C22 Beat Him to Death with Sticks

Her brow furrowed and her face darkened.

She made a prompt decision and followed Lianye to the Bright Moon Court.

Before he could enter, he heard Concubine Ren's sharp and angry voice coming from inside.

"As a concubine, you actually slept with someone and even conceived a bastard child to impersonate a dragon descendant. Your crime is unforgivable!"

As soon as he entered the room, he saw that Lan Fei was being dragged on the floor. Beside her, there was a man who was dressed like a guard kneeling on the floor.

"I didn't. I really didn't..."

Worthy Lady Lan crawled on the ground and explained while crying.

"Humph! No! You still dare to quibble? This guard was found in your Bright Moon Court!"

Concubine Ren raised the corner of her eyes, her beautiful face flashing with viciousness.

With a wave of her hand, she said, "Someone, hurry up and beat this sinful woman to death as a warning to others!"

"No, I am still pregnant with a dragon descendant. I want to see the Emperor!"

A few eunuchs came over with sticks and dragged the struggling Worthy Lady Lan up from the ground.

"Wait!"

A cold voice suddenly rang out. Although they couldn't see the face of the person who came, he didn't seem angry at all. The people of the palace only felt a terrifying aura pressing down on their heads.

They panicked and hurriedly lowered their heads to kowtow.

"Oh, so you disturbed the Empress."

A person in white clothes was standing at the door. Her hair was tied up in a simple style, but she looked like a goddess from the heavens.

It wasn't just his appearance that was outstanding. His pure and untainted temperament was even more rare. No one could compare to him.

Concubine Ren gritted her teeth, and the jealousy in her eyes disappeared in an instant.

In the entire harem, there was no one who could compare to Yun Zhiyu in terms of appearance!

It was really annoying.

Yun Zhiyu looked at Worthy Lady Lan's miserable state, but her expression did not change. She said lightly, "Concubine Ren, recently the empress dowager's head illness has relapsed, and she is not feeling well. What is the punishment for disturbing the empress dowager at night?"

To bring up the empress dowager and pressure her?

The Empress Dowager lived in the harem and was in charge of the six palaces. Yet, she spent her days abstaining from meat and praying to Buddha as long as the Emperor was not involved.

She had always turned a blind eye to the fights in the harem. Besides, Lan Fei's family didn't have any powerful forces, so killing her wouldn't cause any trouble.

Concubine Ren sneered: "Your Majesty, Worthy Lady Lan is having an affair with the guards, and even wants to use the bastard in her womb to pretend to be a dragon descendant. I am sharing the Empress Dowager's worries, how can I be disturbed?"

"No, Your Majesty, I am indeed pregnant with the Emperor's child..."

Worthy Lady Lan struggled and crawled over, trembling and crying. Her face was red and swollen. It was obvious that she had already been slapped.

Concubine Ren's eyes were filled with jealousy, "You still dare to quibble? The palace maids of Bright Moon Court saw with their own eyes that Worthy Lady Lan was entangled with this guard."

She waved her hand, "Bring that palace maid out."

Yun Zhiyu's expression changed slightly. It seemed that Concubine Ren was prepared to get rid of Worthy Lady Lan quickly.

Steadying her mind, she raised her hand. "No need."

His gaze gradually became stern as he looked at Concubine Ren, "Concubine Ren is really muddle-headed. If the words of a mere palace maid were enough to convict Worthy Lady Lan of her crimes, today there is Worthy Lady Lan, tomorrow there will be some Plum Lady."

"Concubine Ren, do you want the Emperor to die without descendants?"

With a cold glance, the domineering aura shocked Concubine Ren.

A accusation of murdering a dragon descendant was pinned on her head. Concubine Ren was so scared that she broke out in a cold sweat. What a good queen.

She was unwilling, but she knelt down and gritted her teeth, "I dare not."

"Since that's the case, why don't you help Worthy Lady Lan into the room and invite the imperial doctor over to take her pulse? If there are any dragon descendants in Worthy Lady Lan's residence, the Bright Moon Court's servants will not take good care of her, and they will be severely punished!"

