Several women from the Chen family who were attending the banquet with her immediately changed their expressions. They immediately came over, tugged on her sleeves and said.
What was smashed was Concubine Cui's bracelet. The evidence pointed to the wife of County Uncle Li. To stand up for her now would be to offend Concubine Cui. The Chen family had sided with the King of Shu a long time ago. Her current actions,
It is very possible for others, Concubine Cui, to misunderstand something.
"Whether it was slander or not will come to light after the palace guards investigate." The expression on Concubine Cui's face has returned to calmness, but the suppressed anger in her voice can be heard by everyone.
She lowered her head and looked at the broken bracelet on the ground. As the direct daughter of the Cui family and a noble concubine in the palace, even though she had seen many kinds of treasures, the destruction of the jade bracelet still made her feel very sad.
What's more, that woman is actually the wife of the Chang'an county uncle, so naturally she won't let her go like this.
The silver-haired woman turned her head, looked at Ruyi and asked, "Are you okay?"
"It's okay." Ruyi smiled and said, "Thank you just now."
The Crown Princess came over and said, "Why is that bracelet here? Is it possible that someone deliberately framed it?"
Ruyi looked at the maid who was covering her face, and her eyes were slightly averted.
The sound of neat footsteps came from outside the door, and a group of guards walked in quickly from outside. The leader of the guards walking in the front walked straight in front of Concubine Cui and said respectfully: "See you, Concubine Cui!"
Concubine Cui said coldly: "Let me investigate carefully. I don't want to wrong anyone. I must find out who did it!"
"As ordered!" The leader of the guards bowed and responded.
…
…
"Servant, I just ran over there and accidentally bumped into Mrs. Li. The bracelet fell out of her sleeve and broke into pieces..." The maid told the leader of the guards what had just happened.
stated it again.
The guard didn't expect that things turned out like this.
When someone circulated the news just now, they just said that the imperial concubine had lost her bracelet, and no one was out in the palace. All she had to do was ask the palace maids or harem ladies to search everyone. It was easy to find out who had taken the bracelet of the imperial concubine Cui.
You can find out.
However, now there is no need to even check.
"Mrs. Li, is this true?" He looked at the woman standing there and asked, feeling a little confused in his heart.
The famous Uncle Li County, who has never heard of him? Even the King of Shu does not pay attention to that man, and he is favored by His Majesty. If this matter is not handled well, big trouble will happen.
Ruyi pointed at the maid and said, "The bracelet fell from her sleeve and fell to the ground."
As soon as these words came out, there was a bit of silence in the venue, and even Concubine Cui had a look of astonishment on her face.
That maid was Concubine Cui's personal maid. Could it be that the maid stole the bracelet and accidentally broke it, so she simply blamed Mrs. Li?
Or is she simply following someone's orders and trying to frame someone up?
The former is naturally impossible. How could a little maid have such courage? Once found out, there would be no way to survive in this harem.
And if she was framed, the person behind her would be obvious.
Concubine Cui's face showed a cold expression and she said, "You mean to say that I deliberately put the blame on you?"
"You were clearly the one who stole the bracelet, and you turned around and framed the imperial concubine. How audacious!" A woman in palace attire came out from behind Concubine Cui, pointed at Ruyi, and said sternly.
"Princess Duanyang, this matter has not yet been decided, please be careful with your words." Miss Chen San walked up to Ruyi, looked at the woman in palace attire, and said softly.
Seeing her coming out, Princess Duanyang couldn't help but take a step back. After all, her fierce side just now was still fresh in her mind.
"Princess Duanyang, let's wait until this matter comes to an end before we say these words." A beauty in palace attire next to Concubine Cui also said.
Princess Duanyang's face changed. Even Concubine Yan stood up, so she couldn't say anything else.
Although her sister is a noble concubine, in the harem, besides the queen, His Majesty’s most favored concubine is Yan Fei. If it were not for the Cui family, I am afraid that the title of noble concubine would have fallen to others as early as ten years ago.
