"Yes, your son obeys your command." Zhong Mingzheng stammered, with a look of fear and trepidation on his face.
What exactly happened?
Because of Xiao An. Imperial Consort Zhao and Prince Rong have always been resentful towards the An family, and their attitude towards Da An has always been subtle. But after all, Da An gave birth to a little prince. He is also the eldest grandson of the emperor, so his status is naturally extraordinary. Especially Zhong Zhiheng values this eldest grandson very much. So even if Zhao and Zhong Mingzheng dislike Da An, they dare not do anything. It’s just that Da An’s temperament is too domineering and arrogant. She could still tolerate it before. But since she gave birth to the little prince, she can no longer tolerate it. It is said that a mother is honored by her son. With the little prince in her hands. She does have the capital to be arrogant, but she is too overbearing in doing things. Zhong Mingzheng’s concubines were divorced or driven away by her. Even the maids with flat heads and decent faces in the mansion were driven out of the palace by her. Zhong Mingzheng was naturally very aggrieved. After he went to the palace and complained to Zhao several times, Zhao came up with an idea for him. She asked him to buy a house outside and select a few gentle girls from Zhao's family and send them there. Once they got pregnant, Zhao would ask the emperor to grant them marriage and bring them back to the palace. In the future, when children were born in the palace one after another, Da'an would naturally have to restrain herself. If she didn't restrain herself, she could find a reason to divorce her or demote her, and let a girl from Zhao's family take over. That would be the best thing.
Zhao and Zhong Mingzheng had thought it through very carefully, but Da'an was not a pushover. After Zhong Mingzheng had not returned home for seven or eight days, she noticed something and bribed Zhong Mingzheng's sedan bearer in private. Then she found out where Zhong Mingzheng's outer residence was. One day, after Zhong Mingzheng entered the palace for the morning court, she rushed over with a group of trusted maids to kill him. She didn't want to kill anyone, she just wanted to teach those shameless women a lesson, even if Zhong Mingzheng really wanted to kill her in the future. Before they were taken back to the palace, they had to be made to feel cautious and fearful first. However, one of the girls was so stubborn that she was scolded by Da'an. Before Da'an could finish scolding her, she dived into the well. When she was fished out, her body was stiff. If she was a girl from an ordinary family, it would be okay, but the girl was the illegitimate daughter of Zhao Xuantong, the third-rank Dali Temple Minister, and she was two months pregnant at the time. Then the matter became a big deal.
After An Zishang heard Zhong Mingzheng's explanation of the whole story, he was so shocked that he broke out in a sweat. He immediately kowtowed to Zhong Zhiheng and Zhao, saying, "I have failed to teach my daughter well. Please punish me, Your Majesty!"
"Lord An is right. I have lived for so many years, but this is the first time I have met such a jealous and domineering woman. It is naturally because my parents did not educate me well enough." Fang Zhiheng did not speak, but Zhao spoke first. She looked down at An Zishang with indescribable disgust in her heart.
The girl from the Zhao family who died should have called her aunt. She had a very gentle temperament and she had always liked her. It was just that she was much younger than Zhong Mingzheng, otherwise she would have begged Zhong Zhiheng to grant her a marriage. Now that the girl had finally grown up, she sent her to Zhong Mingzheng's outer house, hoping that she would give birth to a son and a daughter as soon as possible, and then enter Prince Rong's mansion openly and achieve something in the future. But who knew that after Da'an's commotion, she ended up with one corpse and two lives. How could she not be angry?
"Yes, I know my crime. Please punish me, Your Majesty and Royal Concubine." An Zishang kowtowed heavily again and pressed his face tightly against the carpet, not daring to lift it up again.
"Of course he must be punished," Zhong Zhiheng said slowly, while putting the teacup back on the small table. He glanced at An Zishang who was kneeling on the ground, paused, and said, "An Zishang had no problem teaching his daughter, but it caused a disaster and endangered her life. He will be fined for three years." At this point, Zhong Zhiheng's eyes moved to Da An, who was already afraid to breathe, and said, "Princess An, your temperament is fierce, jealous and domineering. You have insulted the dignity of the royal family. You should be severely punished, but considering the young prince, I can't bear it. From now on, An will be demoted to a concubine. In the future, you must take good care of the prince and you must not leave the house without your husband's permission."
"Your Majesty, I obey your command. Thank you for your grace." An Zishang kowtowed. Even though his face was pale, he was secretly lucky in his heart. The An family was not implicated, and although Da An was demoted, she was still allowed to raise the young prince. It can be seen that Zhong Zhiheng was giving her a break. With time, it is not impossible to restore Da An's position as princess.
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