I'm reborn, only a fool would spoil you

Beating, beating to death?

Empress Gao's words "beaten to death" made Fu Yuyao's face turn pale. She huddled in Gao Yan's arms, trembling, her little hands tightly clutching Gao Yan's clothes, as if this was her only life-saving straw.

Feeling the woman trembling in his arms, Gao Yan felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife. He knelt directly in front of Empress Gao and begged, crying:

"Aunt, please don't do that. If you kill her, Gao Yan will die with her!"

When Empress Gao heard this, she was so angry that she almost fell down.

Is this the prince from her mother's family?

Are you willing to give up your life for a woman in a brothel?

Queen Gao wanted to see whether her temper was harder or Gao Yan's words were harder.

"Why don't you drag him away and beat him to death?"

Empress Gao shouted loudly, and several eunuchs immediately stepped forward, grabbed Fu Yuyao, dragged her to the bench and pressed her down.

The sound of "Pili Bala" of the board rang out, accompanied by Fu Yuyao's shrill screams, and her perky buttocks were soon covered with bloody marks.

"No, no, Yao'er - Yao'er -"

Gao Yan's eyes were bloodshot, and he struggled madly to break free from the guards' shackles, rushed over and threw himself on Fu Yuyao, trying to protect her with his body.

Tears welled up in my eyes.

Gao Yan shouted at the top of his lungs:

"Aunt, this is all my fault. It has nothing to do with her. I was obsessed with showing off the majesty and splendor of the palace to my beloved woman, so I insisted on bringing her into the palace..."

These words completely absolved Fu Yuyao of all blame and put all the blame on Gao Yan himself.

Among the crowd watching, some people couldn't help but talk about it.

"What a lovesick person."

"Don't mention it, the Zhenguo Mansion is full of romantic men. When the current Zhenguo Duke was young, didn't he also fight to death for that... concubine Miao Niang?"

"Hush, be careful of the Royal Guards..."

Fu Yuzheng in the crowd heard this and felt nervous. Could this concubine "Miao Niang" be Gao Ni's biological mother?

The noble lady who mentioned Miao Niang just now shut up immediately after hearing the words "Jinyiwei". Fu Yuzheng instantly understood that the concubine Miao Niang must be Gao Ni's biological mother.

When Lady Lin, the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo, heard the name "Miao Niang", her face turned gloomy. She suddenly thought of a possibility: her Gao Yan might have really inherited his father's lovelorn habit.

If this is true, Gao Yan would rather die than not protect Fu Yuyao, until... they die together.

Thinking of this, Lady Lin, the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo, could no longer care about anything else. She fell to her knees and begged Empress Gao for mercy:

"Empress, it is true that my concubine has violated the palace rules by entering the palace. We, the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion, accept the punishment for this mistake. But... the crime is not punishable by death! Please have mercy on me, Empress, and give me a lighter sentence."

Queen Gao glanced at Lin, and she finally understood why Gao Yan was so smart when he was a child, but became so terrible when he grew up.

What a loser a loving mother is!

It's all because of the unprincipled Lin's spoiling!

Given Empress Gao's personality, she should teach Gao Yan a lesson at once, even if it means losing half her life!

Old Madam Gao twirled her Buddhist beads in her hands, and remained silent. She and her daughter, Empress Gao, agreed that her grandson Gao Yan was too outrageous and should be severely punished.

A beating with a stick is good!

But Lin from the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion could not bear it anymore. Seeing that Empress Gao refused to give in, she simply threw herself over and lay on her son, taking the blame for Gao Yan.

Mother and son are connected by heart, and she really couldn't bear to see her son being beaten so badly!

Just when the noise was getting out of control, a charming voice came from outside the crowd: "Hey, Queen Sister, what are you guys making a fuss about?"

Fu Yuzheng turned her head and saw a graceful palace concubine in a yellow palace skirt, walking towards her with her waist twisted, supported by a palace maid.

Fu Yuzheng recognized her. She was Consort Xiang, the most favored concubine of Emperor Jingde and the mother of His Royal Highness Prince Jing.

