The Legitimate Daughter Empress - C240

Chapter 239 – The Lightest Punishment?

The portrait slowly opened. It was a portrait from her previous life. That familiar face and clothes … Wasn’t that the same as the one he was wearing now? Indeed, it was as Qin Luofei had expected. Emperor Ming was angry because of this piece of clothes.

“Take a look at who’s clothes you’re wearing. Speak, who allowed you to be selfish and steal Empress Leng’s clothes? ” Emperor Ming scolded Qin Luofei with a dark expression.

“Your Majesty, chenqie was wronged. This robe was sent to chenqie by a palace maid saying that it was bestowed by Your Majesty to chenqie. chenqie is even more ignorant of the fact that this robe is actually a relic of the Empress Leng.” Qin Luofei could only do it one step at a time, and did not know how the Emperor Ming would deal with her.

“Gifted to you? Which palace maid brought us here? ”

“There are so many palace maids in the harem. The sky has already darkened this evening, so it is impossible to see their faces clearly. If your majesty’s concubine knew that it’s something from the Empress Leng, how would she dare put it on in front of you? ” Qin Luofei’s words were true. Everyone in the palace knew that bringing up Empress Leng in front of the Emperor Ming was taboo, so she wasn’t stupid enough to ask for trouble.

“Then why did you dance that dance? This is a dance created by the Empress Leng herself? ” The matter of her clothes was still acceptable, but he wanted to see how Qin Luofei would explain the matter of the dance.

“Chenqie’s dance was learned from a woman who used to be a neighbor, so it’s not surprising that the music she arranged was exactly the same. All of this was just a coincidence. If he were to punish his concubine because of this matter, she would feel wronged. Previously, when the Imperial Consort Yu broke into the Ten Thousand Beast Pit out of curiosity, it even led to a miscarriage. Now that the emperor is going to punish his concubine for the sake of a piece of cloth and a dance, doesn’t the emperor feel that punishing the person he loves now for the sake of someone he used to love is really worth it? ”

“Shut up. This Emperor doesn’t need you to teach him a lesson.”

“Chenqie wasn’t trying to teach the Emperor a lesson. I just can’t understand why he didn’t hesitate to sacrifice his life for him, and what he got in return was the Emperor’s suspicion.”

As Qin Luofei spoke, she shed tears. The one she felt in pain wasn’t her wronged self, but the one she felt when she saw the portrait on the ground. That year, the pain in her body and mind had once again returned. She was still an injured soul.

“This matter must be investigated thoroughly. Where did your clothes come from, and what crime do you have to bear for you to offend the Empress Leng?”

When did this man become so loyal to her? Qin Luofei sneered in her heart. How had he treated her in her previous life? Was he regretting it now?

“Right now, there is no evidence. No matter how chenqie tries to explain, it’s useless. If Your Majesty loves chenqie, you will naturally believe her.” Qin Luofei said.

“Tonight, we will punish you by going to the Ten Thousand Beast Pit to kneel down and worship the Empress Leng’s tombstone. This will be your lightest punishment. Someone, drag Imperial Concubine Qin down.”

Qin Luofei had a blank look on her face, but she didn’t say anything more. Should she be happy or should she cry? She told her to kneel down and worship him. If she loved him so much, why did she treat him like that from her previous life? Qin Luofei’s heart was filled with even more hatred. The lightest form of punishment? Was the heaviest punishment like dealing with Empress Leng thrown into the Ten Thousand Beast Pit?

This was the first time Qin Luofei had been able to appear here in broad daylight. She was the most familiar with this place. The guard who had brought her here kicked her in the knee. Qin Luofei kneeled on the ground, her knees touching the ground. The moment they touched was very painful. However, compared to his wounded heart, what did this little pain count for?

“Watch carefully. She’s not allowed to get up tonight.” The guard leader ordered.

Qin Luofei wept silently, she would never have thought that she would actually come back in such a way to visit her past self. No matter what happened, he told himself to apologize to the dead Empress Leng. If he knew how good Empress Leng was back then, would he still have his current self?

Facing the Ten Thousand Beast Pit, Qin Luofei felt as if a knife had pierced through her heart that night. Every minute and every second was a torment to her. She finally managed to stay up until dawn, but when she tried to get up, her legs felt weak. There was already a bruise on her knee, and this bruise left an indelible scar on Qin Luofei’s heart.

The guard dragged Qin Luofei back to the entrance of the Huishang Hall, where she hugged Qin Luofei in heartache.

“Miss, are you alright?”

Qin Luofei was in a trance. In the past, no matter who it was that dealt with her, she would not be this depraved. But this time, she was really in pain.

Daffodil Daydream helped her to bed and invited her to the Imperial Physician Lin. Imperial Physician Lin had applied medicine on her knees. Previously, they were only bruised, but now they were stained with blood.

“Does it hurt?” Daisy asked.

However, Qin Luofei remained expressionless. She was lost in her own thoughts, unable to extricate herself.

“It seems that Imperial Concubine Qin suffered a blow, so the pain in her heart must be even greater.” You need time to slowly recover. As long as you apply the medicine on her every day, the scar will naturally form after three days. At that time, walking should not be a problem. ”

Imperial Physician Lin gave a bottle of medicine to Daffodil Daydream.

“Sorry for the trouble, Imperial Physician Lin.” Daihua sent Imperial Physician Lin to the door, but didn’t come in when he saw Leng Mu standing at the door. Just as Imperial Physician Lin walked out, Leng Mu asked about the situation.

