mtl008 Chapter 157 Slap her in the face
Chapter 157 Slap her in the face
The imperial physician came and said that the Crown Princess had two broken ribs and would need to rest for a while. Tao Ge'er was frightened and needed to take a calming medicine for two days.
As for Jia Yuanchun, her ankle was slightly swollen and she had sprained it, but it would be fine after two days of ice application.
The Crown Princess was immediately carried away and sent directly back to the East Palace.
A good New Year's Eve banquet turned out like this. The clan members were more or less excited - it was more fun to have a lively dinner. What's the point of just having a quiet dinner?!
However, the emperor and empress both looked gloomy, and everyone tactfully left.
None of the concubines in the Eastern Palace dared to leave.
Especially Wang Xifeng, she gently nudged He Ke and nodded towards Tao Ge'er. He Ke understood, went over and took Tao Ge'er's hand, and led him between herself and Wang Xifeng.
Wang Xifeng stretched out both of her hands, hugged Tao Ge'er's shoulders, and held his other little hand, gently whispering in his ear to comfort him: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid."
Tao Ge'er looked at Wang Xifeng with tears in his eyes and pursed his lips, and asked her: "Madam Wang, am I going to lose my mother like my sister..."
"No! Don't overthink it! The Crown Princess just fell down, she will be fine after some rest.
"Look at Queen Wang. She has fallen many times since she was little because of her mischief. She would stay in bed for a few months, but she would be full of energy again.
"Do not worry!
"As long as we take good care of the Crown Princess, by this time next year, she will be able to bring you to celebrate New Year's Eve with your Royal Grandfather, Royal Grandmother, and Father!"
Wang Xifeng coaxed him in a low voice.
Seeing her only caring about the child and not caring about anything else, Wu Liangyuan felt something in her heart and leaned over again, whispering, "Wang Liangdi, your cousin has caused such a big disaster, why don't you go up and give her a slap?"
"Ms. Jia was on a mission under the order of the Queen, and she failed miserably. Should I slap her?" Wang Xifeng pointed at her nose, looked at Wu Liangyuan curiously, and asked her in a low voice, "People like you and me, what do we count as in this place?
"You are so powerful, and you are the granddaughter of the county lady. If you have the guts, go and beat her up. I will switch places with you. How about that?"
Wu Liangyuan's face froze and she closed her mouth.
Emperor Shengping sat on the high platform, looking coldly at Jia Yuanchun who was kneeling below. Empress Mo sat beside him, expressionless.
"Jia, the Queen has treated you well, and I have never made things difficult for you.
“You have been in the palace for three years, and you have never made a mistake in any important mission.
"Today, I am willing to believe that you did it unintentionally."
Emperor Shengping's words slowly came out of his mouth, and he was no longer willing to hide his overflowing disgust, "But the Crown Princess is in critical condition.
“You kill yourself.
"I will not implicate your family."
Jia Yuanchun was so frightened that her whole body went limp and she collapsed to the ground, shouting, "Your Majesty, spare me! I just slipped, and I would rather die than drop the young prince. I didn't mean to drop the crown princess!"
"Shut up!" Queen Mo shouted!
Jia Yuanchun bit her lips and sobbed, falling to the ground and kowtowed repeatedly. In an instant, her forehead became red and swollen.
"Your Majesty, the Crown Princess is seriously injured, but she is not dead. Jia Shi failed in the task I assigned her and accidentally injured the Crown Princess. It was not her intention.
"Even from the perspective of respect for elders, she should be allowed to atone for her mistake.
“During the New Year holidays, the wounds have already been dealt with, and it would be unlucky to see blood again.
"Why not allow her to atone for her sins, personally take care of the Crown Princess until she recovers? If she does anything wrong again during this time, she will be punished for both crimes." Queen Mo advised softly.
"After all, she is the eldest daughter of the Rong family. According to the law, she should not be put to death. No matter how much we love her, we can't let others pick on her..."
Emperor Shengping closed his eyes, suppressed his anger, and looked at the prince standing under the platform: "What did you say?"
The prince looked directly at Queen Mo, neither sad nor happy. After a long while, he said, "What the Queen Mother said is right."
Queen Mo breathed a sigh of relief, and just as her expression relaxed, the Crown Prince turned to where the concubines of the East Palace were standing and asked, "What do you think?"
Queen Mo's face suddenly became unhappy: "They are just concubines, how can they have a say..."
"Standing there are the Crown Princess' biological son and the Crown Prince's daughter." Emperor Shengping looked at Empress Mo, lowered his voice calmly, and asked her face, "I know you are old - are you dazzled? Or are you blind?!"
