Chapter 530: Chapter 530: I Will Give an Explanation to the Empress Chapter 530: Chapter 530: I Will Give an Explanation to the Empress Hearing that the Empress Dowager actually wanted to search her, Wang Yingluo’s face instantly lost all color.

She shouted angrily, “All men are created equal, and no one has the right to search me. This is a violation of my human rights!”

The Empress Dowager was practically amused to the point of anger.

All men are created equal? Saying that within the strictly regulated Imperial Palace is practically the world’s biggest joke.

“Originally, I did not want to suspect you, but you are too guilty. I am certain that you must be hiding the medicine intended for the Empress on your person. Someone, hold her down for me!”

“No! Brother Yan, you must believe me!”

Wang Yingluo hurriedly shouted toward the inside of the door.

By this time, the nannies by the Empress Dowager’s side had already seized Wang Yingluo. She struggled vigorously, but she was no match for the two nannies.

Just as the nanny’s hand was about to touch her waist, suddenly, with a creak, the door opened from the inside.

Seeing Jun Yuyan fully dressed, Wang Yingluo screamed at him as if she had grasped a lifeline,
“Brother Yan, they want to search me. This is an insult to me. You must believe me. I absolutely did not drug the Empress! They don’t trust me. I only have you, Brother Yan!”

The Empress Dowager said with a stern look, “What’s this ‘you’ and ‘mine’? You have no sense of propriety! Nanny Chen, slap her for me!”

Nanny Chen didn’t hesitate and struck Wang Yingluo’s face with her palm, as large as a fan.

Both nannies were robust and towering, and hitting Wang Yingluo was like swatting a little chick.

After a few swift slaps by Nanny Chen, Wang Yingluo seemed not to have even reacted before both sides of her face had already endured five or six slaps, turning her cheeks swollen and red.

When Wang Yingluo’s head was turned to the side from being hit, Jun Yuyan curled his lips slightly.

This scene was clearly seen by Eunuch Li.

Eunuch Li, his eyes wide with disbelief, glanced at his already pale face, which now grew even paler.

Jun Yuyan’s cold gaze swept toward him, and Eunuch Li knelt on the ground, not daring to move, let alone speak to Wang Yingluo.

“Stop.”

Only after Wang Yingluo had taken a beating did Jun Yuyan speak up coldly.

Nanny Chen quickly withdrew her hand and stepped back.

“Brother Yan!! They’re all bullying me! Brother Yan, you have to stand up for me!”

Wang Yingluo wished she could throw herself into Jun Yuyan’s arms.

Another nanny extended her hand to stop her, “You lack discipline! How dare you embrace and hug His Majesty!”

The Empress Dowager scoffed, “Emperor, you must have heard clearly by now. This woman you brought back has malicious intentions, wanting to frame the Empress for having an affair with another man. If you had not come to Kunning Palace today, who knows what kind of shocking scandal might have emerged. To achieve her ends by any means, such a woman cannot be tolerated by the Imperial Family! She must be beaten to death as a warning to others.”

This “as a warning to others” was the Empress Dowager’s most sincere thought.

She did not want the harem of Jun Yuyan to be filled with treacherous intriguers. This Wang Yingluo was a calamity. She had not been in the palace for long before she dared to frame the Empress. In the future, could she also poison the Empress Dowager herself?

Even if Wang Yingluo did not dare lay a hand on the current Empress Dowager, would she dare to harm Jun Yuyan’s other Concubines in the future?

This woman, with the audacity of a dog, relied on a bit of favoritism, fearing neither heaven nor earth.

To frame even the Empress shows her extreme jealousy and heavy ambitions. If any of the other Concubines became pregnant in the future, they are likely to be harmed one by one by Wang Yingluo.

The Empress Dowager was certain that Wang Yingluo was capable of such deeds.

