concubines

Chapter 22
The emperor's attitude has changed, and it is estimated that there is no way to recover. They lost their bet today.Her death is nothing, and she cannot implicate the prince.

There was someone in Xia's heart who wanted to protect her, so she cried and defended herself, "The incident happened suddenly, and my daughter-in-law was timid, so..."

The mood has changed. The emperor just heard that every word of Zhou Shuxuan was false, but now he is angry at every movement of Xia. "Have I discussed with them?" The emperor waved his sleeves and called out, "Concubine De come in."

Concubine De has been standing outside, unable to hear the voice inside, but the sound of the vase breaking just now was very clear.I don't know what's going on inside, and I don't dare to force my way in, so I hurriedly circled outside holding the embroidered handkerchief.The emperor's voice could be described as the sound of nature, and Concubine De quickly walked inside.

She almost stepped on a piece of debris in the house, she didn't know what happened, Concubine De only felt terrified.The emperor was sitting on the arhat chair, holding his head with an extremely displeased expression, Concubine De walked over and stood beside the emperor, not daring to speak, and shouted, "Your Majesty."

The emperor pointed at Xia Shi, without looking at Xia Shi, and said directly: "Take away the title of Princess Qin, and bestow death on her."

Concubine De couldn't accept this...she was a blood relative niece, she wanted to ask for love, "Your Majesty..."

The emperor said lightly: "If someone begs for mercy, they will die together."

Concubine De immediately fell silent, not daring to say any more.

The imperial decree has been issued, the Xia family doesn't care anymore, she smiled, she came into the palace to preemptive strikes, thinking that she might be able to save her life, if not, she has nothing to say.That's okay, no family members involved.

Xia family kowtowed, "The sinful daughter-in-law took the decree to thank you, but the prince has nothing to do with the guilty daughter-in-law, and was implicated by the courtier's daughter-in-law for no reason, so the emperor should return the prince's innocence."

No, the emperor just nodded and picked off the crown prince again. Miao Li took a peek at Zhou Shuxuan, who was leaning on the wheelchair in a sluggish state without any reaction.

Miao Li risked her life and came back with a sentence, "Your Majesty, only by finding out why His Royal Highness King Qin fell off the horse can the Prince be innocent."

The emperor turned his head and looked at her, with stormy eyes, both Xia Shi and Miao Li were anxiously waiting for the emperor's order.

Time seemed to be frozen, and it took a long time before the emperor spoke.

"A thorough investigation into the case of King Qin's falling from a horse. You, too, will be sentenced to death."

Zhou Shuxuan felt mentally exhausted at first, but when he heard the word "dead", he regained his energy, and saw the emperor looking at Miaoli again.Cursed in his heart, how could he forget this?
Zhou Shuxuan cheered up and said, "Father, she is innocent, and she will not die for a reason."

Today, the emperor has another evil fire, and he has to kill someone to be willing. If there is no crime, he must find some guilt. The emperor said without changing his face: "It was caused by her, how can she be considered innocent?" People? Contradicting the emperor again. He has committed two serious crimes, so why don't you change your life?"

Miao Li's heart is full of emotions, today she has personally experienced what it means to be with a king like a tiger.Zhou Shuxuan tried his best to save her life, but just one word from the emperor's mouth could make his efforts go in vain.

She glanced at Zhou Shuxuan, then kowtowed heavily, ready to accept her fate. "My servant thanked the emperor..."

"Wait," Zhou Shuxuan made a stop gesture, "Father, I still have something to report."

The emperor thought about it for a while, but wanted to see if he still had any reason to resist the order several times for a concubine, "Say it."

This matter should not be known to outsiders, "I ask the father and the emperor to allow the sons and ministers to play it in secret."

The emperor glanced at Miaoli lightly, and suddenly there was some interest in his eyes.It is impossible for Zhou Shuxuan to be so strong based on his appearance alone, and there must be something hidden in it.He waved his hand and said: "The Xia family is temporarily in custody in the clan's mansion, and after the case of falling from a horse is found out, the execution will be executed. Concubine De, take her out."

Zhou Shuxuan said that Miaoli also withdrew, and all the people in the house left.

In an instant, the emperor's attitude eased a lot, "There is no one else, let's talk."

Zhou Shuxuan thought about it for a while, and decided to say it out. Now there is only one way to do it, "Father, she is Mr. Meng's daughter."

He had heard the emperor talk about Meng Qianfan before, and his tone was full of miss, and he probably still had a trace of old feelings.

Sure enough, the emperor paused while holding the teacup, suspecting that he had heard it wrong, and asked in disbelief, "Whose daughter is she?"

"The daughter of the criminal minister Meng Qianfan has been in the son-in-law's house for a long time, and the son-in-law also forgot that he only found out that she is Mr. Meng's widow recently."

The emperor put down the teacup in a daze, closed his eyes and leaned on the Luohan bed, no wonder he had a familiar feeling.Meng Qianfan has been with him for more than 20 years since Qiandi, and the two are close friends.He once went to Meng Qianfan's residence in low clothes, and saw an extremely clever girl in his family, and it turned out to be her.

It is God's will to meet here again.Meng Qianfan was not at fault for the death of the crown prince.The emperor has thought of him for so many years, and he still has some friendship in his heart.But so what, the imperial decree was made by him, the emperor can't do anything wrong, and he won't admit it.

