Chapter 416 Undercurrents
Qi Yixiu was in a rage today, upset about many things that happened in the previous dynasty. If it weren't for this, he wouldn't have bothered to come. To put it bluntly, he came here just to find a grudge.
"What's the matter with the Earl of Zhongyong? He has no children?" Qi Yixiu asked the queen.
"I heard that you have children?" the queen asked in confusion.
Emei stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the Empress, the Loyal and Brave Marquis's Mansion already has four illegitimate children. There is no legitimate son."
"I heard that Earl Zhongyong really dislikes his legal wife." Concubine Jin said again.
She has been bullied by Concubine Qian many times. If she doesn't take revenge now, when will she take revenge?
Seeing that the situation was not good, Concubine Qian hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, my brother is still young, and I will teach him well when I get back. This... taking a concubine is not against the law. He..."
He couldn't say the rest of the words because of the emperor's cold gaze.
"Pass on my order, the Earl of Loyalty and Bravery is lax in managing his household, is harsh to his wife, and favors his concubine over his wife. All his titles and official posts are to be stripped away. He is not to be an official in the future. For the sake of Mr. Qian, I will still give him 100 taels of silver every year. It is enough for the family. If he makes the same mistake again, I will not be able to care too much."
"As for you, Concubine Qian, you have made mistakes time and again. I have been patient for your father's sake. But you have shown no remorse. You don't have to sit on this position anymore." Qi Yixiu looked at the Queen: "What do you think should be done with Concubine Qian?"
"Since Your Majesty says so, I should be demoted. However, among the nine concubines, only the rank of Xiu is empty. What do you think, Your Majesty?" The queen did not expect the emperor to be so cruel.
"In that case, let her be a chaplain. If she can do it well, we can talk about it later. If not, just demote her. It doesn't matter if she has to change clothes, there are still palace maids." Qi Yixiu stood up and walked down to see Shen Chuliu standing there: "As for you, you are also very mean. Go back and copy the scriptures for me ten times. If you can't write a single word well, I will show you how I will deal with you."
Then he left.
"Your Majesty!" Concubine Qian looked at the emperor walking away, feeling both fear and pain in her heart.
When everyone saw this, they felt sympathetic. It was really scary that the emperor was so direct with Concubine Qian.
But looking at Jing Zhaoyi again, it was only ten recitations of the sutra, this is really...
It's quite biased.
But it's also true that her family is very helpful and they handled the problem last year very neatly.
But in the past few years, the Qian family has relied on that little bit of grace to do a lot of disgusting things.
Others dared not to offend him, no matter who said it, the Qian family had a favored empress in the palace. The father-in-law was the emperor's savior.
There is the loyal and brave uncle who has just reached the age of twenty and is seeking his own death.
The emperor's outburst today was probably mostly because of Qian's younger brother.
These two siblings are indeed from a poor family. They cannot stand the weight of wealth and have ended up committing suicide like this in just a few years.
"The Tenth Prince is still young, so there is no need to move to Yongning Palace for the time being, maybe a few years later. But all the things that are not suitable for use should be removed. In the future, everything will have to be done according to Xiuyi's instructions. Qian Xiuyi, you must be careful in what you say and do in the future, and don't make any more mistakes." The Queen said indifferently.
The Queen never looked down upon Concubine Qian. This woman was somewhat pretty and had some knowledge at first, but she became worse every year.
You can tell from how the emperor treats her now.
There is really nothing to worry about.
After everyone left, Shen Chuliu went back and lay down because he had a stomachache.
Menstrual periods are really irritable and uncomfortable.
"Go, which scripture has the shortest number of characters?" Shen Chuliu asked.
"This...six...six-word mantra?" Zizhu was a little confused.
Shen Chuliu thought for a moment and laughed: "Go get it. I really can't write those words. Hurry up. I'll copy it right away."
"Are you really going to copy this? The emperor is very angry today. Why don't you change it? The emperor didn't say how long it will take. Wouldn't it be better to take your time?" Zizhu said.
"Bah, he's angry, but I'm angry too. If you have the guts, demote me too." Shen Chuliu said coldly: "You let me punish the Qian family, and I should be submissive? If I didn't have this six-word mantra, I wouldn't have written it. But it's better to have this."
Just think of it as a slap in the face.
What the hell, even the emperor can’t let her live a miserable life.
Let's take a look at how many times Concubine Qian has slept with the emperor in the past year. Now she is fine. Has the emperor found an opportunity to punish her, or has he had enough of her patience? She is fine, but Concubine Jing is not. From now on, people will see how favored she is. If they say they can overthrow Concubine Qian, they will overthrow her.
She had taken the blame, but she was not allowed to vent her anger? So, half a day later, the emperor received ten pieces of paper with six-character mantras, murderous six-character mantras...
Qi Yixiu looked at the sharp words and wanted to laugh. He actually laughed: "Burn them quickly. Writing like this is disrespectful to the Buddha."
Who could write scripture in such a murderous tone?
And there is this six-word mantra. This woman... I wonder how she came up with it? "Tell the kitchen to send her some delicious food. I can't afford to offend someone with such a bad temper." Qi Yixiu shook his head.
But he knew that Shen Chuliu was in the red, so he was not angry.
Being angry in the morning was one thing, but didn't I do anything to her?
The punishment of copying scriptures came to an end.
When Qian Xiuyi returned to Yongning Palace, she saw people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs coming.
She hurried to move some things away. These things could be used by the concubine, but not by Xiuyi.
So a lot of things have to be moved.
The eunuchs from the Ministry of Internal Affairs were quite polite. After all, she was still Empress Xiuyi and the Tenth Prince, so they couldn't be neglected.
But to say how respectful he was, needless to say, of course not.
After all, Qian Xiuyi was born in a very ordinary family, so she naturally felt sorry for things. She couldn't stop some of the emperor's rewards even if she wanted to.
After asking these eunuchs to leave, she was so angry that her eyes turned red, and she cursed the Ministry of Internal Affairs as a bunch of bastards who flattered the powerful and looked down on the weak.
Then he scolded Jing Zhaoyi.
But just after he had scolded for a while, someone from the Ministry of Internal Affairs came and said they wanted to lay off the slaves here.
There are many more people available for the position of concubine than for the position of concubine, so basically half of the palace maids and eunuchs have to be reduced.
Some people didn't want to leave, while others wished they could leave this quagmire as soon as possible.
People are even more willing to poach her people, either because they are more popular or can embarrass her.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs was not in a hurry either. They just passed the message and told her to make her own choice and then reduce it after three days.
Doesn't this give the people below an opportunity? They will have to study it carefully for three days.
There are actually people who have studied Cuiyunxuan. Shen Chuliu naturally doesn't want it. She still doesn't have all the people here, but it is enough, so it is impossible to ask Qian Xiuyi for it.
But there are people who are willing to have it.
For three days, he seemed fine on the surface, but secretly, things were turbulent.
After finally reducing the number of people, Yongning Palace returned to peace.
But this is just the beginning. In the palace, it is difficult to gain favor, but it is very easy to fall out of favor.
It is extremely rare for a person to regain favor after falling out of favor. Therefore, the Yongning Palace should remain peaceful.
(End of this chapter)
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