"For the peace of the harem? Zhen remembers that Shu Fei is currently in charge of the harem, right?”Ouyang Xu walked to Gongsun Ying's side and looked down at the lowly woman on the ground." Men, go and invite Consort Shu!"”Ouyang Xu lowered his head and looked at the woman at his feet." I don't want to care about how I deal with you. I'll leave it to Consort Shu when she comes!"”
"Yes, sir!" A palace servant immediately turned around and left.
"Consort De, get up too. Zhen wants to hear what you have to say!”Ouyang Xu sat on the chair that the palace servants had brought over. He took the teacup and gently sipped it. In the dense tea vapor, one could not see his anger or emotions, but it made people feel that it was even more elusive.
Consort De's personal palace maid wanted to help her up, but she shook off the palace maid and crawled to Ouyang Xu's feet. She lowered her head in a majestic manner." Your Majesty, I deserve to die. I only beg Your Majesty to let me give birth to this child. After the child is born, I will definitely kill myself!"”Consort De was clearly prepared to die. She crawled at Ouyang Xu's feet, humble and fearful, making people unable to bear to look at her.
Yuan Zinuo looked at the young girl. Her delicate little face was full of tears, and her eyes were filled with fear and fear. However, she still pretended to be calm and begged Ouyang Xu. She only hoped to protect the child in her stomach. If it wasn't for her identity, she was worthy of Ming Hong.
Ouyang Xu slowly put down his teacup." Tell me, whose child is it?"”
Consort De shook her head and bit her lower lip with her pearly white teeth. Her shoulders kept shaking, and it was obvious that she was very afraid." No, Your Majesty, it has nothing to do with him. It was ChenQie who seduced him. He is innocent!"”
"Who is he?" Ouyang Xu's tone became more serious as he leaned over and approached Consort De.
Consort De bit her lips with all her might. Her big eyes stared at Ouyang Xu in horror. She kept shaking her head and did not speak.
"Not going to say anything?" Ouyang Xu grabbed Consort De's chin, making it impossible for Consort De to avoid her evasive gaze.
Yuan Zinuo watched as Consort De bit her lips. Her cherry lips had been bitten, but she still refused to let go. Her legs were already trembling from fear, but her small hands were tightly clenched. Because she had used too much strength, her palms were scratched by her nails, and bright red blood flowed out. A certain part of her heart was deeply shocked. The word love hurt the most, but it could also change a person's heart. Ouyang Xu said that Dongfang Caiwei had a weak personality, but now she had become so strong and brave in order to protect her lover and child. She was a respectable and admirable woman.
"ChenQie greets the Emperor!" Murong Yan 'er slowly walked over and bowed.
Ouyang Xu finally let go of Consort De and threw her aside. Her weak body fell to the ground as if it had no bones.
"You came at the right time. Consort De had an affair with someone and is pregnant with a bastard. Not only does Imperial Consort know Zhen's whereabouts like the back of her hand, she even overstepped her authority to punish Consort De!”Ouyang Xu returned to his seat steadily and stared coldly at Murong Yan 'er." Consort Shu, I have handed the Phoenix Seal to you to manage. Is this how you help me manage the harem?”
Murong Yan 'er pursed her lips." Do you think I care? Why don't I return it to you now?!"”If Ouyang Xu hadn't forced it on her, she wouldn't have wanted that Phoenix Seal. It was so annoying.
Ouyang Xu's sharp eyes swept over Murong Yan 'er, and his tone suddenly became cold and hard." Murong Yan' er, do you think I won't dare to do anything to you?”
"ChenQie wouldn't dare!" Murong Yan 'er knew that today was not the time to bicker, so she quickly lowered her head and apologized. She turned around and walked to Gongsun Ying's side." Imperial Consort Gongsun Ying has gone overboard and investigated the Emperor's whereabouts. She will be punished to reflect on her mistakes in seclusion for a year!”
Gong Sun Ying wanted to retort, but in the end, he suppressed it and bowed his head in gratitude.
Murong Yan 'er walked to Consort De's side and bowed to Ouyang Xu." Consort De's matter is too big. ChenQie does not dare to make a decision. Please clarify it, Emperor!"”
"Emperor, my niangniang was framed!”At this moment, a little palace maid suddenly appeared out of nowhere and rushed to Consort De's side. She knelt on the ground and kowtowed continuously." Emperor, please seek justice for my consort!”
"Yan 'er?" Consort De looked at the little palace maid beside her with a face full of shock. The other palace maids beside Consort De also looked shocked when they saw her." Aren't you dead?”
Yan 'er crawled to Consort De's side and sobbed," Your Majesty, those people wanted to kill me. Fortunately, I was lucky enough to be saved by the guards who passed by. Otherwise, no one would be able to help you clear your name!”
"It's good that you're not dead!" Consort De no longer hoped to wash away her grievances. She only hoped to keep the child in her stomach and the person she loved.
"Emperor, on the night of the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, Consort De niangniang was also drugged by someone, so she would do the Yue Ju matter.”Yan 'er prostrated on the ground, trembling in fear." That night, I served the Empress to rest and left the bedroom. I suddenly remembered that I had not taken out the Empress' clothes, so I returned to the bedroom and saw a black shadow feeding the Empress something. I wanted to shout, but the man in black found me and knocked me unconscious before throwing me into the lotus pond. Fortunately, the guards who passed by saved me.”
"How can I believe your one-sided words?”Ouyang Xu lay on the chair, playing with the teacup and lid in his hands. His face was expressionless and unfathomable.
