bookrandom Chapter 139 Defilement of the Harem, Threat!
Chapter 139 Defilement of the Harem, Threat!
Emperor Taihe quickly helped Concubine Jiang up and pulled her to sit down. "My beloved concubine, there is no need to do this. I naturally believe you." Wang Zhi also said the same thing.
He was responsible for interrogating the palace maid, even though the palace maid kept saying that Luo Zheng would never bring back the miracle doctor and would even kill him.
But Wang Zhi also felt that it was suspicious that she, a palace maid coerced by Luo Zheng, knew so much.
"It is indeed very suspicious." Imperial Concubine Jiang said, and suddenly asked, "Your Majesty, could you please let me see that palace maid? I want to ask her in person."
Emperor Taihe did not refuse: "Then I will have someone bring her here right away."
Soon, the palace maid was dragged into the side hall.
The inner hall was Concubine Jiang's bedroom. In order to prevent the palace maid from dirtying the inner hall, she and Emperor Taihe met her in the side hall.
When the palace maid was brought over, she had already changed into clean clothes.
But it still couldn't hide her pale face.
Even after she got closer, Concubine Jiang could still smell the faint smell of blood and medicine on her.
She immediately guessed that the maid had not only been tortured but also seriously injured. Perhaps someone had given her medicine specifically to bring her here, or perhaps because the information she had revealed was so important.
Concubine Jiang curled her red lips. She didn't care who gave the medicine to the palace maid. She just wanted to know who was behind this woman?
She said calmly, "Lift your head."
The maid shuddered instantly and knelt on the ground, not daring to look up: "Slave...slave dare not..."
Imperial Concubine Jiang suddenly sneered: "I told you to raise your head, and you dare not even listen to me?"
The palace maid then raised her head cautiously, but only glanced quickly at Concubine Jiang and Emperor Taihe, and did not dare to look again, keeping her eyes lowered.
Imperial Concubine Jiang looked at her coldly, but she didn't press her any further. She only asked, "You said Luo Zheng threatened you with your family's lives to force you to work for him? And you also know about Luo Zheng's dealings with spies from the enemy country?"
"Yes...every word I said is true! If Your Majesty doesn't believe me, I...I can swear! If I tell even a single lie, then...I will die a miserable death!"
"Oh, if you dare to slander Luo Zheng, it will be a crime of deceiving the emperor. Even if you don't swear, you will not die a good death."
Concubine Jiang looked at the maid mockingly. "I'm asking you, how did you know that Luo Zheng had a powerful enemy who was also a member of the royal family? And how did you know about Luo Zheng's dealings with spies from the enemy country? How could he have told you such a secret?"
The maid trembled all over and burst into tears: "This servant... This servant didn't know it at first, it was... He said it out loud after he got drunk, and this servant heard it clearly.
Luo…Eunuch Luo…he not only coerced this slave into doing things for him, he…he also took my body and forced me to serve him for his pleasure.”
Imperial Concubine Jiang's expression instantly turned extremely ugly, and she even shouted, "You are truly a liar who is full of nonsense. With your looks, does he still need to coerce you? Tell me! Who allowed you to slander Luo Zheng like this?"
The maid was so frightened that she huddled on the ground, trembling. "Your Majesty, spare me! I have never slandered Eunuch Luo! Everything I said is true!"
At this time, Emperor Taihe also said: "Wang Zhi had someone check and found that she was indeed deflowered."
When he finished speaking, his face looked extremely ugly.
Strictly speaking, all the palace maids are his women.
To put it seriously, what Luo Zheng did was to defile the harem!
What's more, in addition to palace maids, there are also concubines in the palace.
Even though Luo Zheng was already a eunuch and it was impossible for him to allow a woman in the palace to get pregnant, Emperor Taihe still felt extremely disgusted and wanted to tear Luo Zheng into pieces.
Imperial Concubine Jiang's face darkened, but she still insisted, "Even if this lowly maid really lost her virginity, it cannot prove that the man was Luo Zheng.
Luo Zheng has always been a well-behaved person. There are many beautiful maids in my Huaqing Palace, but he has never crossed any boundaries. I don't believe he can force this lowly maid.
What's more, he got drunk in front of her and told her his biggest secret.
Even if he really got carried away and accidentally got drunk in front of this bitch and accidentally revealed those secrets, he would definitely kill this bitch afterwards. How could he let her live until now?
Could it be that Luo Zheng has fallen in love with her and can't bear to kill her?"
At the end of her speech, Concubine Jiang shook her head sarcastically.
Emperor Taihe frowned: "My beloved concubine believes Luo Zheng?"
Imperial Concubine Jiang smiled bitterly, "Your Majesty, it's not that I insist on believing Luo Zheng, it's really that this lowly maid is full of nonsense, which makes it hard for me to believe.
Your Majesty has always been wise. If someone slanders someone who has served you for many years, would you believe such nonsense?
I have served Your Majesty for many years. If someone says that I have been unfaithful to Your Majesty, and that I have kept a lover behind Your Majesty's back, and that I got drunk in front of that lover, and that I am trying to harm Your Majesty.
Will Your Majesty believe it?"
The veins on Emperor Taihe's forehead were throbbing wildly: "Of course I won't believe it!"
Although what Concubine Jiang said was unpleasant, when he thought about it carefully, he realized that it was indeed true.
If someone said such nonsense, he would not only not believe it, but would also tear the person into pieces!
Concubine Jiang has served him for many years, how could he not know what kind of person she is?
Thinking of this, Emperor Taihe felt less disgusted with Luo Zheng. But there must be a reason for everything. Since this palace maid said such a thing, there must be a reason.
Either she was really forced into a desperate situation by Luo Zheng, and what she said was the truth.
Or, she obeyed others and deliberately slandered Luo Zheng.
No matter which one it is, we must investigate it thoroughly!
He would not allow anyone to defile the harem, nor would he allow anyone to plot behind his back, control the palace maids, and play with him at his will!
If there really is such a person, if he can control this palace maid, he can control more palace people.
If one day the other party wants to take his life, wouldn’t it be easy?
When Emperor Taihe thought of this, his face became so gloomy as if a storm was about to break out.
Concubine Jiang sat aside in silence, waiting for Emperor Taihe to figure it out himself.
If she talked too much and kept defending Luo Zheng, it would be counterproductive, making Emperor Taihe feel upset and even more dissatisfied with Luo Zheng.
Finally, Emperor Taihe said, "My beloved concubine is right. I have long suspected that this palace maid is not telling the truth."
He ordered in a deep voice: "Come, take her back and continue the interrogation!"
Imperial Concubine Jiang suddenly grabbed his hand and said, "Your Majesty, wait a minute! In my opinion, this palace maid is a key witness and we must not let her go unpunished."
It would be better to detain her first, without torturing her for the time being, and wait until her injuries have healed a little before slowly interrogating her. Otherwise, if she can't endure the punishment and dies in prison, how can we know who is behind her?
Emperor Taihe immediately changed his mind: "Yes, she can't die yet."
Concubine Jiang looked at the palace maid huddled on the ground again and said, "Now, I'll give you one last chance. If you tell me who's behind this, I'll kill you.
Otherwise...when Luo Zheng returns safely to the capital with the miracle doctor and proves you're lying, I'll have him skin you alive with my own hands to serve as a warning to others!"
The palace maid was so frightened that she kept shaking and even her teeth were chattering.