Chapter 48: Concubine Chun has been unable to sleep since she was confined

When Concubine Li heard that Emperor Wen Zhao actually demoted her to a talented lady, her face suddenly changed. She crawled to Emperor Wen Zhao's feet on her knees, tugged at the corner of his dragon robe, and with her swollen face and broken mouth, she begged for mercy in a vague voice: "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong. Please forgive me this time."

The emperor is so powerful that his words are spoken with such force that it is impossible to take them back easily.

The scene of Concubine Li and the eunuch roaming together flashed through Emperor Wen Zhao's mind, and he suddenly felt disgusted. He pulled back his dragon robe, stood up and walked a few steps away, looking at her as if she were something dirty, his eyes full of disgust.

Concubine Li was frightened by Emperor Wen Zhao's eyes. She thought it was over, but she still wanted to fight. "Your Majesty, I deserve the punishment, but please do it for Thirteen's sake. If I am demoted to a talented lady, Thirteen will never be able to hold his head up. I beg Your Majesty to show mercy and forgive me this time, wuwu..."

As she spoke, Concubine Li burst into tears, and her cry finally revealed a hint of regret.

Emperor Wen Zhao said coldly: "You don't have to worry about Thirteen's face for now. If he still doesn't repent after this incident, I will send him to the border to guard it, and he will never be able to return to the capital in this life."

These cold and heartless words frightened Concubine Li so much that she was stunned and forgot to cry for a moment.

Liang Quan had already brought in two eunuchs, "Your Majesty."

Emperor Wen Zhao waved his hand and said impatiently: "Drag him out."

"Yes." Liang Quan responded, picked up the curtain on the ground, walked forward and put it on Concubine Li who was sitting on the ground, then asked two eunuchs to carry the person and send her out.

Emperor Wen Zhao was still angry. He took the teacup and gulped down a few mouthfuls. Then he put the cup down heavily and looked at Concubine Shun who was still kneeling on the ground and said, "Why are you still kneeling? Go back and clean up your mess. This is not a decent thing to do."

Concubine Shun felt that she was the victim. When she saw Emperor Wen Zhao scolding her, she was dissatisfied and asked directly: "Your Majesty, it is obviously me who has been wronged. Why are you scolding me?"

Emperor Wen Zhao looked disgusted and said, "You are not the only one in the harem who heard what Tong Tong said. Whether it was the Empress, the Imperial Consort, the Noble Lady Yue, the Noble Lady Fang, or even the newly-appointed Consort Sun, they all came to me first to talk."

"You're the only one who just goes up and starts fighting. Oh, and Thirteen, who just goes up and kills people. If everyone was like you two, this palace would be in chaos."

After being scolded, Concubine Shun reflected on herself and bowed her head to admit her fault: "Your Majesty, I was impulsive today. When I heard that Fourteen was killed by Thirteen, I was too excited and lost control of my bad temper. Please forgive me."

Then she apologized to the Imperial Concubine: "Please forgive me, Her Majesty, for causing a big disturbance in Hibiscus Palace and disturbing my sister."

"It's okay." The Royal Concubine said gently.

She understood Concubine Shun. After all, anyone would be angry if they heard that they had been played around like a monkey for so many years.

What's more, Concubine Shun also heard that she and her son were killed one after another by Concubine Li and her son. If it were her, she would have to ignore it and beat them up first to vent her anger.

Seeing that Emperor Wen Zhao was silent with a cold face, the Imperial Concubine advised: "Your Majesty, Concubine Shun is just so straightforward. You didn't often praise her in the past. It was very easy to be with her. Today, considering her eagerness to protect her son, please forgive her."

Emperor Wen Zhao had no intention of punishing Concubine Shun, so he waved his hand and said, "Go back."

Concubine Shun quickly thanked her, then thanked Concubine Huang Gui, then got up and left.

The palace was quiet, and Emperor Wen Zhao took the Royal Concubine's hand and said, "My beloved, it is all thanks to you and the Queen, otherwise I would be pissed off to death by these people sooner or later."

Don't try that. What did Tongtong say? Oh, yes, belated affection is worth less than grass. The Imperial Concubine rolled her eyes, pulled her hand back, stood up and saluted: "Your Majesty, I still have a lot of things to do, so I'll take my leave now."

Having said that, he turned and left.

Emperor Wen Zhao was so angry that he slammed the table and pointed at the back of the Imperial Concubine, "Hey, are you so impatient with me?"

The Imperial Concubine was too lazy to pay attention to him. She walked out the door and saw the maidservant beside Concubine Li still kneeling outside. She said, "The maidservant beside Concubine Li failed to persuade her. She will be slapped twenty times and removed from Concubine Li's side. We will arrange for her to be treated later."

Hong Yu replied, "Yes, I'll remember that."

