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"May I ask if Your Highness is here today on the orders of the Empress Dowager to investigate a case or to bring Huxin into the palace?" Huxin said coldly, her clear eyes as frosty as ice.
Consort Mei thought for a moment, holding herself with noble grace as she spoke, "Originally, I was to bring you, this ignorant girl, into the palace for questioning. The Empress Dowager is merciful; after the incident in the Imperial Garden yesterday, she intended to give you another chance to turn over a new leaf. However, who would have thought that you would commit such a heinous act last night? Now that we have both the person and the evidence, I will hand you over to the Empress Dowager for punishment!"
Consort Mei, thinking herself clever, was ready to accuse Huxin of harming others. Si Qian was her niece, whom she had planned to groom as a side consort for Jing Tian'ao. Now, even an ordinary Young Master of a Noble Family would not marry a woman missing a finger.
This scheme had been laid out by Consort Mei for many years, and now it was all ruined by Huxin. How could Consort Mei swallow this humiliation? Even if she were to dismember Huxin, it would not relieve her anger!
A flash of coldness crossed Xuan Yuan Ling's eyes; he feared that if Consort Mei spoke another word, he would not hesitate to take action against her. Whether she was a favored consort of the emperor or a defenseless woman mattered not! Anyone who dared to target someone he valued would only meet their demise!
"It seems that Consort Mei is quite confident about this so-called evidence! You even brought in armed guards! If what you say is true, then at most, you have committed the crime of trespassing and robbery with armed men. There are laws of the nation and rules of families; you know very well that the harem cannot handle cases involving noble families and certainly cannot threaten them with armed guards. If Huxin is indeed guilty, then you might be able to balance your merits and faults and plead for leniency from the Empress Dowager to absolve you of your current mistakes! It seems you had this plan all figured out; as soon as you saw Huxin take out the Vajra Furnace, you hastily summoned armed guards. But alas, if you wrongfully accused Huxin today, your only destination left would be the Royal Ancestral Hall's prison!"
Huxin smiled lightly at this point and then pulled out the proof signed by all the maids from last night.
"Why don't you take a look at this first?"
Huxin unfolded the rice paper in her hand and held it up for Consort Mei to see.
As Consort Mei read its contents, her expression grew increasingly difficult to bear. By the time she finished reading everything on it, her face had turned pale as paper.
Meanwhile, Huxin wore a beaming smile.
Xuan Yuan Ling's gaze flickered as he looked at Huxin with more curiosity. This girl… was truly ruthless! She had long prepared to present the signed proof from last night but deliberately showed Consort Mei the Vajra Furnace first. In her moment of triumph, Consort Mei summoned armed guards without realizing she had already fallen into this girl's trap! If she had simply presented the proof alone, how could she pin an irremovable charge on Consort Mei? Now Consort Mei was like meat on a chopping board, ready for Huxin to slice and dice!
Is she still the same Xia Huxin from before? How could there be such a drastic difference in her demeanor? However, the current her truly leaves an impression on his heart with every word, every smile.
Xuan Yuan Ling felt that there was no need for him to intervene today; this Girl could handle Consort Mei herself!
"Why aren't you speaking, Your Highness? You should at least give Huxin an explanation! You've already used your knife-wielding guards; it's too late to take them back now. If you don't provide Huxin with an explanation, then Huxin will go to the palace to see the Emperor and ask him whether today's incident was the fault of the guards or their master! I fear the Emperor will tell Huxin four words: not a single one left!"
As soon as Huxin finished speaking, the four knife-wielding guards softened and fell to their knees with a thud.
They were all trusted aides of the Empress Dowager, and they had witnessed everything clearly in the Imperial Garden yesterday. The people backing Miss Xia were all powerful and formidable; any one of them could easily destroy them without leaving a trace.
The reason Huxin dared to speak so boldly was naturally due to the seemingly harsh yet genuinely caring attitude of the Vast Emperor towards her yesterday. The Vast Emperor supported her, which put him in opposition to the Empress Dowager, while Consort Mei only thought of pleasing the Empress Dowager, completely unaware of the Vast Emperor's intentions!
Moreover, as families grow powerful, especially the Liang Family, the Vast Emperor was looking for opportunities to strike at them. Consort Mei had delivered herself right into his hands. This move seemed like a failure in strategy for the Empress Dowager, but how could the Vast Emperor not anticipate that she would send Consort Mei to confront the Xia Family?
And wasn't it just convenient for Xuan Yuan Ling to appear at this moment? Wasn't that also the intention of the Vast Emperor?
With a cold gaze, Huxin looked at Consort Mei, who was trembling with anger and pointed at the kneeling guards, shouting fiercely,
"You useless fools! Are you so easily frightened by a few words from her, Xia Huxin? Get up!" Despite her outward bravado, Consort Mei felt extremely guilty inside.
"You four think carefully; I am a witness to today's events! If you stay there obediently on your knees, I might spare your lives. But if you stand up, I haven't had any fun with people in a long time; I'll just use you four to stretch my muscles."
Xuan Yuan Ling grinned wickedly, his expression carrying three parts mischief and seven parts arrogance, causing the faces of the four guards to turn pale as they trembled in fear.
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