In the study room of Zhang Qing Palace, Yu Wen Haoxuan frowned and looked at the reports submitted by officials from various places.
Liu Maolin quietly came to him, as if he had something to say, but when he saw his frown, he only changed the cup of cold tea on the table and stood aside silently.
"If you have anything to do, just tell me quickly." Yuwen Haoxuan said, still looking at the memorial in his hand. Liu Maolin had been following him for many years, and he knew the intention with just one movement.
"Empress Zhaoyi summoned Beauty Xi to Lanchi Palace."
"When did it happen?" Yuwen Haoxuan looked at Liu Maolin nervously.
"Just after the emperor and Xi Meiren separated in the morning."
Yuwen Haoxuan put down the memorial, stood up and went to the window to look in the direction of Lanchi Palace.
"If Your Majesty is interested, my servant can help you rescue Xi Mei." Sensing his uneasiness, Liu Maolin volunteered.
"No need." Yuwen Haoxuan subconsciously turned the fingers between his fingers, "If you can't deal with this little thing, how will you survive in the palace in the future."
"But Empress Zhaoyi is so ruthless in her dealings, are you afraid of this?" Liu Maolin expressed his worry, but what he said next was something that a slave of his should not say.
"Does Li Zhaoyuan know?"
"I saw Beauty Xi's maid returning to Wanyun Palace alone. Empress Zhaoyuan should know about it."
"Then nothing big will happen." Yuwen Haoxuan said and sat back at the table with peace of mind.
At the entrance of Sumeng Pavilion, Xuechun waited anxiously and kept looking towards the palace gate.
"Come in and wait." Fan Tao pulled Xuechun, who was pacing back and forth, "A beauty like you won't come back early."
"Sister Fantao, what should I do? The princess hasn't come back yet." Xuechun said and started crying anxiously.
"Xuechun, don't worry!" Fan Tao held Xuechun in her arms and comforted her, "Maybe Wang Zhaoyi can chat with the beauty."
"Let's go find Empress Zhaoyuan! The princess said that if she never comes back, let us go and beg Empress Zhaoyuan." Xuechun seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw, turned around and ran out.
"Don't go yet!" Fan Tao grabbed the reckless Xuechun and said, "The beauty has been gone for less than an hour. We can't be so rash. If nothing happens, won't it embarrass Empress Zhaoyuan? What if it's lunch time?
If the beauty doesn't come back yet, it won't be too late for us to go find Empress Zhaoyuan."
Xuechun looked at the sun and saw that lunch was less than half an hour away, so he forced himself to wait patiently.
In Lanchi Palace, Wang Baoluo and everyone chatted more and more happily, and seemed to have forgotten Xi Qian standing next to him.
Xi Xian's hands holding the incense burner couldn't help but tremble. The temperature on the surface of the burner had reached an unbearable level, but it was still rising.
Xi Qian bit her lower lip tightly, with tears in her eyes. She understood Wang Zhaoyi's vicious intentions. As long as she couldn't hold on, she would find reasons to punish Wang Zhaoyi, so she must persist even if the skin on her hands was burned off.
live.
Wang Baoluo picked up the tea cup and took a sip. After talking for a long time, her mouth was dry, but Xi Qian was still in no condition.
She glanced at Xiao Liangzi impatiently, and Xiao Liangzi understood it and stepped forward to take the teacup in her hand. As he stepped back, his elbows 'accidentally' touched Xi Xian's red and swollen hands.
The sudden sting made Xi Qian take a breath, and her trembling hands could no longer hold the hot incense burner. With a bang, the incense burner fell to the ground, and the gems embedded in the burner body flew everywhere. Several pieces of it flew away.
The red hot coals fell on Wang Baoluo's gorgeous skirt.
"That's a token given by the emperor when Empress Zhaoyi was conferring the title!" After a brief silence, someone shouted out first, followed immediately by a sound of regret and blame.
The moment the incense burner landed on the ground, the corners of Wang Baoluo's mouth slightly raised unnoticeably, and then he pretended to be shocked, picked up the incense burner on the ground and said, "How could you drop the token that the emperor gave to me?
What kind of heart do you have?"
"There were too many embers in the incense burner, so I didn't hold it." Xi Xian looked at Wang Baoluo stubbornly. This was obviously a well-planned trap. Her self-esteem did not allow her to lower her head and beg for mercy.
"You mean to say that I am deliberately trying to trouble you?" Wang Baoluo said with a contemptuous smile.
"I didn't mean that." Xi Xian raised her head and replied unyieldingly.
"Okay!" Wang Baoluo took two steps forward, stood in front of Xiqian and chuckled twice, then suddenly slapped him out. Xiqian covered her face and fell to the ground, feeling a buzzing in her head.
There was a fishy smell in his mouth, but he still stared at Wang Baoluo stubbornly.
"What? Are you not convinced?" Wang Baoluo waved his sleeves and returned to the main position, saying, "I will beat you today until you submit."
The two palace maids obeyed the order and stepped forward to hold Xi Dao down. Xiao Liangzi took out the stick he had prepared, rolled up his sleeves and walked forward with a grin.
Everyone's attention was focused on Xi Xian and Wang Baoluo. No one noticed that a concubine near the door winked at the maid behind her, and the maid quietly exited the palace door.
The stick hit Xi Xiang so hard on the back that many palace people couldn't bear to look at it, but instead of begging for mercy, she laughed provocatively.
Seeing Xi Zhi's abnormal expression, even Wang Baoluo, who had always been ruthless, couldn't help feeling frightened. He intuitively felt that Xi Zhi would be a formidable opponent.
"Stop!" Wang Baoluo signaled Xiao Liangzi to stop, and looked at Xi Qian who was vomiting blood and said, "You are really good. I want to see how long you can hold on and strip me naked and beat me." Since
If she cannot conquer the enemy physically, then she will completely destroy the enemy mentally.
Wang Baoluo gave an order, and Xiao Liangzi immediately tore off Xi Xi's palace clothes.
It was such a humiliation for a concubine to be stripped naked in public. Only a concubine who had an affair with an outsider would be punished by this punishment. No matter how strong Xi Qian was, she couldn't bear it and fought hard to break free.
After a fight, several palace residents felt exhausted. Xi Xian seized the opportunity to break away from the hold and hit the wall pillar next to her. Blood immediately spattered everywhere, shocking everyone in the palace.
The sudden change made Wang Baoluo stunned in his seat, and said with trembling lips, "Quick??? Take a look."
Xiao Liangzi bravely put his fingers under Xi Qian's nose, then suddenly fell to the ground, looked at Wang Baoluo with a pale face and shook his head.
Wang Baoluo slumped on the seat. She wanted Xi Xian to die, but it didn't mean that she was willing to bear the crime. Although Xi Xian's status was not high, she was still a feudal concubine and a princess of a country. Even if
Ning Guo did not dare to pursue the case because Jiang Guo was powerful, but would the emperor let her go?
"It's none of my business, she bumped into it herself." Wang Baoluo murmured to comfort himself, but everyone he looked at lowered his head and remained silent, and no one responded to her.
"A bunch of trash!" Wang Baoluo regained his usual majesty and said, "When there are benefits, they rush to stick to me. What's wrong now? Are they all mute?"
"Your Majesty, it's better to call the imperial doctor to take a look first." The concubine near the door said weakly.
Wang Baoluo nodded, looked at Xiao Liangzi and said, "Go and ask for an imperial doctor quickly. Be careful not to alarm anyone."