Chapter 304: Frustrated
Qin Xiya held the imperial edict in her hands, her vision went dark and she almost fainted.
Nanny Sun supported her and said, "My lady, you must hold on!"
After delivering the imperial edict, Gan Fu did not leave immediately, but stood quietly by and watched.
Qin Xiya knew that he was here to supervise her on behalf of the emperor. Not only could she not complain, but she had to pack up and leave Xiyun Palace immediately.
She pushed Nanny Sun away and staggered into the house.
According to the rules, Fengyi was not allowed to have any palace maids serving him. Even the maids and nannies that Qin Xiya brought from her mother's home would be detained.
She couldn't take any of the people from Xiyun Palace with her.
Qin Xiya could only pack her luggage by herself.
All the palace maids and eunuchs in Xiyun Palace were driven out.
From today on, they will be sent back to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and they don’t know where they will be assigned to in the future.
They were all feeling very confused and helpless at this moment.
Nanny Sun begged, "Eunuch Gan, please let me go with the young lady!"
Yicui also said, "We followed the young lady into the palace. If we can't follow the young lady, we don't know where to go. Please be flexible."
She stuffed a purse filled with silver bills into Gan Fu's hand.
Gan Fu flicked his whisk and threw the purse in Yicui's hand to the ground.
He said slowly, "Since you are members of the Qin family, you will naturally be sent back to the Qin family. While it is still early, you should quickly pack up and leave the palace. Don't waste any more time here."
Nanny Sun wanted to say something else, but she saw Gan Fu turned sideways, closing his eyes slightly, as if he didn't want to pay any more attention to them.
Nanny Sun had no choice but to wipe away her tears and leave Xiyun Palace with Yicui.
Then they went straight to the Pepper House.
They were going to ask Queen Qin for help.
Inside the Pepper Room.
Queen Qin was checking the list of gifts sent to the palace by the ladies of various families during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Upon learning that Nanny Sun and Yicui were here, Queen Qin didn't take it seriously and casually said, "Let them in."
As soon as Nanny Sun and Yicui entered the room, they knelt on the ground.
Nanny Sun cried, "Empress, please save Shi Niang!"
Queen Qin paused while flipping through the gift list.
She raised her head, frowned and asked, "What's wrong with Shi Niang?"
Nanny Sun wiped away her tears and recounted the whole story from beginning to end.
After hearing this, Queen Qin's face turned extremely ugly.
She sneered, "The emperor actually interfered in his son's family affairs. He has such a long hand!"
Nanny Sun begged, "Shi Niang has lived a life of luxury since she was a child, and has never suffered from hardship. If she were to move to the simple and shabby Lengxiang Tower, she would not be able to survive for a day. Please, Queen, save Shi Niang!"
Yicui also said: "Please Queen, please save Shi Niang!"
Queen Qin called Zhenzhu over.
"Can you ask someone to find out where the emperor is right now?"
"Yes."
Pearl came back soon.
"Reporting to the Queen, the Emperor is in the Imperial Study right now."
Queen Qin stood up, walked out of the Pepper Palace, and rode on the Phoenix Chariot to the Imperial Study.
The emperor was not surprised to hear that the queen had arrived, and he said casually, "Send her in."
When Queen Qin walked into the imperial study, the emperor had already put down the memorials and was drinking tea leisurely. He didn't seem surprised at all by the Queen's sudden visit.
Queen Qin bowed and said, "I came here this time to ask your majesty something."
Emperor: "You want to ask about Qin Shiniang, right?"
Queen Qin: "It is this matter. Your Majesty must have a reason to punish Qin Shiniang, right?"
"Qin Shi Niang plotted to murder Duan Liang Di and Concubine Xiao, and put the blame on Concubine Li. With so many charges, she was only demoted, which was already a great favor to her."
Queen Qin said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty keeps saying that Qin Shiniang is guilty, is there any real evidence?"
The emperor said casually: "Since I dare to deal with her, I must be fully confident."
"I want to see real evidence!"
Queen Qin emphasized the last four words.
The emperor put down his teacup.
When the teacup fell on the desk, there was a slight crisp sound.
"What will you do if I don't show you the evidence? Do you still want to disobey my order?"
Although he was sitting at this time, his aura was no less than that of Queen Qin who was standing. He even had a vague feeling of oppressing the other party.
Queen Qin still maintained her perfect and flawless standing posture, wearing a dark blue long dress with wide sleeves, which made her look as deep and indifferent as ever.
She said coldly: "If your majesty wants to say so, I will not dare to disobey your order, but your majesty should not forget what kind of promise you made to me and the Qin family when you ascended the throne."
The emperor glanced at her and said, "I have already given you what I promised you."
"What did you give me? Apart from the title of queen, you gave me nothing. Even my right to be a mother was taken away by your majesty!"
At the end, Queen Qin finally couldn't hold it in anymore, and her eyes revealed a hint of deep hatred.
The emperor avoided her gaze and said guiltily, "What happened is over. Why are you still talking about it?"
Queen Qin sneered: "That's right, there's no point in talking about that now. I just want to ask for an explanation for Shi Niang, and I hope Your Majesty will grant me that."
At this time, the emperor was obviously not as confident as before.
He said helplessly: "I have already issued the imperial decree. I cannot swallow back my words now, can I? If so, what kind of person would I be? Do I still have the dignity to maintain?"
Queen Qin: "Okay, since your majesty wants face, then I will give it to your majesty. I just hope that your majesty will not regret it in the future."
After saying that, she turned and left.
The emperor did not take Queen Qin's threat seriously.
Even if Queen Qin was dissatisfied, what could she do to him?
He didn't believe that the Qin family would disobey the order for such a small matter!
The Qin family would naturally not disobey the emperor's order for such a small matter, but they would cause trouble for the emperor in other areas.
For example, the emperor recently planned to tour the south, and the people in the Ministry of Revenue cried and said that they had no money and could not support the emperor's tour to the south.
The people from the Imperial Observatory also said that the weather has been bad recently and it is not suitable to travel south.
Even the old guys in the Censorate jumped out and said that four counties in the south had been hit by disasters one after another. Although the drought had been resolved, this year's grain production would inevitably drop significantly.
A decrease in grain production means a decrease in national treasury revenue.
The treasury was almost out of money, but the emperor still wanted to go on a southern tour? Was he just doing it for fun, planning to go bankrupt? How could he live like this?!
The emperor suffered a series of blows and felt very depressed.
He knew that it must be someone from the Qin family who was interfering and deliberately making things difficult for him.
But even if he knew the truth about this, he couldn't argue with the Qin family.
After all, it's not a major issue concerning the country. People just don't want him to take his family out on a public-funded trip. What can he do?
You can only endure it unhappily.
(End of this chapter)
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