Seeing half of the concubines in the imperial harem kneeling on the ground and pleading for the woman of the Jingyang Palace, Noble Concubine Hui couldn't help raising her eyebrows and looked stunned.

She planned to murder the redundant woman. Now that the plan failed, she thought about another trick to slander her ambiguous relationship with Ninth Uncle.

Seeing that the plan was about to succeed, it was interrupted by this group of stupid women.

How could Noble Concubine Hui be reconciled to her painstaking management that ended in failure?

If there was any hope of persuading the Emperor to turn his mind and think seriously, she was willing to try.

"Your Majesty, there are many doubtful points in the words of that b*tch and the Ninth Prince. You can't believe it, Your Majesty!"

The woman held her breath and was still stubborn. She turned to Gu Yunxi with a look of hate and determination. She clenched her ten fingers viciously, and her sharp nails fell deeply into the shining skin of her palms.

Before Huanan Xin spoke, someone suddenly spoke loudly in the queue of officials opposite.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say."

The Emperor looked at him and said, "Speak."

It was Counselor-in-chief Shi Ling, the small old man, who walked steadily out of the queue. He bowed to the Emperor.

"Your Majesty, the person who falsely preached your oral decree must be the same as the mastermind who assassinated Lady Yun. Both things are related to the reputation of the imperial family, which should not be underestimated. They need to be investigated carefully after we return to the Palace."

"However, Yonglu Temple is a royal temple of Da Yi. At present, the assassination of an imperial concubine has happened here. It is due to the laziness and dereliction of duty of the temple administrator and the lax supervision of the temple, and the monks of the temple cannot escape its blame!"

"Your Majesty, I implore you to immediately punish Huichan and the monks according to the law and make an example to others."

After saying that, the old man held his hands and bowed deeply. Then he raised his eyes. His two bright eyes were as bright as a torch, and he looked at his daughter quietly.

For a moment, Noble Concubine Hui was like being enlightened. Noble Concubine Hui was alert, and she smiled insidiously.

Shi Ling, as an important official of Da Yi, had been in officialdom for a long time. He was a crafty man.

With his keen eyes on the situation at the moment, even if Lady Yun was infected with smallpox, her appearance was far worse than that of his daughter.

But she had the Emperor's special favor. With this, she obviously outperformed his daughter.

Noble Concubine Hui was still young and aggressive. The more she was defeated, the more impatient she was. She wanted to kill Lady Yun immediately.

What she didn't understand was that such radical practices were extremely abrupt to others.

If she hadn’t been stopped, the final result of the situation would have been likely to make Noble Concubine Hui expose herself first.

Counselor-in-chief Shi's proposal to let the monks of the Yonglu Temple be scapegoats was an effective means to successfully divert people's attention and stop the contradiction at this moment.

The fierce light flashed across the Emperor Huanan Xin's cold black eyes. He slightly raised his handsome jaw and smiled coldly.

Counselor-in-chief Shi's proposal took the interests of many parties into account, killed only an insignificant person, and saved the Emperor's face. He was really cunning.

And in this way, he could immediately tell who was loyal to him and who was not loyal to him.

"Somebody, tie up the monks above Dianzuo (A Title of the Buddhist Temple) of the Yonglu Temple, take them to the square in front of the main hall, and behead them on the spot!"

The Emperor raised his eyebrows and spoke loudly and resolutely.

Gu Yunxi and Gu Di suddenly changed their faces and looked at each other in amazement.

"Your Majesty!"

Master Huichan stood up, clapped his hands, and nodded.

"Amitabha. Ants still live in secret. As the Chief Abbot of a temple, I failed to keep my duty, resulting in the villain's murder and frightening Her Grace. Therefore, I wish I could bear all the consequences alone. Your Majesty, I hope you would spare the disciples in the temple because I worked hard for Her Grace to remove smallpox."

"Your Majesty, this is not the fault of Master Huichan. I hope you will spare him!"

Gu Di was covered with sweat and knelt down with his robe.

