"Yes!"

After receiving the order, Wang Defa turned around and directed the palace maids behind him to hold the lights.

Then, five or six little palace maids stood in a row beside the pavilion holding palace lanterns.

The light suddenly illuminated everything in the pavilion, and also clearly illuminated the faces of the man and woman in the pavilion.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Xue has committed a heinous crime and has been found guilty of immorality. Please... Sister Lan?"

Before Lady Tan could finish her words, an expression of indignation suddenly froze on her face when she recognized the two people in the pavilion.

what happened?

How could the woman in the pavilion be Shen Ruolan?

Xue Qingyao kept her head down until Lady Tan's voice stopped abruptly, and then she realized something was wrong.

She suddenly raised her head and looked towards the pavilion.

His eyes fell on the faces of the two people in the pavilion, and his pupils immediately trembled.

Why isn’t the person in the pavilion Xue Youli?

impossible!

This is impossible!

They broke through the defense one after another, and at this moment, a clear girl's voice suddenly rang out.

"Xue Youli, I just want to ask you, are you convinced? If you're not convinced, let's go to the lotus pond and continue the competition. Whoever can pick the biggest lotus in the pond will be the strongest!"

"Okay, who's afraid of who?"

The two people spoke not loudly, but their voices were loud enough for everyone present to hear clearly.

Wasn’t it said that the person in the pavilion was Concubine Xue?

Can anyone explain, since Concubine Xue is with Princess Qinghe, then who is the woman in the pavilion?

"Huh? There are so many people!"

Chu Xinyue and Xue Youli had been watching the excitement from behind the rockery for so long that they couldn't hold back any longer. Now it was their turn to perform, and Chu Xinyue, of course, wanted to indulge in the drama to the fullest. "Why is the Imperial Garden so lively tonight?"

Everyone was still shocked as to why the person in the pavilion was Shen Ruolan, so how could they have the mind to answer her questions?

Chu Xinyue didn't mind at all. While no one was paying attention, she slipped into the pavilion. "What are you all doing kneeling outside? Come in and look at the lotus flowers... Oh my God! Isn't this Concubine Lan? Why is she hugging and kissing another man?"

"What? Concubine Lan kissed another man in front of so many people? Impossible! Princess, don't talk nonsense!" Xue Youli and Chu Xinyue sang the same tune and entered the pavilion.

Then her distressed voice came from the pavilion, "It's really Sister Lan!"

Seeing Meng Xingzhi and Shen Ruolan hugging and biting each other, Xue Youli pretended to be shocked and immediately ordered Wang Defa to pull them over, "Eunuch Wang, please come over and help separate these two!"

Wang Defa subconsciously looked at Murong Che, and after receiving the man's eye signal, he swiftly led two young eunuchs over to pull people away.

Chu Xinyue and Xue Youli stood by and watched, and found that Shen Ruolan and Meng Xingzhi's mouths were sucking tighter than an octopus's suction cup.

Tsk tsk tsk! It’s really unbearable to watch!

The young eunuch took great pains to separate them.

While watching the fun, Chu Xinyue was not idle either.

While everyone's attention was on Meng Xingzhi and Shen Ruolan, she moved step by step to the stone table, hooked out the incense burner under the table, and threw it into the lotus pond in the chaos.

The strong medicine in the incense burner was brought in from outside the palace by Xue Qingyao through Lianxin, but Xue Qingyao did not handle it and gave the medicine directly to Shen Ruolan.

It was Chu Xinyue who lit the incense burner just now. If it is traced back to her, it will be difficult to explain.

In order to clear herself of any connection with the matter, Chu Xinyue decided to go all out and simply destroyed the body.

When Xue Youli saw Shen Ruolan and Meng Xingzhi being separated, she lowered her head and was about to kiss the little eunuch on the face. She directly picked up the kettle of cold water on the stone table and poured it on the two of them.

This medicine works quickly and also works quickly.

After being splashed with water, Shen Ruolan and Meng Xingzhi regained most of their consciousness.

