Chapter 171 Unrepentant
The two little palace maids cried and begged for mercy, but how could Concubine Lian agree?
When I think of the laughter of these two little palace maids, I feel so angry that I want to destroy the world!
When had she fallen to this point? If two little palace maids dared to do this behind her back, what about the others? The other concubines? And—Xu Lanshan? Wouldn't they be laughing at her even more gloatingly?
Whenever she thought about those people, especially Xu Lanshan, the Queen, Concubine Shu, Concubine Yu and others, who might be talking about and mocking her behind her back, Concubine Lian felt like she was going to collapse.
She couldn't stand it!
Chunqi was also very angry about the words of the two little palace maids. She shared the same hatred with her master and helped to beat them a few times and scolded them viciously. She thought that her master would punish them by slapping them in the face or caning them, but unexpectedly, they were beaten to death.
She was startled and hurriedly advised: "Your Majesty! This, this can't be done! This can't be done! They are indeed hateful, Your Majesty wants to vent her anger and teach them a lesson. Whether it's a slap in the face or a beating, they will definitely not get away with it! But, but——"
"But what?" Lian Jieyu felt as if she was adding fuel to the fire when she heard these words. She sneered, "Why? These two lowly servants have committed treason and offended me. Don't I have the right to punish them?"
"But--"
"Heh, do you also think that I am a joke and they are not wrong?"
"I dare not!"
"If you don't dare, shut up!"
"This servant——"
"Shut up! If you say another word, I'll punish you too!"
"Your Majesty, please forgive me! I will never do it again!"
Lian Jieyu snorted coldly and scolded the young eunuch repeatedly in a harsh voice to gag the two young palace maids and quickly drag them away to be beaten to death.
But Nanny Xi was not around, and Chunqi was speechless. Who else would dare to stop her? The two young palace maids were quickly dragged away.
Chunqi was terrified. Although she quietly sent someone to invite Madam Xi, the Yuming Palace was not close to here. Moreover, the young eunuch who went to invite Madam Xi was bumped head-on by someone on the way and fell heavily to the ground. It took him a long time to get up. The other party pulled him and apologized for a long time. He finally got away and limped back in pain.
When Aunt Xi heard the news, she felt dizzy and her vision went dark. She was so scared that she almost fainted!
"Why don't you try to persuade the master? Even if it means risking your life, you must hold on to the master with all your might!"
The young eunuch stammered and was speechless.
Nanny Xi also knew her master's temperament. Even she couldn't persuade or stop him sometimes, let alone others. Besides, this was not the time to lecture anyone, so she hurriedly ran towards the Imperial Garden!
Unfortunately, she was one step too late.
By the time she arrived, breathless, the two young palace maids had already been beaten to death! Madam Xi's legs went limp, and her whole body felt as cold as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.
"My Queen! My Queen! What should I do? What should I do?"
Lian Jieyu had just let out a sigh of relief when she heard Nanny Xi's words. She sneered, "These two lowly servants have offended me. Why shouldn't I teach them a lesson?"
Madam Xi said bitterly, "I have no other intentions, it's just that Your Majesty was too impulsive! Who is Your Majesty? And who is that lowly servant? She must not soil Your Majesty's hands! No matter how offensive she is, Your Majesty, just hand her over to the Queen."
"Enough!" Concubine Lian had always suspected that the Queen was mocking her in her heart, so how could she not be annoyed when she heard this?
How could she possibly send someone to the Queen? She didn't have the nerve to tell the Queen why, or else the Queen would laugh at her to death! She would even make a big fuss about it, and the whole palace would be a laughing stock!
Lian Jieyu was extremely reluctant to discuss this topic any further and interrupted Madam Xi impatiently: "They are just two lowly palace maids. Their rebellion is punishable by death. So what if I punish them? I am being extremely merciful by caning them to death. Otherwise, hmph, I will definitely have them executed by slow slicing!"
Nanny Xi was furious and anxious, her forehead veins throbbing. She couldn't help but get a little angry: "Your Majesty! But this is the palace. Even if you say it to the sky, this matter of life and death must be reported to the Empress for the decision!"
Lian Jieyu sneered: "Okay, if that's the case, Madam, go to Fengwu Palace and tell the Queen about this!"
Aunt Xi was so angry that she was shaking all over and felt disheartened. For a moment, she almost wanted to give up.
But she couldn't, nor did she have the heart to, so she could only continue to plead earnestly: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking bluntly, but you must kill first and report later. You must go to the Empress in person, not only to report, but also to apologize!"
"What did you say?"
"Please forgive me!" Nanny Xi said in a stern tone, leaving no room for doubt. "Even if the Empress Dowager knew, she would definitely have come up with this idea! The Empress Dowager is the master of the six palaces. You shouldn't have bypassed the Empress Dowager on such an important matter!"
Concubine Lian couldn't stand hearing these words the most, but Aunt Xi had to say it - some words just couldn't be said tactfully no matter how hard you tried.
Lian Jieyu flew into a rage, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on! Her face changed color as she shouted, "Go wherever you want, but I'm not going! Anyway, I'm upright and have nothing to fear. Humph! Even if she's the Queen, what can she do to me?"
Lian Jieyu said this and left angrily, leaving Xi Mama there. When she turned around, Lian Jieyu's eyes were red with grievance.
If she couldn't even stand up to two lowly palace maids who bullied her, then her life as a concubine was too pathetic! She might as well have died.
Her Majesty the Queen Mother... hehe!
Her heart was filled with bitterness and hatred! If the noble Empress Dowager had even a little bit of regard for her granddaughter, she wouldn't have stood by and watched the Emperor punish her and demoted her.
She wanted to see what she would do this time.
If she has the guts, just ignore her!
Nanny Xi was so anxious that she called out "Empress!" and "Empress!" several times from behind. Concubine Lian pretended not to hear her and walked even faster.
A tear flowed from the corner of her eye, and Lian Jieyu quickly raised her hand to wipe it away...
The news that Concubine Lian beat two young palace maids to death out of anger and shame quickly spread throughout the palace, and everyone was shocked when they heard about it.
You know, this kind of thing hasn't happened in the palace for many, many years!
This has never happened in the reign of the current emperor!
In particular, she beat someone to death with a stick and showed no remorse. She walked away without a care in the world and only asked a nanny to go to Fengwu Palace to apologize to the Queen. How could this be tolerated?
The queen was furious and immediately ordered people to take control of the Yuming Palace. No one, including Concubine Lian, was allowed to enter but not leave. She herself immediately went to the Ganyuan Palace to meet the emperor.
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