Chapter 27: Disfigured Palace Maid vs. Cold-blooded Emperor
Ye Beichen lifted his shirt hem and slowly squatted down, "Are you scared now?"

The deep voice carries a strong sense of oppression.

Concubine Zhao's lips and teeth trembled, she cried and burst into tears, "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong, will you forgive me?"

Ye Beichen just stared at her and gently pinched her jaw, "I heard that she saved your life, so you should be grateful for her saving your life. How could you be so cruel to such a loyal servant?"

"Your Majesty...your concubine..."

Concubine Zhao blushed with shame and wanted to explain, but she couldn't utter a complete sentence.

So what if that bitch had done me a favor? But compared to that favor, what was it?
Which woman in the palace is not like this? Which master doesn't have one or two loyal servants around him? But who cares?

If we want to blame someone, we can only blame them for being born into a lowly fate and not becoming the masters.

Ye Beichen seemed to know what she was thinking and laughed sarcastically, "Lin Cainu must be fake, right? The reason why you are so eager to deal with her is that you are afraid that I will find her and then deal with you, so you might as well kill her to silence her, um~"

The last "hmm" had a long tail, which made the listener's heart tremble, but it was also full of majesty.

Concubine Zhao looked at him in shock, her expression extremely bewildered, "So the emperor knows everything!"

No wonder the emperor appointed Hongyu as a colorful girl without even asking. It turns out that the emperor already knew about it.

"When I first saw Lin Cainu, I knew she was fake."

Ye Beichen nodded slightly and admitted it very readily.

Hearing the emperor's personal admission, Concubine Zhao felt extremely complicated.

She also felt that she was very stupid for not being able to see through anything at all. She was worried every day, afraid that the emperor would find out someday.

"I don't understand. Since the emperor knows everything, why did he still confer Hongyu the title of Cai Nu?"

She asked again in confusion.

Ye Beichen released her chin and stood up. "Of course, it was to warn you. Haven't you noticed that your love for me has been decreasing since Lin Cainu came into your life?"

Concubine Zhao widened her eyes in shock, as if she was meeting Ye Beichen for the first time.

I finally understood why I suddenly fell out of favor.

"No wonder Lin Cainu is so favored, it turns out it's all fake, it's a pity that I'm still so jealous of her..."

She looked relieved, annoyed, and felt very stupid.

Ye Beichen was not looking at her, nor was he talking to her. He gently lifted the corner of his black robe and walked past Concubine Zhao.

When he reached the palace gate, he paused and said to Eunuch Fu who was guarding the palace gate: "Pass on my order, Concubine Zhao deceived the superiors and subordinates, deceived the emperor, and plotted to murder others. She has a vicious mind and cruel means. She is not worthy of being a concubine. She is demoted to the lowest rank!"

"Your Majesty, you are so cruel. Although I did something wrong, I cared too much about Your Majesty..."

Concubine Zhao fell to the ground, tears streaming down her face again, sobbing uncontrollably.

Falling from a high-ranking imperial concubine to a lowly dresser, such a huge gap is naturally unbearable.

Ye Beichen ignored Concubine Zhao and continued coldly, "Lin Cainu maliciously replaced someone else. Her intention to curry favor with the rich and powerful is obvious. She will be demoted to a palace maid and continue to serve in Yaohua Palace. You and your servant will have a companion."

What this meant was that Concubine Zhao was allowed to continue living in Yaohua Palace.

After all, Concubine Zhao has served him for so many years, so there is still some affection between them.

Otherwise, a low-ranking official would not be qualified to live in such a big palace.

"In addition, Jinse, the maidservant beside the former Concubine Zhao, was beaten to death!"

Ye Beichen added coldly.

Eunuch Fu's eyes flashed with pity, but he didn't say anything. He said respectfully to Ye Beichen: "I obey your order!"

Jinse collapsed to the ground, her face pale and her body shaking like a sieve.

"Your Majesty, please spare my life. Your Majesty, please spare my life. I really did nothing. I was just following the orders of the Imperial Concubine. Please spare my life..."

