After I became a passerby, I saved the villain's family

Soon, Li, the steward of the imperial kitchen, came to the pavilion trembling with fear.

"Your servant greets your majesty." Manager Li prostrated himself on the ground.

Mr. Luo said, "Manager Li, did the lotus cake made by the imperial kitchen today contain cloves?"

Steward Li replied cautiously, "Your Majesty, the lotus cakes made by the imperial kitchen never contain cloves."

"You're talking nonsense!" Concubine Jia said sternly.

Steward Li lowered his head even lower, "Your Majesty, I dare not lie."

"The Imperial Concubine eats a plate of lotus cakes every day. Today's lotus cakes are made by the new cook in the Imperial Kitchen. The cook was afraid that it would not be cooked well for the first time, so she made an extra portion for the servants to taste. The remaining lotus cakes are still in the Imperial Kitchen. If the Imperial Concubine does not believe it, you can send someone to check it out."

"The Imperial Kitchen has never let Ding Xiang go. Your Majesty, please understand!"

There was no need to check, Emperor Chengren already knew what was going on.

"Someone, bring the eunuch and the maid in to me!"

Emperor Chengren said angrily.

The eunuch in charge of raising monkeys and the palace maid who bumped into Princess Yuyao came to the pavilion trembling with fear.

He knelt on the ground with a plop and kowtowed desperately.

"Your Majesty, spare your life! Your Majesty, spare your life!"

"Tell me! What's going on!" Emperor Chengren scolded.

"Your servant, your servant really didn't mean to bump into Her Royal Highness the Princess. Your Majesty, please spare my life!" the maid said tremblingly.

Xiao Yuyao snorted coldly, "The intersection is so wide, and I have been talking to the Princess of Leping County, so it is impossible that I didn't hear anything. If you didn't do it on purpose, how could you have bumped into me so accurately!"

"Your servant...your servant..." The palace maid avoided his gaze.

Emperor Chengren waved his hand.

"Come here, drag him to the Ministry of Punishment." Eunuch Luo ordered.

When the palace maid heard that she had to go to the Ministry of Punishment, she immediately panicked.

"Eunuch Luo, don't! I..." After taking a look at Concubine Jia's vicious eyes, a trace of struggle flashed across the maid's face.

"It's Concubine Jia! When the Concubine heard your highness's voice, she ordered me to bring snacks to bump into your highness, and also ordered me to make sure to pour all the snacks on your highness!"

"You slut!" Concubine Jia pointed her finger at the maid, so angry that she couldn't speak.

"Everything I said is true. This is all I know. Please spare my life, Your Majesty!" The palace maid prostrated herself on the ground in fear.

"Empress Jia, what's going on?" Emperor Chengren looked at her angrily.

"Your Majesty, I am innocent!" Concubine Jia said in panic, "Please do not listen to this palace maid's one-sided words, Your Majesty!"

Suddenly, the little monkey seemed to smell something, and it broke free from the eunuch's arms and fell to the ground.

"Protect the emperor! Protect the emperor quickly!" Eunuch Luo shouted in panic.

Just as everyone was about to take action, they saw the little monkey run towards the snack crumbs on the tray and start eating them without caring.

The little monkey kept stuffing the residue mixed with soil into his mouth, looking very hungry.

Jiang Ruoli couldn't bear it.

[How long has this person been hungry? How pitiful...]

Emperor Chengren understood.

He looked at the eunuchs kneeling below and scolded: "How are you taking care of this monkey?!"

"Your Majesty, spare my life!" The eunuch was shaking all over, his voice was almost inaudible:

"Yes...it was the Imperial Concubine who ordered me not to feed Yuanbao these days. After arriving at the Imperial Garden, the Imperial Kitchen sent some snacks, and Qinglian, the maidservant beside the Imperial Concubine, fed Yuanbao a piece of lotus cake..."

Upon hearing the eunuch's confession, Concubine Jia almost fainted.

The maid Qinglian knelt on the ground in panic, begging for mercy: "Your Majesty, please spare my life! I just fed Yuanbao something because he was too hungry. I really didn't mean it!"

Jiang Ruoli was in deep thought.

[The lotus cakes were delivered directly from the imperial kitchen to the imperial garden.]

[If there was any manipulation, time is urgent and the evidence must still be with them. ]

Qinglian kowtowed repeatedly, and as his body swayed, a small paper bag slipped out from his sleeve.

Doctor Chen picked up the paper bag, opened it and saw some powder inside. He fanned it gently with his hand and smelled it.

"Your Majesty, it's clove powder," said Doctor Chen.

Now what else is there that people don't understand?

"Empress Jia!" Xiao Yuyao was furious. "You have such a vicious heart that you actually wanted to harm me all along!"

Concubine Jia was really panicked this time.