“I wonder what’s going on with Imperial Concubine Qin this time?” Previously, when she was poisoned, she didn’t think too hard about it, but this time, it seems like she doesn’t have a clear conscience. ” The Imperial Physician Lin said.

“Heartbreak? Was it the Emperor Ming who hurt him? It could be seen that her deep feelings for the Emperor Ming was deep, but what she got in return was the lack of affection from the Emperor Ming. Who asked her to be moved by true love, it is she who is blind. ”

Leng Mu’s words were filled with jealousy, and he couldn’t help but laugh.

“Are you jealous? But I have also advised you before, she is already a woman of the Emperor Ming, you should know this better than me right? ”

“Got it.” Leng Mu’s eyes were filled with grief, why was it that when he met her, it was already too late? Ever since Empress Leng died, she was the first woman he cared about.

“Since you know, then don’t think too much about it. Since you know, then don’t pay attention to it.” Lin He did not want this woman to forget his purpose in coming to the Imperial Palace.

“Imperial Concubine Qin seemed to have seen me with General Su last night.” Leng Mu thought about how Qin Luofei might have been discovered by the Ling Wang last night. But why would she help him like this? Since the person she loved was Emperor Ming, she should be standing by his side. This confused Leng Mu.

“Did you hear that?” The situation would be bad if we were to hear it. ”

“I don’t know, so I want to talk to her when she recovers. Otherwise, I would be worried that one day, her soul would be lured away by the Emperor Ming and this matter would be exposed. ”

In fact, whether it was Leng Mu or Lin He, they both knew that Qin Luofei would always be on their side. This sort of tacit understanding was something that came naturally after a long period of interaction.

Sunflower was even taking care of Qin Luofei in the Huishang Hall, and after hearing that she had been injured, the Imperial Consort Yu came together with concubine Luo to enlighten her. It had already been two days since Qin Luofei returned from the Ten Thousand Beast Pit. However, in these two days, she had not said a single word. It was as though she had turned into a mute. The pain from her previous life was too deep, she no longer wanted to say anything.

“Sister Qin, what’s wrong with you? We came to see you for a word. ” Imperial Consort Yu sat on the bedside and spoke to Qin Luofei.

But Qin Luofei was lying on the bed. She had kept her eyes open the entire time, and her line of sight had never shifted away from them. Even the frequency of her blinking rarely increased. He looked like a dead man.

“Little Sister Qin, don’t make us worry, okay? Would you like to nod if you remember who we are? ” Luo Ziyan walked over and asked worriedly.

However, Qin Luofei was still silent, as if she hadn’t heard anything.

“Imperial Consort Yu, concubine Luo, Miss has been like this for the past few days. I continuously called for her, but she did not have any reaction, as if he had suffered some sort of shock that caused her to become like this.”

“I heard that the Emperor Ming kowtowed her to the Empress Leng for an entire night, could it be that she saw something?” Imperial Consort Yu suddenly said.

After listening to Imperial Consort Yu’s words, Xi Hua and Luo Ziyan couldn’t help but shiver. The last time someone saw Empress Leng’s vengeful spirit causing the entire palace to panic, Imperial Consort Yu’s words couldn’t help but make them recall if Qin Luowei was possessed by Empress Leng’s vengeful spirit.

“But Miss has no enmity with the Empress Leng, she can’t possibly treat Miss like this, right?” Although Daihua was afraid, she still had to speak up for the young lady.

“Daffodil Dayflower, did you tell the imperial physician to look at her head and see if she suffered any injuries? He hadn’t spoken for two days, so he couldn’t let this go on. What if something happens? ”

“The previous two days had already been thoroughly examined and no problems had been found. They say that there’s something wrong with the young miss’s heart, that she seemed to have met with some sort of tragedy before she became like this. ”

Imperial Consort Yu and concubine Luo were confused, and had always talked about the stories of the past, about the deep love between the two sisters. Qin Luofei was still unmoved even though her mouth and tongue were parched.

“Daihua, accompany your young lady well. We will come again tomorrow to visit her. If it is still the same tomorrow, we must ask the royal physician to come and see you. ” The Imperial Consort Yu said.

Xi Ju nodded and walked out of the room to see them off. When they reached the door, Qin Luofei suddenly opened her mouth to speak.

“Take care.”

The three of them turned their heads around in surprise.

“It was Qin Luofei’s voice just now.” He turned around again to look at Qin Luofei.

“Qin Luofei, you’re finally willing to speak.” They were all very happy.

Luo Ziyan held onto Qin Luofei’s hands, but was flung away by her. She was still in a very low mood, and she didn’t want to talk to anyone. She slowly lay down and curled her body as she gently closed her eyes.

“Miss is probably tired.” Daffodil Daydream replied.

Imperial Consort Yu and concubine Luo had no choice but to return first. Qin Luofei lay on her bed and cried incessantly. She couldn’t remember how long she had been strong. She only knew that she hadn’t cried like this in a long time.

It was very late at night. Qin Luofei couldn’t sleep, so she got up and went to the swing to admire the moon. It just so happened that Daisy woke up in the middle of the night thinking something was wrong with Miss, so she came to visit her.

When she reached the door, it was open. The bed was empty, so she quickly searched for it. Finally, he found her on the swing.

“Miss, what’s wrong?” Daihua reached out to touch Qin Luofei’s hand. It was very cold.

“There’s a lot of dew on one night. You’ll catch a cold if you stay out long enough.”