Chapter 552 Death
Yes, for someone who will never be promoted to the rank of the Ninth Concubine, there is no need for her to live in the pavilion, and living in the pavilion is the end of her life.
In the previous dynasty, seeing this situation, more and more memorials were submitted to impeach Li Pei.
In June, Marquis Jinchang finally submitted a memorial requesting that his title be stripped away, but he also said that he hoped to make amends for his crime by doing meritorious service.
The emperor did not respond at all, and at this time, General Feng's strategy of suppressing bandits had begun to show results.
The emperor issued an edict of praise, which basically said, "General Feng, just go ahead and do your job. I trust you."
In the Southwestern Army, half of Li Pei's men had been killed, and the remaining ones had to consider what to do in the future.
After all, this is not a friendship that was forged through fighting, so it is not that solid.
Now that the concubines of the Li family have all become beauties, those who originally wanted to curry favor with Li Pei now have other ideas.
So for a while, Li Pei and his son were very passive in the army.
In the palace, Concubine Li, who was demoted on the first day, was slapped in the face for offending Concubine Zhuang.
This can be considered as a tit-for-tat.
Concubine Zhuang has tolerated her for a long time.
But now, no one saves her. This is the consequence of being too arrogant before.
"Why is Concubine Li speechless now? Isn't it the time when you were so arrogant?" Concubine Zhuang sneered: "You are too arrogant in the harem. Your good days are still to come!"
"No matter how bad your sister was, she was able to give birth to a princess. Even if she didn't survive, she still had a chance. What about you?"
"Jieyu." Jieyu Zhuang's maid called out.
It's fine to say anything else, but it's not good to say that the princess who went there is not good.
Concubine Zhuang snorted: "I think you'll just have to live like this for the rest of your life."
"How are you better than me? If I, Zhang Yang, end up like this, what about you?" Lady Li said angrily, holding the slap mark.
"As for me, my father is not that stupid. I didn't come in and talk about my family background. How dare you bring up your family background? After several generations of peasants, we finally made it to the top. We don't even know our surnames anymore. Now everything is fine, right? Look how long it has been since General Feng went there, but it has already worked. When the suppression of bandits is over, good days will come for your father and brothers."
Concubine Zhuang snorted again: "Watch her, you are not allowed to get up until you kneel for three hours."
"yes."
Lady Li was very angry, but she did not dare to get up from her kneeling position. She really did not dare to cause trouble now. If she offended anyone again, she did not know what would happen.
On one side, Concubine Li was punished to kneel, and on the other side, the Emperor and Empress received the news that Prince Wei had died.
He hurriedly sent orders to the Ministry of Rites, the Imperial Clan Court, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs to all take action.
Although the prince was not very capable, he was still an elder after all. The person Qi Yixiu was closest to was always the emperor's uncle.
So I must set off back to the palace immediately, this matter still needs to be handled properly.
The Prince's Mansion was already in vain. In the front yard, Shen Biqiong's eyes were red. "Chuan'er, go and do what you need to do. Mother is fine. We still have to take care of the backyard. The emperor has received the news and should be back soon. People from the Imperial Clan House and the Ministry of Rites are coming soon. You go."
Qi Chuan nodded: "Don't be sad, mother. We still have our son. He will certainly listen to you."
He squeezed Shen Biqiong's hand and looked at her with eyes that only the mother and son could understand.
Shen Biqiong patted his shoulder and said, "Go ahead."
She also turned around and went back to the backyard and gathered all the concubines and wives together.
There were also two daughters of King Wei, some of whom were crying and some of whom were kneeling, because King Wei had been ill for several months, so all the necessary preparations had already been made.
After the princess passed away, Shen Biqing took full control of the family, so now there is no one who opposes her.
Even the concubines who were several dozen years older than her all claimed to follow Concubine Shen's arrangements.
Shen Biqiong would not let down her guard at this time, and she quickly took charge of the palace inside and outside.
When the people from the clan affairs office arrived, they thought they would be facing a mess, after all, Prince Wei had been doing absurd things for many years.
But unexpectedly, it was so well organized.
There were also rules for servants to come in and out, what to do, what to say, where to rest, where to discuss matters, where to entertain guests. How to get the white cloth and how to arrange the venue were not something the clan government had to worry about too much.
There was also a prince who was in charge of the clan affairs office. He secretly said something to the Minister of Rites, which made the Minister of Rites nod his head.
"Without Prince Wei, the Prince's Mansion is much more neat and tidy."
The main reason is that when King Wei was alive, he was really not a very human being.
It's fine if you're just a jerk, but it's also impossible to make friends with everyone.
Now it seems like a big change.
As a concubine, Shen Biqiong couldn't come forward directly at this time, but Qi Chuan was able to stand on his own feet, and he was very well behaved when he came in and out.
One cannot help but praise her mother for being worthy of being from the Shen family.
Speaking of the Shen family, at this time, Shen Zhong took the lead and asked the eldest daughter-in-law Lan and the second daughter-in-law Zhu to go to the Prince's Mansion to help.
If you say that the daughter-in-law of an official is involved in the affairs of the royal palace, it doesn't make sense, but if you say that she is helping her own sister, it makes sense.
Anyway, no matter what, three days later, when the emperor and others returned to the imperial city, the funeral of Prince Wei had already been arranged.
The emperor issued an edict early in the morning that Prince Qichuan of the royal family would inherit the throne, because the emperor was saddened by the death of his uncle and could not bear to lower his position. Therefore, his son would still inherit the throne of the royal family and could enter the court first. When the mourning period is over, I will grant him another marriage.
The second reason is that the emperor favors the royal family.
As for the King, his absurdity was known to everyone in the court.
Now that his adopted son can inherit the throne, he is truly blessed.
But He Qichuan is a really good person. He is always flawless in what he says and does.
Today, many people would have to say that the best thing that happened to Prince Xu in his life was taking the concubine of the Shen family as his concubine.
Only because of this can I have such a glorious life behind me. Otherwise, with the chaotic and foul appearance of Prince Wei's Palace, I don't know what would have happened.
At this point, some people started talking about the Shen family's education. The illegitimate children are so well-behaved, no wonder the legitimate children are so good.
Look at Concubine Jing. No wonder she has been favored for so many years. There is indeed a reason for it.
As for what you said about Shen Gengyi? What? Don't you allow people to be selectively blind?
After arranging the funeral of King Wei and sending it off according to the rules, Shen Biqing personally organized the people in the backyard.
Those who are between 30 and 35 years old can make their own choice. If they want to leave the palace, they will be given money to marry someone else, and all the indentures will be returned to their families.
If you don't want to leave, you can also go to the farm below and work for yourself.
Anyone under the age of thirty must be married off with a dowry.
Because King Wei had passed away, there were fewer people in the backyard, so a group of maids and old women were sent out, and they also took the silver away.
All the eunuchs and servants who needed to be cut had their clothes cut.
Several concubines, including herself, only need ten people to serve them.
For older concubines, five or six are enough.
(End of this chapter)
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