blenderwars Chapter 319 Daring Not to lay a hand on the Empress
Chapter 319 Daring Not to lay a hand on the Empress
Li Yuanke said, "Let her in!"
Wang Jing's case has been reported to him. Apart from the so-called "anti-poem," there are several other pieces of evidence against her.
Wang Yuehuai finally met the Emperor and pleaded pitifully, "My father could never have harbored any lingering resentment towards the previous dynasty. He has been wronged. I beg Your Majesty to spare my father, for the sake of my service to you!"
Li Yuanke was annoyed by such words and angrily said, "As a palace concubine, serving me and the Empress is your duty. You haven't done anything to deserve credit, yet you have the nerve to ask for it. If you have anything to say, then get out and don't ever come out again!"
Wang Yuehuai kowtowed desperately, but the ground was covered with lichen, so she couldn't break her head. "Your Majesty, my father is utterly loyal to the Great Zhou! I beg Your Majesty to investigate!"
Shen Shixi said, "Wang Cairen, do you really understand your father? What kind of person is he? Do you know what he has done?"
Wang Yuehuai was stunned by the question. After a moment's thought, she said, "I have been in the palace for several years and do not know what my father has done. But no matter what he has done, he is still my father. I cannot stand by and watch my family be ruined!"
Li Yuanke was furious. "What do you mean by 'ruined'? You don't know anything! You're just crying and wailing here so early in the morning, don't you find it unlucky! What kind of person is Wang Jing? She's a scoundrel from the countryside, no wonder she raised an idiot like you. Get out of here!"
Wang Yuehuai was stunned by the scolding, then he saw Shen Shixi raise her hand and place it on the back of his hand. "Don't be angry. I'll handle the affairs of the harem. Just eat your food. Getting angry is bad for your health."
Li Yuanke was like a ball with a hole punched in it, completely limp. He didn't even bother to look at Wang Yuehuai and just started eating on his own.
Shen Shixi picked up a piece of food for him, and he quickly ate it.
After the two finished eating, Li Yuanke went to his study. Only then did Shen Shixi tell Wang Yuehuai to get up and instructed Jiang You, "Go and bring over the memorial sentencing Wang Jing so that Consort Wang can take a look!"
Can you still see folded paper?
Wang Yuehuai also found it unbelievable.
But when Wang Yuehuai saw the folding paper, he almost peed his pants.
There are ten pieces of evidence in total. The first one is that he boasted everywhere that he was the emperor's father-in-law and extorted money, obtaining no less than three thousand taels of silver.
Secondly, he colluded with businessmen to sell inferior goods as superior ones and make huge profits. After the incident was exposed, he used his status as the emperor's father-in-law to evade punishment.
Third, they forced women into slavery and murdered them;
Fourth, they ran rampant in the countryside, bullied the good and oppressed the kind, seized people's fertile land, seized people's shops, committed many evils, and aroused public anger.
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There are nine in total, and each and every one of them is quite serious.
If the evidence is conclusive, she will inevitably be affected. As the daughter of a sinner, does she still have a future?
Wang Yuehuai collapsed to the ground, struggling in her death throes, crying out, "Your Majesty, my father would never do such a thing! Someone must be framing him! It must be the military governor who is framing my father!"
Shen Shixi looked at her and said, "Wang Cairen, you know what you have done, and I know it too! I have also said that however you fight, however you want, as long as it doesn't harm me and the Emperor, or the imperial heirs, I will not care. You can do whatever you want!"
"Matters in the imperial court are handled by local judicial authorities and the Three Departments; it's not like you think, where a higher-ranking official can crush you! You say the military governor framed your father, but aren't you also framing the military governor? You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. Go back now!"
The Ministry of Justice has already sentenced Wang Jing, and the trial has concluded. Wang Jing was executed, and the rest of her family was exiled.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please spare my family!" she cried out desperately.
Shen Shixi said, "Wang, if you insist on causing trouble and dare to act wildly in Qian Yuan Palace, I will grant your wish! I will strip you of your title and confine you to the Cold Palace, never to be released again!"