In the beginning, in order to make Gu Yunxi go out of the Palace smoothly and meet her husband, he took the initiative to go to the door and find Huichan. At the same time, he also brought great trouble to the monks of the whole temple.

Now, how could he bear to watch them die and the Chief Abbot lose his life in vain?

Gu Yunxi's face turned white and she knelt down with her knees. When she reached the ground, tears poured down.

"Your Majesty, Master Huichan is an eminent monk. Please don't be angry with him because I was assassinated!"

She did not expect the situation to reverse so quickly.

After being rescued by Gu Di, Gu Yunxi immediately discussed a countermeasure with him and her husband, Huanan He.

They had thought that they would make a plan to contain Shi Yuanqing in the future, but they didn't think that the woman's old father was much smarter and more cunning than his daughter.

With one move, he successfully caught the weakness of Gu Yunxi and Gu Di, which made the Emperor hit them hard with a backhand!

"Your Majesty..."

"Dear, get up."

Huanan Xin's young and handsome face had a complex smile as if his face had been covered by gloomy cold air. His rigid and strange smile made people unable to distinguish his emotions.

Huanan Xin bent down and picked up the woman. He took out his bright yellow handkerchief and wiped her tears. His soft soothing voice was rhythmic as if it had had some cold deep meaning.

"You are my beloved imperial concubine. I will certainly avenge you for being attacked in Yonglu Temple. The assassin needs to be carefully investigated, but the punishment at present cannot be exempted. All the officials and concubines can see that the matter lies in Yonglu Temple. Huichan, as the Chief Abbot, should be responsible!"

His words were spoken without delay. After the words, the Emperor smiled, straightened the skirt for the surprised but silent little woman, and gently patted the back of her hand with warm fingers. His eyes were cold.

"Your Majesty knows best."

Seeing that she was in power again, Noble Concubine Hui immediately began to boss around. She glanced deeply at Gu Yunxi, folded her hands, and greeted the Emperor with a vicious smile in her mouth.

"Evil monks such as Huichan should be punished by fire, which can warn future generations that they should do their duty when supervising imperial temples."

Gu Yunxi shook her head in surprise and was angry. She shouted on the spot.

"Your Grace, you are exaggerating! If you kill Buddhist disciples indiscriminately, are you not afraid of being punished by heaven and getting retribution?"

Noble Concubine Hui's heart beat faster and lost the beat. She was grimly angry.

"You are presumptuous! You are just a little concubine of the third rank. How dare you talk nonsense in front of His Majesty and curse me!"

"Shut up!"

Huanan Xin's deep voice interrupted the women's quarrel. His cold and stylish face turned to Gu Yunxi with few expressions.

"I've made up my mind. You don't have to say anymore. Somebody, take Huichan to the square and burn him."

"Your Majesty!"

Gu Yunxi was shocked in her head and knelt down again.

"Chief Abbot... Your Majesty, please spare him!"

The monks sobbed and knelt all over the ground.

Only Great Warrior Monk, who was guarding the courtyard, stood there with a cold face, clenched his fists, cracked his finger bones, and was aggressive all over.

His eyes were fierce and looked at Gu Di as if they had conveyed some tacit understanding to each other.

Master Huichan felt it, and his closed eyes suddenly opened round. His eyes were as bright as thunder. He looked at Great Warrior Monk with an implicit threat and an unspeakable warning.

"There's no need for you to be sad. I deserve this disaster. I don't blame anyone. After I die, you must study hard. Don't be lazy, and don't act rashly!"

Great Warrior Monk stared at the old monk and calmly turned to follow the Honour Guards. His eyes were wet. His mighty body collapsed. His palms folded together, and he chanted the Buddha's name.

"Amitabha..."

Huanan Xin brushed his dragon robe with his slender fingers. His eyebrows were narrow and his delicate lips overflowed with a sly smile.

He looked at the men and women kneeling on the ground with his black eyes, spread his arms slowly, picked up them with two hands, and said, "Come, Ninth Uncle and Yunxi, you two follow me to the square. I want to watch the punishment myself."