bookcurios Chapter 210: Controlling Empress Mei
Chapter 210: Controlling Empress Mei
Seeing that she really came for this matter, Concubine Mei, who was already feeling guilty, became a little nervous and her face turned slightly red.
"Mrs. Mei?"
Seeing that she was sitting there without responding, she called out softly, "Can you hear me?"
"Ah, yes, yes."
Mei Fei nodded in panic, then looked at her.
"I... have heard of this matter."
"Then, Madam Mei, do you know who mentioned this matter to the Emperor? And who asked the Emperor to severely punish Prince Yan's Mansion? I heard that the only one who has had direct contact with the Emperor recently is you, Madam Mei."
When she said this, her voice became sharp, and her tone was full of authority that could not be questioned.
Mei Fei's teeth were chattering with nervousness.
When Princess Yan came, she first discovered the scandal between her and the Seventh Prince, and then told him that she had complained to the Emperor. She was right about both of these things. What should she do? How should she respond?
"Madam Mei, you did this, didn't you?"
Her voice suddenly rose, which made Concubine Mei even more nervous. She wanted to shake her head to deny it, but her whole body seemed to be frozen.
Luo Nianxi took advantage of the victory and continued:
"I know that you didn't do these things on your own will, you were instructed by someone, but I want to remind you that as the emperor's concubine, if you have an affair with the prince and are discovered by the emperor, you will be tied to a stone and sunk in a pond, or tied with a three-foot white silk, or..."
"Say no more, no more."
Mei Fei's lips began to tremble, and her whole body began to shake.
Seeing that she had found Concubine Mei's weakness, Luo Nianxi's heart was immediately filled with joy.
She wouldn't let her, she insisted on talking, she wanted to talk until she told the whole matter, which she was afraid of.
"As the saying goes, if you don't want others to know, then don't do it. I have known about your scandal with the Seventh Prince for a long time, but you didn't provoke me and I didn't want to expose you. But now, you have provoked me. Now I only give you two choices. Either you go and tell the emperor to withdraw his order, or I go and tell the emperor that you are having an affair with the Seventh Prince..."
"I'll tell you... I'll go and tell the Emperor..."
She was so frightened that her whole body was shaking and her lips were quivering.
Seeing her agree, she raised her eyebrows directly.
"Then I'll have to trouble Madam Mei. I'll be waiting for your news at Prince Yan's Mansion. From now on, if you don't cause trouble for Prince Yan's Mansion behind his back, I won't bother with your affairs. Otherwise, let's burn ourselves together. Anyway, I'm Prince Yan's Consort now. I gave birth to three children for Prince Yan. Even if I really made a mistake, the Emperor would just lock me up for a few days and fine me a few days' salary. But it's different for you..."
After saying this, she proudly swung the handkerchief in her hand, rolled her eyes at Concubine Mei, and turned away.
Concubine Mei sat there, not moving a muscle.
She was afraid, not only of the emperor blaming her, but also of Leng Yifei knowing.
Her sister's life is in Leng Yifei's hands. If he knew that she and the Seventh Prince had an affair, he would never let her or her sister go.
Although she is a prostitute, she is shameless and wants to seduce every man she sees.
But she still feels sorry for her younger sister who grew up with her.
After coming out of the Plum Blossom Pavilion, Bai Lan couldn't help but ask,
"Princess, you seem to be in a good mood. Have you accomplished your mission?"
She nodded with a slight smile on her face.
"Bai Lan, you know everything about me, so I might as well tell you about this. Guess what I discovered?"
Bai Lan's curiosity was instantly aroused. She stared at her, waiting for her to continue.
"I discovered that Concubine Mei and the Seventh Prince are having an affair."
"What?"
Bai Lan's voice suddenly rose. She quickly put her fingers to her lips and said "hush".
"Why are you so loud? Are you afraid that others won't know?"
"Princess, how could this happen?"
"This is a good thing. It's a great thing for us. What I didn't expect was that this Concubine Mei was actually a woman without any schemes, timid and cowardly, who would collapse at the slightest fright."
Bai Lan looked at her in astonishment and said curiously:
"She was able to climb to the position of a concubine within a year, and she is actually a simple person? This is unlikely! Unless... she has a master behind her to guide her?"
Luo Nianxi turned her head to look at her and nodded in agreement.
"Bai Lan, you are getting smarter and smarter. You are right. There must be an expert behind her."
"Who is that? The Seventh Prince?"
Luo Nianxi frowned and shook her head.
"It's possible. After all, the Seventh Prince is close to Leng Yiheng. It makes sense that they want to use Concubine Mei to overthrow Prince Yan's Mansion."
Bai Lan secretly took a deep breath.
"Then we really have to be more careful in the future."
Her eyebrows twinkled and she laughed.
"There are too many people and things we need to be careful of..."
As she spoke, she raised her eyebrows, quickened her pace, and walked towards the palace gate.
The evening breeze today is a little chilly, chilling to the bone, but it also seems to be able to blow away one's irritable mood.
……
Concubine Mei was indeed a timid woman. That night, she went to the Emperor's Palace of Tranquil Longevity, and while making love with the Emperor, she brought up the matter of Prince Yan's Mansion again.
This time, she did not add insult to injury, but interceded for Princess Yan, saying that she had found out through inquiries that Princess Yan never harmed the people when she opened a clinic, and that her clinic was benefiting the people and bringing honor to the royal family.
For some reason, the emperor always listened to her words.
Maybe it’s because she is very good in bed and can make the emperor happy, so the emperor obeys her in everything!
The next day, when Lin Ming came to Prince Yan's Mansion again to convey his order, he asked her curiously,
"How did Princess Yan manage to turn the tide overnight?"
In response, Luo Nianxi just smiled and shook her head.
"Eunuch Lin, black can't be whitened, and white can't be blackened either. I, Luo Nianxi, have always been upright and honest. Even if I opened a private clinic, I never harmed anyone, nor did I use the royal banner. If the emperor punishes me for this, I'm afraid it's not justifiable."
Lin Ming nodded in appreciation.
"Princess Yan is indeed very powerful, but I still have to remind you that the court today is not the same as it was in the past. You and Prince Yan must be more careful."
Leaving this ambiguous statement, Lin Ming turned around and left Prince Yan's Mansion with a group of young eunuchs.
At this time, Hong Yan hurried over to report,
"Princess, I found out."
Hearing this, she immediately turned to look at Leng Yiyan.
"Go and have a look."
Leng Yiyan looked at her in confusion.
"Where are you going, ma'am?"
"You will know when you go."
She discovered that since he lost his memory, he not only lost his original memory, but his brain also became stupid. However, it was not his fault. It would be strange if he didn't become stupid after suffering such a severe brain injury.
He turned around and called:
"Ling Xiao and Ling Yun will go with me, while Su Yi and Jiang Hai will stay in the mansion."
According to the current situation of the court, he would not feel at ease if he did not leave a few people with good martial arts skills in the mansion even during the day.
They quickly left Prince Yan's Mansion and headed straight out of the city under the leadership of Hong Yan.
Leng Yiyan didn't know the destination of this trip, so he could only follow.
Hong Yan rode in front and soon stopped in front of a dilapidated temple. Luo Nianxi and Bai Lan jumped off the carriage together, looked at the dilapidated temple in front of them, and asked curiously:
"Hong Yan, you mean here?"
Hong Yan nodded.
"Yes, right here..."
At this moment, Ling Xiao alertly discovered that there seemed to be movement in the woods behind him.
He hurriedly reminded softly,
"Everyone be careful, there is something going on here."