"Yè Běi Chén shēi yī pái, suān zhuǎn dōng xīng, 'Zhǐ huì zhī yào kào pà le?'"
The deep voice carried an overwhelming pressure.
The Consort Zhao's lips trembled, her sobs incoherent, tears streaming down, "Your Majesty, I know I am wrong. Will you forgive me, please?"
Yè Běi Chén looked at her like that, gently pinching her chin, "I heard that she saved your life, and for you, she should have a lifesaving debt. Such a loyal servant, how could you handle it so cruelly?"
"Your Majesty… My Lady…"
The Consort Zhao blushed to her cheeks red, wanting to explain, yet could not string a complete sentence together.
How could the cheap woman's favor be important when compared to the emperor's affection?
In the palace, isn't it like that for all the women? Who's the master that doesn't have one or two loyal servants? But who cares about that, really?
To blame, one can only blame that they were born into poverty, and did not become the master.
Yè Běi Chén seemed to know what she was thinking, mocking laughter, "Lin Cainv is a fake right? You are so eager to deal with her is afraid I find her, then deal with you, so might as well kill her mouth, hmm..."
The last "hm" was drawn out with a long tail, sending shivers down the listener's spine, yet it was also imbued with authority.
The Consort Zhao shockedly looked at him, his expression was extremely surprised, "I see, Your Majesty knows everything!"
No wonder the Emperor asks without question and directly promotes Hongyu as Cainv. It turns out that the Emperor knew it all along.
"I knew at first sight that Lin Cainv was a fake."
Yè Běi Chén nodded slightly, admitting it quite readily.
Hearing the Emperor admit it in person, the Consort Zhao's mood was quite complex.
She also felt extremely foolish, thinking she could not see through it at all, and living in constant fear and worry, afraid of being discovered by the Emperor at any moment.
"I don't understand, Your Majesty knows everything, why did you still make Hongyu a Cainv?"
She asked again in confusion.
Yè Běi Chén released her chin, stood up, "Of course, it's to warn you. Haven't you noticed that since the arrival of Lin Cainv, your favor has been decreasing day by day?"
The Consort Zhao shocked and stared with wide eyes, as if she were meeting Yè Běi Chén for the first time.
"I wonder why Lin Cainv was so favored. It turns out they are all fake, but I still can't see through it..."
Her expression was a mix of relief, regret, and self-reproach. She also felt incredibly foolish.
She also felt a sense of relief.
Yè Běi Chén didn't look at him, nor did he talk to her. He took a step towards the outside of Yáohuà Palace.
"Your Majesty, although I have made a mistake, it is only because I care too much about Your Majesty..."
The Consort Zhao looked towards the door, tears flowing again, sobbing uncontrollably.
Yè Běi Chén paused, his eyes flashing with a mix of emotions, but still ordered the Fu grandee standing at the palace entrance: "Transmit the Emperor's will: The Consort Zhao has been deceitful, obstructing royal ears, and plotting to harm others. She shall be demoted to an attendant in the lowest grade!"
The Consort Zhao fell to the ground instantly, her face as pale as death.
"Your Majesty, I have been by Your side for many years. Even if I made a mistake, could You not forgive me?"
The Consort Zhao fell to the ground, crying with great sorrow.
Falling from the lofty position of Consort to the lowest rank of attendant, such a great gap was naturally too much to bear.
Fu Gonggong looked at the Consort Zhao, his eyes flashing with sympathy.
But he didn't say anything, retracting his gaze, and respectfully addressing Yè Běi Chén: "The servant will obey the order!"
"Lin Cainv will return to being a palace maid and continue to serve you. It would be good for both of you to have each other as companions."
Yè Běi Chén furrowed his brow, speaking coldly again.
"Additionally, the palace maid Jin Si from the original Consort Zhao's side is to be executed with bamboo sticks!"
He glanced at Jin Si, who had already been frightened to the point of losing all color in her face at the palace gate, and added coldly!
Jin Si's entire body was also collapsed on the ground, her face as pale as paper, and her body trembling like a sieve.
"Your Majesty, spare my life, spare my life. The maid truly did nothing wrong; I only followed the orders of the Consort. Please, Your Majesty, spare my life..."
