Chapter 361: Punishment or Not
Shen Chuliu said nothing, but just grabbed the emperor's sleeve.
The other concubines arrived at this time.
The scene at Fuyang Palace was so scary that when everyone was paying their respects, no one dared to speak.
"Your Majesty, please make the decision for me!" Concubine Feng cried.
She was indeed beaten badly.
Shen Chuliu tried her best to avoid being hit in the face, but the whip was difficult to control. Concubine Feng's neck was covered with red marks and there were also a few lines on her cheeks.
Of course, it was just a red mark. Shen Chuliu didn't have that much strength to break someone's skin.
However, Concubine Feng did have a lot of injuries on her body, and it would probably take more than a month for her to recover.
The concubines looked at each other in bewilderment, even though they had already thought of countless excuses in their minds, they wished they could say Jing Zhaoyi to death.
But Jing Zhaoyi is being supported by the Emperor at this moment...
Who would dare to act rashly? Besides, people usually say that Jing Zhaoyi is powerful, but whipping people with a whip that is used to whip animals is too much, which makes the delicate women in the harem really stay away from it.
She beat Concubine Feng so badly that her hair was disheveled, but she herself was supported by the Emperor. Who would dare to say anything ignorant?
Rong Jieyu said cautiously: "Your Majesty, I see that Concubine Jing Zhaoyi looks unwell. Is she feeling unwell?"
Qi Yixiu looked down and saw that the person in his arms was pale and his lips were white.
It wasn't like this just now, and this can't be fake.
"How?" Qi Yixiu asked.
"I just feel a little dizzy." Shen Chuliu said, and he felt a blackness in front of his eyes. He grabbed the emperor's sleeve even harder.
Qi Yixiu sighed and simply picked her up and carried her inside.
The Queen was not in a hurry. She just looked at Concubine Feng and said, "You should get up too. If it was your child who almost died today, you would know what Concubine Jing is thinking."
After saying that, she followed him inside.
Concubine Feng almost gnashed her teeth and asked, "Did the Empress Dowager say that?"
Jinxiu nodded quickly: "I said so, but I just didn't come."
Concubine Feng was so angry that she almost wanted to spit fire. She couldn't just let it go like this!
Shen Chuliu fainted as soon as she was carried in, and Qi Yixiu quickly asked someone to call the imperial physician.
The queen sighed: "Why don't we send her back? I'm afraid the first thing she'll want to do when she wakes up is to see the child."
Qi Yixiu nodded and said, "The Queen is indeed thoughtful. Someone, send Jing Zhaoyi back."
"Your Majesty!" Concubine Feng was incredulous.
"Ms. Feng! Don't be so ignorant of the rules. You are an old man in the palace. Now that Concubine Jing is unconscious, what are you going to do?" the Queen said angrily.
"The Empress's partiality today really broadened my horizons!" Concubine Feng seemed to be also irritated and glared at the Empress.
"Okay, I will make my own decision regarding today's matter. Ask the imperial physician to check on Concubine Feng." Qi Yixiu frowned.
Soon someone helped Shen Chuliu into a warm sedan chair and carried her back to Cuiyunxuan.
Shen Chuliu woke up on the way. She was just exhausted. She didn't want to move at this moment. She was sweating all over. Her mood was much better. If she didn't vent this anger, she would not be able to get through the day.
When he got back, he was helped down. He looked really bad, but just as the queen said, he went to see the child first.
The child is asleep and his fever has gone down.
She herself did get a fever, but she knew it was the body's protective mechanism.
This happens when you are frightened or hit.
Qi Yixiu stayed with Concubine Feng for a while, and was relieved when the imperial physician said that there was nothing serious.
"Is the injury serious?" Qi Yixiu had to ask.
"Your Majesty, this... I don't think it looks good. I asked the female doctor to take a look, and she said that there are many wounds. But they are not serious. That... the strength of the knife was not strong enough." The imperial physician wanted to say that Concubine Jing's strength was not strong enough, but he didn't dare to say it.
The emperor wanted to laugh, meaning that the wounds all over his body were not serious. After sending the imperial physician away, the empress came over.
In the main hall of Fuyang Palace, the emperor asked, "What does the queen think of today's events?"
The queen smiled and said, "Jing Zhaoyi was impulsive. As a mother, I can understand that. However, as the queen, I can't ignore it. She must be punished. It's just that there are reasons for it, and it didn't cause any big problems..."
In the queen's mind, any illegitimate son can be the emperor in the future, but one from the Feng family definitely cannot.
Even a clay figure still has some courage, and the queen has never been a softie.
"Well, it's understandable, but it's not a good look for Concubine Feng to be beaten like this." Qi Yixiu really wanted to laugh but was also angry. Every time this woman could get him into this situation.
You must punish Shen Chuliu severely for the sake of the Sixth Prince.
Besides, he really felt sorry for the Sixth Prince, and every word Jing Zhaoyi asked was true.
If anything goes wrong, the child will be gone.
The idea that the smart and lively Sixth Prince was gone made the emperor shudder.
"Your Majesty is also exhausted today. Why don't you go back and rest first? Fortunately, everything is fine. We can talk about it later." The Queen said, "I will ask them to go back. They are of no use here. But... I don't know if my mother will punish me."
The queen mother here refers naturally to Empress Dowager Feng.
"Forget it, why don't you go to Cirui Palace with me? Why should we wait for my mother to come and question us?" Qi Yixiu said.
This statement is actually very heartbreaking.
Concubine Feng was a concubine in the harem, so Empress Dowager Feng could naturally intervene if anything happened, but it would be best to stand from the Empress Dowager's perspective.
If we stand in the perspective of Concubine Feng's aunt, then...
In Cirui Palace, Empress Dowager Li arrived first.
After the emperor and empress arrived, they paid their respects and took their seats.
Empress Dowager Feng sighed, "My heart is broken when I hear this! What happened? Is the Sixth Prince okay?"
"My dear mother, the Sixth Prince is blessed with a long life. He is just sick now," said the Queen.
"That's good, that's good. Alas, what a shame, it's also because Su Xin doesn't know how to teach her children." Empress Dowager Feng sighed.
"But no matter what, how could Zhaoyi attack the position of a first-rank concubine? And use a horsewhip! Emperor, what are you going to do about this? You can't tell anyone even if it gets out!" Empress Dowager Feng did not ask for punishment, but seemed to be asking the emperor with concern and seriousness.
"Zhaoyi Jing behaved inappropriately today, but she was just upset for a moment. I plan to punish her by making her reflect on her mistakes for a month. She must copy the palace rules a hundred times." Qi Yixiu said.
Empress Dowager Feng was obviously dissatisfied: "Emperor, how can Su Qingxi feel when you punish her like this?"
The Queen interrupted at this time: "Although the Second Prince failed, the situation behind this... Did he attack because of a five-year-old child's words? I think the Second Prince would not dare to push his brother into the lake, but even if he didn't fall into the lake, but just fell, it would still be a lack of care for his brother."
"The second prince is still young..." said Empress Dowager Feng.
"Yes, the Second Prince is still young, but the Sixth Prince is even younger. Your Majesty can't just watch the Sixth Prince almost die and do nothing, right? There must be an explanation." The Queen whispered.
This means that you want the emperor to punish Jing Zhaoyi, so what about punishing the second prince?
Catch the tail of the last two days of 2019.
(End of this chapter)
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