
"Your Majesty, please don't be angry."
"The palace maid is acting so flustered; something must have really happened. Why don't we go and check on her?"
"Your Majesty~"
The emperor, who was already irritated, heard Liu Wei's words and looked at her gentle and graceful appearance. He raised his hand to touch Liu Wei's cheek and then asked her to help him change his clothes.
He then left the room, glancing at Liang Yuan standing there and then at Qu Feng kneeling on the ground.
He frowned, looked at Qu Feng, and asked, "What are you doing here?"
"Why aren't you properly serving the Imperial Concubine at Fengyuan? What are you doing here at Consort De's place?"
Upon hearing the emperor's words, Qu Feng, kneeling on the ground, couldn't help but tremble.
With his head bowed, not daring to look at the emperor, he kept kowtowing.
"Your Majesty, spare my life! Your Majesty, spare my life!"
The emperor, already displeased at being interrupted, was now even more furious upon hearing Qu Feng's words.
"If you keep stammering and failing to explain yourself, just drag him out and behead him!"
Upon hearing this, Qu Feng, who had been kowtowing incessantly, immediately stopped, knelt properly, lowered his head, and began to speak haltingly.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, this servant dares not speak..."
"I forgive you for your guilt."
Qu Feng hesitated for a moment before beginning to speak.
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine... the Imperial Concubine has committed adultery."
Qu Feng closed his eyes and spoke in one breath. After he finished speaking, he immediately kowtowed to the ground, not daring to move.
The emperor paused, his brow furrowing. "Who gave you the ability to spread rumors about the Imperial Concubine? Drag her out and behead her!"
The emperor did not believe Qu Feng, because Yu Ruxian had been by his side for ten years, and he knew that their love was mutual. Therefore, he did not believe what Qu Feng said.
The emperor thought Qu Feng was talking nonsense and looked angrily at Qu Feng lying on the ground.
Upon hearing this, Qu Feng trembled with fear, kowtowing to the ground and stammering, "This servant...this servant...dares not to deceive the Emperor."
At this moment, Liu Wei came out and leaned into the emperor's embrace.
"Your Majesty, this maid has so wrongly accused the Imperial Concubine; she should be dragged away and executed!"
"But... perhaps this maid has already spread the word far and wide. Only when Your Majesty personally visits Consort Gui will this rumor be dispelled. At that time, we can drag this gossipy person out as a warning to others."
"Otherwise, if people gossip about Consort Gui, how heartbroken she would be if she knew!"
Liu Wei spoke with such emotion and passion, clearly showing she was acting entirely out of concern for Yu Ruxian.
The emperor glanced at Liu Wei, who was leaning against him, then at Qu Feng, who was kneeling on the ground. He lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment before walking towards Feng Garden.
Seeing the Emperor and Liu Wei heading towards Feng Garden, Qu Feng quickly stood up and followed behind them.
Fengyuan
This time, the emperor did not send anyone to announce his arrival at Fengyuan. Instead, he waved his hand, ordering the palace servants to kneel, and walked inside himself.
At first, the emperor didn't think anything of it, but after entering the Feng Garden, he felt something was amiss.
As the emperor reached the gates of the inner courtyard, he increasingly felt something was amiss, because there were practically no maids or eunuchs serving him there anymore.
The emperor frowned, while Liu Wei grew increasingly excited. She glanced at the emperor out of the corner of her eye and immediately composed herself.
Then, seeing the emperor stride inside, Liu Wei quickly followed.
Even a few steps from the doorway, the emperor heard the sounds coming from inside the house, and his face darkened.
The accompanying palace maids and eunuchs only heard a cold voice, "Open the door and invite the Imperial Concubine out."
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