The black-bellied prime minister's red makeup

Chapter 47 Bathing the Emperor

On the second day, there was an extra Concubine Ning in the emperor's harem.Since having her, the emperor no longer goes hunting and spends almost every day with her.

Some worried ministers went to Shen Qingnan and Xia Hanming one after another, hoping that they would advise the emperor not to be obsessed with women.

However, the reactions of the two of them were surprisingly consistent, they both persuaded the ministers not to worry about the emperor's own discretion.

night.

Ever since Brother Xiangyi Ruan left, Shen Qingnan became more and more bored and always went to bed early.Today, just as Lu Ru was about to lie down, she suddenly broke in from the outside.

She was originally a stable character, but at this time she was not stable, her brows were deeply frowned and she was extremely nervous.

"It's not good, Prime Minister, something happened!"

"what happened?"

Quickly fastened the untied clothes belt again, Shen Qingnan asked with a frown.

He opened his mouth, but because the matter was too complicated to explain in time, he took his hand and ran out of the tent.

Lu Ru took him all the way to Concubine Qing's tent.

It was only when Shen Qingnan walked into the tent that she realized that something serious had really happened this time, because almost all the ministers including the emperor were in Concubine Qing's tent.

At this time, the emperor was holding Concubine Ning with a bandaged arm in his arms, sitting on the couch, while two people were kneeling on the ground, one was Concubine Qing, who was also tied with gauze on her head, and Concubine Qing's father, Guo Chengyang, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy. .

Looking at those ministers, the military party looked gloating, and the Wen party all stood up and wanted to ask for mercy but dared not.

"I heard that Concubine Qing invited Concubine Ning to drink tea in her tent, but on the way, she suddenly took out the dagger hidden in her sleeve to kill Concubine Ning, and in order to protect herself, Concubine Ning hit her with a porcelain pillow. The head escaped."

Behind him, Lu Ru explained to Shen Qingnan in a low voice.After listening to it, Shen Qingnan's originally not-so-good-looking complexion darkened a few degrees.

He knew Concubine Qing well. Although she was also jealous, she had been in the palace for many years and there was definitely something in the city.How could her city government be so stupid that she killed herself by herself or in her own tent? It was obviously framed by someone.

But like all dynasties, the harem and court are always connected.That is to say, the father who is stable and the concubine will be favored, and the father who loses the concubine will abandon it, and vice versa.

This time Concubine Qing suffered from misfortune, and his father, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, must also be implicated. Although dismissal is unlikely, demotion is a certainty.

For many years, the academician of the Hanlin Academy has been an important minister of the Wen Party. If he is demoted, it will definitely be a big blow to the Wen Party.Therefore, even if Shen Qingnan didn't want to participate in the affairs of the harem, he might have to participate this time.

On the ground, Concubine Qing knelt there and cried, repeating that she did not assassinate Concubine Ning, and Guo Chengyang also kowtowed to beg the emperor for mercy.

As if impatient to hear, Xia Hanche frowned and shouted angrily, "Enough!"

The two characters king are full of domineering.The two people on the ground shut up quickly in fright, and the surrounding ministers were also too frightened to breathe.

Xia Hanche calmed down Concubine Ning's emotions and stood up slowly, lowering her eyelids and looking down at the two people in front of her.

"According to my decree, Concubine Qing is a snake-hearted snake and scorpion who murdered Concubine Ning. From today onwards, she will be imprisoned in the cold palace and will never be released. The reason why the academicians and daughters of the Imperial Academy are not strict enough to cause this disaster will be demoted to the prefect of Tingzhou from today onwards."

"Your Majesty, wait!"

The voice was full of confidence, and among these ministers, there was only one who dared to stop the emperor for the sake of Wen party members.

Shen Qingnan came out from among the ministers, stood in front of Xia Hanche and cupped her hands respectfully: "Your Majesty, even if Concubine Qing is at fault for today's incident, please recite the fact that she has served His Majesty for many years and may His Majesty deal with it lightly."

Xia Hanche, who was still full of anger, restrained himself a lot when he saw Shen Qingnan, but his brows were still deeply frowned.

"Punish it lightly? Then the prime minister told me how to deal with it?"

"I think it's okay to be thrown into the cold palace, but this time, the concubine Qing really hurt the concubine Ning, so as a punishment, the concubine Qing was demoted to Jieyu. If she offends the emperor again in the future, it won't be too late to put her in the cold palace." .”

"Emperor~"

Concubine Ning beside him shook his arm to express her disapproval, but Xia Hanche ignored him and nodded in agreement: "Prime Minister."

"Your Majesty, since Concubine Qing has been dealt with lightly, the academician of the Imperial Academy should be given a lighter punishment for his contributions to our dynasty for many years. It's fine to be demoted, but how about punishing him with half a year's salary as a punishment?"

This time Xia Hanche did not agree quickly, but raised his eyebrows and said: "I think this needs to be discussed, otherwise, how about all the ministers step down and follow me back to my tent to discuss carefully?"

The hearts of Shen Qingnan and Lu Ru trembled at the same time.

What does the emperor want to be alone with him for?You don't want to do anything excessive to him, do you?After all, after hearing Lu Ru's words, he was sure that the emperor had special feelings for him.

Seeing that he didn't answer for a long time, Xia Hanche slowly bent down and smiled, "What? The prime minister thinks there is no need to discuss it? Then I can just..."

"Use! Your majesty, I'm going to discuss with you."

Back in the tent, Xia Hanche didn't seem to intend to discuss with him, but ordered his servants to bring him bath water.

The bad premonition in Shen Qingnan's heart had just risen when Xia Hanche who had already walked behind the screen said, "The Prime Minister came in to change clothes for me."

Her whole body was stiff, Shen Qingnan couldn't move a single step while looking at the tall figure waiting with her arms outstretched behind the screen.

What is the emperor going to do?Why did he have so many maidservants and father-in-laws asking him to change clothes?But now that he ordered him to go or not?
"Why hasn't the prime minister come here?"

Called again.

This time Shen Qingnan knew that the emperor had made up his mind, and that the emperor's fate was difficult, so he could only accept his fate and walk behind the screen.

The place behind the screen was small, and when Shen Qingnan walked in, the small place became even smaller.When he raised his eyes, he could clearly see the emperor's face.

At a loss, he hurriedly lowered his head, and put a pair of slender white hands on the jade belt around his waist.

"I just discovered that the prime minister's hands are as small and slender as a woman's."

As he spoke, he grasped the hand that was taking off his belt and gently stroked it.

She trembled all over, resisting the urge to pull her hand out. Shen Qingnan pretended to move her hand naturally and said, "Your Majesty laughed at me. I was born petite since I was a child, so my hands are naturally not big."

The clothes were taken off one by one, and when the last one was taken off, Shen Qingnan slowly walked up behind him, looked straight ahead and took off the clothes with a hand.

At this time, the water was also prepared, and Shen Qingnan came out from behind the screen after Xia Hanche had already buried his body in the imperial barrel.

(End of this chapter)