Concubine Shu paused slightly as she wiped her tears and looked at the Queen with wide eyes.
Only then did she realize that the queen was not wearing any fine clothes either, but was wearing undergarments just like her.
Concubine Shu blinked her eyes and looked at Emperor Tianwu with a confused look on her face.
Seeing Emperor Tianwu's impatient look, she drooped her eyelids in panic.
When she lowered her eyes, she saw that Emperor Tianwu was standing barefoot on the muddy ground.
Mud!?
No, this is the Palace of Heavenly Purity, where does the mud come from?
Concubine Shu's pupils trembled, and she looked around belatedly.
She was so busy complaining that she didn't even notice what had happened to the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
Upon seeing this, she realized that the Qianqing Palace had become as barren as her own palace.
Concubine Shu looked at Emperor Tianwu in shock, then at the empress, with her mouth half open, unable to utter a word.
What is going on?
"Your Majesty, is the palace going to be renovated?"
As soon as Concubine Shu finished speaking, a burst of chattering sound came from the gate of the Qianqing Palace.
As soon as Concubine Shu turned her head, she saw the concubines from various palaces all walking in surrounded by people.
Everyone was dressed the same, without any ornaments, only the plainest undergarments.
Some concubines even walked in crying wearing only bellybands and pajamas.
Concubine Shu looked down at her relatively tight undergarments and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Your Majesty, there is not even a single piece of clothing in my palace..." Song Zhaoyi pouted, her eyes red as she was the first to rush to Emperor Tianwu.
"Your Majesty, I... wuwu~~" Concubine Zhang hugged her chest with both hands, covering the mandarin duck bellyband on her chest, and sobbed.
She didn't want to come out like this at all, but there was no place to sit in Zhongcui Palace.
Song Zhaoyi, who lived in the same palace with her, was clamoring to see the emperor, so she was dragged here.
How can she face her sisters in the future if she continues like this?
"Your Majesty, I have nothing left in my palace..."
"Your Majesty, who is so bold as to turn the palace into this state?"
"Your Majesty, all my jewelry is gone, the thief should be executed..."
“.......”
Then another group of concubines rushed into the Palace of Heavenly Purity, talking to each other one by one.
Emperor Tianwu felt a throbbing pain in his head when he looked at the concubines wearing bellybands.
"Shut up!!"
"How disgraceful to come out dressed like this!"
Emperor Tianwu pinched his eyebrows and looked at the chattering concubines with an annoyed look.
What kind of creatures does he keep in his harem?
None of them have any sense or brains.
He actually hoped that there was such a thief, but this was a punishment from heaven, what could he do!
Those useless people from the Imperial Observatory were of no use at the critical moment, and they still haven't given him an explanation.
Without the measuring instrument, nothing can be done.
After this incident, he had to find some Taoist priests who were good at fortune-telling to take charge of the Imperial Observatory.
The concubines were stunned and looked at the angry Emperor Tianwu. They immediately lowered their eyes and closed their mouths in fear.
After calming down, the concubines discovered that the emperor was standing barefoot in the mud and was wearing underwear.
This...the concubines looked at each other, their eyes full of confusion.
The queen pursed her lips and looked at the noisy concubines with a sneer on her face.
Everyone knows what's going on in their own palace, but no one has their eyes open. Didn't they see that the emperor's palace has been dug up too?
She heard that the emperor had fainted several times in the morning.
No one knew what had happened in the Golden Palace, and the emperor was so angry that he fainted and was carried out.
The Queen frowned slightly. Could it be that the throne room had also been dug up?
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
The Empress quickly reassured Emperor Tianwu, "For now, let the Ministry of Works arrange for people to repair the Palace of Heavenly Purity. Other matters can be dealt with later."
It's impossible for the emperor of a country to not even have a place to sleep. The Ministry of Works should send more people to speed up the work so that the emperor can have a place to rest at night.
Emperor Tianwu pursed his lips tightly, looked at the deserted Qianqing Palace with a grim face, and the blue veins on his neck throbbed.
If the Ministry of Works wants to rush the work, it also needs the materials to rush the work.
All six warehouses are empty, there is not a single piece of wood left. How can the Ministry of Works speed up the work?
If it was just the Heaven Punishment Palace, he could still make those noble families and their civil and military officials bleed money and work together to rebuild the palace.
but!
The divine punishment directly overturned the entire capital city, and the homes of all officials with some wealth were wiped out.
Even the dowry shops of the wives of officials were cleared out.
As the ruler of a country, he could only ask the imperial guards to go to the capital to find ordinary merchants to requisition furniture.
Why ordinary merchants? That’s because the royal merchants’ homes were also dug up.
The queen looked at the emperor's ashen face, pursed her lips, and dared not make any more comments.
It seemed that the emperor had thought of these things a long time ago, but she didn't know why no one had started the work yet.
She just felt sorry for the precious jewelry and exquisite phoenix crown in the Empress Dowager's palace.
The thought of those phoenix crowns that were so beautiful that people couldn't take their eyes off disappearing out of thin air was more painful than having her heart cut out.
The Queen Mother said that when she gave birth to her firstborn son, she would give him a phoenix crown. Now, it's all gone.
"Everyone, go back to your palaces!"
Emperor Tianwu had a dark face and scolded his concubines.
Since ancient times, I have never heard of any king being punished by heaven.
He took the lead and will be infamous for eternity.
Emperor Tianwu took a deep breath helplessly, looked up at the sky, and was so angry that he didn't know who to vent his anger on.
Since he ascended the throne, he has been working diligently to ensure peace and prosperity for the people of the great dynasty.
I really can't understand why he was punished by God.
The queen looked at the concubines who were still in a daze, and waved at them helplessly.
"Hurry back to the palace and keep your people in check. Do not speculate or gossip. Anyone who spreads rumors will be beaten to death!"
The concubines were stunned, bent their knees, and whispered, "Yes!"
Emperor Tianwu glanced at his concubines irritably.
"Anyone who speaks or behaves inappropriately will be beheaded!"
Thinking that those ministers were still kneeling in the Golden Palace and there was another commotion in the harem, he was afraid that he would really go crazy.
It needs to be suppressed both inside and outside. If this matter gets out, his role as emperor will be over.
The concubines trembled with fear and hung their heads, not daring to look at the angry Emperor Tianwu.
The Queen looked at Emperor Tianwu deeply and said, "Yes, I will take good care of the sisters in the harem."
Just after the concubines left, Su Huaizhong hurried back.
"how!?"
Emperor Tianwu asked anxiously before Su Huaizhong saluted.
"Your Majesty, the Duke of Protectorate's Mansion has also been punished by heaven!"
Su Huaizhong knelt on one knee, saluted, and then stood up quickly.
He escorted the Shen family out of the capital with his guards, and returned when they passed by the palace.
However, he asked the guards to continue escorting the Shen family out of the capital.
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