Chu Lian held a fresh and juicy peach in his left hand, and the handle of a paring knife in his right, slightly pursed his lips and tilted his head, looking strangely at the screaming maid beside him, his eyes were clear and bright.
The maid had a high-pitched voice, and in extreme panic, she yelled once more, and she yelled several more times. She stepped on the corner of her skirt when she retreated in a panic, and fell to the ground in embarrassment. Listening to the silence in Yuxuan for a moment, The maid who had finally regained her senses from the shock just now suddenly noticed the strangeness around her. She turned pale for a moment, and in the next second, she was prostrate on the ground, begging for mercy to the three masters above.
"Slave... Slave deserves to die, slave deserves to die, I beg your Majesty and Empress for mercy!"
Chu Lian glanced at the maid who was trembling on the ground and her whole body was almost stuck to the floor tiles. A look of indifference flashed in her almond eyes, and then she put the half fresh peach and the knife back on the table.
The scream just now was really like a magic voice, Chu Lian stood aside with her head bowed. If she hadn't reacted in time, and her experience and courage were different from ordinary girls, the one who screamed just now would have been replaced by her. Shi shivered and knelt in front of the emperor to plead guilty, and it was still her!
Emperor Taiping, who was in a good mood at first, was finally pulled to the bottom by this sharp female voice. He had a solemn and gloomy expression. The coercion cultivated by the high position all the year round made both Empress Shen and Concubine Wei feel like trembling.
Emperor Taiping's peripheral vision fell on Concubine Wei Gui, "Concubine Wei, is this the maid who came out of your palace?"
Concubine Wei's complexion changed, and after seeing Empress Shen's smug smile, she wished she could kill this stupid bastard on the spot, but she just told her to show this Jinyi Township gentleman a little bit of color, she is fine, he Still standing there! But he jumped into the pit, and even implicated her, the master.
Concubine Wei gritted her teeth and smiled to Emperor Taiping: "The emperor calms down, it's all because the concubine's incompetence in teaching and frightening the emperor, she should be severely punished."
After Wei Guifei finished speaking, she waved her large sleeves to the bottom, and immediately two tall eunuchs came in, one of them grabbed the maid's arm, and was about to gag her and drag her outside to beat her. kill.
This maid has served Concubine Wei Gui for several years, knowing Concubine Wei's temper, she is sure that as long as she is dragged out, there is only one result waiting for her, and that is death.
So, the maid struggled desperately, perhaps because her strong sense of survival made her display her body's potential, the slender maid actually pushed the two tall eunuchs away.
The maid still winked, knowing that it was useless to beg Concubine Wei at this time, she staggered two steps forward, knelt down in front of the emperor and empress, and said anxiously: "I beg your majesty and empress to spare your life, the servant didn't do it on purpose just now. They are all the Lords of the Township, and if it is not the Lord of the Township, the slaves and servants will not be disrespectful in front of the imperial court, scaring the masters... umm..."
When the maid broke free, Concubine Wei Gui kept winking at the two eunuchs, but in the end she was a step too slow to let her say what she had to say. Concubine Wei Gui was very annoyed, her eyes were cold, as if Looking at the dead.
Empress Shen rarely had the opportunity to kill Concubine Wei Gui in front of the emperor, she would not let it go easily, she raised her eyebrows on purpose, "Oh? So there is another secret. Your Majesty, since there is a secret, it is better to find out, otherwise It’s just that there are more hidden dangers in the palace.”
Emperor Taiping rubbed the center of his brows, and waved to Empress Shen, which meant he agreed.
With a look from Empress Shen, the eunuch who was detaining the maid was swung away.
Concubine Wei tightly squeezed her fingers that were tucked into her large sleeves, she was so angry that she was about to pinch her palms, she stared at the kneeling figure below, her eyes were as cold as ice.
Even though the maid got a chance to explain because of Empress Shen, she didn't dare to really drag Concubine Wei into the water, otherwise, even if she got out of Ting Yuxuan alive, then she would have a hundred other ways to die.
Empress Shen stared down at this disrespectful maid, "You just said it was all because of Mr. Jinyixiang, what is going on, tell me the truth!"
The maid's lowered eyelids were full of cruelty, now there are many big and small bosses in the Ting Yuxuan, she is a little maid who can handle it, but the only one left is the little Xiangjun.
Taking a few deep breaths, the maid tried her best to calm down her voice, "Go back to the empress, just now the servant was helping the master of Jinyi Township to cook well, when suddenly a huge black bug landed on the servant's hand, the servant was startled for a while, Just... just yelled out."
Empress Shen's face darkened, "How can there be insects before the case? Are you lying?"
After Empress Shen's words fell, she glanced at Chu Lian's face again, only to find that the third grandma of the Jing'an Mansion was expressionless, but her face was as usual, as if this farce had nothing to do with her at all, she was just watching a show same as people.
The maid kowtowed her head several more times, and there was a thud, "How can I tell a lie in front of the imperial court? That worm is from fresh peaches! If the empress doesn't believe it, you can order someone to check it."
Empress Shen gave a middle-aged eunuch a wink, and after a short while, the middle-aged eunuch brought Chu Lian's half-cut fresh peach from the chopping board and put it on the table. Sure enough, the fresh peach was close to the peach There is a huge wormhole where the heart is. The middle-aged eunuch gave an order, and after a while, he found the ugly black insect wriggling around the table...
