vrcanaries Chapter 408 Treason? Who is plotting treason?
Chapter 408 Treason? Who is plotting treason?
"The Minister of Rites' upbringing is nothing special; he loses all his composure when he sees a prince."
Shen Li's usually calm gaze turned cold.
Peony, standing nearby, was also indignant: "Miss, they're talking about the Second Miss. Should we warn them?"
The commotion on the other side of the wall suddenly stopped. Several palace maids paused for a moment, then immediately slipped away along the base of the wall.
They recognized the voice; it was Shen Li.
They could ignore Shen Li's titles and official positions, after all, what kind of nobles hadn't they seen in the palace? What they feared was that Shen Li had even dared to hit the son of the chief minister Wu. Getting involved with someone like that who would tear off all pretenses at the slightest disagreement would be a big problem.
"Arrest them." Shen Li narrowed her eyes. "Don't let a single one escape."
"Arrest...arrest someone?" Yu Die was taken aback; this was the imperial palace.
Arresting people by scaling the wall here is tantamount to treason.
Just as she was about to say something, she saw Peony leap up, use her foot to gain leverage on the top of the wall, and then swing the whip hanging from her waist.
"Ahhhh!"
Several screams successfully attracted the imperial guards, but the guards did not take action immediately upon seeing Shen Li.
"Lord Shen, what has happened?" The guard bowed to Shen Li.
“Deputy Commander Qian, I was passing by when I overheard these palace maids uttering treasonous words. In a moment of panic, I took action. Now that you are here, Commander Qian, I would like to trouble you to escort them to Fengxiang Palace and hand them over to Her Majesty the Empress for her disposal,” Shen Li said calmly.
Several palace maids were quite frightened, but some of the quick-witted ones breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the imperial guards. They thought that Shen Li would not bring up such a shameful matter in public.
But they were shocked when they heard what Shen Li said: treason? What treason?
"Outrageous! Guards, take them to Fengxiang Palace!" With a wave of his hand, Deputy Commander Qian immediately sent guards to take over the men and skillfully gag them.
"Waaaaah..." By the time the palace maids recovered from their shock, they were already unable to make a sound.
But more than fear, they were shocked!
Is this the legendary loyal and upright civil official? Even bandits are more reasonable than her!
Not only were the palace maids stunned, but even Peony, who was involved in the incident, and Rain Butterfly, who was watching, exclaimed that it was a monster, that their young lady could kill without a knife.
Shen Li remained calm, as if she were simply doing her duty while passing by.
Yu Die thought she should write this down in her notebook when she got back. She should learn from her mistress's methods; there's no end to learning.
Fengxiang Palace.
The Empress's health began to improve after her last meeting with Shen Li, and now, seeing Prince Yi break the two powerful figures of the Grand Secretary and the Ministry of Personnel, she was filled with renewed energy.
She knew that what her eldest son couldn't have, her younger son had a good chance of getting.
All of this hope rests on Shen Li.
Therefore, she could wipe the slate clean and entrust everything to Shen Li.
At that moment, she was sitting in the courtyard watching the palace maids water the flowers when a palace servant came in with small, quick steps and reported: "Your Majesty, Lord Shen Li is leading the imperial guards toward our palace."
"Have you seen clearly what it is?" Empress Ning took it seriously when she heard that it was about Shen Li.
"The imperial guards are also holding several palace maids in custody, as if the maids have committed a crime."
Empress Ning pondered for a moment and said, "When the person arrives at the palace gate, you should bring people to meet them. The imperial guards should not enter the palace."
She felt that Shen Li's actions were definitely not simple, and she suspected that these palace maids had something she wanted. It would be better to handle the matter privately.