diskusbooks Chapter 499: Things Reversed
Chapter 499: Things Reversed
When Lord Kang saw Concubine Xiao, his heart skipped a beat and he immediately bowed and said,
"Your humble servant pays respects to the Imperial Concubine."
"Hmph! Lord Kang, don't think I don't know what you are thinking. You are secretly instigating the Third Prince to fight for the position of Crown Prince.
You have accused my father of a crime without knowing the truth. Do you think the emperor will believe it and Prince Rui will be shocked?"
Lord Kang said hurriedly,
"My Lady, I am wronged!"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Kun said,
"Your Highness, please be careful with your words. Please sit down first and don't tire the child out."
Concubine Xiao was exhausted from running here in a hurry, so she sat down as she was told.
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At this moment, Eunuch De outside the door reported,
"Your Majesty, Guard Captain Li requests to see you."
"pass."
"Here."
Guard Li strode in and knelt on one knee to report.
"Your Majesty, things have changed."
Emperor Kun frowned.
"Get up and talk."
"Here."
Guard Captain Li stood up and quickly glanced at the people in the room. He did not dare to delay and replied,
"Your Majesty, I have re-interrogated the private soldiers involved. The confessions I obtained are exactly the opposite of what Lord Kang found out."
Lord Kang was a little annoyed when he heard this, and he bowed to Emperor Kun and said in defense,
"Your Majesty, I, along with several officials from the Ministry of Justice, have been interrogating the case together. How dare I lie?"
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Emperor Kun nodded and believed what he said, and said to Guard Captain Li with some displeasure,
"explain."
Guard Captain Li bowed and said,
"Well, Your Majesty, I have detained and interrogated the people separately, but the spearhead is all directed at Lord Kang and Lady Xianfei's father, Lord Liu.
At first they confessed that they were Prime Minister Xiao's private soldiers, but that was not the case.
Under torture, they finally admitted that they were private soldiers raised by Lord Liu. Of course, Lord Kang was also involved. "
When Lord Kang heard this, he flew into a rage.
"What nonsense! Would I sue myself? Am I a fool?"
Li, the chief guard, was pressed by Lord Kang's aggressiveness and became angry. He asked back,
"Is Lord Kang angry because of shame? They both have the word Kang and Liu tattooed on their arms. How does Lord Kang explain this?"
"What? How come I didn't notice it during the interrogation?"
"You ask me, how do I know?"
Guard Captain Li was tall and strong. When he stood up, he was a head taller than Lord Kang and looked down at him.
"You? Humph! I won't talk to a fool."
"Your Majesty! I am innocent!"
Lord Kang seemed to have suffered a great injustice. He was so angry that his whole body was shaking, his beard was trembling, and his eyes were slightly red. He was about to ask Emperor Kun to make the decision.
He was interrupted by a cry of grievance from the side.
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"emperor."
Concubine Xiao, who had been silent but secretly delighted in her heart, finally spoke!
She stood up and took Emperor Kun's sleeve and said with tears in her eyes,
"Your Majesty, you must seek justice for my father! If it weren't for Guard Captain Li who found out the truth in time, my father would have almost been wrongly accused to death!"
After saying this, she picked up the handkerchief and wiped her tears.
Emperor Kun patted her hand gently and said,
"Your Highness, go back first. It is important to take care of your health. I will handle this matter impartially."
"Your Majesty, I believe in you. I will take my leave."
Concubine Xiao looked at Emperor Kun with deep affection and admiration, then she walked out triumphantly with her big belly.
The two senior palace maids Qiushi and Chunhua who followed outside the door hurriedly stepped forward to support Concubine Xiao.
"My Lady, please wait a moment. I will ask someone to bring the sedan chair."
"No need. I need to take a walk. My belly is getting bigger and I need to move around a bit."
"Here."
The two senior palace maids carefully supported Concubine Xiao, who was in a good mood, and slowly walked towards Ruyi Palace.
At this time, Concubine Xiao was even more convinced of the Button Fairy's great abilities!
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On the way,
Concubine De and Concubine Xian came out happily after taking a stroll in the Imperial Garden.
I happened to see Concubine Xiao walking back to Ruyi Palace.
"Oh! Is it the Imperial Concubine? I pay my respects to the Imperial Concubine. Are you here to take a walk in the Imperial Garden as well?"
The virtuous concubine bowed and greeted with a smile.
Concubine De also bowed slightly and said,
"I would like to pay my respects to the noble concubine."
Concubine Xiao was in a good mood and smiled at the two of them.
"My two sisters, please get up quickly. My belly is getting big, so I need to go out for a walk."
The virtuous concubine looked at her smile and secretly curled her lips, thinking, I knew you went to the imperial study, so I ran out to wait for you to make a fool of yourself! Pretend! I asked you to pretend!
She pretended to be worried.
"My Lady, you don't know that something big has happened outside, do you?!"
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Concubine Xiao knew what she was going to say when she saw her cunning look! She was so angry that her teeth itched, but she pretended not to know and asked,
"Ah? What happened? I am really ignorant!"
"Look, I know that you have locked yourself up in Ruyi Palace all day and never go out. This is not a good thing.
The same goes for the servants in your palace. They dared to conceal such a big thing.
Alas! I won’t keep you in suspense any longer! I hope you won’t get anxious and upset after knowing it. That would be my fault!”
Concubine Xiao pretended to be anxious and said,
"Speak now! I am not that fragile yet."
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Concubine Xian nodded sympathetically.
“To be honest with you, Your Majesty, there are rumors in the palace that your Prime Minister father actually has several thousand private soldiers, which is a capital crime!
Don't blame my sister for being too talkative. No matter what the Prime Minister's purpose is, this radical approach is unacceptable.
Now that the private soldier incident has been exposed, and the fake silver issue has come out, I heard that the Emperor is furious. It seems that the Prime Minister cannot escape the blame!
Your Majesty, this is all I have to say. You should hurry to the imperial study and beg the emperor for mercy!
Oh! By the way, I heard that the student’s impersonation was also related to the Prime Minister? ! "
After saying this, he pretended to be worried and secretly glanced at Concubine Xiao.
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Qiushi and Chunhua couldn't bear it any longer and shouted,
"Your Majesty, be careful with your words. Our Imperial Concubine has not yet..."
Before he could finish his words, Concubine Xiao interrupted him by waving her hand.
The virtuous concubine was unhappy and opened her mouth to get angry at the two servants, but when she raised her eyes she saw the smile on Concubine Xiao's face.
She was stunned for a moment, thinking that it was the news she released that scared Concubine Xiao silly.
He immediately stopped talking, not daring to stay any longer, and pulled Concubine De and said,
"Sister Defei, let's go!"
After saying that, the two were about to leave.
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Behind him, Concubine Xiao's laughter could be heard.
"Wait a minute, my two sisters!"
Both Defei and Xianfei stopped and turned to look at her.
Concubine De bowed and asked,
"What else do you have to say, Madam Concubine?"
"Why are you two sisters leaving in such a hurry? I have a piece of news that I haven't told you yet?!
You two should hurry to the Imperial Study and beg the Emperor, right?"
When Concubine Xiao said this, she looked at the two confused women with disdain.
De Fei said,
"I don't know what the Imperial Concubine means by this. I don't understand."
The virtuous concubine thought that Concubine Xiao was seeking revenge to anger them.
"My Lady, please don't be too sad. I am just telling you out of kindness and I mean no harm."
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