Chapter 240 Concubine Su was deposed
"It's better not to alarm the Queen Mother for such a small matter."
"Your Majesty?!" Concubine Su raised her head in horror.
Emperor Minghe sighed, "Concubine Su, you have always blamed me for being too partial to you and letting you become arrogant."
"No matter what, Concubine Rou entered the palace at the same time as you and has always been on good terms with you. How could you bully her like this?"
"As for what you said about Concubine Chen pushing you, it must be that you hit Concubine Rou first, and she was just trying to break up the fight."
"Since you still don't know your fault, then you should be grounded and go back to reflect on yourself for half a year."
Half a year?
It's been too long!
Concubine Su knelt down and came over to hug Emperor Minghe's legs, begging:
"Your Majesty, I have been wronged!"
"I have no grudge against Sister Roufei. I just exchanged a few words. How could I have known that she would be so angry?"
At this time, Concubine Rou raised her red eyes from crying, clutching her handkerchief and asked back:
"Do you really have no grudge against me?"
When I thought about my own child, I thought it might have been taken away and replaced by Concubine Su.
Concubine Rou now wanted to rush up and slap her a few more times!
Concubine Su was shocked by Concubine Rou's eyes and could not help but stagger back.
Emperor Minghe waved his hand and said, "Come here, send Concubine Su back to Yikun Palace. Also, since the people around her are not able to serve her well, there is no need to serve Concubine Su anymore."
"Concubine Chen, select some more honest and dutiful palace maids to serve Concubine Su in Yikun Palace."
Chen Ya nodded, "Yes."
Su Fei suddenly became excited.
No, this is not grounding.
This is imprisonment, and all her wings have been clipped.
Your Majesty, are you still going to completely destroy her?
"Your Majesty, even if I really hit Concubine Rou, I will only punish her by confining her to her house for a few days. Why did you send away the people around me?"
"What have I done to make you be so cruel to me?"
Su Fei was really upset, and as she spoke, tears fell down her face.
She couldn't accept it. She was obviously the most favored concubine in the harem, but she had fallen to this point because of such a small matter?
Sun Jiufeng, who was kneeling in the corner, had cold sweat on his palms.
Could it be that His Majesty already knew about the exchange of Concubine Rou’s child?
He secretly raised his head, trying to see Emperor Minghe's expression and guess how much he knew.
But Emperor Minghe was looking at him!
Sun Jiufeng was startled suddenly and quickly lowered his eyes to look at the ground.
Ever since the day he entered the palace as a eunuch for Concubine Su, Sun Jiufeng knew that he could never look the masters in the palace in the eye.
I can only bow down and grovel.
This is especially true for the one sitting on the dragon throne.
But he also hated Emperor Minghe.
If Emperor Minghe had not allowed Concubine Su to enter the palace, why did Concubine Su become more and more unfamiliar?
How did this family of three end up like this?
It was only a few breaths of time, but to Sun Jiufeng, it felt like a year.
Fortunately, Emperor Ming He did not say anything, as if he had not seen Sun Jiufeng at all.
That’s right, why would an elephant care about an ant?
Eunuch Shun had already brought people to help Concubine Su up and take her out.
Someone also took away Sun Jiufeng and several trusted palace maids around Concubine Su.
All of these servants would leave the Yikun Palace. Some would be sent to serve their new masters, but most would be sent to places like the Ye Ting to do hard labor.
After everyone left, Emperor Minghe looked at the two concubines and said, "You did a great job today."
Chen Ya: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother will definitely know about this."
Emperor Minghe nodded. "Before, because of Mingyue's matter, the Queen Mother sent people to find me many times. I will take care of this matter. You have worked hard, so you can go back first."
"yes."
Chen Ya turned around and left, only to find that Concubine Rou beside her did not follow her.
She looked over in confusion.
Concubine Rou pursed her lips and said in a low voice, not too shy: "My feet are numb."
Chen Ya: "...I'll help you."
Emperor Minghe ignored them.
Because after Concubine Su was put under house arrest, it wouldn't be long before the ministers who had received favors from the Su family and stood on the side of the Third Prince would submit memorials one after another.
There will be more and more things happening in the court.
Moreover, he had to explain to the Queen Mother.
But before those things, there is one important thing to do.
Emperor Minghe called Luo Shui over and said, "Arrest all those people in Yikun Palace, and arrest all those who have any connection with Concubine Su in the palace, without leaving any one behind."
Luo Shui: “Yes!”
Emperor Minghe also warned: "Especially Sun Jiufeng, lock him up alone and interrogate him."
Luo Shui: "Your Majesty, how far has the interrogation progressed?"
Emperor Minghe: "Just don't die for now."
Luo Shui: “Yes!”
After dealing with these matters, Emperor Minghe sat back on the dragon throne as if nothing had happened and continued to review memorials.
There are really too many memorials.
It would be nice if there was a crown prince to help me.
In the evening, someone came from the Cining Palace again and said that the Empress Dowager invited Your Majesty to have dinner over.
Emperor Minghe knew that in addition to asking about Mingyue, the Empress Dowager probably also knew about Concubine Su's imprisonment.
He stood up and said, "Let's go to the Cining Palace."
Night falls.
Gradually, some of the miserable and panicky voices were also concealed.
When Sun Jiufeng was taken away, he felt a little uneasy, as he always felt that they might not be simply taken away from Yikun Palace.
