Chapter 9 — The Portrait That Condemned the Noble Consort

Hoa Ngoc Nghien threw herself into the Emperor's arms, broke down and cried loudly: "Your Majesty! You have finally returned! I have been cruelly framed! I almost won't be able to see you again!" Everyone in the execution ground was frightened. Could this female thief really be a noble consort? My big brother's body was also shaken. How is this possible? The emperor raised Hoa Ngoc Nghien's face. Seeing that her long hair was no longer there, her beautiful face was not only destroyed but also branded with the word "rapist", the emperor instinctively frowned: "Why did you become like this?" Prince Ninh's men came to report the news. The things the noble consort has experienced these past few days, no one needs to tell them, everyone already knows it. The emperor angrily shouted: "Who did it? Who did it?" I held the big brother who was about to stand up and confess again, then stood up from the crowd of kneeling people, walked in front of the angry emperor, knelt down and bowed, neither arrogant nor self-deprecating: "Your Majesty, it was Miss Tong who did it." I raised my face slightly, just facing Emperor Minh Tuyen's eyes. The emperor, who was angry, suddenly brightened his eyes and his tone immediately calmed down: "Is it you?" 19 Hoa Ngoc Nghien thought that the emperor would definitely give me a thousand swords. But as soon as she heard the emperor's tone suddenly change, her face also changed. "Your Majesty, quickly ask her to replace me! She shaved all my hair! She even destroyed my face, putting the word 'rapist' on my face! How can I have the face to continue living?" Emperor Minh Tuyen stopped Hoa Ngoc Nghien who was demanding her life and death: "Your Highness, what have you done? If you were obedient in the palace, I don't believe that Master Song would target you for no reason!" Hoa Ngoc Nghien was stunned, avoiding the heavy and looking for the light: "This concubine is only interested in having fun. Seeing the Tong family toss the embroidered balls to attract the bride, I..." "Your highness disguised herself as a man, stole the embroidered ball from Miss Tong, pretended to marry Miss Tong, but hid a razor in her chest, wanting to use the wedding night to shave off Miss Tong's hair, causing her to lose her reputation." I took advantage of Hoa Ngoc Nghien's words and told the emperor: "Miss Tong discovered your malice, so she protested!" After listening, the Emperor immediately said to Hoa Ngoc Nghien: "Why are you still so playful? How old are you?" "Your Majesty! Why did you speak up for her? I'm the one who was tragically harmed!" "I only talk about things, not people. You should also learn a lesson." In the past, the noble consort liked to disguise herself as a man every time she left the palace. She once pretended to be a wealthy young man to seduce the Lam family, leaving behind a letter telling Miss Lam to sneak away at dawn. As a result, Miss Lam did not meet anyone at the meeting place and was lost in the mountains for three days and three nights. When she was found, her mind was no longer normal. She also likes to use Prince Ninh's identity to go to the brothel. When she returned, she kept saying that the beauty in the brothel had the same appearance as Miss Truong. Miss Truong is a famous concubine, she walked out of the door barefoot, and had to bear such a bad reputation for no reason. Originally, she was preparing to enter the palace to choose a concubine, but her name was left out. From then on, she became depressed and unhappy, sick and bedridden. There are too many stories like that to count. Those families are all mandarin families. Because they were afraid of Hoa Ngoc Nghien's status as a noble consort and the emperor's exclusive favor towards her, they still did not dare to make a big deal out of it. But Emperor Minh Tuyen understood everything. Hoa Ngoc Nghien is too arrogant, sooner or later it will cause great disaster. The Emperor was also somewhat impatient: "The bad habits of her body have not been fixed for many years! Her shaved hair can grow back, just to let her remember the lesson and understand that oppressing others will have to pay the price!" 20 Hoa Ngoc Nghien burst into tears: "Your Majesty, you used to like my concubine's hair the most!" Emperor Minh Tuyen looked at Hoa Ngoc Nghien. He remembered the fearless woman with the high ponytail from years ago; she had been nothing like the submissive consort buried in the palace. Besides, Hoa Ngoc Nghien's current face, even if it could be treated, I'm afraid it wouldn't be able to restore its former white and beautiful appearance. The face is destroyed, what's the use of only the hair? Even if the emperor can k

Don't pay attention to her ugliness, the two words "rapist" are glaring and can never be washed off on her left cheek, which is the most fatal thing. From ancient times until now, there has never been an emperor's concubine with a letter written on her face. If later generations knew that Emperor Minh Tuyen's harem had a favored concubine with the words "rapist", how would they discuss Emperor Minh Tuyen? Emperor Minh Tuyen did not say it clearly, but Hoa Ngoc Nghien also vaguely noticed the subtle change in his attitude. She gritted her teeth and gave in: "Even if I was at fault in the past, the hair matter could not be prosecuted. But Tong Cam Chau destroyed my identity, falsely accused me of being a flower thief, put words on my face, and almost caused me to die on the scaffold! Doesn't your Majesty also pursue these matters?" Emperor Minh Tuyen looked at me, as if waiting for me to explain. I said frankly: "Your Majesty, at first I did not recognize you. After discovering that she was a woman, I only thought she was pretending to be Prince Ninh."