Jin Si was crying while kowtowing, her face full of fear and desperation.
Seeing that the Emperor did not pay her any attention, she crawled over on all fours. However, before she could get close, Fu Gonggong kicked her hard with his foot.
"You all, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and drag her away!"
Fu Gonggong pointed his finger at the accompanying small palace eunuchs and shouted.
"Yes, Grandpa!"
The several small eunuchs quickly approached, dragging Jin Si away, one on each side!
Jin Si, of course, didn't want to go and struggled wildly.
"Your Majesty, spare my life, the maid truly did nothing wrong. Please forgive the maid, I don't want to die..."
"Drag her away!"
Fu Gonggong saw that the Emperor's face was getting more and more impatient, clearly annoyed, and shouted again at the two small eunuchs.
"Yes, Grandpa!"
The two small eunuchs were frightened and couldn't waste time, they knocked Jin Si unconscious and dragged her away like that.
Yè Běi Chén quickly left with Fu Gonggong. He did not return to the Taihe Hall, but went to the Phoenix Palace of the Queen.
The commotion in the Yáohuà Palace immediately attracted the attention of the consorts and concubines from all over the palace. Soon, they all sent their attendants to inquire about it.
Although it was already nightfall, the time wasn't very late, and most people hadn't gone to sleep yet.
As the messages from the slaves below spread, the consorts and concubines from various palaces soon received the news, knowing the whole story. Following that, they were filled with glee and gloating.
The various palaces began to whisper among themselves in secret.
Mei Xiang Palace!
"My lady, the Consort Zhao is truly bold. She dared to take Lin Cainv, who is clearly not the person the Emperor wanted to find, directly to the Imperial presence..."
Yù Qiū was saying this to the Consort Meifei, who was pruning the branches of flowers by the window.
Mei Fei's hand holding the pruning shears paused, a faint smile playing on her lips, "The Consort Zhao has always been bold and arrogant, so it's not surprising that she would have such an ending!"
"I just wonder who the palace maid that the Emperor is really looking for is."
The Consort Meifei stopped pruning the flower branches and handed the scissors to Yu Qiú.
"Go and inquire about it. Find out who the palace maid is that the Emperor is really looking for and where she is now. Inform me of everything, no matter how small the matter may be."
Mei Fei furrowed her brows and opened her mouth coldly, ordering.
She was very suspicious that the woman in question was right in the Taihe Hall, right beside the Emperor.
"Yes, lady!"
Yu Qiú took the pruning shears from Consort Meifei's hand and respectfully replied, then withdrew.
The situation in other palaces was similar. They secretly laughed at the Consort Zhao while also sending people to inquire about the identity of the palace maid.
Yongfu Palace.
Rou Guifei paid little heed to the fate of Consort Zhao. What she cared about was when Chen Lang would come over.
Today is the joy of her promotion, and Chen Lang would definitely come.
Consort Zhao sat on the couch, staring at the door occasionally.
At this moment, Caimoyue pushed the door open and walked in.
Consort Zhao's eyes lit up, and she hurried to her feet, going over to Caimoyue and asking anxiously, "Caimoyue, has Chen Lang come?"
As soon as the words were spoken, Consort Zhao's eyes kept glancing towards the door, but there was no sight of Yè Běi Chén anywhere.
Caimoyue sighed softly.
Lady, your heart can no longer hold anything but the Emperor. She dare not tell you that the Emperor has gone to the Phoenix Palace.
If she knew that the Emperor wouldn't come tonight, but instead went to the Queen's Palace, she might not be able to sleep for the whole night!
"Where is Chen Lang, Caimoyue? Why hasn't he come over? Is he still busy?"
Rou Guifei didn't see Yè Běi Chén, and she got anxious instantly, asking Caimoyue in an anxious tone.
"Lady, the Emperor is busy at the moment, and he might not be able to come over for a while. Lady, it's better to rest early. Don't wait for him!"
Caimoyue dared not tell the truth and instead spoke in half-truths.
As soon as Rou Guifei heard this, she knew that Chen Lang wouldn't come, and she stood still instantly, becoming dumbfounded.
Then, she began to cry, and she couldn't stop.
