Chapter 78: Chapter 78
"I originally refused, but I didn't dare to gamble with my family's lives. The maid told me that all I needed was for me to bite him to death and fall in love with the disgraced empress of Wumeng Palace. I thought about it. It is better to die than to exchange your own life for the lives of your family. My poor sister is only six years old!"
"I have been waiting for the Queen's order in the stable. Until today, the maid came to me again and asked me to hide outside the Misty Palace. She gave me the official uniform of the Imperial Guard."
"The queen led the guards straight to the Mist Palace, and I took advantage of the chaos to get in. I found a remote place, and was about to change out of my official uniform. Unexpectedly, I was discovered by a woman. She took off my arm, He threw me out of the Misty Palace, and when I woke up, I was here." Chen Si kowtowed again, "I have never seen Concubine Lan, and what Chen Si just said to slander Concubine Lan is all nonsense. Please be more careful, sir!"
"Master Ke, please make the decision for the villain!"
After finishing speaking, Chen Si finally breathed a sigh of relief and finally identified Li'er: "She is that maid."
Li'er's face darkened, and she suppressed the panic in her eyes: "You are really interesting, this servant. One moment, you kept saying that you were in love with Concubine Lan, and now you are clinging to Concubine Lan. Who will be next? ?”
"Lord Ke, you don't think that the confession of a humble servant can be trusted, do you?" The queen glanced over with a warning look.
Ke Zixi's expression did not change: "Zixi's mission has been completed. As for whether it is trustworthy or not, it is up to the emperor to judge."
"You!" The queen's face darkened. She knew that Su Sheng would definitely believe it, no matter whether it was the truth or not.
"Don't worry, Madam. Zixi will hand over both versions of the confession to the emperor for decision." Ke Zixi took the record from the scribe's hand, bowed slightly, and entered the Misty Palace in front of everyone.
No one expected that Chen Si would suddenly retract his confession. Could it be that Ke Zixi really said something to him?
After a while, Eunuch Fujin came out, pinched his thin voice and said loudly: "The emperor's oral message."
"Long live my emperor!" The crowd shouted and knelt down.
"Queen Nalan's virtues are unworthy of her position. She slandered the concubines and spread rumors to cause trouble, which has damaged the royal family's reputation. In memory of her many years of hard work and meritorious service in the harem, I temporarily accept the Phoenix Seal and hand it over to Concubine Chen to take care of her."
When the queen heard this, she trembled and almost knelt down. Eunuch Fujin glanced at her lightly and continued: "Young servant Li'er, you are deceiving the Lord with your evil words. I will kill you with a stick!"
Li'er never thought that she would be the one who was wronged in the end. She quickly looked at the queen for help. The queen couldn't protect herself, so how could she care about her?
"My queen, please save me. Li'er has been planning for you for many years. It's hard work without a palace. My queen, Li'er doesn't want to die." Li'er knelt beside the queen and grabbed the queen's sleeves tightly. This was her The last resort.
"Eunuch Fujin, please forgive me for being dissatisfied. The emperor cannot believe this groom's words just because he favors Concubine Lan." The queen was unwilling to hand over Feng Yin, who was in charge of the Sixth Palace, because of this matter. She was not willing to accept it. Besides, Li'er was her. Li'er's confidant has served her for more than ten years, and Li'er gave her many of her ideas. She still wanted to struggle when she was in dire straits.
When Li'er saw this, she burst into tears of gratitude, but she didn't know that the queen was still interested in her phoenix seal.
"The Queen, even if Master Ke is not there, the Emperor has no idea what happened in the Fog Palace." Fujin also tried to persuade the Queen, hoping that the Queen would find her way back. "The Emperor is considerate of the Queen and has asked her to rest more in the past few days. Please treat her well." I’ll give it to you too.”
The queen stood up and stared at him: "Eunuch Fujin, I, Nalan Ruyan, refuse to accept it!" Why should she be grounded after accepting her phoenix seal? She has just been lifted!
When Fujin heard this, he just let out a long sigh, said nothing more, turned around and entered the Misty Hall.
The queen wanted to give chase, but was blocked by Ke Zixi who was coming towards her.
"Ke Zixi!" The queen glared angrily, "You..."
"Don't you understand, Queen?" Ke Zixi stood with his hands behind his hands and said calmly, "Where is the hidden guard?"
The Queen's face darkened when she heard this, and then she looked around cautiously. She saw two figures flying from the vicinity of the Mist Palace, landing firmly on the ground, and kneeling down respectfully.
"Si Yu, the hidden guard, has met Mr. Ke."
"The hidden guard Xuan Shuang has met Mr. Ke."
Most people don't know what the Hidden Guards are. The Hidden Guards are in the palace who are responsible for protecting the safety of the emperor. The Hidden Guards live in darkness for a long time and will only take action when the emperor is in danger.
The weakest one is also the existence of the little master.
The appearance of Si Yu and Xuan Shuang made the queen secretly complain. She did not expect that there would be hidden guards in the Misty Palace.
The leader of the hidden guards, Si Yu, was originally going to accompany Su Sheng to protect him, while the deputy leader, Xuan Shuang, was assigned to the Wumeng Palace.
Su Sheng arranged it for the Grand Master and the deputy leader of the hidden guards, Xuan Shuang?
If so, I'm afraid that everything he did in Wumeng Palace will be under Su Sheng's control. That's what Eunuch Fujin meant when he said that what happened in Wumeng Palace is clear to the emperor.
Su Sheng gave her a chance. If she accepted it, maybe the Phoenix Seal would still be hers.
"Thank you for your hard work, Sir Si Yu, guarding the Misty Palace."
Si Yu was slightly stunned and did not answer.
Ke Zixi's words made the queen completely collapse. The person guarding the Wumeng Palace was actually the leader Si Yu?
She took a step back decadently, unable to believe the fact that Wu Lan had clearly fallen out of favor for ten years. Su Sheng had never mentioned anything to her in the past ten years. How could someone who had imprisoned her for ten years still occupy Su Sheng's heart?
The queen was sent back to the Palace of Beauty, and Li'er lost the queen's protection and was dragged to death with a stick. Seeing that the queen had already suffered a defeat, the virtuous Shude dared to say anything? It was an advantage to Concubine Chen who had never cared about worldly affairs. If you don't do it, you will get the Phoenix Seal.
They didn't know that it was because Su Sheng had done nothing that he handed the Phoenix Seal to her.
After the dust settled, Ke Zixi sighed helplessly: "Mu Xue, how long do you think Zixi can keep this head?"
Because Su Sheng spoke this time and couldn't solve the case for half an hour, he was executed.
"Zixi is worrying too much." Su Muxue tried to reassure him, but Ke Zixi shook his head, "Accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. If one day Long Yan gets angry, it will be no joke."
"Whenever that day comes, I will definitely be the one standing by your side unswervingly."
"Come on, don't try to please me with your coaxing words." After Ke Zixi teased him, his expression became serious, "Mu Xue, do you know what I saw in the Misty Palace?"
"Oh? What?" Su Muxue asked seriously, because Ke Zixi would not talk nonsense so boringly.
"Miss Tang was injured in the Fog Palace. According to Eunuch Fujin, it was the Imperial Guards who killed her."
"Junior Guards?" Su Muxue's face remained normal. He knew Su Yue's skills and it was impossible for a mere Imperial Guard to hurt her.
The drama in the Mist Palace must have been her work. Su Muxue only felt that Su Yue was simply a mystery.
Chapter completed!