bayedsolid Chapter 303: The Unforgivable Crime
Chapter 303: The Unforgivable Crime
The young eunuch's words were shocking, and except for Hongli who was so angry that he laughed, everyone else knelt down and dared not say a word.
Jinzhong hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. I will take this dog servant away for investigation. Concubine Xian promised you that she will never do anything wrong again. There must be some misunderstanding!"
Hongli walked up to the young eunuch with a cold face and said, "Misunderstanding? What misunderstanding?! How come these misunderstandings don't involve others, but only involve her?"
He didn't even want to talk about her.
She always likes to think too much about matters between men and women, and then causes unrest in the whole palace!
Last time, Master Anji suffered from vomiting, diarrhea and high fever in the palace and almost died. If Zhang Yun hadn't worked for a whole day and night to bring him back to life, there would have been rumors that "the death of a holy monk in the palace must be a punishment from heaven for the emperor's cruelty."
Come again this time!
His face was gloomy: "Which man does Concubine Xian want to get involved with this time?"
The young eunuch was speechless.
Jinzhong kicked him and said, "Have you learned to be dumb now? I think your Nine Clan doesn't want you anymore!"
The little eunuch was so scared that tears and snot started to fall: "Yes, it's Prince Yu! It's Prince Yu ah wuwuwu!"
Hongli was stunned.
The young eunuch seemed frightened: "Empress Xian said that Empress Jia heard her say something bad about Prince Yu, so she rushed up and slapped her. There must be an affair, so she asked me to squat near Qixiang Palace and watch. If there is anything wrong, I will inform her immediately."
Hongli felt something was wrong when he heard this: "So, you are going to inform Concubine Xian now?"
The young eunuch realized that he had said the wrong thing and kowtowed hurriedly: "No, no, no, I didn't see anything! I didn't see anything!"
Hongli was so angry that his lips trembled. What did this mean? Could it be that Jin really dared to defile the palace? !
Yan Wan quickly stepped forward and held Hongli's arm, lowering her voice: "Your Majesty, it is better to investigate this matter quietly and not make it public. Whether it is true or not, it is best not to make a fuss."
What are you calling for?
It is a glorious thing for a concubine to be suspected of having an affair?
Hongli's buzzing mind finally calmed down. He waved away the crowd and said coldly, "If there are any rumors in this palace after today, I will kill all of you!"
Everyone knelt on the ground, not daring to say a word.
Regardless of whether it was true or false, it was already great that they were not silenced, so how could they dare to discuss it?
Soon, the only people left by the Thousand Carp Pond were Hongli, Yanwan, Jinzhong, Jinshou, Jinbao, and the little eunuch.
Yan Wan helped Hongli sit down and said softly, "Don't be angry, Your Majesty. Leave these matters to us. Just listen to the results."
Jinzhong knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Jinbao and I will take this man away for questioning and report back to you in a quarter of an hour."
Hongli said coldly: "After we have investigated clearly, no one involved in the incident should be spared."
Jinzhong and Jinbao responded in unison.
Jinbao carried the young eunuch away, and Jinzhong led the way, and the three of them went into the small woods nearby.
Jinzhong said it was a quarter of an hour, and it really was a quarter of an hour. During that time, Yanwan only heard a little sobbing sporadically, but not a single scream.
But when Jinzhong and Jinbao brought the young eunuch over, the eunuch had already collapsed on the ground, his whole body soaked in cold sweat, his face pale, as if his skin had been peeled off alive.
Jinbao kept his head down as usual and said nothing, but there were spots of blood on the hem of his clothes and a few red marks on his fair cheeks.
Jinzhong was clean, and he stepped forward and spoke softly about what he was asking: "This man's name is Lai Fu, and he is the eunuch who sweeps the Qixiang Palace. The Concubine Xian spent a lot of money to bribe him yesterday and asked him to keep an eye on the movements of the Concubine Jia in the Qixiang Palace. If there is anything unusual, he will notify the Concubine Xian.
However, Lai Fu did not really want to work for Concubine Xian. It was because his deceased sister Lai Xi was sent to Xinzheku and fell seriously ill because of what Concubine Xian and Hai agreed to do. He went to Concubine Xian for help, but Concubine Xian said she did not know Lai Xi and that she had no money, and told him that he should ask Concubine Jia for help if he had any problems.
Lai Fu had no choice but to ask Concubine Jia for help, but Concubine Jia did not give him anything. She also heard that he had been to Yikun Palace and had been beaten so badly that he could not get out of bed for three days.
As a result of this delay, Lai Xi died. Lai Fu hated Concubine Jia and Concubine Xian, and planned to take advantage of this opportunity to instigate a fight between the two concubines.
Hongli was so angry that he laughed: "Great! Really great! These two concubines of mine, one is as vicious as a snake, the other is as stupid as a pig, it really opens my eyes."
Jinzhong lowered his head and paused before saying, "Laifu said that he overheard that Concubine Jia...had indeed arranged for someone to dress her up as a palace maid and send her to meet Prince Yu."
Hongli: “…”
He was so angry that he laughed: "Maiden?!"
His face suddenly darkened: "Look at her, does she look like someone who can dress up as a palace maid? She should dress up as a nanny!!!"
Yan Wan, who was beside him with a serious face, almost couldn't help laughing. Fortunately, she remembered that she was still on duty - as a concubine whose heart and eyes were only on the emperor, how could she laugh when the emperor was cuckolded?
She naturally felt sorry for the emperor and was angry for him: "What a joke! No matter how worried she is about her family, she can't go to see her relatives like this in an unruly way! She must ask the emperor for permission and ask Prince Yu about her mother and father in a fair and aboveboard manner!"
Hongli paused and said, "Do you think she wants to see her family?"
Yan Wan nodded as a matter of course: "Hasn't Concubine Jia been tactfully asking the Emperor to let her see the people from the Yu family recently? I put myself in their shoes. If I left my hometown and came to the Qing Dynasty, I would never see my parents and relatives in my life. I would definitely want to ask for any news I have."
As soon as she finished speaking, she heard a noise in the distance, and then Ruyi's hoarse voice was heard.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!!! Please let me come over. I have something very important to tell you!"
A glimmer flashed across Yan Wan's eyes, and she said in surprise, "Concubine Xian got the news quickly."
Hongli was already very dissatisfied with Ruyi. When he heard Yanwan say this, his first reaction was that Ruyi was involved with the old people of the Ulanara family again, so she was able to spy on his whereabouts.
There was no longer any anger on his face. He glanced indifferently at Ruyi in the distance, waved his hand, and asked the Imperial Guards to let her come over.
Ruyi's face lit up with joy, and she supported the staggering Rong Pei's hand and walked over straightly: "Your Majesty!"
The excitement on her face flickered under the illumination of the surrounding lights, and inexplicably brought out a bit of sinisterness: "I want to report Concubine Jia for having an affair and defiling the harem. This crime is unforgivable!"