The slave family is not a disaster

Chapter 424 Powerless to Resist
Arriving at Yanran Palace in a blink of an eye, Empress Shen Bilan walked in slowly with her close maid Xiaoman...

"My concubine pays respects to the emperor." Shen Bilan bowed in a dark red wind robe.

"Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Immediately, Shen Bilan got up slightly.

"Lan'er, do you know why I'm looking for you today?" The emperor said with a faint look at Shen Bilan.

"The concubine doesn't know, please ask the emperor to clarify." Although Shen Bilan didn't know what it was, but seeing the emperor's eyes were different from usual, she knew it was not a trivial matter.

"Xi'er's dance clothes were torn when she was dancing today. It has been found out that someone did it deliberately, so she came to me overnight just to make me give her justice." The emperor said slowly.

"Oh? Is that so? Well, since someone intentionally framed Concubine Chen's sister, he must be severely punished." Shen Bilan was not surprised when she heard this, but echoed the emperor.

"Sister Empress is still so calm now, it's really admirable." Ye Anran smiled.

"Hey, what does Sister Concubine Ran mean by this? Sister Concubine Chen was framed, and it wasn't my fault. What is this Palace worried about?" The queen asked without knowing why.

"Elder Sister Queen, how did I, Chen Xi, offend you? You want to embarrass me like this and shame the royal family?" Chen Xi couldn't hold back anymore, seeing the Queen's innocent appearance, she was even more angry.

"Lan'er, there are witnesses that before Xi'er danced, your court lady Xiaoman entered the Qingwu Palace and behaved furtively, so... this matter has nothing to do with you. Today... ...You have to give Xi'er an explanation." The emperor had already determined in his heart that this matter had something to do with the empress.

"What? No, Your Majesty, there must be a misunderstanding in this matter. It's really not a concubine, and there is no concubine." Now, Shen Bilan was really wronged, because she really didn't let Xiaoman do such a thing. The method was too clumsy, she, Shen Bilan, didn't even bother to do it.

"But... there are a lot of witnesses to prove it, you should ask your Xiaoman first about this matter?" Ye Anran raised the corner of his mouth and smiled.

The queen turned her head, looked at Xiaoman and asked: "Xiaoman, tell the truth, it's fine, if you don't, I will definitely give you justice, and won't let anyone slander you."

"Empress Empress... slaves... have indeed been to Qingwu Palace." Because Xiaoman knew that this matter could not be concealed, since the emperor dared to find them, it was conclusive evidence, so he did not dare to talk nonsense.

"What? When did you go, why doesn't Bengong know?" The queen stared at Xiaoman in disbelief.

"The maidservant went behind her back, thinking... wanting to vent her anger for the empress, so she took off Concubine Chen's dance clothes privately, this servant deserves to die, this servant deserves to die." Maybe Xiaoman didn't expect that Concubine Chen would investigate this matter, after all, Consort Wu Clothes tearing is also very normal, no one would think that it is man-made.

But the blame lies in Concubine Chen's suspicious nature, so she doesn't believe that she made a mistake, someone must have framed her, and she only traced it to this point.

"You... you damn girl, you are so mad at me for doing such a thing, you are so mad at me." The queen couldn't help but stretched out her hand to beat Xiaoman's head.

"My maidservant made a mistake, and my maidservant was confused for a while, so I asked the emperor to forgive me, my empress, please forgive me." Seeing that things were getting serious, Xiaoman was naturally a little scared.

"Did a slave really do this on his own? Would a slave have such courage? Sister Queen, you really don't know? Or... you know it, but you deliberately condone it?" Chen Xi asked provocatively.

The queen's face changed drastically when she heard the words: "Sister Chen Fei, what do you mean? Is this the kind of person I am? I don't know, but I don't know. Besides, would I do such a stupid thing? This is humiliating." For the reputation of the royal family, I will definitely not do that."

Seeing that Chen Xi doubted what she ordered, Shen Bilan immediately explained...

The emperor was silent...

Ye Anran smiled and said: "Sister Queen, Xiaoman is your girl, she has always been quite obedient, she doesn't seem like someone who can do such a thing by herself, it seems that there are still many twists and turns in this matter."

"No, this matter has nothing to do with our master. She really doesn't know anything. She is a slave, a slave... I heard a few court ladies talking about the secret weapon of the concubine Chen, so I went in curiously. After seeing the dance clothes , this servant just wanted to tear her up a little bit, I didn't expect to bring such a big trouble to Concubine Chen, if you want to blame this matter, you can blame this servant, it really has nothing to do with our master, please forgive me." Seeing that both Ye Anran and Chen Xi were attacking their master, Man immediately cried and explained.

"Oh, what a servant who can protect the master." Chen Xi smiled ironically.

"Xiaoman, how could you do such an absurd thing? Your Majesty, I will punish this matter severely. Please hand Xiaoman over to me. I will give an explanation to Concubine Chen, okay?" Queen He pulled Xiaoman's hair angrily and said.

"Since this matter has nothing to do with the empress, then the empress does not need to bother. This lowly servant girl framed Xi'er and humiliated the majesty of my royal family. If she is pulled out, she will be killed immediately." The emperor said coldly.

"Ah? What? Execution?" Perhaps the queen never dreamed that the emperor would impose such a severe punishment.

