The most beautiful lady in the harem

Chapter 356 Golden Pimple

After the last incident at the Four Seasons Garden wooden bridge where Qin Liuse nearly fell off the bridge, Emperor Yongjia had reprimanded Concubine Li. Now he no longer had the patience to talk nonsense with her.

Everyone in the hall looked confused, wondering why the artillery fire suddenly shifted to Concubine Li.

Li Jieyu was also shocked by the words of Emperor Yongjia. Her legs went weak and she immediately knelt down, "Your Majesty, what are you talking about? What did I do wrong? Why do I have to go to the imperial mausoleum? I didn't do anything."

The imperial mausoleum was a place where only those who had committed serious crimes in the imperial city or the concubines of the previous emperor would go. Why would she, who had children, a daughter of Princess Anle, and a high position, go there?

Even if Emperor Yongjia died decades later, if Concubine Li was still alive, as long as she had given birth, she would not have to guard the imperial mausoleum. Therefore, Emperor Yongjia's words undoubtedly made Concubine Li's face burn with pain, leaving her no face at all.

Emperor Yongjia smiled coldly. He didn't need to know the cause and effect of this matter. He only needed to know that the eldest prince's fan was thrown into the lake by Concubine Li's people... then the truth of it all became clear.

"Wasn't that fan stolen by your people and thrown onto the lake?" When Emperor Yongjia said this, it was like a thunderbolt striking everyone's face. The expressions on everyone's faces were extremely beautiful.

Qin Liuse's initial expression was no different from theirs. He was equally shocked, shocked at how Emperor Yongjia could say this so decisively.

After all, even Qin Liuse himself only knew that Concubine Li wanted to harm him, but there was no substantial evidence later.

We even know who stole the fan, and there are witnesses... Qin Liuse pondered...

But I figured it out immediately.

It should have been seen by the secret guard following the eldest prince.

Concubine Li had planned everything carefully, but she failed because she didn't know that Emperor Yongjia had sent secret guards to protect the eldest prince.

In fact, she chose the wrong person to harm herself. If she had chosen another prince or princess, Emperor Yongjia might have had to guess if he wanted to find out the real culprit.

And that secret guard was the confidant of Emperor Yongjia, so naturally he only followed Emperor Yongjia's orders.

For a moment, Concubine Li's face turned pale.

She didn't expect that Emperor Yongjia would actually point her out, but since these words came from Emperor Yongjia's mouth, she didn't have the confidence to question Emperor Yongjia and ask him whether he had any evidence.

Li Jieyu was afraid that Emperor Yongjia would produce substantial evidence, but when death was imminent, she would always thrash her feet a few times, and then she cried again, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please don't wrongly accuse me. I was watching the moon in the Full Moon Terrace properly, how could I have the time to steal a fan! How could I do such a thing! I'm afraid someone else has framed me!"

When Emperor Yongjia heard that she still refused to admit her mistakes and kept making mistakes, he was no longer angry for the moment. He just curled the corners of his mouth in anger and asked Zhu Wanxi to call the secret guards over.

The identity of the secret guard was originally secret, so when he came in, he naturally changed into a maid's palace uniform, disguised himself as an ordinary maid, and lowered his head to speak to Emperor Yongjia.

"Your Majesty, I was just cleaning the garden when I passed by the lake and happened to see the maidservant beside Concubine Jieyu from a distance."

The secret guard raised his head and pointed at the maidservant beside Concubine Li, and continued, "This maid took advantage of the eldest prince eating and cut the fan from his waist. Then, she opened the fan and threw it into the lake. What this servant said is true, not a single word is false!"

After the secret guard said this, Emperor Yongjia asked her to leave.

No one among the crowd had the leisure to wonder why this maid looked unfamiliar and had never been seen in the palace. They were only concerned with pointing the finger at Concubine Li.

And that secret guard was able to accurately point out the maidservant around Concubine Li. For a moment, Concubine Li became completely limp, and she had no way to defend herself.

Among the people present, except Qin Liuse and Emperor Yongjia, no one else seemed to have expected that this incident could be man-made and thought it was an accident.

