latelenovela Chapter 643: The Orphan Girl Whose Husband Died Flying to a Branch 24
Chapter 643: The Orphan Girl Whose Husband Died Flying to a Branch 24
When she saw the other person's delicate and beautiful face, she exerted a little force on her hands, causing Ah Zhi to frown slightly.
There was a look of helplessness in those innocent eyes, probably not understanding why Xu Ziyuan in front of him wanted to hurt him.
There were pinch marks on Azhi's chin, which were the marks left by Xu Ziyuan's nails digging into the flesh.
"beauty?"
When Xu Ziyuan heard Azhi's slightly trembling voice, she came back to her senses.
She was lost in her memories just now. She was staring at Azhi's face with a cold voice.
"You are truly beautiful. It is hard to find a woman as beautiful as you in this world."
No wonder Xiao Luofeng wanted to bring her back in the previous life. Such a beautiful woman, just looking at her makes one feel good.
But Xu Ziyuan only felt jealousy and hatred towards Azhi.
"Thank you for the compliment, beautiful lady."
Praise? This is not a compliment.
Xu Ziyuan let go of her hand and asked Ah Zhi, "You are now the head maid of Fengluan Palace. What is your name?"
Although she knew clearly that the person in front of her was Concubine Liang from her previous life, Xu Ziyu still asked another question without giving up.
Ah Zhi lowered her head and replied respectfully, "My original name is Wei Ping'er."
Ever since she entered the palace in place of Wei Li, Ah Zhi could no longer use the surname Lin.
This impersonation is a serious crime of deceiving the emperor, and you will be in big trouble when you are held accountable.
"Wei Ping'er?"
Xu Ziyu's expression was somewhat confused.
In her previous life, Concubine Liang's name did contain the word Ping'er, but she vaguely remembered that her surname was not Wei.
However, she was sure that the woman in front of her must have been Concubine Liang in her previous life.
Not long after entering the palace, she became pregnant and gave birth to a prince, and then she fought her way out of the siege and became the mistress of the palace.
"The servant is here."
Hearing Azhi calling her a servant all the time, Xu Ziyuan couldn't feel happy.
Now that the other party has entered the palace, it has really disrupted her plans.
Originally, Xu Ziyuen thought that she would wait until she became famous and then she would have time to cut off the roots of the trouble.
I did take away the opportunity that belonged to Concubine Liang, but Concubine Liang was very lucky in her previous life.
Xu Ziyu was worried that she might still be lucky this time, so she still had to eradicate it completely to prevent future troubles.
Before Xu Ziyu could become famous, the other party actually appeared in the palace?
Xu Ziyu was panicked.
Xiao Luofeng often comes to Fengluan Palace. Could it be because of Azhi in front of him?
Thinking of this, Xu Ziyuan clenched her teeth.
She looked at Azhi with fierce eyes.
"I'm thirsty, why don't you come up and give me some water?"
"Yes, I will serve tea to you right away."
Xu Ziyu sat down and watched Azhi's actions quietly, just when Azhi placed the teacup next to her.
Now Xu Ziyuan was unhappy again.
She played with the handkerchief in her hand and said calmly, "Is this how you serve people?"
The palace maid and Xu Ziyu exchanged glances.
The maid stepped forward and said coldly to Ah Zhi, "You should kneel in front of the beauty holding the teacup. This is the rule."
kneel down?
Azhi didn't expect Xu Ziyuan to target him right away, but he really couldn't resist.
Aren’t the palace maids’ job to serve people?
It is only natural for a palace maid to kneel down before her master.
With a faint smile on her lips, Xu Ziyu watched Azhi raise the teacup above her head.
So what if she was a concubine in her previous life? So what if she gave birth to a prince? Isn't she kneeling in front of me now?
I won't lose again in this life.
The best thing to do now is to deal with the current troubles.
Xu Ziyuan took the teacup and took a sip.
"Okay, get up. I'm not someone who will easily embarrass a palace maid."
Just as Azhi was about to get up, Xu Ziyuen covered her chest and started retching.
"vomit!"
The next second, all the water in her mouth came out and her face turned as pale as paper.
Before Ah Zhi could come to her senses, Xu Ziyuan pointed at her and said angrily, "You actually want to harm me? Someone, quickly call the imperial physician, I can't take it anymore."
As soon as she finished speaking, Xu Ziyuan fainted.
Ah Zhi took two steps back and said in a trembling voice, "It's not me. It has nothing to do with me."
The palace maid supported Xu Ziyu and glared at Azhi.
"It's okay? The beauty got into trouble because she drank your water. Come, quickly arrest the maid who murdered the beauty. Murdering the master is a serious crime, and she must not be let off easily."
"Let me go, it's not me, I didn't!"
Xu Ziyuan covered her chest with her hands, her face pale, and deliberately brought the matter to the imperial concubine.
The person with the highest rank in the palace now is the imperial concubine. She brought her people to Xu Ziyu's bedroom.
