Emperor Liang angrily shouted, "What the hell is going on?! Hurry up and bring all the troublemakers here!"
The girls by the lake were already scared silly.
But no one dared to say anything at this moment.
Everyone was brought up with a deathly pale face.
Among them were Princess Qinyu, Pei Si Niang and Cui Shiyi Niang, as well as several noble ladies whose faces Li Qingluo found familiar.
"Qinyu!? Why is it you!?" the queen exclaimed.
Emperor Liang was also a little surprised: "What on earth is going on? Qinyu, why don't you tell me the truth!"
Qin Yu knelt upright, her face gloomy but she answered frankly and honestly: "Your Majesty, it has nothing to do with the others. It was...it was Qin Yu who pushed Miss Pan into the water."
She didn't make a single move to shirk responsibility, nor did she attempt to defend herself.
It seems that he is a man who dares to act and take responsibility.
Her answer made Li Qingluo involuntarily look at her with a new respect.
This Qin Yu is really an extraordinary person.
***'Shua——' turned his head and glared at Qin Yu.
His eyes were filled not only with confusion but also with rage and murderous intent: "It's you—? Why is it you!?"
"Qinyu, I value you so much and consider you trustworthy. Why did you want to harm Li'er's life—?"
Qin Yu looked at Xiyue's wife and said frankly: "She was the one who insulted me first, but no matter what, Qin Yu accidentally killed someone today and will never shirk this responsibility!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Pan Li, who was lying on the cold ground and was already dead, suddenly took a deep breath!
Then she let out a "wow" sound, opened her mouth, turned her head and vomited out all the water in her stomach!
Pan Li opened his eyes, and after waking up, he looked at everyone present with horror!
"W-Why am I here...someone wants to kill me-"
Everyone nearby was stunned by the sudden change.
Then a palace maid screamed, "Ah! Fraud, fraud, fraud, is he dead?!"
“Ghost, ghost, it’s a ghost!!”
Everyone nearby was frightened away until Eunuch Zhou shouted angrily, "What's going on? The Emperor is here, what demon or monster dares to act so recklessly in the palace?!"
Nanping was so frightened that she hugged Li Qingluo tightly.
"She, she's not dead!?"
Li Qingluo didn't understand either, so he could only continue watching with Nanping.
Only the eldest son-in-law was not afraid. He went over to help Pan Li up in ecstasy.
"Li'er, you're not dead? You're really not dead! That's great, that's great! I'm glad you're still alive, kid... Second Uncle thought you..."
The eldest son-in-law wiped his tears excitedly. After meeting Pan Li's confused and somewhat fearful gaze, he just thought she was frightened.
"Quickly call the imperial physician, have someone come and take a look at Li'er! Maybe she's frightened out of her wits..."
Seeing that the person was not dead, the surroundings suddenly became noisy.
"He's not dead? That's too strange. Didn't they say he was dead?"
"Yeah. Maybe because they didn't get treatment quickly enough, a mouthful of water got stuck there."
"Just now, the Grand Prince Consort held her and shook her a few times. Could that be the reason why she spit out the saliva?"
"It's good that he's not dead, otherwise, I'm afraid all the girls from various families will not be able to escape responsibility tonight."
"Then Princess Qinyu is fine again, right?"
"She is a princess of two countries. Your Majesty will not hold her accountable for any serious crime."
Sure enough, when Emperor Liang saw that Pan Li was not dead, his anger seemed to have dissipated a lot.
"Although no one was killed, this incident tonight was truly ridiculous!"
He glared at Qin Yu before turning to look at the Queen beside him. "Queen, you are the mother of the nation. Those who caused this incident today are all daughters of the ministers present. In that case, the affairs of the harem will be left to you to handle!"
When the matter of the harem was mentioned, all the officials present, except the *** couple, breathed a sigh of relief.
The Queen bowed: "Yes, Your Majesty."
"Although Miss Pan is not dead, I believe that Princess Qinyu's reckless behavior today almost cost her life, and she deserves to be punished."
Emperor Liang: "She is a princess of Liang and Chu. What do you think of the punishment?"
The Queen said, "Your Majesty. Princess Qinyu has always been calm and composed, and has never made a mistake like today."
"She has worked tirelessly for years traveling between the two countries for the sake of peace. For a girl like her, losing the peaceful and comfortable life of a normal girl in her boudoir is not considered a sacrifice and a grievance."
"Whenever there were natural disasters or man-made tragedies, she never missed out on doing good deeds like distributing porridge and charity. It is no exaggeration to say that she is a heroine of both countries."
Emperor Liang: "But her past achievements cannot justify her mistakes today! Since she made a mistake, it is a mistake."
"The emperor is guilty of the same crime as the common people. How can she be exempted because of her merits?"
The Queen: "How about punishing her... confine her to a palace outside the palace for three months of confinement? And also make her copy the women's code of conduct a hundred times and make a formal apology to Miss Pan?"
"All the other girls involved in this matter who failed to advise Princess Qinyu and instead stood by and watched indifferently, showing their lack of moral integrity, will be punished by being confined to their homes to reflect on their mistakes. They will also be required to copy the female code twenty times and apologize to Miss Pan as well."
"Your Majesty, I wonder if this is the proper way for me to handle this matter?"
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