Chapter 89 She Needs to Sorry
Unexpectedly, Xiao Jingfan's face suddenly turned cold, and he placed the teacup heavily on the small table. "Chen Chongyi's words were immoral. From today on, you will be demoted to a concubine, fined for half a year, and moved to Zhaiyue Hall for self-reflection."
Concubine Shen:? !!
Not only was she surprised, but everyone in the hall was surprised.
Because of a seemingly jealous remark, she was demoted from a third-rank Chongyi to a fifth-rank concubine? Could they be collectively hallucinating?
Concubine Shen also felt that she was hallucinating.
She had said many similar things, but His Majesty never cared. But today, he accused her of being 'immoral' because of an insignificant remark.
This is "immoral" and in ordinary people's lives, one could divorce his wife on this ground.
Concubine Shen didn't dare to sit still any longer, and immediately stood up and knelt, "I didn't mean what I said. I beg Your Majesty to forgive me this time. I will never do it again."
"Forgive?" Xiao Jingfan sneered, bent down, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "You know best what you did. You, Shen Zhiyi, deserve the word 'immoral'."
Shen Zhiyi’s eyes widened slightly.
She has done so many things, which one are you talking about, Your Majesty?
She pinched her palm hard, tears welling up in her eyes, and her voice was filled with grievance: "I don't know, Your Majesty, please explain clearly."
"We'll move tonight." Xiao Jingfan was too lazy to argue with her, so he left Xinning Palace after saying these four words.
Shen Zhiyi clenched his fists and stared at the slender figure that was walking further and further away.
Why don't you tell me clearly what the matter is before you leave? !
"Your Majesty." The head maid Wenxiang came over to help her. "Why did His Majesty suddenly get so angry? What should we do now?"
"Move first." Shen Zhiyi knew that there couldn't be any chaos now, so he ordered, "Wen Meng, lead the people to Zhaiyue Hall to clean it up first, and the rest of you pack up your things. Once Zhaiyue Hall is cleaned, we'll move there immediately."
Wen Meng panicked. "Your Majesty, Zhaiyue Hall has been abandoned for a long time. There are several holes in the roof. The Imperial Household Department hasn't sent anyone to repair it, and the furniture isn't complete. It's still snowing outside, so even if we clean it up, it's uninhabitable. How can you move there?"
"Yes, Your Majesty." Xiao Fuzi was also anxious. "You should go to His Majesty and ask for mercy. Considering our past friendship, His Majesty will show mercy. At least let the Imperial Household Department repair Zhaiyue Hall before moving in."
"If you don't move, you are defying the imperial order. Have I been too indulgent with you guys, so now you dare to disobey the imperial order?" Shen Zhiyi stared at the two of them coldly. Where was her usual gentleness and kindness?
Wen Meng and Xiao Fuzi both shuddered, not daring to raise any more objections, and hurriedly did what they were told.
While everyone was busy, Shen Zhiyi sat where Xiao Jingfan had sat before, slowly sipping the hot tea in the cup.
She needs to straighten it out.
She needs to sort it out carefully.
What on earth did Your Majesty punish her for?
Only when she has figured things out will she have a chance to recover.
At the same time, Xuexiangyuan.
From the time the imperial carriage arrived to the time it left, Lady Wen stood at the door, her mood gradually changing from full of anticipation to disillusionment.
The maid Bizhu came over and put a rat-skin coat on her shoulders. "My beauty, His Majesty has left. It's cold outside, you'd better go inside."
Lady Wen stood still, staring at the door infatuatedly, and asked softly, "Will he never step through this door again?"
These days, Bizhu has tried to persuade everyone she needs to, and she really can't think of anything else to say to persuade her master.
She remained silent, only raising her hand to straighten the collar of her rat-skin coat.
Two lines of clear tears slid down her haggard and thin face. Lady Wen raised her hand to wipe them away and murmured, "If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have..."
The falling snow rustled, and her voice was too soft for Bizhu to hear clearly.
She asked doubtfully, "What did the beauty just say?"
"Nothing." Lady Wen raised her hand to wipe away the tears on her face and turned to go into the house.
