Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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The emperor was furious, but he still ordered the chief eunuch to block the news first and notified all the palaces to close the palace gates, and not to let anyone enter or leave at will, and not to let anyone walk around at will. For a while, the whole harem was cold and deserted, and everyone was silent, not knowing what had happened.
“Your Majesty, everything has been arranged…” After doing all this, the chief eunuch came back to report.
The emperor said in a deep voice: “Go to Yuanheng Palace.”
Yuanheng Palace was the Empress’s bedroom.
The chief eunuch was stunned for a moment.
“The Empress is involved in this, and it is unclear whether it is true or not. I will naturally go to inquire in person.” The emperor had an absolute dominant position in the current situation, and his tone remained calm.
If someone was sent to notify the Empress to come, the Empress would definitely have some foresight and preparation on the way, and the answers she gave may not be true, but if he went in person, the Empress would have no time to prepare, and what she said was more likely to be true.
The emperor ordered the Jinyiwei to keep a close watch on Yun Weizhi, and not to let him resist in any way – whether it was trying to escape, self-mutilation, or suicide, it was absolutely not allowed.
“Yes.” Zhao Ne bowed and obeyed.
Before leaving, the emperor naturally thought of the Crown prince – this matter had a lot to do with the Crown Prince. The Empress was the Crown Prince’s biological mother. Yun Weizhi had saved the Crown Prince’s life. When the Crown Prince came back, he would be shocked. At that time, if he couldn’t produce reliable evidence, he may not be able to convince the Crown Prince.
In the original plot, the emperor had long wanted to abolish the Crown Prince and had a low favorability towards the Crown Prince. However, this time, the emperor’s favorability towards the Crown Prince has risen to 70%, and he had given up the idea of abolishing the Crown Prince, so he had to take care of the Crown Prince’s feelings.
Before the matter was clear, neither the Empress nor the musician could lose a hair.
“It’s not time to interrogate yet, don’t do it.” The emperor turned his head and lightly instructed Zhao Ne.
“Yes.” Zhao Ne said.
After the emperor took people away, the atmosphere in Qingxin Pavilion became more and more terrifying.
Zhao Ne did not dare to disobey the emperor’s order, and did not dare to rush to torture now, but he had thousands of ways to mentally torture people, such as personal insults and torture tactics that had nothing to do with physical harm.
Li Yuebai’s eyes were covered by a black cloth, and no light could penetrate. He could not see anything. After being deprived of vision, his body felt more and more clearly. Heavy shackles and iron rings were buckled on his wrists, ankles and even neck. His arms and legs were also wrapped in iron chains. They were cold, heavy, and suffocatingly tight, making it difficult for him to even move his body slightly.
Even at this point, the Jinyiwei still searched him and carefully checked all the places close to his body to prevent any sharp weapons from being hidden. Li Yuebai originally thought that he could treat this matter indifferently, but when other people’s hands touched his skin roughly, he just felt sick.
Not only could he not resist or dodge, he couldn’t even make a sound. A small piece of cork had been stuffed into his mouth, and then a thin iron chain was tied around it, so it couldn’t be closed, completely cutting off the possibility of biting his tongue to commit suicide.
Zhao Ne sat leisurely opposite Li Yuebai, admiring his painful appearance.
He had already discussed with Concubine Hui in secret and knew that Concubine Hui had made a thorough arrangement this time, and all the evidence could be mistaken for the real thing, so he was sure of victory.
“The scholars often say that actors and actresses are lowly and lowly, and today I see that it is true.” Zhao Ne sneered, “Not even as good as prostitutes.”
Such insults naturally could not hurt Li Yuebai, but in order not to reveal his flaws, he still froze.
“It’s too late to beg for mercy now. When you are taken to the sky prison, you will naturally understand the horror of the eighteen kinds of torture.” Zhao Ne’s voice was full of laughter, and he seemed to be very happy to see the person in front of him being tortured to pieces: “A lowly person trying to climb high branches, and in the end you can only end up with a broken body. Selling sex and deceiving are not a long-term solution after all.”
Li Yuebai didn’t think much of it at first, but when he heard the last sentence, he was furious.
He knew very well that Yun Weizhi had not deceived or coaxed the Crown Prince, nor had he any intention of climbing the ladder. He just wanted to save the Crown Prince, but he couldn’t bear to watch him die of illness… It didn’t matter what the Crown Prince’s identity was. In Yun Weizhi’s eyes, he would always be the young man lost in the mountains. There was no exchange of power and status between them, only pure feelings.
Zhao Ne was too despicable to insult Yun Weizhi like this.
On the other side, the emperor had already arrived at Yuanheng Palace.
The Empress was very surprised but still put on a pomp to welcome him.
The emperor looked normal and asked a few questions about the Crown Prince and Yun Leshi. The Empress answered truthfully, very calmly, very dignified, and there was nothing suspicious.
Finally, the emperor sighed and said, “I haven’t seen the Empress write for a long time. Write something for me.”
The Empress did not doubt him and immediately ordered people to spread paper and grind it. She personally took up the pen and copied a Tang poem.
The emperor took the gold-sprinkled rice paper and looked at it carefully – the handwriting was exactly the same as the love poem, almost impossible to distinguish.
The emperor was furious and immediately ordered a search of Yuanheng Palace.
Two hours later, a love poem was also found in the interlayer of a screen in Yuanheng Palace – it was written by Yun Weizhi to the Empress. The love letters between the two parties were clearly placed here, and the handwriting was all from the Empress and Yun Weizhi, but the Empress still insisted on not pleading guilty.
The emperor was furious, so he took the Empress back to Qingxin Pavilion, intending to give them one last chance to confront each other, so that it would be clear at that time whether there was any affair.
When they arrived at the door of Qingxin Pavilion, they found that the sick Concubine Hui supported by Concubine Qian was now kneeling at the door.
“Your Majesty.” Seeing the emperor and the empress coming, Concubine Hui hurriedly forced herself to bow and said, “I heard that my illness has caused unrest in the harem. I feel really bad, so I come to apologize.”
She was wearing a light yellow brocade robe, and her face was pale with a little feverish blush, which made her look even more beautiful. Every word she said was reasonable. Compared with her usual strong appearance, she looked a little more delicate, which made her even more lovable.
Concubine Hui apologized repeatedly on the surface, but in fact her heart was already filled with the joy of victory. She knelt at the door of Qingxin Pavilion and saw everything clearly. Yun Weizhi had no chance of escaping under the supervision of the Jinyiwei. The emperor looked very bad, and he must have searched out those love letters. The empress looked pale, and it was clear that there was no room for response.
Concubine Hui came in time, not just to laugh at the joke, but to urge the emperor to make a decision. As long as the emperor saw her, he could arouse his love and appreciation in his heart. Compared with the empress, the difference was even more obvious.
Moreover, this matter involved herself, and she was fully qualified to watch.
With the emperor’s permission, Concubine Qian helped Concubine Hui to stand up, followed the emperor and the empress, and walked into Qingxin Pavilion.
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