Azhao hurried into Kunning Palace. She was now the eldest maid beside the queen, and she still had the right to take a bath when she came back.
However, as soon as she stepped into the palace, eunuchs came to report her.
"The Queen is looking for you, please go to the palace first."
Azhao said: "What does the Queen want from me?"
"Why are you asking so many questions? Just come over to find you."
"The past will naturally pass away, but... I just came back in a hurry, and I'm afraid I smell a little bad. Can my father-in-law wait until I'm clean before heading back?"
The eunuch glared at her, "Are you asking the Queen to wait for you?"
Azhao gritted his teeth and said, "...Okay, father-in-law will lead the way."
Ah Zhao followed the eunuch into Yuan Dai's bedroom. Yuan Dai was standing by the desk, with his head lowered, not knowing what he was writing.
The eunuch stepped forward and whispered: "Mother, Azhao is here."
Yuan Dai immediately raised her head and looked at Ah Zhao below with sharp eyes.
Meeting Yuan Dai's eyes, Ah Zhao suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart.
The next second, several eunuchs suddenly appeared out of nowhere and held her down. Yuan Dai's voice sounded from above her head: "A Zhao, please plead guilty!"
She was confused, panicked and confused, and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Yuan Dai asked her to plead guilty. Could it be that she found out that she was an undercover agent? Or was it that Yuan Dai didn't find out, but became suspicious of her, so he used this method to defraud her?
No matter what, she couldn't mess up the situation by herself.
Ah Zhao took a deep breath, then raised his head and looked at Yuan Dai, "What are you doing, Your Majesty? I haven't done anything, how can I plead guilty?"
Yuan Dai sneered, "If you admit it now, I might be able to treat you lightly."
Azhao gritted his teeth, "How can I admit something that I have never done?"
"I would also like to ask your Majesty, what did I do wrong?"
"What did you do wrong? The white jade bracelet that the emperor gave to me some time ago has disappeared. Someone around me said that you took it."
Hearing this, Azhao breathed a sigh of relief.
It's okay, okay, as long as her undercover identity isn't discovered.
But this breath of relief only lasted for a few seconds, because then Yuan Dai issued an order: "Drag her out and give me a stick to beat her until she tells the whereabouts of the bracelet!"
Ah Zhao was dumbfounded, "Mother, I'm not..." Before he could finish his words, he was dragged out with a struggle.
Soon, the sound of sticks could be heard in the courtyard, and from time to time, Ah Zhao's wailing could be heard, "Mother, slave, slave, you are unjust."
Yuan Dai listened to Ah Zhao's wailing outside, and slowly picked up the tea on the side, took a sip, and suddenly felt a bit of the fun of palace fighting.
For people like Ah Zhao, you can't reason with her, just drag her out with brute force and beat her up indiscriminately. You'll feel happy and have your revenge, that's all.
The sound of the panels outside became louder and louder, and Ah Zhao's wailing voice became weaker and weaker.
On the other side, Zhao Li also received the news that Yuan Dai punished Azhao in the palace.
The reason is that Ah Zhao stole a bracelet from Yuan Dai.
Azhao was a chess piece that he had finally buried in Yuan Mansion, and he couldn't just lose it. So after hearing the news, Zhao Li immediately got up and hurried to Kunning Palace.
I also heard a lot of people talking on the road.
"The Queen has always been kind-hearted. Since she is so angry, it must be because the palace maid has done something unforgivable."
"That's right, the Queen never punishes her subordinates. Last time I accidentally smashed a cup in Kunning Palace and placed it in another palace. I was inevitably beaten, but the Queen didn't say anything.
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"No, from this point of view, that Azhao should deserve it."
When Zhao Li, who was passing by, heard this, her nose almost became angry.
What do they know?
These are just illusions put on by Yuan Dai to deceive them. These little palace maids were deceived by giving random charity.
Zhao Li arrived at Kunning Palace soon. After receiving the eunuch's words, Yuan Dai put down the pen in her hand and showed a smile.
It would be great if Zhao Li came, but she was afraid that she wouldn't come.
She left the palace, and a clear voice sounded in the courtyard, "I wonder why Concubine Zhao is here?"
Zhao Li glanced at Ah Zhao, who was lying on the bench, dying, and said: "I was passing by Kunning Palace and heard the maids saying that the Queen was punishing the servants. I heard wailing outside and couldn't bear it, so I thought...
Please beg for mercy for this little palace maid."
The eunuch moved a chair and placed it behind Yuan Dai. Yuan Dai sat down and then sneered.
"I am dealing with a lowly maidservant under my command, so you, a little concubine, can speak for me?"
"Keep beating me! Beat her until she tells me where my things are!"
Azhao felt bitter in his heart.
If it was really what she did, forget it, but she didn't take the bracelet at all, so how could she tell where it was?
Zhao Li was speechless for a moment. She looked at Ah Zhao who had lost half of her life and was worried. Then she said: "I feel that this palace maid has not made any big mistakes. She just needs to teach her a lesson. If
It would also be bad for the queen's reputation if she caused a loss of life."
"I don't have to worry about Concubine Zhao's reputation. It's better than Concubine Zhao anyway."
"Besides, this palace maid is not related to Concubine Zhao, so why does Concubine Zhao care so much about her?"
"Your Majesty, I think too much. I just can't bear to see others mistreating my subordinates like this." Zhao Li's tone had a hint of yin and yang.
Yuan Dai slapped the chair under her heavily and said angrily: "Is Zhao Concubine pointing at me for being cruel?"
"The empress made it clear that I did not mean this."
"I couldn't make it clear, so Concubine Zhao just pointed at me and scolded me. It seems that I have not been in the palace for a while, so it is time to learn some rules!" Yuan Dai glanced at the eunuch behind her, and then said: "Come on.
My dear, please hold Concubine Zhao down and give her fifty lashes, otherwise you will really lose sight of me."
Then several eunuchs rushed up and held Zhao Li down. Zhao Li struggled violently and looked at Yuan Dai with wide eyes in disbelief.
"How can you be so unreasonable, Queen?"
Yuan Dai walked up to Zhao Li, patted her cheek with her hand condescendingly, and said in an arrogant tone, "I am unreasonable, what can you do?"
After saying that, she turned around and said, "Hit me!"
Zhao Li's screams sounded behind her, and the board hit her body, causing unbearable pain. In addition to the pain, there was also the humiliation and resentment of being pressed down and beaten.
Her long nails were tightly clasped on the wooden bench beneath her. Sawdust dug into her nails and blood seeped out. Zhao Li gritted her teeth and said angrily: "Yuan Dai, just wait for me!"
Yuan Dai stepped forward and slapped Zhao Li directly, knocking her face sideways. Soon her fair cheek became swollen.
"Is this my name that you can call directly?"
"Keep fighting! Focus on me, if you can't beat me to death, then beat me to death!"