Chapter 381 It Has Nothing to Do with Her
The jade pendant broke into four pieces, and Emperor Chengde's face suddenly turned gloomy, with an awe-inspiring aura emanating from his body.
"Your Majesty is wise. I am innocent." Lu Xiang said while half-kneeling and lowering his head.
Her voice was calm.
Hu Qian looked at Lu Xiang in surprise, thinking to himself, girl, your words of injustice sound a bit perfunctory.
What about grief and anger? What about reluctance?
Why don’t you have any emotions?
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Jingren Palace.
A young eunuch hurried in, not daring to break into the hall, and pulled a maid from Jingren Palace and said, "Quick, go and report to the queen, Miss Lu San is in trouble, the Ninth Princess said she stepped on and broke the Panlong jade pendant given by the emperor, and the emperor happened to pass by."
Upon hearing this, the palace maid hurried to find the queen.
He didn't even bother to ask the young eunuch for details.
The young eunuch was not from Jingren Palace, but he had heard that Miss Lu San was deeply loved by the Empress, so he just took this opportunity to do the Empress a favor.
Since it concerned Lu Xiang, the maid was not afraid that the queen would blame her for trespassing.
Sure enough, after hearing her report, Queen Song immediately stood up and left with murderous intent.
She knew that Lu Xiang went to the Yanx Palace to see Concubine Zhen before leaving the palace, so she led people directly in the direction of the Yanx Palace.
Concubine Zhen received the news later than Queen Song, but she was closer, so they both arrived at almost the same time.
At this time, Emperor Chengde was ordering Lu Xiang to be beaten with thirty sticks for the crime of disrespect.
When Concubine Zhen heard this, her heart skipped a beat.
"Your Majesty, please have mercy. Lu Xiang is a girl and cannot bear thirty beatings. I hope Your Majesty will be lenient with her." Concubine Zhen knelt beside Lu Xiang and pleaded with Emperor Chengde.
Queen Song protected Lu Xiang behind her with a cold face. She first glared at Chu Pan'er with sharp eyes, then looked up at Emperor Chengde who was sitting high above on the sedan chair.
"Who dares to touch her?"
As she spoke, her brows furrowed. The emperor was taller than her, so his aura was inferior to hers.
She was so mad.
When Emperor Chengde saw that the empress was contradicting him again, his face immediately darkened: "Empress, please be aware of your status. How can you convince the public in the future if you protect the daughter of an outsider?"
"So what? Your Majesty, you are also protecting Chu Pan'er out of personal favoritism. What's the difference between your behavior and mine?"
Emperor Chengde was so angry that he choked: "Song Nanyue, do you still have any manners?"
Queen Song straightened her back with a cold expression, and did not give in. "Your Majesty is the supreme ruler, and you have the final say in everything. I am powerless to refute you, but as long as I am here, no one can touch Lu Xiang's hair."
What does it mean that he is the supreme ruler and has the final say on everything?
Song Nanyue was clearly saying that he was not able to distinguish right from wrong and was confusing right and wrong.
"Mother, you punished me when I made a mistake. Now that Lu Xiang has broken the imperial gift and committed such a serious crime of disrespect, you are protecting him in every way. I don't accept it." Chu Pan'er said with red eyes and biting her lips, looking like she had suffered a great injustice but pretending to be stubborn.
Queen Song glanced at her coldly and said, "Get lost! Are you worthy enough to compete with Lu Xiang?"
In a word, it is extremely lethal.
Chu Pan'er was originally pretending to be aggrieved, but now she was truly aggrieved, and the hatred in her eyes could not be hidden.
The queen actually humiliated her like this.
She was a princess herself, how could Lu Xiang be compared with her.
The atmosphere became tense.
Emperor Chengde's face was frighteningly gloomy. The Queen's behavior was undoubtedly a provocation to him.
Lu Xiang gently pulled at Queen Song's phoenix robe and said in a gentle voice, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I am willing to accept the punishment."
Chu Paner was sure of this point, this deadlock.
The broken items were given by the emperor. As long as she cannot prove that Lu Xiang is innocent, she will definitely bear the crime.
Chu Pan'er also guessed that the Queen would stand up to protect Lu Xiang.
But my father's majesty cannot be challenged. As long as the empress protects Lu Xiang, the emperor will be even angrier than when he learned that the imperial gift was destroyed. He originally wanted to punish Lu Xiang 70%, but after the empress's protection, it will become 100%, and he may even punish him more severely in a rage.
Lu Xiang couldn't let Queen Song quarrel with the Emperor for him, because in the end the Emperor might not forgive him because of the Queen's anger. If it backfired and made her hated by the Emperor, that would be the end of him.
It's just thirty strokes of the board. The palace servants who carry out the execution will not cripple her for the sake of the Empress.
The palace had its own method of execution. Some were beaten with sticks, with their skin torn and flesh exposed, but nothing hurt inside; others had no scars on the surface, but would die.
It all depends on the executioner's method.
Lu Xiang thought that she would neither be torn into pieces nor die.
After all, the emperor wanted to save his face, so he did not order himself to be beaten to death.
Queen Song gritted her teeth and looked at Lu Xiang, wishing she could commit treason and kick Emperor Chengde off his sedan chair.
She was the Empress of the Central Palace, but she couldn't even protect the people she wanted to protect.
"Your Majesty, please don't regret it."
You hit your precious son's heart.
Emperor Chengde snorted and said indifferently: "I never regret anything I do."
As he said this, he winked at Hu Qian.
Hu Qian secretly groaned and called the eunuch to carry out the execution in front of Queen Song's murderous eyes.
Your Majesty, I was only following your orders. Please don't hold a grudge against me.
Emperor Chengde had no intention of leaving, so the eunuch who was carrying out the execution did not drag Lu Xiang down to beat her. Instead, he moved a bench over and politely said to Lu Xiang, "Miss, please."
If you don’t know, you might think it’s “please be proud”.
Then the young eunuch who asked Lu Xiang to carry out the execution felt the death gaze from Queen Song. He was so frightened that his calves shook violently and the stick in his hand almost flew out.
"Your Majesty, I'm fine." Lu Xiang smiled at Queen Song and comforted her.
She received thirty beatings today, and tomorrow she will make sure Chu Paner knows why the sky is so blue and the flowers are so red.
Lu Xiang lay down on the stool with a calm expression, neither fearful nor aggrieved.
Emperor Chengde's deep gaze revealed a hint of surprise. He looked at Lu Xiang several times, with a hint of admiration rising in his heart.
It was the first time he saw the little girl being beaten so calmly.
Very interesting.
With this kind of demeanor, it’s no wonder that the Queen likes him so much.
The young eunuch raised the board and was about to drop it.
Suddenly a cry of surprise was heard.
"Wait a moment."
Chu Ying'er tightly grasped her skirt and strode towards the eunuch who was carrying out the execution. She pushed him away and said, "Father..."
"Ying'er, what are you doing?" Chu Pan'er stared at Chu Ying'er with a warning in her eyes.
When Chu Ying'er heard Chu Pan'er's scolding, she turned her head and looked at her.
There was no longer joy and dependence on his sister in his eyes, but a hint of strangeness.
"Father, she didn't break the jade pendant. It has nothing to do with Lu Xiang."
She knew that the Ninth Princess hated Lu Xiang, so naturally she didn't like this girl either. She was just the daughter of a minister, so how dare she go against the princess.
But even if she didn't like him, it wasn't a reason for the Ninth Princess to deliberately frame Lu Xiang.
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