Chapter 586: Did Your Majesty have preparations in advance?
Xu Miaoyin said, "Noble Concubine."
Nan Yan was originally looking at them calmly, but when she heard the Queen calling her, she immediately raised her head and said, "What are your instructions, Queen?"
Xu Miaoyin said, "She is your sister. Do you have any opinion on how to deal with her?"
Nan Yan hurriedly said, "The Empress is the master of the six palaces. It is naturally the Empress who has the final say on how to deal with it."
"The Emperor has appointed you as a noble concubine and also given you the power to assist in managing the six palaces."
“…”
"I want to hear your opinion on this matter."
"This..." Nan Yan thought for a moment, then looked at Simulan who was kneeling on the ground, and said, "This is the first time I've encountered such an unfaithful and unfilial person. I don't know how to deal with him. Why not just follow the old rules?"
"Old custom."
Xu Miaoyin thought for a moment, then turned and asked, "Little Gatekeeper, if such acts of disloyalty and unfilial piety occur in the prefectures and counties, how do they punish the criminals?"
The young eunuch stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, as far as I know, in every county, if such a person appears, they are whipped and paraded through the streets. In serious cases, they are skinned and stuffed with straw, and their bones are ground and scattered into ashes."
Upon hearing this, Simulan was scared half to death.
She walked up to Nan Yan on her knees, hugged her legs and cried bitterly, "Nan Yan—Oh no, Noble Concubine, please forgive me, I will never dare to do it again, never again!"
“…”
"Please don't kill me."
“…”
"I, a humble woman, know that I was wrong. I will never do it again!"
As she spoke, she kowtowed repeatedly, and the sound of her kowtows made the whole room seem to shake. After a while, the skin on her forehead was broken and blood flowed down.
Nan Yan looked at her indifferently as she cried.
She is actually very soft-hearted.
When you see someone suffering, you feel heartbroken; when you see someone suffering, you feel compassion.
But, not someone like Simulan.
She had been bullied by her more than once or twice since she was a child. She still remembered that once when she was a child, it was freezing cold and she pushed her into the pool, stepped on her back, and laughed heartily.
At that time, she had no sympathy for herself at all.
So, now seeing her like this, she didn't feel pity at all.
If their conspiracy in Fengtian Hall had succeeded yesterday, they would be the ones suffering now.
I am the one who will be reduced to ashes.
Not necessarily.
Zhu Feng, he will protect himself.
Thinking of this, a warm feeling flowed through her heart again. When she looked down at Si Mulan again, her face was calm and she said calmly: "Empress, I think it is better not to use such tortures as skinning, stuffing straw, grinding bones and scattering ashes."
“…”
"Your Majesty governs the country with benevolence and virtue. Now that he is implementing new policies, he naturally needs to appease the people. Harsh punishments and harsh laws are not conducive to your governance."
Xu Miaoyin looked at her and nodded slightly.
"But," Nan Yan changed the subject, "we must also punish them slightly and warn them sternly, lest some people become reckless and disrespect their superiors."
Simulan looked at her with wide eyes in horror.
Nan Yan turned to look at Xu Miaoyin and said, "In my opinion, why not change the flogging to caning and skip the parade? Let her do hard labor for six months to cultivate her character and avoid making mistakes in the future."
Xu Miaoyin nodded: "That makes sense."
After he finished speaking, he raised his head and ordered, "Come here, drag Si Mulan away and give her forty lashes of the cane. Then take her to the laundry department and hand her over to the manager for disposal."
"yes."
Several young eunuchs immediately came in and dragged out Simulan, who had collapsed on the ground.
After a while, a shrill scream seemed to be heard from afar.
Nan Yan listened without blinking.
Forty strokes of the cane is not a light punishment. I'm afraid Si Mulan will be half dead after this beating.
However, being able to survive is also considered as giving the Si family some face.
No matter where he was adopted from, no matter whether he was a member of the Si family or not, or even no matter how they treated him in the past.
After all, they raised us.
Just as he was thinking about it, the eunuch Xiao Shunzi ran in.
"This servant pays homage to Her Majesty the Queen and Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine."
Xu Miaoyin asked, "What's the matter?"
Xiao Shunzi said, "The Si family is outside the palace gate and wants to see the Imperial Concubine."
“…”
"The Emperor has already approved it, we are just waiting for the Imperial Concubine—"
Nan Yan thought for a moment, then stood up and said calmly, "Your Majesty, since the matter has been dealt with, I will not disturb your peace. I also want to see my family."
Xu Miaoyin smiled and said, "It would be nice to go and meet him."
After saying that, he waved his hand, Nan Yan kowtowed, then turned and left Yonghe Palace.
After a while, Wu Wan also walked out of Yonghe Palace. She looked at Si Nanyan disappearing under the red wall in front of her, her teeth chattering.
Gao Yurong walked up to her and said softly, "My Lady..."
"I won't let her have an easy time."
“…”
"Does she think that being crowned a noble concubine will guarantee her the Emperor's favor? Humph!"
“…”
Upon hearing this, Gao Yurong looked at Wu Wan in surprise. Seeing her gloomy eyes, she whispered, "Could it be that Your Majesty has made preparations in advance?"
Wu Wan laughed grimly.
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Nan Yan returned to Yiku Palace.
As soon as she walked in and sat down, Xiao Shunzi came in with Gu Tingchun and others, and the three of them hurriedly knelt at her feet.
"This humble servant pays homage to the Imperial Concubine."
"Stand up."
"Thank you, Madam."
"Please take a seat."
The three of them sat down carefully.
Nan Yan smiled and said, "Mother."
Gu Tingchun suddenly stood up from his chair.
Nan Yan smiled and said, "Don't panic, mother."
“…”
"I just want to tell you, mother, that my sister was punished with forty strokes of the cane by the Empress for her unfilial behavior and was sent to work in the laundry department, so that she can reflect on her mistakes."
“…”
"Mother, you won't blame me, right?"
Upon hearing the news, Gu Tingchun felt a little bit reluctant, but he didn't dare to say anything.
Gu Tingqiu, sitting nearby, said softly, "This girl was disrespectful to her elders and disrupted the Imperial Concubine's enthronement ceremony. Your Majesty has shown mercy by sparing her life."
Nan Yan turned and looked at him.
Gu Tingqiu is the calmest and most steady among the three.
Nan Yan could also see some rare clarity and wisdom in those eyes.
If I remember correctly, he was the first person to kneel down and pay homage to the imperial concubine in front of the Fengtian Hall. Because he took the lead, all the ministers, including the ladies from both inside and outside the court who were watching the ceremony, and envoys from various countries, began to kowtow to the imperial concubine.
He is on his side.
Nan Yan smiled and said, "Uncle, you must have had a hard time on your journey back to Jinling this time."
Gu Tingqiu said: "The conferment of the title upon the Empress is a great event, I dare not complain."
Nan Yan nodded.
Then he said, "Now I want to know, what else do you know about that letter?"
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