Ruyi, who was hiding in the crowd, was about to run away, but was pulled back by Xiao Lingzi.
He swung his hand and threw her in front of the emperor. She knelt in front of the emperor, trembling, and replied cautiously:
"Your Majesty, this servant is Ruyi."
The emperor looked at her and asked with a gloomy expression:
"Who asked you to buy mung beans?"
Ruyi knelt on the spot, not daring to make a sound. Yu Ma was behind her, reminding her in a cold voice:
"Humph, I've been with her for over ten years, and she's discarded me like a chess piece. Why are you still hiding this for her? If you don't tell her this time, she'll get rid of you later."
Hearing this, Ruyi trembled and looked at Concubine Chang, only to see that Concubine Chang was staring back at her coldly with murderous eyes.
Ruyi bit her lip and replied with a pale face:
"In reply to… Your Majesty, it was… Concubine Chang who asked me to buy the mung beans. She said…she said she wanted to make mung bean water to drink. As for the rest… I don't know the rest."
Hearing this, Concubine Chang turned pale and begged for mercy from the Emperor.
"Your Majesty, I really only wanted to boil some mung beans to drink. I didn't intend for Nanny Yu to harm Princess Xi. Nanny Yu was deliberately trying to frame me. I don't understand what she is saying. Please understand, Your Majesty."
Seeing that Concubine Chang had abandoned her, the heartbroken Yu Ma suddenly snorted coldly and said loudly:
"Noble Consort Chang is truly eloquent. You were jealous of Princess Xi and Princess Yu's pregnancies, so you wanted to make them miscarry to satisfy your own selfish desires. Have you forgotten all this in just a few days? Have you forgotten that three years ago, you had this old slave lead others to hammer nails directly into Prince Yu's legs, and ordered them not to be made public? Have you forgotten that three years later, you personally found Princess Yu for Prince Yu, and when you saw how much they loved each other, you felt dissatisfied, and you repeatedly asked this old slave to find assassins to kill them? Do you still remember all this?"
Although Leng Yu and Luo Lan already knew what Nanny Yu said, Leng Yu still clenched his fists so hard that they made a clattering sound after hearing it with his own ears today.
At this time, Concubine Chang's face was already pale. She looked at the emperor in horror and shook her head vigorously.
"Your Majesty, I am innocent. Please don't listen to this dog slave's nonsense. I really didn't do these things."
When listening to Nanny Yu say these words, Leng Ming's face showed a trace of indifference. He stared blankly at Concubine Chang who was kneeling on the ground, biting his lips hard with his teeth, as if he would not stop until his lips bleed.
He knew that his mother was competitive, but he never expected that his mother would do such a thing?
The emperor had no intention of listening to her explanation. Veins bulged on his face and his chest heaved with anger.
He pointed at Concubine Chang and cursed in a cold and fierce voice:
"I can tolerate your pettiness and your ill-treatment of Yu'er, but I never thought that you would actually want to find someone to kill him. You, a woman, are truly too vicious."
After saying this, he suddenly raised his hand and shouted:
"Come here, pass on my decree. Chang is a vicious woman. Her title of Imperial Concubine will be stripped away and she will be banished to the cold palace, never to be allowed out again."
Hearing this, Concubine Chang sat there like a puddle of mud. Leng Ming, who was standing beside her, clenched his fists and let his eyes redden with tears.
He wanted to plead for his mother, but how could he? He couldn't even open his mouth. What she had done was truly shameful.
Concubine Chang was dragged away like this. No one pleaded for her, and no one sympathized with her.
Nanny Yu was still ordered to be beaten to death because she attempted to harm the royal offspring. This was no small matter. If she was not killed to serve as a warning to the rest, someone would continue to do the same thing next time.
Ruyi was kicked out of the palace, and no one knew where she went.
The person who was most happy about this incident was Concubine Li. Without Concubine Chang, her biggest love rival, she could call the shots in the palace again.
The huge Dening Palace was empty in an instant. Leng Ming sat alone in the main hall of the Dening Palace, his face as pale as death.
There were many things he could never understand. The mother who always claimed to love him had actually done so many evil things. How could he face her in the future?
At this moment, Leng Yu came in front of him. When he looked up and saw him, he was stunned at first, then stood up with red eyes.
"Fourth Brother..."
Leng Yu patted his shoulder and comforted him with a somewhat sad tone:
"Ming'er, take care of yourself from now on."
Leng Ming looked up at him and said with a choked voice:
"Fourth brother, I'm sorry. I didn't expect my mother to do something like this. I apologize on her behalf and to you."
Leng Yu hurriedly supported Leng Ming who was about to bow to him, and said to him in a calm tone:
"Although she made mistakes, she received the punishment she deserved. This matter has nothing to do with you. Don't blame yourself too much. In two years, you can leave the palace and set up your own residence. But in the next two years in the palace, you must take good care of yourself."
Leng Yu knew better than anyone that the harem was treacherous. Concubine Chang was banished to the cold palace. Although Leng Ming was a prince, he would be ostracized if he wanted to live in the harem, especially because of his non-competitive character.
Leng Ming grinned carefree and indifferently, "If I don't argue with others, who will bother me? I just hope that when you become the emperor, Ming'er can live a peaceful life as an ordinary person. I will never compete with you for the throne. Please don't kill me, okay?"
His almost pleading words left Leng Yu stunned. He really didn't expect that Leng Ming would feel so insecure.
He patted his shoulder and comforted him softly:
"Ming'er, don't worry. No matter what time it is, you are still my brother. I will protect you."
"Hahaha!"
Leng Xi's voice rang out at this moment. Leng Yu and Leng Ming looked in the direction of the voice and saw him walking towards them with a disdainful smile on his face.
For some reason, Leng Yu always felt that Leng Xi had changed recently, becoming very unfamiliar to him.
But he thought he also came to comfort Leng Ming, which made him feel very relieved.
He came in front of Leng Yu and Leng Xi, clasped his fists and saluted, "Fourth brother is here too."
Leng Yu responded and nodded:
"How come Fifth Brother has time to come here?"
"I came to see Ming'er. No matter what, we are still brothers now."
Hearing the hidden meaning in his words, Leng Yu chuckled softly.
"We were brothers before, we are brothers now, and we will always be brothers. As your fourth brother, I hope that our brotherhood will never be extinguished."
Leng Xi's eyes were filled with indifference, and he said in a cold voice:
"Who can predict what will happen in the future? Since we three brothers have met here today, why not have a drink?"
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