The emperor just wanted to settle the matter quickly. Seeing that Xia Zhilu had been cured, he immediately wanted to get rid of the matter, but he was stopped again.
"Although it was the second daughter of the Xia family who committed the crime, Master Xia and Mrs. Xia are also at fault. If the adopted daughter fails to teach her, it will cause harm to the royal family. Naturally, she cannot be dismissed with just a word!"
The Queen Mother had a cold face and did not look at the ugly-faced Emperor beside her. She looked directly at everyone in the Xia family and said coldly: "Mrs.
As soon as the Queen Mother said this, Mrs. Li's face suddenly turned pale, with a look of disbelief on her face!
She almost couldn't help but swayed, her vision went dark, and she almost fell down. Fortunately, the servant next to her reacted quickly and immediately reached out to support her.
The title of Madam Gaoming that she was so proud of was just gone? ! How could Mr. Li, who always thought he was superior to others, accept this? !
But no matter how unwilling she was to be angry, she didn't dare to say anything at this time. She could only grit her teeth and endure it, because the Queen Mother, who was always resolute, did not want to see her resist in public.
Although she did not dare to resist the Queen Mother's decision, Li really hated Xia Zhilu at this time!
It's all the fault of this prodigal girl! If it weren't for her, how could he have lost his life? Her deeds were exposed, and in the end she was implicated. She was really a broom star!
How come you were pregnant with twins in the first place? ! How nice would it be if I was only pregnant with Xia Hongzhang? !
The Queen Mother didn't care what Mrs. Li thought at this time. She turned her eyes and looked at Xia Zhihe coldly.
"As for Mr. Xia...it's not good to take too much care of the Ai family. It's up to the emperor to decide what to do."
As soon as the Queen Mother opened her mouth, she immediately took away Li's concubine without giving her any chance, leaving everyone with a look of surprise on their faces.
The Queen Mother's next sentence was a very clear statement. Xia Zhihe couldn't even think about running away! No matter what, you will be punished!
But after all, the Queen Mother took the Emperor's majesty and face into consideration and did not interfere too much. She only let the Emperor handle it by himself. Whether it was a minor matter or a serious matter was entirely up to the Emperor himself. The Queen Mother just wanted to clarify the fault of the Xia family.
As for Li's imperial title, the Queen Mother could make the decision to refute it, so the Queen Mother's actions just now were not overstepping the mark.
It's just that the emperor's face still didn't look good. He originally thought of dealing with Xia Zhilu and forgetting about it, but he didn't expect that the Queen Mother would stand up again.
He didn't want to let Princess An make the decision at all. He even wanted to give people the feeling that he would not be punished for harming Princess An. Maybe it would attract more people to take action against Princess An. That would suit his needs. meaning.
But the Queen Mother's reasons were beyond his ability to refute. This feeling of being forced even made the Emperor feel humiliated!
He is the Nine-Five Master! Everyone should have surrendered to him and obeyed his orders, but now they have to be controlled by the Queen Mother!
Who is the emperor? !
Fortunately, the Queen Mother did not go too far. She did not intervene in the punishment of Xia Zhihe, the Minister of Rites, otherwise the Emperor's face would have been even more ugly.
"One year of fine!" the emperor said angrily, "take care of your family's affairs! If this happens again, then don't take up your position as minister! Go home and take care of your family's affairs, and then come back and be reinstated!" "
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for showing mercy!"
Although he was reprimanded by the emperor, Xia Zhihe accepted the order with almost no hesitation, and kept giving assurances.
In Xia Zhihe's heart, he breathed a long sigh of relief. It seemed that he had escaped today's disaster!
The Queen Mother did not speak again, obviously agreeing with the Emperor's punishment. At this point, the matter was completely over.
The emperor didn't even ask Xia Luotong what he meant again. He obviously made up his mind to deal with it like this, regardless of what Prince An and Princess An thought.
As for the emperor's treatment, everyone could see that the emperor had no intention of punishing Xia Zhihe at all, but he was forced to step down by the Queen Mother, which meant that he was given some punishment.
After all, few ministers really paid attention to the issue of fines. The little salary given by the court was not enough for their daily expenses.
Who doesn’t have some way to make money nowadays? Using one's own identity to find other ways to make money is the real way for each family to make money.
One year's salary may seem like a long time, but it's actually just meant to show that the emperor is indeed punishing.
It was precisely because of this that Xia Zhihe responded so quickly just now, and even seemed a little afraid that the emperor would regret it.
Therefore, everyone knew about the salary penalty, and Wu Zechen and Xia Luotong naturally understood it, but they tacitly agreed not to speak again, and had no intention of raising objections, just because they knew that they could only stop here today.
Xia Luotong had his own plan in mind, and Wu Zechen knew Xia Luotong's arrangements, so the couple stopped entangled in the matter and went about eating and drinking on their own, as if how the emperor punished the Xia family had nothing to do with them.
The appearance of the two of them made the peeping bystanders more and more confused. They just felt that the two of them were indeed a couple. They were just like a mist, making it difficult for people to see clearly.
From the panic at the beginning, to the insistence on letting go, to the fact that it had nothing to do with him at this time, Xia Luotong's reaction became more and more incomprehensible, but also more and more difficult to despise.
This woman is really not simple...
If you think back carefully, you will find that with her step-by-step actions, she, who was once notorious, has now had a better reputation. She is no longer the lowly eldest daughter of the Xia family that everyone despised and disliked before.
Not only that, but looking at the current situation of the Xia family, Li's reputation has been completely ruined and is despicable. She who was once graceful is now even more disgraceful.
Not only does his face look sallow and haggard, he looks as if he has aged by more than ten years, which makes people feel gloomy just looking at him. In addition, he and his wife, Sun Shi, are having a lot of trouble every day. You don’t have to think about it to know how to live. Very unhappy.
Comparing the past glory of the spring breeze, the past doting of the entire Xia family, the current Li family seems to have been knocked down from heaven, and it is not known whether she will fall into an even more unbearable situation.
And all these changes started after Xia Luotong was brought back to the capital, married into Prince An's Mansion, and became Princess An...
Many people have already seen the connection between this. Even those who have not thought about it in detail, they all think of Xia Luotong, because she is targeting the Xia family and now she really has no intention of covering it up.
Until this moment, no one dared to underestimate Princess An, who was said to have been born in a rural area and had a humble status, especially now that she was pregnant with Prince An's only child.
If this baby is a boy, given Prince An's love for Princess An, the throne of the heir apparent will almost be inseparable...
