The Herbal Scents of Farm Life
Chapter 1668: The Jade Pendant is Sold!

Chapter 1668: Chapter 1668: The Jade Pendant is Sold!

And Her Majesty the Empress, of course, was only too pleased to watch Princess Consort Lian suffer, and certainly would not take the initiative to mention anything.

"This Guizi, how can he be so negligent?"

As time ticked by, the Emperor’s patience was almost worn out, and he couldn’t help but speak up.

"Your Majesty, there’s no need to be anxious, it must be because the place where Nanny lives is a bit remote, requiring a bit more time," the Empress soothed.

Princess Consort Lian, on the other hand, bit her lip, not daring to say a single word.

Right now, she only felt an excruciating pain on her knees, and she didn’t dare to move an inch.

Because the moment she moved, the Empress’s eyes would notice.

She had already tried it a moment ago, she had only moved a tiny bit, and the Empress had caught her weakness and started joking about it with the Emperor directly.

Saying that Princess Consort Lian had been in the inner palace for so long that she had forgotten how to properly observe the rules, and how to kneel down properly.

And how had the Emperor reacted at that time?

She had hoped that the Emperor would let her stand up, but what about him? He merely snorted coldly, plainly expressing his disdain for her uselessness!

At this time, she knew she could not offend the Empress, and she dared not directly contradict or rebel against the Emperor.

All she did was hate, and she couldn’t stop speculating in her heart whether Eunuch Gui had done it on purpose, deliberately taking his time, so that she had to kneel here and endure this inhuman torture!

However, before her thoughts had even subsided, she heard the sound of hurried footsteps coming from outside.

Straight after, Eunuch Gui came in, and because he was in too much of a hurry, stumbled at the threshold and almost fell to the ground.

"What has happened to cause such panic?"

The Emperor furrowed his brows, but it was the Empress who asked the question.

"Your Majesty, this servant has botched things up, please punish me," Eunuch Gui said, pale-faced, as he knelt in front of the Emperor.

"What happened?"

The Emperor’s eyes flashed coldly, asking him.

"Your Majesty, this servant had also not expected that the old nanny in Princess Consort Lian’s palace would be such a greedy and insatiable person, she actually... actually sold Prince Mo’s jade pendant!"

Eunuch Gui stealthily glanced at Princess Consort Lian, his eyes revealing a ruthless color.

"What?!"

Hearing these words, the Emperor stood up from his throne abruptly.

"What did you say, say it again!"

"Your Majesty, the old nanny in Princess Consort Lian’s palace has always been involved in stealing palace property to sell off, and realizing that she could not conceal this incident, she actually hanged herself, this servant could never have imagined she would be such a deceitful person," Eunuch Gui inhaled deeply, and recounted the events that had occurred at Princess Consort Lian’s palace to the Emperor.

Of course, everything was just as he had arranged, without a single mistake or oversight; when the old nanny saw he wanted her to take Prince Mo’s old items to the imperial study, naturally she had to go back to get the things.

And there, waiting for her was the person who had previously colluded with him.

"This is impossible, Nanny Chen has been with my palace for so many years, she couldn’t possibly do such a thing!"

When Princess Consort Lian first heard Guizi’s words, she was also so frightened that she was stunned, and it took quite a long time before she came to her senses and bellowed at Guizi in desperation and frustration.

"Her Highness Princess Consort Lian, this servant has already interrogated the maids and eunuchs from your palace, and they all say that Nanny Chen has always been stealing your jewels and ornaments to sell for silver, it’s just that she is your most trusted person, and those maids and eunuchs in your palace didn’t dare to report her," Eunuch Gui pressed on.