mtl008 Chapter 321 Concubine
Chapter 321 Concubine
Emperor Shenwu, however, sat at the top, watching all this happen without saying a word. He knew that Lan Qingwu was angry, and the matter would not be over if he didn't express it. Besides, he himself didn't want it to end like this. As for the reaction and counterattack from the former Taifu Shi and the Shi family, he would take care of everything!
Concubine Wen and the Shi family were not wronged. If Emperor Shenwu had not been concerned about the situation of the previous dynasty, how could he have done this? Not only that, he was so bold as to touch his bottom line and extend his evil hands to the Seventh Prince and Lan Qingwu!
Seeing the indifferent and disgusted look in Emperor Shenwu's eyes, Concubine Wen suddenly stopped talking: "Your Majesty, you allow your queen to act like this! I am wronged!"
Lan Qingwu did not retreat at all: "Again and again! The Shi family is really your good backer! Today, I will put my words here. Since I entered the palace, no matter what storms the palace has gone through, I have never planned to mistreat the children in this palace! I have rescued countless children from the people, and I also hope that the children in this palace will grow up safely. His Majesty has many royal heirs. Except for a few who died young, there are thirteen princes and princesses in total. I will not touch your children, but if anyone reaches out to my children, you and your family will bear the blame! Don't be lucky. I can't touch the princes and princesses, but throughout the dynasties of Da Sheng, there are also many princes and princesses who have been imprisoned!"
The concubines in the six palaces were all stunned, especially those who had given birth to princes and princesses. They all looked pale. The Empress spoke without restraint. But when she thought about the current emperor's two brothers, one of whom was imprisoned in a dungeon and had never seen the light of day, and no one knew whether he was dead or alive, and the other was now demoted to a prince. These were brothers from the same mother! Not to mention the princes and princesses who were not born from the same mother.
Concubine Wen... No! Now she was a concubine, and she was even more shocked. Could it be that the Queen wanted to take action against her own third princess? The more Concubine Shi thought about it, the more scared she became. The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became. Her face turned pale and she looked at the Emperor Shenwu: "Your Majesty! Isn't the third princess your child?"
It's true that if the knife doesn't fall on your own body, it won't hurt! Lan Qingwu gave Shipin a sarcastic look, turned around and sat in the upper seat. The hem of her luxurious bright red phoenix feather skirt gently drew an arc and fell down as she sat down.
Emperor Shenwu then said, "Since the Empress has issued an imperial decree, come! Send Shipin back to her own palace!"
"His Majesty!"
Shipin looked at the expressionless Emperor Shenwu and the cold and indifferent Lan Qingwu, and suddenly collapsed. The jealousy and resentment in her heart finally burst out: "Your Majesty! You have been so partial from the beginning to the end! When I first entered the palace, although you summoned me to your bed first, you summoned the Queen to your bed for three days in a row! You have favored the Queen for so many years! Yes! You are the emperor, our heaven, but your eyes are always following the Queen. You hold the Queen in the palm of your hand, and hold the Queen's children in the palm of your hand. Can you still see us in your eyes and heart? Can you still see the other princes and princesses? You regard all of us as weeds at your feet, and only nourish the Queen, a flower! Your Majesty! Are you fair?"
Emperor Shenwu finally stood up. As he listened to his teacher's accusations, his expression grew colder and colder. "You are narrow-minded and petty, jealous of the Empress and resentful of the Empress's son. In fact, you resent me! With such behavior, you really shouldn't stay in the palace!"
Shipin's face turned even paler. "No! Your Majesty wants to kick me out of the palace!"
"No! Your Majesty! I will not leave the palace! I, your concubine, will not leave the palace!"
Emperor Shenwu took a few steps forward with an expressionless face, his fingers gently turning the ring on his finger. He had an amazing aura, but the slight disgust in his eyes was enough to make Shipin unbearable.
Emperor Shenwu was about to say something when a eunuch hurried in and knelt on the ground outside the palace: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Third Princess is requesting an audience outside the palace!"
The words of Emperor Shenwu were stuck in his throat. He was silent for a few breaths, and finally said, "No need to let the Third Princess in! Imprison Shipin in Wenhua Palace immediately. She is not allowed to leave without the permission of me and the Queen. All the palace maids and eunuchs serving in Shipin's palace will be beaten to death! All their three clans will be exterminated. Concubine Sun will be demoted to a commoner and sentenced to death! Her family will be stripped of all official positions and exiled three thousand miles to the southwest, never to return to the imperial city. All the palace maids serving in her will be beaten to death! All their three clans will be exterminated! These servants will be caned immediately! Order all the palace maids and eunuchs to witness the execution. Shipin, this matter is not over yet! After the Third Princess gets married, you can return to your noble status! Don't count on the Shi family as a backing. If anything happens again, I will personally demote you to a commoner!"
Shipin couldn't believe it. As she listened to the emperor's cold decrees, she felt cold from the bottom of her heart. If it weren't for the third princess, the emperor would probably want to sentence her to death along with those servants at this moment!
The reliance and pride that Shipin held on shattered inch by inch and exploded! She wanted to say something more, but she didn't dare to say it anymore. The series of imperial edicts issued by the Shenwu Emperor just now made Shipin understand that if she continued to be stubborn, her family would be implicated immediately. Just now, the emperor was blatantly threatening and warning her!
The eunuch, who had been silent until then, finally lost his composure and began to struggle when he heard that the Emperor was going to sentence his family to death. Unfortunately, the Emperor didn't need his testimony at this point. With a wave of his hand, eunuchs arrived, dragged them out of the hall, and the other eunuchs' eyes were filled with despair.
Shi Bin couldn't stop trembling all over. She stared at the Emperor Shenwu and Lan Qingwu sitting behind him. She was unwilling to accept this! Resentment and jealousy filled her heart, clamoring to come out!
At this time, Xiao Fuzi walked a few steps to the front of the concubine and said, "My Lady, please come in!"
Shipin tried her best to suppress her indignation and said arrogantly, "Go away! I can go on my own!"
"Yes!" Xiao Fuzi did not argue, but just lowered his head and waited.
Shipin slowly got up from the ground. Since things had come to this, she didn't need to abide by any rules anymore. So she didn't say goodbye. She just looked at Emperor Shenwu and Lan Qingwu with an unwilling look, then turned and left the main hall.
Emperor Shenwu's face was expressionless, but his eyes grew colder as he angrily shouted, "You don't know what I'm talking about!"
All the concubines stood up and knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, please calm down! Your Majesty, please calm down!"
"Stand up!" Emperor Shenwu waved his hand impatiently, and the concubines stood up tremblingly and sat in their seats carefully.
At this time, there was another person in the palace, Princess Yunqi, who was even more difficult to deal with. Although Prince Tuoyan had given up Princess Yunqi, Princess Yunqi was also a hot potato. She could not be beaten or scolded, let alone killed. She was a princess of another country. Although she was only a princess of a small country, it was not easy to beat or kill her at will. Her life and death had to be explained outside of the country's diplomatic relations.
Emperor Shenwu gently turned the ring in his hand, and in an instant he had thought of a lot.
"Yunqi, Concubine Lin, right? Someone, send her back to Yunshui Pavilion!"
Princess Yunqi suddenly realized that while Concubine Wen might have been demoted and confined, her life was not in danger. But what about herself? Princess Yunqi felt like she had been immersed in ice water. Could she still be the same? No! Impossible!
Yes, the emperor wanted to kill himself quietly! That's why he raised it high and then put it down gently at this moment.