He thought about it and found a reliable eunuch to spread the news out of the palace.
But as soon as the young eunuch crawled out from a dog hole under the palace wall, he was caught and brought to the Luo River.
After being kicked a few times, he confessed everything.
"It was Steward Sun who asked me to deliver a message to the Third Prince's residence, saying that Concubine Su was put in solitary confinement."
When Luo Shui found out, he ordered the young eunuch to be locked up as well.
He conscientiously captured all of Su Fei's men.
At the same time, he also passed the news from the palace to Lu Jingyu.
**
Lu Mansion, in the study.
Lu Jingyu was looking at a secret report that was sent back from the city connecting Southern Xinjiang and Da Chu.
After discussing with Emperor Minghe, he transferred several people from the Ninth Prince's faction, Concubine Su's faction, and the Sixth Prince's faction.
Then see if they take action.
Of course, the main say is still in the hands of Cheng Yu, who is an old minister of two dynasties and is very loyal to Emperor Minghe.
The county magistrate Xu Mingdong who was sent to take over the city was the Ninth Prince's man. He contacted the king of southern Xinjiang privately and was caught on the spot by Cheng Yu's men.
But Xu Mingdong is the nephew of Prime Minister Xu Yingqing.
Wei Kang, who died suddenly at that time, was one of Xu Yingqing's sons-in-law.
Lu Jingyu: "It seems that the person who joined forces with Nanjiang was the Ninth Prince. And Concubine Su cooperated with him in order to get rid of me."
Su Ziyuan said, "Master, the group of merchants from Southern Xinjiang are in the capital. I have found out that Xu Mu, one of the envoys from last time, disguised himself and infiltrated them."
Lu Jingyu: "The last time he came to the capital, he didn't contact the Ninth Prince or Concubine Su. But this time he came in a disguise, it must be extraordinary, we must keep a close eye on him!"
Su Ziyuan: “Yes!”
Just at this moment, Zhufeng, dressed in a black nightgown, knocked on the door and reported to Lu Jingyu what happened in the palace.
Lu Jingyu: "It seems that His Majesty can no longer bear it."
Su Ziyuan: "Master, will this alert the enemy? The Third Prince's residence has been very quiet these days."
Lu Jingyu: "It will soon become restless. Keep people watching, especially the Third Prince's personal bodyguard!"
Su Ziyuan: "Yes."
After explaining all these things, the evidence has been almost obtained.
Next, it depends on who Xu Mu from Southern Xinjiang wants to contact, and how the Ninth Prince plans to kill him?
"Ninth Prince, please don't let me down."
The Cen family has already delivered the note sent by Concubine Su to the Ninth Prince.
The person who came was Cen Ke, the current head of the Cen family and also Cen Jue’s eldest cousin.
But Cen Ke is not good at studying, has no skills, and is timid.
Especially after he knew what was written on the note, his hands holding the teacup when he came in kept shaking.
The tea spilled all over the table.
The Ninth Prince was speechless when he saw his useless appearance. "Okay, I'm not asking you to kill anyone."
Cen Ke was frightened and trembled even more. "Prince, are you really going to attack the young master? But, why?"
The Ninth Prince rubbed his brows.
Why could that be?
It must be that Concubine Su found out something and was worried that the baby swap would be exposed.
If Emperor Minghe knew that Lu Jingyu was his biological son, he would definitely make him the crown prince without blinking an eye.
You know, Lu Jingyu was originally Emperor Minghe's confidant, and Emperor Minghe had always admired him very much.
There was even one time when he scolded the Third Prince, saying that he was not even half as good as Lu Jingyu.
The Ninth Prince closed his eyes.
Perhaps in Emperor Minghe's heart, he is not as good as Lu Jingyu.
The counselor Qiu Shui frowned and said, "Your Majesty, could it be that Concubine Su wants to use you in this matter? She probably doesn't want this matter to be exposed, she is the mastermind!"
The Ninth Prince: "She really wants to use me, but I also find Lu Jingyu annoying."
Concubine Su was plotting an open conspiracy.
Because the Ninth Prince’s purpose is the same as hers.
Everyone knew about the child swap and regarded Lu Jingyu as a thorn in their side.
But the fact is, Lu Jingyu is very difficult to kill.
Over the years, the Ninth Prince has tried several times, but all his attempts have failed.
Qiu Shui still thought that this matter was too risky.
Not to mention that Lu Jingyu has not yet regained his status as a prince. Even if he has, can he become the crown prince?
Even if he becomes the crown prince, can he live to see the day he ascends the throne?
There are too many unexpected events in the future.
Besides, even if he sat on the throne, he might die suddenly.
So, there is no need to rush.
Qiu Shui: "Your Majesty, perhaps Concubine Su wants to take advantage of the conflict between the two sides, so we have to be on guard."
The Ninth Prince also calmed down a little. He nodded and asked Cen Ke:
"Your wife met Concubine Su at the Hairpin Flower Banquet today. What was her condition like?"
Cen Ke: "My wife said that Concubine Su is not in a good condition. By the way, she was slapped by Concubine Rou today. Later, they all went to His Majesty to ask His Majesty to administer justice."
"My wife and other ladies have all returned. I don't know what happened next."
The Ninth Prince's heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Is it the end of Concubine Su?
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