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Chapter 673

"Slave, slave," Lily of the Valley stammered, her eyes flickering.

Li Beichen slapped the handle of the chair impatiently and shouted, "Speak!"

"Hurry up and tell me!" Liang Xiaobao frowned as he smelled the urine smell. He thought that this man might not even know how he died.

Linglan stammered, "I, my servant, was once instructed to tell Concubine Lie that Concubine Ning Hui's father had passed away."

After saying this, she burst into tears and fell to the ground, shaking all over. "I deserve to die. I was forced to do this. They took my brother away and gave me my brother's little finger. That's why I did something wrong."

Li Beichen slammed the armrest.

As expected. I knew things weren't that simple.

"Tell me who ordered you to do this. If you dare to tell a lie, I will drag you out and bury you now."

Linglan replied with tears on her face, "I really don't know. When I went to the Imperial Garden to move jasmine flowers, a young eunuch gave me a message and a piece of finger. He told me to do it according to this, otherwise he would kill my whole family."

Li Beichen angrily shouted, "What does that person look like? How could you trust just one finger?"

The scene of seeing Jiang Yuebai lifeless and extremely sad that day emerged in his mind.

This incident made Jiang Yuebai lose her appetite for several days. She lost several pounds due to hunger and almost threatened the royal heir in her belly. If she had not been treated in time, she might have had a miscarriage.

What made Jiang Yuebai even more angry and hateful was that he made him spend a lot of effort to repair the situation and seek forgiveness.

"Your Majesty, please spare my life," Linglan cried sadly. She was trembling, her lips shaking and she couldn't speak.

Li Beichen knocked on the armrest and said angrily, "Speak!"

After that, he said impatiently, "Tell the truth and I will spare your entire family's life."

"Yes, Your Majesty. There is a dark red birthmark on that severed finger of my brother."

Li Beichen frowned, "What else? Who is that person?"

"Yes... yes..." He still didn't dare to say the name.

"who is it?"

"It's Eunuch Xu."

After saying this, Linglan fainted. This time she was really scared.

Seeing this, Liang Xiaobao immediately ran out and called two young eunuchs to come in and clean up the mess.

Li Beichen pondered for a moment, thinking about the truthfulness of Linglan's words. He stopped the eunuch who dragged Linglan away.

"Take her to take a bath and change clothes, then send her back. During this period, she is not allowed to see anyone. Liang Xiaobao, pass on my oral order. This woman has served Consort Lie meritorious service, and will be named Yi-ying, and will live with Consort Wei."

Liang Xiaobao thought to himself that this palace maid really understood men's minds and was really good at pretending to be weak. She fainted just in time.

For the palace maids who were often beaten to death, this was a blessing they had dreamed of.

Li Beichen did this for several reasons.

First of all, it was naturally done for outsiders to see, to show that the emperor followed filial piety, remembered the empress dowager's teachings and will, and mourned the empress dowager.

Secondly, it also demonstrates the clear distinction between rewards and punishments and commends the palace servants who are loyal and conscientious in their duties.

Thirdly, putting the person in front of him would make the person behind the scenes uneasy, suspecting that the maid had confessed and wondering if the emperor had noticed something. He would always be cautious and might be eager to kill her to silence her.

When Linglan woke up, she found herself lying on the bed. A little eunuch and a little palace maid were staring at her with strange expressions.

She shrank inside, hugging the quilt in panic.

He stammered, "You guys..."

The two palace maids immediately knelt down and shouted loudly, "Congratulations, young lady. Congratulations, young lady."

"Master?"

Suzuran asked in confusion.

This name is so familiar yet so strange.

The young eunuch said cheerfully, "Congratulations, young lady, for being personally appointed as a concubine by the Emperor. My name is Fubao, and hers is Shuangxi, and we are both here to serve the Empress." "Me?" Linglan pointed at herself, unable to believe her ears.

She swallowed and tried to confirm again, "Are you saying that the emperor has made me a concubine?"

Fu Bao smiled and replied, "Yes, my lady. Your current position is promised."

Lily of the Valley covered her mouth excitedly, her eyes filled with tears.

She thought she was dead, but she became the master. This was too explosive.

Shuangxi said timidly, "My lady, let me help you take a bath now. The emperor said that you can come over once you are ready."

When Linglan heard that the emperor was waiting for her, she immediately thought of the emperor's bedchamber. Her face flushed and she immediately turned over. She said nervously and shyly, "Okay. Then help me dress up quickly and take me to see the emperor."

After Linglan took a bath and dressed up, her temperament changed instantly. It is true that clothes make the man.

She had a delicate and slender figure, with a small face, nose and mouth. She wore a harmless lily bun, a small white silk flower in her hair, and pearls as earrings, which only highlighted her sense of fragmentation, as if she wanted to speak but couldn't, and a hint of melancholy.

Li Beichen was very surprised when he saw Linglan. It looked like she had a new face. Even in ancient times, the makeup technique was extraordinary.

Lily of the Valley kowtowed with tears in her eyes to express her gratitude.

Li Beichen gently gave her a seat and said, "You are my concubine now. If someone comes to force you to do something or wants to harm you again, you must tell me. I will take care of it for you."

You are the bait now, remember to report when fish come.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace," Lily of the Valley was so grateful and excited that she almost cried out loud.

For her, who was born a slave, Li Beichen's words of protecting her were simply words from God.

"Will you serve me with pen and ink?" Li Beichen asked in a friendly manner.

Linglan immediately nodded excitedly, "Yes. I can!"

"You should call yourself a concubine." Li Beichen reminded her gently.

"Yes, I am your concubine." Linglan blushed shyly and lowered her head. Her mind was full of the legendary scenes that were not suitable for children.

The most arousing thing for men in this world is this kind of shy and coy look. This is more exciting than wearing revealing clothes.

The poison in Li Beichen's body would stimulate desire. Now with such a strong visual stimulation, he reacted instinctively. But this reaction was different from the one when he saw Jiang Yuebai. This was a pure physiological impulse, while being with Jiang Yuebai was a heartbeat caused by love.

He only read π three times and then calmed down. He concentrated on reviewing the memorials and entered a state of oblivion, as if there was no Linglan around.

Lily of the Valley was grinding ink on the side, staring at the man in front of her in fascination. He was so young, handsome and charming.

This is the current Saint!

She always felt like she was dreaming.

The sounds that Wei Chang overheard outside the house echoed in my ears, and my mind was swaying, imagining...

The smile on her face was so sweet and moist.

In the evening, Li Beichen rewarded Linglan with some white silk flower jewelry, including orchids, gardenias, and jasmines...

They are all white flowers, which suits the identity of lily of the valley.

These silk flowers are extremely finely crafted, lifelike and of high quality.

She was also given the elegant title "Lan".

This caused another round of envy in the harem.

Chan Juan was a little flustered when she heard that Ling Lan was not only not punished but was also named Lan Da Ying. Although the official reason given by the emperor was that she had served Concubine Lie with merit.

But what is the real reason?

Did Linglan say something? Didn't something go wrong?
Chanjuan was worried. She tried to calm down and think about how to deal with the situation.

Considering that the young lady could not help but only worry and even blame and question her, Chanjuan decided to keep it secret from her young lady for the time being.

But he couldn't stop Concubine Fang from coming to pay her respects.

The message hadn't been sent out yet, but someone came. Chan Juan was afraid that Concubine Fang might let the cat out of the bag, so she was so anxious that she tried to wink at Concubine Fang.