Chapter 857: Banish Concubine Ning to the cold palace!
When everyone heard her words, some immediately nodded in agreement, while others looked on with disdain and watched coldly.
Xu Miaoyin raised the corner of her mouth slightly and said, "Yes, you can know a person's face but not his heart."
“…”
"From now on, when I judge someone, I won't just look at what they say, I'll have to look at what they do."
Wu Wan's heart trembled again when she looked at her with deep meaning. She felt inexplicably guilty and lowered her head.
At this moment, Xiao Shunzi walked in from outside.
"This servant pays homage to Her Majesty the Queen."
"You're here."
Xu Miaoyin raised her head and looked at him: "What are your instructions, Your Majesty?"
Xiao Shunzi bowed to the surrounding concubines and then said to Xu Miaoyin, "Empress, the Emperor has personally interrogated Concubine Ning in the Imperial Study. He has sent Concubine Ning over here to hear the Empress's decision."
When everyone heard this, they were shocked again.
This matter was actually sent back to the harem for the queen to deal with?
It was originally thought that since this matter involved framing the prince, the emperor would hand it over to the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple for trial and legal punishment. After all, Zhu Chengxuan was immediately thrown into jail after the anti-government poem was discovered.
However, now that the case has been solved, Xu Miaoyin is asked to deal with Concubine Ning.
It's a bit unbelievable.
Xu Miaoyin raised her eyebrows slightly, and a shrewd light suddenly flashed in her eyes, which were bloodshot due to fatigue.
She said, "Bring it in."
"yes."
Xiao Shunzi waved his hand outside, and immediately, two maids brought Qin Ruolan in.
When everyone saw her, they had a very strange feeling.
Although everyone knows that the emperor's favorite in the palace is the imperial concubine, the woman that everyone in the harem is most jealous of is Qin Ruolan.
I was jealous of her unparalleled beauty and her always aloof and cool temperament.
I originally thought that after what happened last night, she should at least be a little embarrassed.
Now it seems that her eyes are full of red bloodshot, with a faint dark blue in the corners of her eyes, her lips are pale, and her face is not made up, as plain as a piece of white paper.
Indeed, it was embarrassing.
However, when she walked to the center of Yonghe Palace and faced everyone's scrutiny, her gaze became cold and even distant.
It seemed as if the scrutiny of these people was worthless to her.
When Wu Wan saw her like this, she couldn't help but grit her teeth.
She immediately said, "Concubine Ning, you are so vicious and cruel. For your own selfish reasons, you even went so far as to frame His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei. What crime should you be punished for?!"
Qin Ruolan gave her a cold look.
Then, she turned to Xu Miaoyin and said, "Empress, did the Emperor give you the power to punish me, and you gave it to Concubine Kang?"
“…”
"Otherwise, how could she dare to overstep her bounds?"
Upon hearing this, Wu Wan was stunned.
Gao Yurong, who was standing beside her, immediately reached out and gently tugged at her sleeve. Seeing Xu Miaoyin's cold gaze, Wu Wan hurriedly stood up and said, "Empress, please don't listen to her instigation. I, I am simply heartbroken for the suffering of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei and the Empress these days, so I can't help myself."
“…”
Xu Miaoyin glanced at her indifferently.
Then she said, "Since Concubine Kang loves me so much, how can I bear to blame you?"
Only then did Wu Wan breathe a sigh of relief.
Next, he naturally didn't dare to speak easily, but just cast a resentful look at Qin Ruolan who was standing in the center of Yonghe Palace, wishing he could use his eyes to poke two holes in her body.
Xu Miaoyin then looked at Qin Ruolan: "Concubine Ning, do you admit your guilt?"
Qin Ruolan slowly knelt on the ground and said calmly and indifferently: "I know that I have committed a grave sin. I have nothing to say. Please punish me, Queen."
“…”
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone felt speechless.
Indeed, although the incident was so serious, she admitted her guilt so readily that it really left people speechless.
It seems like he is kneeling there, beating and killing at will.
Xu Miaoyin said, "In that case, I won't waste any more time talking to you."
“…”
"This time, your actions in the harem have completely destroyed your moral character. You are no longer worthy of being the Emperor's concubine!"
Qin Ruolan was originally kneeling calmly in the center, like an ice sculpture.
However, when she heard the last sentence, she still trembled slightly.
It's like ice melting under the scorching sun.
Xu Miaoyin said, "Come here, depose Qin Ruolan's title of 'Consort Ning', strip her of her clothes, and banish her to the cold palace."
"yes!"
The two maids who were originally standing at the back immediately stepped forward.
Qin Ruolan said, "Slow down."
Everyone looked at her immediately.
Xu Miaoyin asked, "Do you have any grievances?"
Qin Ruolan said calmly: "I'll take off my clothes myself."
After saying that, she slowly stood up, unbuttoned her clothes one by one, and slowly took off the gorgeous dress that belonged to Concubine Ning. The clothes fell to the ground. In an instant, it seemed as if it had lost its life, leaving only lifeless gold and silver threads on the ground.
Qin Ruolan looked up at Xu Miaoyin and said, "Thank you, Queen."
After saying that, he turned and walked out.
Two maids immediately followed and escorted her to the cold palace.
In Yonghe Palace, everyone fell silent, staring at the gorgeous dress on the ground, but no one spoke.
Everyone originally came over to watch the "fun" and to see what would happen to Concubine Ning, but suddenly, the matter was resolved just like that, and everyone seemed a little bit in disbelief.
Is this matter really over?
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In Chengqian Palace.
The candlesticks in the room flickered slightly, and several young eunuchs came in and covered the last candle that was about to burn out.
The sunlight outside shines into this somewhat lonely and deserted palace.
Zhu Chengxuan, lying on the bed, had pale lips and a face almost as white as the wall, but the center of his cheek had a sickly red tint due to the high fever.
Even the breath he exhaled was scorching hot.
Zhu Feng looked down at him, silent.
After "interrogating" Qin Ruolan in the imperial study, he came here to look at his son who had suffered so much.
Just then, footsteps were heard behind me.
The footsteps were light, but he heard them immediately.
I could even tell that it was Si Nanyan's footsteps.
The footsteps stopped a short distance behind him, and then he heard her hoarse voice say, "Your Majesty."
“…”
Zhu Feng slowly turned around and looked at her.
"You're here."
"yes."
"I heard that you were busy all night and didn't sleep a wink."
“…”
"Why don't you rest?"
"Because the case has not been completely settled yet."
"Oh? Is there anything else you haven't figured out?"
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