"When you were young, he taught you to study. Mr. Meng is Mr. Meng, what a criminal. Aren't all his daughters sold as official prostitutes? Why are they in your house?"

To preserve his name behind him, why would he put a crime on him in the first place? It's ridiculous to deceive oneself and others.Thinking in his heart, his face was still full of respect, and he found an excuse, "She played a good game of chess, so my minister asked someone to redeem her body." In fact, the officials below saw her outstanding appearance and gave it to him.

The emperor didn't do too much at that time, even though he was an official prostitute, he allowed someone to redeem him.

The emperor nodded, convinced, "Yes, her father is a good chess player, and I have never defeated him."

Zhou Shuxuan breathed a sigh of relief, with the emperor's attitude, her life was saved.

After another moment of silence, the emperor suddenly remembered something, and said with great interest: "That girl is your concubine now? I recalled a past incident. I seem to have seen her before. She was born too outstanding when I was young. I was still with Meng Meng at that time. The husband said that he wanted to marry him and marry his girl to the prince. After thinking about it, since you are about the same age as her, what you said at the time was to promise it to you, but Mr. Meng said he didn't dare to climb high, so he gave up. Who Thinking of how many times, that girl still followed you."

Zhou Shuxuan was also amazed in his heart, there is still such a past. Could it be that there is really a destined marriage?
The emperor said again, "Since she is Mr. Meng's daughter, you should treat her well. Find someone to give her a clean identity, and give her a decent name in the future."

It doesn't matter to him, but her ambition is not here, or she doesn't want any status at all.The emperor is getting older, and in recent years, he has been particularly nostalgic. If he really makes an imperial decree on a whim, it will be troublesome. He must remind her first when he goes back.

However, the emperor's nostalgia is like a joke. It is true that he favors the prince. For the sake of the prince, even a friend of more than [-] years can be killed. Just now he is also unfeeling towards his son.So what if you put all your life's effort on the prince?The prince is just as useless.

The emperor sat for a while, and then ordered, "Let her in." He still decided to see the orphan of his old friend.

Zhou Shuxuan called out, but there was no sound for a long time.

Miao Li almost went out with the concubines just now, Xia Shi is already dying, no one is afraid.Holding back his anger, he had nowhere to vent his anger, and he was backed by Concubine De.It was just a slap when he went up, Miao Li's eyes burst into flames.If she hadn't been making the comparison just now, the emperor might not have killed her.

And why did Zhou Shuxuan protect her several times?Xia Shiben was not angry with her, but he also became angry.

Xia Shi gritted her teeth and asked: "Bitch, are you satisfied now? Even if I am given to death, I am still the master, and you are a slave. I will wait for you to come and accompany me." After the beating, he walked away.

Just now he was hit by the emperor with a vase, and he was almost unable to stand still.Xia's slap knocked Miaoli to the ground, and Zhou Shuxuan was struggling to get up when she called her.It was the little maid next to her who looked at her so pitifully, and stretched out her hand to help her before she stood up with difficulty.

After Miao Li got up and bowed her head to thank, she walked in with floating steps.Go in and kneel on the ground in a proper manner.

"Why so slow?" Zhou Shuxuan asked with displeasure.

He didn't dare to speak about Xia Shi and Concubine De, so he made an excuse, "The servants are standing far away, so I didn't hear them for a while."

Zhou Shuxuan didn't care too much, and said: "The emperor will not kill you, thank you!"

I don't know what Zhou Shuxuan said to the emperor?Just save your life.Miao Li knelt on the ground and obediently kowtowed, "My servant thanked the emperor for not killing me."

The obedient and clever appearance aroused the emperor's feeling of missing friends.The little girl who looked like a pink dumpling in the past has grown so big, but her father is so happy, the emperor Tang said with a sigh of relief: "Raise your head."

Miao Li paused for a moment, then slowly raised her head, with freshly baked finger prints on her face.Both the emperor and Zhou Shuxuan were taken aback for a moment, they were fine just now, but it became like this in just a few words.It's too hard to sit still when you go out.

The emperor frowned and looked at it for a few times, without much expression on his face, he just sighed and said: "Concubine De has been the same as me these past few years, she seems to be getting old, and she is not what she used to be, probably because she can't afford it This is the word for virtue." Without waiting for anyone to persuade him, he called out, "Come here."

Eunuch Liu, who was close to the emperor outside, came in.

The emperor didn't change his face, as if he was talking about something not very important, "Declaration, Concubine De has lost her virtue, and she can't bear to be an example in the Six Palaces. Now she will take away her title and fine her salary for three months as a punishment."

Eunuch Liu persuaded, "Your Majesty, Empress Concubine De..."

The emperor shook his head, "Don't persuade anyone, one word of persuasion will be more sinful. If you say one more word, I will kill you directly."

The father-in-law immediately shut up, not daring to say a word.

Concubine De couldn't have imagined that the position she had fought for all her life was lost by the emperor with just such a sentence.Miao Li didn't have much feeling in her heart, De Concubine was just an irrelevant person to her.

The emperor patted his head lightly and asked: "What's your name?" People just can't accept it, it's on the lips, but they can't think of it.

Miao Li didn't know why he asked such a question, and replied: "Go back to the emperor, my servant Miao Li."

The emperor shook his head, "No, I remember your name is Shuang'er."

(End of this chapter)