Chapter 257: No more descendants
When Imperial Concubine Yu Chen was lecturing the concubines, Ru Changzai had no idea how many slaps she had received.
She couldn't bear the beating any longer, so she pushed Kang Yubin away and ran to the hall, kneeling in front of Concubine Chen, begging for mercy incoherently:
"Please spare my life, Imperial Concubine! I don't know how I have offended you, Imperial Concubine, I..."
"Spare my life?" Concubine Chen's eyes turned fierce, and she glared at her fiercely, "If I spare your life, who will spare my son's life?!"
When she said this, her voice couldn't stop trembling, and tears were clearly glistening in her eyes.
But Ning Wanshuang would never cry in front of outsiders, so the grief she felt at that moment was quickly suppressed by her.
She leaned forward slightly, lifted her jade-inlaid thick-soled cloth shoes, and stepped hard on Ruchang's fingers that were supporting the ground, causing Ruchang to scream in pain.
Concubine Chen sneered, "Do you think I don't know that it was you who spread the news of my son's death to Yonghe Palace? I was still in confinement, what were you thinking at that time? You know it in your heart!"
He kicked her away and shouted, "Kang Yubin, keep hitting me!"
Following her order, several eunuchs immediately surrounded Ruchang and held him tightly.
Kang Yubin rolled up his sleeves and tried his best to teach her a lesson.
It's miserable enough to say that this is normal.
She had only been in the palace for a few months, but she had already been either slapped in the face or confined to her room. All the misfortunes had happened to her alone.
Perhaps because she had too many lice and was not afraid of the itch, and knowing that begging for mercy was useless at this time, she simply plucked up the courage to confront Concubine Chen.
"Whether the noble concubine believes it or not, the young prince's early death has nothing to do with me! The emperor and the queen mother have already given up on me, and I am at least a legitimate concubine appointed by the emperor himself. If the noble concubine beats me today, I am afraid I will have a hard time explaining to the Mongolian tribes!"
She moved out of her mother's house, and Concubine Chen seemed a little apprehensive.
She was silent for a moment, raised her hand and ordered Kang Yubin to stop slapping, and suddenly smiled warmly:
"I won't beat you to death. You are under my control, so just bear with it."
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Yue bowed and walked in, holding a food box in his hand.
She stood in front of him calmly and opened the drawer of the food box.
Everyone saw that what was placed inside was a bowl of brown medicine with a very strong and pungent smell.
Ruchang asked in panic: "What is this?"
Liu Yue replied calmly: "My lady, this is the Ten Cold Soup. Once you drink it, you will completely end the blessings of your descendants."
As he spoke, he picked up the medicine cup, stirred it with a spoon, and brought it to his mouth as usual.
Ruchang was terrified. Although he was suppressed by the eunuchs, he still staggered backwards, clenched his lips and teeth tightly, and shook his head repeatedly with tears in his eyes.
Seeing that she didn't drink, Liu Yue said:
"Don't you often say in private that you envy the Imperial Concubine, who has no children and sits on a lotus? The Imperial Concubine knows that you envy her, so she specially bestowed this great blessing on you. Why don't you thank her quickly?"
After saying that, Liu Yue suddenly became fierce and used the palm of his left hand to hold Ru Changzai's cheek tightly.
After forcing her to open her mouth, he took the Shihan Soup and poured it into her mouth.
All the concubines knew how powerful the Ten Cold Soup was.
Once you drink a cup of it, your uterus will be damaged immediately and you will never be able to get pregnant again in your lifetime.
Seeing Ruchang being forced to drink this thing, everyone present was shocked so much that their scalps went numb and their spines felt cold.
Ruchangzai was a member of Yingfei's palace after all. Although Yingfei didn't like her, she couldn't help but say a few words for Ruchangzai at this time.
"Noble Concubine! Ruchang is still the emperor's concubine after all. How dare you kill her so blatantly? Aren't you afraid..."
"When have I ever been afraid?" Concubine Chen looked back at Concubine Ying and said provocatively, "If you are dissatisfied, you can tell the emperor about this. The emperor can punish me however he wants. But if you don't want to go, don't make a fuss in front of me!"
