The emperor glanced at Gu Xiangning. Couldn't he understand the meaning of these words? He snorted, ignored Gu Xiangning, and strode forward.
At this time, it was not only the emperor who was rushing to the Imperial Garden. The empress and concubines who heard the news that Xiaoman had returned were also rushing over.
What are you doing here? Of course, you are here to watch the fun. Who is Xiaoman? A legendary woman who can stand shoulder to shoulder with the princess. As soon as she returned to Kyoto and entered the palace, she confronted the emperor's favorite concubine.
This was no ordinary scene. As for the fact that Xiaoman had only asked a maid a question, these people could not see it.
People only saw the little maid's red eyes, filled with infinite grievance, and coupled with Xiaoman's usual reputation, anyone could make up a "truth" for themselves.
Of course, no one cares whether this "truth" is the truth or not. After all, it doesn't matter. People only like what they see with their own eyes.
Looking at this situation, Xiaoman felt that her return to the palace might cause public outrage. Look around, the expressions of the palace maids and eunuchs looking at her.
That was all fear and resentment. Whatever, she didn't live in the palace anyway, so it didn't matter! And more people were looking at the emperor and Gu Xiangning who were walking over.
The emperor glanced at the palace maid and snorted coldly: "Why don't you tell the truth?"
The lotus leaf was startled and didn't dare to speak. Lin Chuwan happened to arrive at this moment. Looking at the emperor, Concubine Qing saluted him calmly.
"Your Majesty, I greet you. May your Majesty be blessed."
When the emperor saw Concubine Qing, he was obviously in a good mood: "Get up, my beloved concubine is here too, and it seems that she is in a good mood today."
As they were talking, the Queen came over and stood before the Emperor: "Your Majesty, I greet you."
The moment he saw the Queen, the Emperor's expression visibly stiffened, but he still nodded and did not speak to the Queen. There was a clear difference in the treatment of the Imperial Concubine and the Queen.
Xiaoman, who was watching from the side, couldn't help but frown in dissatisfaction. How come the emperor seemed a lot more incompetent after just not seeing him for a while
The emperor naturally saw Xiaoman's eyes, and couldn't help but look at Xiaoman with a smile in his eyes: "County Princess, you are so brave that you don't even want to greet me when you see me, right?"
Xiaoman curled her lips and looked at the emperor: "Yongxi greets the emperor, may the emperor be blessed."
The emperor was satisfied: "How long do you plan to play this time? Well, let's go, there's nothing to see."
As soon as they heard the emperor's words, everyone around them prepared to leave. The emperor also planned to not see this matter!
Reluctant to punish Xiaoman, and also reluctant to embarrass Concubine Qing, Xiaoman became even more dissatisfied when she heard this. She snorted coldly and looked at the emperor.
"I heard from the Prime Minister that the Emperor has been doting on a woman to the point where he can no longer distinguish right from wrong. At first, Yongxi thought the Prime Minister was just talking nonsense!"
"So Yongxi is still complaining about the emperor. Not only do you not know right from wrong, you don't even care about respect and inferiority! In order not to make your favorite concubine sad, you even protect a palace maid."
"It seems that Yongxi doesn't dare to come to this harem again."
The emperor's face changed several times. Those who were originally prepared to listen to the emperor's words and leave seemed to be frozen in place, unable to move, and dared not move.
Because when Xiaoman said this, the momentum of the entire Imperial Garden seemed to be frozen, as if a storm was coming! And Lin Chuwan was also stunned.
I thought Xiaoman was very brave, but I didn't expect that Xiaoman was so brave that he dared to openly criticize the emperor. The emperor was also stunned, as he didn't expect Xiaoman to go out.
His temper became even more violent, and the emperor looked a little embarrassed. He clearly wanted to protect Xiaoman, so why did Xiaoman say this now
As if he was very stupid? Looking at Xiaoman: "Xiaoman, you misunderstood."
Xiao Man snorted coldly: "I have no misunderstanding, she is just a maidservant beside your favorite concubine, but she can blatantly scold me, the county lady, in the imperial garden!"
"And of course the Queen Mother in the carriage!"
When talking about the Queen Mother, the Emperor remembered that the Queen Mother came back with Xiaoman and had not gotten off the carriage. At this time, the Queen Mother heard Xiaoman talking about herself.
She lifted the curtain and stepped down, looking at the emperor outside. The emperor immediately saluted the empress dowager: "Hello, mother."
The Queen Mother looked unhappy and said to the Emperor: "There is almost no place for me in the harem. How can I stay here? Your Majesty, if you cannot accommodate me, I will leave the palace now."
The Queen Mother's words clearly brought the matter to a new level. If the Emperor did not punish He Ye.
That would result in him being charged with forcing the Queen Mother to leave the palace, which is extremely unfilial. Xiaoman looked at the Queen Mother with admiration, and said, "Look, did you see that?"
This is the founder of the palace fighting world. He is different as soon as he speaks. At this time, Concubine Qing finally spoke: "Mother, please spare He Ye!"
