Quick Transmigration: Underdog Turns out to be Untouchable

Chapter 927: Chapter 838: Unwilling to Be a Slave

Nanny Tang had already noticed something was amiss from the Empress Dowager’s explanation. She wasn’t a fool; she had just spoken out of a sense of protecting her master.

Nanny Tang had been attending to the Empress Dowager for the past few days without much rest, staying awake continuously, which had left her mind too fatigued. It was only because her brain was slow to respond at the moment that she acted in such a way.

However, at this moment, Nanny Tang was completely awakened by the Emperor’s wrath, realizing the trouble she had caused. Thus, when she heard the Emperor’s questioning, she didn’t dare say anything further and bowed her head to the ground, kneeling before the Emperor without uttering a word in defense.

The Emperor didn’t need a response from Nanny Tang. He sneered and continued, ”You saw Nanny Yun pull the Empress Dowager off the tower, yet you didn’t notice Lady Jing risking becoming infertile to save the Empress Dowager, even losing her child in the process.

You’re saying Nanny Yun is someone by Lady Jing’s side. Are you blaming Lady Jing for her filial piety, sending her nanny to protect the Empress Dowager, or do you think because Nanny Yun is Lady Jing’s person, she was sent by Lady Jing to harm the Empress Dowager?

But do you know that all the nannies and palace maids attending to the Dragon Embryo are specially trained not to have any entanglements with any concubines? They will only serve the Dragon Embryo while the concubine is pregnant, and once the concubine gives birth, they leave. The true master of these Dragon Embryo maids and nannies is me!

Nanny Tang, I believe your suspicion that Lady Jing is plotting against the Empress Dowager is false. You are insinuating that I instructed Nanny Yun to plot against the Empress Dowager, wanting to secretly harm her!”

Nanny Tang was trembling all over with fear; she now realized the trouble she had caused. She didn’t expect the Emperor to derive such meanings from her actions. Instantly, her voice quivered as she pleaded guilty, ”Your Majesty, this servant is guilty. I should not have doubted Lady Jing. Please, Your Majesty, punish this servant. I am guilty.”

”Since you plead guilty, I will punish you with sixty strikes and thirty slaps as a warning, so you remember what should and should not be said. In the future, when serving the Empress Dowager, mind your words and do not speak frivolously.”

”Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you mustn’t! Nanny Tang has served me for so many years. She might not have achieved great deeds, but she has worked hard. She is of such age, she cannot bear so many strikes, Your Majesty, spare her this time. I will ensure Nanny Tang is properly reprimanded and will not err again.”

Upon hearing the Emperor’s punishment for Nanny Tang, the Empress Dowager immediately became anxious. She knew the Emperor was ill-intentioned. Mentioning serving in the future, Nanny Tang was older than the Empress Dowager. If truly subjected to sixty strikes, Nanny Tang would be doomed. Even if not immediately, the beating would eventually claim her life, leaving no future service.

Although Nanny Tang had just ruined her plans by being more of a hindrance than help, she had remained loyal for many years. She had accomplished many things for the Empress Dowager and was an indispensable right-hand woman. Now, the Empress Dowager could not let the Emperor kill Nanny Tang just like that.

However, the Emperor had no intention of sparing Nanny Tang, the Empress Dowager’s right-hand woman, so easily. His voice carried a slight mockery, ”Mother, I recall when Chief Eunuch Xiao Chun made a mistake, I too wanted to plead with Father and Mother to spare him once.

It was Mother who resolutely advised Father that as the Crown Prince, if I did not abide by the law, how could those below understand the inviolability of national law?

Thus, I painfully let Father punish Xiao Chun, throwing him into the Violence Room. Now I hope Mother remembers the words she once said, not forgetting to lead by example, uphold the law, and not tarnish your reputation over a servant.”

The Empress Dowager was rendered speechless by the Emperor’s words, her chest heaving greatly. She knew the Emperor was exacting revenge for eliminating Xiao Chun, who was like his arm. Now, there was no saving Nanny Tang.

Nanny Tang, indeed loyal to the Empress Dowager, feared the Empress Dowager’s loss of face, immediately kowtowed to the Empress Dowager, ”Empress Dowager, do not disrupt the law for a plea on this servant’s behalf, this servant is at fault, willing to accept punishment.”

Before Nanny Tang finished speaking, a little eunuch entered, pulling her arm and dragging her out. The Emperor smiled at the Empress Dowager who clenched her fists and watched Nanny Tang’s departing figure intently.

”Mother, rest assured, I will send a few more nannies for you to select and use, you will not be wronged. Mother’s injury has yet to heal; you should rest and heal in tranquility, I will not disturb Mother further.”

After the Emperor left, the Empress Dowager picked up a porcelain cup at her side, raised it high, but did not smash it to the ground. Instead, she panted with anger, gradually suppressing the rage on her face, and put the porcelain cup back down.

The Empress Dowager knew she could not get angry at that moment, for the more she let her anger take over, the more it clouded her rationality; the less rational she became, the more likely she would make wrong decisions, and the easier it would be for the Emperor to catch her mistakes.

Nanny Tang was indeed never returning. As soon as the Emperor had people drag Nanny Tang out, Song Lin followed suit. Song Lin was skilled at interpreting the Emperor’s intent.

The undercurrents and obscure confrontation between the Emperor and the Empress Dowager were of no concern to Nangong Shuangshuang. She was currently at a critical time; in her past life, around this time, a major corruption case in the court was uncovered and reported by the Imperial Censor, causing an uproar.

During that incident, the Emperor was greatly enraged, directly dismissing and executing a large number of officials. In that case, the issue of Nangong Chengmao embezzling disaster relief funds also erupted, but Nangong Chengmao was but a small fry in the case, executed amongst a host of corrupt officials without causing much stir.

In her past life, at this time, Nangong Shuangshuang had already become the Emperor’s favored concubine, and the Nangong Family had been brought to decline by her doing. Nangong Chengmao’s official position had been orchestrated by her to be demoted time and again, and Nangong Shuangshuang’s father, Nangong Chengxuan, was already dead. This upheaval was of no consequence to Nangong Shuangshuang. Although it cleared her father’s name, it could not retrieve the family she lost.

But things were different this time. In this life, due to Nangong Shuangshuang’s schemes, Nangong Chengxuan was well taken care of by Gao Yan’s people in the Exile Land, having even sent back a letter of peace earlier. Now, this unrest was a great joy for Nangong Chengxuan.

After saving her father Nangong Chengxuan, Nangong Shuangshuang let him stay quietly in exile without interference, knowing this opportunity would arise for her father to turn things around in the future.

But to be cautious, once this case broke out, Nangong Shuangshuang intended to first ask Lady Jing to have her father Gao Yan help to pull her father out when the case erupted, so that Nangong Chengmao, the small fry, wouldn’t be overlooked, causing them to forget to clear her father’s name.