Before the shopkeeper could say anything to stop him, Si'er had already started picking them up.

The woman beside her immediately tried to speak up to stop them, but Si'er's maid raised her hand to stop her and pushed her away: "Madam, I advise you to be more sensible. With your status and position, you can't afford to offend my wife."

The woman was pushed down and sat on the ground. Although they had just arrived in the capital and knew that there were many high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital, they should not be so unreasonable.

After all, she is the wife of an official. When has she ever been insulted like this?

The maidservant beside the woman immediately stepped forward and said, "How can you be so unreasonable? You want to attack without saying a word. These jewels were bought for my young lady. What right do you have to snatch them?"

Si'er's maid, with her hands on her waist, said arrogantly: "This is not the place for you poor people. Get out of here!"

The woman immediately became angry: "You are such an uneducated servant."

Si'er's maid also became angry: "How dare you say that I am uneducated."

After saying that, she was so angry that she slapped him.

Si'er picked out all the jewelry she liked at the counter and said, "Go to my house and settle the bill later. I'll take all of this."

Turning back, he praised the maid: "You shouldn't waste time talking to people like her. Let's go."

Many people who came to buy jewelry were watching, and the shopkeeper didn't dare to say a word.

He once tried to stop it, but not only did he fail, he was beaten instead.

Si'er and her maid had already walked out of the Treasure Pavilion, just when everyone thought that everything was over.

I only heard Si'er say, "There are still people in this capital who don't know what's their place. Come, give her a good beating so she'll learn her lesson."

Suddenly, several young and strong servants rushed out from the side of the carriage, grabbed the woman and her maid and beat them up with punches and kicks.

He waited until Si'er had vented his anger before taking his men away.

Although the people around sympathized with him, no one dared to step forward to help.

When the censor came back in the evening, he was very angry when he saw this. The next day, he submitted a petition to the court.

When Yinzhen saw the memorial, he frowned. He had heard about Longkodo's absurd deeds before and just treated it as a joke.

He didn't take this censor too seriously and just tried to appease him. He couldn't punish Longkodo for such a small matter, right?

But no one expected that the rumor in the capital would become more and more intense, and even listed all the things Si'er had done in the past and the women in the back house that he had bullied.

What year, month, day, and reason was there when he was beaten, and what kind of appearance did he become?

For a time, Si'er was demonized in the capital.

Shen Meizhuang was in the palace, listening to the news coming from outside the palace. It was even more exciting than what was written in the opera script.

First, Longkodo led his servants to the censor's house, beat him up, and threatened him.

Despite being injured, the official reported Longkodo to the emperor, but Yinzhen suppressed the matter.

Immediately afterwards, Nian Gengyao seized the opportunity and submitted his resignation to the emperor again, citing his elderly mother at home and the need to take care of her by her side. Yinzhen again rejected his resignation.

Finally, Longkodo’s eldest son Yue Xing’a listed ten charges against his father.

Yinzhen sat in the study without saying a word for the whole day. On the second day, Nian Gengyao submitted his resignation again. After careful consideration, the emperor approved it.

As soon as Nian Gengyao left the capital, the emperor issued an edict, deciding to deal with Longkodo.

All the charges brought by Yue Xing'a were handed over to the Dali Temple for trial.

It was not only Shen Meizhuang who was paying attention to the previous dynasty, but also the empress dowager. When she heard that Longkodo was constantly being impeached, she did not care at first. It was not until the trial at the Dali Temple that she hurriedly summoned Yinzhen to the Cining Palace.

Yinzhen greeted the Empress Dowager with a gloomy expression: "Your son pays his respects to the Empress Dowager."

The Queen Mother smiled benevolently and said, "Please take a seat, Emperor!"

Yinzhen was thinking about all sorts of things in his mind, and he said in a low and serious voice, "My son has been busy with state affairs these days and has neglected to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager. I hope the Empress Dowager will not blame me."

The Empress Dowager looked at him with inquiry, "The Emperor is concerned about the former dynasty, so I won't worry about it."

Yinzhen didn't look at the empress dowager the whole time, his eyes drifting away: "My son is only busy with the Longkodo incident. He formed a clique for personal gain and deceived the emperor."

As soon as the words fell, the Empress Dowager's expression turned unnatural: "Longkodo was the regent appointed by the late Emperor for you. Does the Emperor really not tolerate him?"

Yinzhen raised his voice slightly, but it showed that he was extremely unhappy at the moment.

"It's not that his son can't tolerate him, it's that he can't tolerate himself. Look at what he has done over the years."

The Queen Mother was a little frightened, sweat was already coming out of her head, and her words became more and more urgent.

"The emperor is not unaware of what he has done, but he is unwilling to tolerate him now because Nian Gengyao has resigned.

I thought he would have a peaceful end, but I never imagined that the emperor would take action against him so soon."

"You are joking, Empress Dowager. Longkodo has committed dozens of serious crimes. How can I tolerate them just because I want to?"

Yinzhen was a little impatient, and the next words were difficult for him to say.

"Is the Empress's plea for him now truly due to the deep kindness she showed him in their youth?"

The Queen Mother looked a little anxious and said, "Longkodo is Empress Xiaoyiren's brother, and can be considered your uncle. Even if you don't care about Longkodo, shouldn't you also consider Empress Xiaoyiren's face?"

Yinzhen's voice became sharp, and he looked up and glanced: "Longkodo and the Empress Dowager are childhood sweethearts. When is the Shangsi Festival on the third day of the third lunar month? The Emperor doesn't know, so don't I know either?

I do this to save the Empress Dowager's reputation. If the Empress Dowager refuses to let me go, then she will be letting me go, my throne, and your honor as Empress Dowager."

Yinzhen hesitated a bit. "I have already found a side room in Changchun Garden and imprisoned him there. I hope Empress Dowager will not disappoint me."

He was very disappointed. His royal father was such a wise and brave man. How could his royal mother dare...how could she dare to hug Longkodo?

Yinzhen felt extremely ashamed and turned around and left.

After Yinzhen left, the empress dowager sat there dejectedly. She knew that Longkodo could not be saved. Not only that, the emperor also wanted him to personally stop this idea.

The Queen Mother sat in the palace, tears that had not been shed for many years sliding down the corners of her eyes, but her eyes gradually turned scarlet.

Late at night, the empress dowager claimed to be Longkodo's family member and went to visit him with a food box.

When they entered the house, Longkodo's favorite side dishes were placed on the table, and he personally poured him a glass of wine. During the conversation, the two mentioned the past events.

Longkodo's face was full of guilt, but he had no grudges in his heart and drank the wine in one gulp.

Just as he finished drinking, he heard a commotion outside, and Zhuxi's voice rang out from outside the door: "My Lady, come out quickly, there's someone outside."

The Queen Mother was a little flustered for a moment. She immediately raised her hood to hide her face and was about to leave.

Completely ignoring Longkodo's painful face and those unwilling eyes.

Just as the door was opened, a woman rushed in. Unable to stop, she bumped into the empress dowager and fell to the ground. At the same time, her hood fell off.

In the room, Longkodo was lying on the table with blood flowing from the corner of his mouth, and he was no longer breathing.

"Ah..." A scream echoed throughout Changchun Garden.

The Queen Mother became even more flustered and quickly grabbed her hood to cover herself.

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