Chapter 164 You're Rebellious
Sitting on the soft couch made of pure gold, the Queen Mother had a gloomy face. She stared at the three people kneeling in the center of the hall without blinking, her dark eyes filled with captivating brilliance.
"Lu Xiang, kneel down." Although the Queen Mother's voice was light, it revealed an unquestionable oppression.
Lu Xiang knelt down.
The Queen's face darkened: "What does the Queen Mother mean? What did Lu Xiang do wrong to have to kneel?"
This old witch asked her to kneel down without even asking any questions. Was she sure that the bracelet was stolen by Lu Xiang?
Inside the palace, the sandalwood beams are made of cloud-topped wood, the crystal jade walls are used as lamps, the pearls are used as curtains, and the gold pillars are used as pillar bases. A huge moon bead hangs on the top of the palace, shining like a bright moon.
Lu Xiang lowered his eyes and looked at the ground. There were golden beads embedded inside and lotus flowers carved out of the ground. Each flower looked like a five-stem lotus. The petals were exquisite and even the stamens were delicate and discernible, with exquisite craftsmanship.
It can be seen that the Queen Mother loves extravagance.
The entire hall was very quiet, with only the sound of shallow breathing. A heavy low pressure lingered above everyone, and the palace maids on both sides stood with their heads down, as if they didn't exist.
After a while, Concubine Shu's voice was calm and full of sarcasm: "Don't be angry, Empress. One of the jade bracelets that the Emperor gave to the Empress Dowager is missing."
Queen Song's face turned stern. She gave Concubine Shu a cold look, then looked back at the Queen Mother: "The Queen Mother suspects that Lu Xiang took the bracelet. Where is the evidence? Who knows if it fell on the road?"
Her face was gloomy, and her dark eyes seemed to be filled with a violent storm, just waiting to erupt.
Concubine Shu stroked the finger ring on her hand nonchalantly and said, "The Queen Mother has ordered people to search all the way to the Imperial Garden, but they couldn't find it. Someone recalled that when the palace maid holding the brocade box fell, Miss Lu San seemed to have stepped on something quietly. Now I think it's probably the jade bracelet that fell out accidentally."
"Lu Xiang, if you tell the truth, I will spare your life because it's your first offense." The Queen Mother said in a cold voice, her sharp eyes slashing at Lu Xiang like a blade.
Lu Xiang kowtowed to the Queen Mother calmly and said, "The Queen Mother is wise. Although I am of low status, I know etiquette and shame. I would never dare to covet the Queen Mother's beloved things, let alone steal in the palace and bring shame to the family."
The Queen Mother snorted and cursed in her heart that the damn girl wouldn't cry until she saw the coffin.
"We'll know if it's you if we search," said the Queen Mother.
Queen Song immediately stopped him: "No, searching without evidence is an insult to Lu Xiang."
Concubine Shu, who was afraid of chaos in the world, challenged, "Even the Ninth Princess knew that this item was a gift from the Emperor to the Empress Dowager, and she dared not take it away from her. I didn't expect Miss Lu to be such a person."
Bang!
Queen Song slammed the table angrily and glared at Concubine Shu: "Keep your mouth shut, Concubine Shu, remember your identity. If you dare to spew shit again, I will tear your mouth apart."
Concubine Shu immediately retorted angrily: "How dare you."
"I am the queen. Do you think I dare to do this? If you don't believe me, you can just keep talking. I'm going to rebel against you."
Relying on the Queen Mother's support, have you forgotten who you are?
She doesn't dare to disobey the Queen Mother, but can't she touch you, Concubine Shu?
"Empress." The Queen Mother shouted, "Do you still have eyes for me, the Queen Mother?"
Queen Song looked at the Queen Mother with cold eyes: "Does the Queen Mother still have me as the Queen in her eyes? I respect you, but it doesn't mean that the Queen Mother can trample on me at will."
"When did I ever trample on you?"
"Now." Queen Song said, "I like Lu Xiang, and the Queen Mother is deliberately picking on her."
Queen Mother: “…”
She was so angry. Domineering was Song Nanyue's nature. I had misjudged her all these years.
What aloof and aloof, bullshit!
This is clearly unreasonable and unjustifiable.
Lu Xiang, who was kneeling on the ground, was staring blankly at Queen Song who was arguing happily with the Queen Mother. Didn't they have already made plans before coming?
Lu Xiang felt that Queen Song wanted to deliberately anger the Queen Mother to death.
However, seeing the queen defending him like this, Lu Xiang felt warm in his heart.
"It is unfair for Your Majesty the Queen Mother to conclude that I am guilty based solely on my words." Lu Xiang looked angry and scared.
The Queen Mother's eyes flashed with a cold light: "Oh, you are really sharp-tongued."
What a thing, it's unfair for anyone to dare to point fingers at her.
He really doesn't know his place because of the queen.
"I dare not, but it involves my innocence and I don't want to be wrongly accused."
The Queen Mother said, "Since you want to prove your innocence, you should let my people search it, otherwise there is no evidence to prove your innocence."
Lu Xiang remained silent and did not respond.
"Come here, take him away and search him." the Queen Mother ordered.
Lu Xiang didn't say anything. Did he have to wait for her to nod?
She is beautiful.
As soon as the Queen Mother finished speaking, a maidservant came up to take Lu Xiang away.
Queen Song suddenly said, "Wait a moment."
The veins on the Queen Mother's forehead bulged slightly: "What do you want to do now?"
Why on earth did this guy follow me?
Queen Song ignored the Queen Mother's anger and said, "There are many people in the Imperial Garden today. Who knows who took the jade bracelet? Since they are going to search people, there is no reason to focus on Lu Xiang alone. Search everyone."
Concubine Shu immediately said, "According to what the Queen said, you were also in the Imperial Garden at the time, shouldn't you search it as well?"
"As long as someone dares to search, I will let you search." Queen Song threatened without any hesitation.
If you want to search, come and search, but after that you have to consider whether you can withstand my wrath.
"Shu Fei, since you want to search me, you are trying me as if I were a criminal. If you don't find anything on me, are you ready to bear the consequences of slandering the Queen?"
Concubine Shu's expression froze. She looked at Queen Song in anger and shock and could not continue.
In this whole palace, only the Emperor could order a body search of the Queen, and even the Queen Mother did not dare to do so. If she was really searched here today, Shufei felt that she would be dead soon.
She just vented her anger by talking, and Concubine Shu was regretting it so much that her intestines turned green.
"Queen, please calm down. I...I have spoken out of turn."
Queen Song sneered and said, "Since you know you have spoken out of turn, then slap me in the face."
Since she came to her door to vent her anger, Queen Song would not be polite to her on the surface.
If you take a step back, Concubine Shu will be able to take the upper hand.
The Queen Mother's face was extremely ugly. "Alright, why are you arguing? Just follow the Queen's instructions and search everyone in the Imperial Garden today. You are the Queen, and I still trust you."
"In that case, call Concubine Xian and the Ninth Princess, as well as the palace maids around them," the Queen Mother ordered.
Queen Song ordered Yunlu: "Yunlu, go to Jingren Palace and invite the Ninth Princess and her maids to Cining Palace."
"Yes." Yunlu replied and turned to leave.
The Queen Mother looked at Lu Xiang who was kneeling on the ground and said in a cold tone: "It's okay to wait, so let's start searching with the servants. Miss Lu, is that ok?"
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