The Emperor's Favorite: The Beauty Disturbs the World

Chapter 53 Confrontation

Li Ye looked at her haggard face, feeling very hurt in his heart, went out to wash his face, ate a few mouthfuls indiscriminately, ordered the maids to take good care of Chang Xi, and hurried into the palace to continue investigating the case.

Xiao Yu came towards him with a sword, holding the hairpin in his hand and said, "I went to Si Zhensi and asked Liao Sizhen, and she said that this hairpin was specially made for the concubines in the harem for this year's festival."

Li Yedao: "In this way, this matter is easy to investigate! Then who does this hairpin belong to?"

Xiao Yu said in a loud voice: "According to the records in Si Zhensi's book, this hairpin was specially made for Zhong Meiren."

"Ms. Zhong?" Li Ye frowned and thought, "Is that the one who played the pipa in the Furong Garden last time?"

Xiao Yu nodded and said: "Yes! But a few days ago, because of something that angered His Majesty, he was sent to the Ye Ting Bureau!"

Li Ye frowned and said, "Let's go, let's go find Third Brother together!"

When the two came to the Hall of Eternal Life, Li Longji sat at the desk reading a book, Feng Lu knelt and waited on him, with a happy look on his face.

Li Ye said: "Third brother! The case has a clue!"

Hearing Li Ye's voice, Li Longji put down the scroll in his hand, and said seriously, "How?"

Li Ye went forward and told Li Longji the details of the past few days. Li Longji's face turned dark when he heard that the hairpin belonged to Zhong Meiren.

Feng Lu was surprised and said: "Sister Zhong has never had any enmity with me, how could she design to harm me? Besides, she was beaten into the Yeting Bureau, so how could she go in and out of the Huae Building? Isn't that too strange!"

Li Longji pondered: "It's really puzzling, Lishi, go and invite the queens and concubines to the Chang'an Palace. I will try this case myself, and then I will suppress all the criminals related to this case to Your Highness, waiting for summons!"

"No!" Gao Lishi hurried down to pass on the message.

After a while, the Queen and others all arrived at the Chang'an Hall one after another. Chang Xi was also picked up by the Jinwu Guard from King Xue's villa, and knelt on the ground waiting to be summoned. The winter was snowy. I laid Chang Xi a few thick cushions, but she was still shivering from the cold. It was the first time that Chang Xi felt the power of imperial power. Even the favored King Xue couldn't be saved. No wonder so many people have fought for the throne at the expense of their families and lives.

Li Longji looked at the haggard Meier, and said, "Cousin doesn't seem to be looking well these days!"

Mei'er forced a smile and said, "Maybe it's because the weather is too cold and I can't sleep well."

The queen said calmly: "I can't take care of my younger sister now, my younger sister needs to take good care of her!"

After hearing this, Li Longji said indifferently: "The queen has been wronged!"

The Queen said: "For the sake of the laws and regulations of the Six Palaces, there is nothing for the concubines to wrong. I wonder if Your Majesty has found the real culprit?"

Li Ye stepped forward and said: "There are already some eyebrows!"

"Oh! That's good! I hope I can be innocent!" the queen said lightly.

Li Longji said: "Tell Lu Jiao!"

Under the guidance of Gao Lishi, Lu Jiao came to the Hall of Eternal Life, knelt on the ground and kowtowed. When he raised his head again, tears were streaming down his face. He wanted to speak, but couldn't speak clearly.

Wang Meiren frowned and said: "Lu Jiao, you are the aunt in charge of the inner prison. His Majesty trusts you to let you investigate the case. How is the case going? How did it become like this?"

Lu Jiao burst into tears, pointing to his own teeth, then pointing to Xiao Yu, babbling and crying.

Feng Lu said in surprise, "Where are your teeth?"

Xiao Yu lifted his robe, knelt down and said, "Lu Jiao's teeth were broken by the minister!"

"Presumptuous!" Before Li Longji could answer, Wang Meiren flicked her sleeves and said angrily, "You are the Jinwu Guard in charge of guarding the palace, why did you knock out her teeth!"

Xiao Yu said: "Lu Jiao used lynching to torture Chang Xi, the maid in charge of the Kunde Palace, and I knocked out his teeth in a moment of anger!"

"This matter is serious!" Li Longji shouted with his sword eyebrows raised.

Xiao Yu said: "I dare not speak half a lie!"

The Queen, Concubine Hua and the others were all taken aback when they heard it. It seems that they tortured Chang Xi. I don't know if Chang Xi said something indiscriminately because of the torture. Get rid of the blame, the queen thought about it, and couldn't sit still.

Li Longji said: "Xuan Changxi enters the palace!"

Chang Xi took lotus steps and swayed gracefully. When she went up to the hall, she was about to kowtow when her legs gave way and she was about to throw herself on the ground, which made Wang Meiren and Feng Lu giggle.

Chang Xi blushed, and greeted her: "Greetings to Your Majesty and Empress!"

Before the Queen could answer, Feng Lu saw her childhood enemy kneeling in front of her in such a humble way, she was overjoyed, she forgot to keep a low profile, and said triumphantly, "Get up!" My heart ached, this kind of humiliation was more uncomfortable than killing myself, my eyes turned red, and I almost shed tears.

Li Longji said in a deep voice: "I heard from Xiao Yu that Lu Jiao lynched you? Look up and let me see!"

Chang Xi's body trembled after hearing his words, and her head drooped even lower.

Concubine Hua hurriedly said: "Your Majesty ordered you to look up! See if Lu Jiao uses lynching to torture you, what are you doing with your head down!"

Chang Xi knelt silently without making a sound.

Li Ye and Xiao Yu knew the reason, and they both fell silent.

The queen said in a strict voice: "Chang Xi, how can you refuse His Majesty's order?"

Only then did Chang Xi slowly raise her head. Everyone's eyes were not on Chang Xi's pale face, but on the two obvious brand marks on her chest - low slave!
Under the scrutiny of this kind of gaze, Chang Xi really wanted to die. She slightly raised her hand and covered the handwriting on her chest, hoping to cover up their humiliation to her.

"Heh..." Feng Lu and Wang Meiren secretly looked at each other and smiled, feeling the pleasure of revenge.

Yu Zhaorong said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to ask! Aunt Lu Jiao really used lynching!"

Li Longji silently stared at the brand mark on Chang Xi's chest. After a long time, he slowly uttered two words: "Stick—death!"

Everyone was startled, Li Ye stepped forward and said, "Third Brother...?"

Li Longji said with a cold face: "Lishi, drag Lu Jiao out and kill him!"

When Lu Jiao first heard the news, he was so frightened that his whole body trembled like a sieve, and he kowtowed and knocked his head violently on the ground, presumably begging His Majesty for forgiveness.

Two Jinwu guards were dragging her to go outside, Lu Jiao was so frightened that he kept waving his arms and struggling, tears streaming down his face.Li Longji raised his hand, and the two Jinwu guards understood and let Lu Jiao go.

Li Longji said: "Who told you to use lynching?"

Lu Jiao couldn't explain clearly, so Gao Lishi took a pen and paper and said, "Write it down!"

Li Ye's eyes secretly moved on the faces of the concubines, wanting to see which concubines would show different colors, but he saw that everyone was staring at Lu Jiao's slightly trembling hands, even Wang Meiren, whom he had always suspected Did not show any strange look.

(End of this chapter)