concubines

Chapter 329
Zhou Yining cried louder and louder, crying heart-piercingly, and after a long time, he suppressed his voice and cried while saying: "Go back to the emperor, my son is going to school just now, passing by the front of Niangniang's hall, I want to go in and give it to her." For some reason, Concubine An was angered, so she bumped Erchen hard, almost knocking Erchen into the brazier."

Speaking of this, Zhou Shuxuan almost understood, and could know what his intentions were.But he didn't stop him, and let him continue talking.

Zhou Yi Ning glanced up, saw that there was no expression in front of him, and continued: "I don't know why, the cloth strip stuffed in her mouth fell off. Erchen heard her yelling, saying that she was going to kill Erchen, and that she was going to kill him. Kill all the emperor's children, let the emperor cut off his children and grandchildren. Yi Niangniang is just the beginning. If she doesn't die, she will be the noble concubine next, and then Lin Concubine. She will kill all the people in the sky. Your majesty, Concubine An seems to be crazy , my son is so scared."

All the ministers in the hall took a breath, these words were really appalling.The emperor had difficulty in having children, but he still scolded the emperor for cutting off his sons and grandchildren, isn't he on his way to death?To kill the concubine is to be jealous, and a jealous woman must never be kept.

But such an exaggeration, some ministers didn't believe it, and stepped forward to reply, "Your Majesty, Concubine An is also the Princess of Xichang after all, isn't that the case?"

The eunuch who followed Zhou Yi Ning had a brilliant head, knowing that a slave should protect his master at all times.So he also knelt on the ground, and said swearingly: "What your highness said is absolutely true. The slave has seen it with his own eyes. Concubine An's words are more vicious and dirty than her description of madness. There is also Xichang dialect. I don't understand it. What a vicious curse. They will know it when they see it, the little highness is still a child, how can a child lie?"

Zhou Shuxuan tilted his head and looked down, deeply denying the eunuch's words in his heart.Other kids might not be able to talk, but this one really might.

Zhou Shuxuan is now wondering whether what he said is true or not, maybe none of it is true, and they are all fabricated out of thin air.At most, only Princess Helan really did something to him, and that might be because he intentionally provoked him.

Now there is another question, did he figure this out by himself, or did someone teach him?
Zhou Shuxuan did not make any comments, but said: "You have nothing to prove, no evidence. Come, the people in front of the mourning hall, come and see if Concubine An did that."

Zhou Shuxuan stared at Zhou Yining's expression and saw the panic on his face, as if he hadn't thought of this and was afraid that he would be exposed.It's like I didn't think of it at all, and I was negligent.

Then it can be very clear that this matter was done by himself and has nothing to do with Miao Li.If Miao Li taught him how to do it, he would not have such an expression now, Miao Li would definitely consider every joint.

Soon, the two eunuchs in front of the mourning hall came over and knelt down beside Zhou Yining.

Zhou Shuxuan repeated what Zhou Yining said just now, and asked, "Are these all true?"

The two servants didn't even look at each other, they said in unison: "What Your Highness said is the truth, it was true at that time."

He spoke forcefully, without any sign of lying.

Zhou Yining breathed a sigh of relief. Although he didn't know why they said that, it would be good if he could pass the current level.

This is what Zhou Shuxuan expected. The mourning hall is guarded by Li Youfu's people. Hearing these words that are beneficial to Li Youfu will definitely admit it, not refute it.That's why he was so bold to let people come over.

In order to stop the minister from discussing and make things easier to do later, Zhou Shuxuan said: "I want to listen to the truth. If you find out that what you two said is false, you will only have a dead end. The crime of slandering the imperial concubine is not Do you know if you can handle it?"

The two said in unison again: "The slaves are telling the truth, and they dare to use the head of the item as a guarantee, there is absolutely no false word."

Zhou Shuxuan nodded slightly, it was already like this, he just indulged in it just now, it doesn't make any sense to talk about turning back now.

It seems that Princess Helan has aroused public outrage. Even children are unwilling to let her go. It really doesn't make sense for her to live well.

The cowardly emperor Miaoli really hurt him yesterday, her stepping back was actually cowardly in her eyes, and she couldn't think about it for a long time after going back.

Zhou Shuxuan glanced down with a sullen face, "This is originally my family's business, but it has already been said here, and it is related to the relationship between Xichang and our country. Why don't you think of a way for me, come up with an idea."

Hearing a few words just now, the crowd was excited, no one can bear such a woman, of course they must be killed first and then quickly.Immediately someone came out and said: "I think this kind of woman who is as poisonous as a snake and has no talent and virtue is not worthy of being an imperial concubine, and should be killed immediately."

It attracted a large number of people to agree, and they knelt on the ground in unison, "The ministers and others seconded the proposal."

But there were still people standing in the court hall, Zhou Shuxuan looked over and asked: "Master He, what do you think?"

