Yu Liuqiang suppressed the horror in his heart and said: "The empress is joking. The Keliye family was already banned at that time and there were people guarding her everywhere. How could she collude with the nobles of Wei?"
"I was puzzled at first. It wasn't until I heard that Eunuch Yu was spending a lot of money and buying a house and a maid, that I remembered that I had neglected one person, and that was Eunuch Yu."
"The slaves were also grounded in Xianfu Palace at that time. How could it be possible..." Before Liu finished speaking, Xianyue said: "You were grounded, but you were brought to the Yangxin Palace by the Keliye Te clan.
At that time, the ban was almost lifted. It happened that at this time, the Yongshou Palace was in trouble, and Wei Jingxuan took the opportunity to come to the Yangxin Palace. If I am not wrong, you should be the one who set the fire in the Yongshou Palace."
Yu Liu hurriedly denied: "No, it has nothing to do with the slave. The slave has never done anything."
Xianyue smiled slightly, stood up and walked to Yu Liu who was trembling secretly, "I know that you are not a heinous person. On the contrary, you are the most filial person. Back then, you were willing to enter the palace to treat your mother's illness. After you became rich,
And I will take your mother to the city as soon as possible to enjoy her old age in peace."
Yu Liu's expression changed drastically, and he was even more surprised than before, "You...how did you know?"
Xianyue smiled and said nothing, Qi Kuan said from the side: "To tell you the truth, the master has asked me to secretly monitor you for nearly a month. If I didn't find out your details, how could you be here?"
Yu Liu bit his lip tightly and said in a trembling voice: "What do you want, the empress?"
Xianyue looked at him condescendingly and said word by word: "I want you to tell the truth in front of the emperor."
Yu Liu said without thinking: "Impossible!" After a moment of pause, he whispered again: "I have never done this before, what do you want me to say?"
Xianyue walked around him for a few steps and said in a cold voice: "Yu Liu, at this point, do you still want to pretend to be crazy and stupid in front of me?"
"It is true that I don't know anything about it. Even if I borrow my courage, I won't dare to commit arson. Please be clear to me."
Zhi Chunhan said in a cold voice: "Yu Liu, don't toast me and eat as a penalty."
Yu Liu gritted his teeth and said nothing, Xianyue said slowly: "I know what you are afraid of. Don't worry, as long as you do what I say, I will definitely save your life. Otherwise...you will be fine, but you
It’s hard to say mother.”
Upon hearing this, Yu Liu hurriedly said: "This matter has nothing to do with my mother. Please don't embarrass her."
"It's not me who wants to embarrass her, but you. Although I don't want to hurt innocent people and damage my moral character, I can't let the Wei family deceive the emperor. Yu Liu, please think carefully about whether you want to protect the Wei family.
Or your mother. There is only one chance, so don’t choose the wrong one."
Yu Liu kowtowed and begged: "Empress, please show me your noble hand and spare my slave and my mother."
"I will spare you today, but tomorrow...who will spare me?" Xianyue sighed softly and said, "Yu Liu, if you want to save your mother's life, tell the truth."
Hearing this, Yu Liu said with a mournful face: "Mother, you have a noble status, why do you have to embarrass me, a servant? As for my mother, she has suffered since she was young, and she even became blind later on.
I just want her to enjoy her old age in peace, so please be merciful and give me a way to survive."
Xianyue leaned down and said with cold eyes: "It seems that you don't believe me anymore. That's all. I won't force you. Take advantage of these few days to share the happiness of family relationship with your mother. From now on... only
I’m afraid there’s no chance.”
Yu Liu hurriedly grabbed the corner of Xianyue's clothes who was about to leave, and said in shock: "No, please have mercy on me! Have mercy!"
Faced with Liu's pleading, Xianyue said expressionlessly: "Take him out!" She is not an indecisive person. On the contrary, she is extremely decisive, sometimes even decisive to the point of ruthlessness. Once she decides something, she will do it decisively.
It will not change, just like when she was preparing to betray Yingge.
Yu Liu struggled and said: "My dear, you hurt innocent people like this, are you really not afraid of retribution?"
Xianyue stared at him without saying a word, and her indifferent gaze made the latter feel desperate. When he was about to be dragged out, he suddenly said: "Let me think about it for one night."
Xianyue raised her eyebrows and said, "You want to go back and report the news? It's useless. Wei Jingxuan can't protect you. If you don't want your mother to die in vain, the only way is to tell the truth."
Xianyue saw through her thoughts, and Yu Liuyi looked panicked. It seemed that what happened tonight was unavoidable. Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth and said, "Will the empress really save my slave's life?"
"What I say will definitely count!" After receiving Xianyue's guarantee, Yu Liu finally made up his mind, "Okay, I promise you!"
"Okay!" Xianyue's eyes flashed with joy and she said: "Tomorrow when the emperor comes to court, you will go with me to the Yangxin Hall. As for now, Qi Kuan, you take him to your room to stay for one night. Tomorrow
Bring him here." Although Yu Liu has already agreed, she has no basis for her words. She will never let Yu Liu leave at this time. If something happens, not only will all her previous efforts be wasted, but she may also be beaten up by Wei Jingxuan.
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Zhichun said doubtfully: "Master, why don't you go there now so that Wei Jingxuan can be convicted as soon as possible, so as to avoid long nights and dreams!"
Qi Kuan said in his ear: "The emperor is staying at Yimeixuan tonight. Do you want the master to go there at this time?"
Zhichun stuck out his tongue and said softly: "I actually forgot about this. In this way, I can only wait for tomorrow, hoping that nothing will happen again. It's true that the emperor has been
I have never called Lady Wei to bed, but I went to her place tonight."
Qi Kuan smiled and said: "Don't worry, I will keep a close eye on this Yu Liu and won't let him play any tricks."
The next morning, after Wei Jingxuan served Hongli to the morning court, she sat down in front of the mercury mirror with Xiangju's hand. After receiving the face towel from the palace attendant, she said doubtfully: "Where's Yu Liu? Why isn't he carrying the water?"
Wait for me to wash up."
The palace servant said in a low voice: "To tell you my master, Eunuch Yu didn't come back last night, and I don't know where he went. I was afraid that the master would be impatient, so I brought water in first."
Wei Jingxuan said displeasedly: "This Yu Liu must have gone to gamble again. He turned a deaf ear to my words and stayed out all night. This is really too much." After a pause, she said to Xiang Ju: "Go to Yu Liu.
Get him from the gambling place I frequent."
Xiangju left as she was told, and after about half an hour, she hurriedly came back and said, "Master, I have gone to look for you, and they said that Yu Liu never went there last night."
"Never been there?" Wei Jingxuan asked doubtfully, "Then where will Yu Liuhui go?"
Xiangju shook her head in confusion and said, "I don't know about this slave. Otherwise, I will look elsewhere."