"Your Majesty, Your Majesty?"

Concubine Fang looked at the handsome man standing next to Xue Youli, and stood there in a daze, as if she had been struck by lightning.

Shen Ruolan rubbed her eyes hard, then rubbed them again, "Impossible! The emperor went to Wangyuexuan tonight. Where did you come from, you lunatic? How dare you impersonate the emperor?"

Tut tut...

This stupid woman would rather believe that Murong Che was a fake than believe that the news Xiao Haozi sent back was fake.

Since Xue Youli took on the task of treating Murong Che's mental illness, how could she not be on guard at all?

The news that Xiao Haozi brought to Shen Ruolan was just her deliberate exposure of her true colors for him to see.

You can only commit a thief in a thousand days, but there is no way to prevent a thief in a thousand days.

In this game tonight, since Shen Ruolan has jumped in, we can't let her go back empty-handed.

Facing Shen Ruolan's doubts, Murong Che coldly asked, "Shen Ruolan, open your dog eyes and take a good look at who I am!"

Shen Ruolan met Murong Che's gloomy gaze and fell to her knees with a thud, uttering incoherent excuses for herself, "Your Majesty, I didn't say you were a lunatic... It was all Concubine Xue's fault! She must have called you here on purpose tonight! In fact, she had been secretly meeting with strange men before, and I have caught her several times! Really, if you don't believe me, you can ask Xiao Haozi!"

In order to prove the credibility of her words, she quickly dragged Xiao Haozi, the tool used to monitor Shui Yuexuan, into the water. "Xiao Haozi has seen wild men climbing up Concubine Xue's window in the middle of the night more than once. Your Majesty, please believe me!"

Murong Che sneered, "You said Xiao Haozi had seen him more than once, why did he conceal it then and only report it now? Xiao Haozi has ulterior motives. Wang Defa, drag him away and beat him with a stick..."

Seeing Wang Defa about to arrest Xiao Haozi, Shen Ruolan quickly explained, "Your Majesty, calm down! Concubine Xue's secret meeting with someone is, after all, related to Your Majesty's reputation. I originally thought it was just a misunderstanding and didn't dare to jump to conclusions. It wasn't until Xiao Haozi secretly investigated and found evidence of Concubine Xue's secret meeting with the madman in her room that I dared to report it to Your Majesty!"

Xiao Haozi is her confidant. After discovering that something was wrong with Lingyun Palace some time ago, she specifically ordered him to keep a close eye on Xue Youli's every move.

Xiao Haozi is very reliable, otherwise she would not have entrusted him with such an important task as monitoring Xue Youli.

In order to ensure that tonight's report is foolproof, Xue Qingyao has secretly arranged for the madman's belt and boots, which are concrete physical evidence, to be quietly placed in Xue Youli's bedroom to ensure that it is foolproof.

Banxia was almost crying after hearing Shen Ruolan's slander, "Master is innocent! Please judge for yourself, Your Majesty!"

The emperor has not set foot in Lingyun Palace during this period. Her master's daily schedule is full of horse stance and boxing, and reading medical books. How could he have time to meet with the so-called madman in private?

Xue Youli also looked aggrieved. "Sister Lanpin keeps saying that I'm having an affair with someone. Where's the evidence?"

"The evidence is in your bedroom!"

As soon as these words came out, Shen Ruolan clearly saw that Xue Youli's expression was visibly panicked.

She was overjoyed and continued to say to Murong Che, "Your Majesty, please order a search of Lady Xue's bedroom."

Murong Che glanced at her expressionlessly, "Wang Defa, check!"

Xue Youli looked at Shen Ruolan's smug expression and couldn't help cursing in her heart.

[What an idiot! You've been used as a pawn so many times, and you still haven't learned your lesson. Tonight, your sister Xue will personally teach you a lesson!]

Wang Defa led a few young eunuchs into the bedroom and came out soon.

"Your Majesty, I found this on Lady Xue's couch."

The dim light from the palace lanterns shone down, and everyone could clearly see that Wang Defa was holding a belt in his hand.

