"Your Majesty, please, for my sake, spare this child a chance to live. Drunken words should not be taken seriously."
Emperor Mian retorted mercilessly, "I only spared his life for the Empress Dowager's sake. Otherwise, based on what he said, I would have chopped him into pieces and fed him to the dogs!"
"Your Majesty, Yunxuan is young and ignorant after all. Giving him a lesson to help him learn his lesson is good, but this punishment is far too harsh."
"Is the Queen Mother determined to protect him?"
Emperor Mian narrowed his eyes. "He dared to do such a thing in the palace today, and even said such contemptuous words about the imperial power under my nose. This is already a serious crime. If I don't punish him severely, how can I still have the face to sit in this position? Otherwise, how about letting the Di family's kingdom be exchanged for your Liang family's?"
“Your Majesty, you…”
The Queen Mother choked and was speechless because of the Emperor's muffled speech.
Concubine Liang also realized the seriousness of the matter at this time, and immediately kowtowed again to beg for mercy, saying: "Your Majesty is wise. Our Liang family has been loyal for generations and would never have such a rebellious mind. Your Majesty is very perceptive!"
Emperor Mian ignored Concubine Liang's pleas for mercy and instead waved his hand at the guards beside him, "Take her away and execute her!"
The guards immediately stepped forward and held Liang Yunxuan, who was crying and begging for mercy, and led him out. His body was dragged and staggered, but he continued to kowtow and beg for mercy, "No, Your Majesty, please spare my life..."
......
"Sister, aunt...save me...I...I really didn't mean it..."
Liang Yunxuan was dragged out of the palace, struggling and crying.
When Liang Xiang saw his little son being dragged out, his heart suddenly hung in his throat and he clenched his fists again and again.
He knew that the emperor always kept his word and had been dissatisfied with the Liang family for a long time. This time he was just using this as an excuse to sound a warning to them and make them restrain themselves. Otherwise, he might...
"Master, please save Xuan'er!"
Mrs. Liang was so anxious that tears streamed down her face, but she didn't dare to step forward to stop him. She could only grab Liang Xiang's sleeve and beg him.
Liang Xiang looked at his wife and felt annoyed.
Is it that he doesn't want to save?
The emperor even dared to reprimand the empress dowager just now, let alone them?
If he dared to persuade the emperor, he might anger the emperor, and then he would really be dismissed and investigated!
Recently, many people in the court have been keeping an eye on their Liang family. If he goes to plead again, it might just give the emperor a reason to punish their Liang family.
"Cry, cry, cry! You still have the nerve to cry!"
Liang Xiang shook off Madam Liang's hand and said angrily, "If you hadn't indulged him so much, how could such a disaster have happened today?!"
After Emperor Mian dealt with Liang Yunxuan, he turned his attention to Concubine Ning and Xianglian.
"I hereby order that the palace maid Xianglian, who has been involved in an affair with a man outside the palace and is causing chaos within it, be beaten to death! Concubine Ning, for her poor discipline and her attempt to slander Concubine Gu, be stripped of her authority as assistant to the six palaces and demoted to Concubine Ning. She will also be confined to her house for six months. No one is allowed to visit her without my permission!"
When Emperor Mian said this, Concubine Ning was completely dumbfounded.
She raised her head in disbelief and looked at Emperor Mian, her eyes full of horror.
how so...
The emperor not only demoted her generation, but also confined her to her place of residence!
Xianglian was so frightened that she collapsed to the ground.
"I am wronged!"
She cried and begged for mercy, "I am innocent. I did not seduce the young master of the Liang family. Please understand, Your Majesty!"
After saying this, she looked at Concubine Ning again, "Empress Ning, I have always been loyal to you. You can't just ignore me! I am only doing this according to your instructions..."
Hearing this, the corners of Gu Xiaoqiao's lips curled up slightly.
very good!
That's what I was waiting for.
"Xianglian, what did you just say? What do you mean by obeying Concubine Ning's arrangements?" Gu Xiaoqiao asked in pretended surprise.
Concubine Ning's face darkened, and she angrily scolded Xianglian, "What nonsense are you talking about? When did I ever order you to do anything? Don't you dare slander me? Not only have you brought trouble upon me through your own lack of virtue, but now you dare to slander me."
After that, she turned to the guards beside her and said, "What are you still standing there for? Why don't you drag her away and have her beaten to death!"
Xianglian was stunned at first after hearing what Concubine Ning said, and then she sneered.
"Hahaha, what a virtuous Concubine Ning! I've been by your side for six years, and in the end, you've been beaten to death. Hahaha..."
She had originally held a glimmer of hope for Concubine Ning, but now she has completely given up.
Concubine Ning only has herself in her eyes. Even her confidants are just dogs in her eyes.
If you are useful, I will reward you with two bones. If you are useless, I will throw you away directly.
Now that things have come to this point and Concubine Ning is so ruthless, she shouldn't blame her for being disloyal.
Then she looked at Di Mian with a determined gaze, "Your Majesty, Concubine Ning instructed me to do all this tonight."
The Grand Empress Dowager interjected, "Xianglian, do you know that slandering your master is a capital crime? Not only you, but your entire family will be implicated."
Xianglian, however, was not afraid at all. "I am not lying. Even if I had ten lives, I would not dare to lie in front of the Emperor and the Grand Empress Dowager. I am only telling the truth. Everything that happened tonight was indeed ordered by Concubine Ning."
"How dare you, you lowly slave, slander me!"
Concubine Ning was so angry that she wanted to slap Xianglian, but Emperor Mian grabbed her wrist and pushed her away.
Then he looked at Steward Wang who was standing beside him and said, "Find two people to keep an eye on Concubine Ning."
Wang Zongguan immediately understood, "I obey your order!"
"No!"
Concubine Ning struggled continuously, but unfortunately she was too weak to break free from the guards' grip. "Let me go! Your Majesty..."
"Shut up!"
"yes."
The guards immediately stuffed Concubine Ning's mouth to prevent her from making any sound.
Then, Emperor Mian ordered Chief Steward Wang to dismiss the ministers and their wives who were watching the show outside. When almost everyone had left except for the few people involved, he looked at Xianglian and said, "Go on. I may consider leaving you a chance to live."
Seeing this, Xianglian took a deep breath and continued, "It is true that I did not seduce the young master of the Liang family, but I was instructed by Concubine Ning to frame Concubine Gu."
"Mmmmm!"
Seeing that Xianglian was about to tell everything, Concubine Ning shook her head desperately to warn her, but unfortunately her tongue was stuffed into her mouth and she could only make vague whimpering sounds.
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