Tu Qingyu: "So, An Shanggong feels guilty towards Zhao Xiuyi's uncle, and that's why he helps her?"
Dabao: "That's the reason, but I think Zhao Xiuyi underestimates human nature."
Tu Qingyu: "She really underestimated human nature."
So far, she has not seen many humans who ignore their own fate and consider others first.
In the hearts of most people, themselves are always the most important.
Given the methods used by the Dark Guard Camp, she didn't believe that Shang Gong was such a selfless person.
Sure enough, the next afternoon, the Secret Guard Battalion received a new confession.
When the guards broke into Changding Palace to arrest someone, Zhao Xiuyi had just finished applying nail polish on one hand.
She was arrested before she could even remove the cloth wrapped around her fingers on her only hand.
"What are you doing! Let me go!" She struggled, her clothes in disarray.
The palace maids were also very anxious, "Yeah, what's wrong with you? Let go of Empress Xiuyi!"
Unfortunately, the palace maid was also captured very quickly.
At this time, Guangbing walked in and said, "The emperor has ordered that Empress Xiuyi go to the Juchang to meet him."
When Zhao Xiuyi heard the word "Juchang", her whole body trembled, and she felt an inexplicable chill running from her feet to her head.
"Announce, announce it, then announce it. How dare you allow these guards to be disrespectful to me?"
Guangbing glanced at her sideways and said, "This is the emperor's intention. If your majesty is dissatisfied, you can report it to His Majesty after you see him."
It was a spacious playing field, and the entire palace was present.
When Zhao Xiuyi saw Si Chao and Tu Qingyu sitting there in a high-handed manner, and An Shanggong and his companions lying in front of them, looking unrecognizable as human beings, she knew that things were not going well.
The guards forced her to kneel down, but before she could say anything, another group of people came up, carrying Concubine Wang, Concubine Qian, Wei Baolin and others.
She then looked at Si Chao, "Your Majesty, what do you mean? I don't understand."
"You'll understand." Si Chao clapped her hands, and immediately someone placed Shu brocade and porcelain soaked in medicine in front of her.
There are also several confessions from An Shanggong and others.
"Look, don't say I wronged you."
She didn't dare touch the things soaked in medicine, but just picked up the confession with trembling hands and looked at it.
The more he looked, the more shock appeared in his eyes.
Yu An Shanggong was shocked to find that he not only confessed this incident, but also the previous incidents of Le Jieyu's child, Lu Baolin's downfall, Zhang Cainu's drowning, and so on.
There are two royal heirs and several lives in total.
"An Shanggong..." She looked at An Shanggong and gritted her teeth, "Why are you accusing me like this?"
An Shanggong's eyes were dull, but when he heard her voice, he looked back at her, his eyes full of apology and regret.
Guangbing continued to have people put things in front of her.
"Your Majesty, these are the correspondences you've exchanged with An Shanggong over the years, as well as the supplies that the Shanggong Bureau has provided to Changding Palace over the years, which are above and beyond your allotment."
The implication is that there is no false accusation.
"Your Majesty, I am wronged. How can you conclude that I did it based on just a few pieces of paper? Letters can be forged, Your Majesty."
"Letters can be forged, but handwriting cannot be faked." Si Chao slowly picked up his tea and took a sip. "I've had the best engraver compare this handwriting, and it's absolutely not forged."
“Your Majesty…”
"alright."
She was about to argue, but was interrupted by Si Chao, "Whether I have wronged you or not, I will tell you, and so will the people of the world."
"Do you think that I, a daughter of the Zhao family, would even show some respect to the Zhao family? For the heinous crime of murdering the imperial heir, punishable by the death of nine generations of the clan, I have shown mercy by only punishing you."
Zhao family?
The Zhao family might be trembling with fear as to how to appease his anger.
He put down the teacup in his hand. "Zhao Xiuyi plotted to murder the heir to the throne and killed the imperial concubines. I will depose Xiuyi and demote her to a commoner. I will drag her away and beat her to death."
When he said this, his tone was very calm, and there was not even any obvious anger in his eyes.
But that's what makes it even more terrifying.
Everyone in the palace was so frightened that their hearts were in their throats. No one dared to look up, and no one dared to speak.
"ah--!"
The first person to cry out was not Zhao Xiuyi, but Concubine Wang who was kneeling beside her.
After she screamed, she could no longer kneel and lay there trembling.
"Your Majesty, please spare my life... Your Majesty, please spare my life... I have done nothing..." Concubine Wang kowtowed, hoping that Si Chao would show mercy.
This light sentence of beating to death really scared her.
Zhao Xiuyi is a daughter of the Zhao family. Her father is an important official in the court and her family background is prominent.
Even she was beaten to death. What good would happen to me if it were my turn?
Si Chao ignored her for the time being, but waved his hand and had someone gag Zhao Xiuyi and drag her away.
Soon, the only sound left in the huge arena was the sound of the board hitting flesh.
In just a quarter of an hour, the executioner came back to report, "Your Majesty, the commoner Zhao has died."
When Concubine Wang heard this, she collapsed on the spot.
Si Chao looked at her and spoke again, "Wang Jieyu followed Zhao and acted as an accomplice to the evil. She is to be demoted to a lowly slave and sent to the imperial palace."
"Miss Qian and Wei Baolin will be punished together."
I don’t know if it’s because Zhao Xiuyi was so cruel, but Concubine Wang actually felt that such punishment was acceptable.
After everyone was taken away, Si Chao looked at the concubines, palace maids, and eunuchs standing below.
There was no excessive emotion in his eyes. "I have no other requirements. You just need to do your job and do your part well. I will not punish you arbitrarily."
"Yes, I will follow your Majesty's instructions."
After finishing his work, he turned around and looked at Tu Qingyu, "Are you tired? Let's go back to the palace and rest?"
His expression and tone were completely different from when he was punishing someone just now.
Those palace ladies and food ladies once again witnessed the great favor of Empress Zhaoyi.
Tu Qingyu yawned and said, "I am indeed a little sleepy. Let's go back and have something to eat and take a nap."
"Would you like me to hold you?"
"Why hold me? I can walk by myself." She glanced at him, stood up and walked ahead.
Si Chao followed her consciously and protected her waist.
"Farewell to the Emperor, farewell to the Empress!"
After dealing with this matter, the palace fell completely silent.
Except in the palace of Concubine De and Tu Qingyu, there was no laughter anywhere else for a long time.
This atmosphere even continued into the later part of the year.
At this time, Tu Qingyu was more than five months pregnant. A family banquet was held in the palace, and the few brothers of Si Chao who were still alive were also invited.
At the palace banquet, the fourteen-year-old Prince Li stood up and said, "I've long heard that Concubine Zhaoyi is the most favored of the six palaces and has a magnificent demeanor. Now that I see you, my sister-in-law is truly stunning."
Absolutely beautiful. It is not a good thing to hear such words coming from the mouth of a prince.
Si Chao looked at him expressionlessly. He continued, "I am almost at the age of marriage. If I could marry such a beautiful wife, I would have no regrets in my life."
"I heard that my sister-in-law has a younger sister of the same age as me?"
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