C114 Provoke

"Who else here can match your Buddha beads?" The empress dowager couldn't believe it. Consort Liang's Buddha beads were made from jade, and it was full of luster and luster. Moreover, it emitted a faint yellow light. This jade could be considered to be of the highest quality, except for the one with the jade. There was no other jade that could be compared to it.

"Other than Hetian Yu, what else can win this?" The empress dowager rebuked, "This Hetian Yu was only given a hairpin by the foreign ambassador a few days ago. I think you're thinking of that hairpin, right?"

"The empress dowager was wrongly accused. How could I dare? That was a gift from the Emperor to the empress, how could I dare to delude myself!" Consort Liang was half aggrieved.

" The Empress is the Palace Lord of the Central Palace, it is only natural for the Emperor to go over. " Although the Empress Dowager was more dissatisfied with the Empress's actions, there were rules that could not be surpassed.

"Chenqie naturally knows. But today, Chenqie actually saw another jade hairpin. Only then did she sigh with emotion."

" Where is it? "

"Look at Princess Renxi. Won't you know?" Consort Liang glanced at him and was secretly delighted in her heart.

As expected, only then did the Empress Dowager notice that the simple ornament on Jiegeng's head was precisely the jade hairpin with the paddy field.

"You go and take a look." The Empress Dowager's expression immediately turned gloomy.

After a while, the mama leaned over the empress dowager's ear and said, "The top of the hairpin indeed has the mark of the royal family."

The empress dowager immediately looked in the direction of the empress. Just now, she was still wondering why the Empress would speak up for Jiegeng for no reason. From the looks of it, they were already on the same side. Perhaps, this Jiegeng was also someone the Empress found to confuse Xun Er. The Empress Dowager herself came from the struggle for the position of the Empress, so she naturally knew the importance of consolidating the importance of her clan's foreign race. Now, the Empress naturally thought that the Empress was trying to bribe Duan Shuang. And the means she used.

"What's with another one of those jade hairpins? That one was clearly the one that was offered to the foreigners earlier." The empress dowager immediately said angrily.

"What!?" Consort Liang deliberately pretended to be very surprised, "Isn't the palace rules strictly prohibit the people of the harem from spilling the rewards? The Empress would not commit such a foolish act, right?"

"Hmph, this matter, sooner or later I will have to settle it with the Empress." The Empress Dowager angrily threw the beads back into the box.

Consort Liang realized that the Empress Dowager did not intend to denounce the Empress at this moment and immediately gave Cui Er a look.

After Cui Er received the order, she immediately went to meet Lau Yunyan.

"I know what to do now. You should hurry back, don't make others suspect you." Lau Yunyan put down the wine cup in her hand.

Because of Consort Liang's fight, the normal banquet continued. Among them, there was no lack of arranged marriage for the few princes or marquis. At the same time, they also took a few of them into the Emperor's harem.

Just as the banquet was about to end, Lau Yunyan began to find trouble with Jiegeng.

"Princess Renxi, this jade hairpin is yours?" Lau Yunyan pointed it out and in order to attract the attention of others, she deliberately increased the volume.

Jiegeng did not know that Lau Yunyan came with a plot and thought that this jade hairpin was given to her by Duan Shuang so it should not be a problem. She naturally replied, "Yes."

Receiving Jiegeng's affirmative answer, Lau Yunyan immediately reported to the Emperor, "Reporting to the Emperor, Princess Renxi is suspected of stealing the property of the Inner Palace!"

When these words came out, the people present were once again shocked.

What was going on with today's incident?

"What's going on?" The Emperor was starting to get impatient.

"Emperor, the jade hairpin that Princess Renxi is wearing has an obvious royal mark on it. According to the case, only objects that are rewarded after entering the harem would have such a mark. And now, the symbol of the hairpin actually came to Princess Renxi's place. It really makes people suspicious. "

"You are not a member of the Inner Palace. How did you know about this rule?" The Empress immediately questioned.

"This subject had heard Consort Liang mention it before."

"Oh, so you have only been staring at Jiegeng for one day?" Shihan ridiculed, "Such a small mark, if one did not carefully examine it, who would be able to find any clues?"

As soon as she said this, Lau Yunyan was undoubtedly marked with an impure thought.

"I only became suspicious because I saw the jade hairpin with the paddy field."

"When I saw the jade hairpin, I suspected that it was an item from the palace? Your brain is too good, isn't it?" Shihan continued to poke fun at him.

"This paddy white jade was sent into the Palace a few days ago. How did you know?" The Empress suddenly glared at Consort Liang, but the result was still self-evident.

"Empress, isn't it because we need to find out how this Hetian jade hairpin flowed out of the Inner Palace? It can't be indiscriminate." Consort Liang definitely could not let the Empress mislead this matter.

"Someone, bring the steward and eunuch of the Internal Affairs Department here." The Empress Dowager suddenly spoke. Originally, the Empress Dowager wanted to give the Empress some face. However, her imposing manner just now had been too arrogant. Furthermore, immediately investigating this matter would not only dampen the Empress' spirit, but also dampen her spirit. Perhaps she could also take care of Jiegeng at the same time.

Just as Consort Liang and the rest were feeling complacent, Jiegeng and the rest did not care at all.

Rani Yi and Shihan already knew that this was given by Duan Shuang. How could they investigate? It was just a waste of effort. Seeing Duan Shuang and Jiegeng's relaxed and carefree appearance, he did not need to be anxious. If he had the time, he could add a few more sticks of firewood. It was not bad.

"Empress, now that things have come to this, admit your mistakes in advance to prevent you from not being able to get off the stage in the end." The empress dowager's heart was still thinking about the Empress clan's help to the Emperor back then.

"Chenqie truly does not understand what Empress Dowager is talking about."

"If you are so stubborn, then don't blame Aijia for not giving you face."

The Emperor watched this farce and immediately looked towards the main culprit - Duan Shuang.

However, Consort Liang's actions of crossing the border this time really made the Emperor unhappy. She actually dared to stir up trouble right under his nose!

"A few days ago, the foreign country offered a jade hairpin and gave it to that palace?" The empress dowager's voice became more and more dignified.

"Replying to the empress dowager, the records showed that it was given to the empress dowager's palace"

"Empress, what else do you have to say!?" The empress dowager immediately patted the armrest of her seat.

"Mother, regarding this matter, does this son have more authority?" The Emperor, who had not spoken a word for a long time, suddenly exploded with rage.

The Empress Dowager was also shocked, but she did not retract her aura in the slightest. "Emperor, if there are no rules in the Palace, how can it be Fang Yuan? Could it be that you want to side with the Empress in front of so many people?"

Today, after suffering setbacks one after another, the Empress Dowager only thought about how to redeem her own dignified status. She had long gotten used to the Emperor's obedience towards her because of filial piety, but she forgot that now, her son was the most respected.

"Continue." The Emperor did not respond to the Empress Dowager, but pointed at the Head Eunuch of the Internal Affairs Department.

"Reporting to the Empress Dowager, although this is recorded in the Empress's palace, but this jade hairpin was given to Zhen'an King. As this jade hairpin has already entered the harem that day, if you want to accurately record it... The Ministry of Rites and many other government offices have to be passed. The entire process of making the register is truly cumbersome, so the Emperor specifically allowed it to be recorded in the Empress Palace that day."