"Your Majesty, this... is too serious. Xiaoman was just confused for a moment and begged the Emperor to give her a way out." Although Shen Bilan is extremely selfish, at least Xiaoman has been with her confidant for several years. She was naturally reluctant.

"Is it serious? I want a small punishment and a big commandment, so that no one in the harem will dare to do something wrong again. Come and drag this lowly maid out." The emperor said forcefully.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me, empress, save this servant girl." Xiaoman cried like tears, but at this moment Shen Bilan was helpless.

"Your majesty...a concubine?" The queen couldn't stand it anymore, and seemed to want to continue pleading for Xiaoman.

Unexpectedly, the emperor stood up and reprimanded angrily: "The servants of Jiuhua Palace made mistakes. Although you don't know about it, you, the master, are also responsible. I will punish you for half a month. Go back, and in the future... don't cause trouble for me. "

"This...?" Shen Bilan didn't expect that she would have such a miserable day, not to mention that she couldn't save her maid, and even herself was grounded, and she suddenly became furious.

"Elder Sister Empress, you must be careful in choosing slaves in the future, and you can't take those with evil intentions." Ye Anran reminded with a smile.

"Thank you, Concubine Ran, for reminding me, I... I will remember this time." The queen looked at Ye Anran with gritted teeth, wishing to tear Ye Anran to pieces immediately.

"Xi'er, I wonder if you are satisfied with this?" The emperor asked, holding Chen Xi's hand.

"The concubine obeys the emperor's arrangements." Although the queen was not severely punished, the person who killed her probably made her feel sad for a while, and Chen Xi felt much more balanced.

"Well, let's go. I'm tired after tossing around for most of the night. I'll send you back to Ganlu Palace." Perhaps because of today's incident, Chen Xi was the victim, so the emperor felt a little guilty.

Looking back, he wanted to explain to An Ran...

But seeing Ye Anran just smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, please stay with Concubine Chen, she was quite shocked today."

"En, okay, that's enough, let's go, queen, you should go back early and think about your mistakes behind closed doors." The emperor turned his eyes to the queen's matter, there was no trace of warmth in his eyes, only more disgust.

"The concubine is guilty." The queen said in a swallowed tone.

The court lady Xiaoman, who had been with Shen Bilan for several years, was killed by the emperor's order under the attack of Chen Xi and Ye Anran, which made Shen Bilan's heart ache for a long time.

After all, Xiaoman is dead, and she has to do many things herself in the future. The most annoying thing is that she was wronged this time. She really didn't ask Xiaoman to do such a thing, and Xiaoman usually doesn't want to be like that An impulsive person must have been bewitched by someone, but unfortunately she didn't have a chance to figure it out, because Xiaoman had already been killed with a stick, and this matter was over.

Although she didn't know who did it, Shen Bilan put the account on Ye Anran and Chen Xi's heads, and decided that they were the ones who did it.

Because in this harem, no one else has the guts to fight against him...

Smile Palace

Ye Anran was in an exceptionally good mood. After the emperor left, she didn't feel sleepy at all...

"Xiaoguang, bring me a pot of sake." Ye Anran was in a good mood, maybe seeing the queen being so angry, he was very happy.

"Your Majesty, drinking will hurt your health." Xiao Guang kindly reminded.

"Don't worry, I'm fine, I just drink a little occasionally." Ye Anran slightly raised the corners of her mouth.

Her methods are getting more and more sophisticated, tonight...killing two birds with one stone, not only making Chen Xi obediently submit to her, but also depriving the queen of a powerful helper.

It's true that Wu Yi was Xiaoman's hands and feet, but it was a few court ladies Ye Anran found, who deliberately revealed the secret weapon of Concubine Chen Wuyi, so that Xiaoman could take advantage of the opportunity to make Concubine Chen embarrassing, and then used Chen Concubine Wuyi's secret weapon. The concubine is suspicious by nature, so she thoroughly investigated the matter, found Xiaoman, sued the emperor, and punished the queen.

After this series of events, the person who benefits the most is Ye Anran...

But Chen Xi didn't think that this matter was related to Ye Anran, and the queen didn't have any evidence, because Xiao Man was already dead...

"Sister, you must miss me very much, right? But don't worry, hurry up, I will avenge you soon, that woman Shen Bilan won't be proud for long." Ye Anran held a wine glass, facing Ye Anyao's tablet in the secret room Said in one sentence.

Jiuhua Palace

"This time, I was really careless. I was framed by Ye Anran and Chen Xi. Xiaoman's death was too sudden and wronged. I would be in danger if I didn't do it, but... Concubine Xi’s secret letter, why hasn’t she received a reply? When will she do something to Ye Anran?” The queen murmured uneasy in the Jiuhua Palace, analyzing the future situation and found that the situation is not very good.

"No, I see you, if I don't do it, I will be in danger. Ye Anran's power is getting bigger and bigger, and the threat to me is getting bigger and bigger. Now she is playing tricks behind her back, and I have no power to resist. Your Majesty I trust her too much, even Chen Xi obeys her, now I am surrounded on all sides." Shen Bilan thought in her heart to tell Xi Gongjue to act quickly, once Xi Gongyao is overthrown, without the protection of the emperor, Ye Anran will do nothing Not anymore.

(End of this chapter)