Chapter 132 His Majesty Orders You to Lead the Qilin to the Battle Immediately
"Imperial Concubine?!" Concubine Song and Concubine Yun were stunned.
Concubine Yun slowly knelt down, but Concubine Song rushed over and beat Xu Miaoyan: "Little whore! Are you worthy?!"
"Ah!" Xu Miaoyan was unexpectedly pushed against the pillar and immediately flew into a rage, "Come here, chop off the hands and feet of Concubine Song and Concubine Yun and turn them into human pigs!"
"Yes!" Several palace maids immediately stepped forward to pull Concubine Song and Concubine Yun.
Zhuang Xiaoyun was so frightened that her legs went limp. Human pig? What kind of horrible punishment was that? She didn't want her hands and feet to be chopped off!
"Help! Help!"
In the imperial garden, the cries for help of Concubine Song and Concubine Yun were heard.
"What happened in Tianshui Pavilion?" Fang Qianxue was walking with the empress dowager in the imperial garden when she heard a noise coming from the waterside pavilion.
An eunuch hurried over and reported, "Her Majesty the Queen Mother, Your Highness, it is... the Imperial Concubine wants to punish Concubine Song and Concubine Yun. I heard that she wants to turn them into human pigs! Concubine Song and Concubine Yun are making a fuss, and Your Majesty has been alarmed."
"Human pig?!" The Queen Mother was so frightened that she staggered and almost fainted, "Which Imperial Concubine?"
"It's Xu Miaoyan," the eunuch replied, "The emperor just named her Imperial Noble Consort this morning."
Fang Qianxue looked towards the water pavilion with a slightly focused gaze.
In the original book, Xu Miaoyan turned Lu Changqing's two concubines into human pigs. Unexpectedly, now that Lu Changqing is in prison, Xu has tried to curry favor with Emperor Ming, and her target are Concubine Song and Concubine Yun.
"Qianxue," Empress Dowager Liu patted the back of Fang Qianxue's hand, "Let's not worry about this matter. That Xu is in favor. Let her be proud for a few days. Sooner or later, the Song family and the Zhuang family will hold this accountable to her."
The old empress dowager had her own plans in mind. She hoped that Emperor Ming would favor the evil concubine and lose the support of the people, so that Xiao Mingzhe could take the throne in the future.
"Mother, turning people into human pigs is too cruel. Let's go and persuade His Majesty." Fang Qianxue said, and pulled Empress Dowager Liu to Tianshui Pavilion.
As soon as I walked into the water pavilion, I saw Concubine Song and Concubine Yun holding onto Emperor Ming's clothes and crying, while Emperor Ming looked impatient.
"You deserve to be put to death for talking back to the Imperial Concubine." The old emperor is now devoted to Xu Miaoyan and is willing to do anything to please her.
"Your Majesty! I didn't mean it. Please forgive me for having served you for so many years!"
"I don't want to be turned into a human pig!" Song Zhuyan and Zhuang Xiaoyun cried until they were hoarse.
"You guys are annoying me so much!" Emperor Ming held his forehead with one hand, "You guys are causing me so much trouble. I'll leave you two to the Imperial Concubine!"
"Your Majesty." Fang Qianxue walked forward and saluted Emperor Ming.
"Princess Beining? Mother, why are you here?" When Emperor Ming saw Fang Qianxue and the Queen Mother, he knew that the punishment of turning people into pigs was too cruel, and he felt guilty.
"I heard the commotion and came to see what was going on."
"How dare these two damned women call the Imperial Concubine a 'whore'!" Emperor Ming angrily said, "I am getting a headache from their noise."
"Your Majesty," Fang Qianxue glanced at Concubine Song and Concubine Yun. The two looked pale with fear, and their makeup was smudged by tears. "Your Majesty should not be bothered by the mistakes made by concubines in the harem, and it is not the turn of the Imperial Concubine to deal with them. The Queen or the Queen Mother should deal with them."
"Fang Qianxue!" Xu Miaoyan frowned and said, "Don't even think about making excuses for these two bitches! Otherwise, I'll turn you into a human pig too!"
