lcionline Chapter 233 The Emperor is about to take action against the Duke of Zhenguo’s Mansion
Chapter 233 The Emperor is about to take action against the Duke of Zhenguo’s Mansion
The royal family attaches the most importance to offspring. From the emperor's perspective, if a concubine has a miscarriage, no matter what the reason is, they are all guilty of failing to protect the royal heir.
Even if he is not punished by being punished or demoted, he will lose the emperor's favor because of his incompetence.
In serious cases, the victim might even be banished to the cold palace.
However, because of his biological mother's experience, Nangong Xuanyu had more empathy for the concubines. He never blamed any woman for having a miscarriage and even gave her compensation.
This made the palace concubines very fortunate. His Majesty was different from all the previous emperors of the Great Zhou Dynasty. At least he still had a bit of humanity.
Who knows... Just when everyone thought that Concubine Meng would gain a lot of benefits because of the emperor's pity, the reality was completely the opposite!
Logically speaking, Concubine Meng is the real victim in this incident, and Your Majesty should not do this!
The Yonghe Palace was like a sieve, and it was very easy to find out what was going on inside. Soon, everyone knew the whole story.
Everyone: "..."
Not to mention that Concubine Rou has no ability to predict the future.
Even if there is...
Why should they remind her? Concubine Rou didn't owe her anything. She often went against Concubine Rou, so it was good enough that Concubine Rou didn't do anything bad to her.
They really couldn't understand Concubine Meng's twisted logic.
But now Concubine Meng is no different from a lost dog, and the palace concubines are too lazy to waste their energy on her.
What everyone is most concerned about is who will be the next person to be favored?
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Zhongcui Palace.
Shen Zhinian naturally also heard about what happened in Yonghe Palace.
Concubine Meng has been moved back to Wanxiang Pavilion.
"Tsk... I watched him build a mansion, I watched him entertain guests, and I watched his mansion collapse!2"
However, Shen Zhinian did not find it strange that Concubine Meng ended up like this.
Because character determines destiny.
A trace of worry appeared on Handan's face. "My Lady, Concubine Meng always liked to slander you. You didn't do anything to her because she was pregnant, but she became even more aggressive."
"Your Majesty demoted her position this time because of you. I'm afraid she will hate you even more. What if she secretly plots something to harm you..."
"Although Lady Meng doesn't have the ability to succeed, some people are like toads sitting on your feet. They don't bite, but they are disgusting!"
Shen Zhinian sneered: "She doesn't have the courage."
To put it bluntly, people like Concubine Meng become strong when facing the weak and weak when facing the strong.
I'm afraid she is now worried that I will cause trouble for her, and she is so scared that she dare not offend me.
Because of this, Shen Zhinian never regarded Concubine Meng as an opponent.
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Department of Caution and Punishment.
Liu Xu, following Queen Jiang's orders, bit Concubine Meng to death, saying that she was the one who ordered it. Unexpectedly, with Gao Yunhuai being arrested, Queen Jiang was finally exposed.
She was more relieved than worried.
She finally didn't have to hold on any longer.
It really hurts when the torture instruments of the Ministry of Punishment are used on my body...
There was not a single piece of good flesh on Liu Xu's body to begin with, and after he let out the anger in his heart, he completely lost his breath.
Before she died, her only thought was... In the end, she did not confess the Queen. Her beloved cousin was finally able to save his life outside the palace...
Gao Yunhuai, who was tied to the torture device opposite, saw the relieved smile on Liu Xu's face and couldn't help but sneer: "Idiot who only has love in his heart!"
Her cousin, as early as the month when she became the Queen's pawn, took the money given by the Queen to marry another beautiful wife. He also wrote letters every time, asking her to listen to the Queen's words, otherwise his life would be in danger.
By now, I’m afraid his children can all buy soy sauce.
Su Quanye, who had just walked in, couldn't help but glance at Gao Yunhuai when he heard this.
They have already found out Gao Yunhuai's background clearly. When he said Chunying was a fool who only had love in his heart, did he forget to look in the mirror?
However, since it was related to the reputation of the Empress, Su Quanye did not dare to make it up. Even if they found out that Gao Yunhuai loved the Empress, they would only report it quietly to His Majesty and would never dare to publicize it outside.
"Don't worry, you're almost there too."
Su Quanye said coldly: "The Queen said that you, a dog slave, were so bold as to do all these things without telling her. His Majesty has issued an order to execute your entire clan and slow slicing of your body to death!"
Gao Yunhuai didn't care about those jackal-like tribesmen at all, nor did he care what would happen to him.
The only thing he cared about was the Queen, she was the only light in his dark life.
Although he had already prepared to die for the Queen, Gao Yunhuai still looked a little hurt when he heard Su Quanye's words: "... Queen, did you really say that?"
Su Quanye was so scared that cold sweat broke out on his back!
Although Gao Yunhuai was a eunuch, he had served the Empress for many years with such thoughts in mind. If they said something outrageous, for the sake of the royal family's face, His Majesty would kill them all!
"Someone, come and shut his mouth! Watch carefully, don't let him die, or he will be dragged away for execution tomorrow!"
Gao Yunhuai felt a little bitter in his heart, but it finally turned into relief.
That's it.
He came from a very poor family. If it weren't for the Queen, he would have been bullied to death by others when he was a guard in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
His life was given to him by the Queen. It is his honor to be able to protect the Queen for the last time.
Gao Yunhuai looked up in the direction of Kunning Palace, his eyes gradually turning red.
Your Majesty, he will not be able to accompany you on the road ahead.
He would explore the way down there so that she wouldn't have to be afraid when she went to the underworld.
If there is an afterlife, I hope she is not a noble lady and he is not a lowly guard. He will definitely spend his whole life loving her...
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After Nangong Xuanyu left the court, he summoned several ministers to the imperial study to discuss matters.
The Imperial Study is right next to Zhongcui Palace.
Shen Zhinian followed Nanny Lin's advice and took regular walks to maintain a certain amount of exercise.
Today, when I was going back, I ran into Gu Jinxiao coming out.
He is tall and slender, like a tall pine tree, and exudes a calmness that is inconsistent with his age.
Seeing the beauty in palace dress in front of him, Gu Jinxiao lowered his eyes and took the initiative to avoid her gaze: "Your Highness greets Concubine Rou."
The Minister of Rites was of the second rank, while the concubine was only of the fourth rank. But even someone as conservative as Gu Jinxiao would not be so straightforward as to argue about status with the emperor's favorite concubine.
Shen Zhinian nodded calmly: "Master Gu, take care."
The two no longer communicated.
Looking at the direction where Gu Jinxiao left, a faint light flashed in Shen Zhinian's eyes.
She remembered that in her previous life, Nangong Xuanyu took action against the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. At the beginning, he used the excuse that the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, expenses, vehicles, etc. were all beyond the regulations.
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Note: 1 Quoted from the comment by reader “喵***喵”.
2 Quoted from Peach Blossom Fan by Kong Shangren of the Qing Dynasty.