Bang, bang, bang...
The various precious porcelains in the Yanxi Palace became the target of Zhen's anger. Of course, the unlucky ones were also the palace maids and eunuchs who were kneeling on the ground and shivering.
The sage's edict read by Dai Quan just now made Zhen feel a hint of danger for the first time, coming from the person who had favored her for nearly twenty years.
She swept the ornaments in the main hall to the ground and looked coldly at the palace maid and eunuch kneeling on the porcelain fragments, her heart filled with anxiety and uneasiness.
In her irritable state, Mrs. Zhen no longer had the charm of the past. Instead, the palace servants were so scared that they did not dare to make any sound. Even though their knees were sore from the porcelain fragments and the bleeding continued, they still did not dare to move.
At this time, a young palace servant hurriedly came in and whispered in Zhen's ear: "The slave has already conveyed the news to the prince. With the prince here, the saint will not be too harsh on the empress."
When Mrs. Zhen heard the news, she felt less uneasy. She raised her feet and wanted to walk out, but when she thought of the forbidden words, anger surged into her heart again.
Maybe Zhen still had some sense, and she thought of the palace people who were taken away by Dai Quan. She coldly ordered the little eunuch beside her: "Yuan Zhen, go see how your godfather and the others are doing!"
Yuan Zhen bowed and promised, turned around and just left the main hall door, his expression changed immediately.
Because he saw an unexpected person: Xia Shouzhong, the eunuch of the Sixth Palace.
"What are you doing? This is Yanxi Palace, and you are not allowed to be presumptuous!"
The eunuch guarding the door stood in the middle of the road, blocking Xia Shouzhong and the few servants he had brought.
But Xia Shouzhong took out a bright yellow imperial edict from his sleeve and held it up high: "Imperial edict, please come out, Empress Zhen."
"How is it possible? How could it be an imperial edict?" Yuan Zhen looked at the bright yellow imperial edict in shock and muttered to himself.
It was Zhen who walked out first and stared at Xia Shouzhong coldly.
She gritted her teeth and asked, "When did the emperor take charge of Yanxi Palace? Have you asked the saint?"
Xia Shouzhong bowed slightly and took a step forward: "This world's surname is Liu. As the emperor, your majesty is the heir appointed by the saint. Naturally, he can take care of the affairs of Yanxi Palace. Your Majesty, you should take the order first!"
Although Xia Shouzhong's attitude was very respectful, his tone left no room for doubt. Zhen bit her lip lightly, but there was no movement for a long time. She looked at the eastern sky for a long time, but unfortunately there was nothing else in the sky except a few birds.
Xia Shouzhong raised the imperial edict in his hand again and loudly declared: "Under the imperial edict, Princess Zhen will accept it!"
"Read it!" Zhen said these three words in a low voice as if all her strength had been taken away. He was like a wooden person, with no emotion in his tone.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. According to the rules, except for the Queen Mother, all other concubines in the harem must kneel down to accept His Majesty's orders. Your Majesty, you are no exception!"
After Xia Shouzhong's words fell, Yanxi Palace fell silent for an instant.
In the past twenty years, no one has dared to be so bold in front of Concubine Zhen except for the Supreme One in Huangji Palace.
Since the current emperor ascended the throne, he has never asked Yanxi Palace, let alone announced an imperial edict to Yanxi Palace for the first time.
Yuan Zhen still wanted to argue for his master, but he opened and closed his mouth, but he couldn't think of a single word to refute.
Because this is the rule of the Great Xia. When the emperor issues an edict, except for the empress dowager of Cining Palace and the concubines in the Sixth Palace, all the concubines in the harem must kneel down to receive the order.
Zhen laughed and looked at Xia Shouzhong mockingly: "It seems that I can't escape this humiliation today, so it will be as your master wishes."
She slowly knelt down and said indifferently: "I am Madam Zhen, please give me your best wishes!"
Xia Shouzhong didn't seem to hear Zhen's sarcasm, and the respect on his face disappeared, followed by incomparable solemnity.
"The imperial edict says: Concubine Zhen's moral conduct is deficient, she is arrogant and rude, and her control is not strict, which has caused unrest in the six palaces. Now I am reporting to the Emperor and the Queen Mother that I will take away your right to be the co-president of the six palaces, and you will be banned for three months and fined one stipend. Years, as a punishment. Admire this!"
As the imperial edict was read out, Mrs. Zhen turned a deaf ear to any crime or punishment, and just whispered this memorial to the emperor...
Xia Shouzhong handed the imperial edict to him with respect on his face again: "Empress, accept the edict!"
Zhen raised her hands mechanically and responded: "I accept the decree, long live my emperor!"
Yuan Zhen helped Mrs. Zhen up. He could feel Mrs. Zhen's body shaking slightly. Xia Shouzhong bowed and said: "Empress, the imperial edict has been delivered, so I will leave first. By the way, the Queen Mother asked this servant to bring a message to the empress. She liked Jia Yuanchun and Jia Nu Shi very much, so she kept Jia Nu Shi by her side. Ask your servant to bring the girl holding the piano next to Jia Nushi."
Mrs. Zhen looked at the imperial edict in her hand with dull eyes. She ignored Xia Shouzhong's words and instead turned around and walked into the palace. Yuan Zhen turned around and glanced at Xia Shouzhong, just in time to see Xia Shouzhong staring at him coldly, and his whole body was shocked.
He hurriedly said: "Eunuch Xia, please wait a moment. Please let me wait for my wife to rest first, and then I will bring you the piano to my father-in-law..."
When Yuan Zhen sent Xia Shouzhong and Baoqin out of the gate of Yanxi Palace, a palace maid hurried to his side and whispered: "Your Majesty has fainted, what should I do?"
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Jia Cong already wanted to cover his ears, but unfortunately the big Han general beside him firmly held his hands.
The screams were like a curse, stimulating his nerves again and again, making him feel like he was going crazy.
The blood-red color and smell of blood in front of him made his stomach churn, and his legs began to tremble. Just as he was about to close his eyes, Dai Quan stopped him with a sharp shout.
"Jia Qianhu, the saint said that unless you watch until the end of the rod punishment, you can be forgiven for breaking into the Fengxian Palace without permission and for Jia Nvshi's private meeting with foreign ministers!"
Is this rod punishment? Isn't the punishment of a hundred rods equivalent to death with a rod?
It's not like Jia Cong has never seen blood. When Tiewengshan rescued him, he even helped kill several assassins.
But the eunuch and servant girl who were beaten to death with clubs in front of him were not enemies holding a knife to kill him. Even though Yuan Delu and others are actually his enemies, he would rather the other party fight with him with a sword and be killed by him, rather than watch the other party being beaten to death with such a stick.
Nine people, four maids and five eunuchs, including Yuan Delu who had been cursed by Jia Cong, were killed with a stick one after another in front of his eyes.
Finally, the stone slab in front of Huangji Palace was stained red with blood, and the smell of blood rushed straight into Jia Cong's nose. When the Han general let go of his hands, Jia Cong couldn't bear it anymore and ran to the side to vomit.
"Mop it down and wash the floor!"
The palace servants of Longshou Palace were extremely efficient. In just a quarter of an hour, the stone slabs in front of Huangji Palace became as clean as ever. Only the smell of blood had not dissipated, and slowly dissipated with the autumn wind.
Dai Quan came to Jia Cong who was lying on the stone railing and was retching, patted his back gently, and whispered: "The saint is trying to teach you something, he is willing to give you , is what truly belongs to you. If you do something, you must be prepared to bear the consequences!"
