In Zhaoyang Palace, a group of palace servants are serving Concubine Lu to cleanse her face.
The palace door was wide open, and the wind carrying moisture blew in.
In front of the dressing table, her long black hair was spread loosely, and her hibiscus face, which had not been put on makeup, looked a bit old.
The ends of the eyes are slightly raised, and the movement of the eyes is full of cool demeanor.
Just as she was combing her long hair, she heard a sudden noise outside the palace.
Concubine Lu frowned and scolded,
"Go and see what all the fuss is about."
Before the palace attendants could turn around, they saw a red robe brushing past the palace door, and a bloody sword piercing the sky.
With a sound, a strand of Concubine Lu's long hair broke and fell lightly in front of her.
The sharp sword that cut through the sky, the bloody sword tip was nailed to the bronze mirror, and the bright red blood stains snaked along the thin cracks.
"Your Majesty..." The palace attendant shouted in panic.
Outside the door, the chamberlains and palace servants rushed in and surrounded him in a hurry.
Concubine Lu was sitting on the palace stool, holding on to the fallen strands of hair, staring closely at the man in red who stepped into the palace door.
She looked with fear and anger in her eyes.
"Boy from the Pei family, what do you want to do?" It took her a while to come back to her senses.
Pei Jinting turned the scabbard in his hand, with a slight smile on his handsome face.
"I heard that the imperial concubine likes bathing in hot springs very much. I have a good place here and would like to send my concubine there."
What he said undoubtedly exposed the lie that had been spread throughout the day, but people avoided telling Gu Qingyuan.
She knew that there were traces of what happened, and she would definitely be questioned after the incident.
But she has always had a good reputation. Even when the emperor hesitated, she even gave the crown prince position to the queen's son by kneeling outside the Chongming Palace.
She just wanted to hold the Queen's line up high, but in the end she fell hard.
She believed that she had handled this matter very cleanly.
Even if you are questioned, no one will suspect you later.
If she was really careless and was asked for some clues, she would have already found a scapegoat.
When Pei Jinting gathered many people in the palace for interrogation, she did not deal with the few who knew about it.
To act rashly at this time is just to alert the enemy.
It's better to wait and see what happens.
She had no enmity with Gu Qingyuan, and he had taken good care of her in the past.
Even if she died unexpectedly, there would be no suspicion on her head.
"Pei San, what are you talking about?" Concubine Lu was still sitting on the palace stool, her fingers curled up, as if she had tried her best to suppress the anger in her heart.
Pei Jinting sneered and pointed at the long sword on the bronze mirror.
"Since your noble concubine has given me a great gift, I should return the favor today."
The smile on his face disappeared in an instant, leaving a gloomy look in his eyes.
"If there are other accounts, we will settle them slowly in the future."
His tone was gentle, but it inexplicably sent chills down the spine.
The man's sleeves were like fire, and he lightly ordered the people who came with him,
"Have you asked which female officer is entertaining the lady?"
"She was 10 times more likely to take the drug than others who were aware of it."
For a time, the female officials and maids of Zhaoyang Palace were so frightened that they burst into tears and ran around in panic.
Concubine Lu was so angry that she was shaking all over, biting her lips tightly, her heart bleeding with hatred, but she could only hold on to the corners of her robe tightly.
Wait for her, wait for her, wait for her son to sit in that position, she will let the queen's family die without a burial place.
With a meaningless smile on his lips, Pei Jinting watched leisurely as those female officials and palace officials who knew about it took medicine even stronger than Gu Qingyuan's.
The emperor, empress and others who came after receiving the news saw that the Zhaoyang Palace was full of palace residents who were tied up like silkworm chrysalises and thrown to the ground to writhe.
"Your Majesty." Concubine Lu's eyes suddenly lit up as she saw her savior, and she burst into tears, "Your Majesty, you must make the decision for me."
Pei Jinting stopped there with his hands behind his back, waiting for the emperor to slowly walk up to him, speaking in a casual tone.
"Your Majesty, I will remember the gift given today to your noble concubine."
Concubine Lu was identified by Pei Jinting for a moment. She seemed aggrieved and rushed to the emperor's side.
"Your Majesty is aware that because of my cousin, I have always taken care of Ayuan, so why do you want to do something to her?"
"Is it possible that I called Ayuan over and wanted to support her and it was wrong?"
"You bastard." The emperor looked at Pei Jinting with his sharp eyes, cursed fiercely, and walked to sit on the Arhat's couch by the window.
Half a day has passed since the incident, and the emperor has figured out the whole story.
he asks,
"My beloved, you just need to tell me whether you are involved in this matter..."
Concubine Lu naturally denied it,
"Your Majesty, this matter really has nothing to do with me. I will not harm my cousin's daughter under any circumstances, even if it is not my cousin's flesh and blood."
"Young Master Pei is definitely what I am saying. Why don't I feel wronged..."
"I still feel that Third Young Master Pei is deliberately targeting me..."
Pei Jinting's eyes were cold, but his tone was extremely cold. He suddenly walked to the bronze mirror, and with a bang, he pulled out the long sword stuck on it.
Walked to Concubine Lu,
"Repeat what you just said."
He glanced at Concubine Lu coldly, took a sword flower, put it into its sheath, and said,
"If your Majesty wants evidence, you might as well ask the palace servants on the ground. I believe they will tell the truth honestly now."
"It's just that your Majesty still needs to discipline such a sly-hearted woman."
The emperor took a deep breath, took the long sword from his hand, struck Pei Jinting on the knee, and knocked him to the ground.
"Come here, strip off Concubine Lu's uniform and lock her in Zhaoyang Palace to think about her past."
He gritted his teeth and roared angrily,
"Do you think I am a dead person? Won't you come to me to complain?"
The emperor said, smacking the table.
Poor Zhaoyang Palace's exquisite and small desk was smashed into pieces.
"You traitor and a madman. Where do you think this is? This is the palace. Are you worthy of me and your aunt?"
The emperor took a few breaths and said in a deep voice,
"You stole my minister's bride. In order to delay your delay, I concealed it for you in front of a deaf and blind farmer."
"It's better now. You are holding a sword in my house and trying to kill my people. Tell me what you are thinking."
"If you have the guts to do it, then you have the guts to admit it."
Pei Jinting received two hard blows, his jaw clenched tightly and stretched out of his cheek, and he took a deep breath.
"Ayuan is my wife. If I don't protect her, who will protect her?"
"I'm just repaying him in his own way. This medicine hasn't been given to the imperial concubine yet... I'm thinking of your majesty's health."
When the emperor heard this, he almost choked to death with a mouthful of saliva. He squeezed the hilt of his sword tightly and tried to pull it out.
Pei Jinting seemed to be willing to give up and finished speaking in one breath,
"My wife has good determination. If she had been a weaker person today, it would have been irreversible. Can Your Majesty be able to bring the dead back to life, or can you compensate for the same bride and minister."
The emperor was so angry that he trembled all over and drew out a section of his sword blade.