At Empress Zhaoyuan's command, Eunuch Wang's men brought over the board.
When Li Er heard that he would not only be beaten but also have his residence searched, he panicked.
He hid all his hard-earned savings in his residence.
Inside that precious, locked box made of sandalwood, there were many silver notes. He had obtained them on countless dark and windy nights, braving the biting cold, by extorting money from the palace maids and eunuchs who did bad things. He also helped nobles with their dirty business, making quite a bit of money in the process.
There were also the jewelry, wine cups, jade bowls, gold and silver utensils, and other precious items he had smuggled from various palaces, which he intended to sell to the palace. And the love charms that the concubines had asked him to use on the emperor were still in the porcelain bottle under the bed...
Li Er's lips trembled, his mouth was dry, and his body trembled slightly. If these things were found, he wouldn't have enough heads to chop off, and he might even implicate his family.
Just as I was thinking this, a piercing pain spread throughout my body.
"Ah!" Li Er cried out in pain, clenching his teeth.
With a sharp crack, the paddle landed repeatedly on Li Er's buttocks, instantly tearing his skin and drawing blood.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this servant will tell you everything!" Li Er coughed up a mouthful of blood.
The Empress gave Li Er a cold look. "You scoundrel, how dare you frame my son? I'll teach you a lesson you won't forget!"
"explain!"
"I'll tell you everything, I'll tell you everything!" Li Er winced in pain.
Empress Zhaoyuan raised her hand, and the person administering the beating stopped.
"I'm just following your orders, sir. I'm a nobody, so I have no choice but to obey your commands. I'll be your slave, I have no other option..."
Empress Zhaoyuan interrupted impatiently, "Get to the point!"
"Yes, it was Kodan, a maid from the Jade Palace, who asked me to pass on a message to the First Prince, saying that the little white dog is in the Buddhist hall."
"Kou Dan?"
"This servant did not know that the Buddhist hall would catch fire later."
"Nothing else concerns this servant!"
"This servant was just relaying a message, Your Majesty, please spare my life!" Li Er explained, hurriedly kowtowing and begging for mercy.
"Jade Palace, damn it! That filthy Consort Chen, I'm going to skin her alive!" Empress Zhaoyuan rolled up her sleeves, spat on the ground, stood up, grabbed a teacup, and threw it on the ground.
Li Er panicked. If Consort Chen found out that he had leaked the secret, even if he managed to save his life, he would definitely be in deep trouble.
"Your Highness, this has nothing to do with Consort Chen. It's the palace maid Kou Dan from the Jade Palace!"
"This message was also told to me by Kou Dan."
"You're quite good at protecting your master, Eunuch Wang. Lock this dog of a servant up and keep a close watch on him!" Empress Zhaoyuan sneered.
"Yes, Your Majesty, rest assured, this old servant will definitely keep this dog servant in check..." Eunuch Wang nodded and bowed obsequiously.
Before he could finish speaking, by the time Eunuch Wang looked up, the Empress had already left the room.
...
After leaving the washroom, the Empress, grumbling and cursing, grabbed a chamber pot from the corner and, leading a group of people, strode confidently toward the Jade Palace.
"Your Majesty, the matter has not been investigated clearly yet, perhaps we should wait a little longer," Cui Ling whispered to the Empress. After all, Consort Chen was a high-ranking concubine in the palace, and her family had considerable influence. Such a person could not be offended.
"What's the point of investigating? That little bitch is trying to frame my son so that he can become the crown prince."
"Even a fool could figure out what that woman is thinking with her shitty brain!" The Empress glanced at Cui Ling, understanding what she was thinking, but she was too angry to think about it.
"Your Majesty, why don't we go back and change our clothes?" Cui Ling advised from the side. She looked at the Empress's simple clothes and felt that it was somewhat inappropriate.
The fact that the Empress was carrying a chamber pot already attracted a lot of attention.
The palace servants all lowered their heads and whispered among themselves.
"Change what?!"
As they were talking, a group of people had already arrived at the entrance of the Emerald Palace.
Upon entering the Jade Palace, Empress Zhaoyuan pushed open the door without saying a word, threw the chamber pot on the ground, and searched for Consort Chen's figure.
Upon seeing Consort Chen, he grabbed her by the collar and slapped her across the face without hesitation.
"You little bitch, how dare you frame my son!"
"Damn it, you shameless vixen, tell me, did you set the fire in the Buddhist hall?!"
After the slap, Consort Chen felt her face burning.
"Your Majesty, I don't know what you're talking about." Consort Chen's eyes were red, and tears welled up in them.
"Your Majesty, please be careful what you say!"
"Your Majesty, why are you hitting my lady?!" Kou Dan stood in front of Consort Chen, kneeling on the ground and crying out.
"Damn it! You son of a bitch, how dare you frame my son!"
"You're a damned bastard too! Fine, if you don't dodge, I'll beat you up too!"
With a sharp crack, another slap landed on Kou Dan's face.
...
Yun Duoduo lay in the cradle, touching the little red tiger, listening to the palace maids discussing what had happened in the Jade Palace that day.
When Yun Duoduo heard that the Empress had brought a chamber pot and slapped Consort Chen, she grinned.
Wow, the Queen is truly a warrior!
She has grasped the essence of it. Since she can't speak yet, she naturally can't swear.
However, she can move her hands and feet, so if she can use her hands, she shouldn't make a fuss.
It's unladylike and disrespectful for a girl to swear. If she encounters a bad person again, she should slap them to teach them a lesson!
Just then, footsteps came from the doorway. Yun Duoduo turned around and saw Yun Beiye walking in.
Yun Duoduo really wanted to know what was wrong with Aunt Xiang, but she couldn't speak and couldn't ask.
Yun Beiye rocked the cradle, seemingly understanding her daughter's thoughts.
"What happened to the palace maid who used to take care of the little princess? She was the one that the Empress Dowager transferred from the Hibiscus Palace."
"Your Majesty, the palace maid suffered severe burns and her face was disfigured. I don't know if she can survive."
Is that Aunt Xiang? Aunt Xiang was burned?
Waaaaah...
"Have those old men in the Imperial Medical Academy do everything they can to save her. If she survives, bring her to see me."
I heard that his beloved daughter was taken to the Buddhist hall by this palace maid without his permission, and this palace maid was transferred from the Hibiscus Palace by the Empress Dowager to take care of her daughter.
This palace maid was Duoduo's mother's dowry maid. If this palace maid could come back to life, she would be the only link between this child and her mother.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
...
An hour later, Ah Xiang walked in with slow steps.
After Yun Beiye fed Yun Duoduo the medicine, he looked at A Xiang kneeling on the ground.
Ah Xiang knelt on the ground, her eyes filled with sorrow. It was all her fault; the little princess had suffered so much, and at such a young age, she had to drink so much medicine.
"Do you know your crime?" Yun Beiye asked coldly.
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