"Humph, flat body" the Queen Mother snorted from her nasal cavity, and then said dullly
Ye Qingmian straightened up and looked at the Empress Dowager with confusion in her eyes.
"I wonder why the Empress Dowager came to find this concubine?" Ye Qingmian stood there and said without being humble or arrogant.
"What do you mean?" The empress dowager's face darkened, causing the maids beside her to tremble with fear, fearing that it would harm her.
"I'm asking you," Ye Qingmian said calmly, "after all, it was you who found me, wasn't it?"
"Could it be that if I didn't look for you, you wouldn't even think of coming to pay my respects?"
The Empress Dowager's voice was full of anger. She thought she was still the master of the harem after all, how could she allow this little concubine to ignore her existence like that?
"I haven't forgotten, but you still went to find me after all, so it's natural for me to ask you," Ye Qingmian continued.
"Huh, of course?" A very scary smile appeared on the Queen Mother's face, looking extremely sinister.
"Isn't it?" Ye Qingmian said without fear.
"Wait a minute and you'll know what it means; of course."
When Ye Qingmian heard the Empress Dowager say this, she couldn't help being shocked. She had seen the serious consequences of saying this last night, and now...
"Come here, take Concubine Ye to the prison and wait for her punishment." The Empress Dowager said sternly, and immediately several soldiers with knives came in from the outside and surrounded Ye Qingmian.
"I wonder what crime my concubine has committed?" Ye Qingmian asked while holding back her anger.
"You seduced the emperor, made him uninterested in government affairs, and committed adultery in the harem. How dare you ask?" The Empress Dowager had a look of disdain on her face.
"Is there any evidence?" Ye Qingmian asked coldly, "Don't mention that I have no initiative in this matter. Furthermore, even if you want to punish me, it should be the emperor himself, not you, the Queen Mother."
"The Ai family is in charge of the harem, and all the people and things in the harem are decided by the Ai family." The Empress Dowager waved her hand and said impatiently, "Take it down."
"You can't..." Just when Ye Qingmian was about to explain, Xiao Guizi's shrill voice came from outside, "The Emperor is here."
The Queen Mother's expression changed slightly and she immediately regained her composure, looking at Ye Qingmian without changing her expression.
"I would like to express my regards to the emperor's mother." Nan Fengyu hurriedly entered the Shoukang Palace and saluted anxiously.