C116

Chapter 116 - Unrestrained Sovereign Heart Hong Zhong, Deceiving the Sovereign

Wait, could it be … "Lv Luo, where is she?!"

"In Xiwu Hall. It was the empress dowager's men who had arrested her! is also among them. " Just as she finished speaking …

Baili Ziyan? Wasn't she grounded?!

However, thinking back to before he went to the National Temple, when she was also restricted from entering, Hong Zhong felt that something was wrong, and quickly ran out. As she ran, she spoke to Qing Ya: "Qing Ya, get someone to deliver the Snow Mastiff to the Xiwu Hall!"

This Baili Ziyan, was really like a ghost that wouldn't leave!

Although Baili Ziyan had already been grounded twice, she could still come out and stir up trouble. This was the advantage of being born in the imperial family! The Son of Heaven committing the same crime as the commoners, that was all a lie!

But, Baili Ziyan, if you dare touch my people, I will definitely not let you go!

Qing Ya had originally wanted to chase away my Xiwu Hall with Hong Zhong, but after receiving Hong Zhong's order, she could only stop in her tracks. "Yes, Miss, slow down!"

Hong Zhong's heart was filled with Lv Luo's safety, and she ran quickly. Not long after, she arrived at the Xiwu Hall, and as she entered the gates, she saw that there were a lot of people gathered at the Xiwu Hall's courtyard. It seemed like almost everyone who participated in the blessings in National Temple had arrived. However, after this group of women finished praying, they didn't go back to their own homes, nor did they come back to look for their mothers. Instead, they came to Xiwu Hall to join in the fun!

As for Lv Luo who was guarding Xiwu Hall, she was pressed down to her knees by a few old wet nurses, and in the courtyard of Xiwu Hall, there were a few red wooden chairs. Baili Ziyan, Nangong Lingwei, Nangong Yimeng and the rest were sitting on the seat of honor.

Hong Zhong paused to calm her breathing, then walked forward and bowed to Nangong Lingwei: "maidservant greets Esteemed Empress Dowager, Esteemed Empress Dowager is blessed."

Nangong Lingwei rubbed her forehead. It could be seen that on the journey back from National Temple, the boat carriage was exhausted, and when she saw Hong Zhong, he turned to look at her. Her phoenix eyes showed an imposing expression: "Hong Zhong, do you know your sin?"

"maidservant is stupid, please enlighten me." Hong Zhong lowered her head, and saw from the corner of her eyes that Lv Luo was being pressed down by a few old wet nurses as she kneeled on the ground. At this moment, her face was completely red and swollen.

Looking at Lv Luo's miserable state, Hong Zhong felt her heart ache. Lv Luo also raised her head slightly to look at Hong Zhong, but when she saw the pain in her eyes, she invisibly shook his head and silently consoled Hong Zhong. She was fine.

All the ladies from the famous sects who were planning to come over after returning to the palace but were pulled along by Baili Ziyan all looked at Hong Zhong at the same time. In her eyes, there was envy, worry, and regret. Of course, most of them were just there to watch a good show!

Hong Zhong's personality had always been one where people don't bully me and I don't bully others. If someone bullies me, they will definitely return the favor double, turning their heads to glare at Baili Ziyan in displeasure. Their hands under their sleeves were tightly clenched into fists.

Facing Hong Zhong's fury, Baili Ziyan laughed disdainfully: "Hong Zhong, even if you glare at this princess like that, you won't be able to cover up the heinous crimes that you have committed. Someone, arrest this slut who dares to go against the sovereign."

"This …" The surrounding eunuchs looked at each other, but did not dare to move forward. The Esteemed Empress Dowager was the biggest one here, she hadn't even opened her mouth, how could they dare to move!

Hearing this, Hong Zhong laughed coldly: "This maidservant would like to ask, why is it that this maidservant has gone as far as defying the sovereign? maidservant also wants to ask, what crime did my servant Lv Luo commit? " Everything that was happening in front of him, was too obvious. It was Baili Ziyan's doing! She just didn't expect that she would be so impatient!