"Ignorance is not a crime. He Ye doesn't even know that this is your carriage."
The Queen Mother snorted coldly: "Ignorance is not a crime? Then tell me, how could a little palace maid like her have the guts to reprimand a nobleman riding a horse or a carriage?"
"You are just relying on your power to do evil things. You are just bullying others. You are yelling in front of me. You are so disrespectful. You should be severely punished. But the emperor is so partial to a palace maid just because of you, his favorite concubine. It is totally unreasonable."
The emperor looked at Concubine Qing and saw that what she said not only failed to calm the empress dowager's anger, but made her even angrier. At this time, Xiaoman added fuel to the fire.
"That's right! Relying on the emperor's favor, a concubine dared to openly challenge the queen mother and asked you to release her maid!"
"Empress Dowager, if you don't let go, this matter will never end. You should go live with Xiaoman in the Bingjian Palace! Otherwise it will be unsafe!"
The emperor was so angry when he heard this! He glared at Xiaoman fiercely: "Xiaoman, don't talk nonsense."
Xiaoman raised an eyebrow: "The emperor has no intention of punishing this maid yet. Am I talking nonsense? It seems that the emperor really dotes on this concubine."
When the Queen Mother heard Xiaoman say this, she snorted coldly: "Get in the carriage and leave the palace."
The emperor's face changed drastically. If the empress dowager left the palace immediately after returning, the saliva in the world would probably drown the emperor. Xiaoman looked at the emperor with glee.
Then he answered the Queen Mother: "Okay, Queen Mother, sit tight, we are about to start."
The Emperor has been giving Gu Xiangning a hard time, asking him to take care of Xiaoman, but it's a pity that Gu Xiangning has been standing aside pretending that he saw nothing!
The emperor was almost mad at him. Looking at the aggrieved look on his favorite concubine's face, the emperor got a headache for the first time because of the affairs of the palace.
With no other options left, he could only close his eyes and shout, "Someone, pull down He Ye who disrespected the Queen Mother and beat him to death with sticks!"
When Xiao Man heard this answer, she smiled and said, "Beating her to death with sticks is not a nice idea. Why not just give her a hundred strokes of the scar? What do you think, Your Majesty?"
The emperor frowned and looked at Xiaoman: "What does this red mean?"
Xiaoman chuckled: "What do you mean? It's also a beating with a stick. It's enough to beat until blood flows a foot. Red is so bright! Your Majesty, don't you agree?"
Damn it! This is not just beating someone to death, it's just a name change. It sounds so nice, but it's so cruel.
Little did he know that Xiaoman just suddenly remembered Concubine Hua's Yizhanghong and wanted to give it a try!
Concubine Qing Lin Chuwan's face looked very bad. She watched the palace maid she brought from outside the palace being dragged out, thinking about what would happen next.
The whole person looked shaky, which made people feel particularly pity. The emperor had already walked to Concubine Qing's side to support her.
"Don't panic, my beloved concubine. I will have someone send someone else to serve you."
Seeing this scene, the Queen Mother snorted again: "Xiao Man, let's go."
Xiaoman suppressed her laughter and said, "Okay! Let's go."
This action made the emperor stunned again, and he asked, "Wait a minute, mother, I have already punished that maid, why are you still leaving?"
Xiaoman turned her head away reluctantly. People say that women in love are stupid, but she didn't expect that the emperor was also in love. Men in love are even more stupid!
The Queen Mother was full of disappointment. "There is no place for me in this harem anymore. Why should I stay here? How dare a servant of a concubine treat me so disrespectfully!"
When the emperor heard the word "favored concubine" again, he understood what it meant. He knew that the favorite concubine would be handed over to the empress dowager for disposal!
The emperor glanced at his favorite concubine, and the meaning in his eyes was very clear, "Go and confess your guilt to your mother yourself! At worst, I can make it up to you!"
Lin Chuwan also knew that she couldn't let the Queen Mother leave the palace today, otherwise, she would really be unacceptable to the world! Even the Emperor couldn't protect her.
When the world was just unified, no one would agree that the emperor truly loved a woman! Otherwise, the person sitting on the throne would not be the current one!
Instead, he stood shoulder to shoulder with Wang Mu Yexiao! Thinking of this, Lin Chuwan's face turned even paler, but she also left the emperor's embrace and came to the queen mother.
She knelt down directly to the Queen Mother, but she didn't know that this kneeling made the ladies in the harem very happy! It was as if they saw that someone could finally suppress this favorite concubine.
"Mother, it's my fault. I didn't discipline my child properly! Please punish me!"
The Queen Mother snorted coldly: "From now on, call me Queen Mother. Since you think you are not strict enough in your discipline, I will punish you by removing your title and confining you to your home for a month as a warning to others!"
The emperor frowned, not understanding how much his mother disliked Concubine Qing, and why she wanted to revoke her title as soon as she arrived? How could this be allowed
"Mother, is this punishment too severe?"
Hearing the emperor's words, the queen mother was furious and looked at Xiaoman: "Xiaoman, let's go!"