Concubine Hu Shun held her in her arms and comforted her softly: "Don't be afraid. Don't be afraid, Ju'er."
She had seen the miserable condition of that woman with her own eyes.
For so many years, she would be frightened awake when she dreamed about that scene.
No matter how much Lao Zhu dotes on them on the surface, in fact he never regards these concubines as human beings.
So, why do you need to go all out to win Lao Zhu's favor and make other women jealous?
Living in peace and quiet is the best.
Zhu Ju raised her head, her big watery eyes like autumn lake water: "Are you my biological mother?"
Concubine Hu Shun touched her head and said nothing.
Zhu Ju lowered his head: "Why doesn't Ju'er have a biological mother? Everyone has one."
She suddenly understood this after she fell into a puddle and fell seriously ill.
Concubine Hu Shun tightened her hand: "If you feel hungry or cold in the future, come to me."
Zhu Ju raised her head again: "Can you be my mother-in-law?"
Concubine Hu Shun's eyes were sore and she didn't know how to answer her.
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Nanny Qi over there has fainted.
Everyone in the palace turned pale.
Lao Zhu's hand felt cold when he touched Zhu Bai. Knowing that he was afraid, he said, "If you are afraid, just leave. We will definitely not let you suffer in vain. Or just tell us directly who you want to treat."
Zhu Bai said, "It's okay. I'll just take a look."
Lao Zhu was speechless when he saw the trick, and sneered secretly: Well, since you insist on showing off, I will scare you more. This saves you from being such a traitor and being naughty every day.
Aunt Qi was doused with water and was dragged to her knees until she was still alive.
Queen Ma looked around and said, "Should you recruit them yourself, or should I review them one by one?"
The two female officials from the Shangshi Bureau and Shangfu Bureau knelt down in a hurry.
The female officer of the Shangshi Bureau said: "Ms. Qi often takes back the snacks and fruits sent by the concubines, saying that the princess can't eat them, so why not exchange some money to buy some gadgets for the princess. I don't want to offend others, so she will do it every time. Every time, I converted it into money and gave it to her."
The female officer of the Shangfu Bureau also said: "She said the same thing to my concubine. Because of her face, I could only give her money."
Queen Ma was also angry: "Face, whose face is she holding on to so much?!!"
The female officers remained silent.
Queen Ma said solemnly: "It seems we still have to fight."
The prince hurriedly knelt down: "She is a relative of the slave. But the slave has no idea what she did."
He was scolding Nanny Qi to death, and for this little profit, he got her involved too.
Eunuch Wang followed Lao Zhu and worked under Guo Zixing.
Lao Zhu trusted him quite a bit, otherwise he would not have let him hold such an important position.
Queen Ma did not dare to touch Lao Zhu's people.
Queen Ma glanced at Lao Zhu.
Lao Zhu's face turned dark at this time: "Just do it, don't be afraid. We are here."
Empress Ma said to the eunuch in charge of the ceremony: "Ask a few people to search his room."
The eunuch who printed the palm hurriedly went out, said a few words, and then came back and stood there.
Queen Ma said: "On weekdays, you take some things out. I turn a blind eye and don't want to be too strict. Now it seems that you slaves really don't know how to be grateful at all. Instead, you have become more shameless. You'd better recruit them yourself. When I search them out one by one, I'll beat them to death with sticks."
Several wet nurses and nuns knelt down in a hurry: "This slave deserves to die."
Most of the little princesses have their mothers taking care of them, so they are doing fine.
However, the little princes did not dare to take any more care because of their own mothers, so they allowed these slaves to take advantage of the situation.
Lao Zhu glanced at Zhu Bai with interest: This guy said early in the morning that he didn't want a nanny. Turns out I know these things are tricky.
Is this his purpose today?
Well, no...
If he wanted to rectify this, he would have told us long ago, without waiting for Concubine Hu Shun to be framed.
Empress Ma was so angry that she trembled and said to Gong Zheng: "Go and search their rooms carefully. Give each of them 20 bucks. Once they are done, they will be kicked out and they will never be hired."
The wet nurses and nuns did not dare to say anything anymore, and they all went down to receive the punishment.
Lao Zhu clenched his fists to suppress the murderous aura surging in his heart: Queen Ma is too generous. If you call me, you will be skinned and hung on the wall of the imperial city. Look who dares to do this to our children.
The people who went to search the prince's room came back with a box of silver.
Lao Zhu knew with his toes that it was impossible for Grandma Qi to deduct so much money from Zhu Ju in such a short period of time.
The things Lao Zhu rewarded were also in bits and pieces and could not be so neat.
These are all corrupted by the princes and father-in-law.
Wang Gonggong is the eunuch in charge of Shang Baojian.
The power he can use is the imperial seal, imperial talisman, and general's seal in the palace.
When Lao Zhu thought about it carefully, his hair stood on end.
He has seventeen jade seals, plus a lot of imperial talismans and general seals, so he needs someone to manage them.
As long as the prince and father-in-law show a few less important jade seals, they can pardon and reduce the prisoner's sentence, and grant someone the right to use minerals that have not been registered in the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Money will flow into his pocket.
Because none of them are major matters involving government affairs, if I hadn't come to investigate today, I'm afraid no one would ever find out.
Lao Zhu gritted his teeth and said, "You are so brave."
The prince kowtows desperately: "I am wronged, this old slave. These silvers are all rewarded by the emperor to the ladies in the palace."
Zhu Bai smiled: "Tsk, tsk, it's true that I won't shed tears until I see the coffin."
Lao Zhu saw him smiling and tilted his head: "If you have something to say, just say it. Don't just watch the fun."
Zhu Bai said: "Not all his things may be hidden in the palace."
Is my residential survey done in vain?
This time I require that the name of the buyer must be added to the new property deed. Firstly, it is to avoid lawsuits in the future, and secondly, it is also to check how many properties you eunuchs, officials, and relatives of the emperor have in your hands.
Nowadays, the list in the Ministry of Household Affairs is not as comprehensive as what I have here.
I didn't say anything, it's just that I didn't need it until the time came.
Lao Zhu suddenly realized: "Ask the Ministry of Finance to immediately report this bastard's residence outside the palace, as well as the residence registered under the name of his relatives."
The prince must have relatives outside.
Those relatives collect money to do the work and deliver the things they need.
The prince just stamped it and took it out.
The Ministry of Finance dared to hide it, so they reported it quickly.
The result is that if you don’t look at it, it will scare you to death.
There is no mansion in the name of the prince. But his younger brother has seven or eight large houses and countless fields in his name.
I haven't checked other sisters, cousins, etc. yet.
Lao Zhu smiled half-heartedly and asked Eunuch Wang: "What does my father-in-law's brother do for a living that makes him so rich?"
The prince kowtows like smashing garlic and turning his face into ashes: "My slave deserves to die."
Lao Zhu looked at Erhu: "You tell me."
Erhu handed over his hand and said: "Back to the emperor, the prince's brother turned out to be a gangster on the street. Now he doesn't do any legitimate business. He fights cocks, walks birds, drinks and visits the brothels every day."
Lao Zhu stared at Eunuch Wang grimly: "What else do you have to say?!"
The prince raised his head and burst into tears: "I beg the emperor to spare my life."
