After hearing this, Nangong Liuyun subconsciously tilted his head and looked at Concubine Chu beside him. She immediately put on a wronged look and began to cry, "Your Majesty is wise and has found out that this matter was not done by this concubine. However, there are still people in the harem slandering this concubine's reputation. This concubine might as well just die!"
The person she was referring to was obviously Dongfang Yi. She still remembered what those two maids had said at the palace gate just now. Now that she had such a good opportunity, she naturally had to file a complaint.
Hearing this, Helian Qi frowned. He naturally knew that the person she was talking about was Dongfang Yi, but he still pretended not to know anything and said, "Who on earth dares to frame my beloved concubine? I will never let her off easily!"
He also knew that this woman didn't dare to casually mention the name of the queen now.
As he expected, Concubine Chu gritted her teeth and stammered for a long time but still didn't say who it was. Finally, Nangong Liuyun stood up and said, "Your Majesty only needs to know that my daughter is innocent. Rumors in the harem can never be completely eradicated. Why should we care?"
"Good! My dear subject has such great courage. My beloved concubine, you should learn from your adoptive father!" Helian Qi said loudly. But in his heart, he felt disdainful. Anyway, it was good that the trouble didn't involve Dongfang Yi.
After they talked for a few more words, they left the Qianqing Palace one after another. Walking on the grand avenue of the palace, Concubine Chu couldn't help stomping her feet and saying, "What do you mean don't care?! That Dongfang Yi dared to falsely accuse this palace. How can this palace let her off!"
Her words reached Nangong Liuyun's ears. He sneered disdainfully and then said, "It was you who didn't dare to say clearly just now. I was just trying to smooth things over for you. Don't be ungrateful!"
His words made sense. As a court official, he naturally couldn't interfere too much in the affairs of the harem. Helping her this time was already overstepping his bounds. Fortunately, Helian Qi trusted him extremely and didn't suspect him, which was a blessing.
After hearing this, Concubine Chu could only bite her lips hard but couldn't refute anything. After all, what he said was right. She really didn't dare to mention Dongfang Yi's name just now.
But since she couldn't file a complaint against her, she couldn't let her off easily either. She must find a way to kill Dongfang Yi.
Thinking of this, she said goodbye to the Nangong family without looking back and rushed towards the Palace of Concubine Chu.
Nangong Tianci watched as his Sister Chu left without saying a word. His thick lips moved a few times as if he wanted to say something, but when he saw his father's displeased expression, he didn't dare to make a sound. He could only stare blankly at the woman's back until she completely disappeared from his sight.
Nangong Liuyun snorted angrily and then murmured, "Stupid woman! She really thinks she's my daughter. How dare she lose her temper with me! If it weren't for the fact that she has something on me, I wouldn't save her even if she died ten times!"
After saying that, he snorted again and then rushed towards the outside of the palace.
His return to the capital this time was not just for Concubine Chu's matter. Although he was worried that she would tell the young emperor all about his plan, he had nothing to fear when he was outside the capital.
The main purpose of his return this time was to see the current situation in the court. He wanted to see if the people in the court would follow that old Dongfang guy blindly after he left. He still had to win over his old subordinates so that when he returned to the court half a year later, he wouldn't have to worry about his power splitting up.
This was the main reason for his return. Now, his arrangements at the imperial mausoleum were almost completed. All that was left was to train the troops and smelt weapons. When he returned to the capital again, he would be the next emperor of the Dongsheng Dynasty.
This idea of seizing the throne, which was a heinous act of treason, had been brewing in his heart for half his life. In the past, the former emperor was too powerful and he really had no chance to take advantage. But now the emperor was just a young child and was not worthy of ruling the world at all. It would be better to let a capable person take over.
And that capable person naturally referred to himself.
Thinking of this, their group of people grandly returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, just waiting for the New Year's Eve banquet tonight to meet his old friends again.
On the other hand, Concubine Chu, who had already returned to the Palace of Concubine Chu, was still very angry in her heart because Dongfang Yi had dared to slander her.
Just as she was thinking, several maids walked in from outside the palace. They were holding a piece of clothing in their hands and then said, "Your Highness, this is your new New Year's clothes this year."
Concubine Chu walked over, rummaged through it, and then waved her hand to throw it on the ground. Then she shouted loudly, "Why is it water - red? Where's the bright red one?!"
The maid immediately knelt on the ground, not daring to raise her head, and stammered in reply, "According to the laws of the Dongsheng Dynasty, only the queen is qualified to wear bright red at such a state banquet. The other concubines can only wear water - red..."
Before she could finish her words, Concubine Chu kicked her away. As if venting her anger, she roared, "Do you mean this palace is not worthy of wearing bright red?!"
She was full of anger now. She wondered why she was always inferior to Dongfang Yi in everything. Even when it came to clothes, she could wear bright red while she could only settle for water - red. Why was that?
"Go and get me a bright red dress!" she roared at the maid again.
But the maid just knelt on the ground and didn't dare to move. She was just a humble maid. How dare she ignore the laws of the Dongsheng Dynasty? Although Concubine Chu was very terrifying, the emperor was even more terrifying. If the emperor said she couldn't wear bright red, then she couldn't.
Seeing that the maid didn't move at all, Concubine Chu's anger grew even stronger. There was even a deadly glint in her eyes.
"Good! Now even a low - level maid dares to ride on this palace's head!"
After saying that, she walked over sinisterly and stood beside the maid. Then she said coldly in her ear, "Do you look down on this palace?!"
"Don't dare! This humble maid would never dare. You are the noble Concubine Chu!" the maid immediately explained.
The palace maids all said that when Concubine Chu got angry, she was like the king of hell from the underworld. Now she finally knew what they meant.
But Concubine Chu still didn't let it go and asked, "Then why don't you go and get me a bright red robe for this palace? Is it because this palace is not worthy of that bright red robe?!"
"No, Your Highness. How dare this humble maid! This humble maid is just worried that Your Highness will be blamed by the emperor and will violate the laws of the Dongsheng Dynasty!"
The maid explained hoarsely because the woman in front of her was really too scary. She was afraid that she would lose control and strangle her neck the next second.
And Concubine Chu's action was exactly like that. She raised her hand and grabbed the maid's neck, not caring at all how loud her screams were. She just kept tightening her grip.