He Jinzhou's face was gloomy, and he came out and said: "Concubine An is indeed vicious, and she has done many things that should not be done. But she is still a princess. If she is killed, Xichang will not accept it."

Zhou Shuxuan glanced at Wei Hai lightly, and Wei Hai immediately came out and said, "Your Majesty's words are wrong. She is a princess, so isn't the prince of my Jin Dynasty a prince? She dares to kill your highness, dare to kill her!" Concubine, does this kind of person want to keep her in the world?"

He Jinzhou turned his head and asked, "Does Lord Wei want to fight? Lord Wei lives above the temple and does not need other wives to go to the battlefield. Naturally, he does not know the suffering of war and what war means to the common people."

"It's as if you are going to the battlefield. You are also a civil servant. They bully people like this, and they are cowardly and incompetent if they continue to endure. Xichang thinks that I am easy to bully. Besides, how many wicked things did the princess do? It’s not wrong either.”

He Jinzhou's face was flushed with anger, it seemed that he was indeed inferior to Wei Hai in terms of eloquence, and he didn't take too much courtesy in terms of reasoning.

Unable to say anything about Wei Hai, He Jinzhou raised his head and said to Zhou Shuxuan: "This matter is still up to the emperor, please decide."

Zhou Shuxuan stood up and said: "What you said is reasonable, and I don't know what to do. However, Concubine Yi passed away, and I thought of her father and brother, and I felt deeply guilty. Both her father and brother died on the battlefield , sacrificed her life for the country. She was the only orphan left in the whole family, and she came to my palace when she was more than ten years old. This year, she is less than 20 years old, 20 years old."

The hall was full, not even He Jinzhou spoke.

Zhou Shuxuan sighed, and continued: "Now she's gone, and the bloodline of their family is clean. But because I'm afraid of fighting, I dare not even touch the enemy who killed her. I don't know what happened to her after she went underground. Tell her father and brother about it. They must be regretting it, they knew that the royal family is so useless, so why bother to help the royal family defend the country."

Zhou Shuxuan's eyes moved down and fell on the general, "I know you shouldn't say these words, it will only chill your hearts. If there is a war in the future, I'm afraid you don't feel relieved to hand over your wives and children to the court to take care of. But I just want to Said, you should rest assured. If you say something unlucky, if you are gone, the court will not let your family members be wronged."

Having said that, it is still a step too late.

All the ministers in the hall knelt down. There was a dispute just now, but now it is gone. Everyone said the same thing, "Please the emperor give Concubine An a death."

Zhou Shuxuan nodded and retreated, and asked Zhou Yining to be taken to the Palace of Qinzheng.

Zhou Shuxuan leaned on the dragon chair, and asked blankly: "Tell me, did you do it yourself, or did someone teach you?"

"My son wanted to do this by himself, and no one helped me. My son hates Concubine An, loves Madam Yi, and doesn't want Madam Meng to feel bad."

This child, probably has an exquisite heart, but he can focus on the key points at a young age, and he knows what to say so that he won't get angry, and it can also make people troubled.

Zhou Shuxuan didn't care too much, "Let's not take this as an example, just read your book well."

Zhou Yining boldly said: "I don't want to go to school today, I want to accompany Lady Meng."

Zhou Shuxuan was silent for a moment, "Sure, but just for this day."

Zhou Yining arrived at Qingquan Palace and couldn't wait to share the good news with Miaoli.

After hearing this, Miaoli was happy for a moment, and then became a little embarrassed again. She pulled her to sit down beside her, and said helplessly, "Didn't I tell you? I don't need your help. Why do you want to make up your own mind?"

"But I really want to help you. Yesterday I went to pay homage to Niang Niangniang. When I saw the princess, I couldn't stop being angry. Even I didn't want her to live."

Seeing that he said these words viciously, he didn't look like a child at all, Miao Li was even more worried about him, and said earnestly: "This time you are lucky, the emperor didn't expose you on the spot, because he also had the same thoughts, but lacked An opportunity, you just gave him a chance. You can’t do this again in the future, maybe you will be contrary to the emperor’s opinion, and then you will be out of luck. It’s not helping me, but causing me trouble.”

"I know." Zhou Yi Ning cupped his hands.

Zhou Shuxuan's attitude made Zhou Yining deeply understand that what the eunuch said was indeed correct, the imperial concubine was more important to the emperor than the emperor himself.

But from this point of view, what the emperor Zhou Shuxuan did was really not up to standard.

Zhou Shu issued the imperial decree, discussed with the ministers and wrote a letter with Xichang. After telling about Princess Helan's crimes, he also came to Qingquan Palace. This was as she wished, and it should give him a good face.

The imperial decree was promulgated easily, and he could easily kill him, but he didn't know whether Xichang would buy it or not.If you don't buy it, you will really start a war.

I'm afraid I'll have to tremble through these days, but I'm not unprepared for everything.At least he has a good habit of being stingy, the treasury is very full, and there is still money for war.

At that time, I don't know who should go to the battlefield.

(End of this chapter)