Chapter 357 Smart People
Xiao Jingheng treated Concubine Yao without showing any mercy to her.
Song Zhao suggested the "binding punishment", and Xiao Jingheng immediately had Concubine Yao taken to the Ministry of Punishment to wait for the execution.
The next day,
The people that Xiao Yinzi brought out of the palace also found Xiao Yaozi's family in a dilapidated temple on the outskirts of the city.
The thieves who had held Xiao Yaozi's family hostage saw the guards coming in and fought back desperately.
In the end, they were defeated and were all wiped out by the guards.
Xiao Yinzi asked the family members who were successfully rescued,
They had no idea why they were abducted. They only said that they seemed to hear their captors discussing in private, saying that they were working for Concubine Yao in the palace.
With this last piece of solid evidence, no matter how much Concubine Yao protested her injustice, she was powerless to redeem herself.
One night three days later, a heavy rain took away the remaining heat of late summer.
As autumn approaches, the weather gradually becomes cooler.
At that time, Song Zhao was sitting at the head of Ruoxin's bed, holding a storybook in his hand, and telling Ruoxin a bedtime story.
Her gentle voice enveloped Ruoxin tightly, making the child feel very at ease.
"Once upon a time there was a wise minister in the State of Zheng named Zichan. He was wise and had made great contributions to the state, so he was loved by the people.
One day, a commoner came to Zichan and gave him a big fresh fish to show his respect for him.
Zichan's family was originally a wealthy family, so they had no shortage of things that the common people thought were rare, so he asked the servants in his house to put the big fish in the pond to raise them first. "
Song Zhao's voice became weaker and weaker, and he patted Ruoxin's back gently from time to time, trying to coax her to sleep early.
But today, the autumn is cool, and Ruoxin seems to like this kind of weather very much.
She wrapped herself tightly in a small quilt, with only a pair of small hands sticking out from the end of the quilt. She was smiling and staring at Song Zhao expectantly, hoping that she would continue to tell the story.
Song Zhao did not want to spoil the child's interest, so he continued to speak vividly:
"There are many fish in the pond of the prime minister's mansion, but they are for the masters to eat, and the servants are not allowed to use them. But this time, this big fish fell into the hands of the servant, and he was greedy, so he bravely took the big fish back and secretly cooked and ate it."
"Afterwards, the servant said to Zichan, 'I have put the fish into the pond. Guess what happened, sir?' As soon as the big fish entered the pond, it floated on the surface of the water without moving. After a while, even its belly turned over.
I thought it was dead and was about to fish it out, but not long after, the fish recovered, swung its tail, and dived into the deep water, and it was hard to find it anymore."
"I thought Zichan would be unhappy after hearing this, but he smiled and said to the servant: 'This is what people often say is like a fish in water. It has found a suitable place for it, which is also a good sign.'"
"The servant saw that his lie had worked, and he said to others in private with great pride: 'Everyone says that Zichan is extremely wise, but I think that is a bit exaggerated. I cooked and ate the big fish, but he thought the big fish was frolicking in the deep pond. He kept saying that it had found a suitable place. Could it be that this suitable place is in my stomach?'"
Having said this, Song Zhao closed the storybook, which meant that the story had ended.
Ruoxin smacked her lips, blinked her big eyes quickly, and said thoughtfully:
"But fish will naturally swim to deeper water. Mother said that the wise minister had a pond full of fish at home. If one of them is missing, it is reasonable."
Song Zhao smiled, "Yes, it is very reasonable, so the servant's lie was not seen through by Zichan. After listening to this story, did Ruoxin understand the truth?"
Ruoxin pursed her lips and thought for a while, then shook her head in confusion.
Song Zhao said, "Smart people are hard to be deceived by unreasonable lies. But if the lie is reasonable and well-founded, then even the smartest people will be deceived and cheated. It is reasonable."
Ruoxin nodded as if she understood, and said hurriedly:
"Mother is also a smart person, so will Mother be deceived?"
Song Zhao was silent for a moment, then his smile deepened a little, and he shook his head and said:
"How can your mother be as smart as your father? Ruoxin, remember, your father is the smartest person in the world."
"What about Father?" Ruoxin asked, "Will he be deceived?"
Song Zhao smiled without saying anything, but gently stroked the child's hair.
After a while, Xiao Fuzi's voice came from outside the door.
"My lady, I have something to go back to."
Song Zhao replied with an "I know", then he grabbed Ruoxin's hand and stuffed it into the quilt, saying gently:
"It's getting late, Ruoxin should go to bed."
Ruoxin nodded obediently and asked, "It's so late, does mother have anything else to do?"
Song Zhao smiled, "Mother, please go and check if there are any fish missing from the pond in the courtyard."
Not long after, when Ruoxin fell asleep,
When Song Zhao closed the door and walked out, she saw Xiao Fuzi waiting for her respectfully outside the door.
Song Zhao had to be supported by him as he went to the inner bedroom.
On the way, I heard Xiao Fuzi whisper, "My queen, Concubine Yao's kneecap has been broken. She has been sent back to Yaohua Palace with serious injuries.
The people from Yaohua Palace went to the Imperial Hospital several times to ask for treatment, but the hospital was undecided about whether to treat her. The emperor has given you full authority to deal with this matter. Just now, the people from the Imperial Hospital came to ask questions and wanted to ask your opinion. Let's see..."
"Treat her." Song Zhao said lightly, "The emperor has not abolished her position as a concubine, so she is still a legitimate master. Let the Imperial Hospital treat her as it should be, using the best medicinal materials. The extra money will be paid by Changle Palace. In short, we must save Concubine Yao's life."
Xiao Fuzi nodded respectfully, "Yes. Your Majesty is kind-hearted after all."
Song Zhao sneered, "Of course I have to let her live. Doesn't she love to gossip about others? I want to see who she can gossip about if she is paralyzed and unable to get off the bed for the rest of her life."
Xiao Fuzi responded, "Your Majesty is right. Concubine Yao has brought this upon herself. If she hadn't had evil intentions and wanted to use peach pollen to murder Your Majesty, she wouldn't have ended up like this today. It's just that I failed to harm Concubine Hui and her son this time, it's really..."
"What's the hurry?"
After returning to the inner chamber, Song Zhao calmly removed the fingertips armor and put them into the yellow pear wood brocade box with a clanging sound. Then he sneered:
"There is still a lot of time in the palace. If he can't die today, then wait until tomorrow. If the Five Poison Powder can't kill her son, then she can be skinned and have her tendons pulled out or cooked in oil. There is always a way to die that suits him."
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