mtl008 Chapter 680 Deprivation of title
Chapter 680 Deprivation of title
As soon as An Lingrong lifted the curtain, she heard Concubine Hua taking the responsibility for herself without hesitation.
She quickly quickened her pace.
"Concubine, please pay your respects to the Emperor!"
"Your son pays respects to the Emperor!"
Princess Zhaohua and Princess Anle, who followed closely behind, also saluted in unison.
"Be flat."
The emperor waved towards Zhaohua and asked with concern, "I heard that you were accidentally burned. Is it serious?"
"Replying to the Emperor, the charcoal basin was in the corner, and no sparks splashed on my daughter when it was turned over."
Zhaohua walked up to the emperor in two or three steps, her face as bright as a flower. "Father, the charcoal basin was knocked over by a female official before she gave a lecture. None of the sisters were hurt. I specifically told the servants not to tell anyone about it to avoid worrying you and mother. How did you know this?"
"I heard it from your Majesty."
The emperor patted Zhaohua's shoulder gently, his eyes full of love.
"It'll be fine if you don't have anything to do."
Concubine Zhen and her servant were still kneeling on the ground, while Concubine Hua was standing beside them with her neck held high and confident.
It’s Concubine Hua again!
The emperor sighed inwardly, she was really not quiet at all.
An Lingrong spoke in confusion before the emperor could.
"Your Majesty, what's going on?"
The emperor sighed tiredly and gave Su Peisheng a look.
Su Peisheng understood and bowed quickly.
"Reporting to Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine, Her Majesty the Concubine Zhen fell into the cold pond..."
Su Peisheng vividly recounted the conversation between the three of them to An Lingrong.
There is obviously something very strange about Concubine Zhen falling into the water today. I wonder how the master will solve the case?
He glanced at Concubine Hua out of the corner of his eye. She was another poor person after the Guwaljia clan!
When An Lingrong heard what Su Peisheng said, she stood beside Zhen Huan with heartache.
"Your Majesty, it's all my fault."
"If I hadn't been so preoccupied with Zhao Hua's burns that I hadn't changed my route, perhaps we could have passed by the cold pond. I have enough people with me, and if they had been there, Sister Zhenpin wouldn't have suffered so much."
The emperor immediately grasped the key point.
"Oh? You have to pass through Hanchi on your way to the Imperial Academy?"
An Lingrong looked at him doubtfully and reported the truth.
"Your Majesty, one of my eunuchs was sweeping the Imperial Gardens. Seeing my anxiety, he pointed out a shortcut. However, the path was narrow and the sedan chair couldn't pass through, so I walked."
The emperor thought of the order in which Concubine Jing had said the people left, and a complicated feeling flashed through his mind.
"Noble Concubine Hua, why on earth did you kick someone into the water?"
Concubine Hua pursed her lips and spoke angrily.
"Your Majesty, I heard that Zhaohua was accidentally burned at the palace school. I am worried about Anle who goes to school with him, so I want to go and check on him."
"Who knew that just as we were near the cold pond, I heard Concubine Zhen standing in front of the cold pond say, 'I am on good terms with Concubine Duan. If Your Majesty wants to know some secrets, please send your attendants away and come and listen.'"
"Your Majesty, you know that I am the most curious."
"I did as I was told and walked towards Zhenpin alone."
"Who knew that the woman would fall backwards and hit me."
"In my desperation, my foot became disobedient and I kicked him out."
"Before Concubine Zhen fell into the cold pond, she was already shouting for help!"
"Your Majesty, there's something even more outrageous going on. Concubine Zhen was thrashing around in the pool. When she saw me, she screamed, 'Why are you here?'"
"Hanchi is the only way to get to the Imperial Academy. I haven't heard you issue any order forbidding me to go there."
"She is just a little concubine, what right does she have to give orders to me?"
"I was so angry that I threw a hand-cuffed ball. But my aim was bad and I missed."
The emperor subconsciously looked at the purple bump on Zhen Huan's forehead. Concubine Hua's aim was not good enough, so what would be a good one?
He went over Concubine Hua's words in his mind and looked straight at Zhen Huan.
"what do you say?"
"Your Majesty, I am wronged. Concubine Hua is slandering me with empty words!"
Zhen Huan refused to admit it.
She clearly saw the Imperial Noble Consort's sedan chair, so why was it Concubine Hua who came last?
She had originally planned to fall to the side and pretend to have sprained her ankle.
The inexplicably appearing Concubine Hua kicked her into the cold pool without saying a word.
Zhen Huan didn't know whether An Lingrong heard what they were doing, but her suffering couldn't be in vain.
At this time, the curtain moved, and Hanzhu, who was serving Concubine Jing, knelt on the ground to report.
"Your Majesty, I found a young eunuch acting suspiciously in the imperial garden. I had him tied up."
"I heard that Concubine Zhen had fallen into the cold pond, so I brought her here."
Without the emperor's order, Su Peisheng went out and brought the person in.
As soon as Bao'e saw the little eunuch's face, she cried out in surprise.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it was this young eunuch who told me that the princess had been accidentally burned in the palace academy. I remember it clearly: there was a black spot the size of a sesame seed on the joint of his little finger."
Zhen Huan didn't expect Bao'e to have such a good memory.
She comforted herself in her heart that the eunuch who delivered the message was sent by Xiao Yangzi himself, and he stayed in the cold pool forever and was dead without any evidence.
Everyone in the palace has a few evil-minded servants under his command. This has nothing to do with her.
The young eunuch was one of the batch that entered the palace in autumn. He had been learning the rules before. After finally being assigned to sweep the imperial garden, he was given the job of delivering messages.
As soon as he heard that something big had happened in Hanchi, he instinctively felt that he might have done something bad with good intentions.
Those sitting in the main hall were the most distinguished masters in the palace. He told them everything without Su Peisheng asking any more questions.
"Your Majesty, I shouldn't have run to Jiangxuexuan to deliver the news just for a few taels of silver. I beg you, my lords, to spare my life!"
"One tael of silver?"
Concubine Hua's bright eyes were fixed on Zhen Huan.
"How shabby!"
Zhen Huan's body swayed and she fell softly towards Cui Jinxi.
This time it wasn't that she had to pretend to be unconscious, but she had really suffered a great hardship and couldn't bear it.
When she regained consciousness, she heard Cui Jinxi muttering beside the bed that the emperor had stripped her of her title.