The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

Chapter 344 Ye Cairen commits suicide

Mother Li also complained: "The Emperor has indeed always been good to Concubine Zhaode."

"I don't know what tricks Concubine Zhaode has, but she has always made the emperor treat her like a treasure. She is no less precious than Concubine Chen."

The queen instantly lost the desire to speak.

"Mom, my mouth is bitter. Please find me a plate of preserves that are not too sweet."

When she heard that the queen was not feeling well, Mother Li's expression changed instantly, and she said with concern, "I will go and look for her right away!"

Xie Runren was sitting in the palace, and good news came from the sky.

Suddenly he was disgraced, and suddenly he was given the power to assist in managing the six palaces.

Until she knew the whole truth, she was still a little confused.

Xie Run: "This... should be a good thing, right?"

"Of course it's a good thing!" Dan Tao said with a smile, "Your Majesty has been given the power to assist in the management of the six palaces. She doesn't necessarily have to control anyone, but at least she has gained a good reputation."

"Even Concubine Li and Concubine Wen cannot rely on their authority to assist in the management of the six palaces to disrespect you."

Xiao Shu also nodded: "Even though they didn't do this, having a reputation can eliminate the possibility of them doing this."

Those in lower positions cannot be disrespectful to those in higher positions, but if those in lower positions have a legitimate excuse to control those in higher positions, then the higher positions will have to bear with the occasional disrespect.

Xie Run leaned back in his chair and sighed, "It's a good reputation, but it's also tiring."

"I'm afraid your wife will be very busy in the future."

Dan Tao said softly, "There are advantages to not having a lot of free time."

Xiao Shu nodded repeatedly.

The people in Showa Palace only cared about the newly acquired power to assist in managing the six palaces, but no one cared about the damaged headgear.

After all, Xie Run had been favored for a long time and had plenty of head ornaments and jewelry, so destroying one set wouldn't affect him at all.

It was said that the headgear was prepared by Xie Run for attending the Queen's birthday banquet, but in fact it was only sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to Xie Run for reference.

The Imperial Household Department would prepare at least three sets of the same jewelry for Xie Run to choose from.

To be honest, it was Wu Baolin's bad luck.

Why did he smash Xie Run's things when he could have smashed anyone else's?

At noon, Xie Run had nothing to do, so he went to Fengyi Palace to express his gratitude to the Queen.

She was able to obtain the power to assist in the management of the six palaces, thanks to the Queen's support behind the scenes.

As soon as she sat down in Fengyi Palace, she heard a little palace maid come in, apparently to deliver a message.

The young maid hesitated to speak, and the Queen asked calmly, "Just say whatever you want to say."

The young palace maid cautiously said, "Her Majesty, Ye Baolin has hanged himself."

The Queen raised an eyebrow: "Oh? Is he dead?"

"No, he was found and rescued by someone close to him." The little maid said softly, "I heard that Ye Baolin has been yelling, saying that Wu Baolin was deliberately looking for trouble. Rather than suffer such an insult, he would rather die."

The queen's brows furrowed, and the light in her eyes dimmed a little.

She turned her gaze and landed on Xie Run: "Princess Zhaode, how do you think this matter should be handled?"

Xie Run sighed inwardly, knowing that he couldn't escape this.

Since she was sitting in this position, she couldn't just keep pretending to be stupid.

Xie Run asked softly, "According to palace rules, what crime should a concubine commit suicide?"

Aunt Xu walked out slowly and said in a low voice, "According to the rules, she should be banished to the cold palace and her three clans should be enslaved."

Xie Run stood up and bowed to the Empress. "Your Majesty, this is a serious matter. I have never dealt with it before, and I would like to seek your advice."

"According to palace rules, the punishment would be too severe. However, Ye Baolin committed suicide, which was disrespectful to the emperor. I'm afraid that the punishment cannot be lenient."

The Queen nodded slightly: "That's what I mean too."

"Then banish her to the cold palace and pass the news back to the Ye family so that they can reflect on themselves."

Although he had expected this, Xie Run's heart still trembled when he heard this.

Ye Baolin's punishment of demotion was given by the emperor.

As soon as she was punished, she committed suicide.

Whether he was really humiliated and didn't want to live, or he was deliberately pretending to express his attitude, it was all because he was dissatisfied with the emperor's treatment.

Even the conflicts between Ye Baolin and Wu Baolin were minor matters, but her dissatisfaction with the emperor's handling of the matter was an unforgivable sin.

Furthermore, as soon as Xie Run was given the power to assist in the management of the six palaces, he and the Queen banished one person to the cold palace, which was also a good deterrent.