Chapter 10 His Majesty's oral order: to beat Qiu Da Ying to death
Jiang Shuyi thought about it carefully and felt that what Yuzhu said made sense.
With Jinzhu's character, he is indeed capable of doing such a thing.
However, it is not so easy to send the slaves who have entered the palace out of the palace. Unless they have committed a serious mistake and are expelled, they will be sent back in and released every five years.
The last time a palace maid was allowed to leave the palace was two years later.
Jiang Shuyi said thoughtfully: "Wait a minute, if she really doesn't change her nature, I will find a place for her."
After she finished speaking, she personally helped Yuzhu up and said with a smile: "Don't kneel all the time. You can be more relaxed in private. I didn't know people well before, but now I know you are better than Jinzhu, so I will naturally love you well."
Yuzhu lowered her head shyly and replied "yes".
Jiang Shuyi originally thought that Jiang Wanqing would definitely come and make trouble today because of the palace matter, but unexpectedly she didn't.
She was a little suspicious, so she asked Wang Shun to find out the reason.
The Queen kept Jiang Wanqing in the palace to talk, and also brought along Concubine Wu, Concubine Xue and others. She did not release her until the evening and rewarded her with countless clothes and jewelry.
Today, all the newlyweds were looking forward to being the first to be called, and Jiang Wanqing was no exception. She was afraid of missing out, but as it was getting late, she had no time to settle accounts with her sister.
However, Jiang Shuyi knew that Pei Yan would not summon anyone tonight, and tomorrow morning, he would order Qiu to be caned in front of everyone in the six palaces for the crime of disrespecting the empress dowager.
In his previous life, Qiu Da Ying was beaten to death on the spot due to his weak constitution.
The newlyweds who had just entered the palace and witnessed this bloody scene were all frightened out of their wits. They felt that His Majesty was not as gentle and kind as everyone praised. They were afraid that they would become the next Qiu Da Ying. Several timid ones reported illness to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and requested that the green card be removed.
Jiang Shuyi was not there at the time, because that morning, Cheng Shouzhong came to tell her with a smile that the emperor would come to Zhaoyang Palace to check her homework after the court session, so she didn't need to go to the morning meeting and should concentrate on preparation.
She was puzzled at that time. Since she had Pei Yu, she no longer had the heart to ask Pei Yan for advice on poetry, books and scriptures. Why did she suddenly have to take a test on her homework?
Later, she realized that Pei Yan just didn't want her to see the bloody scene.
As fate would have it, in this life, Pei Yan granted her three days off because of a "nightmare", so she didn't have to go.
Jiang Shuyi couldn't help but start to worry again. Since such a small matter ended up in the same place, would she die at the hands of Jiang Wanqing again after her rebirth?
She was worried, not knowing whether she should take the initiative and kill her own sister now.
Because she had slept too much during the day and was still worried, Jiang Shuyi tossed and turned all night long. She only felt sleepy when the sky was bright.
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In Kunning Palace, all the concubines have arrived.
Seeing the empty seat below Concubine Xue Shufei, Lin Changzai whispered to Concubine Zhou: "Sister, why is that very beautiful lady from yesterday not here?"
Concubine Zhou was helpless and whispered back, "I am a newcomer to the palace just like you. If you don't know, then I naturally don't know either."
Concubine Lin said "Oh" in disappointment: "Since you know Concubine Jiang and Concubine Wen, I thought you also know the ladies in the palace."
Compared with these newcomers who were full of curiosity, the old people who came out of the palace, led by Concubine Wu, had already gotten used to it.
"Yesterday he was here showing off to the Queen, but today he is too sick to get out of bed. Who would believe this?"
Concubine Wu said with disdain.
Concubine Xue Shu smiled and said, "She comes here every other day. Your Majesty, why should you care about it? It's Concubine Jiang..."
She changed the subject and looked at Jiang Wanqing with a smile: "Don't learn from your sister."
Jiang Wanqing suddenly felt embarrassed.
She couldn't help but feel resentful. What a shame! Her sister knew that she had entered the palace, but why didn't she come today? Didn't she know that this would cause her to be criticized?
