The Empress Behind the Veil
Chapter 37 Slander Will Not Run Out of Words
“You didn't do anything?” Kangyong asked, his one hand pulling Qin Ruojiu's chin firmly, his eyes as cold as an iceberg, then he laughed insinuately, “If not you, who else? Other than you, the bad lady, who else would leak this matter?”
Qin Ruojiu felt that her chin bone was already willing to shatter. Despite the pain, he still tried to smile, “Your Majesty, is this your way of solving all the problems? Not investigating, and directly blaming someone just based on your guess?”
“You still don't want to confess?” Kang Yong did not expect him to answer like that, so he snapped.
Qin Ruojiu took a cold breath, then replied boldly, “When Consort Zhao's lady-in-waiting accidentally leaked this secret, it wasn't just me who heard it. Why is His Majesty so sure that I spread this secret? Unfair...”
Kangyong laughed coldly, “If not you, who else?”
“You are the emperor, you decide who is guilty, who is not. Besides you do hate me, in your eyes, all the evil that happens, is my doing.”
“According to you, you are innocent?” his tone became soft, but his tone remained demeaning and satirizing.
Qin Ruojiu turned her head, “Your Majesty the Emperor did indeed want to blame me.”
“Hem, your lady-in-waiting loves gossip the most, is the previous lesson still not enough?” kang Yong's hand clutching Qin Ruojiu grew firmer, despite the pain, Qin Ruojiu still did not shout, even furrowed his eyebrows.
Kang Yong became happy when he saw it was hard to breathe.
Qin Ruojiu who was currently extremely frightened, then said in a loud voice, “Since there was a lesson earlier, they did not dare to gossip anymore. It is only natural that His Majesty suspected them at that time, but His Majesty should also think about, this time the lady-in-waiting of the Glorious Concubine who leaked this before us, he could have accidentally leaked this to someone else as well. Back then, Consort Lan was also there, not that I wanted to corner Consort Lan, but really did not spread this thing, so I shouldn't have to endure this slander.”
Qin Ruojiu stepped back, “I only speak as is. Your Majesty, if you haven't investigated all this, you shouldn't just accuse me.”
Kang Yong looked at him coldly, then his lips curved, “Well, I won't investigate the matter today anymore. But I will warn you, if anything happens to Yuanran, I will look for you. Moreover, the child in his stomach, who dares to touch him, I will kill that person.”
While saying the word “kill”, Kang Yong intentionally strengthened his tone. At the same time, his sharp eyes looked at Qin Ruojiu as if he was threatening.
Qin Ruojiu tried not to be affected by the look in her eyes, she lowered her head, did not reply, as the pain was still torturing her.
“Do you understand what I mean?”
“I've got it. But His Majesty should not just say this to me. If Your Majesty wants to protect someone, there are actually many ways that Your Majesty can, not just this.”
“What did you say?” Kang Yong turned his head around and looked at him in annoyance.
Next chapter Chapter 38 Duty As Empress
Qin Ruojiu was silent for a long time before saying, “It's okay. If Your Majesty is tired, please return to Zhaolie Palace, tomorrow morning there is still a meeting that Your Majesty must attend.”
