Reborn to marry the emperor, I just want to confuse the emperor and seize the throne

"Drag him away and have him beaten to death on the spot. Let everyone in the palace see the consequences of stealing things from the palace and reselling them back inside, so as to serve as a warning to others."

The Queen turned to the Emperor and said, "I don't know if this is in accordance with the rules. I think the virtuous concubine is not strict in her rule. She can be spared the death penalty, but she cannot be forgiven for her crime..."

Her maid was really loyal and willing to come out to take the blame. Did Jiang Fenghua think she would get away so easily? She wanted to make sure that no one with the surname Jiang could escape.

"It was all done by me. I will die to atone for my crime. Will the Queen be satisfied now?" The next second, Lian Ye picked up a silver hairpin from the ground and resolutely stabbed it into her neck. Blood gushed out instantly. If she died, the Queen would have no reason to trouble the young lady anymore.

Jiang Fenghua was caught off guard that she would commit suicide. She turned pale with fear. She hugged Lian Ye, covering her wound, and said in a trembling voice, "Lian...Lian Ye, don't do it. Imperial physician, call the imperial physician quickly."

"Miss, have you forgotten when we could afford to hire an imperial physician for treatment? Rather than letting them beat me to death, I'd rather end my life myself. I wish...I wish that you won't be bullied by them anymore. I can't serve you anymore. Hongxiu, please take good care of you for me..." She used up her last bit of strength to finish her words and closed her eyes.

Hongxiu didn't expect Lianye to be so brave, she couldn't stop crying.

Jiang Fenghua held Lian Ye's body, tears streaming down her face. Her blood flowed onto her body, staining her clothes and the Chenxi Palace red.

No matter how hard she tried to stop the bleeding, it was still oozing out. She didn't know how one person could have so much blood. "Lian Ye, wake up. Look at me. I'm your lady. Why are you so stupid, Lian Ye?"

"My queen." Hongxiu's eyes turned red with tears, "Lian Ye has left us. She is dead."

"No, she's not dead. Hongxiu, bandage her up quickly. Don't let her bleed anymore. She'll die if she bleeds so much! Hongxiu, help me, help me plug this bloody hole!" She hugged Lian Ye's body and refused to let go. "Lian Ye, wake up!"

"Empress." Hongxiu was also very sad. She and Lianye had followed the young lady since they were young. The young lady had never treated them as maids. They were like sisters. In the deep palace, Lianye was more optimistic than her. She talked a lot and always had endless things to say.

Lian Ye committed suicide to protect the young lady.

The entire Chenxi Palace was filled with Jiang Fenghua's crying. Everyone was dumbfounded and dared not make a sound.

The emperor stared at Jiang Fenghua. Seeing her crying pitifully, a trace of pity arose in his heart, but it quickly disappeared.

Seeing this, the queen stood in front of him and said, "You think you can escape the blame by dying..."

The emperor said coldly, "Since the truth has been uncovered and the thief leader is dead, let's leave it at that!"

Su Tingwan said, "Today is the emperor's birthday, but Concubine Xian indulged her maid to commit suicide, which offended the emperor, so he punished her to do menial work in the palace..." She didn't say the word "servant".

"Let her copy the palace rules a hundred times!" said the emperor. "It is inappropriate and against the rules to have a concubine do menial work in the palace."

"Yes, the emperor has thought it through." Su Tingwan bit her lip. The emperor liked her handwriting so much. What was Wang Ma doing with so many manuscripts? What did she write that made the emperor remember her handwriting so quickly, and he was reluctant to let her be a servant.

"Yes." Su Tingwan continued, "Your Majesty is wise. Since Concubine Xian committed such a serious crime, he only punished her to copy the palace rules a hundred times. Concubine Xian, why don't you come and thank the emperor for his grace?"

Jiang Fenghua held Lian Ye's body, as if he didn't hear anything.

At this time, Nanny Wang and others came over and forcibly brought her to the emperor, "Empress Xian, please express your gratitude quickly. The Empress and the Emperor will not mind you stealing things from the palace."

Jiang Fenghua's eyes were cold and she was covered in blood. She looked up at the emperor, and there was no trace of affection in her eyes anymore. She had been stupid for so many years, harming herself, Lian Ye, and the Jiang family. She was obsessed with the love of an emperor and wished that he would look at her for the sake of their two children.

Child? Where is her child? Jiang Fenghua was kneeling on the ground, covered in blood. The child would be scared if he saw her.

The emperor stared into her eyes and felt only emptiness and coldness. He suddenly recalled that when he went to Chenxi Palace to consummate his marriage with her, there was not only affection but also pleading in her eyes. She begged him to cherish her. He hated such a woman.

"Xian Fei, why don't you express your gratitude quickly?" the emperor said coldly.

Jiang Fenghua raised a barely perceptible sneer at the corner of her lips, bowed respectfully, and prostrated herself on the ground, "I thank the Emperor and Empress for their grace."

The emperor frowned, thinking that her thanks were too perfunctory, but her manners were so considerate and her attitude so respectful that no one could find any fault with her.

Jiang Fenghua then continued, "Although Lian Ye has done so many wrong things, she is indeed guilty of death, but she is already dead. I beg Your Majesty to show mercy and allow me to send her out of the palace and bury her in the Jiang Family Ancestral Hall. She is an orphan, and I was her master and servant. I beg Your Majesty to show mercy."

"She was just a palace maid. Besides, she should have stolen more than these things. It would be a relief for her to die. Even after her death, someone would set up a memorial tablet for her." Yun Fang said unforgivingly, "It's okay if she did something bad, but there's no such good thing as this."

"Make a list of what was stolen from Miss Yun, and I will compensate her according to the price." Jiang Fenghua said in a deep voice.

Yun Fang was stunned, looked at Su Tingwan, and then said, "Nothing was stolen from me, just some jewelry. I am worried that other ladies in the palace, such as the Queen, have lost any valuables."

"I will pay for her. As long as the ladies can tell me what was stolen, I will pay according to the price." After these words came out, no one dared to say a word. Concubine Xian herself lived in poverty, how could she pay compensation? Besides, they all followed the Empress's lead, so whatever the Empress said was the compensation.

Then, everyone's eyes fell on the queen.

The Queen's face turned slightly red, secretly hating Jiang Fenghua for having epilepsy. She, the Queen, had something stolen and she, a concubine, had to pay compensation. Wouldn't it make her look petty in front of the Emperor?

The Queen said, "They are all worthless, forget it! Xianfei is thoughtful."

The concubines also said, "Forget it, it's not worth much." Who would ask them for money in front of the emperor? Wouldn't this embarrass them in front of the emperor?

Jiang Fenghua glanced at these women. They took a man's life with just one sentence, and now they are pretending to be magnanimous by saying that it is worthless.

The emperor said, "The Queen, please arrange for someone to send the body out of the palace. Concubine Xian doesn't have to worry about this matter." What he meant was that Jiang Fenghua was not responsible for how to deal with Lian Ye's body.

Jiang Fenghua was dumbfounded. After handing Lian Ye to the Queen, could she still keep Lian Ye's body intact?

After the emperor finished speaking, he left Chenxi Palace directly.