Chapter 146 (Part 4) ~ Yan Qing’s dangerous multi-party aid

Saying the little palace girl began to cry again. Her trembling shoulders made her look very innocent. But it was just a petty trick for the Emperor.

"You are the maid of my palace. When is it your turn to come to the Hall of Ganlu? Is this what you should do? What type of sister is greater than the rules of this palace?" The Empress was angry at this time. But she wanted to protect herself. She was afraid that this incident was a conspiracy. But now she still has not figured out who is really targeted. And who is behind all this?

"Yes...Yes..." The little palace girl couldn't dare not to answer. But her red eyes unexpectedly looked at the Empress Dowager.

Looking down at the eyes of the little palace girl, the eyes of the Emperor suddenly sank. The Empress's eyes were even more hateful towards that girl. After pulling the little palace girl, she eagerly asked, "You clearly tell me what happened? How did it end up like this?"

The little girl was so scared by the Empress that she nearly fainted. But soon her face became paler and she was not speaking. Only the shame after being tarnished was left. She only said that the culprit was 'sister of Feng Xiang Palace'.

The face of the Empress Dowager changed in an instant, but she had experienced more serious things in the palace. It was nothing but a blink of an eye (the situation was not difficult to handle for her) for her. Her face returned to calmness. She smiled and looked at the emperor. She said with her cold voice, "Although I am not your birth mother but since you were small till now I have treated you as my own biological flesh. How you arrange the people in your harem, how you choose your people, I don't mind and I have no say in that. But if the people from your own palace start to conspire and plot against others, at last, the one with a loss is the palace. It really makes this old one fear."

After Emperor Yu Qian Di first heard the answer from the palace lady, he suddenly changed his face. But when he heard the Empress Dowager, he saw the killing intent in her eyes and looked at the palace lady. His tone was dangerous, "Why is the Empress Dowager thinking so much? Moreover, these small things, why bother to worry too much? This trivial chaos from the people of the harem is actually too small to keep you worried. If it makes you worried then it will be a sin for me. Come, pull out this maid and kill her."

When the palace woman heard such words, the blood on her face was suddenly drained, and she dragged her legs towards the Empress crying, "Her Majesty, this slave really did not lie. It was really a palace lady of Feng Xiang Palace who came to inform this slave, Her Majesty. You have to believe in this slave! Emperor, emperor, if you don't believe, this slave can point out that sister. This slave is really being wronged! This slave is innocent. This slave didn't seduce the lord..."

"Hey, you said that you are innocent. Look at your own self, is this the dress of a palace lady? Why are you lying so quickly ?" A maid in the palace revealed the whole apron as she pulled it. The red marks left on her skin because of the love was enough to let the Emperor burn in anger. He waved towards Eunuch to let him kill the dirty thing (palace maid) in front of him.

The Empress's person who looked after her was dragged down and killed. Her mouth opened but she did not know how to plead for the maid. After all, the facts were in front of her. The striking red plum (bloodstain) on the dragon bed reminded everyone of what happened last night. Even if she tried to argue it would lead to nowhere.

At this time, if she rushed to plead for her own palace maid, then she was afraid that her reputation will be badly damaged. It will be suspected that the Empress deliberately framed the maid of Feng Xiang Palace. It can lead to other unfortunate things and can even implicate her as well.

Thinking of all this, she remained quiet. The Empress's heart hated it, but there was nothing she could do. She only had to be honest in front of Emperor Yu Qian Di and wait for his punishment!

"How can you become so confused?" At this time, Emperor Yu Qian Di looked at the Empress. Thinking he had such a scheming woman in his harem, he was very angry. And he was already humiliated by the red stain on the dragon bed.

The Emperor looked at Prince Rui who said nothing in front of him, he was even angrier. When he (Prince Rui) said nothing, he raised his foot and went towards the Prince Rui, "Your mouth is, even more, stronger than the iron. You have committed such a glorious thing, how do you think I should reward you? Well  if it wasn't for the early discovery of your glorious act, wouldn't the harem have already been yours?"

Prince Rui was smashed by Emperor Yu Qian Di with all his strength. His body suddenly fell backward, but he immediately straightened his body, biting his teeth and swallowing the pain of his shoulders. His face was gloomy and pale. How can Prince Rui accept the Emperor's accusations?! Prince Rui just stayed with the Emperor to talk about the matter and after that, he decided to leave the palace. But the little maid who took the road halfway went to the Feng Xiang Hall, and Prince Rui felt that something was not right. He was going to turn back and leave, but he suddenly blacked out. When he woke up, he saw the Emperor standing by the bed. The Emperor had a bad temper. Even if  Prince Rui wanted to explain to him, he did not dare to say something without being confirmed. This was a big deal! Not to mention the whole thing was very doubtful. 

