klisemfg Chapter 61: Still as Mighty as Ever
Chapter 61: Still as Mighty as Ever
Chapter 61: Still as powerful as ever
"I'm here." Zhusheng is also an old man following the empress dowager. He is calm and decent, and usually speaks and acts carefully.
"From today on, you will stay in Xianfu Palace to look after Concubine Shen. If anything happens to Concubine Shen's pregnancy, I will hold you accountable." The Queen Mother seemed to be speaking harshly to Zhu Sheng, but in fact she was warning the Queen to stop.
However, Ulanara Yixiu didn't listen to a word she said. She was already thinking in her mind that now that it was confirmed that Shen Meizhuang was really pregnant, she had to consider how to get rid of this fetus.
Fortunately, I was careful and checked the records of Jingshifang every day. I figured out that there was something wrong with the menstrual records of Concubine Shen, so I became suspicious.
None of the women in the harem is worthy of having the emperor's child. The emperor is the husband that belongs only to Yixiu.
Of course Hua Fei couldn't hear the Queen's thoughts. If she could hear them, she would probably ask: Sister, are you so crazy?
Seeing that the Empress Dowager was protecting Concubine Shen, Concubine Hua began to prepare to deal with Yu:
"Your Majesty, Yu has offended Concubine Shen by committing an insubordination. I have already sent someone to have Yu imprisoned in the Ministry of Punishment. I hope Your Majesty will not blame me for my usurpation."
"You have the power to assist in managing the six palaces. What crime have you committed? But what does Concubine Shen's fall have to do with Yu?"
"In reply to the emperor, my young master met Yu Da Ying on the long street today. Yu Da Ying was jealous of my young master's friendship with An Da Ying. An Da Ying is in favor now, and Yu Da Ying can't do anything to An Da Ying, so he took out his anger on my young master and deliberately tripped my young master."
Caiyue knelt down cleverly and told her the whole story. Yu Ying'er used An Lingrong's favor to satirize that the sisterhood between Concubine Shen and An Lingrong was fake. Concubine Shen was unmoved and her noble attitude was still as pure as a flower on the mountain, which made Yu Ying'er angry, so she simply tripped Shen Meizhuang.
After hearing Caiyue's answer, the emperor threw down his jade bracelet and became angry, "Poisonous woman!"
Seeing that the emperor was angry, everyone knelt down, and Concubine Hua reluctantly began to cooperate with the emperor.
"Pass the decree down. Yu Shi is jealous, behaved inappropriately, and offended the heir to the throne. Yu Shi will be demoted to an official lady, stripped of her title, and moved to the cold palace after she leaves the Ministry of Punishment!"
The emperor had been a little tired of Yu recently, but that night in the Plum Garden, the words "If the wind understands my feelings, please don't destroy me so easily" reminded the emperor of Chunyuan and softened his heart. In fact, Yongzheng didn't want to send Yu to live in the cold palace.
But the Queen Mother is here, and there are so many concubines, so I must handle it fairly.
"Yes." Su Peisheng gave his apprentice Xiao Xiazi a look and asked Xiao Xiazi to convey the order.
"After all, Yu has served the emperor. She didn't know that Concubine Shen was pregnant. Now it is the festival season, and the cold palace is an unlucky place. The emperor should show mercy." The queen pleaded for Yu, as she had promised Yu.
Yu helped the Queen find out whether Concubine Shen was pregnant, and the Queen protected Yu.
Moreover, Yixiu could see that Yongzheng still had some sympathy towards Yu, and dealing with Yu now was just a matter of course. It would be better for her to give the emperor a way out. If Yu could make a comeback in the future, the emperor would also remember her kindness.
"Let her stay in Zhongcui Palace for three months. She doesn't need to go to the cold palace."
Yongzheng would be soft-hearted towards those around Chunyuan. The Queen knew it, the Empress Dowager knew it, and now Concubine Hua also knew it, so Concubine Hua was not struggling with it. It would be easy to deal with Yu, but the time was not right yet.
This morning, Hua Fei arranged for the Queen Mother to meet the servant who was punished by Yu. Unexpectedly, in the afternoon, the Queen Mother witnessed with her own eyes that her own grandson was almost accidentally killed by Yu. This seed of dissatisfaction will grow bigger and bigger, and will definitely harm the Queen in the end. Hua Fei knelt there thinking.
Seeing that the matter was over, Yongzheng's eyes began to look at Zhen Huan again, and Concubine Hua gave An Lingrong a look, and An Lingrong understood.
An Lingrong took a step forward, got closer to Yongzheng, and said gently, "Your Majesty must have been frightened after walking through the snow. Why don't I accompany Your Majesty back to the Yangxin Palace to rest?"
"Okay." The Emperor was concerned about the fact that Concubine Shen almost had a miscarriage, and he had also given up on thinking about Zhen Huan. He took his leave from the Empress Dowager and returned to the Palace of Tranquil Longevity with An Lingrong.
The Queen Mother then spoke up and asked everyone to disperse so that Concubine Shen could have a safe pregnancy.
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A side hall of Zhongcui Palace.
"Let me go, let me go. What right does Concubine Hua have to punish me? I want to see the emperor."
Zhou Ninghai asked several young eunuchs to escort Yu to the Ministry of Punishment, but Yu refused. She believed that she was now close to the Queen, so Concubine Hua should naturally be wary of her.
"Pa!" Zhou Ninghai stepped forward and slapped her fiercely. "How dare you call yourself this palace? How dare you look down on Empress Hua. What are you doing? Why don't you shut her up? Send her to the Ministry of Punishment!"
"Pa!" Another slap. Anyway, she would suffer punishment if she entered the Ministry of Punishment, so she might as well slap herself a few times to satisfy her desire. Yu Ying'er's cheeks immediately turned red.
"Wuwuwu~" A little eunuch casually stuffed a rag into Yu Ying'er's mouth, and Yu Ying'er felt nauseous.
Yu Ying'er was still struggling, she believed that the Queen would definitely save her.
"The imperial edict has arrived~" Xiao Xiazi's voice came from a distance. "The rest of the ladies, please accept the edict."
Yu Ying'er's panicked eyes lit up. When she heard Xiao Xiazi calling her Yu Guannv, her heart sank: "Yu is jealous, behaves inappropriately, and offends the heir to the throne. I will demote Yu to Guannv, strip her of her title, and confine her to Zhongcui Palace for three months after she leaves the Ministry of Punishment!"
When Yu heard that her title was taken away, she twisted her shoulders vigorously, trying to break free from the restraints. She could not enter the Ministry of Punishment, she could not lose her title, she could not live without favor. The Queen had lied to her and it was the Queen who asked her to do this. She had to find the Emperor to make things clear.
"Eunuch Zhou, long time no see. You are not as efficient as before in doing your job. With such great kung fu skills, why is Yu still staying in Zhongcui Palace?" Xiao Xiazi shook his whisk and joked to Zhou Ninghai, "Eunuch Zhou, your martial arts skills have been weakened. Why don't I do it?"
"I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Eunuch Xia." Zhou Ninghai naturally gave some face to the little Xia who served before the emperor. Then he turned to Yu and gave a cold look to the two servants who were escorting Yu. The two servants then picked up Yu and sent her to the Ministry of Punishment.
"Eunuch Zhou is as majestic as ever!" Xiao Xiazi clasped his fists to express his admiration.