Concubine Li's maid had been kneeling in the courtyard. When Concubine Li was carried away, she was in a daze and almost forgot that the maid had followed her, so she didn't call her to get up.

Without the master's order, the maid didn't dare to stand up. She just knelt there with her heart pounding in fear, her entire back wet with sweat.

Today, she failed to dissuade the enemy and even helped Concubine Li escape. This is a crime. I don't know how Your Majesty will punish her, and I don't know if she can survive today.

Even if His Majesty doesn't kill her, she didn't go up to help when Concubine Li and Concubine Shun had a fight before. If she goes back, she will probably be beaten up. When she thinks of Concubine Li's cruel methods of torture, she is terrified and trembles.

When she heard what the Imperial Concubine said, her heart suddenly relaxed, tears welled up in her eyes, she was filled with gratitude and kowtowed repeatedly to express her gratitude.

Afterwards, without anyone's help, he just raised his hand and slapped himself on the mouth for twenty solid slaps. Then he kowtowed again to express his gratitude, stood up and left.

The Royal Concubine shook her head and walked out.

She had not taken a few steps when she heard the voice "Mother" from behind. Turning around, she saw two older ones leading the younger one out of the side hall, and all three of them were laughing at her.

The Royal Concubine glared at the two careless people and said, "I knew you had to come with me."

After saying that, he bent down and picked up the little one, put his face against the soft little face, and said in a choked voice: "Our little Jiu is still the best."

The Eighth Princess rubbed her arms and acted coquettishly: "Mother, you are so partial. It was obviously Xiaojiu who wanted to come, but you didn't say anything to Xiaojiu, but scolded me and Seventh Sister instead."

The Imperial Concubine touched the little girl's hand and said, "Is that so, Xiaojiu?"

When Ji Jinyou heard that the Eighth Sister had put all the blame on her, she shook her head, pointed at the Eighth Princess with her little hand, and immediately denied it: "It was the Eighth Sister who wanted to come and see, and the Queen beat her."

The little girl shook her head playfully, making everyone laugh.

The Royal Concubine held Ji Jinyou and walked forward, "Xiaojiu, your mother will be busy later. When we get to the intersection ahead, you can go play with your sisters, okay?"

Ji Jinyou nodded her head, very obediently: "Okay."

As they were walking, they saw a palace maid approaching. When she came close, she knelt down in front of the Imperial Concubine and kowtowed, saying anxiously, "My Imperial Concubine, my Concubine Chun has been unable to sleep since she was confined. When she stood up today, she was in a trance and fell to the ground, hitting her head. She asked me to come to see you, and I beg you to go see her, or allow her to go out and see you."

Oh, Concubine Chun can't hold it back anymore? The Imperial Concubine raised her eyebrows slightly, and was in a good mood.

That day, she deliberately let Concubine Chun hear what Tong Tong said, and then she didn't explain to her, but directly had her taken away and confined. Unexpectedly, she really couldn't sleep or eat well, so she was relieved.

However, compared to the audacious Concubine Li, Concubine Chun was able to stay under house arrest obediently, which was considered well-behaved.

But since she and that idiot Fifth Prince had the guts to frame her little Sixth, she had no intention of letting them off easily.

As for the things that happened to other people, they haven't happened yet, so it's too early to convict them.

But the Fifth Prince, that idiot, actually brought that little bitch Liu Yun'er in front of Xiao Liu. If it weren't for Xiao Jiu and Tong Tong, Xiao Liu would have died at her hands.

Even though the truth has been revealed and she has escaped, her Xiaoliu is very sad about it, and she wants to settle all these accounts one by one.

The Imperial Concubine raised her hand slightly and said, "Get up now. Go back and tell Concubine Chun that I'm busy these days. I'll go see her after some time."

After saying that, he picked up Xiaojiu and left.

The maid bravely asked, "My Lady Imperial Concubine, how many days will it take? I will go back and tell My Lady Pure Concubine, she will have an idea in her mind."

The Imperial Concubine pretended not to hear and walked straight ahead with the child in her arms. When she reached the fork in the road ahead, she handed the fat baby to the Eighth Princess and said with a smile, "Go play with your Seventh and Eighth Sisters. Remember to come to your mother's place for dinner in the evening."

A few people nodded, bowed, and left hand in hand.

The Imperial Concubine looked at the round little figure walking in the middle and sighed softly, "When the harem becomes peaceful, I will take care of Xiaojiu every day."

Seeing that her two sisters were fine, Ji Jinyou dragged them to Xue Yili's small courtyard.

The courtyard door was open, and Xue Yili was sitting on the steps under the eaves, his injured arm hanging down, reading a book in one hand.

Ji Jinyou raised his chubby little hand and knocked on the door, and called out in a baby voice: "Your Highness, can Youyou come in?"