C12

"Esteemed wangfei, these two lasses haven't taken good care of you, causing you to suffer from an illness that hasn't been cured for a long time. Sin Two, these two lasses know your illness and yet they haven't stopped you from leaving the estate, allowing you to return late. Sin Three, these two lasses actually dared to peek at this sort of obscene book. Their punishment is death!"

Senior Servant Gui's voice grew louder and louder. As she finished her sentence, she grabbed the book on the table and slammed it down viciously.

There was a dead silence in the room.

Yu Yan looked down at Nian En, causing her eyes to water. She gently shook her head, then looked at the table, the manuscript was not there, only a book was placed on top of it.

She slowly walked over and met Senior Servant Gui's sharp gaze. She whispered, "Senior Servant Gui, you sure are impressive."

No matter what, she was still an imperial concubine. No matter what, this person was still a servant. Yet, he had slammed the table in front of her. It seemed like he had come prepared with the goal of knocking her down.

"How could this servant dare to be so mighty!" "The Empress Dowager hasn't recovered from her long illness. The empress dowager's heart was anxious and filled with tender affection for the Empress Dowager. She specially ordered this servant to bring the imperial physician to examine the Empress's pulse." Senior Servant Gui sneered and waved her hand.

The two palace maids immediately went out and shouted: "Doctor Xun!"

In the palace, Doctor Xun and Bai Chengan's medical skills and status were on par with each other and each of them had their own connections. In reality, the royal doctors were also fighting intensely and each of them had their own obedient masters.

He came in and bowed towards Yu Yan. Then he took out a brocade handkerchief and a red thread from his medicine box and examined Yu Yan's pulse. Yu Yan closed her eyes as she quickly analyzed the reason behind this matter. In the past few years, she had never been the focus of attention as she tried her best to hide herself. Why was she suddenly moving closer to her?

"The Empress really does have smallpox. Because she was treated in time and used the appropriate medicine, she was able to be so light and nimble." After listening for a long time, Doctor Xun clasped his hands at Senior Servant Gui and spoke in a low voice.

If Bai Chengan was someone of the emperor, he would have suspected that he had done something, but Doctor Xun was the empress dowager's man! Yu Yan herself started muttering. Did she really get smallpox?

Senior Servant Gui also revealed a surprised expression. At this moment, a palace maid hurried in and whispered a few words into her ear. She nodded and politely invited Doctor Xun to go back first. As soon as the door closed, her face changed and she said in a low voice:

"Heal the Empress."

"What?" Yu Yan was startled.

"Esteemed Empress, I'm sorry. This was the empress dowager's decree." Senior Servant Gui gave a cold laugh, causing everyone to hold her down as she stripped off her skirt.

Yu Yan had been hugging her arms and blocking her chest the entire time. Everyone turned pale with fright. On her wrist, there were many pinky marks!

Nian En shut her eyes tightly. She could not bear to watch any longer, even a fool could guess the outcome of this test.

This process was extremely humiliating. Several tall and strong women pressed down on her as they examined her from top to bottom.

Every single imperial concubine who entered the palace to choose their concubine would experience this, and some people would immediately cry in shame. Yu Yan was drenched in cold sweat, but he had no way of escaping. He could only allow them to test him, and then, she loudly said:

"Momo, the Empress is no longer a virgin."

Senior Servant Gui's face grew long. With a wave of her hand, all the palace maids pulled down their blankets, pulled her over their heads, and carried her out.

"Bring these two girls along as well, and enter the palace to listen to the empress dowager's orders." Senior Servant Gui turned her head to look at the two girls who were being beaten to death with a face full of viciousness.

They entered the palace by the corner door and headed straight for the empress dowager's chambers, but did not go to see her. How could the empress dowager deal with such a filthy matter in such a joyous time when the princess was getting married tomorrow?

Yu Yan, Nian En and Nian An were imprisoned in the same cell where the empress dowager had locked the erring palace maids. She was in one room each, while the two girls were in the other. Just one torch was stuck in the wall, and the whole dungeon was filled with the stench of rotten blood. The sound of water dripping was terrifying.

"Nian En, where's Lady Xu?" Yu Yan leaned on the wooden fence and asked softly.

"She's only a chef. Senior Servant Gui ignored her." Nian En gasped for breath and replied softly.

Yu Yan was silent for a moment, then whispered: "Sorry, I was the one who dragged you down."

"Empress, the lives of the two of us were saved by the Empress, and we are both her people. Nian An was originally a lowly slave, the Empress fed him, and gave him clothes to wear. These few years, Nian An's life has been the most peaceful and best life, one that is at ease and free, and it's worth it even if she dies now. " Nian An also struggled to sit up, and looked at Yu Yan with tears in her eyes.

"Nonsense, we won't die." Yu Yan forced out a smile and comforted them.

In the end, how could she guess?

Dark, cold, hungry... She leaned dizzily against the wooden railing. After an unknown period of time, she fell into a deep slumber and woke up.