"Your Majesty, I didn't!" She knelt beside Emperor Chengren, crying, "Don't believe what they said. How could I know that the princess came to the Imperial Garden today? Your Majesty..."

Yunmei, who was beside Xiao Yuyao, stood up and said respectfully:

"Your Majesty, the plum blossoms have been blooming well these days. Your Highness goes to the Imperial Garden to pick plum blossoms almost every day. This is no secret in the palace."

"Good! Very good!" Emperor Chengren was extremely angry and looked at Concubine Jia.

There was heartache, disappointment and reluctance in his eyes.

"Your Majesty!" When Concubine Jia met Emperor Chengren's gaze, her heart trembled.

Emperor Chengren withdrew his gaze and no longer looked at her.

"Luo Rong, announce my decree. Imperial Concubine Jia's words and deeds are inappropriate and she is not worthy of being called a virtuous woman. Effective immediately, she will be demoted to Imperial Concubine Jia and confined to Yonghe Palace for three months."

"Your Majesty..." Concubine Jia's face turned pale and she fell to the ground.

"These two palace servants dared to murder the princess. Drag them away and beat them to death."

"As for this beast..." Emperor Chengren looked at the little monkey.

[Empress Jia is very bad, but this little monkey is innocent! ]

Seeing that Emperor Chengren still wanted to deal with the little monkey, Jiang Ruoli cried out silently in her heart.

"Father, please let me deal with this creature." Xiao Yujing said suddenly.

Emperor Chengren waved his hand and said it didn't matter who handled it.

"I am a little tired... Luo Rong, go back to the Yangxin Palace."

After saying this, Emperor Chengren stood up with the help of Eunuch Luo.

Ignoring Concubine Jia who was lying on the ground with a dazed look on her face, she left the pavilion.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty!"

After Emperor Chengren left, Xiao Yuyao stood up and looked at Concubine Jia lying on the ground.

"Humph! It's your own fault."

After saying that, he took Jiang Ruoli's arm.

"Li'er, let's go!"

Jiang Ruoli hurriedly bowed to Xiao Yujing and walked out with Xiao Yuyao.

Before leaving, he glanced at the little monkey curled up on the ground.

[How will His Royal Highness deal with it...]

Eunuch Wu was also very curious.

"Your Highness, this monkey..."

"Take it back." Xiao Yujing said coldly.

Upon hearing this, Concubine Jia immediately asked, "Your Highness, this golden monkey was sent by my brother, and I love it very much. It's just an animal that doesn't know anything. Can Your Highness spare its life?"

Eunuch Wu said, "Madam Jiafei, when you used this little monkey to harm Princess Yuyao, why didn't you consider that it was your beloved thing?"

"Someone, take it away."

After saying that, he quickly followed Xiao Yujing out.

Concubine Jia watched the little monkey being carried away, her hands clenched into fists, her eyes full of unwillingness.

"Xiao Yujing, Xiao Yuyao, wait for me!"

......

After such a commotion, Xiao Yuyao lost interest in strolling around the garden and pulled Jiang Ruoli back to Minghua Palace.

"I knew it would happen if I ran into Concubine Jia, oh no, now it's Concubine Jia. Every time I run into her, nothing good will happen."

Xiao Yuyao came out from the inner room after changing her clothes and said angrily.

"Your Highness, is your hand okay?" Jiang Ruoli was still concerned about Xiao Yuyao's scratched hand.

"You mean your hand?" Xiao Yuyao stretched out her hand in front of Jiang Ruoli, shook it, and said with a smile: "This was actually scratched by a branch when I was picking plum blossoms yesterday!"

Jiang Ruoli looked carefully at the back of her hand. There were only a few scratches on it, some of which had already scabbed over.

Jiang Ruoli breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, Princess Yuyao's face was saved this time.

While the two were talking, Eunuch Luo came in with his men.

"Your servant greets the princess and the county lady." Eunuch Luo knelt down and saluted.

"Eunuch Luo, is there anything my father needs?" Xiao Yuyao asked.

"In reply to your Highness, His Majesty is worried that you were frightened today, so he specially ordered me to bring you some soothing soup."

Eunuch Luo looked at Jiang Ruoli and said, "The county lady should drink some too."

Jiang Ruoli was about to say no, she was not afraid.

Then Eunuch Wu came in with his companions.

"Eunuch Wu? Why are you here?" Xiao Yuyao wondered. Normally, Eunuch Wu didn't come here for eight hundred years.

Seeing that Eunuch Luo was also there, Eunuch Wu paused.

"Reporting to Your Highness, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that this golden monkey is a rare animal with a docile personality. It would be a pity to kill it like this, so he specially ordered me to send it to the Princess of Leping County."

Jiang Ruoli was stunned.

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