Chapter 126 Death by Punishment
Emperor Xuanwu held the woman in his arms and comforted her for a long time, but he had to leave. He still had to go to Jingren Palace to catch the real adulterer.
He could only order the servants in Hexi Palace to take good care of Jiang Xinyue and clean up the blood on her body.
Then he summoned the imperial physician on duty in the Imperial Hospital to check her pulse.
The concubines in the harem, including Empress Zhu, were notified by Wang Dequan until the emperor left Hexi Palace.
So they only knew that Concubine Shu asked Jin Wuyong to destroy Concubine Zhen's innocence, but as soon as they got in, they were caught by the emperor who was waiting there in advance.
As for why the emperor knew about it in advance and brought guards to guard the scene of the incident, it was of course because Jin Zhaoyi killed her own relatives for the sake of justice and reported the conspiracy of the two to the emperor.
At least half of the concubines present were regretful. Why didn't Jin Zhaoyi wait until her brother had finished abusing Zhenpin before going to the emperor?
Wouldn't this get rid of a powerful enemy?
Facing the eyes of those women who looked at her like a fool, Jin Zhaoyi had no words to say.
She didn't dare to disobey Zhenpin!
How did she know that her brother was so bold as to cheat on the emperor?
Zhenpin told her all this.
Including the fact that her brother and Shufei conspired to harm Zhenpin, it was all told to her by Zhenpin, otherwise she would still be foolishly thinking about what clothes to wear tomorrow to make the emperor favor her.
Concubine Zhen knew all this before she did, and had already come up with a countermeasure. If she hadn't been of some use, Jin Zhaoyi would have suspected that she wouldn't have lived for many days.
The emperor would certainly be angry with the Jin family, and would dislike her, and she would be killed sooner or later.
Concubine Shu wanted to fight to the death, and stretched out her hand to pull the hem of Emperor Xuanwu's clothes, but the emperor's long legs pulled back, leaving her empty.
"Come here, send Concubine Shu... no... send the commoner Wu to the torture chamber and give her poisoned wine. The Mirror Officer will immediately execute Jin Wuyong by hanging, and the Jin family will no longer have to serve as an official, and all men, women, and children will be imprisoned."
Imprison him for ten or eight years first.
Who let them raise such a good son, who was so bold as to dye the tiger's head green.
Jin Zhaoyi's legs were shaking, and she could hardly stand, but she didn't dare to plead for her family, fearing that the emperor would get angry and kill her as well.
Emperor Xuanwu's eyes swept over Jin Zhaoyi, revealing only a little displeasure. In the end, he didn't punish her because she had made a contribution in reporting the crime and saving Concubine Zhen.
After all, Jin Zhaoyi was marrying the emperor. Strictly speaking, she was no longer a member of the Jin family, but a member of the royal family.
"I won't allow it!"
Wang Dequan closed his eyes when he heard the voice, and took a deep breath to force himself to keep smiling.
"Someone must have framed her. Where is Concubine Zhen? I heard that Guard Jin was found in her palace. She must have secretly met with a man outside her family and then framed Concubine Shu."
Jin Wuyong wanted to follow the Queen Mother's words to splash dirty water on Jiang Xinyue, but Concubine Rong stepped forward and slapped him to the ground: "Dirty and despicable dog, you Jin family harmed our Wu family in the past, and now you have seduced my sister to commit such a mistake. You are really not a human being."
This slap directly confirmed Concubine Shu's guilt.
Queen Mother Wu was so angry that her whole body was shaking. She pointed at Concubine Rong and couldn't say a word.
She closed her eyes tightly and left in a huff.
"Aunt! Aunt, save me!"
Concubine Shu screamed and chased the Queen Mother, but was caught and dragged back by the people from the Suspension Mirror Division.
Emperor Xuanwu was extremely angry, kicked Jin Wuyong in the chest, and strode away.
Empress Zhu sighed and shook her head: "You are responsible for your own mistakes. The emperor has been kind enough to you. Wu... let the people from the Suspension Mirror Department take you down, otherwise you will suffer more."
Li Guipin snorted and laughed: "Shufei claims to be a lady from a famous family, but she is just a little red lips that everyone likes. This palace has really seen the world. It can be seen that the emperor's vision has always been very poor."
This sentence not only belittled Shufei, but also implied that Jiang Xinyue, who was now in the emperor's heart, was not a good bird either.
Since the fall of the Song family, Li Guipin seemed to have let herself go. She became sarcastic and mean, and everyone got used to it.
The emperor didn't even show any dissatisfaction when she was criticized by him, so what else could they say?
Moreover, after the fall of the Song family, the emperor seemed to be indifferent to Li Guipin, but Empress Zhu felt that the emperor was actually better to Li Guipin than before.
Although Li Guipin has not been favored yet, if there are any new and good things in the palace, Hexi Palace and Xihe Hall must have a share.
The share in Xihe Hall is for Li Guipin, so Jiang Yuan doesn't dare to bully Li Guipin openly now.
After all, the emperor is thinking of his old relationship with Li Guipin, and is releasing his intention to seek peace.
Hexi Palace -
When the emperor arrived, Concubine Zhen had just finished crying and was frightened.
Anyone who was sleeping soundly and was suddenly knocked down by a strange man who appeared out of nowhere would be scared to death.
Not to mention that Concubine Zhen was pregnant.
Her first reaction was to protect the child in her belly. She killed Jin Wuyong before she had time to be afraid.
But the feeling of fear made her tremble all over and she was so scared that she couldn't speak.
Emperor Xuanwu felt guilty and stayed with her all night. The next day, he asked Wang Dequan to pick many rewards and send them to Hexi Palace to comfort Jiang Xinyue.
Xi Que opened the boxes of jewels, silks and satins, her eyes sparkling: "Wow! Queen, our storeroom is almost full."
In the palace, pampering is the greatest convenience. No matter what Jiang Xinyue wants to do, there are people vying to serve her.
She is very rich, but she can't spend all the money, because whatever she wants, someone will bring it to her.
She raised her hand lazily: "Go and call Xiao Xuanzi and Jiang Chuan, let them pick some to reward the people below."
Xi Que agreed happily. If the people below have it, then how can they, the palace maids above, be missing?
She wants to save more money, and when their second wife comes to the palace, let her sister Feicui take it out of the palace to her parents.
She has a younger brother at home who will be fifteen years old soon. He is almost old enough to get married, so she needs to give some things to the girl.
Although the gifts cannot be sold, they can be given as rewards to the people below.
If the family that my brother is planning to marry sees that their family has gifts, they will look up to them.
How could Jiang Xinyue not know what Xi Que was thinking?
So after Jiang Chuan and the others took the gifts away, when they came back, she asked them to pick out some things that suited their taste.
Jiang Xinyue has a monthly allowance of silver. A concubine gets as much as two hundred taels a year. Jiang Xinyue has been in the palace for a year and a half, and she gets a lot of silver.
She also has silver given to her by her adoptive father and mother, and the emperor's frequent rewards, which are not only silver, but also gold leaves and other things.
She took some of those and put them in front of Xi Que on purpose to let her choose.