It's all ruined, who cares about the chastity arch

In this palace with high walls and deep locks, although she tried countless secret medicines and remedies, and tried her best to get rid of it as soon as possible, the mark followed her like a shadow and was difficult to erase.

Only in the dead of night when the emperor's favor came, she used exquisite jewelry and clothes to cleverly cover up the past and maintain this fragile secret to this day.

Now, Zhang Sanmei is obviously determined to make all this public and completely destroy her mask.

"Your Majesty, please take a closer look. There is a mark on this woman's arm left by the matchmaker. Just let her show her arm and the truth will be revealed!"

Zhang Sanmei's voice was firm and powerful, and every word was like a heavy punch, hitting everyone's heart.

Facing the challenge, Concubine Pei's voice was as cold as ten thousand years of ice, revealing the unquestionable royal majesty: "You can give it a try!"

However, the emperor waved his hand lightly, with a tone of determination that left no room for questioning: "Queen Dowager, if you are truly innocent, isn't this the best time to prove yourself?"

Concubine Pei sneered, the curve of her mouth was filled with untouchable pride and disdain: "Your Majesty, I am a royal lady, how can I expose my body in front of all these ministers? Such behavior is not to lower my own value and lose my dignity?"

The emperor didn't take it seriously and said lightly, "It's just exposing my arms. I don't think the queen will blame me for such a small matter."

Deep in Concubine Pei's heart, she felt a chill at the young emperor's determination and ruthlessness.

She slowly stepped back, her eyes blazing with fire, staring at Pei Chi'an, and shouted angrily: "Pei Chi'an! Have you forgotten how kindly I have been to your Pei family? I am your aunt, why do you treat me like this?"

Pei Chi'an's face was calm and his tone was firm: "Over the years, you have been good to the Pei family, but as His Majesty's subjects, our first duty is to be loyal to His Majesty and we must not have the slightest intention of deceiving you!"

Facing the threat from Concubine Pei, Pei Chi'an showed no fear. He retorted loudly: "I want to ask you, why do you repeatedly harm our Pei family? First it was my aunt, then my sister Pei Qingzhi, and now you want to frame me in front of His Majesty! Your real purpose is to remove the obstacles of our Pei family and occupy the position of Concubine alone!"

In the crowd, Yuan couldn't hold back her grief and anger after hearing this. She stepped forward and said in a choked but resolute voice, "Your Majesty, she is right. It was this man who killed my daughter Qingzhi and ruined her reputation. She was so desperate that she had no choice but to die to prove her innocence!"

These words were like a thousand-pound stone thrown into the center of a lake, stirring up waves and shocking everyone present.

After saying this, she gently picked up the silk handkerchief embroidered with elegant orchids and softly wiped away the barely perceptible tears from the corners of her eyes, with a hint of barely perceptible stubbornness in her movements.

The women around all looked at her in surprise. Perhaps they had been skeptical about the dowager's strange behavior before, but at this moment, seeing that even the usually gentle and virtuous Pei had criticized her, the balance in their hearts could not help but tilt towards belief, thinking secretly that this matter might not be groundless.

At this moment, Su Wanyu, the woman in the emerald green smoke-silk dress and with extraordinary temperament, saw this scene, her eyes turned slightly, and she gave a subtle look to her personal maid Siqi without saying a word.

Siqi, the clever maid, understood what was meant and immediately turned around and quickly conveyed a series of secret instructions to the palace maid standing respectfully behind her through her mouth.

The maid received the order and deftly moved around the edge of the crowd. While the guests were chatting happily and their attention was distracted, she quietly approached the emperor beside the dragon throne, bent down, and whispered in a voice that could only be heard by two people: "Your Majesty, the princess specifically instructed that the imperial meal should be eaten as soon as possible, otherwise it will lose its flavor if it gets cold."

When the emperor heard this, his eyes looked across the crowd and echoed with Su Wanyu. The two of them understood each other and smiled with deep meaning at the same time.

The emperor then interrupted the increasingly heated debate in an unquestionable tone: "Queen Dowager, if you continue to delay like this, my banquet will become boring."

After he finished speaking, he raised his hand, and his majestic voice echoed in the hall: "Come here, take off the sleeves of that woman. I want to personally verify the authenticity of the mark on her arm!"

"His Majesty!"

Concubine Pei's expression suddenly changed, and a hint of fear flashed in her eyes, "This is really inappropriate!"

The emperor walked forward slowly, stood on the high seat, and shot her a sharp gaze like ice: "As the ruler of a country, I am in charge of everything in the world. Is there anything I cannot do?"

He shouted, "Do it!"

The guards and eunuchs seemed to be drawn by an invisible force and quickly gathered around, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Concubine Pei frowned and looked helplessly across the crowd, trying to find support. Finally, her eyes fixed on Cuifang, her eyes full of pleading.

However, Cuifang seemed to be out of the matter. She stepped back step by step, lowered her head even deeper, and refused to even give a glance, completely extinguishing the last glimmer of hope in her heart.

"You! You..." Anger burned in her chest. She raised her head abruptly, and the first thing she met was Xuan Di's cold eyes. Then her gaze shifted and fell on Su Wanyu's smiling face.

All kinds of doubts and speculations intertwined in my mind, gradually converging into a clear clue.

"You guys actually want me to die here!"

Concubine Pei gritted her teeth and retreated repeatedly, her final gaze falling on Prince Liang. That was her last bit of hope, and she hoped that he could be different.

But King Liang just raised his glass lazily with a playful smile on his lips, as if everything was within his expectations and he was enjoying the show that was about to take place.

This scene hit her heart like a huge wave. It was unbelievable why everything changed so quickly. It was as if everyone suddenly changed their faces and opposed her.

Before she could recover from her shock, the guard had roughly grabbed her arms and pushed her to the ground without mercy.

The hard, cold stone slabs collided with the bones, making a heart-pounding sound, harsh and cruel.

Qin Nianxi cried out in pain: "Stop! I am the Concubine Dowager, how can I allow you to humiliate me like this!"

She had never been treated like this in her many years of palace life. She stared at the high and mighty Emperor Xuan with her eyes wide open. She struggled with all her strength and shouted at the top of her lungs: "Your Majesty, you can't do this to me. This is against moral principles! It's a great disrespect to the royal family!"

Facing her accusation, Emperor Xuan only smiled coldly: "Allowing a lowly maid to deceive my father for so many years is the greatest disloyalty and unfilial piety."

"Today, I will clean up the mess for the late emperor and expose the evildoer hiding in the dark!"

Every word was filled with an irrefutable determination that made people shudder.

Qin Nianxi was filled with fear and terror. She was still attached to the beauty of life and could not give up the dignity and splendor before her.

Why can these powerful people in the feudal era easily control their own destiny?

A raging fire of ambition burned in her heart, and she vowed to turn the tide and subvert the old order - she wanted to become the supreme queen and make everyone, including these self-righteous ancient people, crawl at her feet!