Chapter 107: Conspiracy (1)
With a "Criminal woman Sun Jiaojiao, do you know your crime?" Sun Jiaojiao was so scared she kneeled directly on the ground.
She didn't understand this situation at all.
The Emperor sat high above, not at all like the "weak and incompetent" man her cheap dad had described. He actually had a rather intimidating air. Below on one side stood various stooped and bowing court officials, all looking like bootlickers. In contrast, her cheap dad, Minister Sun, stood perfectly straight at the side, truly a clear stream. Her fiancé, the Crown Prince, stood handsomely on the other side with several other young princes, and from his expression, he didn't seem at all worried that Sun Jiaojiao would be punished by the Emperor.
This was the proper imperial court.
But Sun Jiaojiao couldn't figure one thing out: what "crime" had she committed that was worth interrogating in the imperial court with such fanfare? She hadn't killed anyone or committed arson. At most, she had taken the virginity of a few handsome men. That wasn't enough to make even the Empress Dowager come and listen in on the trial, was it?
It was obvious. Behind the curtain hanging behind the Emperor's throne, someone was vaguely sitting. Although she couldn't see clearly, Sun Jiaojiao could generally tell it was an old woman. Besides the Empress Dowager, it couldn't be anyone else.
This kind of interrogation... she just had to deny it to the death.
Sun Jiaojiao gritted her teeth and said, perplexed, "Forgive this subject's ignorance, but this subject does not know what crime she has committed."
The Emperor was even better at this game than she was. He just said, "Lying in Zhen's (Our) presence is the crime of deceiving the monarch. Confess the truth at once, or else..."
"This subject has abided by her duties and believes she has not done anything illegal or criminal."
"It seems if I don't teach you a lesson, you'll be stubborn to the end!" The Emperor, without a trace of a kind old man's demeanor, slammed his hand on the table. "Men, inspect her!"
As soon as he finished, young eunuchs came up, held Sun Jiaojiao down, and dragged her away.
Throughout this whole process, Minister Sun and the Crown Prince just watched her. Neither made a sound, seemingly unprepared to step in and save her.
Sun Jiaojiao's heart pounded, thinking, I'm not going to be killed by the Emperor for no reason, am I?
Heavens! After transmigrating, she really hadn't left the house. She hadn't done anything bad!
The young eunuchs took her to a side room. Then, two old mammy-servants came out, ripped off her underpants, spread her legs, and began to carefully observe and inspect her private parts.
Sun Jiaojiao felt so ashamed. What was this for?
She suddenly shivered. A wild, unrelated thought popped up—she hadn't given the Crown Prince some disease, had she? Is that why the Emperor was so angry?
But that didn't make sense. There was nothing wrong with her. How could the Crown Prince be infected with anything?
Fortunately, the old mammies only inspected her body and then let her go, having the eunuchs carry her back to the court.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, this old servant has already inspected carefully. Young Miss Sun is indeed no longer a virgin," the old mammy kneeled on the ground, trembling as she spoke.
As the saying goes, accompanying a ruler is like accompanying a tiger.
The longer one stayed in the palace, the more they feared the Emperor. No one could fathom what the Emperor was thinking.
The court officials kneeled sparsely on the ground. No one dared to breathe loudly, except for those few princes...
The Crown Prince stood there, as arrogant as ever, his expression unreadable.
The prince in purple robes next to him had a playful expression on his face.
The prince on the far side, who was a head shorter and seemed younger, had an anxious look on his face. He kept shooting glances at the Crown Prince, but the Crown Prince, as if he didn't see, continued to fiddle with his thumb ring.
Everyone had their own thoughts.
Only Sun Jiaojiao didn't realize the severity of the problem. She thought, The Crown Prince was the one who took my virginity. So what if I'm not a virgin? Anyway, she was going to marry him... What was the difference between "receiving the goods" early or late?
But the Emperor didn't think so. He slammed his hand on the dragon throne and rebuked, "Audacious criminal! Do you know your crime?"
Sun Jiaojiao was speechless. "What crime has this subject committed?"
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