On the way to the pepper house, Duan Yunfei kept thinking about why she had actually listened to this lowly person and ignored him. She didn't even care what kind of bloody storm awaited her in the near future.
Duan Yunfei did not have the habit of paying respects to the empress often. This was not because of the conflict between Duan Yunfei and the empress, but because the empress felt that it was too troublesome to pay respects to him.
Calculating it, the last time Duan Yunfei had come to pepper house was the same time Duan Liusu had tried to frame him.
Who would have thought that Duan Yunfei would deliver herself to their doorstep? How could the Empress, Duan Yingluo and the others let go of such a good opportunity?
Duan Yingluo had only sent people to brief the Queen, she did not mention much about Duan Liusu's provocation. However, the empress could already guess the situation at that time. The empress was curious about what Duan Liusu had actually said to make him act so quickly, to the point where she even disregarded palace rules and order and attacked Duan Liusu.
Although Yuwen Di handed this matter over to the Queen, in the end, her family couldn't be made public. The two princesses fighting in the palace, if this were to spread out, not only would it embarrass the both of them, but it would also cause the entire imperial family to lose face. As the master of the imperial palace, the Empress would definitely not allow such a thing to happen.
"All of you, leave." The Queen cleared out all the palace maids and eunuchs, leaving only the Duan Yunfei and Duan Yunfei, as well as the little eunuch that was left behind before Eunuch Li left.
The reason why Eunuch Li left a young eunuch was so that he could find out about the Queen's punishment on Duan Yunfei in time. Although the little eunuch was not surprising, he was still a person who came before Yuwen Di, and he represented him. The eunuch watched from the side as the empress dealt with this argument in order to ensure that the empress did not have the chance to seek favouritism and seek justice for the outcome.
Although Yuwen Di said on the surface that he would be severely punished, Eunuch Li was clear that he was still afraid of Duan Yunfei being wronged.
"Ying Luo, you were there. Tell me everything that happened."
"Yes, Imperial Mother."
Duan Yingluo had been ordered to tell the entire story, and although it seemed extremely detailed, it had clearly missed out on Duan Liusu's provocation and the matter of him holding Xiao Yang captive.
Those who were unaware of the situation would think that Duan Yingluo and Duan Liusu had a deep relationship with each other, which was why Duan Yingluo was deliberately protecting Duan Liusu. But Duan Yunfei was not a fool, she knew clearly in her heart that Duan Liusu was only a chess piece.
It was just that Duan Yunfei had never been able to understand why Duan Yingluo was trying to win him over, but now, she understood that Duan Yingluo's target had always been him.
Duan Yingluo was only thinking of how to deal with Duan Yunfei at the moment, but she did not realize that the trap she had laid down for so many years, had actually been discovered by Duan Yunfei due to a moment of jealousy.
"Yunfei, is what Ying Luo said the truth?"
Other than Duan Yingluo concealing the fact that she had hit Xiao Yang, what Duan Yingluo said was not the least bit false. Sister Six is telling the truth. "
"Alright, I'll ask you then. You've been saying that you have an urgent matter. Can you tell me how urgent it was for you to beat up Liusu?"
On the surface, the empress seemed to be asking Duan Yunfei what she was anxious about, but her words clearly indicated that Duan Yunfei was guilty. She didn't even give her a chance to explain herself. The Queen was worthy of being the Queen. Otherwise, how could she sit on the throne of the Queen and stand firmly under the threat of the Imperial Consort Yun?
"Esteemed Empress, I have no way to tell you."
Duan Yunfei did not intend to explain herself in the first place. Since the empress had already punished him, how could she let Duan Yunfei go after listening to her explanation? Even if the Empress was willing, Duan Yingluo might not be willing.
Duan Yunfei could clearly feel Duan Yingluo's fierce gaze directed at him, that gaze seemed to want to tear Duan Yunfei's corpse into a thousand pieces, people might not know it, and thought that Duan Yunfei was Duan Yingluo's arch enemy.
Furthermore, Duan Yunfei still had not figured out the current situation of the battle at the front lines, so how could she tell the empress about him going to Yuwen Di to find the truth?
The empress gave a cold laugh in her heart, "Good my ass, Duan Yunfei, I'll talk it over with you, and even think of giving you a chance. Since you don't want this chance, then don't blame me."
"If that's the case, then I can't force you either." The empress put on a helpless look. "Yun Fei, on account of the fact that your matriarch is not here and His Majesty handed this matter over to me, I can only teach you on behalf of your matriarch and royal father."
Duan Yunfei was very clear that the so-called teaching was just a punishment. She waited for the Queen to finish settling the matter soon, so that she still had time to look for Yuwen Di. She only hoped that the Queen would not punish her with confinement from today onwards.
They were indeed still worried that something would happen, but after hearing the empress's punishment, both Duan Yunfei and Xiao Yang's hearts turned cold.
"Thirteenth Princess Duan Yunfei, disregarding the relationship between young and old, the love between sisters, I sentence you to imprisonment for half a month for doing something outrageous to the Princess Eleven. As for Xiao Yang, we will deduct from it three months that he was unable to stop Thirteenth Princess when he made his move. "
The empress knew that Duan Yunfei hated books like The Ring of Women the most, so she deliberately punished Duan Yunfei for copying the Ring of Women.
Duan Yunfei knew that no matter what she had said, the Empress would not change her punishments.
When Duan Yingluo and Duan Liusu saw that Duan Yunfei had been punished, they secretly laughed in their hearts.
"Yun Fei will follow the Empress's instructions." Duan Yunfei clenched her teeth, and forced herself to say these words that disobeyed her heart.
"Since that's the case, then I'll send someone to take Thirteenth Princess back to Red Luan Palace. From today onwards, I hope that Thirteenth Princess can stay here peacefully."
With just one sentence from the Queen, Duan Yunfei had been completely restricted. If she were to be grounded from tomorrow onwards, she would still be able to ask her about the situation at the front lines.
But now, in the next half a month, Duan Yunfei would probably be trembling with fear and worry forever. Now, Duan Yunfei could only hope that the Mu Chuyang outside the palace and Wu Shan would bring her some news. Duan Yunfei could only hope that everything was just a misunderstanding. Even if she was being punished, she would be willing to do so.
After Duan Yunfei left the pepper house, the little eunuch also left the pepper house as he prepared to report to Yuwen Di.