The stand-in didn't take it seriously for three years, and the minister was furious when they b

Suddenly, both of them were stunned for a moment. Instinctively, the emperor folded the paper in his hand and held it in his sleeve:

"what sound?"

At this time, the eunuchs and guards who were originally a little distance away from the two of them all gathered around. Beitang Yi pricked up his ears and was wondering when he heard the sound of washing with a muffled groan:

"Ah, help."

This time, everyone heard it clearly. A guard pointed to the grove:

"It seems to be coming from below."

Because the artificial lakeside was planted with green plants and flowers to buffer the gradient and slope, and there was an inner road, simple stonework and trees near the lakeside, people could not see the situation below at all at this time.

Suddenly hearing a familiar female voice, Beitang Yi suddenly thought of Mu Lianzhi, and his mind went blank in an instant, he was stunned;

"Could someone have fallen into the water?"

As soon as the emperor pointed, a guard turned around and ran over. By the time they reacted, Beitang Yi had already followed.

Seeing that everyone was heading for the uniquely shaped willow tree, and looking from afar at a pair of feet lying on the ground that looked like a woman's skirt, his legs went weak. Fortunately, Yingbei followed him and supported him at the right time:

"Sir, are you okay?"

Before Beitang Yi could say anything, another heavy male voice with a gasp came:

"Second Aunt~"

The two of them stared at each other in shock, and then, accompanied by bursts of howling from men and women, a man and two women were dragged out from behind the willow tree.

At this time, the man's face was flushed and his clothes were messy. A woman had disheveled hair and a piece of cloth was obviously stuffed in her mouth. Another woman rolled up on the ground. It seemed that the woman wore a lot of gold ornaments on her head, which were shining brightly. Her clothes were also messy and she was slapping her clothes and crying loudly.

Beitang Yi saw white everything in front of his eyes.

He could only vaguely see the woman's clothes and headdress similar to Mu Lianzhi's. He couldn't see the woman's face clearly, nor could he hear her voice. His mind was filled with thoughts:

Where are Leng Yun, Leng Yu and Ying Liu?

Why didn't he come earlier? Why didn't he remember earlier? Why did he go on patrol when he could have done his job.

The blood was boiling, and just when Beitang Yi was about to bleed out of his throat, he was pushed by someone, and he seemed to be pulled back by a strong force:

"Sir, it's Miss Taozi, Madam Gongpin, and Master Bao."

Three names rushed into Beitang Yi's mind, and his nerves seemed to be pierced by needles:

"what?"

Without branches, it’s not branches?

The regret and fear in his heart were suddenly drowned by endless ecstasy. Beitang Yi's eyes widened instantly. He didn't know what Beitang Yi was thinking, thinking that he was just saying this because he heard someone he knew. Yingbei repeated it in a low voice, and then reminded:

"My lord, I don't know if the prince drank too much or took some Chinese medicine, but he seems to be in a bad state. Miss Taozi also seems to be disturbed. After all, she is your cousin, and the emperor is still here..."

Beitang Yi came back to his senses and saw Bao Yanqing, who was the last one to be held down by several people, being dragged past him.

Only then did he realize that there was really no Mu Lianzhi inside. Beitang Yi was angry, annoyed and relieved. His rationality also returned. Immediately, he understood what the word "Second Aunt" he had just heard meant.

Although no one knew what was going on, it was clear that Bao Yanqing was coming for Mu Lianzhi.

Damn!

The Prince's Mansion!

He clenched his fists, a hint of murderous intent flashed in Beitang Yi's eyes. He took a deep breath to adjust his emotions, then turned and walked out.

At this time, the two women who were dragged out were already crying loudly in front of the emperor. Yang Tao collapsed on the ground in fear, and the other woman burst into tears:

"Your Majesty, please help me. I was just passing by and wanted to get rid of the alcohol, but I caught these two people doing something improper in the palace. I went up to ask them, but they threw me down and pushed my maid into the water."

"Woo woo, if Your Majesty hadn't come at the right time, I would have been too ashamed to live if I didn't die."

"Your Majesty, these two people actually committed an indecent act in the imperial palace. They deserve to be put to death."

……

Bao Yanqing was obviously still a little confused. He was being held down and kept smacking his lips:

"Second Aunt, it's beautiful, so beautiful... Brother Cong, Brother Sheng, Brother Sheng, you are playing the emperor again, come on, today I will play Concubine Jiang, let's do it together."

When they saw him struggling and trying to get to the emperor, they were all shocked and burnt to death. The emperor was so angry that his beard was shaking.

At this time, Yang Tao finally came back to his senses:

"Your Majesty, please spare my life. Your Majesty, please spare my life... This humble woman..."

She wanted to kowtow and beg for mercy, but when she glanced at Beitang Yi, she felt like she had seen a savior. She pressed her clothes and cried,

"Cousin, cousin, save me. I was forced."

The emperor suddenly turned his head and looked at Beitang Yi, who was half standing in the shade of the tree.

After some inquiries, she learned that she was a distant cousin of Beitang Mansion and had just entered the palace with the old lady today. Because of the order of "only entry but not exit", she had to stay until now. The emperor gave face to Beitang Yi and handed Yang Tao over to him for full handling.

The emperor was unaware of the connection between Bao Yanqing and Mu Lianzhi, and he didn't think much about it. He just thought that Bao Yanqing was morally corrupt and disgraceful.

The palace concubine was the victim, she was reprimanded and punished with impropriety by being confined to her room for three days and required to copy Buddhist scriptures ten times. As for Bao Yanqing, he was stripped of the title of crown prince, his husband was thirty years old, and someone was asked to send the Fuguo Mansion to pick him up.

As a result, the Prince of Fuguo's Mansion was fined one year's salary, and the first wife was demoted two levels for lax discipline and lack of ethical standards.

After dealing with the matter, the emperor walked away angrily.

Immediately afterwards, the concubine also left tremblingly, wiping her tears. She thought she was lucky enough to get evidence and show her face to make a contribution, but who could have imagined that the emperor saw her and not only did she not show her face, but her butt, and she almost got herself into trouble by accident.

The palace concubines feel wronged.

The master of the palace had left, and the person present was Beitang Yi, the highest-ranking official. He did not move, and the people present exchanged glances, but no one moved for a while.

Looking down at the two people on the ground, if looks could kill, Beitang Yi really wanted to torture them to death.

"Cousin~"

Yang Tao sobbed with trembling lips, regretting it so much that her intestines turned green.

Originally, she had urged the old lady to enter the palace, firstly to get information, secondly to demonstrate in person her good character of not fearing life and death and being willing to share weal and woe with him, and thirdly to find an opportunity here to use the pressure from the superior to solidify their relationship.

Unexpectedly, everything went more smoothly than she expected. She also begged the old lady to agree to find a way to transfer Mu Lianzhi away at night. Originally, she only needed to replace her and make it a fait accompli, and everything would go smoothly.

She even deliberately put on a palace dress similar to Mu Lianzhi's. In the dark, she was half-backed and did not want to tell the real thing from the fake. She also carried with her aphrodisiac powder to confuse the mind, hoping to catch him off guard and surprise him...