Chapter 297: Prison

After Ling Jingshu finished speaking, she stopped talking.

The emperor did not ask any questions, so she should not talk too much.

The emperor must have caught the adulterer tonight, and he was at his most humiliated and angry. It was not surprising that he did anything when he was angry.

If the emperor got angry and ordered everyone in the Pepper Room to be killed, she would not be able to escape!

The emperor's eyes were still full of clouds, and his voice was gloomy and terrifying: "You have only been in the palace for half a year, and you already know that Yu Chun and others are favored. Ruilian and the others have served the queen for several years, how could they not know? Just now, you dared to lie in front of me with your eyes open."

"What a group of loyal servants!"

The tone of gnashing teeth was full of frightening murderous intent.

Ling Jingshu's palms were sweating coldly. For the first time in her life, death was so close to her: "Your Majesty, please calm down! I have told you everything I know, and I have never concealed anything."

The emperor looked at Ling Jingshu coldly: "You really didn't hide anything from me?"

At this time, there must be no hesitation: "Yes, I swear to heaven. If there is even a single word of falsehood, I am willing to be cut into pieces and die."

As soon as this cruel oath came out, the emperor's gloomy expression finally eased a little: "You said it so decisively, I will believe you for once. Come, take Ling Jingshu away Enter the palace's sky prison and wait for my decision. "

After a pause, he said, "Remember to be imprisoned separately from Ruilian and the others, and do not neglect them."

Ling Jingshu kowtowed deeply to express her gratitude: "I thank the emperor for not killing me."

After Ling Jingshu got up and left, the emperor's face, which had been slightly relieved, turned into ice again: "Come here, bring the eunuchs that Ling Nuguan just mentioned. I will personally interrogate them one by one today!"

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If a concubine or a palace maid or eunuch in the harem commits a serious mistake, they will be imprisoned in the palace's sky prison and wait for their decision.

The sky prison is located in the northernmost corner of the entire palace. There are hundreds of imperial guards guarding it in shifts. No one can approach it at will, and the guards are very strict.

It is not easy to get out of the sky prison. Unless the emperor opens his mouth, otherwise, you can only stay in the sky prison.

Ling Jingshu was escorted to the sky prison by several imperial guards.

Compared to the luxury and splendor of the palace, this place seems to be another world.

Walking down the narrow stairs, what you see is a small cell. The women imprisoned inside have numb and gloomy faces, and the dim light adds a bit of dark and cold flavor to the prison.

Ruilian Qiushuang and others were imprisoned inside. When they saw Ling Jingshu was also brought in, they all showed sympathy on their faces. But no one dared to speak.

The eunuch handed Ling Jingshu to the chief guard of the prison: "This is Ling, the female official beside the queen. The emperor specifically instructed that she must not be neglected."

The guard who could be the leader was naturally not a fool, and he immediately heard the eunuch's implication.

Something big happened in the Pepper Room tonight, and Ruilian and the others were taken to the prison one after another. But the emperor ordered special care for only Ling, the female official.

Under the dim light, Ling's slightly pale face was amazingly beautiful.

Even if such a lovely girl was imprisoned in the prison by Empress Xu, she would never stay in the prison for long.

The chief guard knew what was going on and immediately ordered: "Come here, take Ling to the prison cell on the lower level."

The first level of the prison was for the most ordinary palace maids and eunuchs, and it was very simple.

The second level of the prison was reserved for concubines who had made mistakes in the palace. The cells were much more spacious, and each one was clean and tidy, with beds, chairs, toilets and other necessary things. The people in charge of guarding the second level of the prison were all palace maids, and no men came in and out.

Ling Jingshu was imprisoned in the second level of the prison as a female official, which was considered to be a special treatment.

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The second level of the prison was not empty, and two concubines had been imprisoned there before.

Ling Jingshu was taken to the innermost cell.

A palace maid of about thirty years old with a sturdy figure and ordinary face locked the door expressionlessly: "Three meals a day will be delivered on time, stay in there and be obedient, don't make noises all day long."

Ling Jingshu nodded silently.

At this time, she was exhausted physically and mentally, and her mind was in a mess, so she was in no mood to talk.

The palace maid was very satisfied to see that she was quite honest and obedient, and she said a few more words kindly: "Everyone who enters this prison has committed a serious crime. Unless the emperor shows mercy, you will never get out in this life. Moreover, no one is allowed to visit here."

"I advise you to stay here honestly, maybe there will be a day when you can get out. If you dare to make trouble, you will not have a good result. Letting you starve for two days is a light punishment."

Ling Jingshu forced herself to cheer up: "Thank you for reminding me, I will definitely stay there and be honest, and I will never make noises."

She was awakened from her dream and came out in a hurry, so she had no time to dress up. There was only a gold hairpin on her head and a jade bracelet on her hand.

Ling Jingshu took off the gold hairpin and jade bracelet and stuffed them into the maid's hand: "Please take care of me in the future, sister."

The gold hairpin was simple and elegant, and the workmanship was exquisite. The jade bracelet was of excellent quality, and it was obvious that it was not an ordinary item.

The maid was also knowledgeable, weighed it in her hand, quickly stuffed it into her arms, and smiled: "It's midnight, you go to bed first. I will bring water for you to wash tomorrow morning."

Ling Jingshu thanked her.

The maid left quickly.

Ling Jingshu let out a long breath, looked around the cell, and a bitter smile appeared on her lips. I didn't expect that I would be imprisoned after entering the palace.

This cell was cleaned fairly well, with a bed, a table, a chair, a box, and a small dressing mirror.

Even the lowest-ranking maids lived in a better place than this. Now I can't be picky about these.

Ling Jingshu walked to the bed and lay down with her clothes on. After so many things happened, she had no sleep at this time, with her eyes open, and her mind was full of thoughts.

The fall of Empress Xu was a foregone conclusion.

No matter how broad-minded the emperor was, he would never allow a woman who was not faithful to her husband to sit on the position of the queen.

However, the emperor would never like to see such a scandal in the palace spread. That's why he immediately sealed off the Pepper Room and secretly interrogated the people in the Pepper Room. If he wanted to deal with Empress Xu, he would only find another excuse.

Once Empress Xu fell, the fledgling King of Yan lost a major helper and could not be the opponent of the Crown Prince and the Grandson of the Crown Prince. And Princess Changping, without Empress Xu's support, will no longer be as domineering and arrogant as in the previous life.

Everything he knew in the previous life finally changed direction at this moment.

And Wei Yan could also unload the heavy burden and breathe a sigh of relief.

Although she was imprisoned in the sky prison, Ling Jingshu surprisingly did not feel panic.

Wei Yan knew that she was imprisoned in the sky prison, and he would definitely find a way to rescue her!