bookrebus Chapter 17 Asking for trouble
Chapter 17 Asking for trouble
When Concubine Wan heard that she was going to tell the emperor about this, she immediately became anxious: "The emperor is not in good health, how can you bring such a small matter to the emperor? It's outrageous."
"It's a small matter?" Lu Jingning's face sank. "My mother was given drugs by a miracle doctor that made it difficult for her to get pregnant. She was also accused of faking a pregnancy. In the eyes of Concubine Wan, this is actually a small matter?"
"Aning, that's not what I meant..."
Concubine Wan reached out her hand to pull Lu Jingning, but she dodged him. Lu Jingning walked out the door without looking back.
Today, she was determined to make a big deal out of this matter.
Holding the token of the Eastern Palace, he came to the Council Hall unhindered, knelt down on the steps outside the hall, and kowtowed.
"Please ask the emperor to make the decision for the East Palace."
When the eunuch in charge of the inner chamber saw Lu Jingning, he hurried forward and said, "Princess, the emperor is discussing matters right now."
"I'll wait here. Please pass on the message, sir." Lu Jingning's eyes were red and his face was determined.
Seeing this, the internal steward Changxi glanced inside again and said calmly, "Princess, the emperor is really busy, you should come back another day."
another day?
She finally caught Concubine Wan and the wife of Duke Su red-handed, but when the time came, much of the evidence was gone.
You may even be bitten back.
Lu Jingning shook his head, stubbornly refusing to leave.
……
"Concubine Wan, what should we do if the princess makes a scene in front of the emperor?" The wife of Duke Su was also panicked.
"Now that things have come to this, we can only destroy the evidence as soon as possible." Concubine Wan analyzed calmly and turned to rush to Linglong Pavilion.
She wants to go see the Crown Princess.
He had just taken a few steps when he was stopped by the guards.
"How dare you! You even dare to obstruct me?" Concubine Wan scolded angrily.
The guard said nothing and refused to budge an inch.
"Step aside!"
No one paid attention.
Concubine Wan was so angry that she rushed forward and scratched the guard fiercely and said a lot of threatening words, but the guard turned a deaf ear to her.
"You bunch of bastards, I will definitely punish you severely!" Concubine Wan was angry and anxious. They were trapped in the East Palace and couldn't get out. They didn't even have a chance to report the news.
Lu Jinglang's eyes moved slightly, and he pulled Concubine Wan and whispered something to her. Concubine Wan understood and immediately fell to the ground.
"Ouch!"
"Hurry, hurry up, help us!" Lu Jinglang shouted at the top of his voice, and said to the guards: "If anything happens to us, you will all be held responsible!"
The guards looked at each other.
Seeing this, the wife of Duke Suguo also followed suit. Finally, Lu Jinglang drew the sword from the guard's arms in anger, pointed at several people, and threatened viciously: "Get out of the way!"
an hour later
Lu Jingning was still kneeling straight. She looked at the closed door and her eyelids twitched. Chang Xi advised: "Princess, the emperor is busy with official business and will not see you. If you have anything to do, go back first and don't make the emperor unhappy."
Changxi's tone was not very respectful.
Lu Jingning frowned.
"Eunuch Changxi, the princess is really too reckless. It's just a small misunderstanding, but she has made such a fuss. It's really outrageous."
Suddenly, Concubine Jin Shu's voice came from behind.
Everyone greets.
"Greetings to the Concubine Shu."
Concubine Jin Shu was wearing a bright red palace dress. She walked over slowly, surrounded by palace maids. She looked down at Lu Jingning and said, "Rouning, you are too outrageous. It's ok to make trouble in the East Palace on weekdays, but this is the former court, not a place for you to act wildly."
Lu Jingning raised her eyes and glanced at the person who came, as well as Concubine Wan and her daughter standing behind her. She frowned slightly, it seemed that the power of the Eastern Palace had been infiltrated by Concubine Wan.
It didn't trap her.
"Aning, stop messing around." Concubine Wan reminded in a low voice.
Concubine Jin Shu frowned and said unhappily, "Why are you talking so much? How can a princess of the royal family be so ignorant of her limits?"
