Chapter 570: Reshuffle
Emei stepped forward and knelt in the palace: "Your Majesty, these days, I and others have been investigating the source of these rumors in the palace, as well as the cause of death of this Madam Liu. The spearhead is directed at Concubine Jin. Concubine Jin did nothing at first, but after the eldest princess got married, she began to make arrangements. Now the detailed evidence is here. The only thing that has not been verified is the cause of death of Madam Liu. And the others who followed were all bribed and instigated by Concubine Jin. But Tingyu was sincere to her master. She did not accept any bribes. She just followed the crowd and believed it."
Emei said as she handed the file to Chusi.
Concubine Jin stood up quickly and said, "I am innocent. This is fake."
"Whether it is unjust or not, Concubine Jin, just wait and see." Emei lowered her head.
The emperor took it and flipped through it: "Concubine Jin is too careless."
"The wet nurses who will serve the twelfth prince had been found in advance, and Concubine Jin also went to lobby them, saying that as long as they said something unfavorable to the Empress, Concubine Jin would naturally use them after she adopted the twelfth prince in the future. However, these wet nurses did not say anything and informed the Empress at that time." Emei added.
"This time, the ones who spread the news were Empress Zhen Chongyi, Concubine Zhuang, Chen Xiaoyi, Fang Baolin, and Zhou Baolin. The ones who spread the rumors in the palace were Empress Zhen Chongyi, Concubine Jin, and several concubines including Concubine Zhuang."
The emperor finished reading the file and listened to Emei's words and smiled: "You are really capable. Concubine Jin, do you admit this matter or not? The Queen has checked it clearly."
Concubine Jin's face turned pale: "Your Majesty, I..."
"I don't want to say any more words to you. Do you admit it or not?" The emperor stopped smiling and looked over.
Concubine Jin knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I...I was...I was bewildered for a moment..."
"Zhen Chongyi, what about you?" The emperor no longer paid attention to Concubine Jin.
Zhen Chongyi stood up and knelt down: "I did say a few things that I shouldn't have said, but I didn't spread rumors. I think it's because my subordinates are not careful enough. I know I was wrong."
"Yeah, okay, how about you guys?"
Concubine Zhuang, Chen Xiaoyi, Fang Baolin, and Zhou Baolin knelt down.
No one dared to deny it.
"Just admit them all." The emperor threw the file aside.
"Concubine Qian Shu, what about you?" the emperor asked again.
Concubine Qian Shu also knelt down hurriedly: "Your Majesty, my words were inappropriate, but I did nothing."
She really didn't do anything this time. As for the recommendation from outside, that was not her idea.
"You disrespected the Queen and will be fined three months' salary. Do you have any objection?"
"Thank you." Concubine Qian Shu breathed a sigh of relief.
"Princess Jing, your words were inappropriate and you offended the late empress dowager. You will be fined half a year's salary. Do you accept this?" Qi Yixiu looked at Shen Chuliu again.
"Your Majesty is wise. I made a mistake and I should accept the punishment. Thank you for your grace." Shen Chuliu bowed comfortably.
"Okay." Qi Yixiu laughed again.
"Jin Fei. I have given you face time and again because of the eldest princess. I have been patient since you entered the palace. Until today, I also know that you are an incompetent person. I am surprised and not surprised that you can do this. You are just a fool, and you don't know it."
"The eldest princess is not a prince. She is married. I am afraid that she will be wronged even if I protect her. Therefore, I still cannot punish you severely. From now on, you will be demoted back to your Zhaoyi position. You don't need to be given a title. I told you to be careful with your words and deeds, but you never learned." The emperor said indifferently: "In the future, if you still don't know how to restrain yourself, I will change the mother of the eldest princess."
"Your Majesty, I am..." Concubine Jin...well, now it's Concubine He.
"Get out." The emperor looked over indifferently.
"Your Majesty...Your Majesty, I accept your order and thank you." He Zhaoyi hurried out.
"Zhen Chongyi. I will not demote you, but I will punish you with one year's monthly salary. This is the last time." Qi Yixiu said this very calmly.
It sounds more like a casual chat.
But those who understand should know that next time, it may not be as easy as just demoting Zhen Chongyi.
Zhen Chongyi thanked him with fear and trepidation.
"All of you. Demote one level." The emperor waved his hand.
Several concubines knelt down hurriedly to express their gratitude.
"Ning Zhaorong is promoted to Consort Ning. I will raise the twelfth prince for you, but you must remember that I promoted you and asked you to raise children because you have not done any evil for many years. If you disappoint me, you will have to bear the consequences yourself."
Ning Zhaorong was like a lucky star from heaven. She was completely stunned and was a little slow to respond: "I thank the emperor for his grace. I will definitely treat the twelfth prince as my own son!"
"Su Xiuyi was promoted to Su Zhaorong, Yan Xiurong was promoted to Yan Zhaoyuan, Mei Chongyuan was promoted to Mei Xiuyi, Yu Chongrong was promoted to Yu Xiurong. Lin Jieyu was promoted to Lin Chongrong, and Yao Meiren was promoted to Yao Chongyuan."
The emperor reorganized the nine concubines in one breath and filled them up.
After a moment of surprise, everyone hurriedly expressed their gratitude.
"Okay, let's end it here for now. If anyone dares to bring up old issues in the future, I will not let them off easily." The emperor waved his hand and left.
After dealing with the harem, there is still the former dynasty to deal with. I wonder how many officials will lose their official hats.
Is the emperor's family affairs so easy to manage? The first to bear the brunt is that Su Mingsu, who went home to eat himself.
One after another, seven or eight officials were demoted or sent to other places to take up new posts. It can also be seen from this incident that those officials who could really sit still basically did not submit any memorials.
It’s not that they don’t have any interest in it, but everyone is patient enough to wait and see.
At this time, Lord Jing'an, who wrote the memorial saying the exact opposite, was simply a very ruthless person.
The Shen family is really not tempted?
Bah! But he is willing to take risks, are you convinced? So at this moment, a group of old foxes cursed Shen Changjing to death in their hearts, but they had to praise him on the surface: "Master Shen is still a wise man!"
You can't help but admit it. Just tell me how much the emperor likes this memorial! Not only that! This also made Concubine Jing like him.
You don't have to offend the queen, and even the queen should be grateful.
Since the queen has no children, she must support someone else's son.
Hey, this is something you really can’t think too deeply about. The more you think about it, the more interesting it becomes.
And Shen Changjing himself understood it through everyone's tentative questioning.
The queen is really wonderful.
And Empress Miao accepted the reward in Yufu Palace.
"Hey. I've been convicted, why are you still rewarding me?" Shen Chuliu looked at Chusi.
"Hey, Your Majesty, look at what you said. How could the Emperor be willing to give it up? The Emperor has verbally declared that Concubine Jing is wise and righteous, gentle and respectful, and can be a role model for concubines, so he specially rewards her."
He didn't even mention what the reward would be.
Shen Chuliu raised his eyebrows and watched Chusi open the box.
There was a box of gold leaves neatly packed inside.
"Your Majesty, is this to compensate me for the six months I have been in office? Isn't this too much?"
"There's more!" Chusi smiled and opened another box. Inside was a complete set of topaz jewelry, which was obviously made from a single piece of jade.
(End of this chapter)
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