Chapter 478: Cleansing the Harem Concubine
Shu and Concubine Liang did not return to their own palaces, but sat in the side hall, anxiously waiting for news.
They thought that Noble Ye would curse fiercely and quarrel with Jiang Xinyue.
But that was not the case!
They sat obediently in the side hall, and had already raised their ears to listen to the movement in the main hall, but they could not hear anything.
"Bang!"
Was the cup smashing a signal?
Concubine Shu pulled Concubine Liang and rushed to the flower hall of the main hall.
The trial had been completed, so Xiao Xiangzi did not stop.
Lying on the ground was Noble Ye, with dark blood flowing from the corners of her mouth, and she was already dead.
Concubine Liang covered Concubine Shu's eyes, and Concubine Shu covered Concubine Liang's eyes, fearing that the other party would have a nightmare.
Jiang Xinyue raised her hand, and immediately a palace maid stepped forward and carried Wu Ma Jianli's body away.
"Didn't I ask you to wait outside? How did you get in?"
Concubine Shu shrank her neck obediently: "I heard the sound of a cup breaking, and I thought..."
You asked me and Concubine Liang to come in!
Jiang Xinyue closed her eyes, a little speechless to these two fools: "It's okay, it's been figured out, I'm going to find the emperor now, you go back!"
She wanted to ask the emperor, since she entered the palace, what happened to those who harmed her? She
didn't need to tell her what she knew, the main thing was to ask, where did the families and clansmen of those concubines go?
Many families who were originally prominent in the capital, with their entire families entrenched in Kyoto, sometimes the emperor was merciful and punished the family that did something wrong, but did not punish the rest of the family.
This approach has both advantages and disadvantages.
The people and officials will think that the emperor is merciful, and will do their best for such a kind and good king, and have some faith in him.
The disadvantage is that after a long time, when someone comes back to seek revenge, they will not even remember the existence of this person.
"Su family?"
The emperor had an extraordinary memory. He just put down the memorial and thought for a while before saying, "Su Jianxi, the daughter of the former criminal department's secretary, was once a concubine in the palace. She cried all day long and killed Xiao Aijiang. Do you still remember her?" She
didn't remember the name, but Jiang Xinyue had a very deep impression of the murderer who killed Xiao Aijiang.
Now the little white dog "Guolai" in Kunning Palace has grown into a medium-sized dog. The fourth prince and the crown prince like it very much. Every day after returning from school from the tutor, they would take "Guolai" to play for half an hour.
Wasn't Su Jianxi sent back to the Su family after the emperor cut her hand and foot tendons?
The emperor also said that the Su family did not educate their daughter strictly, and even removed Lord Su's position as the Secretary.
Jiang Xinyue didn't care about what happened later, but she heard that the Su family could no longer stay in the capital, so they moved back to their hometown.
Su Jianxi died on the way home.
Jiang Xinyue didn't care how she died, but she asked: "What about the Su family? Are there any sisters who are about the same age as Su Jianxi and have a good relationship with her?"
The emperor really didn't know.
He waved his hand, and Tang Shiliang came over immediately: "Ask someone to check whether there are other unmarried women in the Su family, the former Secretary of the Ministry of Justice?"
Where is the Su family's hometown?
The emperor really knew: "Yuer, if there are any members of the Su family alive, they should be in the border town of Yanbian."
But that's not right, Su Jianxi is the only daughter of Su Siwu.
"After Su Siwuju's family moved, the Su family declined. There were several branches of the Su family in the capital, but they all ended up scattered and disappeared."
It's not that they disappeared, it's that the emperor didn't care at all, so he was too lazy to check.
If you really want to check, there is nothing you can't find.
"Your Majesty means that the Su family's ancestral home is in Yanbian?"
If it passes through several small countries affiliated with the Jin Kingdom, isn't that the Jin Kingdom?
"Why did Yue'er suddenly ask this? Is the Kongming Lantern incident related to the Su family?"
Jiang Xinyue showed Wu Ma Jianli's confession to the emperor: "Your Majesty, do you think this saint from the Jin Kingdom could be a member of the Su family?"
The emperor read it quickly and his face became more cautious: "It is very likely."
He patted Jiang Xinyue's shoulder comfortingly: "But don't worry, the incident with Noble Ye did remind me that there are really hidden dragons and crouching tigers in my harem. Talents emerge in the world. The late Empress Dowager was not my biological mother. When Zhu was the Empress, I was controlled by her in every way. My harem is like a leaky sieve. As long as you flatter the late Empress Dowager, the daughters of princes and nobles can enter, as well as the daughters of peddlers and hawkers. My safety is nothing in her eyes. It is time to clean up the harem and give you and the children peace. "
In the past, when the late Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager were there, the emperor did not care about this matter. Later, these two people passed away one after another, and the emperor rarely entered the harem, so he forgot about it.
The matter of Noblewoman Ye gave the emperor enough reasons to get angry.
He should investigate thoroughly. How many people with ulterior motives are there in his harem?
People have been sent out to investigate, and I believe there will be results soon.
The emperor, under the pressure of court officials, cleaned up the entire harem, and he really found out a lot of things.
There were concubines in the harem who couldn't stand the loneliness and had connections with the crazy guards in the palace.
Some concubines also used witchcraft in their own palaces to curse Jiang Xinyue and her children to die early.
Some were even planning how to escape from the palace.
When the emperor threw all the evidence in front of the court officials, they were speechless.
Jiang Yankun clicked his tongue a few times: "People say that three women make a play, and the emperor's harem is a play for one woman! Everyone's life is wonderful!"
This old rascal is still talking nonsense. Is he dissatisfied that the officials whose daughters committed crimes did not die quickly enough?
How could Jiang Yankun miss such a good opportunity?
These people were the most fierce and cruel ones when they scolded his daughter before, why didn't they scold their own daughter when it was their turn?
They were all silent?
Then let him be the "lark".
"Oh, Lord Cao, the guard your daughter likes has a wife and concubines! How could she be so lowly as to work for such a man... well... the emperor is still here!"
"Lord Zhang, I remember that you always said that the Queen Mother was acting weird and unfit to be the queen, and you looked down on her privately! Why is your daughter so vicious in the palace practicing witchcraft? Is it true that like father, like daughter? Why are you keeping your head down and not talking? Aren't you usually very proud? Like a fighting rooster."
"Hey? Is this Lord Hu? I heard that you wrote a poem criticizing the Queen Mother a few days ago, so why is your daughter preparing to elope with someone in the harem? Why are you sweating all over? Are you hot?"
"Hey? Can you take out your poem for everyone to appreciate? After all, I am a scholar, so how about I give you some comments?"
This turtle grandson is so insulting.