The door of the cell was opened as a hoarse voice echoed through the thick stone wall. She slowly turned her head to look at the voice.

A few lanterns led the way, with Senior Servant Gui on the left and Empress Dowager Fu on the right.

"Empress Dowager." Yu Yan kneeled down, and her forehead touched the ground. No matter what, she must try to keep the two girls safe today.

A few palace maids arranged the phoenix chair and helped the empress dowager to sit down. She stared at Yu Yan as she gently stroked the golden pearl and tassels on her forehead.

After a long while, she tapped the armrest of the chair with her golden nails and softly said:

You made such a mistake, and this is what I understand. As long as you speak of that man, this one will spare your life, let you shave my hair, and go to the Sect Temple to cultivate. You have to know that in this lifetime, you'll have to stand guard for Yun'er. "

"Yes, I know my crimes, but I don't have a man." Yu Yan kowtowed as she spoke with fear and trepidation.

"Yu Yan, stop trying to deceive This Dowager right now. You are the only son of your fisherman." The empress dowager's long, shapely eyebrows furrowed as her voice turned cold.

You made it so that a widow could not have children, and the sole fisherman was broken off by you — — Yu Yan retorted angrily in her heart, but she could only put on a scared expression. Her forehead was pressed tightly against the back of her hand, and she said with a trembling voice.

"The empress dowager understands that the night is long and difficult, but this concubine really doesn't have a man …" The reason why I … It's because I used jade power. On the night of my wedding, the rearing mama gave me one. "

Her Majesty leaned forward slightly and fixed her with her phoenix eyes.

"The empress dowager has a clear opinion of him. There really aren't any men. Even if this concubine had ten thousand guts, she wouldn't dare do so."

Yu Yan kowtowed again. She'd been convicted for such a heinous crime. Firstly, she hadn't been punished, and secondly, she hadn't gone to the court or the estate. This meant that the empress dowager didn't really want to injure her, but rather wanted to test out some people.

Sure enough, the empress dowager's phoenix eyes narrowed slightly as the scorching light reflected on her plump cheeks. The corners of her lips lifted into a faint smile.

"Yu Yan, this one said that this one can understand, but if it's the emperor, this one can think of a way to help the two of you … It's just that you have to tell This Dowager the truth. "

"Indeed not." Yu Yan immediately understood. The empress dowager was afraid of the emperor, so she didn't dare to torture him, and even threw out such an attractive condition.

"Yu Yan, your father has also died a few years ago. I heard that he had some sort of grievance …"

said the Empress, staring at her face again to see what she could see.

Yu Yan hurriedly shook her head, and said repeatedly: "I don't dare, the previous emperor was wise, how could he be wronged? It was the empress dowager who was kind enough to forgive Yu Yan, and even allowed Yu Yan to have the life of an imperial concubine. The empress dowager's great kindness, Yu Yan will never forget it. "

"Heh …" The empress dowager laughed softly as she carelessly touched the pearl chaste, her face shining with a cold light. She said coldly, "Yu Yan, I've already said it like this. You better take care of yourself."

She stood up and held onto Senior Servant Gui's hand as they walked out. If he did not find the late emperor's testamentary edict and the military emblem of Lei Kun Army, there would definitely be huge trouble! In addition, when Emperor Xian was in critical condition, he had only seen Yu Chaoge in secret! If she had not gone ahead and killed Yu Xiang and controlled Yu Yan, the one sitting on the throne would definitely not be her son, Yu Tianqi, but Yulixiao!

However, these two items were not to be found for one day. One day was a disaster, and there were also a few mighty and forgiving royal uncles that sealed their territory. If they were to land in their hands, it would create a storm, and the mountains would be in danger.

Yu Yan seemed to be stupid, but she was actually very smart! She knew how to protect herself. It was a bit like when she first entered the palace. If she could use it, it would be a good chess piece. If she could not, even if she could not find it, she could not keep it any longer. Sooner or later, it would become a disaster!

Then, she would use Yu Yan to force that thing out!

The empress dowager's footsteps stopped at the door, her face turned slightly, and she said emotionlessly, "Announce the imperial decree that King Xiao's Consort, Yu Yan, does not care about the Emperor's grace, and is not at ease in the room. She is flogging the fifty fingers of her hand, strangling the ten fingers of armor.

Yu Yan was startled and quickly stood up. Was she trying to kill her?

The door of the cell opened and several strong maids dragged her out and tied her to a stone stake.

It was late at night that day, so Yu Yan didn't see the situation here clearly. Now that she saw it, she couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart. Beneath her feet was a deep pit filled with poisonous snakes and insects.

He raised the brine whip and was about to call out to her when he heard the sound of footsteps coming from all directions.

"King Xiao has returned!"

Who? If Yu Yan's hands were not tied up, and if she were to use all of her strength to dig out the holes in her ears, could she have had a ringing in her ears? They were actually counting on that damned husband!