Shen Ruolan's eyes lit up, "Your Majesty, the evidence of Concubine Xue's adultery is right before our eyes. She deserves the death penalty!"

Murong Che stood with his hands behind his back, taking in the expression on her face. "Are you sure this belt is evidence of a crime?"

Shen Ruolan met the man's deep peach blossom eyes, and her heart beat faster for no reason.

She looked carefully at the belt in Wang Defa's hand and saw that the jade belt was embroidered with exquisite dragon patterns.

This, this, this is clearly a jade belt used exclusively by the emperor!

Shen Ruolan's eyes widened in disbelief. "What's going on? Why did the madman's belt become the emperor's belt?"

Xue Youli sobbed aggrievedly, "The Emperor left this jade belt at Shuiyuexuan a few days ago. Sister Lanpin broke into Shuiyuexuan late at night and falsely accused me. Please, Your Majesty, help me!"

Noticing that something was amiss, Consort Fang quickly changed the subject, "It turned out to be just a misunderstanding. It's all the fault of that bastard servant who spread the false news! If it weren't for the Emperor's wisdom, we would have almost wrongly blamed Sister Xue!"

Shen Ruolan finally realized what was going on and slapped Xiao Haozi in the face. "You bastard! Who gave you the guts to slander Lady Xue?"

When Xiao Haozi saw Shen Ruolan completely denying the blame, he turned pale with fright, knowing that he was bound to take the blame.

He kowtowed and begged for mercy, "Master, spare my life! I saw a dark figure breaking into Shuiyue Pavilion, and I was afraid it was an assassin who wanted to harm Lady Xue, so I asked you to take charge of the situation!"

If there really is an assassin, she won't even have time to reincarnate by the time he calls them over.

Xue Youli watched the master and servant acting out coldly and sneered.

Fortunately, she was very vigilant and asked Xiaopingzi and Xiaoanzi to patrol every night.

After the two discovered that Xiao Haozi was monitoring Lingyun Palace, they reported it to Xue Youli immediately.

Not only did Xue Youli not point it out, she also borrowed a belt from Murong Che just for tonight's big show.

Now that they are here, Shen Ruolan will not let them leave until she gets hurt.

"Your Majesty, Sister Lanpin just came and slandered me for having an affair. If you hadn't happened to be here with me tonight, I wouldn't be able to explain myself even if I had a mouth full of words!"

Xue Youli looked very aggrieved on the surface, but she was secretly saying harsh words in her heart.

[Murong Che, if you dare to protect Shen Ruolan tonight, I'll hypnotize you next time and I'll make sure you never wake up.]

Murong Che naturally did not let her down. "This servant spread rumors in front of the master and slandered the concubines. He was beaten to death with sticks! The maidservant next to Lanpin injured someone in Shuiyunxuan and was slapped thirty times. Lanpin's words and deeds are inappropriate and she failed to discipline the servants. She is demoted to a noble lady."

After he finished speaking, he swept his gaze over the concubines who were watching the fun. "Anyone else who behaves inappropriately in front of the palace will be fined six months' salary and made to copy the Palace Rules a hundred times. Go back and reflect on your mistakes!"

Xue Youli looked at Shen Ruolan's face, which had turned green with anger, and thanked her loudly, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for clearing my name! Your Majesty is wise!"

[You were so arrogant when you framed me, but the Emperor has made your fate uncertain. Concubine Lan, I pay you homage!]

On the way back, Shen Ruolan became angrier and angrier, thinking that Xue Youli had deliberately set a trap for her. "It was Xue Youli! It must have been Xue Youli who deliberately harmed me! She made me a noble, and I won't let her go!"

When the news of Shen Ruolan's demotion spread back to Minghua Palace, Xue Qingyao was so angry that she gritted her teeth.

She designed this plan so perfectly. If Murong Che hadn't suddenly appeared, the people she arranged would have been able to fabricate irrefutable evidence of Xue Youli's secret meeting in Xue Youli's bedroom!

But now?

It was all messed up by that idiot Shen Ruolan!

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