Concubine Xiang and Empress Gao have always been at odds with each other. Today she came specially, obviously wanting to laugh at Empress Gao's joke.

As expected, Concubine Xiang hit the sore spot of Empress Gao as soon as she opened her mouth:

"Today is the Emperor's birthday. On such a happy day, it's unlucky for the Empress to be fighting and killing here, right?"

Queen, you are deliberately causing trouble for the Emperor, which is extremely disrespectful to Him.

Queen Gao maintained a decent smile on her face, but she couldn't help feeling a little scared in her heart.

Concubine Xiang was right. Today was indeed a happy day. It would be unlucky if she really beat Fu Yuyao to death here.

Moreover, she didn't want Emperor Jingde to blame her.

So, after careful consideration, Empress Gao temporarily changed her words and said, "My sister, the imperial concubine, you are worrying too much, but a small punishment for the illegitimate family members is not considered a fight and killing."

As soon as these words were spoken, Fu Yuzheng understood that Empress Gao had spared Fu Yuyao's life.

However, I don’t feel sorry about it.

Because in Fu Yuzheng's view, killing someone should destroy their heart. If Fu Yuyao died when Gao Yan loved her the most, and Gao Yan remembered her for the rest of his life, it would not be considered a successful revenge.

If she has to die, Fu Yuyao must die... after Gao Yan abandons her. She must feel that her love is destroyed, her world collapses, and her life is worse than death. Only then can it be considered a true revenge!

Therefore, even if Concubine Xiang did not take action to stop it today, Fu Yuzheng would find a way to save Fu Yuyao's life first.

Just as Empress Gao raised her hand to stop the beating, the eunuch suddenly shouted, "The Emperor has arrived."

Upon hearing this, Fu Yuzheng immediately followed everyone else and bowed her head in greeting.

She quietly raised her eyelids again, and what came into her eyes was the majestic figure of Emperor Jingde.

He was in his early forties, and his steps were as agile as a dragon. Every step he took seemed to step on everyone's heart, and his majesty and dignity made it impossible for people to look directly at him.

Emperor Jingde was in high spirits when he arrived.

However, when his eyes fell on the blood on Gao Yan and Fu Yuyao's buttocks, his expression instantly turned pale. Obviously, he felt a little unlucky.

Emperor Jingde asked Empress Gao with a slight displeasure: "On such a happy day, what is the Empress doing?"

Empress Gao's face turned pale. She knew that it was Concubine Xiang who had the Emperor brought in. She hurriedly explained in a respectful voice, "Yan'er made a mistake, and I will punish him slightly."

Emperor Jingde pursed his lips, obviously not satisfied with this explanation. He turned to look at Concubine Xiang.

Imperial Concubine Xiang understood very well and immediately said with a sweet smile, "Your Majesty, there is a little story hidden here. This woman is the favorite woman of the prince of the Zhenguo Mansion. She was brought from that... Chunxiang Tower. The Queen was angry and spanked because this woman came from an unrighteous background."

As soon as she finished speaking, Emperor Jingde's face darkened. His eyes darkened, and he couldn't help but label Gao Yan as "lust-induced stupidity".

Empress Gao saw this and knew something was wrong. For Gao Yan's future, she hurried forward to explain, "Your Majesty, this girl is not from an unjust family, but the daughter of the Marquis of Jingyang."

She tried her best to restore a good impression for Gao Yan.

However, it was all in vain, because Emperor Jingde would ask the Jinyiwei to collect market news and report it every day, and he already knew Fu Yuyao's bad reputation.

the difference is……

Before, Emperor Jingde only knew Gao Yan's deep love for Fu Yuyao from the memorials. Now that he saw with his own eyes that Gao Yan was willing to die for Fu Yuyao, his impression became extremely deep.

At the same time, Gao Yan's image of being "blinded by lust" was also deeply rooted in Emperor Jingde's mind.

Almost in an instant, Emperor Jingde ruthlessly removed "Gao Yan" from the list of people to be reused in the court in the future.