Chapter 426 Punishment
Ying Xiurong opened her eyes, but she had no strength left: "Xiurong... it's too late."
After she said this, although she hadn't left yet, she didn't say anything else.
At this point, status and identity are no longer important.
The only thing on her mind was the third princess, the child she had never loved much.
But it doesn’t matter. They will go now and the mother and daughter will be able to see each other again down there.
In the harem, the moment everyone heard that Concubine Ying had become Ying Xiurong, they knew that the child must have been lost.
The next moment, I heard that Ying Xiurong had died.
Everyone was stunned. This is really...
Everyone had to hurry there, so Shen Chuliu changed into plain clothes and went to Jiyunxuan.
The emperor had already passed away, and the empress was in charge of ordering people to prepare Ying's face and burial. Since she was not of high status, the palace naturally could not stop the funeral.
Once they are dressed, they need to be carried out, but there is a special place for that.
But at least I died in Jiyunxuan, which was considered a farewell for her.
Someone else went to the Li family to report the news, but the journey was too long and they couldn't arrive in a while.
Everyone hurried and waited for Ying's face to be sent out before applying the first layer of paper to her.
Juxiang and Juyun cried bitterly, but there was nothing they could do.
In fact, it is the most miserable for slaves brought from home to see their master pass away.
They could still go out and get married, and as long as their master gave the order, it would be easy for them to go out.
But once the master passes away, who will take care of these things?
I can only be the same as the maids in the palace.
But you can't serve others, and people will think it's unlucky.
But no one in the palace can care about anyone else...
After seeing Ying Xiurong off, Shen Chuliu asked someone to serve food in Cuiyunxuan.
"Bring me some wine."
Zizhu and the others knew that she was in a bad mood, so they didn't stop her.
Shen Chuliu took the rice wine and drank it slowly: "I have asked the Pei family to find a husband for you and Zirui. You two are not young anymore. Once you find a husband, you can leave your citizenship and become a commoner."
"Master!" Zizhu was shocked.
Zi Rui was also stunned and knelt down for a moment: "Master, you don't want us anymore?"
"Get up, what are you talking about? I wish you would stay with me for the rest of my life, but can I be so selfish? If it's a few more years later, you two won't be able to have children." Shen Chuliu sighed and waved his hands.
The two men looked at each other and stood up.
"I have asked privately. Zhemei has no one at home and she is unwilling to get married. Chisu is still young and can serve for a few more years. Jimei is wavering, but she has someone at home and will be able to leave sooner or later. The other people will also be used. Zizhu, I know you, and there is no one at home. What will I do if I don't care about you? The same goes for Zirui. When you came out of the mansion with me, didn't I tell you that I would find you a husband sooner or later?"
"You and I have been together for more than ten years. It's almost time. It's a good time to leave the palace and get married." Shen Chuliu poured himself another glass of wine: "I have had this idea for a long time, but today I saw Juxiang crying miserably."
"Master, it's fine if you ask us to leave, but don't say that, it's unlucky." Juxiang was because Ying Xiurong died...
"I don't have that idea. I'm just expressing my feelings. Well, you don't have to be like this. Go back and think about who you want to marry. Just ask Chi Su and Ji Mei to serve you." Shen Chuliu waved his hand.
The two of them had no choice but to nod in agreement.
Shen Chuliu didn’t actually have anything in mind, he just felt like drinking, so he allowed himself to drink a little more.
Meanwhile, the front line in northern Xinjiang remained deadlocked.
Both sides were burning military rations and silver, but the Chao Kingdom did not take any action.
Dayichao would not take the initiative to ask, but just confronted.
It was not until mid-April that envoys from the court finally arrived.
Since ancient times, when two armies fought, they would not kill envoys, so he successfully entered the territory of the Dayi Dynasty.
A few days later, the memorial was returned to the capital, and Qi Yixiu looked at it and sneered for a long time.
"My dear ministers, please take a look too."
Below, the ministers were passing around letters from the border.
"The Emperor of Chao State is saying that the new emperor was training the troops, which is why this incident happened?"
"This is sheer nonsense! Which emperor would be so idle? He is just trying to intimidate us, but we are not afraid of him! According to this old minister, we should beat them!"
"Hey, Lord Li, calm down, calm down. It's not difficult to fight back, but it will cost the lives of many good men. Now that Chaoguo is in the mood, are you going to withdraw your troops?"
"They are probably going to withdraw their troops. Humph, is this a test? If we relax even a little, things will be different."
Qi Yixiu listened to the discussions below and thought the same as his ministers.
Sometimes, the emperor cannot do whatever he wants.
He had already started to be on guard when he was assassinated, so even though the border has undergone several changes in recent years, he did not dare to relax at all.
But he couldn't just go to war with the State of Chao.
Chao State is not a small place, and the Dayi Dynasty cannot conquer it even if it tries its best.
Therefore, the fact that he was assassinated could only remain secret.
Even if Chaoguo is doing this now, he can only hold it in.
However, I won’t just hold it in like this.
He has privately instructed that trade with the North Korean country will not be so smooth in the next few years.
Although their national strength is similar to that of Chao, they still have indispensable things to trade with each other.
For example, the charcoal from the Chao Dynasty, for example, the silk and cotton from the Dayi Dynasty.
To put it bluntly, the climate here in Dayi Dynasty is warmer. Although there are some relatively cold places, it is not completely impossible to produce charcoal.
But Chaoguo is relatively cold, and the silkworms are not as developed as those in Dayi Dynasty, so they lack more.
Although wars can be stopped, the flames of war without the smoke of gunpowder will inevitably break out.
In early May, the Chao Kingdom officially withdrew its troops.
However, the soldiers of the Dayi Dynasty would not retreat immediately.
Of course, we have to stay here throughout the summer.
In the palace, those who wanted to wait for something to happen to the queen had to give up.
In the Taiji Palace, the things presented by the Queen made the Emperor look very ugly.
"I don't want to trouble His Majesty, but I am the Empress Dowager. If I find something like this in my palace, I dare not not present it to His Majesty for review."
It was a wooden box. It was not clean and was covered with dirt and grass. Inside was a wooden man the size of a palm.
The queen's name and birth date were clearly engraved on it, and there was even brown stuff on the tip of the needle. One could imagine what disgusting thing it was.
"I thought I had treated the concubines well over the years, but I never expected that I would be hated to this extent." The Queen stood up and knelt down: "I beg Your Majesty to give me justice."
Qi Yixiu helped the queen up: "Don't worry, Queen, this matter will naturally be thoroughly investigated. Queen, there is no need to do this, I will definitely make the decision for you."
If the emperor wanted to investigate thoroughly, it would be very easy.
The Queen has found out the culprit in Fengzao Palace, a eunuch.
He was punished by the Queen in the past.
Soon, the Ministry of Internal Affairs followed the clues and found the person, Concubine Lu.
Good night
(End of this chapter)
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