sbdcsierra Chapter 142 Er Qing was punished
Chapter 142 Er Qing was punished
It turned out that Er Qing did not realize that she had been targeted by Xiao Quanzi. Since the moment she entered Changchun Palace, Xiao Quanzi had been following her quietly, watching everything she did.
When Er Qing entered the warehouse, Xiao Quanzi immediately asked his men to send the cup to Wei Yingluo and asked her to check it carefully.
After careful observation, Wei Yingluo discovered that the bottom of the cup was smeared with saffron powder, which was exactly the arrangement Mingyu had heard mentioned in the conversation between Concubine Gao and Erqing in the Imperial Garden.
So, she came up with a plan...
Wei Yingluo, who had already seen through everything, told Concubine Yu that there was saffron in the cup, and fed her some powder that could disguise the use of saffron, and then asked her to pretend to drink the lychee drink in the cup in front of Concubine Gao.
After Concubine Yu took the saffron, she began to suffer from unbearable abdominal pain, showing symptoms of taking a large amount of saffron, causing Concubine Gao to let down her guard.
At the same time, Wei Yingluo did not let anyone capture Er Qing, but instead told Xiao Quanzi not to act rashly and to continue following Er Qing to observe where she put the remaining saffron powder.
By observing where Er Qing hid the saffron powder, Wei Yingluo realized that she did not completely trust Concubine Gao, and left a way out for herself, which also gave Wei Yingluo a chance to fight back.
Er Qing is still very vigilant, worried that if the truth comes to light, she might become Concubine Gao's scapegoat.
So, Er Qing hid the saffron powder in Zhilan's room in Chuxiu Palace.
This discovery gave Wei Yingluo direct evidence to incriminate Concubine Gao.
In addition, Wei Yingluo deliberately gave Amber the opportunity to destroy the lychee tree in order to remind the emperor that Concubine Gao had attempted to murder Concubine Yu many times.
In fact, the lychees on the trees had already been picked in advance and sent to the imperial tea and food room to make dishes.
After Amber delivered the message, she was caught by people from Changchun Palace as soon as she walked out of the palace gate.
But Wei Yingluo thought that she and Erqing were just pawns of Concubine Gao. If they were caught and brought before the emperor to be punished, it would be a waste of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
After all, they are just two minor characters with no power in the harem and cannot cause any trouble at all.
Wei Yingluo felt that as long as Concubine Gao was punished, Erqing and Amber would naturally be implicated as well.
As expected, Concubine Gao has now been demoted to Concubine Gao. After returning to Chuxiu Palace, the first thing she did was to have Er Qing brought over.
Er Qing was terrified and immediately knelt down and kowtowed to beg for mercy: "My Lady, please forgive me! I will definitely make amends for my crime!"
For a moment, the entire Chuxiu Palace was dead silent, with only the sound of Er Qing kowtow. She kowtowed dozens of times in a row, and blood oozed from her forehead, finally covering her face.
Gaopin looked at the scene in front of her, her heart filled with anger and disappointment. She originally thought Erqing could help her get rid of the queen, but she didn't expect that it would bring her so much trouble.
Now, she was demoted to a high concubine and her status plummeted.
Er Qing kowtowed and cried, "My Lady, it's all Wei Yingluo's fault. She's too cunning! I've already successfully destroyed the lychee tree, and I also secretly put drugs in the cup..."
Gaopin was furious after hearing this. She kicked Erqing away and cursed, "Useless thing! I gave you a chance, but you couldn't even beat a little maid! And now you dare to blame others?"
Er Qing was kicked to the ground. She dared not speak anymore and could only continue crying.
Gaopin glanced at Erqing lying on the ground and thought to herself that this woman was no longer of any use to her, so it would be better to kick her out to avoid causing trouble in the future.
Concubine Gao finally spoke, her eyes full of resentment, and she gnashed her teeth and said, "Oh, thanks to you, I am now a concubine! All this is because of you! Now I will give you two choices. First, go to the Yangxin Palace and admit that you murdered Concubine Yu. Second, go back to your bedroom and never come out again!"
Er Qing was so frightened after hearing this that her face turned pale and she was shaking all over. She knew very well that if she went to the Yangxin Palace to surrender herself, she would surely die.
So she kowtowed rapidly and said in a trembling voice: "Your concubine... Your concubine will go back immediately." After that, she crawled away in a panic.
Concubine Gao looked at Er Qing's miserable state, and her anger subsided a little. However, when she saw Er Qing trying to escape, the hatred in her heart surged up again. She suddenly laughed out loud, and her laughter was full of ridicule and contempt. "Hahahahahahaha"
As she laughed, she threw the vases, tea cups and other objects on the table at Erqing.
These objects fell on Er Qing, causing her great pain. Er Qing felt the pain, but she did not dare to stop, and still used her hands and feet to crawl out of the Chuxiu Palace.
Seeing this, Zhilan was so angry that her face turned red. She widened her eyes and pointed at Erqing and cursed: "You bitch, you dare to betray the queen? I think you are tired of living!"
As she said this, she was about to order her men to hold Er Qing back. But Concubine Gao waved her hand, signaling that she didn't need to care. Although Zhilan was unwilling, she still retreated respectfully.
Zhilan walked to the door, pushed it gently, and the door slowly closed.
However, just as the door was about to close completely, Zhilan deliberately slowed down her movement, leaving a gap.
She winked at the eunuchs outside the door, then turned and returned to Concubine Gao.
Er Qing crawled with difficulty, trying to escape from this horrible place as soon as possible.
However, when she crawled to the door, she was blocked by several eunuchs, who held long whips and looked at Er Qing fiercely.
One of the eunuchs sneered at Er Qing and said, "Qing agreed, do you think you can leave like this?"
Er Qing looked at the eunuchs in front of her in horror, she knew she couldn't escape.
At this moment, a eunuch suddenly swung the long whip in his hand and hit Er Qing hard on the back. Er Qing screamed and fell to the ground.
Then, other eunuchs also swung their long whips and whipped Er Qing. Er Qing curled up in pain and kept begging for mercy.
At this time, Concubine Gao was sitting on a chair, listening coldly to the screams outside the door. There was a sneer on the corner of her mouth and a hint of pleasure flashed in her eyes.
Afterwards, Zhilan also joined the eunuchs in punishing Erqing. She was slandered by Erqing for no reason today and had long hated her in her heart.
Zhilan knew that the queen wanted to torture Erqing for a long time before sparing her life, and was unwilling to let her die quickly, so she acquiesced to the servants to take action.
Erqing cried for help loudly, but Zhilan showed no intention of stopping. She beat Erqing hard again and again, but she had no power to fight back.