Queen Mo blushed, was speechless, clenched her teeth, could no longer utter a word, and lowered her head.
He Ke gently tugged at Tao Ge'er, and Tao Ge'er looked up at her.
Wang Xifeng released her hands and patted them gently: "Whatever you want to say or do, go ahead. It doesn't matter."
The brother and sister turned to look at her with pleading expressions.
Wang Xifeng nodded immediately: "I'm right behind you."
He Ke took Tao Ge'er by the hand and walked back, standing next to the crown prince, looking up at Emperor Shengping. Tao Ge'er sobbed and asked, "Grandpa Emperor, do you want me to decide?"
Emperor Shengping looked at his grandson gently and nodded immediately: "Yes. We will do whatever Tao Ge'er says."
"The Empress Dowager just said that according to the law you do not deserve to die, so I will not kill you." Tao Ge'er really spared her life as soon as he opened his mouth.
Jia Yuanchun burst into tears and kowtowed to Tao Ge'er: "Thank you, Prince! Thank you, Prince, for your life!"
"I am very thin and light. Even the youngest maid in the East Palace can carry me and run around the garden. You have been working in Daming Palace for three years. I have seen you countless times. You should not have been weak and stepped into empty space. You made a big mistake."
Tao Ge'er had not yet learned to beat around the bush, and he directly exposed Jia Yuanchun's true face, "I hate you very much, and I don't want you to appear in the East Palace.
“But the Imperial Grandmother is right, if you do something wrong, you must atone for your sin.
"My mother's injuries are being looked after by the imperial physician, pharmacist, nanny, and maids, as well as my sister and I, who will also accompany her. If you come to take care of her, you will be in the way.
“There are many ways to atone for your sins, but tending to your sickness is the one that makes me least worried about you.
"Come and clean the Cheng'en Palace. Clean the courtyard, don't go into the house.
"This way, you can do something, but my mother won't be angry, and I won't see you. That's all."
Yuanchun's face turned red after hearing his words, and she had to grit her teeth and whisper yes.
"Also, my mother vomited blood, was unconscious, and her ribs were broken. I'm very angry. I want to beat you." Tao Ge'er said as he sobbed, "I want to avenge my mother!
“But I’m young and I haven’t learned any boxing skills, so it doesn’t hurt when I hit people.
“I want Queen Wang to beat you for me!
"I know that it is forbidden to slap palace servants in the face when punishing them, but you are so abominable. I want you to remember this, and others to remember this, too. They are not allowed to neglect my mother!
"Empress Wang, hit her face for me until she bleeds! Just like my mother bleeds! Until!"
When Tao Ge'er finished speaking, his face turned red with anger. He clenched his fists, stamped his feet, and cried and shouted loudly!
The prince's eyes were red. He hugged his son in his arms and looked at Wang Xifeng coldly: "Did you hear that? Go and beat him up!"
"Yes!"
Wang Xifeng took a step forward without saying a word and slapped him in the face!
Snapped!
Half of Jia Yuanchun's face swelled up instantly, and a trickle of blood flowed out from the corner of his mouth!
Everyone was stunned and thought: They are indeed cousins. Just one slap in the face and they have met the prince's requirements!
Snapped!
Another slap hit Jia Yuanchun's other face hard!
Jia Yuanchun groaned in pain and fell to the ground!
He opened his mouth and a mouthful of blood spurted out!
He Ke suddenly walked over, squatted down, and asked her softly, "In fact, if it was my father who went to pick up Tao Ge'er just now, I think none of you would have fallen to the ground.
"Right, Ms. Jia?"
Jia Yuanchun's groan of pain disappeared instantly. She raised her head in horror, and all the blood drained from her face!
1: Tang law has six types of killing: "murder", "deliberate killing", "fighting killing", "accidental killing", "playful killing", and "negligent killing". As can be seen from the text, murder and deliberate killing are the most serious crimes, fighting killing and accidental killing are one level lower, and playful killing is two levels lower. Negligent killing is generally "deemed", that is, you can pay money (copper) to redeem yourself.
The playful killing here, that is, the crime of accidentally killing someone in jest, has a premise that cannot be reduced, that is, the target of the injury is a "relative or elder", because "it is not allowed to play with relatives or elders".
Queen Mo brought up the "kinship with elders", meaning that this injury incident was just "negligence" rather than "playful killing". What's more, the Crown Princess is still alive. The highest punishment is "ransom copper".