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Wei Yingya, who was feeling drowsy due to the calming medicine, immediately woke up.
Burning paper money in the palace?
Wasn’t this just like the self-destructive path often seen in palace dramas?
Even if he wasn’t her father, and even if it was her own father who died, she wouldn’t burn paper money for him in the palace.
Can filial piety be expressed with just a few pieces of paper?
True filial piety is not about risking one’s life for these empty gestures.
“What nonsense! Burning paper money in the palace is cursing the Empress Dowager and the Emperor; it’s a grave disrespect!” Wei Yingya sat up abruptly in bed, coldly staring at the palace maid.
“Who are you? Why would you suggest such a thing to harm me?”
The palace maid was so frightened that she knelt on the ground with a thud and protested, “I am a second-class palace maid from Haitang Residence. I have been serving you ever since you entered the palace. I am loyal to Your Highness. I only did this because I didn’t want Your Highness to suffer… It’s all my fault for being stupid. Please, Your Highness, spare my life.”
Qiu Kui also looked at Wei Yingya: “Your Highness, she has always been diligent. She must have meant well…”
“Tie her up and send her to the Ministry of Justice for a thorough interrogation.” Wei Yingya said decisively.
She didn’t believe that the palace maid was just trying to be kind by bringing up such a capital offense out of the blue, that it was all out of kindness.
Someone must have instructed her to harm her!
Fortunately, she had watched two hundred episodes of palace dramas, and with 1,131 reading hours on Tomato, she was knowledgeable and experienced.
Otherwise, given the original owner’s limited intelligence and the tragedy of her father and brothers’ deaths in battle, Wei Yingya estimated that she would have been fooled.
“Master, spare my life…” The palace maid cried as she was dragged away.
Wei Yingya was no longer sleepy and looked at Qiu Kui, saying, “Keep a close eye on our Haitang Residence these next few days. Absolutely no paper money or similar items can be found. We don’t want anyone taking advantage of my grief to plot against us.”
Seeing her master so decisive for the first time, Qiu Kui nodded absentmindedly, “This servant understands. I will definitely keep a close eye on things.”
…
Several days later, in the Lingxue Pavilion.
Ning Wanyin and Helian Qi sat by the window playing chess.
Since the death of Marquis Weiyong, Ying Meiren had been heartbroken, and Helian Qi hadn’t seen her even once.
He only needed the happiness Ying Meiren brought him; he didn’t want to concern himself with her sorrow.
This is the cold-heartedness of emperors.
His concubines are there to bring him joy, not trouble.
“Your Majesty, something has happened! Shu Fei found contraband at Haitang Residence and has sent someone to request Your Majesty’s presence.” Wang Degui hurried in to report.
Helian Qi frowned and threw down the chess piece in his hand.
“Prepare the carriage and go to Haitang Residence.”
Ning Wanyin accompanied the Emperor and followed along.
Today marks the seventh day since the passing of Wei Yingya’s father and brothers.
The once magnificent Haitang Residence, now serene and elegant, was completely surrounded by the palace servants brought by Shu Fei.
Wei Yingya, dressed in a light-colored long dress, looked haggard and argued loudly: “I was framed! I did not curse His Majesty or the Empress Dowager!”
“His Majesty has arrived!” Wang Degui announced.
Shu Fei bowed to Helian Qi and said, “Your Majesty, I received a report from a palace maid at Haitang Residence that Ying Meiren was secretly practicing witchcraft and cursing Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager. So I sent people to search and found this stolen item!”
Zhen Zhu presented a pair of witchcraft dolls.
The dolls, one male and one female, had the Emperor and Empress Dowager’s names written in cinnabar on them and were studded with silver needles; they looked extremely gruesome.
“Your Majesty, please investigate! Someone is framing me! I didn’t…” Wei Yingya knelt anxiously before Helian Qi to plead her case.
She was furious.
Just a few days ago, she had escaped the trap of burning paper money, but today, she had fallen into it again.
The path of the inner palace truly is fraught with peril.
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