The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 167: Five Horses Dismembered
Su Peisheng thought of this at the same time, and sweat began to form on his forehead.

Yunli was right. This servant had a thick voice, which was indeed different from other eunuchs. If he was really not a eunuch, then I, a eunuch, would be dead.
He Xufeng secretly tried to bite his tongue, but found that it was still useless, and felt resentful.

Yinzhen suddenly leaned back in his chair lazily.

"Su Peisheng, take him away for a physical examination first, and then we will examine his true identity. Before that, Concubine Shu is still suspicious, so she will stay in a separate tent until we return to the palace."

He Xufeng's eyes widened in shock. Before he could react, he was gagged and dragged away by the guards.

Ulanara pondered for a while and then spoke.

"Then how should we deal with this man? After all, he was ordered to do something indecent to Concubine Hua. Fortunately, Concubine Hua reacted quickly and did not let him succeed. Otherwise, who knows what kind of chaos would have happened."

She looked at Wang Liushiwu lying on the ground with a look of disgust on her face.

Yinzhen waved his hand.

"Death with a stick."

After the guards dragged the limp Wang Liuwu away, everyone discovered another pool of unknown water on the ground.

Yinzhen frowned.

"I will go to the Queen's tent tonight."

Ulanara didn't react for a moment, Yinzhen actually took the initiative to go to her tent. When she reacted, she immediately smiled and said.

"Your Majesty, I await your arrival."

That night, the patrolling guards were even more attentive, and from time to time in the woods far away from the camp came the screams of He Xufeng being tortured. As early as when Su Peisheng asked someone to drag him for a physical examination, he had become a real eunuch.

Several ministers faintly heard the scream, but no one bothered to investigate.

Nian Shilan returned to her tent and thought about what happened today. It must be that He Xufeng listened to Shu Suyan's words during the Mid-Autumn Festival family dinner that day, and wanted to secretly harm Nian Shilan today, but he failed and was discovered by Nian Shilan.

It's a pity that Shu Suyan was not convicted. However, based on Nian Shilan's understanding of Yinzhen, Shu Suyan's favor has come to an end from now on.

Even though there was no concrete evidence that the two of them had an affair, no emperor could tolerate rumors that his woman had a childhood sweetheart with another man.

Early in the morning of the second day after the Autumn Examination, Su Peisheng went to the Queen's tent to report to Yinzhen.

"Your Majesty, I have examined the slave yesterday and ordered someone to interrogate him. But he cannot bear the torture and has passed out. Your Majesty, please tell me how to deal with him."

Ulanara was straightening Yinzhen's collar. Although she was the empress, she had very few opportunities to serve the emperor like this.

"Speak now. What is the status of this servant?"

Su Peisheng pondered for a moment and said.

"Your Majesty, please don't be angry."

Yinzhen sneered.

"Your job is getting better and better now. You even hesitate when I ask you a question."

Su Peisheng fell to his knees and said anxiously.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. It's not that I am hesitant. But according to the guards who interrogated the servant yesterday and the people who were sent out, the servant's family is in the capital, and he is not a eunuch. He somehow sneaked into the inner palace. It is said that he was in the palace when the previous emperor passed away. The most important thing is that according to the people who were sent out, the servant did have a childhood sweetheart, but he didn't know her name or surname. Later, the playmate was taken away by his family, and no one knows where he moved to."

Ulanara tidied up Yinzhen's clothes and said with a smile.

"The Emperor will meet with the ministers soon, so it's better to settle this matter as soon as possible. After all, his intention to murder Concubine Hua is true. As for what my seventeenth brother said yesterday, the Emperor should just treat him as a child's ignorant joke." Yinzhen said lightly as he walked out of the Queen's tent.

"Then he will be torn into pieces and his entire clan will be exterminated. He sneaked into the palace, tried to commit crimes, deceived the emperor, and murdered concubines. Each of these crimes is a crime punishable by the execution of all nine clans."

Ulanara watched Yinzhen leave the tent, and suddenly Yinzhen turned around and said.

"Although there is no direct evidence that Concubine Shu had an affair with him, she is still suspected. I remember that she was your dowry, so I demote her to a concubine and send someone to escort her back to the palace today and move her to Jiaolu Pavilion."

Ulanara was blessed.

"I will thank the Lord for Shu's grace."

Nian Shilan stood in front of Shu Yingda's tent and watched her kneeling in front of her.

"I originally thought you were smart. Since you didn't bother me, I just ignored you. I didn't expect you to be stupid and couldn't even handle your own affairs properly."

Shu agreed and kept his head down.

"I don't know what Madam Hua Fei is talking about."

Nian Shilan sneered.

"You know it now but you dare not admit it. I will only tell you one thing. No matter what your purpose is, you should not think of murdering me. By the way, you still don't know the fate of your childhood sweetheart? The emperor is a benevolent monarch. He only sentenced him to be torn into pieces and his entire clan to be exterminated."

Shu agreed and Youyou raised his head.

"Thank you, Madam Hua, for telling me about the villain's situation. He intended to murder you and framed me. He deserves to die."

"You are a hard-hearted person."

Nian Shilan left after saying this, allowing Shu Suyan to get on the carriage and return to the palace under the watchful eyes of the guards.

"Master, are you just going to let her go?"

Songzhi stared angrily at the carriage going away and asked Nian Shilan.

Nian Shilan said indifferently.

"Let her go? You only see that I will not pursue this matter anymore. Do you know that I am doing this for my own benefit? If I insist on asking the emperor to punish her, the emperor will only think that I am being unreasonable. No man can stand being told that his woman has an affair with someone else, especially the emperor. You think the emperor believes her words, but who knows when she will die of illness without anyone noticing."

Songzhi was silent for a while and then said.

"Master, do you mean that the Emperor will kill her?"

Songzhi realized what she had said only after she had finished speaking. Fortunately, there were not many people here, and the two guards were some distance away from her and her servant.

Nian Shilan walked forward.

"Some things are better kept in your heart. If you rashly say them out loud, you've lived enough, but I haven't."

"Yes, I will remember the master's teachings."

The emperor was supposed to return to the palace on the 20th day of the Autumn Examination, but from the third day on, it began to drizzle.

Yinzhen summoned the Imperial Observatory, and when he learned that the rain would not stop in the short term, he ordered them to return to the palace.

Just as he returned to the palace, news of a battle came from the northwest. Nian Gengyao led his personal soldiers to hunt down the remaining soldiers, but was ambushed by the enemy. His life or death is now unknown.

　I am really busy today. Your fullness in reading is my motivation to keep updating.
　　
　
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