Also standing nearby was Concubine Xu Shufei. She glanced at Xu Ziyu and then looked away.
The imperial concubine asked the imperial physician, "What happened? Lady Yuan looks so pale, was she poisoned?"
The imperial physician shook his head and said respectfully to the imperial concubine, "Lady Yuan is not poisoned, but probably ate something that was incompatible with her. I wonder what Lady Yuan ate today?"
The maid beside her hurriedly replied, "The beauty's three meals a day are all delivered from the imperial kitchen. They are the same as the previous few days. There is no change."
"However, I accidentally walked near Fengluan Palace while taking a walk this afternoon. I was thirsty, so I went in to ask for a glass of water."
"It was because of the water brought by the chief maid of Fengluan Palace that the beauty fainted. Please ask the Imperial Concubine and the Imperial Concubine to thoroughly investigate the chief maid of Fengluan Palace."
The imperial concubine raised her eyebrows. She didn't expect that Xu Ziyu would risk her own life in order to get rid of a palace maid.
It seems that she is really afraid of that palace maid.
"What happened to the maid? Have you asked her why? Did she confess?"
"The maid has been taken to the Ministry of Punishment, but she refused to admit to framing Lady Yuan no matter how much she was tortured."
"Minister of Punishment?"
The imperial concubine suddenly looked at Xu Ziyuan's personal maid and asked, "I haven't come here yet, and you sent the maid to the Ministry of Punishment without authorization?"
"I was too anxious..."
He is really impatient to kill the other person and will put the blame on the other person for any random reason.
How stupid.
The imperial concubine knew that Xiao Luofeng was interested in Azhi, and seeing that he was in high spirits, Xu Ziyu's behavior was undoubtedly courting death.
In the Ministry of Punishment, Ah Zhi was tied to a chair and unable to move.
Nanny Jingqi was torturing Ahzhi to extract a confession, and someone gave her money in advance, asking Nanny Jingqi to inflict some physical pain on Ahzhi.
Ahzhi's body was covered with whip wounds, and his face was pale and tortured, like a piece of white jade in the mud. It made people feel pity for him.
This appearance is indeed frightening, no wonder some people want me to destroy her appearance.
Nanny Jingqi rolled her eyes and said sharply, "Tell me the truth. Who ordered you to poison Lady Yuan?"
The sharp nails fell on Azhi's slender arms.
Ah Zhi shook his head in horror, "I didn't, it wasn't me. I wouldn't poison Miss Yuan's cup. It's absolutely impossible."
"Why did Lady Yuan faint? Her maid just came to tell her that she is still unconscious, breathing rapidly, and has many red rashes on her skin."
"You should know that Lady Yuan is your Majesty's savior and has been favored by your Majesty since she entered the palace. Do you know how much trouble you have caused?"
There was no sunlight in the Ministry of Punishment, and a strange damp smell filled my nose. Ah Zhi had been locked up in there for a while.
No matter what she said, it was useless as Aunt Jingqi demonstrated various torture instruments.
Ah Zhi shed tears again and shook her head helplessly, "I didn't, I really didn't..."
At this time, Aunt Jingqi picked up the branding instrument.
She stared at Ah Zhi and said coldly, "Girl, I advise you to confess. The Ministry of Punishment has many ways to torture people. If you take them all, you will be skinned alive even if you don't die."
"There are many palace maids and eunuchs who have committed crimes like you who are unwilling to admit it, but still behave themselves in the face of these torture instruments."
Since Nanny Jingqi had accepted the money, she naturally wanted to completely destroy Azhi's face.
Seeing the other person rushing towards his face, Azhi closed his eyes in fear.
"not me……"
"stop!"
A roar made Nanny Jingqi stop what she was doing.
Eunuch Kang Gui brought his men forward and took away the things in Nanny Jingqi's hands, and also found some silver bills on her body.
Looking at the situation in front of her, the frightened Nanny Jingqi immediately knelt down.
"This slave has met Your Majesty."
Xiao Luofeng rushed forward and hugged the untied Azhi.
But she was so exhausted that she fainted.
"Come here, hurry up and get Doctor Xuan."
Xiao Luofeng was extremely anxious along the way.
Just now he saw the wounds on Ahzhi's body, which were covered with bruises and scars from being whipped. It seemed that he had suffered a lot in the Ministry of Punishment.
Originally, the imperial concubine had sent someone to invite Xiao Luofeng.
After all, Xu Ziyu is Xiao Luofeng's savior, and some things are too difficult to handle.
The imperial concubine also knew very well why Azhi became the chief maid in Fengluan Palace, and that it was with Xiao Luofeng's tacit approval.
If she handles this matter on her own, she will definitely get into trouble.
But she didn't expect Xiao Luofeng to take over and thoroughly investigate the matter of Xu Ziyuan's fainting.
The imperial concubine raised her eyebrows and looked at Xu Ziyuan on the bed and said calmly, "Miss Yuan is really blessed. Just now, news came from the Qinzheng Palace that His Majesty personally ordered a thorough investigation of your poisoning. Now Wei Ping'er has been taken out from the Shenxingsi."
