Her Highness Doesn’t Want to Work Hard Anymore

Chapter 279 Kneeling Punishment

The emperor was enjoying Concubine Liu Gui's massage service when he suddenly heard the news that Concubine Liang was injured.

He immediately sat up and asked with a frown.

"Didn't she go out of the palace? Why was she suddenly injured?"

Zuo Ji didn't dare to hide anything, and answered truthfully.

"Concubine Liang was injured by Concubine Zhao herself. There was a big gash on her forehead. It is said that she bled a lot."

Hearing this, Concubine Liu Gui was also taken aback.

She asked in surprise: "That's fine, why did Princess Zhao do something to Concubine Liang?"

Zuo Ji said cautiously.

"I heard that it was because of the conflict between the two parties, but the servants don't know exactly what happened."

Emperor: "Where is Concubine Liang?"

Zuo Ji: "It has been sent to the imperial hospital and handed over to the imperial physician for treatment."

The emperor immediately ordered.

"Show off the hospital!"

"Here."

When the emperor's dragon chariot arrived at the Imperial Hospital, Concubine Liang had already woken up.

When she saw the emperor appearing, it was as if she saw a life-saving straw, and she held onto his sleeve tightly and refused to let go.

She choked up and begged.

"Your Majesty save this concubine, Princess Zhao wants to kill this concubine, I am so scared."

Due to excessive blood loss, her face was paler than usual, her forehead was wrapped in thick gauze, faint blood seeped out from under the gauze, coupled with her tearful eyes, she looked very weak and pitiful.

The emperor asked in a deep voice, "Why does Princess Zhao want to harm you?"

Concubine Liang: "Her mother was injured. It must be said that it was the concubine who killed her, but the concubine had never seen her mother, let alone hurt her mother. The concubine wanted to explain, but she just wouldn't listen. , and even shot and injured Qie Shen, Qie Shen's head hurts so much, is Qie Shen dying soon?"

As she spoke, she cried louder, with big tears rolling down her cheeks.

The emperor asked the imperial physician to take care of Concubine Liang.

He got up and went out, sat down in the warm pavilion next to him, and ordered someone to call Zhao Wang and his wife over.

Soon Hua Manman and Li Ji were brought before the emperor.

The emperor looked at the two of them gravely.

"Why do you want to hurt people?"

Hua Manman had long been mentally prepared to be held accountable, so she acted extraordinarily calm at this time.

"Returning to Your Majesty, because Concubine Liang hired someone to hurt my mother, I want to avenge my mother."

The emperor asked her if she had any evidence?

At this time Li Ji spoke.

"Weichen found the person hired by Concubine Liang. If His Majesty doesn't believe it, he can be summoned at any time."

The emperor saw that he said it with a nose and eyes, and he already believed it five points in his heart.

With Concubine Liang's savage personality, it's not surprising that she did such a stupid thing.

But the emperor still darkened his face and reprimanded dissatisfiedly.

"Since you have found witnesses, why don't you report this matter directly to me? Wouldn't I make the decision for you?"

Hua Manman didn't answer.

It's not that she didn't think of reporting this matter to the emperor and letting him handle it.

But she thought about it carefully, and with the emperor's way of doing things, he should punish Concubine Liang for the sake of King Zhao.

Since the Xiliang Mission is still in Beijing, the punishment for Concubine Liang will definitely not be too severe.

At most, let her think behind closed doors for a while, and then ask her to apologize to Mrs. He.

After all, the He family is just Zhong Anbo's stepmother, and it's not a big deal.

If it wasn't for the fact that she had a daughter who was Princess Zhao, even if she was beaten to death, the emperor might not care much about it.

Hua Manman could not accept such a result.

She didn't want this matter to be easily exposed in that insignificant way.

So she wants to take revenge herself.

She wanted to see Concubine Liang's bleeding head with her own eyes!

Li Ji tried to defend her.

"It was Weichen who brought her into the palace, and she was also arrested by Weichen..."

The emperor interrupted him: "But the man was injured by her own hands."

Li Ji wanted to say something more, but Hua Manman quietly pulled down his sleeves.

She was cueing him to stop talking.

Even if Concubine Liang was at fault first, Concubine Liang's identity is here. As the princess sent by Xiliang to marry her, she is a symbol of peace between the two countries.

Now that she was injured in the palace, the Xiliang Mission will definitely not let it go.

In order to give Xiliang an explanation, the emperor must punish those who injured Concubine Liang.

The moment Hua Manman decided to personally hurt Concubine Liang, he had already figured out these things.

She is also ready to bear all the consequences alone.

Li Ji obviously also thought of this, and his face became very ugly.

Regardless of the long hints, he insisted.

"If I hadn't brought Man Man into the palace, she wouldn't have injured Concubine Liang. I also made a mistake in this matter. If His Majesty wants to punish him, please punish him together!"

But the emperor said calmly as if he didn't hear what Li Ji said.

"Concubine Zhao shot and injured Concubine Liang. According to the law, she should be punished with a stick, but because you avenged your mother and your filial piety can be learned from, I can give you a lighter punishment. Go and kneel outside Hanzhang Hall. to get up and leave."

Hua Manman saluted, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

It was mid-winter, and there were snowflakes floating in the sky.

Although the roads in the palace were regularly cleaned every day, there was still a thin layer of snow left behind.

Hua Manman knelt in the snow, and the snow soon soaked the skirt and trousers.

There was a bone-chilling chill in her knees and calves.

In the imperial hospital, King Zhao was still arguing with the emperor.

Li Ji wanted to take the blame on himself.

But no matter what he said, the emperor had no intention of changing his mind.

The emperor looked at Li Ji's reddened eye sockets because of anxiety, and his heart became more and more irritable.

He doesn't like Princess Longzhu, but he still holds her nose and takes her into the harem, why? It's not to make Li Ji less troublesome!

As a result, Li Ji not only did not understand his good intentions, but even argued endlessly with him because of a mere woman.

Neither of the two dared to make concessions, and finally broke up after a disagreement.

After Li Ji left the Imperial Hospital, he went straight to Hanzhang Hall.

When he saw Hua Manman kneeling alone in the snow, his heart was pulled hard.

He strode over, trying to pull Huamanman up.

The flowers did not move for a long time.

Because it was too cold, her voice trembled a little.

"If the concubine gets up now, it will be tantamount to resisting the order."

Li Ji: "I have an iron bond, which can protect you from being punished."

Hua Manman said helplessly: "The iron coupon is a life-saving talisman given to you by His Majesty. It can only protect your life, but not the lives of others."

Li Ji could not refute.

He simply lifted up the hem of his clothes and knelt down in front of Hua Manman.

"Since you want to kneel, I will kneel with you."

Hua Manman hurriedly said: "You don't need to do this, the concubine can just kneel alone."

Li Ji said it as a matter of course.

"You and I are husband and wife, we should share weal and woe."

Hua Manman knew that he had made up his mind and would not change it, so he could only sigh.

"Why are you doing this?"

Li Ji didn't regret it at all, but was still smiling.

"Don't you think we are like a husband and wife worshiping each other?"

Hua Manman was taken aback.

Now the two of them were kneeling facing each other, with an arm's length between them.