The real daughter died tragically and was reborn, and the whole family cried and begged for forgiven

Li Qingluo and Nan Ping were naturally shocked.

Nan Ping was about to pull Li Qingluo up and secretly go out to take a look, but was stopped by Old Madam Pei.

"If something like this really happens, it's a serious matter. Please sit down first! I'm afraid His Majesty won't be able to hide it..."

As soon as the voice fell, there was a cry of surprise from outside: "Girl—Girl—My eldest daughter!!"

"It's gone, it's gone, Your Highness, Prince Consort—my eldest daughter is gone—she was murdered—"

It was the maid of the Pan family, crying and shouting miserably.

Even stringed instruments could not cover up the sound of such shouting.

Many people in the hall heard it, and the emperor was naturally not deaf.

He looked coldly at Eunuch Zhou who was standing beside him. Eunuch Zhou immediately raised his voice and asked, "How dare you! What day is it today? Who dares to make a noise outside the palace? Hurry and arrest them!"

The crying and shouting died down instantly.

At this moment, a guard with a sword came in. Eunuch Zhou immediately waved his dustpan and all the singing and dancing stopped.

"Your Majesty, there was a quarrel between several girls, one of them a girl named Pan, and she fell into the water. I just fished her out... but unfortunately..."

Xiyue stood up instantly, her face filled with surprise. "Could it be Pan Li? Where is she? She was clearly in the hall just now, how come she's gone now?!"

The prince consort was so frightened that he smashed the cup in his hand.

"Li, Li'er? But Li'er!?"

Pan Li is the niece of the Grand Prince Consort, so after the Grand Prince Consort and his wife returned to Jinling, they always treated Pan Li as their own daughter.

Even though the Pan family was not qualified to attend the night banquet today, the prince consort brought her into the palace.

But at this moment, something happened to her!

The eldest princess and her husband hurried out of Zhaohua Palace. Nanping also pulled Li Qingluo and slipped out quickly while Madam Pei was not paying attention.

When the *** couple rushed to the pond not far from Zhaohua Palace, Pan Li was already lying on the ground with a deathly pale face.

Moreover, he was indeed out of breath.

Although Pan Li was vain, somewhat arrogant, and her temperament was never compatible with Nan Ping's, Princess Nan Ping was still very sad to see that she was really dead.

"Really, it's gone..."

She stared at Pan Li's body in a daze, her eyes red.

After all, she was related to me by blood and could be called my cousin...

The eldest son-in-law rushed forward in grief: "Li'er—Li'er, how should uncle explain this to your parents—Li'er!!"

The eldest son-in-law hugged the dead Pan Li and cried bitterly, while Xiyue's face was full of anger.

She asked the guards to release the Pan family's maid, and then she walked over and slapped the old maid hard.

"How did you take care of your eldest daughter? How could someone fall into the pond?!"

"If you don't explain clearly today, I will have all of you buried with Miss Pan!"

Empress Xiyue's raging rage frightened all the palace maids and guards in the garden so much that they trembled all over.

But how did it happen?

In fact, few people saw it clearly.

Although lights were on everywhere, it was still a dark day.

Outside Zhaohua Palace, there are many trees and green plants.

The girls sneaked out to get some fresh air and went to the lake together. They were originally talking peacefully, but for some reason they suddenly started making noise!

Everything happened so fast. After a 'thump', the guards immediately jumped down to rescue the person.

But when he was fished out, he was already gone...

"Please spare me, I really don't know what happened to the girls!"

"We originally wanted to go with her, but Miss Pan got furious and drove us all away..."

"She also said that if the slaves didn't get out of here, she would have His Highness chop off their heads..."

Nan Ping sniffed and whispered in surprise, "Although Pan Li is always annoying and outspoken, she wouldn't use my mother as a scapegoat, would she? She wouldn't dare..."

The Grand Consort was furious: "This is absolutely impossible! Li'er is not the kind of person who would speak such evil words! It is you damned slaves who have neglected your duties and dared to deceive this Grand Consort and my wife!"

"Someone, come here! Slap them in the face until they tell the truth!"

At this moment, an announcement came from the palace: "Your Majesty and the Queen have arrived—"

Everyone outside the hall knelt down in unison.

When Emperor Liang and the Empress came out and saw this scene in the garden, their faces were naturally gloomy.

The eldest son-in-law turned around and cried, "Father, please help me! My brother only has this one daughter..."

There are two brothers in the Pan family.

After Pan Erlang became the royal consort, he had not enjoyed wealth and glory for a few days before he was demoted to the northwest together with Princess Xiyue.

Pan Dalang has been supporting his parents alone over the years and has also been secretly helping the eldest princess and her husband, so the eldest son-in-law has always felt ashamed and extremely grateful to his brother.

After returning from the northwest, the eldest son-in-law naturally gave more support and encouragement to his brother, and now Pan Dalang has also achieved an official position of the fifth rank.

Apart from Pan Li, the daughter, Pan Dalang and his wife had only sons.

Now that Pan Li died in the palace, how could the prince consort not go crazy?

He put Pan Li down, knelt down beside Emperor Liang, hugged his legs and begged bitterly.

"I beg you, Father, to make the decision for me!!"

*** felt sorry for her husband and knelt down with tears in her eyes: "I beg you, father, to make a decision for the prince consort. Li'er died in our palace tonight in such an unclear way. How are you and I going to explain this to the Pan family?..."

