The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 172
Yongfu Palace is still the same Yongfu Palace, but when Yuzhu walked outside the gate of the palace, she didn't have the courage to step up the steps.

She came to plead guilty, and the confession was still a capital crime. It is normal for Yuzhu to feel suffering.

Just when she was struggling, she heard a voice from ahead saying: "Sister Yuzhu, why are you back?"

I saw a maid walking out of the palace gate carrying a basket.

"Who else is back?" Yu Zhu asked back.

"That Mrs. Wu also came back just now, she seems to be quite anxious, and she is talking with the princess inside!"

Hearing this, Yuzhu's heart was covered with a haze, which was not a good omen.

"Go and do your work!" Yuzhu said to the maid in front of her.

After the maid left, Yuzhu took a deep breath, and then walked up the steps of the palace gate.

In the main hall of Yongfu Palace, Mrs. Wu and Liu were kneeling in front of Xue Baojun, wiping away tears.

"Your Majesty, you can't ignore this matter, the life of the concubine's family depends entirely on your Majesty!" Wu Liu cried.

At this moment, Xue Baoyun's expression was extremely ugly, but there was an extra [-] catties of food shortage, and it was all recorded in her account.

"Get up first, this matter will be strictly investigated by the palace, and you will not be implicated!" Xue Baoyun said calmly.

Hearing this, Wu and Liu understood, and Xue Baoyun didn't know the reason.

Then there is no need for her to stay here any longer, she stood up slowly and said: "Your Majesty, this matter must be clarified as soon as possible, otherwise things will be difficult to deal with!"

"Understood, you go back first... I will send someone to investigate immediately!" Xue Baoyun tried to force a smile.

Mrs. Wu and Liu didn't stay any longer, she turned around and walked outside after getting up, when she came out of the main hall, she happened to meet Yu Zhu.

Yuzhu wanted to ask a few words, but Wu Liushi ignored her at all and walked out directly.

Inside the main hall, Xue Baoyun was concentrating on contemplation, but he heard a voice from outside: "I want to report to your empress, Yuzhu, please see me!"

This was Yuzhu's voice, normally he could enter the palace directly, but this time she was waiting outside.

Xue Baoyun was about to ask Yuzhu for a question, after all, the expenses of food and supplies were all done by Yuzhu and his wife.

"Come in!"

Hearing the cold voice in the hall, Yuzhu felt a sharp pain in her heart, but she still went into the hall.

Seeing Xue Baojun sitting on the head, Yuzhu knelt on the ground with a plop, then kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, this servant is guilty!"

"Guilty? What's the crime?" Xue Baoyun asked coldly.

Something happened just now, and someone came to plead guilty immediately. This is really a quick response.

"Liu Bao acted recklessly, taking the opportunity of doing things for the empress, secretly embezzling hundreds of catties of grain!"

With only one sentence, Yuzhu explained the reason clearly, so that at this moment Xue Baoyun's doubts disappeared.

"Liu Bao is guilty, and so are the servants and maidservants. I ask the empress to take the blame!"

Yuzhu kowtowed seven or eight times in a row, but Xue Baojun didn't want to look at her at all.

The shortage of several hundred catties of extra food was indeed embezzled by his subordinates, which made Xue Baoyun extremely disturbed.

Even if the three hundred catties of grain were found out, she only had to explain it to Zhao Yanxun.

But the extra few hundred catties now made things not so simple. That was a full eight hundred catties of grain, which was extremely unreasonable no matter how you looked at it.

What annoyed Xue Baoyun even more was that these servants below were so bold that they dared to do anything wrong behind her back.

"Come on!"

Hearing Xue Baojun's summons, the servant girl who was serving at the side turned around and said respectfully: "Please give orders!"

"Take someone to take Liu Bao down, and kill him with a stick!" Xue Baoyun's tone was cold.

Although hesitant, the maid still took orders, she did not dare to offend the princess.

"Obey!" Glancing at the Yuzhu on the ground, the maid turned and left.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty... please spare his life!" Yuzhu kowtowed one after another.

She really didn't expect that Xue Baoyun would be so ruthless, which was quite different from the young lady in her impression.

Yuzhu grew up with Xue Baoyun, so even though the latter has become a princess, she still remembers her as Miss Houfu.

Sometimes people are like this, you think you have been together for many years and understand each other, but you don't know that time has passed and things have changed.

At this time, Xue Baoyun couldn't restrain his anger, and scolded: "Only if he dies, can I give the prince an explanation, so that you and the child will not be implicated!"

Hearing this, Yuzhu could only cry continuously, but she couldn't refute Xue Baojun's words.

That's the truth, Liu Bao made a big mess this time, if he didn't die, Xue Baoyun wouldn't be able to do business.

"Don't think that Liu Bao's life can offset all the crimes. He stabbed this trick...even I have to plead guilty to the prince!"

"If I hadn't missed you and my master and servant for many years, I could have pushed all this matter to you, so why bother to take care of it myself?"

Yuzhu kept shedding tears, she was extremely desperate at this moment, but she also knew that Xue Baoyun was protecting her.

"Your Majesty...is there really no other way?"

After a long silence in the hall, Xue Baojun sighed: "If you want to blame...you can only blame Liu Bao for seeking his own death, go back and see him for the last time!"

"Yes!"

Feeling extremely sad, Yuzhu got up and left the hall, she knew that no matter how much she said, it would be useless.

Seeing her leaving back, Xue Baoyun also sighed.

In fact, she didn't want to kill anyone, but killing Liu Bao could save her own image, so this person had to be killed.

In fact, when Zhao Yanxun was going to plead guilty, if Zhao Yanxun was very angry, Yuzhu could also be discarded.

In other words, Yuzhu's life is hanging by a thread.

"Change clothes for Ben Gong!" Xue Baoyun stood up and said.

Since he was going to plead guilty, he had to be perfect. Xue Baojun wanted to pack himself into a guilty body, which was called the strategy of retreating.

Under the busyness of the maids, Xue Baoyun changed into a light blue robe, all the hairpins on her head were gone, and only a single piece of wood fixed her simple hairstyle.

Some people are born beautiful, like a woman like Xue Baoyun, even if she removes the decorations, she is still elegant and refined, and she is unconventional.

Sitting in Yongfu Palace for a while, Xue Baoyun thought about the countermeasures in detail, and waited for the news of the maid who was going to execute the execution.

After a while, the maid returned with four eunuchs.

"Your Majesty, Liu Bao has been executed!"

A trace of unbearableness flashed in Xue Baoyun's eyes, but he asked immediately, "How did Yu Zhu react?"

"Sister Yuzhu hugged the corpse and wept bitterly, then restrained Liu Bao's corpse!"

"She didn't say anything?"

"Speaking of which, she said that Liu Bao committed a crime of his own accord and couldn't live, and even scolded him for betraying his mother's trust!"

Xue Baojun nodded, it doesn't matter whether Yuzhu's words are sincere or not, as long as she is on the right track.

Putting down the teacup in his hand, Xue Baoyun in Tsing Yi got up from the soft couch, and then walked outside the hall.

She was going to the Jinshen Hall to plead guilty, and before Zhao Yanxun came back, she would kneel there first.

(End of this chapter)