Empress, she is rising step by step

Chapter 46 Do you think I dare?

Her voice was sinister, and it sounded like a demon whispering in her ears.

Xu Tingyue curled her lips and sneered, then suddenly raised her hand to pull out the hairpin from her hair, and pressed the sharp end against Zhu Ci's face. Blood droplets appeared in an instant.

"Don't you want me to be disfigured? Then I will also scratch your face. I want to see if the emperor will look at you again."

Zhu Ci's body was trembling slightly. She was already thin, but now she looked even thinner.

"Concubine is still the same sentence. I didn't do anything, and I was unjustly accused. Since the empress suspects that the concubine did something, please ask the empress to seek justice. No matter what you say, the concubine is still the emperor's concubine! The queen has no right to use lynching."

Xu Tingyue's breath was suffocated, and a fierce look flashed in his eyes, "Do you think I dare?"

"Shu Fei, you can't do this to Sister Zhu."

Yan Qingshu was afraid of losing her life. Seeing that Xu Tingyue seemed to have no scruples about taking action, she immediately no longer cared about being afraid.

She walked over and gave a hasty salute, "Empress Shu, although I don't know what happened between you and Sister Zhu. But the country has national laws and the family has family rules. Since Empress Shu feels that Sister Zhu intends to poison you, she calls the Queen. Just find out and find out. At that time, it will not all be up to Concubine Shu to decide whether to chop or kill."

Seeing that Yan Qingshu had come forward to speak for Zhu Ci, Cao Wenxi would not be able to speak out if he pretended not to see it. She had no choice but to bite the bullet and comply.

"Yes, Concubine Shu. A woman cares most about her appearance. The matter has not been investigated clearly. If Princess Zhu is innocent, I am afraid she will feel uneasy."

Xu Tingyue is most annoyed by other people's preaching. Yan Qingshu had been raised by the Queen Mother since she was a child, and she did not dare to offend her easily.

But this unnamed person in front of her actually dared to point fingers at her. He really thought she was a good-natured person, and one or two of them climbed on her head and acted recklessly.

"Who are you? When I'm talking to Yan Baolin, you don't have the right to interrupt me. Looking at your clothes, I guess you're a concubine, but you don't have any rules. No wonder I've never seen you in the palace before. This person. The emperor has always been accustomed to being polite and well-educated, so naturally he looks down on someone like you."

Cao Wenxi's face turned red with shame, and tears welled up again.

"This concubine is Cao Baolin from Weiyang Palace."

Xu Tingyue looked a little strange and walked up and down Cao Wenxi for a moment.

"I never knew that there was a Cao Baolin living in Weiyang Palace. Why have I never seen him in the palace? He is new this year."

Cao Wenxi bit his lip, "I came to the palace three years ago because I have been weak and stayed in Weiyang Palace for a long time to recuperate."

Xu Tingyue said in a sarcastic tone, "Since your health is not good, why don't you just stay in your Weiyang Palace? What are you doing here? Seeing that a palace maid is lucky enough to fly up a branch and become a concubine, you are also trying to make her happy. So that I can show my face in front of the emperor?"

"I don't have any concubines." Cao Wenxi was on the verge of tears, his face red as if he was about to bleed.

"Sister Cao is not that kind of person. Why does Concubine Shu speak so harshly?"

Yan Qingshu frowned, protected Cao Wenxi behind her, and glared at Xu Tingyue.

"Didn't the empress suspect that Sister Zhu poisoned you? I will go and find the empress. The empress must think clearly. If you hurt Sister Zhu, if it is later proven that Sister Zhu is innocent, she will also be framed. Framed. Even if the empress is angry, I am afraid she will also be at odds with the emperor's brother. Which is more serious, I think the empress has a scale in her heart." Xu Tingyue was so angry just now that she couldn't think about it in detail for the moment. Now that I calm down and think about it, I really can’t act hastily.

Although it is true that the Peach Blossom Jade Face Powder was given to her by Zhu Ci, someone else had been to her palace in the past few days. Maybe she accidentally added something to the Peach Blossom Jade Face Powder.

"Now that Yan Baolin has spoken in person, I will let you go for now for the sake of Yan Baolin. When the Queen has found out, I will settle this account with you in detail."

Xu Tingyue coldly shook Zhu Ci away, wiped the hairpin with her sleeve, and inserted it back into her hair.

Zhu Ci tilted her body and fell backwards, her lower back hitting the corner of the table, and her expression changed.

"Sister Zhu, are you okay?" Yan Qingshu held Zhu Ci's arm worriedly. Seeing the blood dripping from her face, she covered her face with a handkerchief.

Zhu Ci shook his head, his eyes slightly red, his expression forbearing and stubborn.

"Your Majesty, the Queen is here!" The palace servants' sharp and high-pitched voices rang out in the courtyard, and everyone knelt on the ground.

Shen Que strode in with an unhappy look on his face, followed by a group of people behind him, and Hua Jingyun was also accompanying him, worried.

Shen Que passed directly in front of Zhu Ci and Xu Ting and sat in an armchair to the north. Hua Jingyun sat on his left, and someone had already served hot tea.

Shen Que looked around at everyone with his eyes lowered, and said expressionlessly: "There were constant turmoil in the past, and the harem did not give me peace. Yesterday, the imperial concubine was frightened and almost had an accident. So far, she has not found out who did it. Today it's another time They all gathered in Qifeng Palace and made a lot of noise for fear that others wouldn’t hear. It’s really my good fortune.”

"Your Majesty, calm down." Hua Jingyun tested the temperature with the back of his hand and handed the tea to Shen Que after it felt suitable.

"I wish the imperial concubine will always be gentle, considerate and considerate. Concubine Shu is also an old man in the palace. She has always abided by the palace rules and never exceeded them. Maybe there was some misunderstanding here that made the two sisters have such a trouble. Otherwise, listen to what Princess Zhu and Concubine Shu have to say, is the emperor making a decision?"

Shen Que used the tea lid to skim off the foam on the tea. He took a sip, his eyebrows raised slightly, and he put the tea cup on the table next to him without saying a word.

After all, Hua Jingyun had been married to Shen Que for many years. Even though he didn't speak, she understood what he meant with just one look.

Hua Jingyun looked at Xu Tingyue, his voice was steady and full of majesty.

"Concubine Shu, what is going on? If you have been wronged in any way, you can go to Zhaoyang Palace and tell me, and I will uphold justice for you. Although Imperial Concubine Zhu is just a concubine, she is a concubine in the harem after all. How could you bring someone in without permission?"

"I know that I was wrong, and I hope that the Queen will forgive me for my reckless behavior."

Xu Tingyue no longer looked as arrogant and arrogant as before. She bowed to Hua Jingyun and Shen Que Yingying, and when she raised her head, tears filled her eyes.

"I really couldn't bear it anymore, so I didn't think carefully and led people to break into Qifeng Palace without permission. Imperial Lady Zhu is really cruel and cruel, and I was almost killed by her."

Hua Jingyun glanced at Zhu Ci suspiciously, "Don't talk nonsense about things that you are not sure about, Concubine Shu. Zhu Yunv has always had no enmity with you, how could she harm you for no reason? What you said is true? What evidence?"

(End of this chapter)