Harem Daily Life

Zhou Zhaoyi rushed over in a hurry, and when she saw Tao Yanyan, she knelt down and saluted: "Your Majesty, please save me!"

Tao Yanyan quickly asked Mingyue to help him up: "What happened to you? What's the matter that makes you so anxious?"

Zhou Zhaoyi stood up, her eyes reddened, and she said in a trembling voice, "Your Highness, that day I just said a few gossips about the two eunuchs around the eldest prince. I didn't expect that the whole palace would spread it today, saying that the two eunuchs were not eunuchs but guards... Your Highness, you know me, I don't have the courage to spread such rumors!"

Tao Yanyan comforted him, "I believe you won't say anything nonsense. Don't panic. Drink some tea first."

Mingyue handed Zhou Zhaoyi some tea. Tao Yanyan waited until she calmed down before saying, "Zhou Zhaoyi, to be honest, I sent people to check the source of the news, but they didn't find out it was you. Why are you so anxious to come to me? Is it because you have some guesses about the identities of those two people that you are afraid that it will eventually be traced back to you?"

Zhou Zhaoyi nodded: "Yes, I am really scared. My position in the palace is not high, and my family's strength is average. If I end up having a grudge with Concubine De because of something I haven't done, what should I do!"

Zhou Zhaoyi took out a handkerchief and covered her face with tears. It was obvious that she was really frightened.

"Let me ask you, besides telling me, Concubine Ning and Liang Zhaoyi, have you mentioned this to anyone else?" Tao Yanyan asked.

Zhou Zhaoyi quickly shook her head and swore to the sky: "My queen, I told you my intuition about those two because I trusted you. I don't trust other people in the palace, so why would I tell them? I can guarantee that I really mentioned it that time in Changle Palace, and no one else has ever mentioned it."

Tao Yanyan pondered for a moment and gave her a reassurance: "Don't worry, this matter has nothing to do with you. Concubine Ning and Concubine Liang will not spread it casually, and I will not do it even more. So you can go back with peace of mind. If you are worried, don't step out of the palace recently and wait quietly for the development of the matter."

Zhou Zhaoyi was relieved at this point, but thinking about the consequences, she asked again: "My queen, if Concubine De is demoted because of this incident, will she and the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery behind her not let me go?"

Tao Yanyan said with a smile: "No one knows what you said here, so don't scare yourself. Just pretend you don't know anything and eat when you should and sleep when you should."

After sending Zhou Zhaoyi away, Tao Yanyan still hadn't figured out who leaked the news. They actually cooperated so well with Shu Fei. The two pieces of news could directly prevent De Fei from making a comeback.

In Mingcui Pavilion, Lu Cairen was very satisfied with her brilliant performance today.

The maid Cui Er was massaging her back, feeling uneasy: "Talented Lady, if Concubine De finds out that we were the ones spreading rumors about her, will she not let us go? I heard that the Loyal and Brave Marquis is extremely evil and has a bad temper. I am really scared!"

Lu Cairen sneered, "What are you afraid of? You've been to so many places, and no one has seen your face. You've also disguised your voice, so who would have guessed it was you? Besides, it's been so long, and no one has come to question us, which means they haven't found out anything about us. Speaking of this matter, I just added a few more words when I found an opportunity. The instigator is still the one who spread the rumor in the first place."

Lu Cairen felt at ease. She was originally strolling in the Imperial Garden when she accidentally heard the rumor about Concubine De. She suddenly had an idea and asked her maid Cui'er to add a sentence. Unexpectedly, the effect was so great that the latter rumor spread so quickly with the help of the previous one.

Sometimes doing something that comes naturally is better than doing something that has been planned for a long time.

"Humph, Concubine De is in charge of the harem and has the most power. But when I go to ask her to do something, she makes excuses and looks down on me. I want to see how Concubine De is going to break this game! Hahahaha..."

In Yongxing Palace, Concubine De was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. However, before she could come up with a plan to deal with the situation, He Linzhang arrived with his men.

Defei's face turned pale as paper in an instant, and she knelt down to greet him tremblingly.

He Linzhang's face was as cold as a thousand-year-old ice, and he said expressionlessly, "Zhang Fuhai, take someone to have a physical examination."

This simple sentence, like a sharp sword, ruthlessly broke the already fragile psychological defenses of Concubine De. She trembled all over and kowtowed to apologize, saying, "Your Majesty, please ask everyone to leave. I have something to say to Your Majesty alone."

He Linzhang narrowed his eyes and waved his hand, and Eunuch Zhang took everyone downstairs.

Only the emperor and Defei were left in the palace. Defei wiped the sweat off her forehead and said, "Your Majesty, my father and brother guarded the border, loyal to the emperor and patriotic. Since I entered the East Palace at the age of seventeen, I have been devoted to Your Majesty. If Shufei had not threatened Ye'er's safety this time, I would definitely not have violated the palace rules and placed two guards beside Ye'er."

He Linzhang sneered: "If you are worried about Ye'er's safety, you can just choose two skilled palace maids to use. Why did you go through your Loyal and Brave Marquis Mansion and find two outsiders to come in? Humph, don't explain to me that you didn't have an affair with them. Even if I believe you, others won't believe it!"

Concubine De looked up at the emperor and said, "As long as Your Majesty believes that I am innocent, I am not afraid. As for those two people, I have thought about it and decided to just let it go and send them to the Jingshifang... to make it real."

He Linzhang didn't expect that Concubine De would be so cruel. He originally wanted to send the men out of the palace and return them to Marquis Zhongyong, but Concubine De actually wanted to put an end to it all and directly turned the two normal men into eunuchs.

If the military power of the 100,000-man army had not yet been completely taken back, He Linzhang really wanted to deal with the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery and Concubine De together.

Just as he was about to speak, Zhang Fuhai and Haitang both ran in in a hurry. Haitang cried, "My queen, it's bad, Chen Shui and Ah Zheng are missing!"

Concubine De was shocked. Before the emperor came, she had sent people to lock up the two men and was waiting for his majesty's consent to send them to the Jingshifang for execution. She didn't expect that at this critical moment, the two men actually escaped.

He Linzhang's expression was frighteningly cold: "These are the people chosen by your Loyal and Brave Marquis' Mansion. They are completely undisciplined, and yet you are confident in handing the Crown Prince over to them!"

He Linzhang ordered: "Search secretly, and kill anyone found!"

Defei is now terrified. She has seen the skills of those two men. It would be fine if they escaped from the palace, but if they did something in this palace again, it would not be a simple accountability, but would drag down the entire Yongxing Palace and the Mansion of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery.

By then all the charges will be upgraded and it will be really difficult for her to turn things around!