Emperor Chongjin coldly observed Consort Min's expression; how could he not guess what she was thinking?
Now that things have come to this, instead of showing remorse, they're blaming everything on a three-year-old toddler?!
It's absolutely ridiculous!
Disappointment flashed across Emperor Chongjin's eyes. He lost interest and didn't want to say or hear anything more.
He waved his hand, interrupting Min's weak and pretentious explanation, and said coldly, "By imperial decree, Min has committed a breach of conduct before the Emperor and is demoted to the fourth rank of Miaoliu. Chen, being virtuous and kind-hearted, is promoted to the second rank of Zhaoyi."
This imperial decree is quite interesting.
Previously, Chen Zhixian was Miaoliu and Minshi was Zhaoyi. She could only endure Minshi's beatings and bullying without any recourse.
But now, their positions have been reversed, and Min has to pay her respects to Chen Zhixian every day, acting subserviently.
It's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality, let alone bowing down to someone she once bullied.
Upon hearing Emperor Chongjin's decree, Min's tear-streaked face froze. She could no longer pretend to be weak and pitiful. For a moment, she was as if struck by lightning. After the initial stiffness, her eyes widened as she stared at Emperor Chongjin in disbelief.
Shocked, she made a "crackling" sound in her throat, as if something was about to break free, but she seemed too shocked to speak.
Dejiang glanced at Minshi, whose face was as ghostly and ferocious as a demon, and thought that just a moment ago she thought it was no big deal and was even being pretentious, thinking that she could take the opportunity to gain favor. It was extremely ironic.
"Minmiao Liu, why aren't you receiving the imperial decree—" Dejiang reminded her in a sinister voice.
This shout seemed to snap Min Shi back to her senses, and she suddenly burst into a scream, "Your Majesty! As the mistress of a palace, I have the right to discipline the concubines in my own palace! What wrong have I done!"
Emperor Chongjin looked at the Min family member who was so self-righteous, and his face immediately turned icy cold. His fierce eyes swept over the Min family member, and the whole room was filled with the imposing aura of the emperor, as if a thousand pounds of pressure were pressing down on everyone's heads.
In an instant, everyone in the room knelt down, trembling, not daring to breathe, even Dejiang knelt down.
The little baby had just run in carrying a big bunch of wildflowers, his little steps full of joy, when he heard Min's words as soon as he entered the door.
The little boy immediately pouted, blinked his eyes, and looked at Min Shi pitifully, "Auntie is so stupid, she's been admitting her mistake for so long but still doesn't know what she did wrong!"
A soft, sweet little voice suddenly rang out, abruptly breaking the suffocating, stagnant atmosphere in the room.
When Emperor Chongjin saw the little baby suddenly enter, his barely suppressed rage instantly subsided.
He looked at the little girl who appeared at the door holding flowers. She was exquisitely beautiful, with bright, smiling, starry eyes that instantly melted away the hostility around him.
The madwoman Min finally came to her senses, realized what she had done, and her face gradually turned pale. The resentful aura that had just been overflowing also quietly dissipated.
Hearing the little boy's words, her face stiffened, and she felt a burning sensation on her face. She clenched her hands tightly together in her sleeves.
The little girl was unaware of the unspoken tension between the adults, but she could sense that they were all in a bad mood.
Her father said that the existence of children is to remind adults that she is the little baby, while they are all adults and cannot act impulsively.
Seeing this, the little boy ran almost without hesitation to Min's side, snuggled up to her, tugged at her sleeve, and whispered earnestly:
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