Empress, she is rising step by step

Chapter 48 Fainting

"Yan Baolin, thank you for interceding on my behalf. I did personally give the Peach Blossom Jade Face Powder to Concubine Shu, and I cannot deny this. Now that the big mistake has been made, no matter who did it, let me be the one to do it. Take it."

Zhu Ci smiled through her tears. She looked up at Yan Qingshu and smiled gratefully.

"Sometimes knowing the truth may not be a good thing. If my death can calm the matter, then I am willing to die."

Xu Tingyue was a little surprised. She thought Zhu Ci would argue hard and prove her innocence. I didn't expect to admit it so quickly, but why does it sound so weird?

Shen Que couldn't help but get furious, "The evidence is irrefutable, and you're still here making excuses!"

Although Zhu Ci was kneeling, her back was straight, "I can't argue with you, but it's up to the emperor to deal with it..."

The voice gradually weakened, her thin body swayed slightly, her eyes rolled and she fell straight to the ground.

Everyone present was shocked, and Xu Tingyue subconsciously took a step back.

Hua Jingyun stood up anxiously, "What's wrong with Imperial Lady Zhu? Why are you still standing there in a daze? Why don't you hurry up and ask for the imperial doctor?"

Yan Qingshu burst into tears and touched the tip of Zhu Ci's nose with trembling hands.

"Woo-hoo, I wish sister is still alive. I wish sister, what's wrong with you, don't scare me."

"The person is not dead yet, Yan Baolin should stop howling in mourning." Xu Tingyue rolled her eyes, and the more she thought about it, the more weird this matter became.

But I can't figure out what's weird about it.

"Hurry up and carry Princess Zhu to the bed first. How does she look like lying on the ground?"

Hua Jingyun was about to ask the palace servants to help lift Zhu Ci to the bed, but she caught a glimpse of a bright yellow figure passing by from the corner of her eye.

"I'm coming."

Shen Que picked up Zhu Ci. The person in his arms was light and weightless. His face was frighteningly pale, his face was covered with sweat, and his hair was stuck together randomly.

Shen Que carefully placed Zhu Ci on the bed, pulled the quilt next to her and gently covered her. He reached out and touched her forehead. It was frighteningly hot.

The smile on Hua Jingyun's face froze slightly, and then returned to its usual gentle look.

"Your Majesty, don't worry too much. I have already sent for the imperial doctor. He should be here soon."

Shen Que was stunned. Is he worried? He didn't. To him, Princess Zhu was just an ordinary concubine, no different from other women.

Besides, she was still alive, so he had nothing to worry about.

Thinking of this, Shen Que looked a little uncomfortable and said: "I'm not worried. I'm just afraid that something will happen to Princess Zhu, so let's forget about this matter being so unclear. Concubine Shu has been wronged, and I must do it." Give Concubine Shu justice."

Suddenly a stern scolding sounded in the yard, "Sneaky, who is there?"

In the courtyard, Yang Yunxi strode over holding the palace attendant's hand. She wore a blue city-colored high-waisted skirt and a long-sleeved blouse with Baoxiang patterns, which symbolized good luck and good wishes.

There is a shawl loosely held on her arms, and there are not too many complicated jewelry in her dark and shiny hair, only a few seasonal flowers are decorated with them, making her whole person warm and radiant.

Her bright eyes were fixed on a certain place in the corridor, her eyebrows were raised, and she was giving stern instructions to the people around her.

"You are a palace maid somewhere, and you dare to listen to the wall here. Could it be that you are a spy from some country, pretending to be a palace maid and sneaking into the palace to assassinate her! Someone, let me catch her!"

Before he finished speaking, two young eunuchs immediately jumped forward and caught the palace maid hiding in the corridor eavesdropping, and escorted them to Yang Yunxi. “The Concubine De has misunderstood that this slave is..."

"If you have anything to say, please explain it to the emperor." Yang Yunxi didn't want to hear the palace maid's explanation, so she turned and walked towards the room.

"My concubine goes to see the emperor, and goes to see the empress. May the emperor and empress be safe."

"Why are you here?" Shen Que asked with a surprised expression.

"Didn't the imperial doctor tell you to rest more? You are still injured, so don't run around and get caught in the wind."

Yang Yunxi tied a piece of blue city-colored silk around her neck to cover the scratches on her neck.

Only a few scratches on the back of the hand were exposed, although they had begun to scab. But her skin color is too white, and she still looks very scary at first glance.

Yang Yunxi smiled slightly and covered her neck with the handkerchief.

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I have taken medicine and am almost healed. I am no longer so squeamish."

She was only scratched by the cat on her neck and the back of her hands, and the slaves tried their best to protect her. It's not very serious, it will be fine after a while.

"I happened to be passing by Qifeng Palace. I thought that I had never seen Princess Zhu before, so I thought of coming in and sitting there. Unexpectedly, as soon as I came in, I saw a palace maid hiding outside. eavesdrop.

The minions outside don't know how they do things, and they can't even see such a big living person. Bring people up! "

The palace maid was led up in a twisted manner. Hua Jingyun took a closer look and found that it was Yu Yun, the palace maid next to Lu Zheng.

Shen Que also saw it. He ordered his men to let go of Yuyun and asked in a deep voice: "Aren't you the Yuyun beside Lu Cairen? You don't like serving your master, but you have learned to listen to others. You are so brave. !”

Yuyun's legs softened and she knelt down on the ground. "When the Lucai people heard the noise in Yuehua Hall, they thought something had happened, and they were really worried. So they specially ordered the slaves to come over and see what was going on. Unexpectedly I happened to meet Empress Dowager De, and I misunderstood her."

Cao Wenxi always felt that something was not right about this matter. In fact, last time near Zhaoyang Palace, Zhu Ci gave Concubine Shu the Peach Blossom Jade Face Powder in front of everyone, but she never figured it out.

Just now I saw Zhu Ci suddenly fainted, which was even more strange. She really didn't look like the kind of weak person. Even if she was wronged, she wouldn't faint.

"Since the Lucai people sent you here to see what's going on, just take a look at it openly and go back to report it to the Lucai people, but no one said anything. What are you afraid of? Could it be that you did something with a guilty conscience?"

Yuyun trembled when she heard this, and pretended to be calm: "I am afraid that the emperor and the ladies will blame me."

"Really? You have been with Lu Cairen for many years, and you have never seen anything like this."

Yang Yunxi glanced at Yuyun coldly, her expression half-smiling but not smiling.

"The Queen and the Emperor have always been very gentle to the palace people. It is normal for your master to be worried and send you over to see what's going on. What do you have to fear from the Emperor and the Queen?"

Yuyun didn't expect to be caught by Yang Yunxi. If she had a clear conscience, she wouldn't be afraid, but she had something in her heart and was caught red-handed, so she couldn't control her inexplicable guilt.

She glanced at Yang Yunxi sideways from the corner of her eyes, feeling a little resentful in her heart.

What happened to this empress De Fei? Her master had nothing to do with her on weekdays, so why was she holding on to her?

(End of this chapter)