At this moment, Kikyo, who had been silent until now, suddenly knelt down on the ground: "Zhitao was also blinded for a moment. The crime will not lead to death. I hope the emperor and Master Mu will show mercy and spare Zhitao's death."
As she spoke, she kowtowed hard three times to Dugu Liancheng, and then kowtowed three times to Mu Ci.
Dugu Liancheng didn't speak, and Mu Ci didn't speak either.
At this time, Platycodon platycodon crawled up to Mu Ci and said, "My slave, I have heard of something. A few years ago, by chance, Zhitao once saved Yingchun's life. Master Mu, please look at this little bit of kindness in the past.
Spare Zhitao’s life.”
Mu Ci's condensed expression relaxed, and she turned to look at Yingchun.
Yingchun replied softly: "Master, once the slave was in danger, it was Zhitao who informed Yong'an Palace and saved the slave's life."
It is also true that she owes Zhitao her life, but this time she will make things difficult for the empress.
Mu Ci looked at Zhitao who was kneeling on the ground again, and after pondering for a moment, she made a decision: "That's all, since Zhitao is kind to welcoming the spring, I will exempt Zhitao from the death penalty. Even so, it is difficult to forgive the crime of living.
Drag the peach down and give me twenty punishments with the rod."
She also remembered the incident when Zhitao rescued Yingchun.
Dugu Liancheng waved his hand, and someone stepped forward and dragged Zhitao down.
Mu Ci looked at Tao Jieyu again at this time.
"Tao Jieyu swore before that she saw me pushing the imperial concubine to peace. Now that my innocence has been proven, what crime does Tao Jieyu deserve to accuse me of slandering me with her empty words?" Mu Ci said, speaking straightly to Liancheng:
"Your Majesty, although my status is not as high as Tao Jieyu's, I cannot tolerate being framed like this. Your Majesty is fair, should you uphold justice for me?"
"That makes sense."
Dugu Liancheng looked at Tao Jieyu: "Now that Mu Ci's innocence has been proven, what do you have to say?"
Tao Jieyu didn't expect that Mu Ci's treatment of Zhitao wasn't enough, and he actually wanted to drag her into the water as well.
She was so filled with hatred that she didn't dare to show it. She lowered her eyebrows and replied calmly: "What the emperor said is that I was deceived and almost admired my sister unjustly."
As she spoke, she grabbed Dugu Liancheng's dragon sleeves and naively begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong. Your Majesty, please spare me this time. I will never dare to be so rash in the future..."
When everyone onlookers saw this scene, they all frowned.
They only regretted that they were blind before and did not realize that this woman Tao Jieyu was so hypocritical and disgusting.
Fu Chongrong also saw it, and really didn't like Tao Jieyu's coquettish and pretentious appearance. She thought that Tao Jieyu was innocent and cute, and was the cleanest person in the harem, so she had a close friendship with her.
Did she make a mistake?
When Mu Ci saw Tao Jieyu's appearance, he kept his eyebrows still and said solemnly: "If you make mistakes and evade responsibility like Tao Jieyu, then your country will not be a country, and your family will not be a family. Tao Jieyu, this
You should learn from Concubine An."
The charming smile on Tao Jieyu's face was almost unbearable, but she was unwilling to accept punishment.
"Sister, it was an unintentional mistake. My sister has always been forgiving. Do you want to forgive me for once?" Tao Jieyu tried her best to keep her attitude down.
But to Mu Ci's ears, Tao Jieyu's words were taking advantage of her. She was not lucky enough to have such a Tao Jieyu as her sister.
"I have no sisters in the harem, and I have no friendship with Tao Jieyu, so how can I talk about my sister and sister? Furthermore, Tao Jieyu previously insisted that I was deliberately harming Concubine An, but now that the momentum is wrong, she lowered her stance.
It can be seen that he is not a noble person. I have heard that Tao Jieyu has a simple temper before, but the Tao Jieyu I see now is a scheming person. How can I forget my grudges with a smile?" Mu Ci spoke lightly, but
Every word was merciless, which made Tao Jieyu's face look uncertain.
Mu Ci was not interested in watching Tao Jieyu's face-changing skills anymore, and said to Dugu Liancheng: "The emperor is the most fair and just man in the world. Let the emperor decide this matter. I believe in the emperor."
She put a high hat on Dugu Liancheng early.
Dugu Liancheng took a deep look at Mu Ci and knew that she was a little girl who held a grudge. If he was "unjust", he didn't know how long he would make her hold a grudge.
"Tao Jieyu listens!" Dugu Liancheng raised his thin lips slightly.
Tao Jieyu was originally holding on to Dugu Liancheng's sleeve.
At this moment, seeing the expressionless handsome face of Mr. Long Live, she retracted her hands angrily and knelt on the ground. She still looked at the emperor eagerly, hoping that the emperor could absolve her of her sin.
Dugu Liancheng, however, was an incomprehensible person. He never looked at Tao Jieyu and directly issued a decree: "Tao Jieyu rashly testified against Mu Meiren without seeing clearly, causing Mu Meiren to be wronged and almost creating an unjust case. This is a serious matter, how can we be hasty? In order to make everyone remember the lesson, Tao Jieyu has been reduced to a beauty to serve as a warning to others."
As soon as he said this, Tao Jieyu's face changed and she fell to the ground.
Shen Manyun was not surprised at all when he saw this scene.
She suffered the same loss at the hands of Mu Ci back then, and she remembers that shame to this day.
It is not surprising at all that Tao Jieyu would be demoted to beauty.
As for Mu Ci being able to win a round in the hands of An Rong, she was also expecting it.
Now as an outsider, she felt very happy when she saw An Rong fall into trouble at the hands of Mu Ci!
Here Dugu Liancheng had finished executing Tao Meiren, and on the other side the execution had also been completed. Zhitao was so painful that she lost consciousness and was thrown aside.
"This matter ends here. The imperial concubine has lost her flesh and blood and needs to be well nursed back to health. Jiang Aiqing, please take good care of the imperial concubine's health without making any mistakes." Dugu Liancheng gave the order to Jiang Yuan.
"Yes, I obey the order!" Jiang Yuan envoy accepted the order.
Immediately, a crowd of people were waiting to see Dugu Liancheng off respectfully.
Mu Ci turned back to look at An Rong, "Concubine An has just had a miscarriage. Take good care of her health. Don't take your health lightly because of your youth."
After she finished speaking, she smiled brightly and walked away swayingly.
Others also expressed their condolences to An Rong and gradually left Jingyang Palace.
Shen Manyun deliberately stayed at the back. Seeing that everyone else had left, she went to An Rong and said softly: "The emperor was here yesterday, and I couldn't say a few words of sincerity to you. It's over. At this point, don't be too sad, it's important to take good care of yourself. If you still have the opportunity to deal with Mu Ci in the future, you will definitely be able to avenge the unjust death of the little emperor's heir."
"Sister, I feel bitter..." An Rong said, leaning into Shen Manyun's arms.
Shen Manyun touched her head: "I know it all. I also suffered a lot of dumb losses at the hands of Mu Ci in the past, which shows that even though this woman has a low status, her methods are very powerful. If my sister wants to deal with her in the future, she needs to You must have a foolproof plan before you act, and you can't be so reckless as today, almost breaking the peach."
When An Rong heard this, she wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes. She looked at Kikyo and said, "You did a good job today. You saved Zhitao. You should be credited with your first contribution."