It seems that the woman is more important in Xiao Luofeng's heart.
A guilty look flashed across Xu Ziyuan's eyes as she lay on the bed.
At this moment she prayed in her heart that nothing would be discovered.
As for Xu Ziyuan fainting and developing a rash, it was probably because she took something she was allergic to.
Xu Ziyu is allergic to peach fuzz. Whenever she touches the fuzzy peach with her skin or eats some, she will immediately have difficulty breathing, feel dizzy, and then she will break out in red rashes all over her body.
Qinzheng Palace's Ah Zhi was placed on the dragon bed. Xiao Luofeng asked Eunuch Kang Gui in a cold voice, "Tell me, what happened? Why was Xu Ziyuan poisoned? What was the reason? And why did she run to the vicinity of Fengluan Palace?"
"I felt something was wrong last time, thinking she was just trying to win my favor, so she inquired about my whereabouts. But this time, she obviously went to Fengluan Palace with a purpose. If I hadn't arrived in time, Ping'er's face would have been ruined by Nanny Jingqi."
Eunuch Kang Gui seemed to be hesitant to speak, not knowing how to start.
Xiao Luofeng stared at him, frowned slightly and urged, "Whatever you want to say, it seems to me that you have something to hide."
"This matter involves the Imperial Concubine. I don't know how to tell Your Majesty."
Everyone was speculating that Xiao Luofeng intended the Imperial Concubine to be his successor, so naturally Eunuch Kang Gui did not want to offend the Imperial Concubine.
In recent years, Xiao Luofeng was indeed very satisfied with the imperial concubine. She behaved properly, remained calm in the face of emergencies, and the entire harem was in perfect order.
Even though the imperial concubine did have selfish motives, Xiao Luofeng did not find it strange.
Aren’t these women selected to enter the palace just to bring glory to their families?
It is normal for them to have selfish motives. Similarly, Xiao Luofeng does not have much feelings for them. They are just using each other.
They used him to climb the ladder and gain support for the family, while he used them to balance the court and the harem.
It was just that Xiao Luofeng heard that Azhi’s affairs involved the imperial concubine.
He immediately frowned and said coldly, "Tell me what happened. No matter who is involved, I will never let them off easily."
Eunuch Kang Gui knelt down and told Xiao Luofeng what happened.
When he heard that Xu Ziyuan bribed Nanny Jingqi to destroy Azhi's appearance, the veins on his hands could not help but bulge.
"Your Highness is in charge of the affairs of the six palaces. You were the first to know about Miss Ping'er's affairs. That's how Lady Yuan discovered the affair between Your Majesty and Miss Ping'er."
"Is all this the work of the Imperial Concubine? Humph, what a good trick of killing someone with a borrowed knife. I know these women have their own little thoughts, but I didn't expect them to be so vicious. I was really blind before."
Eunuch Kang Gui looked at Xiao Luofeng's clenched hands and said carefully, "Your Majesty, I found out that Concubine Xu Shu's palace asked for some peaches, because Concubine Xu Shu really likes to eat peaches, and these peaches are precious things."
"Ordinary concubines and palace maids can't get in touch with it. Miss Ping'er rarely leaves Fengluan Palace. Only Concubine Xu Shu's palace has requested peaches in the past few days."
Xiao Luofeng narrowed his eyes and raised the corners of his lips.
"Kang Gui, now you have found something, right? Ordinary palace maids can't touch peaches, but Concubine Xu Shu accidentally let Concubine Yuan touch the peach, so Concubine Xu Shu was demoted to a concubine, and Concubine Yuan slandered the palace maid without asking any questions and was confined to her house for three months."
Originally, Concubine Xu Shu was one of the four concubines of the second rank. Now she has been demoted to a concubine of the second rank. I think she must feel bad.
At the beginning, everyone envied Concubine Xu Shu because she was named one of the four concubines even though she had no children.
Now that Concubine Xu Shu has been demoted to Concubine Xu, she must be full of resentment, and she is also implicated by Xu Ziyu.
Xiao Luofeng was really murderous. He deliberately made the Xu sisters turn against each other.
"Yes, I will go and announce the decree right away."
"Wait a moment."
Xiao Luofeng stopped Eunuch Kang Gui who was about to announce the imperial decree.
He looked towards the inner room with gentle eyes.
"Ping'er has a kind heart. Now the whole palace knows about her existence. If I don't give her a position, it will be difficult for Ping'er to gain a foothold in the palace. Pass on my decree to canonize Wei Ping'er as your wife and give her the title of Chun."
She was named a fifth-rank lady without having served in the emperor's bed? She also had a title?
You should know that Xiao Luofeng has never given anyone a title, at most he just promoted their status.
Now, because of Ahzhi, he was given the fifth rank as an exception and was also given a pure title. It was really a great fortune.
Even for the ladies who entered the palace through selection, Xiao Luofeng had never given them such a high rank.