Jinse cried and kowtowed, her face full of fear and despair.

Seeing that the emperor ignored her, she crawled over using her hands and feet, but before she got close, she was kicked away by Eunuch Fu.

"What are you guys doing standing there? Hurry up and drag her away!"

Eunuch Fu pointed his finger and shouted at the eunuchs who were accompanying him.

"Yes, father-in-law!"

Several young eunuchs quickly stepped forward and dragged Jinse away, one on the left and one on the right!

Jinse was unwilling to leave and struggled madly. "Your Majesty, please spare my life. I really didn't do anything. Please spare my life. I don't want to die..."

"Take her away!"

Seeing that the emperor's face was becoming increasingly cold and obviously impatient, Eunuch Fu yelled at the two young eunuchs again.

"Yes, father-in-law!"

The two young eunuchs were so frightened that they trembled. They did not dare to hesitate and knocked Jinse unconscious and dragged her away.

Ye Beichen left quickly. He did not return to the Hall of Supreme Harmony, but went to the Queen's Fengyi Palace.

Such a big thing must be reported to the Queen, and some things also need the Queen to handle.

This is what is called a legal wife.

Even if he doesn't love the queen, he will still show her the respect she deserves.

Such a big commotion in Yaohua Palace was soon known to other palaces, and they all sent their servants to inquire about the situation.

Although it was already night, it was not very late and no one was asleep at this time.

As the servants below gathered information, the concubines in the palaces soon received the news. After learning the whole story, they began to gloat over the misfortune.

"Hahaha, that bitch has come to this day. God is watching over her. It's a pity that the emperor didn't execute that bitch..."

This is a beauty in the harem who was once bullied by Concubine Zhao.

Meixiang Palace!
"Your Majesty, this Imperial Concubine Zhao is so bold. She is not someone the Emperor wants to find, yet she dares to bring her to the Imperial Court just like that..."

Qiuyu said to Concubine Mei who was pruning flower branches by the window.

Mei Fei paused while trimming the branches and smiled, "Noble Concubine Zhao has always been bold and domineering, so it's not surprising that she would end up like this!"

"I am just curious, who is the maid that the emperor is really looking for?"

Concubine Mei did not continue pruning the branches, but handed the scissors to Qiuyu.

"Go and find out who the maid the emperor is looking for is and where she is now. I want to know everything."

Concubine Mei frowned and gave orders in a cold voice.

She was very suspicious that the woman was in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, right next to the emperor.

"Yes, madam!"

Qiuyu took the scissors from Concubine Mei, responded respectfully, and then walked out.

Yongfu Palace.

Concubine Rou didn't care about Concubine Zhao's fate. What she cared about was when Chen Lang would come.

Today is her promotion day, Chen Lang will definitely come.

Concubine Rou just sat on the couch waiting, looking towards the door from time to time with an anxious look.

Just then, Caiyue pushed the door and walked in.

Concubine Rou's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly stood up and walked over, asking anxiously, "Caiyue, is Chen Lang here?"

She kept looking outside the door, but unfortunately, apart from the eunuchs and palace maids on night watch, there was no sign of Ye Beichen.

Disappointment flashed across his eyes again.

Caiyue looked at the empress like this and sighed softly.

There was no room for anything else in the Empress' heart except the Emperor, and she didn't even dare to tell the Empress that the Emperor had gone to Fengyi Palace.

If I knew that the Emperor would not come tonight but went to the Queen's palace, I would probably not be able to sleep all night again.

"Caiyue, where's Chen Lang? Why didn't he come over? But he's still busy?"

When Concubine Rou didn't see Ye Beichen, she became anxious and asked Caiyue anxiously.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor is busy right now and I'm afraid he won't be able to come over for a while. Your Majesty should not wait any longer and go to bed early!"

Caiyue didn't dare to tell the truth, but whispered advice.

When Concubine Rou heard this, she knew that Chen Lang would not come. She froze where she stood for a moment, her whole body becoming dazed.

Then, I started to cry and couldn't stop.

(End of this chapter)