Phi-Fic Chapter 192 The trial was fruitless
Chapter 192 The trial was fruitless
The inner hall of Yanxi Palace.
After Nanxiang returned to the bedroom, she immediately took off most of the jewelry on her head, leaving only the brocade that fixed her bun and the hairpin that held her long hair together.
"Is Wang gone?"
Nanxiang asked casually, and Kikuhei replied softly, "Your Majesty! He has returned to the palace."
"Well! That's good. I'm just worried that she will stay in my palace's Yanxi Palace and disturb my peace."
Nanxiang sneered. She knew without thinking that Wang must hate her to death at this moment, and she might be thinking about how to attack her.
He might even use his father's official position to cause trouble for the emperor.
I don’t know how Gu Junshen will deal with it.
"Your Highness, don't worry. If Madam Wangpin refuses to leave, I will ask the guards in the palace to find a way to take her away. We will never disturb your peace."
Juping smiled.
"By the way! What was the result of the interrogation of Concubine Xian's eunuchs and maids?"
Nanxiang asked casually, then picked up the palm-leaf fan on the table, slowly stood up and walked towards the couch.
"Your Majesty! This is strange. Most people who are interrogated will reveal something. But the subordinates of Concubine Xian have never said a word."
Kikuhei followed behind Nanxiang and spoke to Nanxiang, recalling what Liu Sheng had said to her.
"It's really the style of the virtuous concubine. I think these people have been caught by her. It's not that they don't want to say it, but they can't say it."
Nan Xiang smiled coldly, and suddenly felt that Concubine Xian was capable of great things. If she became the queen, she might be able to bring peace to the harem.
At this time, the desk in the hall was filled with ice cubes that Xiao Benzi had just brought back from the cold storage. These were ice cubes that had been preserved through special means during the winter, just to have ice cubes available for cooling off in the summer.
Nanxiang looked at the ice cubes in the huge ceramic basin, her eyes moved a little, and she suddenly came up with many ways to eat it.
"Kikuhira, have someone bring back some fruits, with more varieties."
She called out to Kikuhei who was behind her, then sat down at the desk.
"Yes!"
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At 9 o'clock, not far from the Hall of Mental Cultivation, in the Imperial Garden.
The sunlight poured down onto the Green Bamboo Pavilion, scattering in the green bamboo forest surrounding it.
The breeze made a crisp sound when it blew.
Gu Junshen sat quietly in the pavilion, holding a memorial in his hand, reading it attentively with his eyes sharp as torches.
On the round stone table, a pot of tea was placed quietly, with smoke rising from the spout.
Nanxiang told him that he could not have sex as he had not yet recovered, and asked him to rest well in the Yangxin Palace.
Therefore, he has been very obedient in recuperating from his injuries these days, and comes to the Imperial Garden from time to time to relax.
At this time, Liu Sheng walked slowly towards them with a somewhat flustered look on his face.
After waiting outside the pavilion for a long time, I saw Gu Junshen finally put down the memorial in his hand and took a sip of the teacup beside him.
He immediately stepped forward and reported softly, "Your Majesty! I have something to report."
Gu Junshen raised his head slightly and glanced at him.
"What's the matter? You should know that I am busy with official business now. You must be quiet."
Although there was no emotion in his tone, every word was filled with blame.
"This is about Concubine Wang and Concubine Huang. Concubine Wang asked me to report this to His Majesty."
After hearing that this matter was related to Nanxiang, Gu Junshen finally looked at Liu Sheng straight in the eye.
"Tell me everything."
"Your Majesty! At noon, many concubines in the harem went to Yanxi Hall to pay respects to the Imperial Concubine. Some concubines were held accountable by the Imperial Concubine. Concubine Wang was slapped ten times in front of all the concubines by the Imperial Concubine. She is now crying in Chengqian Palace. The concubine was also slapped by the Imperial Concubine."
"My beloved concubine is so decisive. But what did Wang and these concubines do that violated the palace rules?"