Wang Yuehuai was stunned!
But she was not given any chance to struggle before a eunuch came over, covered her mouth, and dragged her out.
Wang Yuehuai was demoted to a commoner and thrown into the cold palace. Soon, the news spread throughout the entire harem.
Du Xiurong was demoted. Although Baoci Palace was preserved and she was not forced to move, the number of people around her was significantly reduced. There was a gap of two levels between the rank of Ninth Concubine and the rank of First-Rank Consort, so naturally, there were far fewer people to employ.
That day, the Imperial Household Department came and took away eight people: four eunuchs and four palace maids.
This is just the difference in treatment based on the number of people; there are also significant differences in monthly allowances and rewards.
Since Du Xiurong returned, her tears have never dried. She hates Shen Shixi and Consort Jing, but right now, she can't do anything.
Countless eyes are watching her.
But how could she swallow this insult? Du Xiurong held Yinxing's hand. "Now only you can help me, Yinxing. I heard that Her Majesty the Empress is going to release a group of people out of the palace before the New Year. Do you want to leave the palace?"
This is using the palace as leverage against her.
Of course she wanted to leave the palace. If she left the palace, perhaps she would still have a chance with Imperial Physician Jiang?
Ginkgo shook her head, "This servant is willing to stay with Your Highness forever!"
"Silly girl, if you are released from the palace, with me here, I will get an imperial decree for you in the future. Wouldn't you and Imperial Physician Jiang then become a perfect couple?"
Yinxing knelt down, "Your Majesty, this servant does not wish to. This servant is unworthy of Physician Jiang. This servant is well aware of her own limitations!"
Du Xiurong was furious. "If I say it's okay, then it's okay! You don't need to deceive me anymore. I know you want to marry him. If you want to marry him, you have to listen to me!"
On Shen Shixi's side, Li Yuanke had arranged for someone to investigate whether his elder brother liked Liang Jinyue. After much difficulty, they found someone and gained Shen Shijin's trust, finally managing to extract the information that Shen Shijin liked Liang Jinyue.
We also have to thank the chimpanzee; he was the one who did it. He drank half a jin of good wine, got the man drunk, and then made him tell the truth.
Li Yuanke showed the secret letter to Shen Shixi. After reading it, she clicked her tongue and said, "Li Yuanke, my elder brother is no good. He was tricked out of his key information with just a few words. Is this the quality of a general in my Great Zhou?"
Li Yuanke, you need to find a way to properly train these people. Honestly, what if it's a military secret? Wouldn't we be in trouble then?
"How do we train?" Li Yuanke asked. "Do you have a plan?"
"Of course I have one. I'll find some time to put together a training program for you. It may not be complete, but it's better than nothing. I guarantee it will be an eye-opener for you."
After she finished speaking, she called Chao Yu over and said, "Go to the Shen family and tell the old lady and the first lady that my eldest brother is in love with Liang Jinyue, a female general who is disguised as a man. They should know that, but don't make a big fuss about it. Otherwise, someone might accuse him of deceiving the emperor, and both the emperor and I would be embarrassed!"
"I understand, I'll take care of it right away!"
As Shen Shixi entered the late stages of her pregnancy, Li Yuanke had many good midwives found and was now screening them one by one, considering their family background, character, ability, and sense of responsibility. He truly dared not overlook anything.
Fan, the midwife, was favored by Shen Shixi. Recently, she has been frequently summoned to help Shen Shixi check the baby's position. To put it bluntly, she just relies on her experience to conduct prenatal checkups.
The day for her prenatal checkup hadn't even arrived yet, and she immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly, practically dazed, and handed over a silver note worth a thousand taels.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Empress, even if you gave me ten thousand lives, I would never dare to lay a hand on Your Majesty the Empress. I beg Your Majesty and Your Majesty to see the truth!"
Along with the thousand taels of silver, a threatening letter was also presented.