Chapter 1576 Punishment
An hour later, it was completely dark.
But in the Gu family's house, the lights were bright.
Everyone stayed in the lobby. Gu Tingqiu sat in the chair directly above, holding the letter given to him by his daughter and instructed by the imperial concubine in one hand, and holding the armrest of the chair tightly with the other hand.
The nails are all white from being scratched.
And in front of him, in the center of the lobby, stood Si Muzhen.
She was still wrapped in the cloak that was brought back from the palace. Although this time she was not wrapped in a quilt like before, she was wearing clothes underneath. However, this cloak was like her loincloth.
She held on tightly.
The people around her looked at her with confusion, uneasiness, and even resentment. All these emotions were like swords and knives, cutting into her body.
Only the thin wind cloak seemed to be able to help her resist a little.
At this time, Gu Tingqiu finished reading the letter in his hand.
His hand tightened, and he crumpled the letter into a ball and slammed it on the table.
"Asshole!"
The sound seemed to shake the entire hall. The cups on the table fell to the ground and shattered, and everyone stood up.
"Father?"
"uncle?"
Although everyone knew something was wrong as soon as they saw the situation, they didn't know what it was. The usually calm and cautious Gu Tingqiu was furious. He was so angry that his beard was shaking. He looked up at Si Muzhen and said through gritted teeth, "Kneel down!"
This time, Si Muzhen did not resist.
She is the youngest daughter of the Si family. She has never seen her father since she was a child and grew up under the doting of her mother. This uncle is like a father to her.
She bit her lower lip and slowly knelt in front of Gu Tingqiu.
Gu Tingqiu said: "You did a good job!"
Si Muzhen buried her head very low.
Si Muyun, who was standing by, frowned. He was also a little worried about his sister, so he asked hurriedly, "Uncle, what happened to Mu Zhen?"
Gu Yiyou and Tong Sinian also asked, "What mistake did Mu Zhen make?"
"Uncle, don't be too angry."
"Yeah, be careful not to get too angry."
Gu Tingqiu asked, "Making a mistake? Is this a mistake?"
As he spoke, his fingers were shaking as he pointed at Si Muzhen: "What did you do? Tell everyone yourself!"
Everyone then looked at her.
Si Muyun hurriedly said: "Muzhen, what on earth did you do?"
Si Muzhen gritted her teeth and simply took off her wind cloak. Everyone was shocked to see that she was wearing a coarse cloth dress.
Why would she change into such clothes when she went to the palace?
Where are her own clothes?
Gu Yiyou asked hurriedly: "What's going on?"
Si Muzhen's neck stiffened, and she said, "I, I wanted to sleep with the emperor, but it didn't work out!"
"What?!"
When everyone heard this, they couldn't believe their ears.
Si Muyun's face turned pale: "You——"
Gu Tingqiu was so angry that his face turned ashen and he could hardly breathe. Gu Qiqing, who was standing beside him, hurried over to his side, carefully rubbed his back to soothe his breath, and said softly, "Father, don't be angry."
"I'm not angry, how can I not be angry?"
Gu Tingqiu said, "You—you, as the third daughter of the Si family, a lady from a prestigious family, should be careful with your words and actions, and should know that one wrong step could lead to eternal damnation. And you, you actually did such a thing!"
Simuyun also said: "Little sister, you are going too far!"
"What's wrong with me?!"
After being scolded like this repeatedly one day, Simuzhen became angry: "Si Nanyan can do it, why can't I? If I succeed today, I will be the emperor's concubine. Will you treat me the same way as you treat her? I just failed!"
"You still dare to be so stubborn?!"
Gu Tingqiu said angrily: "You sleep with the emperor? You want to be the emperor's concubine? Why? Because you are stupid, or because you——"
As a famous scholar, no matter how angry he was, he could not utter that word. He just pounded the table with his fist.
Si Muzhen gritted her teeth and lowered her head.
Gu Tingqiu was so angry that he kept shaking his head, tears almost in his eyes, and sighed: "I told my sister a long time ago that you can't let you do whatever you want, but she didn't listen."
“…”
"The Si family was originally a prominent family, and the brothers were unparalleled talents in the country, but who would have thought that they would raise a pair of sisters like you!"
Simuyun, who was standing by, frowned as he listened.
At this time, his mother Gu Tingchun had already stayed in her hometown in Henan. These days, she was still sad about her eldest daughter's affairs, and even felt that the punishment given by the imperial concubine was too severe. However, she did not expect that just one year later, her younger sister would cause such a scandal again.
He let out a long sigh.
Then he asked, "Uncle, how is the Imperial Concubine going to punish me?"
"punish?"
At this point, Gu Tingqiu sneered, "If we want to punish him, how can our family still have a peaceful life?"
Everyone was shocked.
"how?"
"Could it be—"
Gu Tingqiu said, "This matter was handled by the Emperor. He spared our family this little bit of face and did not publicly punish her. He simply handed her over to the Empress."
“…”
"And your Majesty, your Majesty has no intention of punishing her."
“…”
"The Queen said that Mu Yun still holds an official position, and the brothers of the Gu and Tong families also have unrealized ambitions. They are even more worried that if something gets out of hand, what will happen to Qi Qing in the future—"
Having said that, he looked at his daughter deeply and said, "Qi Qing's future will be greatly affected."
Gu Qiqing immediately lowered his head.
Indeed, if a girl in the family caused such a scandal, especially in a big family like theirs, I am afraid that other families will treat his family as a joke. I am even more worried that his daughter's upbringing and marriage will be affected.
"So, your Majesty will not punish me severely for this matter."
Hearing this, Si Muzhen's eyes suddenly lit up.
No severe punishment?
Then wouldn't I just—
However, just as she raised her head, Gu Tingqiu said again: "But, we can't let you do anything wrong again, otherwise, all of our families will be implicated by you."
Simuyun said: "Then Muzhen——"
Gu Tingqiu said, "The Empress said that she should announce to the public that she has been suffering from a series of calamities and illnesses these days. She should have given up her life and become a nun to get rid of the disasters. However, as a noble concubine, she has to serve the Emperor and cannot become a nun herself. Therefore, she asked Mu Zhen to be her substitute and go to the temple to become a nun!"
Upon hearing this, Si Muzhen was stunned.
"What? She wants me to become a monk?"
"good!"
Gu Tingqiu said, "Only in this way can you keep yourself in check and stop bringing disaster to your family and our families. From today on, you must reflect on your mistakes and never leave the Gu Mansion again. I will find a temple for you and send you there on an auspicious day!"
"I don't want it!"
Si Muzhen burst into tears out of fear, saying, "How could she let me become a nun? That vicious woman is simply seeking revenge on me! I don't want it, I don't want it!"
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