When Gu Junshen heard this, the scene of Nan Xiang interrogating a group of concubines emerged in his mind. She had a very beautiful face, but she did extremely decisive and ruthless things.
Suddenly his heart started beating inexplicably.
"Your Majesty. Yesterday, Concubine Wang and many concubines openly spoke rudely to Miss Chunyue of Yanxi Palace and the Imperial Noble Consort in front of the Yangxin Palace. This made Your Majesty furious, and she punished these people."
Liu Sheng spoke softly, observing Gu Junshen's reaction from time to time. Seeing that he only showed some movement when listening to Nan Xiang, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, he only relayed what Wang had said and did not smear the imperial concubine.
Wang sent someone to find him just to do this, to damage Nanxiang's image in front of the emperor, but how could he do such a treasonous thing?
Now that Nan Xiang is on the rise, he has no time to curry favor with her.
But Wang was from a prominent family after all, and he was only the chief eunuch in front of the emperor. His status and position were far inferior to those of the Wang family, the imperial censors behind Wang, so he had no choice but to respond.
Of course, he only agreed to report the matter to the emperor at the risk of being punished.
Therefore, the report at this time only informed the truth of the matter without elaborating on it.
"If that's the case! Shouldn't Wang and the other concubines be punished? They openly spoke disrespectfully to the Imperial Concubine. They really don't take the palace rules seriously."
After hearing this, Gu Junshen finally understood the whole story. He immediately felt sorry for Nan Xiang and felt distressed.
I was insulted for no reason by these people who don't understand the rules.
The more I think about it, the less rules there are.
After thinking for a moment, he said, "Princess Wang was the first to openly disrespect the Imperial Noble Consort. She will be punished by copying the "Female Rules for Female Taming" 100 times and handing it in half a month later. She will also be confined to Chengqian Palace to reflect on her mistakes. The other concubines who made the same mistake will be punished with five big sticks and copy the "Female Rules for Female Taming" 200 times and hand it in half a month later."
After talking about the punishment, he felt better. He also used these concubines as a warning to make the people in the harem behave themselves.
"Your Majesty. The Imperial Concubine has punished them by making them copy the palace rules a hundred times."
After hearing this, Liu Sheng immediately added.
"In that case, let's waive the penalty of copying and instead fine him one year's salary!"
"Yes! I will send someone to deliver the message immediately."
After hearing this, Liu Sheng bowed and was about to leave.
Gu Junshen suddenly thought of something and stopped him with a shout.
"Wait a minute! I have something else to ask you."
Liu Sheng immediately stood there obediently.
"How was the interrogation of the eunuchs and palace maids in Chaoyang Palace going?"
"Was the matter concerning Concubine Yao done by Concubine Xian?"
Gu Junshen frowned deeply. He didn't expect that even though he had intentionally restricted speech on the matter of Concubine Yao, news would always get out of the window and had already been known by those ministers. During the morning court today, the Prime Minister even used this as an excuse to bring up the matter of her daughter Xiang Yihan hanging herself, causing the court to fall into a storm of discussion and many ministers made memorials.
Plus, he was sick these days and put the work on hold, so he forgot that he had captured some people.
"Your Majesty! These eunuchs and palace maids are so stubborn. No matter what kind of punishment the people from the Ministry of Punishment used, they never said a word."
After hearing this, Liu Sheng frowned helplessly. This matter was very difficult for him.
He thought it was a good opportunity for him to make a contribution, but he didn't expect that these people were unwilling to say a word even after receiving severe punishment, which really upset him.
"How could this be? Could it really be the work of the virtuous concubine?"
Gu Junshen looked surprised.
"Your Majesty, I don't know. The subordinates of the Concubine Xian are very loyal. I'm afraid it won't be that easy to get the result."
"Continue the interrogation. Until they speak, otherwise stay in the Ministry of Punishment. No need to go back."
Gu Junshen raised his hand casually and said angrily that in the face of the majestic imperial power, these people were still silent, which simply showed that they did not take him seriously.
"The slave obeys the order!"