Shen Ruolan looked at Meng Xingzhi, whose clothes were in disarray, then looked down at her own ripped collar and screamed in panic.

Why is this happening?

She had planned everything well, so why did she become the one having an affair with Meng Xingzhi in the end?

It’s all Meng Xingzhi’s fault. If he hadn’t killed Xue Youli, how could I have been so distracted by the incense that I did that kind of thing with him?

The more Shen Ruolan thought about it, the angrier she got. She slapped Meng Xingzhi in the face several times. "You bastard, who gave you the guts to be so rude to me? I'm going to castrate you!"

Even after beating her, she still wasn't satisfied, so she simply started to strangle Meng Xingzhi's neck, "You die! Die!"

Meng Xingzhi was still in a daze, struggling to breathe. He raised his hand to push Shen Ruolan, "Let go!"

Shen Ruolan refused to agree and grabbed and pinched him, "Asshole! Give me back my innocence!"

Wang Defa looked at the chaotic scene and shouted, "Lady Lan, the Emperor is here, how can you be so presumptuous?"

His shrill scolding brought Shen Ruolan back to her senses. She kicked Meng Xingyi and then turned around to realize that there was a group of people gathered outside the pavilion.

Shen Ruolan's eyes fell on the figure in the bright yellow dragon robe. She was so frightened that her legs went weak and she fell to her knees with a thud. "Your Majesty! I was framed!"

Since she set up this trap, she naturally knew better than anyone that having an affair with a man outside her family was a capital crime!

At this time, she must not admit her problem, but put herself in the position of the victim.

Murong Che glared at her and said coldly, "You said someone framed you, do you have any evidence?"

Shen Ruolan looked up and turned her gaze. When she saw Xue Youli sitting beside the stone table, her expression changed again.

Wasn’t Xue Youli stabbed to death by Meng Xingzhi?

Why are you still standing in front of me?

Shen Ruolan's mind was extremely confused. It took her a long time to think before she realized that she had been deceived.

She gritted her teeth, pointed at Xue Youli angrily, and complained, "It's her! It was Concubine Xue who teamed up with her lover to kill me. I beg Your Majesty to help me!"

Xue Youli sneered as she listened to Shen Ruolan's accusations. "Just now, outside, from a distance, I heard you sisters clamoring for the Emperor to sentence me to death! How can you be so sure that the person in the pavilion is me when you haven't even opened the bamboo curtain?"

Ah this...

The concubines present were speechless after her retort.

Seeing that they didn't dare to answer, Xue Youli walked out of the pavilion, passed the concubines kneeling in the front row, and finally stopped in front of Xue Qingyao, "Sister Xue, is that right?"

Xue Qingyao was called out and could only raise her head.

She was kneeling and Xue Youli was standing.

The two people's eyes met in mid-air, and they looked at each other silently.

Xue Youli asked her this simply to force her to personally abandon her ally Shen Ruolan.

Xue Qingyao knew very well that if she did this, Shen Ruolan might bite her back.

If Shen Ruolan is forced into a corner and gives her up, it will be troublesome.

Even if Shen Ruolan does not have any concrete evidence of her involvement in this matter, once the seeds of suspicion are planted in Murong Che's heart, it will be very disadvantageous to her future efforts in gaining favor.

She can't take the risk!

Xue Qingyao weighed the matter in her mind and pursed her red lips. "Sister Xue, did you hear wrong? I didn't say it was you in the pavilion just now. I believe Sister Xue wouldn't do anything to offend the Emperor. As for Concubine Lan, she can't just say that this outsider is Sister Xue's lover for no reason. So I wonder if there is something else going on?"

Her words sounded as if she hadn't offended either side, but she was secretly pointing out that Xue Youli and Meng Xingzhi had a close relationship.

Concubine Tan was awakened by her words and quickly said to Shen Ruolan, "Sister Lan, what exactly is going on between you and this lunatic? If you have been wronged, speak up boldly, and the Emperor will surely seek justice for you!"

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