As he was speaking, the full bowl of Shihan Soup had already been poured into his stomach.
She reacted immediately, holding her stomach and rolling on the ground, screaming in pain.
Just when the empress and concubines were feeling anxious, Xiao Yinzi from the imperial court came hurriedly.
When he entered, he saw Ruchang rolling around at the door, but he didn't even look at her. He walked straight to the hall, smiled and bowed to Concubine Chen, and said:
"My Lady, the magnolias that the Emperor ordered have been moved to your palace. You can go back and take a look when you have time to see if there is anything that does not suit your taste."
Concubine Chen said, "I understand. You can go back and report first."
After hearing his words, everyone realized that
The magnolia tree was uprooted. How could it be that Xiao Jingheng was angry with Concubine Chen?
Instead, he was moved to Concubine Chen's palace, and she was asked to watch over him every day to show their friendship.
Let's see Xiao Yinzi enter and see that even though he is being tortured like this, he still looks calm and composed.
He knew that Concubine Chen's action must have been tacitly approved by Xiao Jingheng.
In this case, no one could say anything more.
Concubine Chen hurried back to the palace to check on the transplanting of the magnolia trees, so she asked everyone to disperse first.
But she herself was in no hurry to leave.
After everyone left, she was left alone with Song Zhao in the hall. Then she suddenly asked Song Zhao,
"Why?"
Song Zhao pretended not to understand and asked, "What?"
Concubine Chen said, "I want to ask you why you are trying to make plans for the emperor and cheer me up. I know that the emperor has only seen you recently, and he has never understood romance. If you hadn't suggested it to the emperor, he would never have thought of moving Xinyi to my palace to cheer me up."
She stood up and walked slowly to Song Zhao, staring at her intently, as if she wanted to see through her.
"Song Zhao, what are you thinking about? Your son is a noble son. If I am devastated by the loss of my son, then the position of imperial concubine will be yours sooner or later. There are so many women in the harem who hope that I will die, but you are trying to persuade the emperor to make peace with me? Are you doing this to do me a favor?"
Facing Concubine Chen's scrutiny and questioning, Song Zhao appeared very calm and composed.
She stood up and bowed to Concubine Chen, and said softly:
"Your Highness, you are worrying too much. I have never advised the Emperor on anything. Whatever the Emperor wants to do and how he does it is all for the sake of making Your Highness happy. It is all from the Emperor's heart, not from my advice."
Concubine Chen's passionate gaze fell on Song Zhao's beautiful face.
"I know who is human and who is a ghost in this palace. I can see clearly who is good to me and who wishes me death."
Song Zhao did not respond to her words, but said:
"It's a good thing that the Imperial Concubine has come to terms with it. As a mother myself, I understand that after something like this, the Imperial Concubine will inevitably be sad, but..."
"Why am I so sad?" Concubine Chen interrupted Song Zhao as if she was under pressure.
She looked lighthearted, without any trace of sadness, and even smiled brightly, saying lightly:
"I am still young, and I will have children with the emperor.
Why am I sad? I am not sad at all."
After the words fell,
She turned around resolutely and left without looking back.
*
At the same time, in Chaoyang Palace,
After the morning court today, Xiao Jingheng secretly summoned King Rui.
At this moment, Xiao Jingheng was sitting upright on the dragon throne, holding in his hands several bloody confessions presented by King Rui.
These confessions were written by several Dingbian generals who had served under Ning Baichuan.
The above contents all describe how Ning Baichuan contacted his trusted generals and how he discussed treason with them in private.
Moreover, among these evidences, there was a letter.
King Rui said that it was a handwritten letter from Ning Baichuan to the general.
Xiao Jingheng looked at the crooked handwriting on it and thought it looked a bit like the handwriting of a military general like him.
After reading these confession letters, Xiao Jingheng was silent for a long time.
King Rui bowed and said in a deep voice:
"Brother, the Ning family has already become disloyal. The reason they handed over the military power a few days ago was just to make you let down your guard, so as to give them a chance to catch their breath and then strike out at the right time to kill us by surprise!
Such traitors and traitors must be punished by everyone! Please put the overall situation first and do not tolerate them and cause disasters!"
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