Looking at her back, Bizhu couldn't help but sigh.
Oh! It would be great if Your Majesty could come to Xuexiang Garden again.
She clasped her hands together, bowed to the air, and whispered, "Buddha, bless my beautiful woman and grant her divine favor again. I am willing to tell you where I have hidden my private money."
"Biju, what are you mumbling about standing at the door?" Wen Meiren's voice came from inside the house.
"Nothing, I was just watching the snow and came right away." Bizhu agreed quickly, bowed to the empty space, and then closed the door and went in.
The next day.
Chu Liuzheng shivered as soon as he came out of bed.
It’s too cold today.
Moxiang quickly put a coat on her and helped her to the toilet.
"It snowed all night last night. Since I have nothing to do today, I'll stay indoors and warm myself by the fire to avoid getting cold outside."
Chu Liuzheng nodded repeatedly.
Snow is beautiful, but it’s too cold.
After helping Chu Liuzheng wash up, seeing that it was almost time, Moxiang went out to get breakfast for the two of them.
Sitting and waiting was boring, so Chu Liuzheng opened the system to check out some gossip.
[Suddenly, heavy snow fell, and many families in the capital began to set up porridge stalls to distribute porridge.]
[Grandmaster Ji failed to get his cousin's daughter into the palace. The tyrant rejected her because... uh, she's too short? She's petite, okay? If she can't speak, she doesn't have to!]
[Wow, what a trip! The Tyrant was in high spirits last night, touring most of the harem. Let me see. After paying respects at the Wanshou Palace, he went to Yunfei's Yaohua Palace to give her medicine.]
[Wait, pour? ? Is that what I thought, the way you pinch your chin and pour it in? Strange, the tyrant just reinstated Concubine Yun and is in high spirits, he shouldn't be so rude, should it be 'feed'? Tsk, even the system can be imprecise sometimes.]
After leaving Yaohua Palace, I went to Concubine Chen's... Wait, how did Shen Chongyi get demoted to a concubine? And the tyrant ordered her to move immediately. Isn't the roof of Zhaiyue Hall broken? And it snowed heavily last night. Wouldn't she freeze to death if she moved there?
Ah... she hasn't moved yet. Tsk tsk, I thought the Piranha Plant was so obedient, but it turns out she's just using the procrastination tactic. She's using the excuse that there's too much stuff in the palace and she hasn't packed it properly, so she's been busying around in the main hall of Xinning Palace. Anyway, the tyrant hasn't sent anyone to help her move, so it's not like she's disobeying the emperor's orders.
Chu Liuzheng swiped downwards.
[While I'm happy to see my enemies suffer, how on earth did the Piranha Plant offend the tyrant? It can't really be because of that sour remark... Oh, the Piranha Plant has quite a bit of a dark history, having taken several lives, and in the end, it always lets others take the blame. What a master of palace intrigue.]
[Tsk tsk, among these high-ranking ladies in the harem, it's hard to find two with completely clean hands. Palace fighting is indeed cruel, the novels really don't lie to me.]
After eating the melons of his enemy, Chu Liuzheng felt relaxed both physically and mentally.
Just as I was about to look through the other things, Moxiang pushed the door open and came in, bringing back the breakfast, along with the jade pendant.
"Liu Zheng, are you feeling better?"
"It doesn't hurt as much as yesterday." Chu Liuzheng smiled and let her sit.
Yuzhui sat down on the edge of the bed and let Moxiang eat her own food. She took Chu Liuzheng's portion and fed her.
"Once Sister Moxiang moved out, I was the only one left in our room. It was so cold and lonely, with no one to talk to."
Moxiang jokingly said, "Why don't you move in too, so the three of us can squeeze in together?"
"I would like to, but new people are going to move in soon, and Eunuch Zhou wants me to take care of them."
As Yuzhui spoke, he picked up a piece of noodles with chopsticks, let it cool down to warm, put it in a porcelain spoon, and fed it to Chu Liuzheng.
"Dong Wu came to me yesterday and asked me to plead with Eunuch Zhou to have her transferred to the tea room to serve tea."
Chu Liuzheng swallowed the noodles and blinked, "You agreed?"
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