Chapter 726: Suicide out of fear of crime
Luo Qinghan put down the red brush and said, "Call him in."
Zhao Xian took off the sword he was wearing and handed it to Cao Nuo who was standing at the door, then strode into the imperial study and knelt on one knee.
"Your humble servant greets His Majesty."
Luo Qinghan asked him to stand up and answer.
Zhao Xian stood up. He was still the same as usual, without any nonsense, and went straight to the point.
"At dawn today, the Imperial Guards found a palace maid hanged to death in Taining Palace. After checking and comparing, they confirmed that this palace maid was the missing Huachun."
Taining Palace has been uninhabited for a long time and is still empty. There is usually no ghost in that place, and even if someone died in there, no one would know.
Until last night, the storm had damaged the paper windows of many palaces.
This morning, the Palace Department organized people to take inventory of the palaces that needed repair. When it came to the turn of Taining Palace, a eunuch saw the palace maid hanging on the beam in the palace through a hole in the window. He was so frightened that he screamed and peed his pants.
The guards then rushed over upon hearing the news, kicked open the door, and let the palace maid down from the beam.
Zhao Xian took out a letter from his sleeve.
"The Imperial Guards found Huachun's suicide note in Taining Palace. Your Majesty, please take a look."
Eunuch Chang took the suicide note with both hands and presented it to the emperor.
Luo Qinghan took the letter and took a look at it.
A piece of paper with a lot of words, summed up in four words -
Committed suicide out of fear of punishment.
Zhao Xian: "I have asked someone to compare it, and it is indeed Huachun's handwriting."
Luo Qinghan threw the letter aside and said in a calm voice.
"Throw all of Huachun's family members into prison and execute them next autumn."
He wants to warn those with evil intentions not to think that death will solve all their problems.
Even if they died, their families would not be able to escape death.
Zhao Xian took the order and left.
Eunuch Chang picked up the suicide note and asked carefully, "What should we do with this letter?"
Luo Qinghan said coldly: "Keep it as evidence."
"Yes."
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In order to welcome the upcoming autumn hunting, Baoqin specially asked the Shangfu Department to make three sets of beautiful riding clothes for the imperial concubine.
This kind of clothing with round collar, narrow sleeves and waist was introduced to Dasheng from Mobei. Most people in Mobei live near water and make a living by herding sheep and horses. Their clothing is simple and convenient for movement, and the colors are mostly bright.
After this type of clothing was introduced to Dasheng, it gradually spread among the upper class society.
Young men from aristocratic families and noble ladies would put on this kind of riding clothes when riding horses and shooting arrows.
Chen Sizheng personally delivered the clothes to Yunxiu Palace and repeatedly apologized to the imperial concubine.
"The last incident was due to my negligence. I deserve to die. I am willing to be punished. I only ask that the Imperial Concubine give me a chance to forgive my sins."
She had been in the Ministry of Punishment and had gone through quite a lot of hardships. Although she was still the director of the Ministry of Clothing, she looked less energetic than before, as if she had aged several years in an instant.
Xiao Xixi didn't like to hear this and waved her hand to say forget it.
When Chen Sizheng saw that the imperial concubine had no intention of punishing him, the heavy stone in his heart fell to the ground.
Zhezhi examined the clothes very carefully this time. He not only looked at and touched them, but also smelled them closely.
Chen Si was standing nearby, watching eagerly, not daring to say a word.
After making sure that there was nothing wrong with the clothes, Zhezhi accepted them.
Chen Sizheng also breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhezhi put away his clothes and personally saw Chen Sizheng out.
In the past, Zhezhi was a maid in charge of the Shangfu Department. Chen Sizheng was not only her immediate superior, but also her master. The relationship between the master and the apprentice was very close. Even after Zhezhi was transferred to Yunxiu Palace, the two did not completely lose contact and often visited each other privately.
Chen Sizheng sighed as he walked.
"Luckily, nothing happened to the Imperial Concubine this time, otherwise both you and I would have lost our lives."
He broke the branch and remained silent.
Ever since she came out of the Ministry of Punishment, she has become much quieter.
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Chen Sizheng couldn't help but sigh again: "I think the imperial concubine is kind-hearted. You should follow her well in the future. If you are lucky, you may have the opportunity to leave the palace and get married in the future. You don't have to be like me..."
She didn't finish her words, but Zhezhi understood what she meant.
Although Chen Sizheng was a female official with a higher status than ordinary palace maids, she was already past the age of marriage. Even if she was lucky enough to be released from the palace in the future, she would have to spend the rest of her life alone.
Zhezhi pursed his lips, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he couldn't say it.
The future is still long, and no one knows what will happen in the future. There is no need to make too many promises to people now. What if the promises are not fulfilled in the future, wouldn’t it be a waste of time and energy?
Because of her itchy skin, Concubine Tuberculosis has been recuperating in the Misty Rain Palace recently.
Although she didn't know about Huachun, she could guess that she was tricked by the imperial concubine.
She hated the imperial concubine so much that her teeth were itching, and at this moment, she received another piece of bad news.
The list of people who would accompany the emperor to Shanglin Garden for the autumn hunt was released, and her name was not on the list!
What’s even more infuriating is.
It would be fine if her name wasn't there, but the names of the Imperial Concubine and Concubine Yan were there!
Especially Concubine Yan, who usually was humble and submissive to her and dared not even fart in front of her. But now the emperor ordered Concubine Yan to go autumn hunting, and she was left in the palace.
How could Concubine Lao accept this? !
In fact, it wasn't just Concubine Tuberculosis who was in a bad mood, Chen Wanyi was also in a bad mood.
She usually relied on her high position to deliberately bully Su Cairen, and it was obvious that she didn't want Su Cairen to have a chance to succeed.
But now Su Cairen was named by the emperor to participate in the autumn hunt.
This is tantamount to giving Su Cairen a great opportunity to stand out!
Chen Wanyi's daily suppression not only failed to work, but also planted the seeds of disaster for herself.
If Su Cairen becomes favored in the future, the first thing she will do is to take revenge on her.
Chen Wanyi was both afraid and hateful.
There were a total of seven concubines who accompanied the emperor on this autumn hunting trip. In addition to the Imperial Concubine, Concubine Yan and Concubine Su, there were also Concubine Jing, Concubine Li, Concubine Yao and Concubine Shao.
The Empress Dowager took the initiative to express that she did not want to go autumn hunting because she was old and had weak energy. The emperor naturally agreed to her wish.
The autumn hunt lasts for three days and two nights.
On the day of departure, Xiao Xixi took a carriage to the palace gate.
It was just dawn at this time, and she hadn't woken up yet, her head was still groggy.
The concubines from other palaces also arrived one after another.
The emperor's carriage was the last to arrive.
The concubines got off the car one after another to greet him, their voices more gentle than each other.
Xiao Xixi hadn't woken up yet and was still dazed.
She was pushed to the front of the line without knowing what was going on.
"I pay my respects to His Majesty."
I thought I could leave after the ceremony, but I heard the emperor's voice coming from the carriage.
"Princess, come up."
Xiao Xixi now just wanted to lie down and take a nap. Upon hearing this, she stepped onto the horse stool and got into the carriage without thinking.
She bent down and got into the car. The heavy door curtain fell behind her, completely isolating the envious and jealous eyes of the concubines outside.
(End of this chapter)
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