Chapter 53 The concubines in the harem all followed and ate melons

Xia Shuyi said expressionlessly: "You have framed me several times. If I let you off lightly, how can the concubines in the six palaces obey me?"

Hearing this, Jiang Man was completely desperate.

"My Queen, please, please spare my life. I know I was wrong, and I will never do it again."

She put aside all her pride and arrogance and kowtowed to Xia Shuyi desperately.

Lu Qi's eyes were red and he was choking with sobs and unable to speak.

Xia Shuyi said calmly: "If you die, Qi'er will have to observe mourning for you for three years, and the matter of recruiting a prince consort will have to be put on hold, which will ruin Qi'er's lifelong happiness."

"For Qi'er's sake, I will banish you to the royal temple. You will be tied up and become a nun. For the rest of your life, you will be accompanied by the ancient Buddha and pray for the emperor in the temple. From now on, you are not allowed to step out of the temple. Are you willing?"

"Mother, please say you are willing." Lu Qi was overjoyed.

As long as I can save my life, it doesn't matter where I am. My mother can't leave, but when she builds a mansion, I can still visit her when I have time.

Jiang Man didn't expect Xia Shuyi to be willing to let her go. She raised her head in disbelief, trembling her lips, and murmured, "I am willing."

"Thank you, Her Majesty, for your grace." Lu Qi kowtowed to express his gratitude on behalf of his mother.

"Let's listen to the Queen on this matter." Lu Yanshi had no objection to her handling of the matter. On the contrary, he was very satisfied.

The queen is sensible and considerate of other children. She did not get angry with Lu Qi because of Jiang Man. This is what a queen should be like.

Besides, he has already been involved in the deaths and blood of so many people, it would be better for the Queen to keep her hands clean, so as to gain merit for Xiaojiu.

"Wei An, you will send Concubine Jiang to the royal temple tomorrow. Let the second princess accompany her tonight." Xia Shuyi gave the order.

"Yes." Wei An nodded.

He had previously taken care of Concubine Xie who was under house arrest, but was slapped in the face. In anger, he secretly turned to Concubine Hui, Concubine Xie's arch-enemy.

Unexpectedly, he hit the jackpot, and Concubine Hui actually became the final winner.

Lu Qi accompanied Jiang Man to leave Weiyang Palace. Along the way, the mother and daughter were silent.

Jiang Man didn't speak until they reached the deserted side hall.

"You're right. I was too self-righteous. I refused to give in and ended up getting caught in my own trap. I deserve this fate."

She curled her lips in self-mockery.

Lu Qi pursed her lips and said nothing.

After hovering on the brink of life and death, Jiang Man completely let go of these trivial matters.

"It's hard to buy early knowledge in this world. I've made mistakes over and over again, you shouldn't repeat my mistakes. Since the queen is good to you, you should follow her well, at least your father will look at you more. It's me as your mother who is sorry for you and can't help you. The Jiang family is unreliable, you can only rely on your father and yourself."

Along the way, she thought back on the first half of her life and found it ridiculous.

She had planned everything, but in the end she ended up with a life of worshipping the Buddha. If she hadn't given birth to a good daughter, she might not even have survived.

Only at this moment did she realize that she owed Lu Qi a lot.

She always compared Lu Qi with her dead little daughter, so she was always dissatisfied with her, and the mother and daughter became more and more distant.

"Go back. You don't have to stay with me." Jiang Man stopped Lu Qi outside the door and turned away resolutely.

Lu Qi's eyes were red, and he didn't chase after her. Instead, he silently looked at her back and kept her back firmly in his mind.

It’s a good thing that my mother can wake up in time.

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Now that someone is sitting on the Queen's throne, the rules of paying respects have to be revised.

[It's not easy to be an emperor, but I didn't expect it's not easy to be an empress either. 】

[I have to get up so early and dress up, waiting for the concubines to come and pay their respects. ]

Lu Li looked at her mother with sympathy.

She is still a happy girl. She eats and sleeps every day. When she has nothing to do, she plays with cats and dogs and eats melons. Her life is so comfortable.

When Xia Shuyi heard her daughter's words, she couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth.

She also found this kind of greeting tiring.

There aren't so many people to invite.

Otherwise, she should discuss with the concubines in the harem and change it to once every five days? There is no need to come here early in the morning every day.

They are tired, and she is tired too.

Xia Shuyi thought that this proposal would be unanimously agreed upon by everyone, but unexpectedly many people stood up to oppose it.

"How can that be? I am not a lazy person. I am very happy to come and pay my respects to Her Majesty every day." An Miaoyi was the first to stand up.

She couldn't go out of the palace to play, and if she couldn't come to listen to the little princess's thoughts and eat melons anymore, she would be really bored to death.

"Yes, Your Majesty, if we don't come to pay our respects, others will definitely talk about you. Let us come." Zhuang Yuming also agreed.

Xia Shuyi was a little confused. Why was everything different from what she expected?

Lu Li was also confused.

[Do these aunts like my mother so much that they want to see her every day? ]

The concubines who heard the inner voice silently answered in their hearts: We don’t want to come to see the Empress, we just want to eat melons with you.

"Without rules, there will be no order. It is our duty as concubines in the harem to pay our respects to the Empress. Your Majesty is considerate of us and you are kind-hearted, but we still have to pay our respects." Qu Zhiwei also spoke.

Since Concubine Xian had said so, Xia Shuyi would no longer refuse to let them come to pay their respects, so she started chatting with everyone.

Lu Li listened to their conversation for a while and found it extremely boring. She might as well just watch the show.

[How boring! Let me see what kind of melons I can eat today. ]

The concubines' eyes lit up and they all pricked up their ears: Here it comes! Today's melon is about to appear!

[Let me see where the Concubine Shu is and how many days it will take for her to return.]

Is it possible that Concubine Shu is not in the palace?

People were somewhat surprised.

Only then did they realize that Concubine Shu had been claiming to be ill and unable to go out, and today was the first time the Empress summoned them, but she didn't come. This didn't make sense.

So she left the palace.

I don’t know whether the emperor knows about this.

[Wow, Concubine Shu brought back a lot of spoils! ]

[Beiyong is indeed a Feng Shui treasure land for producing gems. There are so many beautiful gems. Ahhhh, I love them so much. ]

[I wonder if Concubine Shu will bring me a gift. I am looking forward to it.]

Lu Li was calculating in her mind how many days it would take for Shen Liuzheng to return to the capital.

The loot?

Beiyong?

The concubines present immediately recognized the identity.

Could it be that General Shen who killed so many people at the border was their Concubine???

Everyone's jaw dropped.

If this news were to be made public, many young ladies in the capital who are waiting to get married would be heartbroken.

In the past few months, good news has been coming in frequently. Everyone is curious about the young General Shen, and many women regard him as their dream lover.

Well, now their dream is about to be shattered.

Qu Zhiwei was also very surprised. She had never expected this reversal. Thinking about what she had agreed to do, she had a headache.

It's over. What should I do now?