Just as Baili Ziyan wanted to speak, the voice of a young eunuch called out from outside the Xiwu Hall: "Your majesty has arrived."

With a cold expression, Baili Yi Chen swept his gaze across everyone present, and in the end, his gaze landed on Hong Zhong as he gave his own opinion, "Hong Zhong, you're really a troublemaker.

After saying that, Hong Zhong turned and looked at Nangong Lingwei who was seated above him, "Mother only returned to the palace today, so why are you resting? What exactly is going on that you must take care of today?"

"Forget it." Nangong Lingwei waved her hand and reprimanded his own son, "You're not young either. The empress has always been empty, and the entire imperial harem is managed by mother herself. If you truly care for your mother, then you should set her up as soon as possible so that you can share in her responsibilities! "

Hearing this, Baili Yi Chen embarrassedly coughed twice. His gaze was a bit unnatural as well. It wasn't that he hadn't thought about it, but the empress that he wanted to establish was not a political marriage, but the woman that he truly loved!

As he thought about it, his unnatural gaze swept across Hong Zhong, and then, he frowned slightly.

The moment Nangong Lingwei's words came to an end, all the noble ladies present flushed red. Looking at Baili Yi Chen, their eyes were filled with deep love and admiration. Baili Yi Chen was the king of the Southern Qi, the person with the most esteemed status in the Southern Qi, and the male god in their hearts.

Aunt had said before, that the Queen of Southern Qi would definitely be her, Nangong Yimeng. The man who was the focus of tens of thousands of people, who was almost a perfect man, would become her, Nangong Yimeng's, man in the future.

Although he would have three palaces and six courtyards, so what if he had countless concubines? She, Nangong Yimeng, was his only wife!

The gaze of admiration that shot over from his side made Baili Yi Chen frown. He did not like being looked at in such a manner. Thus, he said, "Imperial Mother, what exactly happened to make Imperial Mother put so much effort into this?" It would be better for him to leave this "land of tigers and wolves" as soon as possible!

Nangong Lingwei sighed, took out a yellow colored plate from the side table, and threw it onto the ground, as she coldly spoke: "Since the emperor has come, then let the emperor handle this matter. Hong Zhong, you explain to him what this plate is about!"

"Pah …" With a sound, a metal weapon touched the ground, attracting everyone's attention. It was a dazzling yellow plate that looked like it was made of gold, but the sound of it hitting the ground was clearly a metal!

Looking at the shining yellow metal plate on the ground, Baili Yi Chen's eyebrows jumped up. This thing looked very familiar! Thinking back to how Hong Zhong flaunted her gold medallion in front of him, she looked suspiciously at Hong Zhong. This damned woman, was she so brazen that she even tricked the emperor, using a fake gold medallion to fool him?

When the Empress Dowager said this, the beauties that admired Baili Yi Chen revealed expressions of anticipation. The principle of shooting the bird at the head was like this, they had long disliked Hong Zhong, okay?

In terms of looks, none of them were beauties that could topple nations, and in terms of family background, there were many amongst them that had strong backers, but why was it that just because of a single sentence from Spiritual Master Xuan Ji, they could get the name of imperial concubine from the late emperor?

However, these were just thoughts in their minds. They didn't dare to say it out loud. At that moment, when they saw that the leading bird was about to be knocked down and that they were going to lose a competitor, they were naturally overjoyed and extremely happy to see this happen.

, who had been coldly swept by Baili Yi Chen, felt the pressure around him drop by quite a bit. Goosebumps rose all over his arms. Lowering his head, he quickly thought of a countermeasure in his mind: "This gold medal, I … I don't know what's going on. "

The situation in front of her eyes was extremely clear. was still too slow, and did not catch the person who was eavesdropping that night, so Baili Ziyan had caught hold of some clues, which was why she was able to pull Empress Dowager, the many noble women into the Xiwu Hall. Presumably, she was determined to put her to death this time!