Fang Qianxue glanced at her calmly and said, "Royal Consort, please forgive them when you can. General Song and Lord Zhuang are both your Majesty's right-hand men. What do you think you can do by turning their daughters into human pigs?"
Emperor Ming frowned and turned to look at Xu Miaoyan, doubts suddenly arose: "Princess Beining is right. Since Concubine Song and Concubine Yun have already known their mistakes, they should be punished to return to the palace to reflect on their mistakes."
Could this Xu be a pawn of the Yang family? If they really listened to her and killed Concubine Song and Concubine Yun, I'm afraid the government would be in turmoil, and the Yang family would then push the prince to the throne...
"Your Majesty!" Xu Miaoyan stomped her feet in anger.
"I have made up my mind!" Emperor Ming said, and left Xu Miaoyan behind and walked away.
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Dali Temple Prison.
Upon learning that Emperor Ming favored Xu Miaoyan and made her the Imperial Noble Consort, Lu Changqing cried and laughed, like a madman.
"Hahahaha... Your Majesty! I am loyal to you! How dare you..."
"Miao Yan, we agreed to be together forever, so wait for me!"
He was wearing prison uniform, his hair was messy, he had lost a lot of weight, his handsome face had become gaunt, and he no longer had the charm he once had.
"Lord Lu, I am here to tell you this news today. Please take good care of yourself!" Prime Minister Yang sighed, "We can only accept the order of His Majesty."
"Your Majesty, how do you plan to deal with me?" Lu Changqing asked.
"I don't know about that." Prime Minister Yang said, "Prince Yong's case was mainly your brother's fault, and it has nothing to do with you. In my opinion, His Majesty will not kill you, but he will not use you again either."
Lu Changqing lowered his head and remained silent for a long time.
Is this the end of his life? What happened to his promised path to becoming the Prime Minister?
"Sir Lu, if you still have any bargaining chips in your hand, please take them out quickly. If you can help the Tenth Prince ascend the throne, I will naturally not treat you unfairly in the future." Yang Shijun leaned against the fence, folded his arms, and looked at Lu Changqing coldly.
I always feel that this person can still be reused.
"Yes!" Lu Changqing suddenly clenched his fists, a sneer flashed in his eyes, "I have another trump card. Please, Prime Minister, prepare some writing materials for me. I will write a letter to His Majesty immediately. After he reads the letter, he will let me go!"
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"Your Majesty!"
Xiao Mingzhe was playing with his two children and Qilin in Qilin Residence when a guard and a eunuch suddenly hurried in.
"What's the matter?" The man put Fang Qingyuan down from his arms, glanced at the eunuch, and suddenly had a bad feeling.
This is Changji, the eunuch who is responsible for conveying the emperor's orders. It may not be a good thing for him to come at this time.
"Prince Beining, the rebel army of the Huoluo Kingdom in the Western Regions is invading the northern border. His Majesty orders you to lead Qilin to fight immediately!" The eunuch handed over a bright yellow imperial edict with both hands.
Xiao Mingzhe frowned, raised his hand to take the imperial edict, opened it and glanced at it, and said, "Go to war immediately?"
Normally, one has to prepare for an expedition for at least three days, and then select the soldiers before leading the army to the battle. This imperial edict was strange.
"Exactly," Changji forced out an awkward smile, "The war in the north is urgent, and the emperor said he can't wait. Your Highness, please?"
Xiao Mingzhe glanced at the lantern-eye next to him and asked, "Do you want to bring it along?"
"That's right," Changji said, "His Majesty said that if you invite Your Majesty to lead the auspicious Qilin beast to the battle, we will surely win the battle!"
"Father, are you leaving?" Fang Qingyao and Fang Qingyao held his sleeves, reluctant to let him go.
Xiao Mingzhe was silent for a moment: "There is a war in the Western Regions, and my father has to leave. You stay with my mother and wait for me to come back."
After that, he asked the eunuch again: "Can you wait for me and the princess to say goodbye?"
"If you want to say goodbye, please hurry up," Changji flicked his whisk, a trace of cold murderous intent flashed in his eyes, "His Majesty sent us to supervise the army, and only gave us half an hour to pack our bags and dry food."
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