TFWYH – Chapter 809 Mother and Daughter Cry Out for Justice

At the thought, the Empress no longer bothered to conceal the naked killing intent in her eyes.

She immediately changed her mind and pointed at Gu Xiyan.

“Drag this wretched woman away for speaking nonsense and insulting this Empress. Give her fifty strokes of the board!”

Fifty strokes.

Once they were finished, Gu Xiyan would be dead.

The guards immediately seized Gu Xiyan and began dragging her outside.

Madam Gu panicked. She had never imagined the Empress would be so fiercely protective of her son.

She regretted it now.

She should never have come here.

She should have gone directly to the Emperor instead!

“Mother! Save me! Save me!” Gu Xiyan cried hysterically.

Fifty strokes!

She was doomed!

“No! Let go of my daughter!”

Madam Gu finally came to her senses and rushed forward like a madwoman, trying to pull the guards away.

But she was only a weak woman. How could she possibly overpower imperial guards?

After only a few attempts, the guards shoved her aside.

As Gu Xiyan was dragged away, she truly broke down in terror.

She even began blaming her mother in her heart.

What kind of stupid idea was this?

Why did you bring me to see the Empress?

You’re going to get me killed!

Fifty strokes!

I’ll die!

I really will die!

Just then—

“His Majesty the Emperor has arrived! Her Highness the Imperial Noble Consort has arrived!”

Wan Zhenxiang’s announcement rang out from outside.

The Empress’s heart skipped a beat.

The guards immediately stopped what they were doing and instinctively turned toward the entrance, kneeling in unison.

A moment later, the Emperor entered with Su Qing at his side.

“Long live Your Majesty!”

Everyone bowed.

The Empress also hurried down from her seat and forced a smile onto her face.

“Your Majesty, what brings you to my palace today?”

You barely come here once every six months, yet of all times, you choose to come now…

“It’s a good thing I did,” the Emperor replied, glancing at her calmly. “Otherwise, how would I have known your palace was so lively?”

Holding Su Qing’s hand, he walked to the seat of honor and sat down.

The Empress’s eyelids twitched violently.

She almost wanted to throw this shameless couple out herself.

Meanwhile, Madam Gu and Gu Xiyan looked as though they had just seen their savior.

Without giving the Empress a chance to respond, Madam Gu crawled forward on her knees and repeatedly kowtowed before the Emperor.

“Your Majesty! Please uphold justice for this humble subject! My daughter has been violated by the First Prince!”

“Huh?”

“What did you just say?”

The Emperor was so shocked that he even slipped into his native dialect. His aged eyes widened like brass bells.

Who was Gu Xiyan?

With the notoriety she’d gained, how could he possibly not know who she was?

Not only did he know—he also knew that his precious eldest grandson had orchestrated the whole affair.

But what had he just heard?

Huangfu Xiao had slept with this woman?

Since when had that brat become so indiscriminate?

“My daughter was once a pure and innocent young lady, but today she…”

“Utter nonsense!”

The Empress anxiously cut Madam Gu off.

“Your Majesty, Xiao’er has always been a man of propriety. How could he possibly commit such an outrageous act? No matter what, Gu Xiyan is the Prime Minister’s granddaughter. Xiao’er would never behave so disrespectfully. I beg Your Majesty to investigate thoroughly.”

Gu Xiyan burst into tears.

“I am not lying! His Highness touched me just moments ago, and afterward he threw me out of his carriage. I am willing to undergo an examination to prove my innocence.”

The Empress let out a cold laugh, her face full of contempt.

“Prove your innocence? Prove whose innocence? Yours?”

“The entire capital knows your infamous reputation. Who knows which man you were with just now, only to come here and pin the blame on Xiao’er?”

“Your Majesty the Empress, how can you say such things about me?” Gu Xiyan sobbed until she could barely speak, feeling utterly wronged.

“Just a little over an hour ago… I was still a virgin!”