Imperial Concubine Liang noticed Lan Jing standing behind Lian Ruyue and said, "This is …"
"My aunt, the Empress, was worried that the palace would have too many visitors. I accidentally ran into someone and broke the rules, so I sent someone to accompany them." Lian Ruyue said.
"Oh, so that's how it is. The empress is quite meticulous." Imperial Concubine Liang said, "Li mama, go get my jade ruyi and reward it to this servant."
"Thank, thank you esteemed imperial concubine, for such a precious item. This servant, this servant really doesn't dare to take it." Lan Jing hadn't expected the imperial concubine to be so generous. She looked at the jade ruyi in Li mama's hands and didn't know what to do.
Li mama looked at her disdainfully. "Imperial Concubine is the most compassionate of servants. These things don't count for much. You can have them instead."
Senior Servant Li shoved the jade ruyi into Lan Jing's hand. Lan Jing didn't know what to do, so she pushed against it. Li mama suddenly let go of the jade ruyi, and it shattered on the ground with a pah sound.
"Ah …" Lan Jing was startled.
"How dare you!" Li mama raised her hand and ruthlessly slapped her arm. "You actually dared to break the Empress's things. Do you know that the emperor bestowed this jade ruyi to the Empress?" You are disrespecting the Emperor! You committed a crime worthy of death! "
What?
What the emperor bestowed upon the imperial concubine was indeed a death sentence!
When Lan Jing heard this, she was so frightened that her entire body went limp. She hastened to prostrate herself on the ground, kowtowing a few times. "Imperial Concubine, please spare me! Imperial Concubine, please spare me! It was your servant's fault! Your servant, your servant, your servant, I don't know how it broke …" "Your servant …"
Imperial Concubine Liang sighed, "This jade ruyi was specially bestowed by the emperor on my birthday last year. I saw that you had a good personality, so I gave it to you, but I didn't expect that you would be dissatisfied with me and destroy this jade ruyi. Even if I wanted to stop pursuing the matter, it would be disrespectful to the emperor.
"No, no, this servant deserves to die, this servant deserves to die! Empress, esteemed wangfei, spare my life …" When Lan Jing saw the two mama walk over, she was so frightened that her entire body went limp.
"Today, you snitch on Thirteenth Princess. After you've told me what I forced you to do last night, tell me everything that Princess Thirteen told you. Perhaps, I will plead for the Imperial Concubine to stop this matter and not pursue the matter." At this time, Lian Ru Yue said indifferently from the side.
When Lan Jing heard this, she abruptly raised her head. Looking at Lian Ruyue's exceptionally calm expression, she suddenly understood why this jade ruyi was shattered in her hands.
Her voice trembled as she said, "County Lord, County Lord, Servant, and Servant, whatever. I didn't tell the princess anything, County Lord has made a clear observation."
"Sigh." Lian Ruyue let out a long sigh. "Then forget it, Niangniang. I won't plead on behalf of this servant. Niangniang, punish this blind thing!"
"Someone come!" "She intentionally shattered the jade ruyi. She was disrespectful to the imperial concubine and greatly disrespectful to the emperor. Let's punish her first." As soon as she finished speaking, two mama walked over and lifted her up from the ground. She didn't know what they stabbed into her waist, but it was so painful that she almost fainted.
Then another nanny stepped on her leg and tortured it where there was no flesh or skin.
"Senior Servant Li, stop for now. There's no need to waste your strength." Lian Ruyue raised her hand and said.
"County Lord …" Lan Jing looked at Lian Rue in fear.
"Lan Jing, this County Lord can tell you directly. Yesterday, the Imperial Concubine gifted me with a pastry for another purpose. She wanted to bring a servant who was monitoring me here to interrogate. As for who it was, I don't know either, I didn't expect it to be you.
I gave you a bracelet and forced you to accompany me out yesterday to follow Princess Thirteen, all on purpose. I naturally wouldn't be so foolish as to think that a servant of Yi Xiu Palace would betray Princess Thirteen for the sake of a county lord like me.
After you inform Princess Thirteen and the Empress, Princess Thirteen will let you continue to follow me without a change in her expression, making me think that you have been bribed by my golden bracelet. As I expected, when I came to the palace in the name of thanking the imperial concubine, they sent you over.
Since I've set up such a big trap, it's clear that I have to find out what I want to know. If you don't tell me, I'll be free to use a hundred different ways to deal with you. Among these methods, there were just the first one, but do you still want to try the second one? "
Lian Ruyue stood up and slowly approached Lan Jing. She spoke with an unhurried tone.
"This servant says, this servant will say immediately." Lan Jing was in pain and scared. She was also covered in cold sweat because of Lian Ruyue's words. She never thought that this county lord would be so cautious. Every step he made was planned so carefully that it was impossible to guard against him!
"Go ahead." Lian Ruyue was sitting on a chair as her bone-chilling gaze fell on Lan Jing.
Lan Jing didn't dare to speak another word. She repeated every single word that Feng Ziyao had said, not daring to leave a single word behind.
When Imperial Concubine Liang heard this, she frowned slightly and said to Lian Ruyue, "Thirteen said that your death wasn't too far away. If she went against the Duke of Xiao, then there definitely wouldn't be a good ending.
"Mistress, it is as I expected. With Xiao Zhenhai's scheming nature, how could he let go of any opportunity to kill me and save Xiao Shan? He won't just watch his son collapse. He must have convinced Princess Thirteen and used the Emperor's love and trust towards her to accuse me of killing Senior Servant Jin and marrying into Xiao Shan. " Lian Ruyue's eyes revealed a mocking smile as she said this.
"If that's really the case … What should I do? " Imperial Concubine Liang gripped the handkerchief in her hands tightly. "Let's quickly think of a way to deal with this."
She raised her gaze and looked at the trembling Lan Jing. She said, "Come over here and tell Princess Thirteen that I plan to rescue Princess Eleven tonight, and that she wants to tell him that I have a way to restore her status as a princess." "Remember, every single move of yours is within the grasp of this County Lord. If you find your life too long, you can come and challenge me."
"Yes, yes …" "Your servant, your servant obeys the decree." Lan Jing had long been frightened out of her wits by Lian Ruyue's deep thoughts. How could she dare to resist? Moreover, she only passed on a sentence to Princess Thirteen.
"Yue Er, what are your plans?" Imperial Concubine Liang asked.
Lian Ru Yue's lips slowly rose as she said, "Treat him back the same way he did."