Although Prince Rui lost in the battle with Bei Qi, he was not a brainless person. When he was asked about the question related to the little palace woman, he was already grasping the key points of the matter, and he came up with his own questions in a logical manner.

"Hey, the Prince Rui and the palace lady were on the dragon bed, but it is also true that this time it was a maid from Empress's palace. This situation implicated the Feng Xiang Palace. How does Empress want to explain this to the Emperor?" The Empress Dowager coldly glanced at the Empress and said with a cold tune.

Unexpectedly, the elegant Empress was now ashamed. Her own palace girl caused chaos in the harem. It pulled her own back (She was harmed due to her own palace maid). It was a good trick.

The Empress did not expect the Empress Dowager to be so ruthless. She(Empress Dowager)  not only got rid of her(Empress) own palace maid but also used the word 'Big Dragon and Fall Phoenix' to show the crime of her palace lady who caused such chaos. She had so deep mind and vicious means. It was really frightening.

"Mother, don't be angry. Now the palace girl is already dead and there is no evidence. Why should we continue saying that filthy thing's name?" The Emperor suppressed the matter by using the 'death without proof' excuse so that the Empress's reputation is saved.  The Empress Dowager's hand in the sleeves suddenly clenched and her murderous gaze suddenly shot at the Empress.

"What does the Emperor mean by telling me not to be angry? This kind of humiliating thing appeared right under our eyes. It is obvious that people are scheming in the palace. If you don't get angry even in this type of situation then how will you face Emperor He Chou?" The two people were stunned. The Empress Dowager looked really angry.

The Emperor Yu Qian Di also frowned when he heard Emperor He Cun, and he stared at Prince Rui. After a moment of thinking, he slowly opened his mouth. "You are really a shame to our Kingdom."

When Prince Rui heard the tone of the Emperor Yu Qian Di, his heart suddenly trembled. He immediately showed his heart to the Emperor, "This younger brother is loyal to the Emperor. There is no greed in this brother's heart. If the Emperor thinks that this brother should die, then this brother will die. Although this younger brother is wronged, he will die."

When he looked at Prince Rui, the Emperor's anger was flickering. His decision in his heart changed at this time. He screamed toward the servants at the door, "You people come here. Take Prince Rui back to Rui Wangfu. Until and unless there is an imperial edict, Prince Rui is not allowed to step out of Rui Wangfu."

"This younger brother obeys." Hearing the judgment of Emperor Yu Qian Di, the expressionless Prince Rui walked out of Hall of Ganlu.

"I heard that mother called Miss Qu to stay in Feng Xiang Palace last night. I didn't know that this will happened. Miss Qu might be scared." After Prince Rui was punished, the Empress Dowager thought that the Emperor would also punish the Empress. But she did not want him to mention Qu Fei Qing's matter.

The Empress Dowager's heart was tight. If Qu Fei Qing was involved in such a scandal, she was afraid that even ordinary officials would hardly accept such a daughter-in-law not to mention letting her inside the Palace.

With such an analysis, the Empress Dowager suddenly raised her eyes and looked at Emperor Yu Qian Di. He had already restored his calmness and the deepness of the Emperor's trait. She faintly said, "Thank you for the Emperor's concern. Qu Fei Qing didn't stay in the palace yesterday. She was feeling somewhat uneasy so I to her to return her to the Fu Guo Gong Fu at the night."

Her hands under the sleeves kept tightening. The Empress's eyes seemed calm, but they searched every corner of the Hall of Ganlu, but she found that there were no more people except them. She furrowed her brows slightly. Without the traces of wrinkles and the face that still maintained calm, people could not notice even a little bit of change in her.

"If that's the case, then it's really reassuring. If the matter of today was spread out, it would definitely affect Miss Qu's reputation. Mother would also be worried." Seeing the Empress Dowager, the Emperor did not say much. He just let the palace lady lift the Empress and take her away from the Hall of Ganlu.

"Lan'er, go to the Fu Guo Gong Fu to see if Qu Fei Qing has returned or not. You must see her." The Empress Dowager always felt that the words of the Emperor implied profoundly. She whispered to her only confidant in the Hall of Ganlu, Aunt Lan.

"Yes, this slave will go out and check." Aunt Lan's heart was also anxious. She turned to step out of the Hall of Ganlu without saying anything.

Chu Fei Yang returned to Xiangfu early today, but he was told that his wife had gone to see her mother-in-law. So he could only follow her to see his step-mother.

Mother Xie was in a coma for nearly two days, but still, she did not wake up. She had a high fever this morning so that Chu Jie and others could not help but worry. They ordered people to go to Yun Qian Meng to tell her about the situation and asked her to help them to act decisively.

When Yun Qian Meng stepped into the house, she saw two ladies and Mrs. Wen sitting in front of Mother Xie's bed.

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