C132 The Empress Has Denounced Him
The Empress.
"Hmph, tell me honestly, why is the Empress looking for me?" Long Xiaotian felt that he had more or less scared the old eunuch, so knowing the Empress's objective wouldn't do him any harm.
Zhang Huan was afraid of Long Xiaotian. He originally wanted to scare him, but now he told Long Xiaotian the Empress's intention in detail.
As he spoke, he sized up Long Xiaotian's reaction. Why did he feel that this guy had no intention of being afraid at all?
Long Xiaotian had already guessed that the Empress would not be able to do anything to Second Brother. She wanted to vent her anger for her son, so she wanted to find a soft persimmon to pinch. It seemed that this Empress was only so-so. How could a cheap father like me allow such a person to become the Empress?
"Zhang Huan, you didn't tell the truth, right? If you don't tell the truth, then be careful that I don't respect the old and love the young!" Long Xiaotian's face darkened as he shouted.
Zhang Huan's expression changed and he hurriedly said, "This servant dare not. Why did this servant not speak the truth? Heaven and earth can judge."
Long Xiaotian sneered, "Why did you not mention my mother? Do you think I don't know? Did that old hag cause trouble for my mother?"
It frightened the few eunuchs until their faces changed. It was likely that only the Fifth Prince would dare to scold the Empress as an old hag in the Great Qian Dynasty.
Zhang Huan could not help but be stunned for a few breaths before he reacted. Even the Empress dared to scold him, what else could he not do? He did not dare to provoke this hothead's misfortune and hurriedly explained, "It was this servant who forgot for a moment. The Empress is very dissatisfied with Lin Fei secretly leaving the Palace. She is currently reprimanding in the Empress's Fanglin Palace."
Lin Fei going out of the Palace was a violation of the rules and she was the one who was beaten into the cold Palace. Regardless of whether Long Jiuzhou was trying to appease the officials or really wanted to teach Lin Fei a lesson, it did not matter. In short, unless it was a special case, she could not leave the Cold Palace.
Hence, if Lin Fei wanted to see Long Xiaotian, she had to go through the Empress's personal permission to be able to do so. This was also the reason why Lin Fei, who missed her son dearly, secretly left the Palace with her brother's help.
But even though this matter was hidden, it was still discovered by the Empress and she immediately called Lin Fei over.
Lin Fei had always seen the cold Empress fear. Seeing that the palace maids by her side had already confessed, she was also helpless. Just as she was about to confess, she heard footsteps.
"Xiaotian?" This gave Lin Fei a fright. If she had known earlier, she would not have secretly left the Palace to meet her son. Now, even her son was involved.
Long Xiaotian strode into the Palace and saw a woman sitting in the middle of the Palace. Her appearance was cold and elegant. Judging from her attire, she must be the Empress herself. Otherwise, no one would be qualified to sit in this position. This was the seat that the six Palace Masters could sit in.
A woman was kneeling on the ground. It was his mother, Lin Fei. Long Xiaotian's expression changed.
The Empress saw Long Xiaotian coming from afar and was secretly pleased with herself. It just so happened that she could punish both of you together to vent the resentment in her heart.
Initially, the Empress was still worried about whether the Second Prince would fight with her, but now that the Second Prince had not appeared, she knew that the Second Prince would not come.
It seemed that the Second Prince also had scruples. This was a matter of the Palace Examination, and Lin Fei had indeed made a mistake and was unable to come out. These two people would not be able to escape calamity.
However, just as the Empress's smile was raised, she suddenly saw something that made her furious. She saw that Long Xiaotian could even look at her and actually helped Lin Fei up.
"How dare you!" This was simply a direct provocation to her face. This was intolerable!
When Lin Fei saw her son arrive, she was worried and did not expect that her son would do such a thing. Although she felt a warmth in her heart, this son did not live in vain, but her heart was worried for her son.
"Xiaotian, quickly meet mother." Lin Fei quickly reminded Long Xiaotian.
"Mother, please stand up and speak so that I can meet mother." Long Xiaotian saw that his mother Lin Fei was kneeling and his heart could not help but burn with anger. He forced Lin Fei to stand up and then paid his respects.
Lin Fei was scared silly. The Empress was already very angry and now seeing this scene, she would definitely be even more furious. It did not matter what kind of punishment she received, but her son could not!
"Long Xiaotian, you dare to be so arrogant in front of Bengong?" The Empress sternly shouted, "You dare to not meet Bengong first?"
Long Xiaotian faintly smiled and stood up from the ground. He then said to the Empress, "After this son greets you, it is not too late to explain to the Empress."
He did not pay attention to the Empress's change in expression and said to Lin Fei with a smile, "Imperial Mother, your health is not good. It is better to return to the Palace to rest. The Empress brought this son here just to talk about family affairs. It is not a big deal."
The Empress was so angry that her expression changed, "Long Xiaotian, do you know how serious of a crime you have committed?"
Long Xiaotian said seriously, "Your Ladyship, you cannot speak nonsense. I originally thought that it was a family to reminisce about old times. Talking about relationships, I didn't think that your Ladyship would actually come to denounce you. Alright then, I want to know what the Empress wants to know from me."
The Empress was stunned for a moment. She discovered that her impression of Long Xiaotian, this trash, was too deep. She did not place him on the same level as her and instead fell into a disadvantageous position in front of him.
First of all, she should not have lost her composure like this, but Long Xiaotian was neither servile nor overbearing. He was extremely calm, and it could be determined with a glance.
Secondly, since she had a weakness in her hands, there was really no need for her to be flustered and exasperated at this brat. Perhaps she had fallen for this brat's scheme instead.
Thinking up to this point, the Empress heavily snorted, "The first crime, you actually auctioned off the Golden Dragon Jade Pendant that the Emperor bestowed to the Second Prince, and you actually don't recognize it?"
Long Xiaotian could not help but feel delighted in his heart. If the Empress directly denounced the matter of his mother leaving the Palace, it would really be hard for him to say anything. From the start, he would fall into a passive situation.
But now that he asked about this matter, he had something to say. He said unhurriedly, "Your Ladyship, what proof do you have for this matter? Food cannot be eaten indiscriminately, words cannot be spoken carelessly. Who created these rumors?"
" Could it be that Bengong will wrongly accuse you? Yaotian, come out and confront Long Xiaotian!" The Empress suppressed her anger and coldly said.
Seeing the curtains close together, Long Yaotian quickly walked out from behind and gave Long Xiaotian a fierce glare. "I will testify that my Golden Dragon Jade Pendant was auctioned by him. It is a great disrespect!"
The Empress coldly said, "Long Xiaotian, do you have anything else to defend at this point in time?"
Lin Fei could not help but break out in a cold sweat for her son. She thought that this kid was too bold. He even dared to do such a thing? But when she saw that Long Xiaotian still had a carefree expression, her heart could not help but calm down a little.