Baili Ziyan gave a cold laugh, "Under the supervision of my mother, this golden plate was found in your Xiwu Hall. Even though it was a robbery, this lowly bitch still dares to deny it. Slap her twenty times, she's just giving me a casual lesson. "

Once she went back to the palace, she received news that Hong Zhong's gold medal was fake. Thus, she also went to look for her mother, and forcibly dragged her mother, who had just returned to the palace, back to the Xiwu Hall. Under the gazes of everyone, she found the fake gold medal.

Baili Ziyan's words undoubtedly gave Hong Zhong an important piece of information. It was Lv Luo who did not admit that the thing was hers, and that was why she got beaten up.

Baili Yi Chen coldly stared at Hong Zhong, his heart surging with anger, "Hong Zhong, tell me, is this thing yours?" Actually, with his understanding of Hong Zhong, he still believed that Hong Zhong definitely had the guts to do such a thing, but …

"No." Hong Zhong answered with determination, "This thing isn't mine!"

"Your majesty is enlightened." Hong Zhong turned her head and respectfully said: "I also do not know what is going on with this thing. "After all, I had just returned to the Imperial Palace, and when I arrived, everyone was already here. I think that everyone here is clearer than me about the start of today's matter."

Baili Ziyan coldly snorted, and reminded him with good intentions: "This thing was searched from your Xiwu Hall. All the noble ladies have seen it! "

"Oh? This lady is very curious, who suggested searching my Xiwu Hall? " Hong Zhong asked calmly. These words were a reminder to everyone who was behind this!

The noble ladies present were not stupid, upon hearing Hong Zhong's words, everyone remembered that the convoy had just arrived at the Imperial Palace. A Yanran Palace had found him, and she told them that sshe wasn't letting them leave, and that he wanted them to be her witnesses.

Thus, everyone's gaze turned towards the Grand Princess with suspicion. Why did Grand Princess have to search the entire Xiwu Hall when she returned to the palace? Or could it be that this thing was originally placed by the Grand Princess?!

Baili Ziyan naturally saw the doubtful gaze of the crowd, and turned to look at Nangong Lingwei. "Queen Mother, it was said by a servant in my palace, she heard personally from Hong Zhong and her serving maid, that the fake gold medal was kept, and she even said that it did not matter if the gold medal was real or fake, as long as it is useful with royal brother!"

After Baili Ziyan finished speaking, Hong Zhong could clearly feel the temperature around him drop by a few degrees. Turning her head to look at the green face of Baili Yi Chen, she felt her entire body tremble, and her palms began to sweat uncontrollably. On Baili Yi Chen's handsome face, his veins were exposed, and it was obvious that he was about to lose his temper!

The innate noble aura of a king made Hong Zhong feel an inexplicable sense of weakness in her heart. She did not dare to look at him directly, and subconsciously looked around, when suddenly, her gaze landed on the jade pendant on her waist. It was given to him by Baili Mingyue, and the words of someone else appeared in her mind, "Don't be afraid, I'm here!"

His flustered heart gradually calmed down and he thought of a solution: "maidservant did not say that. Everyone knows that deceiving the sovereign is a great crime, so I would like to ask everyone, since my Red House has a piece of Gold Medal for Free from Death that everyone knows about, why would I create a fake one to give myself trouble?"

Those words were reasonable. No one would bring him any trouble! Thus, the crowd turned their suspicious gazes to Baili Ziyan. This Grand Princess and Hong Zhong had always been at loggerheads with each other, it was not impossible for her to come up with a fake gold medal to frame her!

Seeing the suspicious looks from his surroundings, Baili Ziyan immediately became angry, pointed at Hong Zhong and said: "Hong Zhong, don't try to force your way through the logic! This gold medal is obviously yours, how did it become this princess' trap? "

Hong Zhong laughed: Then, can you explain to me who your servant girl is? Since she said she heard my conversation with the servant girl, then, Princess, who is that servant girl? Why would your servant appear in my Xiwu Hall? Or, is that servant girl a figment of Grand Princess's imagination? As for the purpose of this fiction, hehe … "

In the end, Hong Zhong did not say anymore and only laughed coldly in response. She did not die from her later words, and allowed the others to guess on their own, and the more she was like that, the more everyone felt that her words were reasonable.