Concubine, she is so charming

Chapter 221 Dali Temple

An's collapsed suddenly, and everyone in the harem didn't react much.

Especially with such a heavy penalty for accidental competition.

It is really a big span to be relegated from the position of first-rank concubine to the last-rank nine-rank female picker.

What was even more surprising was that Ming Jieyu went to Jinggan Palace to intercede for An Shi, but the emperor did not reduce her punishment.

This will inevitably lead people to figure out something else.

Although she didn't quite know what was going on inside, she also guessed that An's must have done more than laying red flowers, otherwise, with the emperor's favor for her, she would not have been punished so harshly.

But as for what it was, no one dared to investigate deeply. After all, the emperor refused to reveal it to the outside world, so it must be something secret.

In the end, An Shi was knocked out and stuffed into a carriage and sent back to the palace.

However, the eldest prince told his mother to be sick, and had a high fever to the point where she couldn't move, so she had to stay with the empress temporarily.

Following An's return to the palace, a secret letter was quietly delivered to Concubine Yao Taigui of Ci'an Palace.

Within two days, Bai Shuang, the palace maid serving Ancai, hanged herself.

To the outside world, it is unbearable to die of humiliation.

It is said that after An Shi was demoted, his temperament changed drastically, and he beat and scolded his servants frequently. Bai Shuang couldn't bear it, so he had to die.

The news reached Lingxi Garden, and Ning Chen's expression didn't change after hearing it.

It seems that such things as forcing the slaves to death are indeed something An Shi can do.

Wutong Hall.

The queen just came back from the side hall and went to see the eldest prince.

"Look at this palace, without the protection of the mother, this child may not be able to grow up, just like a skinny cat."

"An's committed suicide. She has a child and doesn't take good care of her. She always hopes that her favor will last forever. Once a person becomes too jealous and loses his mind, he will lose everything." Ding Nanny said.

The queen sat down, took a sip from the teacup she handed her over.

"Mammy, are you reminding me?"

Ding smiled, Fushen.

"Your Majesty is intelligent, and you are the middle palace. It is good to have favors, but holy favors are just icing on the cake for your empress. You just need to sit firmly on this phoenix chair, and everything will be fine. Those who are bitter and jealous are all concubines. "

"I understand what Mammy said, but he is my husband after all, how can I not care at all."

Looking at the pair of dragon and phoenix bracelets in her hands, the corners of the queen's eyes turned red slightly.

This pair of bracelets was put on by Ning Chen himself during the wedding, she has been wearing them and never took them off.

Nanny Ding looked distressed, sighed, and knelt down to comfort her.

"Your Majesty, who's first wife doesn't live like this, at least our emperor is a Mingjun, although he dotes on his concubine, he also respects you the most."

"The emperor has always cared about friendship. He has it for me and others. Even if An Shi did something like that and was demoted, the emperor will protect her from being bullied by others. It is obviously a circle, but if it is not like this, the women in the harem I'm afraid I'm going to tear An Shi apart."

The sentence that no one is allowed to visit has prevented Anshi from a lot of trouble.

The queen took a deep breath and wiped the corners of her eyes.

"Forget it, let's not talk about it. After all, there is no Concubine Wende who is favored anymore. Mammy, go and make me a bowl of ice cream. Your craftsmanship has always been the best."

"Hey, I'll do it now, my maidservant, please rest." Nanny Ding also smiled, got up and backed out.

After reaching the door, he let out a long sigh, shook his head, and went to the small kitchen.

There was no favorite concubine in the harem, which made everyone feel at ease for a while, but the previous court was turned upside down.

Lu Qingyun, the commander of the imperial army, was ordered by the emperor to thoroughly investigate the corruption case of the Feng family, and presented the evidence to the court. Chen Xianwen, the son of the British prince, accepted bribes.

At this point in the matter, the British public knew how much his son had embezzled.

When the Feng family had an accident, he had questioned the eldest son, but Chen Xianwen's account was only one-third of the amount he had embezzled, so the British Duke was not too nervous.

That day, he invited Wu's family to have a drink, just to find out, and he didn't think about it. If he knew that his son had embezzled so much, he would definitely find a way to solve it properly.

Unexpectedly, the eldest son was worried about being scolded by him, feared in his heart, did not tell the truth, and felt that he could handle it, so he concealed it, and finally led to the current situation.

For the current plan, the only way to save his son's life is to push out a person to take the blame.

It's just that corruption can be saved, but poisoning witnesses and trying to conceal it is unforgivable.

Therefore, the Feng family must not be killed by Chen Xianwen.

In the end, the British Duke had no choice but to push Dali Siqing to take the blame, saying that he had also accepted benefits from the Feng family, and was worried about being found out, so he secretly did this murder.

But Chen Xianwen was just obsessed with ghosts. He took money, but didn't spend any of it.

As for whether it was really worthless or the British Duke managed to get it all together, no one else bothered to pursue it.

In the court hall, Duke Ying knelt down and cried bitterly, and even beat his son fifty times with his own hands, and asked someone to carry him outside Jingqian Palace to plead guilty to Ning Chen.

He even knelt and fainted under the scorching sun.

Seeing that he had done almost the same thing, Ning Chen took advantage of the situation and decreed that Chen Xianwen's death penalty would be spared, but the living penalty could not be escaped.

Chen Xianwen's fourth-rank idle position was naturally removed, and he was directly demoted to the rank of a commoner, and he was no longer the son of the British prince, so he could no longer inherit the title.

The Duke of England is just such a legitimate son, and this imperial decree can be regarded as an end to the hope of the main family.

To inherit the title, one has to choose one of several bastards.

Of course, these are not Ning Chen's concern. The biggest benefit he has gained this time is that all the control of Dali Temple has fallen into his hands.

The Dali Temple in Nanqi belongs to the Criminal Department, which is in charge of investigating and deciding cases. If you control Dali Temple, you can basically control the Criminal Department.

This time the position of Minister of Dali Temple was vacant, and Ning Chen originally wanted Yi Xiuyuan's elder brother Wu Yiping to take the top spot.

But there are too many voices of opposition from the DPRK and China.

One is that Wu Yiping is young, and the other is that this time he, as the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, asked the witness to die in prison, almost breaking the clues, so he failed to make a contribution.

For this reason, Ning Chen had no choice but to give up, and finally appointed a veteran who had been neutral for many years, Li Xiuqi.

So far, the Feng family's corruption case has been closed.

But there was another problem.

Now the imperial merchants only have the Chu family, and there is a faint trend of dominance.

Ye Yun didn't dare to be ambiguous, so she immediately wrote a letter to her grandfather's house, exhorting in every possible way not to act recklessly, to fulfill her duties, to be loyal to the emperor, and to take the affairs of the Feng family as a warning.

And in the letter, he stated that the emperor still trusts the Chu family, so that the grandfather's family can feel at ease, and don't be too cautious and suspicious, which will hurt the trust between the monarch and his ministers.

The Chu family outside got the letter and felt very relieved.

The Chu family is really not too ambitious, and they are naturally happy to be able to grow their family's business, but if they talk about being rich and powerful, they never think about it.

With the Feng family first, the already honest Chu family became more cautious, not daring to be unfaithful.

And Ning Chen has indeed made people secretly watch every move of the Chu family these days.

It was even more satisfying to find that this family was indeed faithful and reliable.

(End of this chapter)