She had urged the Emperor to accept more women into the harem with the goal of ensuring the continuity of imperial progeny. If the women in the harem bore children and Wang Yingluo harmed them one by one, wouldn’t all her efforts be in vain?

The more she thought about it, the more furious the Empress Dowager became, wishing she could call the guards right now to drag Wang Yingluo out and beat her to death with a club.

“Emperor, speak! Don’t tell me you’ve been completely blinded by this woman! Look at her, she may have beauty, but she’s not as beautiful as the Empress, and when it comes to family background, she’s miles apart from the Empress as well, lacking the Empress’s grace and grandeur, and full of petty household airs. With the Empress by your side, for you to fancy this woman is simply a problem with your eyes!”

Relying on her status as the Empress Dowager, she wasn’t afraid to speak harshly.

Sometimes speaking harshly isn’t a bad thing.

If it could wake the Emperor up, she would speak even more unpleasantly.

Wang Yingluo, listening to the Empress Dowager’s belittling words, was so angry that her facial features twisted. Her face still felt burning pain, and moving made her grimace, her head buzzing as if her ears were ringing from the strike.

She looked at Jun Yuyan with an aggrieved expression, “Brother Yan, say something.”

Jun Yuyan frowned as he looked toward the Empress Dowager, “Let’s consider what happened today an accident due to my drunkenness, Mother, it’s getting late, you should go back and rest.”

The Empress Dowager’s eyes widened in shock, “Emperor, what nonsense are you talking about! This lowly woman must be hiding something on her person, and you’re covering for her. Aren’t you afraid of hurting the Empress’s heart?”

The Empress Dowager was now increasingly satisfied with Murong Jiu; indeed, one should not compare people, as compared with Wang Yingluo, who was like mud on the ground, Murong Jiu was like the moon in the sky, and even if she had minor flaws, they didn’t count for much.

Wang Yingluo was extremely nervous, knowing she couldn’t withstand a search; the only person she could rely on was Jun Yuyan. If Jun Yuyan allowed her to be searched, she would be caught red-handed.

“Brother Yan, you must believe in me, believe in your commoner!”

Just now, for saying “you” and “I,” she had been slapped by Nanny Chen, and now she didn’t dare to speak too impolitely or casually.

“I will explain things to the Empress, Mother, please return to the palace.”

Jun Yuyan spoke slowly.

The stone in Wang Yingluo’s heart finally fell to the ground, and she was no longer panicked, even feeling somewhat triumphant.

Jun Yuyan trusted her, regardless of what others said, Jun Yuyan wouldn’t believe them.

The Empress Dowager shook her head, her face full of disappointment.

“For this woman, even when the Empress is wronged, you remain indifferent, I am truly… truly…”

The Empress Dowager flung her sleeve and turned to leave; she didn’t want to meddle in the Emperor’s palace affairs anymore.

It was infuriating indeed.

Murong Jiu kept her head down and didn’t speak.

But Wang Yingluo saw disappointment and desolation in her.

She thought to herself, what did it matter if Jun Yuyan and Murong Jiu had slept together? Jun Yuyan would unconditionally stand by her side. What was Murong Jiu, after all? Had Jun Yuyan ever taken a serious look at her?

Even if Murong Jiu turned the tables, appearing to be the winner, in truth, she was actually the biggest loser.

Without the Emperor’s love, the position of Empress was empty.

When Murong Jiu looked up, Wang Yingluo deliberately showed a provocative smile.

You’re still too green to compete with me.

Murong Jiu glanced at her and looked towards Jun Yuyan, her voice cold, “How do you plan to explain yourself to me, Your Majesty?”

What explanation? It was just a placating word for the Empress Dowager, could it really be considered an explanation?

Wang Yingluo sneered, ready to speak, when she suddenly heard Jun Yuyan say, “Eunuch Li, I leave it in your hands to deal with this. As for Wang Yingluo, I will take care of her myself.”

What!

Wang Yingluo’s mouth dropped open in disbelief.