The Biography of Concubine Wen Xi in Qing Palace

Chapter 10 Punishment
Mrs. Guerjia kowtowed and thanked her for a long while, but the eunuch in charge read out her order to stay as a waiter, so she couldn't help raising her head and glanced at the high platform.

At this moment, the Empress Dowager said again: "Come forward and let Ai's family take a closer look."

Guarjia shyly smiled and stood up in response, and took two steps forward, with light and elegant steps, Rong Yue looked at her pretentiousness, and whispered to her side, "Guarjia pretended to be a virtuous person. , I am afraid that he will be appreciated by the Empress Dowager, and he will be granted a good position."

Wan Lai smiled disapprovingly, and did not respond to Rong Yue's words.

The Guerjia family was close, and the empress dowager saw the oriental bead pendant on her neck shining in the sunlight through the curtain. She smiled heartily and said to the emperor next to her: "Son, grandson! Look, what she's wearing around her neck is the Dongzhu you gave to Oboi a few days ago?"

The emperor nodded and said yes after seeing it, and the empress dowager said: "This Dongzhu was originally a tribute from the Ai family's mother family to enter the palace. Your uncle rewarded it to you, and I think he loves you very much."

Mrs. Guerjia bowed to the two people on the high platform, and replied: "Uncle taught that it is not appropriate to be disrespectful when entering the palace. He told the courtiers to wear valuables carefully, so as to show their respect for the emperor and the empress dowager."

"The Dongzhu and the jade were originally enshrined in the palace as a pair. The Ai family saw that you were wearing the Dongzhu, and the jade was also sent to you, so as to fulfill the kindness of the pair. "

When the Guerjia family saw that the Empress Dowager gave the reward, she hurriedly kowtowed to thank her, but her face was already grinning from ear to ear.

"Su Ma, go get the jade and give it to the Guarjia clan."

"Yes."

The Empress Dowager ordered, and a court lady responded.

Guarjia heard the maid's voice familiar, but for a while he couldn't remember where he heard it.

The curtain of the high platform was raised, and a palace lady walked out of it, holding the jade with both hands above her forehead, lowered her head and walked down the high platform with small steps towards the Guerjia family.

Walking to his side, the maid stopped, slowly moved the jade to the face of Guarjia, and said solemnly: "Girl, take it."

The "girl" sounded like a thunder in Guerjia's ears, she hurriedly raised her head, and saw the person standing in front of her, her cheeks were slightly red, it was clearly the maid she had just slapped.

Her kneeling body softened and she collapsed on the ground.

Behind her, the astonishment on Rong Yue's face was no less than that of Guarjia's, but when she turned her head to look at Wan Yu, she saw her calm and complacent, with a smile on her face, as if she knew the identity of the palace lady long ago .

Although no one has seen the 'Su Ma' that the Empress Dowager called, the teaching nun also mentioned it to them.

This Su Ma's original name was Su Mo'er, and she served beside the Empress Dowager when she was young. After entering the palace, she changed her name to Lagu Su Ma.

She has been with the Empress Dowager day and night for dozens of years, and she has a deep friendship. She also served and took care of the Emperor when he was young and gave birth to smallpox, and she was kind to the emperor.

After the emperor succeeded to the throne, the empress dowager personally pointed out Lagu Su Ma to teach him. Logically speaking, she can be regarded as half of the emperor's teacher.

Such status, in this palace, is much more valuable than some unfavored Chang Zai promised.

On weekdays, when the courtiers came in to see her, they would inevitably give her a little face.

Even if someone is as high as Oboi, he still has to smile to greet him.

But it was such an important figure in the Forbidden City who was beaten by himself just now, which scared half of Guerjia's soul.

Aunt Su Ma saw Guerjia sitting paralyzed on the ground, trembling uncontrollably, and refused to take the jade in her hand, and said in a solemn voice: "Girl, this jade is personally awarded by the Empress Dowager, you need to kneel down to accept it and kowtow." Thanks."

The Guerjia family was shocked, knelt up straight and took the jade bag, kowtowed and saluted, and replied tremblingly: "My lady, my lady thank you for the kindness of the Empress Dowager."

Aunt Su Ma saw that she had accepted the jade bag, and went back to the Empress Dowager without saying a word.

After receiving the jade, the Guerjia family saw clearly that it was nothing rare, it was just a slender board made of uncut jade, three inches long and half a finger thick.

She looked carefully, and at this moment on the high platform, the voice of the emperor sounded again: "Since the jade is collected, let's start."

