Dressed as cannon fodder and vowing to kick the heroine’s head off

With Yun Xi's encouragement and the company of Concubine Liang, Concubine Wen finally mustered up the courage and walked into the imperial study.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you!" As soon as they entered, they knelt down hurriedly to pay their respects.

She came today to admit her mistake. Even Concubine Liang, who always considered herself noble, was very tactful.

On the way here, Yun Xi had told her the general situation. As a result, Concubine Liang, who had originally looked indifferent, became tense: the list given by Old Man Wang's daughter included someone she had introduced...

When Concubine Wen found out, she felt even more ashamed. She felt that she had harmed everyone!

"No need to be so polite!" It was a rare occasion to see these two people coming to him at the same time, and the old emperor felt a little proud.

These two haven't been in bed with me for a long time, probably because they miss me so much. It's embarrassing to come alone, so why not bring a companion? That's right, they've been staying in the Queen's Palace recently, and I can turn them over in a few days.

"Your Majesty, I am guilty!" The two beauties were still kneeling on the ground.

The emperor asked curiously, "What crime have you two committed?"

It's not like no one's watching him.

According to intelligence, these two women are quite well behaved. They are either growing flowers or embroidering. At most, they just go out and feed the koi.

These two people have never been involved in forming cliques.

Of all the concubines in the palace, the emperor was most satisfied with these two. They didn't quarrel, fight, or cause trouble. Sometimes he even thought, it would be great if the entire harem was so peaceful.

Is he retreating to advance? Is he coming here to show weakness and seek attention?

The emperor was even more proud. He had been popular among women since he was a child, and many women were willing to die for him. The queen said that although he was a little older now, he had a more mature taste and was more attractive to women.

This charm that has nowhere to go is so frustrating!

"Get up!" The emperor laughed. Women are just hypocritical. They need to be coaxed.

"I won't blame you." Your so-called 'sins' are all because you miss me too much. I understand!

Concubine Wen looked at Concubine Liang beside her, and when she saw her stand up, she stood up as well.

Concubine Liang shook her head at Concubine Wen. This matter originated from Concubine Wen, and she thought that Concubine Wen should report the matter first.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report!" Concubine Wen's knees had finally gotten off the ground, but they fell back down with a snap. She screamed in pain.

"Stand up and talk." The emperor was delighted.

He thought the fight over women was quite entertaining.

This Concubine Wen must want me to go over and help her up, and then let her fall into my arms, right?

Haha, I won’t! If you have any tricks to seduce me, just use them!

Concubine Wen didn't dare to stand up. She bit her lip and lowered her head and said, "I have made a big mistake. Many people in the palace have been deceived. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

The emperor was stunned: Concubine Wen has always been self-centered and rarely interacts with outsiders. How could she implicate others? Or multiple people?

Could it be that she was docile on the surface, but in fact, she was not so obedient behind his back? She was saying one thing and another?

"Speak." He couldn't help but frown.

He likes it when a little trick catches his attention, but if the plot is deep and scheming, he cannot tolerate it.

After the door of the imperial study was closed, Yun Xi could no longer hear what was said inside.

I don't know how long it was before the door opened again.

"Princess Chen, the Emperor invites you." Eunuch An shouted at the door.

"Yes." Yun Xi walked into the imperial study, took a few steps and knelt down, "Your Majesty, I greet you. Long live the emperor!"

The emperor looked at Yun Xi who was kneeling on the ground without saying a word.

Yun Xi didn't know how long she had been kneeling. Her knees were aching so much that she could hardly bear it any longer. Finally, she heard the emperor's voice: "No need to bow."

Yun Xi breathed a sigh of relief, propped up her stiff body, and slowly stood up.

"Princess Chen, Concubine Wen said that you know the most about this matter. Please tell me the details of what happened."

Yun Xi secretly complained: Hurry up? You made me kneel for so long just now, why didn't you think of hurrying up?

"Yes." I can only bury my complaints in my heart, even though he is the boss!

Yun Xi briefly described what happened: "..."

"I beg Your Majesty to thoroughly investigate this matter. If it were just Old Wang's greed, it would be fine, but I'm afraid there is someone behind him." After Yun Xi finished speaking, she knelt down again.

Damn, my knees hurt so much! But there was no other way, I had to kneel down.

Who put her in this situation?

Concubine Wen quickly knelt beside Yun Xi and said, "Your Majesty, please investigate thoroughly. No matter what, this matter was caused by me. Your Majesty can punish me in any way you want. I have no complaints."

Concubine Liang also came over and knelt down: "I am also wrong. I hastily introduced Old Man Wang to the sisters in the palace before I was sure of his character. I did not follow up and supervise him afterwards, which led to them being deceived and losing money."

The emperor actually looks down upon this kind of thing.

Isn't it just a flower? Even though it's fake, I gave it to you, right? So, the buyer did suffer a loss, but it wasn't a big one.

As a woman in the palace, this amount of money is nothing. How could she care about it? Even if she was caught, she would not be very angry. Otherwise, it would be too embarrassing.

Looking at the three people standing shoulder to shoulder, the emperor's eyes dimmed: "Princess Chen, you discovered this matter. You should be responsible for investigating this matter."

The two concubines came to him not to sleep with him, which made him very unhappy.

"I'll give you three days to find out the cause of the incident." The emperor said with a dark face.

"Ah?" Yun Xi was shocked.

It was outrageous to ask her to investigate since she was not from the palace.

Three days is even more ridiculous. We don't know how many forces are behind it, how can three days be enough?

"Your Majesty, first of all, I am not from the palace and do not live in the palace. It is inconvenient and inappropriate for me to investigate. Those who bought the flowers will not cooperate."

What onion does she have? The women in the palace don't care about her, right?

"Secondly, three days may not be enough. If the whole thing was directed and performed by Old Man Wang and his family, and the money went into their pockets, then three days would be enough.

However, if Old Man Wang was acting on someone else's orders, it would take more time to dig out and interrogate him.

"I want to count the accounts of all the other people in the palace who have been cheated. With so many people, it will probably take a whole day." Yun Xi paused, looked up and said, "Your Majesty, I can ask Prince Chen to investigate together. He knows more about checking accounts than I do."

The emperor was shocked: Let my son, who is outstanding in appearance, height and aura, hang out with beautiful women for three days?

No!

You can’t do that even if you kill me!

Those concubines liked me very much before they met Chen'er.

But what if they see Chen'er, who is younger and more handsome than me and become attracted to someone else?