The Virtuous Concubine of the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 66 The Bitter Meat Plan (3)

The emperor looked at Concubine Yi's appearance, sighed slightly, his expression became lighter, he looked at Yi Zhu, and said softly: "Send Concubine Yi back to the palace first."

"Yes." Yi Zhu responded lightly, holding Concubine Yi's arm, and planned to take her away.

Concubine Yi didn't seem to be willing, she took Yizhu's hand, stood there and looked at the emperor, her gentle and watery face was stained with a bit of dignity, she spoke slowly, with a slightly hoarse voice: "Your Majesty , I beg you to give Jiaorong justice, Jiaorong did nothing wrong, and it was just unintentional to damage the clothes given by the imperial concubine, the concubine can compensate the imperial concubine ten times and a hundred times, but even though she is a court lady , I can’t suffer all these grievances and sufferings for nothing!”

Hearing Concubine Yi's words, everyone looked at her in disbelief. Concubine Yi had obviously been bullied just now, but now that the emperor is upholding justice, it is rare for her to be tough, but is it because of her maid?
The emperor was also stunned when he heard the sound. He couldn't help raising his eyebrows when he looked at Concubine Yi. Concubine Yi is usually timid and weak, and rarely dares to look directly at people like this, but at this moment Concubine Yi is looking at him in those eyes , but with full firmness.

This surprised the emperor himself. He knew that Jiaorong had always been loyal to his master. At the beginning, Yougui just kept her by his side for reuse, but in less than half a month, Concubine Yi was able to protect her like this, which really made the emperor unable to help. He sighed from the bottom of his heart, this little court lady actually made him unpredictable.

After a long time, the emperor pursed his lips, and broke the silence with a deep voice: "Go back to the palace first, and I will give you He Jiao... you and your court lady will have justice."

Concubine Yi was a little dizzy due to excessive excitement, she turned her head to look at Jiao Rong, and asked in a weak voice: "Is what the emperor said really true?"

The emperor curled his lips, thinking that Concubine Yi attached so much importance to Jiaorong, but she refused to trust even what he said, so she turned her head away, and replied very calmly: "Really."

Afterwards, although Concubine Yi still had doubts on her face, she slowly left Qixiang Palace with Yizhu's support.All the way out of Qixiang Palace, there were Jiaorong's blood, and everything told her what Jiaorong had just experienced.Concubine Yi tightly clenched Yizhu's arm and walked out of the palace gate slowly.

After Concubine Yi left, no one in Qixiang Palace dared to speak anymore. The emperor put his hands behind his back and glanced lightly at Li Guiren, thinking of something, he snorted coldly: "What else do you want to say?"

Liang Jiugong looked up at the emperor with a clear look on his face.Whenever the emperor is going to deal with people, he will say this sentence, it is more like letting people leave a last word than asking people to justify.Few people can still be exonerated after the emperor said this sentence, the only exception is Jiao Rong who was planted at the last family banquet.

Li Guiren knelt down in front of the emperor, she is a smart person, and she is very good at reading people's faces after being with Ma Guiren for a long time, Li Guiren knew that the emperor was angry at the moment, she could not argue anymore, so she had to kowtow and confess: "The emperor , It's the fault of the concubine, the concubine shouldn't see the court lady injured and double the punishment, let alone let people throw her out directly, it's the concubine who has no sense of proportion, please forgive me!"

Concubine Zhao was always watching the situation, seeing that Li Guiren was going to be punished, although Concubine Zhao did not like Li Guiren from the bottom of her heart, but as the person who is now in charge of the Six Palaces, she also knew her responsibilities.After thinking again and again, Concubine Zhao took a step forward, and said to the emperor in a very soft voice: "Your Majesty, although Li Guiren was wrong, but in any case, the one who has been wronged is only a court lady. The emperor must not punish you too severely, or you will be punished before the emperor. Both the court and the queen mother will have influence."

Although Li Guiren's status is not high now, her background is not ordinary. Her father is Gang Atai, the second-rank commander-in-chief, and her grandfather is Li Yongfang, a general in the late Ming Dynasty.If such a concubine is severely punished, she doesn't even need to think about it, she will spread it widely in the court.

The emperor glanced at Concubine Zhao coldly, and said without warmth: "The concubine is worrying too much, I will naturally know what to do."

The next second, the emperor withdrew his gaze, glanced briefly at Li Guiren who was kneeling on the ground, and said without emotion: "From now on, Mrs. Li will be reduced to a permanent presence, and she will live in Jingyang Palace behind closed doors for a whole year. Kneel for an hour in front of Jingyang Palace."

"Your Majesty!" Even though he had already been mentally prepared, when he heard these words, Li Guiren still raised his head, his eyes were red and he wanted to grab the hem of the emperor's clothes.

It was only down to Chang Zai, which is probably what Concubine Zhao said to be modest, but kneeling in front of the palace gate every day, this is a great shame for the concubine.At the thought of being pointed at by palace people passing by every day, Li Guiren wished to die at this moment.

Why?She is the emperor's concubine, and she is only punished by a court lady. Why does the emperor treat her so mercilessly for a lowly court lady?

The moment Li Guiren was about to catch the emperor, Liang Jiugong kicked her mercilessly.He has known Jiaorong for a long time. Liang Jiugong has noticed Jiaorong's humility and politeness. What's more, the emperor also likes Jiaorong very much. Seeing her being bullied by a nobleman like this, Liang Jiugong is also angry of.

"Li Chang is behaving insanely, dragging her back to Jingyang Palace." The emperor stared straight ahead, not even looking at Li Congzhen who had become a regular, and increased his strength when he said the word "drag". It seemed to be intended to remind the group of eunuchs in front of the imperial court.

Soon, the eunuchs in front of the imperial court gathered in front of Li Changzai, and just like other eunuchs dragged their tender hair to the board, they grabbed Li Changzai's wrist fiercely, regardless of Li Changzai's protesting shouts, directly Drag her out.

After Li Changzai left, the emperor looked around at the other concubines in the palace, chuckled coldly, and continued, "I don't know what you think about Concubine Yi in the palace, what do you think?" ?"

Hearing this, many young concubines lowered their heads slowly, the emperor's expression was no longer so indifferent, but the words in his mouth still pierced the heart: "Concubine Yi has entered the palace, and she is the concubine conferred by my own relatives. They are all low-level concubines, how dare they commit such a crime..."

After saying that, the emperor's eyes suddenly shifted to Concubine Zhao, and he said in a deep voice: "Concubine, you know what to do."

Concubine Zhao's eyelashes trembled slightly when she heard the words, she quickly lowered her head and replied: "Yes, the concubine must restrain everyone in the harem, and this situation will never happen again."

The emperor took two steps in the direction of the entrance of the palace, but he didn't stop talking: "As for the maidservants in this palace, although you have the right to kill and punish them, you can also distinguish between time and occasion. People in Concubine Yi's palace, Except for Concubine Yi and Zhen, no one has the right to move."

(End of this chapter)