Chapter 55: A Victory
Zi Rui suddenly burst into tears: "It's all the fault of the people in the mansion. You... you didn't want to come in in the first place. They..."
"Okay, okay, I'm not telling you this to make you cry for me." Shen Chuliu smiled and said, "I didn't want to at the time, but now I feel it's okay. Where has life been easier?"
Zi Rui stopped talking, but just thought that if the talented person had married someone else, she would be able to live in harmony with him or her by some tricks.
But once I entered the palace, I was just a concubine. Why would I bother working my way up step by step?
It was obvious that he was harmed by someone, but he was still suspected. Fortunately, he was a talented person. If it were me, I would probably die without knowing why.
"Don't cry, wait till dawn, someone will come to serve you. You should also keep a close eye on them. In two or three days, Zizhu and the others should be back."
Shen Chuliu was comforting Zi Rui. The next one coming would definitely be a temporary service and nothing would happen.
Shen Chuliu couldn't hold on any longer and fell asleep.
The next morning, four maids and two eunuchs came as expected.
Some people went to Yao Baolin's place. Those at Shen Cairen's place were all polite.
Meals were delivered from the imperial kitchen early in the morning, and Imperial Physician Zhao came again in the morning to take the patient's pulse.
Shen Chuliu was in better condition today than yesterday. He took the medicine and went back to sleep.
She didn't notice the time she was spending recuperating from her illness, and the harem was in an uproar.
When Queen Bai found out about this, she was furious and ordered a thorough investigation.
The effect was seen in the afternoon.
First, a eunuch in the imperial kitchen died by hitting his head against a pillar. Then, a palace maid of Zhang Yu'nu was caught while burying the remaining arsenic and then jumped into the lake and died.
It will be the twelfth lunar month in two days. If I jump into the lake, I will definitely not survive.
It was soon discovered that the eunuch who died was from the same hometown as this palace maid, and for a moment Zhang Yu-nu was unable to defend herself.
Concubine Yi and Concubine Song were both anxious to close the case and have an explanation, so they didn't care whether Zhang Yunu was wrongly accused or not. Naturally, they controlled her as soon as possible.
Zhang Yu'nu was Concubine Feng's person.
It seemed that all this had been explained. Qi Yixiu was listening to Chusi's report in Taiji Palace.
"What do the servants of Shen's say?"
"To answer your Majesty's question, although it is difficult to use severe punishment on the servants of Lady Shen, the maids of the Internal Criminal Department have many tricks. They have also suffered enough, and there is nothing wrong with them. Only a servant of Yao Baolin was probably too hurt and admitted to stealing an earring from her master."
"So, this was the work of Concubine Feng?" Qi Yixiu smiled, but there was no warmth in his smile.
"This... I'm afraid Zhang Yunv can't do this." Chu Si said.
Qi Yixiu smiled again: "Can Concubine Feng Shu do it?"
Chusi knelt down hurriedly and said nothing.
"How is her health?" Qi Yixiu asked again.
This is referring to Shen Cairen.
"In reply to the emperor, Doctor Zhao said that the poison will take a few days to be expelled. Lady Shen is in good health and will recover soon."
"Well, if she isn't around for a few days, I'll release her people. I'll also reward you with two hundred taels, which I'll use to appease the people." It's possible that she took poison herself, but it's impossible for Cairen Shen to be so long-suffering.
No matter who introduced Zhang Yunv, this was not something Shen Cairen could do.
"Call her the Ministry of Internal Affairs... Never mind, I'll come up with a title for her myself." Qi Yixiu added, "She's from the Imperial Kitchen, get eighty strokes of the cane. A fine of half a year's salary."
"Zhang Yunu." Qi Yixiu paused and said, "She was demoted to a dresser."
"Yes." Chu Si thought to herself, Zhang Yunu was wronged, but... forget it. After all, she was still alive, and the emperor also knew that she was wronged.
"All those who serve her should be sent to do hard labor."
"Give Shen Cairen some jewelry and tell her that I allow her to rest for a month. She can come out in good spirits during the New Year."
"Yes." Chusi responded.
Cuiyunxuan bid farewell to Laba.
Deep down left a smile.
"You have suffered so much injustice..." Zi Rui meant that this was too simple.
"Well, I will be a beauty during the Chinese New Year." Shen Chuliu smiled: "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore, let's wait and welcome Zizhu and the others."
For a moment, Zi Rui didn't know whether she should be happy to welcome Zi Zhu and the others, or shocked by Cai Ren's words.
When Zizhu and the others came back, they walked back by themselves. They looked unwell, but there were no obvious scars.
Shen Chuliu knew that they were all tortured, but it was the kind of punishment that would not leave obvious scars.
Zizhu, Jimei, Chisu, and Yuanxiao all knelt down and said, "The servants are back."
"Everyone, get up. You've suffered, but it's not in vain. From now on, we're inseparable."
Several people shed tears.
Shen Chuliu asked Zizhu to distribute the silver awarded by the emperor, and he took out two hundred taels himself.
Naturally, her own servants received more, and Yao Baolin's servants received ten taels each. The thief was beaten to death.
The next day, Shen Chuliu asked Zi Rui to kowtow to the Queen in person to thank her for helping her even though she was pregnant.
As for Zhang, who had been demoted to a dresser, Shen Chuliu didn't ask a single question.
Everyone in the harem knows that Zhang Gengyi is taking the blame.
Naturally, everyone thought that this was the work of Concubine Feng Shufei, but whether it was true or not, Concubine Feng Shufei herself knew it clearly.
Shen Chuliu naturally wouldn't stare at the emperor and try to find the so-called real murderer. Life in the harem was never black and white. But this time, the emperor went to great lengths for her, at least letting everyone in the harem know that she was not easy to mess with.
As for what she really wants, it will take a long time. As long as she is alive, there will be no problem in solving it.
I am bored everyday, what can I do in the future?
Shen Chuliu recovered quickly indeed, and she was not in a hurry to see the emperor. Since the emperor said that she could come out during the New Year, she stayed at home to recuperate.
The Empress also gave out gifts, and Concubine Feng, probably wanting to prove her innocence, also gave out a lot of gifts.
Following suit, Concubine Yi, Concubine Jin, Zhaoyi Song and others all brought their rewards.
People of lower status also sent their thoughts.
It is true that Shen Chuliu made a lot of money this time.
With this commotion, Kang Chongyi, who had just given birth to the third prince, was overshadowed.
But Kang Chongyi was more than happy to do so.
The third prince is in good health and looks good.
During the month when Shen Chuliu was recuperating, the emperor was very busy. There were only two people sleeping with him, one was Concubine Yi and the other was Li Xiaoyi.
For a moment, the wind direction in the harem changed again, and the pregnant Yi Chongyuan was really embarrassed.
As for Miao Xiaoyi, although she is still in the confinement period, she is feeling much better.
In this tense and strange atmosphere, the fourth year of the Qingyuan period arrived.
On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, Shen Chuliu was ready. This year there was no 30th, so the 29th was New Year's Eve.
We have to go to the Taimiao to kowtow early in the morning.
She had already prepared a set of ivory-white jacket and skirt, and after a month of nursing, she had regained the weight she had lost due to illness.
In winter, it is the time when it is round and beautiful.
Early in the morning on New Year's Eve, she dressed neatly and went out, holding Zizhu's hand: "After a month of care, it's time to go out."
"I wish the talented lady a successful start." Zizhu always sees things more clearly than Zirui.
(End of this chapter)
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