Chapter 646: The Deposed Princess Strikes Back at the Female General 93
The Queen Mother had never seen such an arrogant and shameless person, and she was so angry that she almost laughed.
The imperial court issued a clear decree prohibiting officials from visiting prostitutes. Although it was repeatedly banned, officials in the court did not dare to be too rampant. Su Ziyan was frank and openly managed the Baihua Tower, and she also came up with many new ideas. The Baihua Tower became famous, and everyone in the capital knew that the person behind the Baihua Tower was Prince Rui.
"Okay, okay! I want to see why you won't surrender. Where are the imperial guards? Pass on my decree that Princess Su disrespects the Queen Mother and commits treason. She shall be punished with twenty strokes of the cane and imprisoned in Putuo Temple, and required to copy the scriptures a hundred times."
The Queen Mother was really angry this time. She had said before that she would put him under house arrest, but she only sent a few eunuchs to watch him and the supervision was not strict. It was just a few days of house arrest.
Now they are serious about it, and have locked the person up in Putuo Temple and are under strict guard.
As soon as the Imperial Guards came out, Su Ziyan was subdued.
Prince Rui could also see that the Queen Mother was ruthless and would not easily forgive him this time. Fortunately, Su Ziyan rushed to the front, and most of the Queen Mother's anger was vented on Su Ziyan, which gave him more room to perform.
Prince Rui knelt down with a plop and confessed sincerely: "My grandson was just drunk for a moment, so he accidentally offended Miss Ji. My grandson really didn't mean it."
"The Queen Mother wanted to punish Yan'er, and I didn't dare to plead for her. Baihua Tower really had nothing to do with me. It's just that Yan'er often had some strange ideas, so the owner of Baihua Tower asked Yan'er for help, and that's why Yan'er went there."
"My grandson knows that Baihualou is not very clean and there are some adultery going on behind the scenes, but my grandson only went there to drink tea and listen to music, and never did anything out of line."
The Queen Mother knew clearly what was going on and warned him, "It's good that you know it's not clean. Get rid of it as soon as possible. A gentleman loves money but earns it in a proper way. Not all money can be earned! The palace has also provided you with your share. If you need anything, just come to me. Why are you so greedy?"
Prince Rui nodded repeatedly, but in his heart he was thinking that he should be more secretive in the future.
Who in this world would complain about having too much money? He wanted to fight for the highest position and cultivate his own network of people and power, so naturally he spent money like water. The allowance from the palace was not enough, so he could only rely on himself.
Baihua Tower is not only a brothel, but also a good place to collect intelligence and send in spies. Many officials have concubines arranged by him in their homes, which makes it very convenient to get hold of evidence or pass on messages.
After Su Ziyan took over Baihualou, she also implemented performance management. Everyone in Baihualou was vying for the top spot. Those with good performance were treated well, while those with poor performance were directly sold to low-class brothels and could even make back some of their capital.
Nowadays, the girls in the building work harder, collect more and more information, and earn more and more money.
Even if she can't go to the battlefield, Yan'er will still try her best to help him.
Prince Rui retreated to advance, "It is Rui'er's fault for making grandma angry. Grandma, please take care of yourself. I volunteer to go to Putuo Temple to copy Buddhist scriptures and pray for grandma."
The Queen Mother's expression eased a little, and she waved her hand and said, "Then let's go together, hurry up! I get angry just looking at you!"
Prince Rui and Su Ziyan were taken away together, but the Royal Guards didn't really dare to escort Prince Rui. Instead, they seemed to be escorting Prince Rui away.
Ji Yunhuan knew that this little thing was not enough to bring down Prince Rui. As long as Prince Rui begged for mercy and Concubine Xiao whispered in the palace, it would not be long before Prince Rui could return to the Ministry of Personnel.
This is just the beginning. She will gradually make Prince Rui lose his favor, lose the Queen Mother's trust, and eventually lead to eternal damnation!
The Queen Mother sighed heavily and got on the sedan chair. "You have been wronged today. Don't worry, he won't dare to harass you again. If he dares to go to the Duke's Mansion to look for you again, I will lock him up again."
Ji Yunhuan grabbed the Queen Mother's hand and half leaned on her. "With the support of the Queen Mother, Huan'er feels relieved."
The sedan chair soon arrived at Kunning Palace. The Queen Mother came out to greet him. Seeing that Ji Yunhuan was covered in dirt, she did not ask any questions.
"How come you fell down while strolling in the Imperial Garden? You were so careless. Come here quickly. I'll take you to change your clothes."
Ji Yunhuan's clothes are always prepared in Kunning Palace. She often comes to play with the empress dowager, and sometimes her clothes get dirty, so it is better to be prepared.
After re-doing her makeup, Ji Yunhuan returned to normal and did not mention the unpleasant incident at all.
The Queen Mother punished Prince Rui and exposed the matter, and she had no intention of making it public. If she continued to dwell on this matter, it would only make her appear arrogant because of her favor.
The three of them were sitting together chatting when Hongying suddenly ran in hurriedly, exclaiming, "Your Highness, Concubine Wen from Lanyue Palace has had a miscarriage!"
"Your Majesty and Imperial Concubine Xiao have already gone. They have sent someone to tell the Empress Dowager not to worry. The Imperial Physician will do his best to save the heir. In addition, His Majesty also said that he wants the Empress to take charge of the situation."
The queen stood up upon hearing this, revealing a hint of worry at just the right moment. "No prince has been born in the harem for many years. We finally had a ninth prince, but he died before he was a year old. The tenth prince survived, but he is very weak and gets sick every other day."
"Lady Wen's pregnancy has always been stable, how come she suddenly had a miscarriage? I should go take a look."
When the Queen Mother heard this, she felt something was wrong and did not let her go. Instead, she sent the Queen there specifically. It was obvious that this was a setup.
It was common for concubines in the harem to compete for favor, and the empress dowager never asked about it. However, Concubine Xiao was really vicious. Ever since Concubine Xiao came to power, the royal heirs in the harem have been gradually dying out, and the murderer could always be found out. It seemed that it had nothing to do with Concubine Xiao, but in fact it was all Concubine Xiao who fanned the flames from behind.
This is also one of the reasons why the Empress Dowager disliked Concubine Xiao. The Empress Dowager was too lazy to care about the concubines competing for favor in the harem, but when it came to the royal heir, she could not ignore it.
"It's rare to see someone with a big belly, how come she miscarried again? Let's go to the Moon Palace and take a look myself."
Lanyue Palace.
Concubine Wen was dressed in white, leaning on the bed with a pale face, her eyes swollen from crying.
"Child! My child is gone... Your Majesty, I am really careful. I dare not even leave the house on weekdays, for fear that something unexpected will happen and hurt the baby in my belly."
"The child is my life. If I lose the child, I don't want to live anymore... I am unlucky. Concubine Jiang was able to give birth to the eighth prince in Lanyue Palace, but I am not so lucky to give birth to a son for Your Majesty. I am so sorry, Your Majesty..."
Concubine Wen was a newcomer who had just entered the palace. She was somewhat similar to Concubine Jiang when she was young, but she was far less beautiful than Concubine Jiang. The emperor was still new to Concubine Wen, so he comforted her, "Don't be sad, you will have children in the future."
"Someone, come and check for me! You must check it thoroughly. My child can't just disappear like this for no reason."
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