On the head.
The leader of the guards hesitated for a moment and then said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty and the Queen, I am afraid that this matter will have to be decided..."
The matter involves the imperial concubine and County Count Li's wife, so it is not his decision. The empress is the master of the harem, and it is most appropriate to leave matters concerning the female family members to the empress, and the empress and your majesty are in the palace nearby.
You can report it.
"What's wrong?"
A voice came from behind, and more than a dozen guards voluntarily made way for a passage. When they saw the two young men walking in from the outside, many people in the palace had expressions of surprise on their faces.
"Li, County Uncle Li..." The leader of the imperial guard walked over and said immediately: "I have met His Highness the Crown Prince, and I have met County Uncle Li."
Seeing that familiar face, Miss Chen San showed a complicated look on her face. Ruyi stood there while the Crown Princess walked towards Li Xuan.
"What's going on?" Li Yi looked at the leader of the guards and asked.
"Master Li, it's like this..." The leader of the guards described to him what had just happened.
"Is he County Uncle Li?"
"How did he get in?"
"My wife actually did such a thing. This County Uncle Li is afraid that he will lose face today..."
…
There were whispers in the hall, and many people pointed in this direction. Concubine Cui looked at Li Yi, with an unpredictable expression on her face.
"I understand." After listening to the words of the guard leader, Li Yi nodded and walked to the maid.
The maid raised her head, her eyes evasive, not daring to look at him.
Snapped!
Li Yi slapped the maid on the face, looked at her and asked coldly: "Who gave you the courage!"
The force of this slap was much greater than before. The maid staggered and fell to the ground, with blood flowing from the corner of her mouth.
The slap was crisp, and after that, there was a long silence in the hall.
Miss Chen San's slap just now was for the maid's disrespect towards the county uncle's wife. Although her behavior was a bit extreme, even Concubine Cui couldn't say anything.
And this County Uncle Li slapped him so hard in front of everyone, so he didn't take Concubine Cui seriously, didn't he?
"Bold! How did you get in?"
I don't know how long it took, but finally a sharp voice rang out. Princess Duanyang who had just spoken pointed at Li Yi, then pointed at the guards and said, "Is this a place where anyone can come in? Why don't you hurry up?"
He takes it!"
"The Secret Service has been ordered by Your Majesty to maintain public order in the Furong Garden tonight. The imperial concubine has lost her bracelet, so it is natural that she must investigate it carefully." Li Yi took out a sign, looked at the woman in palace clothes and asked: "Auntie,
May I ask you are……"
"Auntie..." The woman in palace clothes had a big mouth and her face turned red.
Pfft...
Several young women in the background couldn't help covering their mouths and laughing.
"Don't be rude." Miss Chen San stepped forward, looked at him and said, "This is Princess Duanyang."
"It turns out that this aunt is Princess Duanyang. I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Li Yi glanced at the woman, then said to Concubine Cui: "Concubine Cui, don't worry, the Secret Service will definitely investigate this case.
"
Concubine Cui glanced at him and asked, "Oh, how are you going to check?"
Li Yi pointed at the maid and said: "This bold and cheap maid actually dares to steal the queen's bracelet and blame others. Don't worry, the queen will not recruit her now. When she gets to the Secret Service, she will do anything."
This sentence made countless people in the hall look stunned.
This County Uncle Li is really - really unreasonable.
They didn't even conduct an investigation and just jumped to the conclusion. Regardless of whether it was the maid who did it or not, when she got to the Secret Service, could she still be left to confess or not?
His support for his wife is too obvious, right?
It is said that Li County's uncle is arrogant because of his favor, but now, he doesn't even look down on Concubine Cui...
[PS: The update is completed today, all channels on the 18th. There are only two updates today and tomorrow. For various reasons, I can’t save the manuscripts. Try to endure these two days and save some manuscripts. After the 18th, I will complete the updates as soon as possible.