I didn't expect it was Concubine Li who did it.

The most shocked person was the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager was kind-hearted. She looked at Concubine Li with disbelief on her face. She found it hard to imagine that such a virtuous person would actually want to harm the royal heir.

The Grand Empress Dowager was so angry that she almost fainted on the spot. Upon seeing this, Emperor Yongjia quickly ordered people to bring a sedan chair to carry the Grand Empress Dowager back, and also sent the two Empress Dowagers back to the palace.

The Grand Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager Cixi really wanted to leave, one because she was angry and the other because she believed in her son. The rest of the situation was left to Emperor Yongjia to handle.

The Empress Dowager Dong just didn't want to get involved in Li Jieyu's affairs anymore. Since the matter was already a done deal, and looking at the look on Emperor Yongjia's face, there was no room for bargaining.

She was also afraid that Concubine Li would plead with her, so she left without hesitation.

As for what happened tonight, Emperor Yongjia issued an edict on the spot, saying that Concubine Li was of such a character that it was not suitable for her to keep Princess Anle, so she was sent to the imperial mausoleum far away from the capital to reflect on her mistakes.

Sending concubines to the imperial mausoleum is almost the same as sending criminals to exile at the frontier, which means they will never come back.

For Concubine Li, such a punishment was no less than being banished to the cold palace.

Qin Liuse was shocked by the decisiveness and speed of Emperor Yongjia this time. She originally thought that she would have to kick him again, but she didn't expect that before she could even open her mouth, Emperor Yongjia had already issued an order.

The reason why Qin Liuse wanted to add insult to injury was because she had known about this matter for a long time and had witnesses.

It’s just that there is no such ironclad evidence as the secret guards of Emperor Yongjia, but it is no problem to prove that Concubine Li had planned it in advance.

Nowadays, Qin Liuse has become the imperial concubine, and is second only to the emperor in the harem. There are countless people in the palace who want to get close to her, so it is not difficult to bribe a maid.

A few months earlier, there was a maid in Concubine Li's palace who had become her disciple.

Li Jieyu's personal maids were all brought from her mother's home and had served her since childhood. Naturally, they could not be bribed.

But as a second-class maid, it was different. She was assigned by the Shanggong Bureau and could often enter and leave Li Jieyu's palace.

So for Qin Liuse, this chess piece became a spy, who could bring her some news about Concubine Li from time to time.

Qin Liuse didn't care why these people followed her. After all, it was a relationship of interest. The fact that these servants saw her interests and were bribed by her showed that she was valuable and capable.

Then as long as I stay in this position, I won't be afraid that these people will turn against me.

From the very beginning, Qin Liuse knew that Concubine Li was up to something tonight, but Concubine Li had set up a good plan this time.

Qin Liuse knew that she wanted to harm her, but she didn't know through whom, so she was on guard tonight and asked people to send the little prince and princess back in advance, for fear that they would get involved or scare the two children.

A few days in advance, people from the Shanggong Bureau were asked to check one by one to make sure the wooden boards on the round moon platform were firm and the surrounding guardrails were strong, for fear that someone might accidentally fall into the lake while leaning on them.

Unexpectedly, she was so bold that she actually wanted to harm herself through the eldest prince.

That was the royal family's golden nugget, the first son of Emperor Yongjia. The secret guards took turns to guard and protect him day and night. It was a pity that Concubine Li was unaware of the situation and dared to plot against him.

Even if Qin Liuse did not help at that time, the secret guard would come out and rescue the eldest prince in just a moment.

When Qin Liuse saw the eldest prince fall, he had already guessed that it was a trap set by Concubine Li.

But in this situation, she had to jump out.

It didn't matter that the Empress Dowager disliked her for not paying attention to her appearance and not being dignified enough. No matter how many opinions the concubines had, Qin Liuse didn't take them seriously.

No matter how much they say, it's just jealousy and envy.

This leap was thanks to Concubine Li, who achieved two goals at once, gaining the trust of the eldest prince and the favor of Emperor Yongjia.

As a result, Li Jieyushi was directly thrown out of the imperial city by Emperor Yongjia.