It's over! After eloping, I was caught by my cold husband and taken back to his room

Concubine Li was too lazy to ask any more questions and guessed what Xie Wanning was thinking.

If we delay any further, we don’t know what the consequences will be.

In that case, it would be better to kill him!

Cut the Gordian knot to prevent future troubles!

The account book was none other than those of her maids.

She had no chance to enter the palace before, but today, so it was easy to find her.

Even if it was discovered, no one would know that the handwriting was written with her left hand.

She refused to admit it, so who could throw dirty water on her?

"Go, bring over Xie Wan Ning's two maids, and bring over all the things she brought into the palace!" Concubine Xie coldly ordered the palace maid beside her.

The servants around Concubine Li knew that the situation was serious, so they quickly responded and hurried out!

In the yard, Xie Wan Ning's mouth was stuffed. Not only was her mouth stuffed, but a piece of cloth was also tied tightly around it to prevent Xie Wan Ning from making any sound.

Xie Wan Ning was forced to kneel on the ground. Behind her, a strong eunuch was holding a whip and whipping Xie Wan Ning's back hard!

This is going to beat Xie Wan Ning to death!

Xie Wan Ning couldn't make a sound, only humming in pain, her face grim as she looked at Concubine Li in horror, but she seemed to be a little more sober.

Xie Wan Ning looked at Concubine Li with a cold and sinister gaze, but she couldn't resist at all!

A eunuch brought a chair to Concubine Li, and she sat at the door and watched Xie Wan Ning being beaten!

The palace maids around seemed to be used to it, but when they saw someone was about to be beaten to death, they couldn't help but frown and felt a little bit reluctant.

There are not many palace servants coming and going at the Double Ninth Festival banquet today, so I am afraid that Xie Wan Ning could be beaten to death and no one would notice.

"See clearly, this is the end of betraying me!" Concubine Li snorted coldly as she looked at Xie Wan Ning, who was in pain but couldn't make a sound.

The servants surrounding Concubine Li all responded in unison: "Nu Bi (slave) understand."

Concubine Li snorted coldly, admiring Xie Wanning's twisted face: "A bastard born of a bitch dares to threaten me!"

"If it weren't for me, how could you have lived in luxury for over twenty years?"

As he was speaking, the palace gate was suddenly pushed open.

Concubine Li was startled and looked towards the door.

When she saw that they were the two palace maids who had just been sent to look for Xie Wanning's maid, she frowned and said unhappily, "You're so flustered! How can you be so unbecoming?"

The two palace maids, however, looked pale and kowtowed to Concubine Li in anxiety and fear, saying, "Your Majesty, something bad has happened!"

"What's going on?" Concubine Li's heart skipped a beat.

Another maid pointed outside, her voice frightened and intermittent: "Someone is coming, Your Majesty! The Emperor has brought a group of people with him!"

"He's coming towards our palace!"

When Concubine Li heard this, she stood up from her chair in shock, "What? Who, who's here..."

The maid was in a panic, looking at Concubine Li anxiously: "Your Majesty, His Majesty is coming! Quick, quickly hide Xie Wan Ning!"

This time, Concubine Li heard it clearly and came to her senses.

Concubine Li pointed at Xie Wan Ning and said tremblingly, "Quick, untie this bitch and hide her in the warehouse at the back. Quick, quick!"

At this time, Xie Wan Ning was still alive and able to speak, and Concubine Li became anxious again!

Especially, the emperor came.

This is troublesome.

If the emperor found out, she would be dead without a burial place.

The palace maids were also anxious. When they heard Concubine Li's order, they hurriedly stood up and tried to carry Xie Wan Ning in in a hurry.

However, it was too late...

Eunuch Su had already arrived at the palace gate with a group of guards: "Your Majesty has arrived!"

As soon as Xie Wan Ning was lifted up, the eunuchs, palace maids and nannies beside her were all frightened and stood there frozen.

Concubine Li turned pale with fright, but she tried her best to calm herself down.

Looking at the palace maids surrounding Xie Wan Ning, he ordered in a cold voice, "What are you still standing there for? Didn't you hear His Majesty coming? Hurry and drag this unruly bitch to the backyard. Drag her out again and punish her after His Majesty leaves!"

When Xie Wan Ning saw Eunuch Su and the others coming, she turned her head desperately to look over here.

Hearing what Concubine Li said, he kept turning his head to look over here, his eyes filled with fear and pleading.

Eunuch Su took a few steps forward and stopped the palace servants who wanted to drag Xie Wan Ning away: "Wait!"

Eunuch Su perfunctorily bowed to Concubine Li and said, "Madam Concubine Li, someone saw Miss Xie coming to your palace. The Xie family is looking for her. Your Majesty has personally brought people to look for her. It would be better if you keep her here, otherwise His Majesty will blame you and you will have a hard time explaining yourself."

After hearing what Eunuch Su said, Concubine Li's face changed drastically. She staggered and almost couldn't stand up.

Fortunately, the palace servant next to him was quick to support the person.

Concubine Li was extremely pale, and with the help of the palace servants, she could barely stand up. "This Miss Xie offended me and stole my property. I am teaching her a lesson now."

Eunuch Su bowed to Concubine Li again and said, "Your Majesty is also an old man in the palace. You should know the rules."

"How can Your Majesty punish a minister's family member without authorization? If someone doesn't know, they might think Your Majesty has done something sinful and is eager to kill them to silence them!"

Concubine Li's expression changed, and when she looked at Eunuch Su, her expression instantly turned cold. "Eunuch Su is so arrogant that he even dared to wrongly accuse me! Can't I teach a minister's adopted daughter a lesson?"

Eunuch Su was not at all flustered. He sneered at Concubine Li and said, "Your Majesty, please don't get excited. This servant is kindly reminding you, Your Majesty, please don't get angry."

"May I ask, Madam, what did Miss Xie steal from you?"

Xie Wan Ning was held there, desperately shaking her head and winking at Eunuch Su.

Concubine Li frowned: "It is a gift from His Majesty!"

"Really? You said these two broken account books were given to you by Gu Yu?"

The next moment, the emperor's voice came through.

Concubine Li's face froze, and she looked outside the door in horror, and sure enough, she saw the emperor coming in.

Following them were the Xie family and Ye Nanyue's family of three.

Concubine Cen and Concubine Xie are here too.

The others did not follow.

Concubine Li was so frightened that her heart and liver trembled. She knelt down in panic: "Your Majesty..."

As soon as the emperor walked in, palace servants immediately brought chairs for him, Concubine Xie and Concubine Cen to sit down.

As soon as the emperor sat down, he asked Concubine Xie and Concubine Cen to sit down as well.

The emperor sat down and glanced at Concubine Li coldly: "Concubine Li, you are so brave!"

Concubine Li was startled and quickly knelt down: "Your Majesty, I dare not."

"Don't you dare?"

The emperor sneered and glanced at a guard next to him.

The guard immediately brought the two account books to the emperor, who threw them in Concubine Li's face and asked, "Tell me! What are these?"

When Concubine Li saw the thing, her eyes rolled and she denied it: "Your Highness, Your Highness does not know..."

Xie Wan Ning also looked up at this moment, only to see her personal maid standing beside Madam Xie.