Looking at the head eunuch who barged in with his men, Concubine Mo raised an eyebrow. Her personal maid, Pei'er, couldn't hold back and stepped forward to scold.
"How dare you! This is not a place where you lowly slaves can barge in!"
The leading eunuch had a big smile on his face, showing off his arrogance to the fullest.
"Please forgive us, Your Highness. We are from the Clan Court. This time we barged into the Jingxiang Palace by order. It is said that Your Highness is the mastermind behind the maids' gambling. Please come with us."
Concubine Mo seemed to have heard a joke. She did see those maids gambling, but at most she just didn't say anything. How could this have anything to do with her?
"You'd better check this out carefully. How could I possibly be involved in this? And who is the person you mentioned just now?"
The eunuch showed no sign of fear and kept smiling. "I'm afraid I can't say more about that, Your Highness. There are already maids willing to testify. It's better for Your Highness to come with me."
Concubine Mo's face gradually turned cold. It was obvious that these people wanted to pin the blame on her. If she really went with them today, it would be very difficult for her to come out again.
She reached out her hand and grabbed a soft sword. "If you don't have the Empress Dowager's imperial edict today, all of you get out of the Jingxiang Palace!"
As she was speaking, the eunuch got angry. The smile on his face disappeared, replaced by impatience.
"Someone who will shut up sooner or later, why bother? The Empress Dowager is really too busy, so other masters sent me here. Your Highness's crime has been confirmed. If you resist stubbornly, don't blame me for being merciless."
With that, several guards brought by the eunuch rushed forward. Concubine Mo frowned slightly, gave Pei'er a look, and then fought with them.
Taking advantage of the moment when no one was paying attention, Pei'er quietly slipped out.
She walked in a hurry. Tears were about to fall from her eyes, but she wiped them away without hesitation.
No, she mustn't let things go wrong at this moment. Concubine Mo had entrusted her with the hope of survival. She must hurry to find the Empress Dowager to make the decision.
With this thought in mind, Pei'er quickly arrived at the Shoukang Palace. However, she met someone at the gate.
The senior maid stepped forward calmly. "You must be Pei'er, Concubine Mo's personal maid. Why are you disturbing the Empress Dowager at this time?"
Hearing this, Pei'er didn't think much and told the whole story of what had happened to Concubine Mo.
She had just served Concubine Mo and couldn't recognize whether the person in front of her was from the Empress Dowager's side. She just saw her standing at the gate of the Shoukang Palace, so she thought she was a maid of the Empress Dowager.
"Sister, please ask the Empress Dowager to save Concubine Mo quickly. Concubine Mo would never do such a thing. The Empress Dowager knows that."
Pei'er completely broke down. Tears kept rolling down her face. The little girl was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.
The senior maid saw that the girl in front of her didn't recognize that she wasn't from the Empress Dowager's side, so she just went along.
She quickly helped the girl up from the ground.
"Sister, don't be anxious. I'll go and inform the Empress Dowager right away. You go back first and see how Concubine Mo is doing."
Pei'er bit her lip and refused to leave. "I want to go back with the Empress Dowager. Sister, please go and report quickly."
A look of annoyance flashed across the senior maid's face, but it disappeared quickly.
"Then wait a moment."
Watching the senior maid disappear at the gate of the Shoukang Palace, Pei'er paced nervously at the gate, wondering if the Empress Dowager would help.
If the Empress Dowager didn't help, would she just give up like this? No, she couldn't. Concubine Mo had been so kind to her. She mustn't let her be wronged for no reason.
She picked at her fingers and her little brain was working fast.
If the Empress Dowager didn't agree to help later, she would go and beg the Emperor directly. The Emperor would definitely help Concubine Mo.
Thinking of this, her eyes were fixed on the three characters of "Shoukang Palace".
She didn't know if Concubine Mo could hold on.
She waited and waited. Almost half an incense stick of time passed, but there was no sound coming from inside. From time to time, some maids passed by the gate and looked at her curiously.
"Sister, why are you standing here at the Shoukang Palace all the time? Are you waiting for someone?"
Pei'er bit her lip and didn't say much. Concubine Mo had taught her that it was better not to say too much.
"I just want to see the Empress Dowager. Sisters, go and do your work first."
The two maids looked at each other in surprise. "Don't you know that the Empress Dowager went out of the palace early this morning? She hasn't come back yet. Even if you wait here, it will be a long time."
Pei'er's eyes widened. She thought of what the senior maid had said when she walked in. It took her a long time to realize that the person just now wasn't from the Empress Dowager's side at all. She had been waiting for her on purpose.
She felt a pang of regret in her heart. If she hadn't believed others so easily, she wouldn't have wasted so much time. She didn't know how Concubine Mo was doing.
However, she quickly pulled herself together and headed for the Imperial Study.
Concubine Mo had said that the Emperor usually dealt with memorials in the Imperial Study at this time. If she could find the Emperor, it would be the same.
When she arrived at the gate of the Imperial Study, she happened to meet Fu Lu coming out.
Seeing the little maid rushing in recklessly, Fu Lu wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and quickly stepped forward to stop her.
"What's wrong with you, little maid? Do you know where this is? How dare you barge in?"
Because she had just cried, Pei'er's eyes were red, like a frightened rabbit.
"Please, eunuch, help me to inform the Emperor. I want to see him. I have something very important to tell him."
Fu Lu twitched the corner of his mouth. Although the maid in front of him did look innocent, he had already driven away many people who wanted to approach the Emperor with such an excuse today. He was already a little impatient.
"Go away, go away. The Emperor is busy now. He has no time to deal with you."
He casually pushed the little maid, but the girl just wouldn't give up. She simply knelt on the ground, which really surprised him.
"What are you doing? I don't mean to make things difficult for you."
"Eunuch, please. I really don't mean to disturb the Emperor. It's just that Concubine Mo is in trouble."
Hearing the words "Concubine Mo", Fu Lu was stunned for a moment. He remembered what the Empress Dowager had told him before she left. He had a bad feeling.
Could it be that accurate? Did the Empress Dowager know that Concubine Mo would be in trouble? To avoid misunderstanding, he asked the little maid on the ground.
"Which concubine are you talking about?"