Chapter 551 Don't Stop Me If I Want to Die
Fu Yue knew what Zhenpin was thinking just by looking at her expression. She couldn't bear to see her mistress sad, so she quickly advised, "Your Majesty is still young, and you will have children eventually. The Empress gave you a lot of fabrics a few days ago, and I see that some of them are particularly soft, which are perfect for making some clothes for the children. Would you like to take a look, Master?"
Concubine Zhen took a deep breath, knowing that Fu Yue was deliberately asking her to do something else to divert her attention, so she smiled and said, "Okay, go get it and let me see it. If it's good, make clothes, shoes and socks for my nephew."
"Yes." Fu Yue bowed with a smile and went to get it.
Cold Palace.
This is the northernmost palace in the imperial palace, a place that ordinary palace servants cannot even get around. It is remote and desolate. Concubines who have made mistakes are usually sent here and detained. So over time, the palace here has been tacitly regarded as the cold palace.
After being whipped, Ji was thrown onto the bed. There was nothing in the palace. This palace had been vacant for many years, and the palace servants only came to clean it once every few months. The bedding on the bed was cold and hard, and it smelled musty.
Emperor Chengde did not order the imperial physician to be summoned, and the eunuchs who had just carried out the execution naturally did not dare to act on their own.
Ji was in a daze and felt like she was dying, but the burning pain in her body reminded her clearly that she was still alive.
Live as a sinner.
Ever since she was summoned by the emperor some time ago and learned that her son's assassination of Chu Jinyan was exposed, she knew she would not survive. The emperor was kind to his son, and even if he didn't dote on him that much, he was reluctant to take Chu Shian's life, so he implied that she should take all the blame. Her heart at that time felt like it was soaked in ice water, and it hurt like hell. The emperor loved his children, but was really ruthless to the women in the harem.
But as the pain got worse, she accepted her fate.
After all, if she didn't recognize her son and he killed his siblings, she, as a mother, couldn't survive.
At least if I died, I could protect my daughter and save the hundreds of people in the Ji family.
But now, she can't protect it anymore.
Ji was filled with grief and fear, and two lines of tears rolled down her tightly closed eyes.
Suddenly, footsteps were heard outside the hall, and then someone pushed the door open.
She struggled to open her heavy eyelids and vaguely saw Hu Qian, the leader, leading several eunuchs slowly walking towards her.
Hu Qian stood beside the bed, looking coldly at the graceful and dynamic woman who passed by, his eyes full of disgust.
"Ji accepted the order."
Ji pulled the corner of her mouth and wanted to speak, but she didn't even have the strength to open her mouth.
Hu Qian didn't care and conveyed Emperor Chengde's oral instructions.
Ji listened in a daze and didn't hear the content clearly, but he heard the key point: the death penalty.
"Do you choose how you want to die, or do you want the servants to help you?"
“Hope…hope…”
Hu Qian raised his eyebrows slightly. Hearing the word "pan", he understood what Ji wanted to say, so he said, "Chu Pan'er's status as a princess will be abolished and she will be imprisoned in the clan residence."
There was no one in the cold palace, and no one would come to tell Ji about the emperor's decree during the morning court session.
"Chu Shian has been deposed as a prince and imprisoned in the clan residence. You can rest assured that the emperor is kind to his children and will not take their lives."
But whether the days after confinement are easy or not, and whether one lives or dies, all depends on one's luck.
"As for the Ji Mansion, their titles will be taken back, and all members of the Ji family will be dismissed from their official positions. They will be taken to the Dali Temple for a thorough investigation. Whoever breaks the law will be severely punished according to the law, no matter what law they broke." Hu Qian paused and continued.
Although Hu Qian did not elaborate, she knew that if the emperor withdrew the investigation, the Ji family would be devastated by bloodshed.
Ji suddenly gasped heavily, filled with grief and anger.
Hu Qian looked at the struggling Ji with an expressionless face and said, "I dare to choose for you."
This means choosing a way for Ji to die.
After Hu Qian finished speaking, he waved behind him.
An eunuch carrying a tray immediately came forward and bowed.
There was white silk, a dagger and a pot of wine on the tray.
"Go, feed this cup to Ji." Hu Qian ordered.
Another eunuch came forward, holding a wine glass, and walked towards Ji.
Hu Qian took a step back and watched the eunuch feed the glass of wine into Ji's mouth.
There was a deadly poison in the wine. After just a few breaths, Ji twitched violently, blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, and he died with a muffled sound.
The eunuch stepped forward and felt her breath: "Eunuch Hu, she is dead."
"Yes." Hu Qian nodded. "Drag him out and buy him a thin coffin to bury him properly. I'll pay for it. Don't let me know that you're being perfunctory, or I'll skin you alive."
After all, she was a woman who had served the emperor, so it would not be good to just throw her into a mass grave. But she was deposed from her position as a concubine and became a criminal, so it was impossible for her to be buried in the imperial mausoleum according to the rules.
Hu Qian bought a coffin for her and gave her a proper burial, which was also a kind thought on his part.
"Yes, sir, don't worry. No matter how greedy I am, I will never take this dead man's money." The young eunuch hurriedly assured respectfully.
Emperor Chengde knew that Hu Qian had buried Ji, but he didn't care. Could he still care about a dead person?
After Chu Pan'er was beaten with fifty boards, she was sent to the clan house. She kept making trouble and finally threatened the servants with suicide with a pair of scissors. The servants had no choice but to rush into the palace to report.
After hearing this, Emperor Chengde just snorted coldly:
"Humph, she wants to die, don't stop her."
Emperor Chengde had long lost his heart to Chu Pan'er and sent her to the clan house, never wanting to see the couple again in his life.
When the person who reported it heard this, he immediately understood.
Well, although his life was saved, he was also rejected by the emperor. When he returned, he gave orders that his injuries should be checked and three meals a day should be delivered to him. As for whether he eats or not, it’s up to him. Don’t even think about any other requests.
After returning to the clan residence, the man conveyed Emperor Chengde's intention. Chu Pan'er felt terrible. She couldn't stab with the scissors in her hand. She was furious and the wound was painful. Finally, her eyes turned black and she fainted.
But she was dizzy, at least she wasn't bothered anymore and no one cared about her.
Five days later, the Minister of Justice and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court presented the Ji family's crimes one by one.
Corruption, abuse of power, and forming cliques for personal gain.
Not only the crimes of Ji Benchang, Marquis of Yuanpingliang, and his brothers were investigated, but also anyone who was related to the Ji family was investigated. They were impeached by the censors for robbing women, beating civilians, riding horses and injuring people in the street, even for trivial offenses.
Emperor Chengde then ordered the Ji family to be raided, and the three brothers Ji Benchang, Ji Benqing and Ji Benyang were beheaded in public. The men of the Ji family were exiled 3,000 miles away, and the women were demoted to slavery.
For a moment, there was crying and wailing in the Dali Temple cell.
Emperor Chengde did not immediately have the three Ji brothers beheaded, because this month, his son was going to accept Wen Ji's proposal and he could not let such a bloody incident bring bad luck to his son.
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