Yun Zhiyu flicked her sleeves and stood proudly, her gaze slowly sweeping across Concubine Ren.

"The Emperor has arrived -"

The eunuch's sharp voice cut through the oppressive atmosphere of the Bright Moon Court.

After changing out of his bright yellow robe, Chi Hongze was dressed in black with golden embroidery on the edge of his robe. As he walked, golden patterns rolled like a cold beast in the dark forest, bringing a cold wind with it.

"What's going on?"

Chi Hongze slightly retracted his phoenix eyes. The candle light from the small eunuch's lantern beside him reflected a small shadow on that handsome face.

No one could see his expression clearly.

"Your Majesty." Concubine Ren threw herself into Chi Hongze's arms, covered the handkerchief and began to cry. "You have to help me!"

Chi Hongze wiped away the tears on her face, as if he was extremely gentle. "Look at this, you're jealous again."

Concubine Ren's face turned red, but her voice gradually became louder, "It was the Empress who wrongly accused me. I heard that the origin of the fetus in Worthy Lady Lan's womb was unknown, so I came to ask, but who knew that the Empress would wrongly accuse me..."

Chi Hongze's face grew colder and colder as she sobbed.

Yun Zhiyu's heart skipped a beat, and a trace of bitterness slowly gathered between her eyebrows.

No matter how many witnesses Concubine Ren found, as long as Chi Hongze did not come, there was still a chance to turn the situation around.

Regardless of whether it was true or not, as long as it was related to the royal bloodline, no emperor would allow this child to be born safely.

There were three thousand concubines in the royal palace. How could the royal family care about the child's purity?

"Men, bring the maids out!"

Chi Hongze bellowed. He clenched his fists under his sleeves, and a cold light flashed across his phoenix eyes.

"Emperor, this matter..." Yun Zhiyu opened her mouth to see Chi Hongze. She turned around, and a cold light shot out from her eyes, "Hehe, the Empress seems to be different from before. A Worthy Lady Lan is actually able to make the Empress care so much about her. Could it be that there are some things behind the scenes that I don't know about?"

"'No, the Emperor is thinking too much.'"

Yun Zhiyu replied coldly. Her eyes were clear and bright, and it did not seem to be fake.

Chi Hongze's lips curled up into a cold smile. He let go of her hand and swept his gaze towards the palace maid on the ground.

"Who did Worthy Lady Lan see today? Tell me the truth. If there is any falsehood, I will not let you off easily!"

The little palace maid cowered and kowtowed, frightened to the point of tears flowing, "In the evening, Worthy Lady Lan sent out all the palace maids of Bright Moon Court and told me to bring some food to the empress dowager. On the way, I forgot to bring a plate of Hibiscus cake, so I returned."

The palace maid wanted to say something, but stopped herself. Concubine Ren shouted, "Hurry up and tell me. The Emperor will make the decision for you."

"Worthy Lady Lan also said that the child in her womb is a guard, but she borrowed the identity of the royal family..."

Seeing Chi Hongze's terrifyingly gloomy face, Yun Zhiyu stood out, "Your Majesty, it would be too rash to convict Worthy Lady Lan with just a palace maid. I think we should..."

Before she finished speaking, she heard the palace maid let out a miserable cry.

She actually crashed her head into the wall and died.

"Your Majesty, the palace maid is using her death to prove that what she said is true!" Concubine Ren cried out in shock, a trace of pride flashing across her eyes.

Chi Hongze flicked his sleeves and turned around, ordering coldly, "Someone, beat Worthy Lady Lan to death!"

Yun Zhiyu's expression changed greatly, and her body swayed as she was about to fall.

"Your Majesty." Lianye hurriedly supported her.

"Ah!"

Worthy Lady Lan was dragged out of the room. Her heart was ashen and tears streamed down her face.

The eunuchs held clubs in their hands and fiercely smashed them towards her stomach that had yet to swell up.

"Wait!"

Right at this moment, a voice suddenly barged in from outside the Bright Moon Court.