Seeing the truth, the maid relaxed her tense heartstrings, almost lost all her strength, and almost collapsed on the ground, "It was the Lord who deliberately picked the bugs to the back of the servant's hand, so that the servant could lose his dignity in front of the servant, and asked the empress to give the servant a hand." call the shots."
Chu Lian glanced at the maid who had turned herself into a victim, and the corner of her mouth curled up. This careless person, does she treat everyone else as fools
Sure enough, Empress Shen is not without a bit of brain, "You mean, the Xiangjun doesn't like you, and deliberately deceived you? You are a little maid, what can the Xiangjun deceive you?"
The maid, who felt relieved one moment, seemed to have fallen from the clouds into the abyss the next moment, her eyes were wide open and she was speechless.
"Slave... slave girl... no... know..."
Chu Lian wanted to make fresh peaches for Emperor Taiping, and the materials were prepared by people in the palace, and this maid was beside Concubine Wei Gui. The fresh peaches for birthday peaches were picked by this maid, washed and handed to Chu Lian. A disgusting worm appeared in a fresh peach that was supposed to be intact. Chu Lian wanted to handle the fresh peach with his own hands... the result can be imagined.
The reason why Concubine Wei quickly dealt with this maid before was also because she didn't want to see her being stupid, and brought the matter to the bright side, so that anyone with a little brain could guess the ins and outs.
However, she was stopped by Empress Shen who had malicious intentions.
When things got to this point, Concubine Wei Gui seemed to be slapped on the spot by Empress Shen in front of the emperor, her cheeks were burning hot.
Before Queen Shen could speak, Emperor Taiping ordered in a low voice: "Take it down, die with a stick!"
The emperor's words were much more useful than that of Empress Shen and Concubine Wei Gui. Before the maid could utter a word of begging for mercy, she was quickly restrained by two black-clothed guards and carried out.
Then Emperor Taiping took another look at Chu Lian who was standing obediently watching the play with his head bowed. If Chu Lian looked up at this time, he would find a strange look in Emperor Taiping's eyes.
"Your concubine, you have no way to teach. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, you will be confined in the palace for half a month." Emperor Taiping's voice was a little chilly.
Concubine Wei raised her head in disbelief and looked up at the lofty Emperor Taiping. At this time, the cold and rigid Emperor Taiping was not like the Emperor Taiping who was sitting on the same couch with Concubine Wei when Chu Lian first came here to listen to Yuxuan. Emperor Taiping looked like an unattainable emperor.
Concubine Wei looked at Emperor Taiping aggrievedly, as if hoping that he would take back his life, but Emperor Taiping had already looked away, and Empress Shen was very proud. Now in the harem, it is this Concubine Wei who can share the same status with her. How many stumbling blocks did she encounter, she did not expect Concubine Wei Gui to stumble over such a trivial matter today, how could she be unhappy.
Thinking of this, she looked in the direction where Chu Lian was, and the corners of her mouth curled up. As expected, she was a biting dog and stopped barking. She really underestimated this Jinyi Township Lord.
Concubine Wei had no choice but to accept the punishment.
Emperor Taiping glanced around listening to Yuxuan, "Forget it, I have lost my mind, Jinyi, you go to the Queen Mother to find your grandmother."
Only then did Chu Lian respectfully salute and say yes.
But before everyone left Ting Yuxuan, a clear voice like a silver bell came from outside the door: "Father, Father, Yaoer is here to greet you!"
Hearing this voice, Emperor Taiping's dark face finally softened a little. His eyes fell to the door. Not long after, a little girl in a pale pink palace dress ran in like a butterfly, and then threw herself at Emperor Taiping. in the arms.
Emperor Taiping bent down slightly, his face was full of kindness, he touched Princess Le Yao's bun lovingly, and asked softly, "How did Le Yao find this place?"
Princess Le Yao coquettishly said in a soft voice: "Yao'er misses her father, she asked the eunuch, so she came here, Yao'er hasn't seen her father for two days, does her father miss Yao'er?"
Emperor Taiping smiled heartily, as if enjoying the warmth with his daughter, "Father also misses you."
Princess Le Yao immediately burst into a big smile, "Yao'er knows that father is the one who loves Yao'er the most."
Emperor Taiping gently pinched his daughter's face.
Concubine Wei Gui, who was still kneeling next to her, saw her daughter coming in, her face immediately relaxed, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
Princess Le Yao looked around in Listening to Yuxuan, and then threw herself into Concubine Wei Gui's arms, "Mother Concubine, what's wrong with you, why are you kneeling on the ground."
Concubine Wei showed a slightly tired smile, and smoothed Princess Le Yao's bangs, "Yaoer, it's the concubine mother who did something wrong, kneeling on the ground is the right thing to do."
Princess Le Yao's eyes widened in an instant, and she was about to pull Concubine Wei Gui to get up, but Concubine Wei Gui didn't move, Princess Le Yao turned around and shook Emperor Taiping's arm, "Royal Father, Concubine Mother must not have done it on purpose, please forgive me Is mother concubine doing well this time?"
Emperor Taiping looked at Princess Le Yao's familiar eyes, and finally heaved a sigh of relief, "Okay, get up, if there is another time for this matter, even Le Yao's intercession will not help."
Concubine Wei was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "I don't dare, there will definitely be no next time."
Empress Shen's silver teeth on the side were about to be gritted, she couldn't believe that the emperor, who was still furious just now, spared Concubine Wei Gui's punishment because of Princess Le Yao's two words of acting like a baby!