Who is the white moonlight these days? We are just following the plot

She finally came in tonight, but she was not happy at all. Instead, she was so scared that her legs and feet were weak and she couldn't stand. She needed to be dragged in by several young and strong fathers-in-law.

Xiangyu was thrown to the ground like a dog. She knelt with her forehead touching the ground, her whole body shaking like a sieve.

Without any questioning, Wen Yuan had already reached a conclusion in his mind.

"Xiangyu, what exactly happened between you and Ling'er at the rockery today?" Eunuch Zhou asked, standing beside Li Zhao.

Xiangyu had already lost most of her soul. She mumbled, "Not a slave, not a slave."

He repeated it several times, repeating these few words over and over again.

"How dare you! Xiangyu, the emperor is here, you can't fool me. Tell me the whole story." Eunuch Zhou spoke sternly, frightening Xiangyu so much that she almost drowned in her clothes on the spot.

"Ling... Ling'er damaged... the palace clothes of Mingyue Palace. She threw herself into the river out of fear of punishment. The jade pendant was broken... It's not my fault. I beg Your Majesty to understand."

Wen Yuan watched her performance indifferently. Ever since she went to the laundry department, she was probably taught how to wash clothes by the head nanny all day long. She had no time to study her acting skills, so her acting skills seemed much more clumsy.

"Someone, get on the splint."

Wen Yuan's voice was not loud, but it attracted the attention of the two Li brothers.

She was always kind to others and would not torture slaves unless they made very serious mistakes.

Li Zhao frowned, but did not stop him.

Soon someone came with a splint and clamped Xiangyu's ten fingers.

"Ah...ah...Your Majesty, please spare me, Your Majesty..." Xiangyu's shrill screams echoed throughout Yonghe Palace.

Li Zhao felt that the sound was too loud and was afraid that Wen Yuan could not bear it, so he ordered someone to block her mouth.

Just as Nanny Li stuffed the coarse cloth into Xiangyu's mouth, Xiangyu, sweating profusely and in agony, confessed, "I accidentally knocked Ling'er over, and the jade pendant in her hand fell to the ground. Some fragments fell into the pond, and she...jumped in to look...for it, and then the prince came."

Even though she was in extreme pain, Xiangyu still concealed part of the truth when she explained. She was the one who kicked the fragments of the waning moon into the pool, and that was why Ling'er jumped into the water.

"What you just said is true."

"It's true! It's true!" Xiangyu nodded desperately: "I was wrong, I was wrong. Your Majesty, please forgive me."

Very good, the truth is out.

Wen Yuan gave Li Heng a look, and Li Heng understood the meaning without any words.

He suddenly became a little restless.

"Drag her out and deal with her according to the law." Li Zhao didn't want Xiangyu to offend Wen Yuan, so he quickly had her dragged out of Yonghe Palace.

"Prince Ruiping wrongly accused Ling'er and severely injured her. Shouldn't he give an explanation?"

After dealing with Xiangyu, Wen Yuan began to deal with Li Heng.

Li Heng was stunned by her question. Explanation? What explanation would he have to a palace maid?

Since Wen Yuan really liked Ling'er, Li Heng thought for a moment and said, "I'll make it up to her."

The compensation he was talking about was naturally money. He didn't mean it sincerely, but he said it for Wen Yuan's sake.

Li Heng felt deeply unbalanced. Regardless of whether Ling'er was the culprit who smashed the jade pendant, the fact that it had shattered after being handed over to her was a fact. There was no longer a Twin Moon Ringing Star Jade Pendant in this world. How could this loss be filled?

I thought Wen Yuan was already partial enough, but I didn't expect he could be even more partial.

"I hope Prince Ruiping will personally apologize to Ling'er."

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Li Heng's eyes widened in shock. It was unheard of for a prince like him to apologize to a palace maid.

"Ayuan, it's over." Li Zhao, who had been silent, spoke for Li Heng.

"Hmph." Wen Yuan sneered, "Ling'er jumped into the pond to pick up the jade pendant fragments. Instead of claiming credit for her contribution, she was severely injured by the prince. Now she has a high fever and is in a coma, her life or death unknown. Is an apology too much?"

Wen Yuan naturally knew how bizarre her request was.

In a feudal society where men are valued over women and the hierarchy is extremely strict, for a high-ranking prince to lower his noble head to a palace maid is undoubtedly humiliating to him.