Smart people understood that a scandal had occurred in the palace.
Zhou's legs went weak and she fell to her knees.
It's over. My husband has cheated on His Majesty, and the entire Gao family is finished.
Gao Cheng'an, the sober Imperial College chief academician, was so frightened when he saw Emperor Jianchang making a big fuss that his legs trembled and an unpleasant smell spread.
The white panties underneath were wet with light yellow liquid.
"Your Majesty, please spare my life. Someone drugged me and deliberately framed me."
When Concubine Yu saw Emperor Jianchang, she cried with a look of grievance on her face, and screamed for His Majesty to investigate thoroughly, saying that she was also framed.
Emperor Jianchang ignored their pleas for mercy and waved his hand to cover their mouths, then dragged them both away.
Not long after, a royal guard came to report.
"Your Majesty, according to your orders, Gao Cheng'an, who caused chaos in the palace, has been torn into pieces by five horses."
The numb Emperor Jianchang closed his eyes and waved his hand, asking the imperial guards to leave.
Queen Gu personally supervised the bringing of Concubine Yu into the harem, and quickly ordered several eunuchs to bring poisoned wine and pour it into Concubine Yu's mouth regardless of her desperate struggles.
After the people died, Empress Gu came back in person to report to Emperor Jianchang.
"I have failed to manage the harem properly and have caused chaos. Your Majesty, please punish me!"
Queen Gu did not expect such a disgusting thing to happen. She resisted the urge to vomit and bowed.
"The Queen is incompetent in managing the harem. She will be fined three months' salary and required to copy the palace rules one hundred times."
"I obey your orders."
Queen Gu accepted the punishment order seriously.
Seeing that the emperor, despite being cuckolded, still calmly and frighteningly dealt with some of the people involved, Zhou had collapsed on the ground and was about to faint.
"The rest of the Gao family will all be demoted to commoners, and will not be allowed to take the imperial examinations for the next two generations."
Upon hearing the punishment Emperor Jianchang had imposed on her family, Zhou breathed a sigh of relief and barely managed to avoid fainting.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your mercy. I, your humble servant, thank you for your grace!"
Your Majesty is a wise ruler. He spared the lives of their entire family. Zhou knelt on the ground in complete conviction.
If this happened to any other king, not only would she and her children be killed, but their property would also be confiscated and their entire family would be exterminated, bringing disaster to several generations.
After dealing with these matters, Emperor Jianchang was shrouded in the shadow of decisiveness and killing.
At this moment, a Xiaoyu Guard came running over anxiously to report, "Your Majesty, we have received news that Wu Hanmo, the eldest son of the Weiyuan General's Mansion, was ambushed on his way back to the capital from the border and his whereabouts are unknown."
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