Through the disclosure of the marriage with Khorchin, the emperor sensitively realized that someone around him was not keeping his mouth shut.

In front of the palace, Yu Hu, Mao Qian, Li Yu, Jin Zhong and Jin Bao were kneeling on the ground. They were the people who followed the palace in to serve every day, and they might have heard the news.

At worst, we can just kill them all.

The emperor was wearing a golden robe embroidered with colorful dragons, looking down at the kneeling people.

"You won't tell me, right? Then you will all be taken to the Ministry of Punishment and beaten with thirty boards, and imprisoned in the Xinzheku to serve as soldiers! If you tell me, I can still spare your lives. Considering the friendship between master and servant, I will be lenient with you."

With thirty strokes of the cane and the punishment from Xinzheku, these slaves who had never done any heavy work were probably in great danger.

Li Yu's head was the lowest. He could not admit this matter. Once he admitted it, he would surely die. It would be better for everyone to bear it together so that the punishment could be lighter.

Maybe the emperor would be wary of their large numbers and let them go.

Jinzhong and Maoqian were originally unwilling to reveal Li Yu based on the principle that less trouble is worse than more, but now that so many lives are at stake, they can no longer cover up for Li Yu.

Jinzhong looked at Maoqian. Maoqian was a woman, and if she were involved in reporting the master, it would be bad for her reputation. Moreover, if the master sought revenge, Maoqian would not be able to cope with it.

Jinzhong gritted his teeth and crawled forward two steps on his knees. His little face was full of pain and determination.

"Your Majesty, I saw that day that Master went to Changchun Palace and Cining Palace after whispering with Concubine Xian. This matter is closely related to Master."

The emperor's gaze was like a sharp blade piercing at Li Yu. Apart from Yu Hu, he was the servant who had followed him the longest. He had been by his side since the Old Summer Palace, even longer than Wang Qin.

Li Yu was reported by Jinzhong and kowtowed tremblingly. He hated Jinzhong so much that he thought he should not have promoted him!

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please spare me. I accidentally let it slip that day. I just thought that you and Master Xian were always close, so I was confused for a moment."

After Jinzhong made the warning to Li Yu, he broke out in a cold sweat. He didn't want to have a bad relationship with his master unless it was absolutely necessary.

Jinzhong then kowtowed several times and said hastily, "Your Majesty, although I saw Master whispering with Concubine Xian, Master was in a hurry on duty at the time and probably didn't think about it carefully. Please spare his life."

At this time, Fu Cha Langya came out from the East Warm Pavilion, holding Lianxin's hand. The noise outside was too loud and she couldn't sleep at this time.

Langya in front of him was wearing a honey-colored dress embroidered with peonies, with her long hair gently draped over her shoulders and a gentle face. Whenever he was upset and angry, seeing Langya's gentle and considerate smile, his anger would unconsciously dissipate.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong? You are so angry, please don't hurt yourself."

The emperor thought that Langya was about to give birth and that Concubine Jia was pregnant with twins in the palace. It would be bad if Li Yu was killed.

He stepped forward and supported Langya, saying gently:

"It's cold at night, why are you still out? It's just that Li Yu made a mistake, and I was just about to send him away, but when I thought of our child, I wanted to accumulate blessings for him. Come, send Li Yu to the Ministry of Punishment, give him thirty strokes of the cane, and take away his position as the chief steward of the Qianqing Palace."

After the emperor finished speaking, he embraced the queen and returned to the east warm room.

Before leaving, Li Yu looked at Jinzhong with a vicious look as if she wanted to eat him alive. Jinzhong waited until Li Yu was taken away before he raised his head, and met Sister Maoqian's eyes.

"Jinzhong, you don't have to feel guilty. This is all Li Yu's own fault."

With a loud thunder, heavy rain began to fall in the Forbidden City.

After receiving thirty lashes of the cane in the Ministry of Punishment, Li Yu walked in the rain on the long street, dragging his body in unbearable pain. He still had to go back to the Qianqing Palace to work, but he was just an ordinary eunuch.

He was frustrated, angry, and unwilling, and somehow he ended up at the gate of Yiku Palace.

Xian Zhu'er was also under house arrest and had been demoted. At this time, he and Xian Zhu'er were both wanderers in the world, and he knocked on the closed door of Yikun Palace.

"Li Yu, why are you here?" Ruyi was supported by Rong Pei and squatted at the gate of Yiku Palace, looking at the injured Li Yu through the crack of the door.

