Princess Desao didn't give Gu Xiyue a chance to say the rest, and a slap fell on top of the one slapped by Chao Li just now.
At this time, Gu Xiyue's face swelled even more, and her face was full of disbelief, as if she didn't expect that her mother would actually beat her herself.
Princess Desao's expression did not improve, and she still glared at Gu Xiyue with blazing eyes.
"You actually did such a thing. You are still a woman, but you are so cruel and ruthless."
At this moment, Princess Desao didn't care about Chaoli's slap, because Gu Xiyue really deserved a slap, and she didn't take the reputation of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion seriously.
"I didn't mean it. I was just angry at the time and wanted to give Chaoli some color. Who knew that things would become so big and even attract the Queen Mother and the Empress." Gu Xiyue covered her face and cried.
Chaoli's expression remained unchanged, "Mother, according to my sister's temperament, she absolutely cannot do such a thing. I'm afraid she was instigated by someone with intentions. I didn't say it in the palace just to save the face of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion. In this way, I will never do anything like this in the future."
It does not affect my sister's marriage. But I am still very curious about how my sister bribed the maid who served me wine, and why the next thing happened in a different direction. This matter was designed to be simple but not easy, and not difficult to say.
Hong Yu must have played a big role in it, right?"
Having said this, Chaoli's gaze was unabashedly focused on Hong Yu.
Hongyu knelt down tremblingly, "Prince Princess, I did not instigate the young lady, nor did I plan this matter."
As for Hong Yu, Princess Dessau has seen her through and through, knowing that such people used to hide in the past, and over the years have taught her daughter to become what she is today.
At this moment, Princess Dessau felt very regretful. It was only now that she saw Hong Yu's character clearly.
Gu Xiyue opened her mouth and didn't know how to answer for a while.
It was indeed Hongyu who told her about this matter, but it was also her own request from Hongyu to think of a solution for her in the beginning. If she had pushed it all to Hongyu, I'm afraid Hongyu's end would not be much better.
It's just that my mother is easy to fool, but Chaoli is not easy to fool.
In desperation, Gu Xiyue told the story.
"I wanted to teach my sister-in-law a lesson, so I asked Hongyu to think of a way for me, so she mentioned today's palace banquet. It was originally agreed to bribe the maid who would serve my sister-in-law wine, but I didn't know who would give it to me before.
My sister-in-law poured the wine, so she bribed another palace maid and asked her to find a way to send the original palace maid away. When I poured the wine for my sister-in-law, I wet her clothes and locked her in while she was changing her clothes."
After Gu Xiyue said that, she didn't dare to look at Chaoli anymore. She was a little afraid of Chaoli now.
Chaoli's eyes were filled with awe, "Did you know that the palace maid you bribed wanted to kill me? Spilling the drink was just a step, and spices were put in the room behind to add fun, otherwise Chaozhen wouldn't have met the guard.
Hanging out in bed."
"Wait, you mean, there is someone else plotting against you today?" Princess Dessau had already understood.
"Yes, in addition to my sister's scheme today, there are also people who use my sister's scheme against me. The queen mother actually knew it, but she didn't go into it deeply. It was because she could bribe the maid who poured me wine, and she could bribe her in advance. I'm afraid
It won't be simple. She is not afraid of the other party's calculations, but she is worried that she will jump over the wall and do something else to me. If this happens, I am afraid that I will be in big trouble, and even the Queen Mother will not be able to arrive in time.
That is to say, what happened today was started by my sister, but was taken advantage of by someone with ulterior motives."
Gu Xiyue also widened her eyes and looked at Hongyu who was kneeling on the ground.
Could it be that these are also related to ruby?
She just wanted to teach Chaoli a lesson, but she never thought about actually killing Chaoli, let alone ruining her reputation.
Chaozhen could be spared by the Queen Mother in the palace, but if it were Chaoli, she would definitely die today.
You know, Chaozhen is not married, so it can be said that she has bad conduct.
However, Chaoli was already married, and the Queen Mother granted the marriage to the Zhenbei Houfu by decree. This also had something to do with the reputation of the Zhenbei Houfu, and her moral character must not be compromised.
If Chaozhen was replaced by Chaoli, according to the Queen Mother's defense of her eldest brother, Chaoli would probably be killed on the spot without even a chance to defend herself.
Gu Xiyue was shocked into a cold sweat when she thought of this.
She was almost going to kill Chao Li and bring shame to the Zhenbei Hou Mansion.
"I don't know, I really don't know. What happened today is indeed in accordance with the young lady's instructions. As for other things, I don't know. I hope the lady and the princess will believe what I say. Every word of my servant is true, and there is absolutely no falsehood.
I beg the madam and the Crown Princess to spare this slave."
Hongyu knelt on the ground and kowtowed hard. The skin on her forehead was broken and some blood leaked out.
"Having said that, the rest will be left to mother to handle. My daughter-in-law will leave first." Chaoli said with a slight blessing.
Princess Dessau rubbed her brows tiredly and said, "You go back and rest first. You can also go see the lanterns today to relax. When I find out everything, I will definitely give you an explanation."
After all, it was Gu Xiyue's stupid thing that made Princess Desao feel ashamed.
"Thank you, mother." Chaoli turned and left.
The master and the servant walked to Tingyu Pavilion in silence. Qing Yi was puzzled but did not ask on the way.
When they arrived at Tingyu Pavilion, Qing Yi couldn't help but ask Chaoli.
"Miss, since today's incident was caused by the Fourth Miss, we should teach her a lesson. Why did the Miss leave like this? Aren't you afraid that the Madam will protect the Fourth Miss?" Qing Yi frowned.
Chaoli smiled gently, "No, Gu Xiyue must be taught a lesson for what she did, and my mother-in-law will not condone her. According to Xiyue's temperament, if she is only given a light punishment, she will not be able to remember.
, even her mother-in-law can’t protect her for the rest of her life.”
"What about Hongyu? Hongyu is the culprit. She planned what happened today!" Qingyi gritted his teeth, "When you encounter such a slave, you should sell her into a brothel and let her taste life worse than death.
taste!"
She knew from the beginning that Hongyu, the maid, was not a simple girl. With her appearance and figure, she didn't look like a maid, but like an enchanting aunt.
Originally, he looked like someone who was restless at home. Everything he said and did was artificial and uncomfortable.
Now, she is so bold that she dares to frame the noble concubine.
"It's not exactly Hongyu. She was also taken advantage of. She just didn't dare to tell the other person's identity, or she didn't know the other person's identity." Chaoli smiled.
Hongyu is indeed a bit clever, but her hands are not that long, so she cannot bribe the people in the palace if she wants to.
Qing Yi was simply frightened, never thinking that such a possibility existed.
"Then, does the lady know who the person behind her is?"