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Chapter 182

Murong Yu sneered, "Has she forgotten her place?"

"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager requests your presence."

Consort Pei knew that the Emperor would be angry and send the Imperial Guards to arrest people, so she took Eunuch Cai to the Empress Dowager to complain.

He told the Empress Dowager about it.

"Aunt, my cousin kept this from us for so long! The time he made me kneel as punishment was definitely an act," Consort Pei cried.

The Empress Dowager was furious upon hearing this, never expecting the Emperor to be so reckless as to hide the person in Baohua Temple and even let him spend the night there...

"Your Majesty, the Emperor has arrived."

Murong Yu entered with a gloomy face, immediately frightening everyone into not daring to breathe.

"Your Majesty, you went to Baohua Temple last night?" the Empress Dowager questioned directly.

Murong Yu gave Eunuch Cai a cold look. "So you're the one who assassinated Miss Yun last night?"

"Your Majesty..." Eunuch Cai was immediately alarmed.

Before he could even argue, he was subdued and pinned to the ground, unable to move.

“Your Majesty, Eunuch Cai was on night duty outside my palace last night and never left. I can testify that he could not have gone to Baohua Temple to assassinate Yun Xiyue,” Consort Pei hurriedly said.

The Empress Dowager frowned. "I'll ask the Emperor first. Shouldn't the Emperor explain himself before arresting anyone?"

Murong Yu snorted coldly and remained silent.

Eunuch Fu stepped forward to speak for her, "Your Majesty the Empress Dowager, the Emperor suspects there are spies from enemy countries in the palace, so he has decided to use this as a pretext to place Miss Yun under house arrest at Baohua Temple."

"Last night, the Emperor led his men to lie in wait, but unexpectedly, someone actually came to assassinate Miss Yun. It was Eunuch Cai."

"When Eunuch Cai realized it was the Emperor, he ran away and then went to the Imperial Concubine's palace. In order to save his life, he deliberately slandered the Emperor and Miss Yun."

Upon hearing this, Consort Pei was taken aback, her face instantly turning ugly. "Cousin... went to Baohua Temple to catch assassins?"

"Hmph, what else? Imperial Concubine, I'm only giving you one chance. If you lie, it's the crime of harboring a spy. Think it over and say it again: Where was Eunuch Cai last night!"

Consort Pei's face turned ashen instantly. "I...I...don't know..."

Seeing her like this, the Empress Dowager knew she was lying, and in her heart she cursed her for being foolish, "If the Emperor went to Baohua Temple to catch a spy, he should have said so earlier. Eunuch Cai did go to Baohua Temple last night, but not to assassinate Yun Xiyue."

Murong Yu's expression was a half-smile, his eyes extremely cold. "Oh? Then tell me, Mother, what was Eunuch Cai doing at Baohua Temple?"

The Empress Dowager glared at Consort Pei and said, "Eunuch Cai, you tell me yourself, what is it all for? If you don't explain clearly, neither I nor the Consort can protect you."

Eunuch Cai's face turned pale. Seeing that he could not deny it, he had no choice but to confess the truth. "Your Majesty, spare my life... This servant was just momentarily bewitched because someone passed me a note saying that Eunuch Liu was killed by Yun Xiyue."

“Eunuch Liu once saved my life. I remember he was murdered and died a tragic death. This time he went to Baohua Temple to scare Miss Yun. I never intended to kill her.”

Upon hearing him reveal the truth, Consort Pei was so angry that she stepped forward and slapped him hard across the face. "You dog of a servant, how dare you lie to me and slander the Emperor and Xi Yue! You're tired of living!"

As she spoke, she grabbed Murong Yu's sleeve, "Cousin, I was wrong. I didn't know that this dog of a servant was so audacious as to talk nonsense and lie to me."

"Cousin, please forgive me this once. I will never doubt you again. If you like Xiyue, I will bring her into the palace to serve you. What do you say?"

Murong Yu pulled back his robe. "Stop fooling around!"

"I see that you can't even manage the people in your own palace, and you've made a complete mess of the harem."

"The Phoenix Seal is temporarily withdrawn. You should reflect on your actions first."

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