After hearing what Li Yu said, her eyes turned red with sadness, "Li Yu, I'm sorry that I have caused you trouble."

Rong Pei, who was standing behind her, was holding an umbrella for Ruyi, her eyes full of resentment and sadness. She and A Ruo, one died and the other was injured in the Ministry of Punishment, and she had never received an apology from her master.

Haha, Rong Pei lowered her head and listened to the two people's hypocrisy.

"Master Xian, I don't blame you. I was betrayed by Jinzhong."

Jinzhong, Ruyi searched for this name in her mind, thinking of the day when she was humiliated by Wei Yanwan. Jinzhong just knelt there and did not help to stop Wei Yanwan.

Jinzhong is Wei Yanwan's man.

The rain was pouring down, soaking Li Yu completely. He no longer had the dignity of a eunuch before the emperor.

Ruyi said to Li Yu distressedly: "Li Yu, now that I am under house arrest, I can't always protect you. You have to cheer yourself up. Jinzhong is Lingpin's man. When he sees that you and I are on good terms, he will naturally target you. You have to support each other with Ling Yunche in front of the emperor."

Ruyi always shows her kindest and gentlest side in front of men other than the emperor. This time, she also warmed Li Yu.

"My Lord Xian, I will listen to you and take back the position of the Imperial Chamberlain. I will pray for you day and night in the Palace of Heavenly Purity. Don't worry, the Emperor still has you in his heart."

Li Yu dragged his aching legs into the rainy night again. Rong Pei held an umbrella for Ruyi and looked at Li Yu's departing back from afar. An idea came to her mind.

On the second day, Jinzhong was ordered to go to Yongshou Palace to deliver the brocade bestowed by the emperor to Concubine Ling.

Jinzhong was always delighted every time he came to Yongshou Palace. When he went to other palaces, although the other concubines were also kind, he knew that it was because he was the emperor's person. Although they seemed close, they were actually thousands of miles away.

But Concubine Ling was different. She looked at him very closely with a compassionate and gentle gaze, and he unconsciously wanted to get close to Concubine Ling.

The walls of Yongshou Palace were painted with pepper and the floor was paved with gold bricks. The soft yellow light from the palace lanterns shone on the gauze windows woven with soft smoke, reflecting a pair of beautiful figures.

When Jinzhong came, Yanwan stuffed him with a handful of golden melon seeds and four gold ingots, but she still felt it was not enough, so she asked Chunchan to get more.

Jinzhong smiled bitterly and said, "Master, that's enough. Others don't even get this much in rewards in a year."

Wei Yanwan felt that it was not enough. She owed Jinzhong in her previous life, and in this life she wanted to make Jinzhong the richest eunuch in the Forbidden City.

Jinzhong stood beside Yanwan, the candlelight shone on Yanwan's face, rendering the peak of her nose translucent.

"Jinzhong, I heard that you reported to the Emperor that Li Yu had leaked the information to Concubine Xian?"

Jinzhong nodded slightly, "Yes, I couldn't bear to see everyone in front of the emperor being punished, so I had to tell my master about it."

Jinzhong thought that Ling Zhuer was going to say that he was heartless and ungrateful, and he felt a little uneasy, looking forward to what Ling Zhuer would say next.

Wei Yanwan chuckled. Without her in this life, Jinzhong actually became less fierce and vicious, and more soft-hearted.

But if this soft-heartedness was towards Li Yu, she would not like it.

"Jinzhong, you know that the stupidest people in the world are those who do not stop doing evil. If you leave Li Yu alive today, he will kill you tomorrow."

Jinzhong looked at Yanwan in surprise. Lingzhuer meant that he was not cruel enough and was afraid that Li Yu would hurt him.

Jinzhong felt warm inside, knowing that his master was putting himself in his shoes.

"Master, I understand what you mean. Li Yu has helped me before. Today I am asking for mercy. I am repaying that kindness. From now on, we will go our separate ways."

Yanwan smiled, like the spring water melting the winter ice and snow. She knew that Jinzhong was the same kind of person as her, and he would repay kindness and revenge.

"That's good."

On the eighth day of April, the Empress gave birth to a son, Yongcong. The Emperor had fully recovered by then and was overjoyed. He rewarded the entire palace.

Ruyi's house arrest was therefore reduced by one month.

However, a bigger disaster followed...

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