Jiang Wanqing could only show a panicked look: "Madam Shufei is joking, how dare I do that? My sister must not have meant it. She is very respectful to mother and sisters at home."
The mother she was referring to was her stepmother.
Concubine Wu sneered and spoke before Concubine Xue: "How can it be the same? Your sister is suppressed by her parents at home, so she has to be humble. Now she is relying on the favor of His Majesty, what dares not do she?"
Jiang Wanqing's jealousy surged up again because of these words.
Why, why are they sisters who have gone through the same ordeal as their stepmother, but now she has to be servile while her elder sister can do whatever she wants?
"Speaking of which, your majesty did not summon anyone to sleep with you last night, which was quite unexpected for me."
Concubine Xue's voice interrupted Jiang Wanqing's thoughts. She asked with a hint of doubt, "I originally thought that you, Concubine Jiang's sister, would persuade His Majesty to turn over your card first."
All the concubines in the palace who heard their conversation looked over at once.
They were half jealous and half curious. What was the relationship between Concubine Jiang and the Jiang concubine sisters?
Jiang Wanqing suddenly clenched her hands.
Yes, Your Majesty, why didn’t you turn over your own card?
Maybe...
"Perhaps, maybe it's because my sister can't influence His Majesty's opinion?" Jiang Wanqing looked at Concubine Xue expectantly. For some reason, she really wanted to hear the answer that her sister's status was not as high as she imagined.
However, she was doomed to be disappointed. Concubine Wu looked at her inexplicably and spoke again, "Are you Concubine Jiang's biological sister? His Majesty doesn't go to the Queen's Palace on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month because of her. What's the point of having you sleep with him?"
Jiang Wanqing was completely disheartened.
Haha, as expected, there is no such thing as sisterly affection. My sister agreed to let me enter the palace, probably just to show off her current favored status to her!
When Concubine Xue Shu saw that her five fingers were sinking into her palm and were about to make her bleed, she slowly curled her lips into a smile.
Soon, with the eunuch's shout of "The Queen has arrived", Queen Shen came out from the inner hall in a phoenix robe.
Everyone quickly stood up and saluted.
Queen Shen looked unhappy. After sitting down on the phoenix chair, she glanced at Mrs. Qiu who was sitting at the end.
Before she could say anything, she saw Cheng Shouzhong, who was beside His Majesty, coming in aggressively from outside the door with a group of eunuchs.
Cheng Shouzhong stood in the center of the hall, without bowing to the ladies, and said in a stern voice: "The imperial edict has arrived."
Queen Shen looked calm, but the others were in shock and confusion, and quickly knelt on the ground.
Queen Shen also stood up and knelt in front of the concubines.
Cheng Shouzhong then announced the imperial decree: "Your Majesty's oral order: I rule the world with benevolence and filial piety. Whenever the Empress Dowager was ill, I personally served her with decoctions and medicine, and she could not sleep at night. Who would have thought that Qiu would be arrogant and rebellious, unfilial and unvirtuous, speak rudely, and insult the Empress Dowager, causing her illness and anxiety. This is truly an unforgivable crime. I shall be punished with 20 strokes of the cane and banished to the cold palace!"
As soon as the words fell, everyone gasped.
Xin Xiu had not paid his respects to the Empress Dowager since entering the palace. If he thought about it carefully, it was only that day on the street that Qiu Da Ying said a few disrespectful words.
But among all those words, the most outrageous one was just "What is the Empress Dowager? She is not your Majesty's biological mother." If she is to be punished, a slap in the face and house arrest would be fine, why should she be beaten with a stick and then banished to the cold palace!
Everyone else was horrified, and the person involved, Qiu Da Ying, had already collapsed to the ground.
She watched the eunuchs from the Ministry of Punishment approaching her, and she was so frightened that her soul left her body. She cried out in a trembling voice, "I am innocent! I am innocent!"
The eunuch didn't care about anything else. He walked up to her with a look of despair on his face, picked her up and dragged her into the yard.
Qiu Da Ying struggled desperately. She saw Jiang Wanqing out of the corner of her eye and immediately cried and screamed, "Sister Jiang! Save me! Please, let Concubine Jiang save me!"
Jiang Wanqing quickly looked away and frowned in disgust.
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