dognovel Chapter 357: Concubine De's nose was badly injured
Chapter 357: Concubine De's nose was badly injured
Hearing this, Concubine De's heart suddenly sank.
If any other concubine did what Concubine Liu did, it would cause the emperor's wrath! Even if she was not banished to the cold palace, she would be demoted and lose favor.
However, even now, His Majesty said that he would give her an explanation, and he did not blame Concubine Liu too much in his words.
Sure enough, she knew when she was in the palace that there were so many women around His Majesty, but Concubine Liu was the only one who was different in his heart.
Endless hatred surged in Concubine De's heart, but her face remained gentle and tender. She looked at the emperor pitifully and trustingly: "I believe in Your Majesty."
"Now, the only one that I and the Third Prince can rely on is Your Majesty..."
The emperor appeased Concubine De and bestowed many rewards on her before leaving Chengqian Palace.
As soon as she woke up, His Majesty came over. Defei had the opportunity to ask the imperial physician: "What happened to my face? Can it be restored? Will it affect my appearance?"
Not to mention that in the eyes of many women, their beauty is more important than their lives. If they lose their beauty in the harem, how can they gain the favor of His Majesty?
The imperial physician considered it for a while before saying, "This... The rest of the Madam's face is not serious, just some superficial injuries, but the root of her nose is a bit serious..."
"But please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will do my best to treat you!"
No matter how strong Concubine De's heart was, she couldn't help but get nervous at this moment: "You must heal the root of my nose at all costs!"
Receiving her eye signal, Qingdai immediately went to the inner room, took out a thick stack of silver bills, and stuffed it into the imperial physician's hand.
De Fei said: "These are just a few rewards. If you can make my face heal, I will reward you greatly!"
The imperial physician pinched the thick banknotes, and the smile on his face became much more sincere: "I will definitely use all my strength to ensure that the Majesty's appearance will not be affected in any way!"
After the imperial physician left, the gentle look on Concubine De's face disappeared completely, and a haze flashed in her eyes: "Have you found out? Why did those eunuchs who were carrying the sedan chair make me fall down?!"
Qing Dai said respectfully, "Your Majesty, they all said that their ankle was suddenly hit by something, causing them to lose their grip."
"The imperial physician has also checked and found that several people have thumb-sized bruises on their ankles."
"I have already ordered someone to report this to the Ministry of Punishment, but the Ministry of Punishment sent people to the palace road where the accident happened and carefully checked for a long time, but they did not find the murder weapon that injured them."
"The Ministry of Punishment is already investigating the maid who was responsible for cleaning that palace path during that period."
Concubine De said coldly: "The eunuch's confession and the bruises on his ankles all prove that this was man-made. The person who did it was smart and completely eliminated the evidence!"
"The other party has been prepared for this, and the Ministry of Punishment may not be able to find anything."
Qing Dai frowned and asked, "My Lady, who do you think did this?"
Concubine De sneered, "Ever since I gave birth to the Third Prince, there have been countless people in the harem who are jealous of me, either openly or secretly, and who wish me dead. Anyone could have done something to me!"
"But the biggest suspect is still the Imperial Concubine!"
"Send someone to tell the people in the Ministry of Punishment to investigate in the direction of Yongshou Palace!"
The Ministry of Punishment only obeys the emperor, but as Concubine De is the victim, they must listen to the clues she provides.
Qing Dai lowered her hands and said, "Yes!"
"The Imperial Concubine is so domineering. If Your Majesty does not punish her severely this time, how can you convince the people?"
"Your Majesty, I will send someone to find out the result of His Majesty's decision!"
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"Go to Yongshou Palace."
"Yes!"
Li Changde was originally wondering, since the imperial concubine had done such an excessive thing, how would His Majesty punish her?
Hearing this, he immediately understood what was going on.
When concubines made mistakes, His Majesty would usually summon them to question them. But in the case of the Imperial Concubine, His Majesty went to the Yongshou Palace in person.
After all, among so many empresses and ladies in the palace, apart from Concubine Rou, Concubine Guifei is the most important in His Majesty's heart.
"His Majesty has arrived --!!!"
Nangong Xuan walked in from outside, and Concubine Liu immediately stood up and stepped forward, bowing aggrievedly: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Long live your Majesty!"
In the past, the emperor would have personally helped her up.
But at this moment, Nangong Xuanyu just walked past Concubine Liu, sat down at the main seat, and said coldly: "Get up."
The emperor had long known about the imperial concubine's hot temper, and he had always turned a blind eye to her arrogance in the past.
But this time, she really went too far!
After all, Concubine De was not just an untitled concubine in the palace, but one of the four concubines, and the mother of the third prince!
How could the emperor not be angry when the imperial concubine disregarded her dignity so much?
"Thank you, Your Majesty..."
Concubine Liu pursed her lips, her extremely beautiful face, and looked at the emperor with tears in her eyes, her voice becoming more and more aggrieved: "Your Majesty has doted on Concubine Wen to the sky. I almost forgot how long it has been since you last stepped into the gate of Yongshou Palace."
"You came here in such a hurry today, is it because Concubine De came to question me?"
If anyone else dared to speak to the emperor like this, they would have been punished long ago.
However, whether it was Cuizhu or Li Changde, they seemed to have long been accustomed to the way the Imperial Concubine and His Majesty interacted with each other. Although they all lowered their heads, they were not overly frightened.
"You did something wrong, and you feel wronged?"
Nangong Xuanyu couldn't help but wonder, was it because he had spoiled the imperial concubine too much in the past that made her temperament become more domineering?
But looking at Concubine Liu's aggrieved look, he couldn't bear it after all. He just frowned and asked, "Tell me, how did Concubine De offend you?"
Concubine Liu turned her face to the side, with a hint of stubbornness in her tone: "Your Majesty knows everything, right? When Concubine De was pinning flowers on my hair, she pulled my hair and hurt me, so I couldn't hold it back."
"Do you believe this yourself?"
Nangong Xuanyu said coldly: "Your behavior today not only slaps the face of Concubine De, but also the face of the Third Prince!"
"His mother was wantonly humiliated in the harem. How will everyone view the Third Prince from now on?"
"Do you know how many censors will report you at the morning court tomorrow and ask me to punish you?"
"I came to ask you the reason, but you still acted like this. Am I really spoiling you too much?!"
Concubine Liu's tears suddenly came out.
It wasn't because His Majesty was mean to her, but because she felt His Majesty's care and favoritism towards her in this matter...
She thought that His Majesty really didn't love her. It turned out that in His Majesty's heart, she was still very important, very important...
Concubine Liu wiped away the tears on her face stubbornly and looked up at the emperor: "If I tell you, will your majesty believe me?"