The emperor thought it would be a good idea to let them practice for a while. After all, it would be difficult for these two princesses to get married for the time being.
"I will do as Lord Yu says. Lord Yu always relieves my worries. Concubine Li helps me manage the six harems in the palace. Lord Yu gives his all at court, which is truly a blessing to me."
Yu Hang was quite surprised: "The Imperial Concubine is of a high status, how could the Imperial Concubine Li act beyond her authority?"
The Imperial Censor then went on to impeach Concubine Yang: "The Third Princess has committed a grave error, the root cause of which is the poor teaching of the Concubine. I implore Your Majesty to punish her severely!"
Many imperial censors knelt down in unison: "Your Majesty, we beg you to severely punish the imperial concubine!"
At that time, the emperor only punished Yang Guifei by confinement and salary reduction in the palace, but now he could not ignore the demands of these censors.
Being stubborn and arbitrary is the behavior of a foolish monarch, and becoming a wise monarch naturally requires more hard work.
"Since that's the case, I will strip you of your title of Imperial Concubine and demote you to an ordinary concubine."
"Your Majesty is wise."
"well."
The emperor sighed softly and thought to himself that he should continue studying his carpentry after returning to the palace.
…
After the morning court session ended, the emperor specially dispatched the imperial physician to return to the mansion with Jiang Dinglian.
Yue Qingyang, the hostage from Dongling, was absent from the Lantern Festival banquet, citing a cold as an excuse. The emperor then ordered Jiang Dinglian to visit him with the imperial physician, but with the outbreak of the Gu-insect case and the scandal surrounding the third princess, the matter was put on hold.
Jiang Dinglian knew in his heart that Yue Qingyang might have already died in the valley under Taibai Mountain and was not in the mansion at all, so he did not mention it on his own initiative.
However, since the emperor had sent the imperial physician, he felt embarrassed to refuse.
Fortunately, the imperial physician Zhang Yuheng sent this time was an old acquaintance of his. Imperial Physician Zhang often visited Xu's mansion to relieve his headaches.
After leaving court, Jiang Dinglian took Zhang Yuheng to a bustling restaurant to enjoy delicious food, and then led him to a place of fireworks to drink wine and have fun.
However, Zhang Yuheng's face was filled with suspicion. "Isn't it somewhat inappropriate to drink wine in broad daylight? Marquis Yongding, you used to be so aggressive towards me, why are you so humble and polite today?"
Jiang Dinglian responded calmly, "This Marquis is grateful for your long-term care for my wife's chronic illness."
"Ha, after taking care of me for so long, you only remember to express your gratitude? Jiang Dinglian, could it be that the Dongling hostage in your mansion met with some accident?" Zhang Yuheng narrowed his cloudy old eyes, his gaze as sharp as a torch.
"What can a proton do?" Jiang Dinglian laughed loudly, with a barely perceptible hint of desolation in his words.
It's just the soul returning to its homeland.
"Come, let's have a drink together." He put his arm around Zhang Yuheng's shoulder affectionately.
But Zhang Yuheng suddenly shook his hand off, picked up his medicine box, and hurried towards the Yongding Marquis's residence, shouting as he walked, "Jiang Dinglian, if you dare to stop me from carrying out my duties again, I will report this to the Emperor and make sure you receive the punishment you deserve!"
…
A quarter of an hour later, in the Yongding Marquis Mansion.
Doctor Zhang went straight to the Tamei Courtyard where the Dongling hostage was located with ease.
However, at this moment, thick smoke rose from the Tamei Courtyard, like dark clouds covering the sun.
Servants and maids rushed to put out the fire, but the fire was already so raging that even the beams of the house began to break.
"Fire! Fire!"
Jiang Songyi was leaning on the bed, flipping through the storybook written by Mr. Zizhu, when suddenly the maid Chunxi ran in hurriedly.
Although she heard the cries for help from the mansion, she remained calm: "Where is the fire?"
Chunxi was well aware of the young lady's sympathy for the hostage. "It's the Plum Blossom Courtyard where the Dongling hostage resides. Young lady, would you like to go and see for yourself? It is said that the hostage is still trapped there, and no one has rescued him yet!"
"Go and have a look."
Jiang Songyi raised his brows slightly and closed the book.
Ever since that day when she took Yue Qingyang, who was dressed as a woman and whose face was deliberately made ugly, to Rong'en Temple, Yue Qingyang fell off the cliff after being pushed by her.
Yue Qingyang's body may have already become food for the wild beasts in the mountains.
The people of the Yongding Marquis's residence had always disdained Yue Qingyang, the hostage. He had been missing for days, and no one in the residence had noticed. But now, the emperor had sent the imperial physician to take Yue Qingyang's pulse. Even if Jiang Dinglian was slow-witted, he should have realized that Yue Qingyang had disappeared.
Therefore, no one dared to say that the fire in Tamei Courtyard was definitely instigated by Jiang Dinglian!
Upon hearing the news of the flames at Tamei Courtyard, Doctor Zhang couldn't help but feel a sense of foreboding. Just then, Jiang Dinglian hurried over, following him with steady steps.
Doctor Zhang, medicine box in hand, walked quickly forward, questioning Jiang Dinglian in a serious tone, "My Lord, how could your Yongding Marquisate have such a coincidence of being caught in a fire?"
Jiang Dinglian responded calmly, "The weather has been dry these past few days, and it's the Lantern Festival. The whole city is ablaze with lanterns. Even the imperial palace wasn't spared from the fire. The Yongding Marquis's Mansion, having fallen into disrepair, unfortunately caught fire, causing the fire to spread. What's so strange about this?"
Zhang Yuheng smiled contemptuously and snorted coldly: "Humph!"
Jiang Dinglian continued, "Thankfully, Imperial Physician Zhang is here today. Perhaps there's still a glimmer of hope for Proton."
When I stepped into the Tamei Courtyard, I saw flames illuminating the sky and thick smoke billowing. The house had been reduced to ashes and was in ruins.
Jiang Dinglian asked, "Has the proton been found?"
The servants who were fighting the fire were extremely anxious: "The proton is still trapped in the house and has not escaped yet!"
The fire was finally put out, but the Plum Courtyard had turned into a scorched earth.
Several servants carried out a charred and unrecognizable corpse from the ruins.
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