Chapter 2120 Never let her off easily!
"Look at this—"
Nan Yan took it and glanced at it, frowning slightly as she whispered, "The Councillor of the Ministry of Public Administration reported his superior, Right Minister of Public Administration Zhao Guangming, for corruption?"
"Um."
"this--"
Nan Yan originally thought that since he asked her to come and see, the matter must be somewhat related to herself or the harem. But what does the corruption of an official have to do with herself and the harem?
She looked up at Zhu Feng and said, "The Emperor can handle this matter."
After all, Zhu Feng never shows mercy to corrupt officials.
But Zhu Feng shook his head and said, "We can't deal with him now. He has an important matter on his hands, and he has been supervising it all the time. I want to wait until he finishes the matter before we can deal with it."
"oh."
Nan Yan didn't ask any more questions, but just said, "That's..."
Zhu Feng said: "Look at this again."
After saying that, he took out the document he had been looking at. Nan Yan took a look and saw that it was a list.
Looking more closely, it turned out to be the list of concubines selected to enter the palace this time.
Zhu Feng pointed at a name——
"Zhao, Nan, Feng?"
When Nan Yan saw the name, she immediately understood: "Is she related to Zhao Guangming?"
"It's his sister."
"oh……"
Nan Yan understood.
Zhao Guangming's sister was chosen to enter the palace and become a concubine. However, her brother would have to be dealt with soon. If she stayed in the palace, she would have to be dealt with again when the time came, which would inevitably cause trouble.
It will definitely not work if we don’t deal with it.
It is against the rules to keep a sinner's sister in the harem.
Nan Yan said, "The Emperor doesn't want her to stay in the palace, but he's also worried that if he handles the matter publicly, it will alert Zhao Guangming and he might find out."
“…”
"So I want to hand this matter over to the harem."
Zhu Feng nodded and said, "That's it."
Nan Yan said, "I understand."
No wonder he asked about the Queen's situation. It seemed that he wanted the Queen to handle it, but the Emperor couldn't get up yet, so it was time for him, the Imperial Concubine who had the power to assist in managing the six palaces, to step in.
Nan Yan smiled and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I promise to handle this matter properly."
Zhu Feng looked at her: "Really? Don't be soft-hearted when the time comes."
"Well--"
"I might as well tell you that after someone reported Zhao Guangming for corruption, I had someone investigate. Not only did we find evidence of his corruption, but we also found that he had tampered with my sister's selection."
"how?"
"This Zhao Nanfeng was originally betrothed since childhood, but the siblings forcibly broke off the engagement and even threatened the family, forcing him to move back to his hometown, unable to stay in the capital."
"Is there such a thing?"
Zhu Feng sneered, "What I despise most is people who despise the poor and love the rich. Moreover, they deceive me, which is even more despicable!"
After hearing this, Nan Yan rolled up her sleeves.
"Your Majesty, rest assured. I will never let her off easily!"
Seeing her like this, Zhu Feng couldn't help laughing.
He tapped her head with his chin.
"I asked you to deal with her, not to fight her to death. You are pregnant with my son, so be careful!"
Such an intimate action softened Nan Yan's heart.
She raised her head and looked at Zhu Feng eagerly: "Your Majesty, are you not angry with me anymore?"
Zhu Feng said, "I don't want to bother with a little girl like you."
“…”
"It's just that matter. I still need to think about it, so don't say anything more."
“…”
Nan Yan knew that this was Zhu Feng's biggest concession and most gentle compromise in this matter.
He didn't say much, just nodded obediently.
"I understand."
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Two days later, it was the day when the newly selected ladies-in-waiting would pay their respects to the concubines in the palace.
Early in the morning, Dongyuan became bustling.
All the concubines got up early, rushed to wash their faces with hot water, picked out their bright clothes and started to dress up.
On that day, the concubines whose conversation Xue Yun heard happened to live in the same room.
Everyone was busy, but the arrogant and bright-looking woman named Yao Ying sat in front of the mirror leisurely, with just a slight frown on her eyebrows, looking at the people around her who were in a hurry, with a disdainful smile on the corner of her mouth.
The youngest, Ling Shansi, asked softly, "Sister Ying, aren't you going to change your clothes?"
Yao Ying asked, "What's the rush?"
She was older than everyone else and more familiar with palace affairs, so during the days she had been in the palace, everyone followed her lead. Seeing her like this, everyone gathered around and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Today I have to kowtow to the Queen and all the ladies."
"If you don't change your clothes, it will be too late."
Yao Ying asked, "What do you know?"
Just as he was saying this, a young eunuch came running in from outside and asked at the door, "Where is Consort Yao?"
When Yao Ying heard this, she hurried forward. The young eunuch said a few words to her and then turned and left. Yao Ying then came back triumphantly, opened her bag in front of everyone, and took out a piece of clothing.
It was a goose yellow dress embroidered with chrysanthemum patterns.
The dress was considered to be exquisitely made, but the color was pale and not outstanding, which puzzled everyone.
Someone asked, "Sister Ying, what's your intention in choosing this dress?"
"Yeah, we don't understand."
"Sister Ying, shouldn't we all wear yellow clothes embroidered with chrysanthemums?"
Yao Ying sneered and said, "You don't have to wear clothes like this, but today, you'd better not wear red clothes embroidered with pomegranate flowers."
"Why?"
"Because today, the Imperial Concubine is wearing clothes like that."
"ah?"
Everyone was stunned, and someone immediately reacted: "I understand. We can't wear the same colors and patterns as the Imperial Concubine. Otherwise, the Imperial Concubine will think we are deliberately bumping into her, and we will definitely suffer!"
Yao Ying smiled and said, "This child is teachable."
Everyone finally understood that Yao Ying had bribed the eunuchs in the harem to help find out what color and pattern of clothes the imperial concubine was wearing, and they had just come to deliver the message.
Everyone thanked him and hurried back to change their clothes.
Just then, a graceful figure walked in from outside. She was wearing a pink dress with pomegranate flowers embroidered on the hem.
When everyone saw it, they were stunned.
Seeing this, Ling Shansi said softly: "Sister Zhao, your clothes——"
"What's wrong?"
The woman in the pomegranate-colored dress sneered, "I've never seen such bright clothes before."
“…”
"That's right. You're from a small place. What good things have you seen?"
Ling Shansi originally wanted to remind her, but she didn't expect the other party to keep interrupting her. Such ridicule made her face turn red immediately.
"You, I—"
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