Chapter 166 Tortured in the Cold Palace
The emperor waved his hand impatiently and said, "Hurry up and take her to the Cold Palace!"
The eunuchs and guards immediately snapped out of their daze and replied, "Yes, Your Majesty."
Consort Wu was shocked. No matter how much she struggled or screamed, the eunuchs and guards showed no mercy and dragged her directly to the Cold Palace.
A group of palace maids and nannies were already waiting in the Cold Palace.
These palace maids and nannies were mostly people who used to serve the Empress. When they saw Consort Wu, their faces were full of joy.
Especially the head of the group, Granny Chen, grabbed Consort Wu's hair and pulled her away, saying, "Your Highness, you are not allowed to wear any jewelry in the Cold Palace."
Consort Wu cried out in pain and quickly turned to look at Granny Chen. Then, she was startled and pointed at her, exclaiming, "It's you! It's you!"
Granny Chen laughed and said, "Your Highness, don't you remember when you banished our Empress here?"
Consort Wu roared angrily, "Get out of my way, you lowly servants! My father is the Prime Minister, and my elder brother is a general! You dare to lay a finger on me!"
Granny Chen sneered, "Don't worry, it won't be long before they all get what they deserve."
After she finished speaking, she quickly winked at the eunuchs around her.
The eunuchs together pinned Consort Wu to the ground, rendering her unable to move.
Granny Chen, along with the palace maids beside her, removed the phoenix coronet and gold hairpin from her head.
Since the Empress left, Consort Wu has become incredibly audacious, even wearing the phoenix crown that only the Empress could wear.
When Granny Chen took off the phoenix crown, she didn't forget to prick Consort Wu's back twice with the hairpin in her hand.
Consort Wu cried out in pain, "How dare you! I am a Consort! How dare you use torture on me without my permission! I demand that the Emperor cut off all your heads!"
Granny Chen stabbed her in the back twice more without any politeness. "What imperial concubine? You've been demoted to a commoner, not even as good as us servants!"
After saying that, he stripped off her gorgeous dress.
The palace maids nearby were pulling each other's hair and clothes.
Granny Chen would occasionally poke her back with the gold hairpin in her hand.
Not long after, Consort Wu fainted.
Granny Chen slowly stood up and instructed the eunuch beside her, "Go, throw her into the northernmost room."
After listening to the eunuch's words, he stood up, picked up Consort Wu, and threw her to the north.
As soon as they left, the palace maids gathered together and said, "That Consort Wu really stinks."
"Yes, it must be because he killed too many people and had too many lives on his hands that he smells so bad!"
They looked at Granny Chen as they spoke.
Granny Chen couldn't smell anything.
When Consort Wu framed the Empress, she poisoned the palace maids. Chen Mama's daughter died among them, and although she herself did not die, she lost her sense of smell and taste.
In the entire Cold Palace, only she was not afraid of Consort Wu's stench.
In the future, Granny Chen will have plenty of ways to torment her.
The palace maids all sighed, "It really is a case of what goes around comes around."
Outside the palace, the Third Prince was overjoyed to hear that Consort Wu had been imprisoned in the Cold Palace.
The Wu family members were in a panic, rushing to the palace one by one to plead with the emperor.
However, the emperor refused to see any of them, citing illness as the reason.
In this way, no matter how anxious the Wu family was, they could only be helpless.
Especially Wu's eldest brother, fearing that Consort Wu's affair would implicate him, took his whole family directly to the military camp outside the Great Wall, hoping to avoid the turmoil during this period.
The Third Prince calculated the time and, seeing that the matters in the capital had been dealt with, secretly changed his clothes and returned to Changliu Village.
That day, Aunt Zhou and Du Wanchun were both at home waiting for news of the results of the provincial examination.
Zhou Ruiyuan went to Qingzhou Prefecture early this morning and should be almost home by now.
Aunt Zhou stood at the doorway, looking out of the village. She nervously gripped Du Wanchun's hand. "Wanchun, tell me, why hasn't Ruiyuan come back yet?"
Du Wanchun smiled and comforted her, saying, "Mother, don't worry, your husband will definitely pass the imperial examination this time."
"Hmm." Aunt Zhou smiled broadly, though she knew he would pass the imperial examination, she was still a little worried.
At that moment, a horse-drawn carriage appeared at the entrance of the village.
Seeing this, Aunt Zhou quickly ran over, calling out, "Ruiyuan! Ruiyuan!"
A moment later, the carriage stopped in front of her.
Aunt Zhou stopped and smiled, "Ruiyuan! How did you do on the provincial examination?"
Du Wanchun slowly approached from behind her.
At this moment, the carriage curtain was pulled open, and out stepped not Zhou Ruiyuan, but the Third Prince.
The Third Prince changed out of his fine clothes into a dark blue long gown, looking like a passing country gentleman.
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