"Someone come!" Concubine Jin Shu raised her chin and ordered the palace maid to drag Lu Jingning away.
Lu Jingning said coldly: "Madam Shufei, I came to seek justice for my mother, how come it is unreasonable? Can you guarantee that I will never see the emperor in my life?"
Concubine Jin Shu smiled coldly, not taking Lu Jingning's threat seriously at all: "The emperor is busy with all kinds of affairs and has no time to pay attention to you. Besides, I already know the whole story. It is obvious that you deliberately killed people and misunderstood people. You dare to complain first!"
Concubine Jin Shu had long been upset with Lu Jingning, and today she was even more unhappy. She said unhappily, "I am in charge of the six palaces. Even if there is something going on in the East Palace, you should report it to me instead of making trouble here with the emperor. Rouning, do you admit your guilt?"
Lu Jingning glanced at Concubine Jin Shu, then at Concubine Wan who looked very smug, and her heart sank. Could it be that she would not be able to see the Emperor today?
"Princess, you should go back and don't make the emperor unhappy." Changxi advised.
As they spoke, two palace maids held Lu Jingning's arms with one hand and covered her mouth with the other to prevent her from shouting.
"Take him away!" Concubine Jin Shu lost her patience.
Lu Jingning struggled but failed, and gave Yun Zai a look. Yun Zai was about to retreat but was stopped by Lu Jinglang with quick hands and eyes.
"Girl, I have long suspected that you are the one giving the advice behind the scenes. Who are you trying to tip off?" Lu Jinglang raised his hand and pinched Yun Zai hard.
Yun Zai didn't dare scream in pain, he just gritted his teeth and endured it.
"Take them all away for interrogation." Concubine Jin Shu said.
Lu Jinglang responded with a smile, and stepped forward to hold Concubine Jin Shu's arm obediently: "Today, thanks to Concubine Shu's support, otherwise, my mother and I would have been wronged."
Concubine Jin Shu snorted and patted the back of Lu Jinglang's hand: "How can I let her do whatever she wants when I am here?"
Perhaps they were instructed to do so, the two palace maids pulled Lu Jingning with great force, their fingertips digging into his arms fiercely.
Lu Jingning took a deep breath and watched as she was about to be dragged into Yuxiu Palace. No one came. She closed her eyes, feeling somewhat desperate.
boom!
The gate of Yuxiu Palace was closed.
The two palace maids suddenly let go of their hands, and Lu Jingning's body fell uncontrollably to the ground. His palms landed on the ground, and he felt a burning pain.
"Rouning, why did you give the purse that Jinglang gave you to the miracle doctor? At such a young age, you are unscrupulous in order to achieve your goal, and you even dare to frame the wife of Duke Su. Who gave you the courage?" Concubine Jin Shu scolded.
Lu Jingning frowned.
"Your Majesty, Aning probably didn't mean it, but what happened today was indeed too much." Concubine Wan reminded in a low voice: "This matter almost involved the Prince Shen's Mansion. The Prince Shen and the Crown Prince have always had a good relationship. What Aning did today was really..."
Involving Prince Shen's Mansion means involving Concubine Jin Shu's bottom line.
Prince Shen is Concubine Jin Shufei's biological son.
"Since you like to confess under torture, I will do as you say!" Concubine Jin Shu signaled the palace maid behind her to fetch writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone.
"Write down everything you have done for me. For the sake of the prince, I will not take your life. Otherwise!"
There was murderous intent in Concubine Jin Shu's eyes.
An hour ago, Concubine Wan hurried to Yuxiu Palace and briefly explained the whole story. Lu Jingning almost succeeded in seeing the emperor.
Just because the miracle doctor was introduced by the Prince Shen's Mansion, the Prince Shen's Mansion has an unshirkable responsibility.
Lu Jingning slowly raised her head and was about to stand up when she was pushed hard from behind. She screamed and fell down again uncontrollably.
"Rouning, don't challenge my patience!"
Concubine Jin Shu raised her foot and stepped on the back of Lu Jingning's hand, gritting her teeth and said, "Isn't it good to be a carefree princess? You have to stir up trouble and involve innocent people. You brought today's humiliation upon yourself!"