In the afternoon, Xie Fanghua was practicing Concubine Chen's steps in the yard. The maid ran in hurriedly, exclaiming, "Miss, the imperial edict has arrived! Eunuch Deshun, who is beside the emperor, is here to deliver the edict."
Xie Fanghua was stunned at first, then his face was filled with surprise.
Could it be an imperial decree to make her a concubine?
Xie Fanghua walked into the room happily and checked her hair and makeup in the silver mirror. The woman in the silver mirror was young and beautiful, with round and smooth cheeks. She curled her red lips in satisfaction, then took her maid to the front hall to receive the order.
On the way, I met Aunt Zhao.
Xie Fanghua happily threw herself into Aunt Zhao's arms and said happily: "Mother, it must be the emperor's decree to make me a concubine! Today I met the emperor in the palace and smiled at him. The emperor looked at me for a long time."
When Aunt Zhao heard this, her brows relaxed immediately and she said with satisfaction: "You are worthy of my youth. If you can enter the palace as a concubine, maybe you can help our Xie family out of its predicament."
Aunt Zhao has always believed that even a hero cannot resist the temptation of beautiful women. The emperor is also a man. No matter how wise and powerful he is, he cannot escape the temptations of women.
The mother and daughter went to the front hall, and Xie Ji also hurried over.
Everyone in the Xie family knelt down to receive the order.
Eunuch Deshun spread out the imperial edict and said in a loud voice: "The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, decrees: Concubine Zhao of the Xie family poisoned the mistress and is to be taken to the Ministry of Justice for investigation. The second daughter of the Xie family bumped into the imperial concubine, causing her to be ill. She shall be punished with thirty slaps on the face, thirty lashes, and her hair shaved and banished to a nunnery, where she shall not be allowed to leave for the rest of her life, in order to preserve her reputation."
The smile on Xie Fanghua's face froze, she thought she had heard it wrong.
Shave your head and become a nun?
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