Gu Qingyuan heard the emperor say that she should be sent to the reflection room in the inner palace.
There was no resistance at all.
The purpose of the reflection room in the inner palace is to allow the concubines in the inner palace to reflect on their own mistakes.
Once inside, people are not allowed to sleep or eat, and they are not necessarily given water.
The most important thing is to make people change their ways.
Not only that, but female officials would also be sent in to talk to the concubines and palace officials who had made mistakes.
The torture was repeated over and over again until the person being tortured lost his will and spirit and relented.
The inner palace was under the management of the queen. When Gu Qingyuan was taken away, the emperor looked at the queen and said,
"How many days does Zitong think he needs to be detained?"
As the king of a country, the emperor originally did not care about such household matters.
However, one of the parties involved is Pei Jinting.
In addition, Lu Wenze went to the palace to complain, demanding severe punishment for Pei Jinting.
Only then did he have to bring up the old matter again. As long as Gu Qingyuan was more stubborn, he could get away with it if he could.
The emperor also didn't understand why Gu Qingyuan was so willing to risk everything, even her own reputation.
Just to protect Pei Jinting.
There was a noise outside the palace door, and the emperor was very angry. Before he could stop scolding him, he saw Pei Jinting striding in from outside.
The queen didn't expect Pei Jinting to come, so she stood up instantly,
"Jingheng. Why did you come in?"
"If I don't come, will I have to watch my wife being sent to the reflection room?"
His voice was hard.
"Wife... this marriage must be dissolved. Your Majesty and I are just helping you clean up your family and straighten the family tradition."
"Jing Heng, please don't interfere in this matter again!" the queen reminded her, with a clear meaning.
Pei Jinting pulled Gu Qingyuan to his side.
"How can I ignore my wife? I'm not that cowardly. Your Majesty, your Majesty, your empress, and all your lords, if you want to know anything, you might as well come to me."
Just now in the side hall, he thought for a long time, and he was definitely not going to do anything to Gu Qingyuan that His Majesty really wanted to do.
Seeing that Duke Zhen Guo had been found, across the border, the neighboring countries ceded territory to pay compensation because of Duke Zhen Guo's incident, and Dazhou received countless benefits.
This is all because of Duke Zhen.
If a great hero were to attack his daughter, it would chill the hearts of the soldiers.
Pei Jinting's eyes narrowed and he protected Gu Qingyuan from letting her go.
The servants knew the emperor's love for Pei Jinting, so how could they dare to be violent when facing Pei Jinting?
Those who are older may have seen the emperor holding Pei Jinting on his lap while reviewing memorials.
The queen shouted sternly, "Take her away."
The queen has been in power for many years, and she still has some power.
Two chamberlains immediately stepped forward to pull Gu Qingyuan away.
The other palace attendants were a little hesitant and subconsciously looked at the emperor's face.
They were all waiting for the emperor to speak.
"What? What I said doesn't work anymore?"
The emperor hesitated for a moment and said,
"Well, it's better to listen to what Jing Heng wants to say first..."
The queen was so angry that her hands were shaking slightly.
"Your Majesty, what else can he say? If this matter is not dealt with, is it possible that others will follow suit?"
"Do you want a woman to ruin Jingheng?"
Pei Jinting's attitude was respectful,
"I told my father about this matter during the day, and I was not acting impulsively."
"If the empress feels that there is no place for me and my wife in the capital, you can ask your Majesty to banish me to the border."
"Now that the country is facing a crisis, as a man of Zhou Dynasty, we should not shy away."
These words not only made the queen sullen, but also the emperor.
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
He slapped the table and interrupted Pei Jinting's words.
He held on to the armrest and half stood up, just now he was thinking of saying a few words to him.
Now, it can only hang there.
"I know that I am sorry for Your Majesty and Your Majesty, so I can only hide my face and leave, so as not to make My Majesty angry."
Pei Jinting looked directly at the queen.
"One slap can't make a difference. No matter what, we did it together as husband and wife. If the queen wants to punish me, let's punish her together."
The queen's fingers were trembling and she looked at Pei Jinting intently.
"Okay. What a heroic speech. You are responsible for your feelings. Are you trying to beat a mandarin duck? Have you become a bad person?"
She sneered and said suddenly,
"Jing Heng. You are a smart man. If you don't want the Pei family to be embarrassed, you know what to do."
"This woman betrayed her fiancée and did despicable things. Even going to the introspection room is a trivial matter. She should go to the ninth hell and suffer the pain of burning her body."
"In the future, you will forever fall into the realm of animals."
Gu Qingyuan's face turned pale, every word the queen said struck a chord in her heart, and her lips trembled uncontrollably.
Pei Jinting said ugly words to the queen, but she did not get angry. Instead, her eyes were deep and a smile bloomed on her lips.
"Aunt, I remember you once said that you are very grateful to the person who saved me when I fell into the water."
"Now this person is standing in front of you. If she wants to go to the animal path, then I don't know which path I should go to?"
The queen suddenly felt as if she had been struck by lightning.
It seems that I can't understand what Pei Jinting said.
"What do you mean?" She looked at Pei Jinting and felt something was wrong.
Gu Qingyuan also had a loud bang in her head, and the look of shock on her face was no less than that of the queen.
She recalled the scene that flashed through her mind when she jumped into the Lotus Pond in the palace that day.
But wasn't the man who saved Pei Jinting Chen Zhao?
Although she had been ill once, she did not lose all her memories.
Gu Qingyuan looked at Pei Jinting doubtfully, and unexpectedly flashed back to the scene in the rain.
Her thoughts began to waver again.
The queen looked at Gu Qingyuan in disbelief.
How could it be related to Gu Qingyuan? We’ve all made mistakes before?
No. Maybe all this was just pretended by Jing Heng to excuse the woman Gu.
Pei Jinting was not in the mood to argue with the queen. He smiled and asked,
"Ms. Gu is as kind as a mountain to me, why don't I help her?"
The Chongming Hall is like a fortress silently embedded in the rocks on the seabed.
Silently watching the changes in the surrounding water flow, it remained as quiet and peaceful as ever.
Lu Wenze, who had been silent for a long time, looked up at Gu Qingyuan.
After learning the truth about the bride-kidnapping from Chen Zhao, Lu Wenze felt offended, despised, betrayed, and humiliated.
Gu Qingyuan is nothing. She is just a woman who has never been possessed by anyone.
Without her, there are other women to marry.
But the moment he heard the queen say that she was going to be sent to the reflection room, Lu Wenze still hesitated a little.
In the panic-stricken night, the leaves were rustling, and the evening breeze cooled his fevered mind.
"Your Majesty, if you do something wrong, you deserve to be punished."
This means that he will not give up.
Pei Jinting looked at Lu Wenze with deep eyes,
"Jingyi Hou, next time, don't use raw jade as a stone again."
"If you don't know the goods, there will always be someone who is more discerning than you."
Lu Wenze's eyes were red, and he stared at Pei Jinting, inadvertently showing a hint of viciousness.
"Your Majesty, there is someone at the palace gate asking to see you." A chamberlain, ignoring the people in the palace, hurried in, holding something in his hand.
After the emperor took it, he was shocked and looked at Gu Qingyuan with a complicated expression.