The Empress of Zhen Huan Reborn

Before the emperor could speak, Lipin said, "That maid must have hated Concubine Xi, so she took this opportunity to get rid of the Seventh Prince and the Third Princess. Your Majesty, I did not do this, and I did not let any maid contact Pei'er."

The emperor looked at Lipin expressionlessly. He neither believed nor disbelieved her words in an effort to clear himself. He just looked at her in silence for a long time and then ordered Su Peisheng, "Go to the flower shop and bring the girl named Pei'er here."

Su Peisheng took the order and went down. This time, because he had a target, he came back with Pei'er sooner than the last time he went out.

Pei Er saw that the emperor, the empress and other ladies were in the palace. She bowed calmly and asked, "I wonder if the emperor sent me here, but I didn't do my job well and angered the emperor or any lady?"

The emperor began to look at Pei'er from the moment she entered the palace. Seeing that she had been so graceful since she entered the palace, he could not help but admire her character and said, "Raise your head."

Pei'er raised her head neither servile nor arrogant, allowing everyone in the palace to look at her. The emperor kept staring at her without any avoidance or fear, and asked aloud, "Don't you know why I asked you to come?"

Pei'er looked at the emperor with clear eyes, with a trace of admiration in her eyes, "This servant is stupid, I hope the emperor will make it clear."

The Emperor observed Pei'er for a long time and did not reveal any flaws. Either she was truly unaware, or she was too scheming. If it was the latter, the Emperor would never allow her to continue causing trouble in the palace.

The emperor pondered for a moment and whispered, "This palace maid said that Concubine Li had someone instruct you to send the geraniums to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Is this true?"

When Pei'er heard the emperor's question, she said without hesitation: "Yes, but I didn't do that."

The Queen then said, "You didn't do that, so why was the geranium sachet sent to the Seventh Prince and the Third Princess? The maid said she would follow your orders."

Pei'er slowly turned her head and glanced at the maid lying on the ground with her head bowed, and said with a faint smile: "Your Majesty and the Empress are wise, I have always been at odds with her, how can I order her to do things for me?"

Lipin was very panicked at this time and said: "Your Majesty, I am innocent. I did not ask anyone to do this."

The emperor ignored Lipin and continued to ask, "You just admitted that Lipin's maid went to see you. Do you know who it was?"

Pei'er thought for a while and whispered, "I don't know. I only know that she is a palace maid. But when she came to see me, she was wrapped very tightly. I don't know who she is."

The emperor didn't expect that the clue would be cut off like this. He looked at the maid who had been lying on the ground begging for mercy. "She said that she had always been at odds with you, so how did you obey her orders?"

The maid shrank all over, and couldn't think of a good excuse for a long time. At this time, Su Peisheng spoke up, "Your Majesty, when I went to fetch Pei'er just now, I also asked the servants in the flower shop. This maid is called Qiao'er. She and Pei'er have indeed always been at odds. The two have quarreled many times in the flower shop."

The emperor spoke again: "Are you sure you don't want to tell the truth? If you tell the truth, I can consider sparing your family's lives."

Seeing this, Qiao'er had to tell everything. It turned out that when Pei'er went out at night, Qiao'er had been secretly following Pei'er. She thought Pei'er was meeting her lover secretly and thought she could catch her. Unexpectedly, she heard the maid beside Concubine Li asking Pei'er to frame the Seventh Prince and promised to give Pei'er one thousand taels of silver after the success. Pei'er refused, but Qiao'er had a better idea. After Pei'er left, she stopped the maid and after settling the matter, she chose to take action today.

As for who the palace maid was, Qiao'er really didn't know, but they agreed to meet at the southwest corner of the flower shop at 11 p.m. after the matter was accomplished.

The emperor understood immediately, and it was likely that Pei'er was indeed unaware of the matter. "Su Peisheng, drag Qiao'er away and beat her to death with sticks."

Qiao'er wanted to beg for mercy, but Su Peisheng did not give her a chance and dragged her away directly.

When the emperor saw that there was nothing wrong with Pei'er, he asked her to return to the flower shop.

Pei Er hesitated for a moment, but decided to retreat. After leaving Sui Yu Xuan, she met Su Peisheng who was coming back to report. She quickly stopped him and said, "Eunuch Su, I have something else to say."

Su Peisheng was a little puzzled. "If Miss Pei'er had something else to say, why didn't she say it in the palace just now?"

Pei'er took out the jade pendant in her hand and handed it to Su Peisheng, "Eunuch Su, this was taken from the palace maid when she was not paying attention. I was afraid of alerting the enemy, so I didn't tell the emperor in the palace."

Su Peisheng took the jade pendant and looked at it carefully, with a hint of surprise in his eyes. This jade pendant was made of the finest white jade, and there might not be many palace maids in the palace who could own it.

Su Peisheng looked a little serious when he saw this, "Once we know about this, we will definitely present this item to the emperor."

Pei'er smiled from the bottom of her heart when she heard what Su Peisheng said, "I know I am not blessed enough to serve the Empress Xi, but the Empress Xi treats me very well, and I just want the Empress to live in peace in the palace."

It must be said that Pei'er's words really touched Su Peisheng's heart. There were too many servants in the palace who betrayed their former masters, and very few were as grateful as Pei'er. Su Peisheng had to think highly of Pei'er, so he also said a few more words to Pei'er, "If you can always maintain this kind of mentality, your blessings are still to come."

Pei'er smiled and said nothing more. She bowed to Su Peisheng and went back to the flower shop.

After Pei'er left, Su Peisheng looked at the jade pendant in his hand and had some guesses in his heart, as if he was holding a hot potato. After hesitating for a moment, he put it in his arms and went into the main hall to find the emperor.

At this time, the atmosphere in the hall was somewhat stagnant. At this time, Shen Meizhuang spoke up, "Although no evidence has been found, the palace maids have pointed out Lipin. I wonder how the emperor will deal with it?"

The emperor glanced at Concubine Li, who was still begging for mercy, saying that she didn't do it.

The emperor could not help but be filled with anger, "You didn't do it? Then how could anyone point fingers at you? Are they all risking their lives to frame you?"

The emperor looked at the concubines standing in the palace, "I have said long ago that I will never allow anyone in the harem to be so cruel and ruthless as to attack my princes. You have never taken my words to heart, right?"

Without waiting for the concubines to apologize, he ordered: "Su Peisheng, pass on my order. Lipin intends to murder the heir to the throne. She will be demoted to a commoner and sent to the cold palace. Lipin's family actually raised such a daughter. I will never tolerate it. All of Lipin's family members will be exiled to Ningguta and will be slaves to the armored men for generations."

Fei Yunyan listened to the emperor's treatment of her and cried and begged for mercy, "Your Majesty, I am innocent. I beg you to clear my name."

But the emperor no longer had the patience to listen to Concubine Li's words. Su Peisheng wanted to say something, but seeing that the emperor was still angry, he had no choice but to have Fei Yunyan dragged away.

After the emperor dealt with Fei Yunyan, he looked at the concubines in the palace and said in a deep voice: "I hope this is the last time. If there are still people who don't repent, don't blame me for not thinking of our past friendship."