Emperor Liang angrily shouted, "What the hell is going on?! Hurry up and bring all the troublemakers here!"

The girls by the lake were already scared silly.

But no one dared to say anything at this moment.

Everyone was brought up with a deathly pale face.

Among them were Princess Qinyu, Pei Si Niang and Cui Shiyi Niang, as well as several noble ladies whose faces Li Qingluo found familiar.

"Qinyu!? Why is it you!?" the queen exclaimed.

Emperor Liang was also a little surprised: "What on earth is going on? Qinyu, why don't you tell me the truth!"

Qin Yu knelt upright, her face gloomy but she answered frankly and honestly: "Your Majesty, it has nothing to do with the others. It was...it was Qin Yu who pushed Miss Pan into the water."

She didn't make a single move to shirk responsibility, nor did she attempt to defend herself.

It seems that he is a man who dares to act and take responsibility.

Her answer made Li Qingluo involuntarily look at her with a new respect.

This Qin Yu is really an extraordinary person.

***'Shua——' turned his head and glared at Qin Yu.

His eyes were filled not only with confusion but also with rage and murderous intent: "It's you—? Why is it you!?"

"Qinyu, I value you so much and consider you trustworthy. Why did you want to harm Li'er's life—?"

Qin Yu looked at Xiyue's wife and said frankly: "She was the one who insulted me first, but no matter what, Qin Yu accidentally killed someone today and will never shirk this responsibility!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Pan Li, who was lying on the cold ground and was already dead, suddenly took a deep breath!

Then she let out a "wow" sound, opened her mouth, turned her head and vomited out all the water in her stomach!

Pan Li opened his eyes, and after waking up, he looked at everyone present with horror!

"W-Why am I here...someone wants to kill me-"

Everyone nearby was stunned by the sudden change.

Then a palace maid screamed, "Ah! Fraud, fraud, fraud, is he dead?!"

"Ghost, ghost, it's a ghost!!"

Everyone nearby was frightened away until Eunuch Zhou shouted angrily, "What's going on? The Emperor is here, what demon or monster dares to act so recklessly in the palace?!"

Nanping was so frightened that she hugged Li Qingluo tightly.

"She, she's not dead!?"

Li Qingluo didn't understand either, so he could only continue watching with Nanping.

Only the eldest son-in-law was not afraid. He went over to help Pan Li up in ecstasy.

"Li'er, you're not dead? You're really not dead! That's great, that's great! I'm glad you're still alive, kid... Second Uncle thought you..."

The eldest son-in-law wiped his tears excitedly. After meeting Pan Li's confused and somewhat fearful gaze, he just thought she was frightened.

"Quickly call the imperial physician, have someone come and take a look at Li'er! Maybe she's frightened out of her wits..."

Seeing that the person was not dead, the surroundings suddenly became noisy.

"He's not dead? That's too strange. Didn't they say he was dead?"

"Yeah. Maybe because they didn't get treatment quickly enough, a mouthful of water got stuck there."

"Just now, the Grand Prince Consort held her and shook her a few times. Could that be the reason why she spit out the saliva?"

"It's good that he's not dead, otherwise, I'm afraid all the girls from various families will not be able to escape responsibility tonight."

"Then Princess Qinyu is fine again, right?"

"She is a princess of two countries. Your Majesty will not hold her accountable for any serious crime."

Sure enough, when Emperor Liang saw that Pan Li was not dead, his anger seemed to have dissipated a lot.

"Although no one was killed, this incident tonight was truly ridiculous!"

He glared at Qin Yu before turning to look at the Queen beside him. "Queen, you are the mother of the nation. Those who caused this incident today are all daughters of the ministers present. In that case, the affairs of the harem will be left to you to handle!"

When the matter of the harem was mentioned, all the officials present, except the *** couple, breathed a sigh of relief.

The Queen bowed: "Yes, Your Majesty."

"Although Miss Pan is not dead, I believe that Princess Qinyu's reckless behavior today almost cost her life, and she deserves to be punished."

Emperor Liang: "She is a princess of Liang and Chu. What do you think of the punishment?"

The Queen said, "Your Majesty. Princess Qinyu has always been calm and composed, and has never made a mistake like today."

"She has worked tirelessly for years traveling between the two countries for the sake of peace. For a girl like her, losing the peaceful and comfortable life of a normal girl in her boudoir is not considered a sacrifice and a grievance."

"Whenever there were natural disasters or man-made tragedies, she never missed out on doing good deeds like distributing porridge and charity. It is no exaggeration to say that she is a heroine of both countries."

Emperor Liang: "But her past achievements cannot justify her mistakes today! Since she made a mistake, it is a mistake."

"The emperor is guilty of the same crime as the common people. How can she be exempted because of her merits?"

The Queen: "How about punishing her... confine her to a palace outside the palace for three months of confinement? And also make her copy the women's code of conduct a hundred times and make a formal apology to Miss Pan?"

"All the other girls involved in this matter who failed to advise Princess Qinyu and instead stood by and watched indifferently, showing their lack of moral integrity, will be punished by being confined to their homes to reflect on their mistakes. They will also be required to copy the female code twenty times and apologize to Miss Pan as well."

"Your Majesty, I wonder if this is the proper way for me to handle this matter?"