Guerjia was confused, not knowing what the emperor said, so he asked.

The emperor smiled heartily, and said sharply to him: "Lagu Su Ma is both the emperor's teacher and the emperor's grandmother's personal maid. She went out of the imperial garden to spy on you beautiful girls according to the emperor's grandmother's order. How dare you hit her?" s face?"

The Guerjia family broke out in a cold sweat, kowtowed and complained: "My daughter didn't know that it was Madam Su. Her words were offensive and her behavior was abrupt, and my daughter beat her because she was angry. My daughter is guilty, and my minister The girl has convicted the emperor!"

She kowtowed her head a few times, then changed the subject, and said in a tearful tone: "Nurse Su, don't argue with your daughter. My daughter has eyes but doesn't know Mount Tai, so my daughter will be punished herself." After saying that, She put down her jade bag and slapped herself hard on the cheek.

'pop'

Guarjia didn't show mercy to him, he slapped him one after another, Rong Yueyuan watched as Guarjia punched blood from the corner of his mouth, and couldn't help but gasped.

She watched with cold eyes, while Wan Yu was still watching this scene with a smile on her face, seeming to understand the key point in a trance.

Could it be that Wanyu knew that the old maid was Lagu Su Ma early in the morning, and that's why she asked her to step forward to stop Guerjia's rebellious behavior?

But she couldn't bear to think too much, on the high platform, the emperor's resounding voice sounded again: "Since the emperor's grandmother gave you the jade, you don't need to use your hands."

Guarjia looked at the jade he put on the ground, it was crystal clear and shone with a cold light, if it hit him on the face, would it be much harder than the wooden board?

"My daughter is ignorant, my daughter is guilty, I beg the emperor to forgive me, I beg the empress dowager to forgive me!"

The eunuch in charge who hadn't spoken for a long time stepped forward at this moment, picked up the jade from the ground, and handed it to Guarjia.

Guerjia cried and backed away, the eunuch in charge breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Girl, please don't shirk, then Nanny Su is under the order of the Empress Dowager, so if you slap her, you are just slapping her." Empress Dowager? This servant advises you to be sensible and take the punishment yourself. If you evade and provoke the emperor's anger, do you want your life?"

Weeping and trembling, Guerjia took the jade from the eunuch in charge, and asked in a tearful tone, "I wonder if my father-in-law can tell me clearly, how can my servants calm down the emperor's anger?"

The eunuch in charge leaned over, stroking the jade in Guerjia's hand with his fingers, and said softly: "Since I have given you the jade, the emperor's holy will probably requires you to hold it until it breaks."

The tone of the eunuch in charge was up and down, and the severity was clear, which made the Guerjia family even more frightened.

Seeing that the eunuch in charge waved his whip and left without paying any attention to her, she could only cry and endure the pain, and slapped herself on the cheek with her jade stick.

The jade slap is no better than a slap, the voice is clear and not muffled, coupled with the babbling and whimpering sound from Guerjia's mouth, just hearing it makes others shudder.

Yuzhu slapped Guarjia's cheeks high and swollen in a few strokes. Tears, blood mixed with sweat had already removed her delicate makeup. At this moment, she looked like a crazy woman in the market. The appearance of a lady.

Rong Yue looked at her from afar, bit her lips, felt pity in her heart, and said softly to her side in a low voice: "Sister, if she keeps beating her like this, her appearance will definitely be ruined. Although she is a bit domineering and arrogant, she is not guilty in the end. At this point, why don't you and I try to persuade you and ask the emperor and the empress dowager to forgive me?"

"My sister is confused."

Wannao, who was originally silent, suddenly opened her mouth when she heard what Rongyue said.

"The emperor has long been displeased with the behavior of the Guerjia clan. A few days ago, Oboi even grabbed the emperor's arm under the eyes of the civil and military officials in the court, which made the emperor lose his prestige. Now the Guerjia clan is severely punished, but It was through the pretense that she had hit Su Mama, and she wanted to show Aobai some appearances, which relieved her depression. The elder sister pleaded rashly, but instead she put down the face of the emperor. It seemed that the emperor was not as good as a woman. Have you ruined yourself?"

Although Rong Yue's heart is kind and intolerable, what Wan Yu said is not unreasonable, for the current plan, it is really not worth taking risks for someone who has nothing to do with her.The way to survive in the palace is always to be wise and safe. If Wanna hadn't made a point, I would have thought too little and rashly said something, presumably to provoke the emperor's wrath.

(End of this chapter)