Chapter 859: Depression
Collaboration with the enemy and treason was no small matter. Not only was Concubine Lao arrested, but even her parents and family members were arrested and taken to the Dali Temple.
The case was discovered by the City Defense Battalion, handed over to the Jingzhao Prefecture for investigation, and finally transferred to the Dali Temple.
After all this trouble, the fact that Concubine Lao might have colluded with the enemy and committed treason had spread throughout the city.
Originally, the Bai family was a scholarly family with a good reputation, and Bai Haocheng had a high status in the eyes of scholars, otherwise he would not be qualified to teach the prince.
But now, whenever people mention the Bai family, the first thing that comes to their mind is that this family is collaborating with the enemy and betraying their own country. They are such scum!
Soon, all the servants around Concubine Tuo were arrested and taken to the Ministry of Punishment.
The final result of the investigation was that the secret agent was not a real Liao spy, he was just a rogue.
As for his gold bracelet, it was indeed from the Misty Rain Palace.
According to his confession, it was the concubine who wanted to frame the Earl of Yong'an, so she gave him a sum of money and the gold bracelet. But because he was afraid of the Earl of Yong'an's revenge, he did not dare to really frame him, so he wanted to escape with the money, but he did not expect to be caught when he left the city gate.
In this way, the charge of treason and treason would not be established.
When the Empress Dowager, who was far away in the Imperial Ancestral Temple, heard about this, she pondered for a long time and finally concluded that this must have been a trap set by the Imperial Concubine.
Because the Concubine with tuberculosis knew that the Imperial Concubine had poisoned the Emperor, the Imperial Concubine was afraid that the truth would be exposed, so she took the initiative and poured a basin of dirty water directly on the Concubine with tuberculosis.
Now, Concubine Tuberculosis is completely defeated and can no longer pose a threat to the Imperial Concubine.
The imperial concubine's move can be said to be a permanent solution, so powerful!
Ten days later.
Bai Haocheng's family was released, and Concubine Tuberculosis was sent back to the Yanyu Palace.
However, the Bai family's reputation has been tainted and cannot be washed away.
Bai Haocheng was too embarrassed to even go to court, and took the initiative to request to resign from his official position.
The emperor did not agree, but sent him to the Imperial College to serve as an imperial edict holder.
The former Imperial College was ordered to be the old man of the Jing family.
The old man has passed away due to illness, and now the entire Jing family is ruined.
The emperor's transfer order seemed to have foreshadowed the future of the Bai family.
When Bai Haocheng came out of the palace, he looked like he had aged several years and walked with a limp. When he got on the carriage, his hands and feet were completely weak and he had to be pushed up by his followers.
As soon as he got home, he fell ill.
The emperor sent an imperial physician to examine him, and the physician reported back that he had a heart disease.
To put it bluntly, he couldn't bear the blow mentally and made himself sick.
In fact, everyone felt sympathy for Bai Haocheng. He was completely implicated by his stupid daughter.
If it weren't for the consumptive concubine's suicide, how could Bai Haocheng have fallen to this point? !
The entire Bai family was shrouded in a depressing atmosphere.
The people in the Bai family felt that all this was caused by Concubine Tuberculosis, and they couldn't help but feel resentful towards her.
Because Concubine Tuberculosis was born to Mrs. Bai, Mrs. Bai was also criticized by many family members.
Mrs. Bai was exhausted and cried secretly several times.
At the same time, the tuberculosis concubine in the Misty Rain Palace also fell ill.
Fang Wujiu was ordered to treat the tuberculosis concubine.
After he checked the pulse of Concubine Lao, he spoke slowly.
"Your Highness is suffering from depression and needs to be taken care of."
The tuberculosis concubine was leaning on the couch, wearing an apricot-white chest-length skirt, her hair was loose, her face was unmade up, and she looked extremely haggard.
She heard the imperial physician's words and slowly repeated the four words.
"Depression leading to illness?"
After saying this, she curled the corners of her mouth, her smile full of sarcasm.
Fang Wujiu pretended that he saw nothing. He calmly wrote the prescription, handed it to a nanny beside him, and then carried the medicine box and left Yanyu Palace.
All the servants in the Yanyu Palace were transferred away, even the head maid.
Fang Wujiu looked back at the Misty Rain Palace.
The gate of the Misty Rain Palace was tightly closed and guarded by imperial guards. No one inside was allowed to come out and no one outside was allowed to enter without the emperor's permission.
It was like an isolated island in the harem, completely isolated from the world.
Now there are only two maids serving Concubine Lao.
The two maids were both veterans in the palace and knew exactly what to say and what not to say.
On weekdays, they were only responsible for taking care of Concubine Lao's daily life and didn't care about anything else. Even if they accidentally saw something they shouldn't have seen, they would just pretend that they were blind.
Soon, the nanny brought a bowl of black medicine.
"Your Highness, it's time to take your medicine."
The consumptive concubine looked at the bowl of medicine, frowned and said, "I don't want to drink the medicine."
The nanny did not force her, but just put the medicine on the table and left quietly.
The concubine did not trust Doctor Fang and was unwilling to take the medicine he prescribed.
She felt that there was nothing wrong with her body and that it would be fine even if she didn't take the medicine.
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When Concubine Min came to pay her respects to the imperial concubine, she inadvertently mentioned the matter of the tuberculosis concubine.
"I heard that Concubine Lao deliberately went after Earl Yong'an this time, but Earl Yong'an has no grudge against her, so why would she do this?"
Xiao Xixi said lazily: "I don't know either. If you are curious, you can go and ask her directly."
Concubine Min said helplessly: "The emperor has already ordered that no one is allowed to enter the Misty Rain Palace without permission, let alone meet with Concubine Lao. Even if I want to ask her, I can't see her."
She paused and continued.
"I originally thought that the Emperor would severely punish Concubine Tuberculosis, but I didn't expect that he would just let her stay in the Misty Rain Palace to reflect on her mistakes. It seems that the Emperor still has feelings for Concubine Tuberculosis."
Xiao Xixi: "Yes, after all, she has been with the emperor for so many years."
Concubine Min thought she would be jealous, but she didn't expect her to be so calm, and she was very surprised.
Concubine Min couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you angry?"
Xiao Xixi said firmly, like a crazy fan.
"Why should I be angry? The emperor is so wise and brave, he is an unprecedented wise ruler. No matter what decision he makes, he must have his reasons. I just need to support him unconditionally!"
Concubine Min almost couldn't keep the smile on her face.
She struggled to maintain her smile and said softly, "Your Highness is right. I am stupid."
Xiao Xixi educated her earnestly.
"The Emperor is the best Emperor in the world. You must regard him as your heaven, your earth, and your everything. You must think of the Emperor all the time, worry about his worries first and be happy after him. Even if he asks you to die, you must die without blinking an eye. Remember?"
Concubine Min's smile froze: "I'll remember it. Thank you for your advice, Your Majesty."
Xiao Xixi: "Just remembering is not enough. How about this? When you go back, write a 3,000-word summary for me to see."
Concubine Min was stunned: "Ah???"
Xiao Xixi: "Why? Three thousand words are not enough for you to express yourself? Then five thousand words, or ten thousand words is fine. I don't mind reading a long novel."
Concubine Min hurriedly said, "Three thousand words will be enough!"
Xiao Xixi: "Then go back and write well. When you are done, come and see me."
Concubine Min gritted her teeth and said, "Yes."
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