"I took this from her when the man in black wasn't paying attention. Emperor, this jade pendant is very precious. If you investigate it properly, you will definitely be able to find out the identity of that man in black!”Yan 'er took out a jade pendant and handed it to Ouyang Xu.
It was a jade pendant that was completely green in color. Under the sunlight, it glowed with a dark green light. Ouyang Xu looked at the ring pendant for a long time, a cold smile hanging on his lips." Noble Consort, this should be your personal jade pendant!”
"Ah! It really is ChenQie's. ChenQie's jade pendant was accidentally lost when she was playing in the imperial garden a few days ago. I didn't expect it to be picked up by this girl!”Gong Sun Ying stood up and walked to Ouyang Xu's side. After a moment of surprise, she calmed down.
"That's right, at that time the Empress even made this servant search for a long time!”The Imperial Consort's personal servant, Xiao Lian, also stood out. Her expression was sincere and did not seem to be fake.
"Yan 'er, did you hear that? This jade pendant can't prove anything!”Ouyang Xu brought the jade pendant in front of Yan 'er and narrowed his eyes slightly. Yan' er's head, which had been lowered all this while, lowered even more.
"Emperor, emperor, this jade pendant was really pulled from the black clothed man's body by this servant! If this servant were to lie, the heavens would strike her with lightning!”Yan 'er didn't expect that this matter would be easily resolved by Gong Sun Ying. She knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing." Please seek justice for the Empress!"”
Yuan Zinuo stood at the side and looked around at everyone. Everything was already very obvious. Gong Sun Ying had set Dongfang Caiwei up, but without any evidence, they couldn't do anything to her.
"Consort De, speak!" Ouyang Xu's gaze shifted to Consort De.
Consort De raised her head with a majestic expression. She did not dare to look at Ouyang Xu in the eye." Your Majesty, I know that I have committed a grave sin. No matter what, I cannot change the fact that I have lost my virginity. However, the child is innocent. He is just a small life. Please allow me to give birth to the child. I will definitely commit suicide to atone for my sins!"”Dongfang Caiwei kept kowtowing, hoping that she could use her humble prayers to exchange for the possibility of having a child.
Ouyang Xu narrowed his eyes and did not say a word. Murong Yan 'er could not stand it any longer and stood out," Your Majesty, Cai Wei is a weak person and would never do such a bold thing. So, this matter was most likely framed by someone." No matter what you think, the child in her stomach is innocent. Just agree to her request!”
"Dongfang Caiwei had an affair with someone, bestow a cup of poisoned wine!”Ouyang Xu stood up and pulled Yuan Zinuo's hand as they walked out of Consort De's bedroom, leaving behind a dejected Consort De, a smug Imperial Consort, and a furious Murong Yan 'er.
The Eldest Princess also stood up. She looked at everyone thoughtfully and turned to leave.
"You really want to kill Consort De?" Yuan Zinuo raised her head and looked at Ouyang Xu. Seeing that he seemed unhappy, she asked carefully.
Ouyang Xu didn't say anything. He only tightened his grip on Yuan Zinuo's hand and quickened his pace. Soon, the two of them returned to Ouyang Xu's Zhengyang Palace.
"If this matter was just Gong Sun Ying deliberately framing Dongfang Caiwei, and the women in the harem were jealous of each other, I could totally deal with Gong Sun Ying and give Dongfang Caiwei to Ming Hong!”Ouyang Xu entered the bedroom and sat on the reclining chair. The silkpants aura in his eyes had completely disappeared.
"What's wrong? Is there something else?" Yuan Zinuo didn't understand. From the current situation, that was indeed the case.
"I ordered someone to save that Yan 'er. She never mentioned the jade pendant before!”Ouyang Xu didn't expect that he would be played as well. That Yan 'er wasn't as simple as she looked on the surface.
"I see!" That palace maid Yan 'er had been saved by Ouyang Xu's men, but she had been hiding the matter of the jade pendant. She had only taken it out today, which meant that she wanted to catch Ouyang Xu off guard so that Ouyang Xu would not be able to side with Gongsun Ying. In this case, if Dongfang Caiwei had an affair with someone, whether it was voluntary or a victim, as the Emperor's woman who lost her chastity, she would not be able to escape death. If Gong Sun Ying framed the concubines in the harem, even if she did not die, she would be stripped of her title as an Imperial Consort. It could be said to be killing two birds with one stone.
Previously, she had a prejudice against Gong Sun Ying, so she had the preconceived notion that this matter was instigated by Gong Sun Ying. Now that she thought about it, when Yan 'er took out the jade pendant, the reaction of the master and servant was indeed normal. If what Gong Sun Ying said was true, and that jade pendant was picked up by someone else after she had accidentally lost it, then the mastermind behind this was likely someone else.
The matter was getting more and more complicated. Yuan Zinuo worriedly walked to Ouyang Xu's side and squatted beside the chair," But what do you mean by executing Dongfang Caiwei?”
"The person behind the scenes wants me to deal with both of them. If I don't do this, how can I lure out the person behind the scenes?”Ouyang Xu sat up and caressed Yuan Zinuo's small face with his large hand," Don't worry, I'm only letting Dongfang Caiwei fake her death. This is the only way to protect her. Now that the first target of the mastermind had disappeared, he would target Gong Sun Ying!”
"I understand!" If Ouyang Xu spared Dongfang Caiwei, the person behind the scenes would definitely attack her again. But if she died, the person behind the scenes would aim for the next target. "We just need to wait for Gong Sun Ying and the mastermind to fight each other!”
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