"Give...grant death?"
Mrs. Pei thought that at most she would be beaten, but she didn't expect that the emperor would be so ruthless and want to give her the death penalty?
"emperor!"
Although Pei Zhongshu expected that the matter could not be resolved, otherwise he would not come forward personally, he did not expect that the emperor would make such a decision.
Pei Rongyan is the only girl in the Pei family. There are three brothers above her, so the family is inevitably a bit eccentric.
That's why her temperament was developed like this.
If the sons and wife at home knew that he could not save their only daughter despite his personal appearance, they would not know how to cry.
"how?"
Emperor Xuanwu frowned: "Didn't you say that I can punish you any way you like? Or maybe Pei Aiqing is just paying lip service, but in fact he thinks that my beloved concubine is not enough to save Pei's life. Your daughter's life is worse than Jiang Aiqing's." A daughter’s life is precious, right?”
Without giving Pei Zhongshu a chance to defend himself, the emperor angrily rebuked: "I think you have been sitting in high positions for too long, and you have been sitting on a pedestal. You don't take other people's lives as your own, you only think you are noble." The concubine is my woman, and if I can't even get this justice for her, then why not let you, Pei Zhongshu, be the emperor?"
"I don't dare!"
As soon as the emperor's power came out, all the masters and slaves in the room knelt down. Jiang Xinyue also wanted to join the group and kneel down, but Emperor Xuanwu grabbed his arm: "You are heavy, don't kneel back and forth."
After speaking, he thought about it and pulled the queen up.
Yesterday, when he saw the clothes on the queen's body, he was indeed very angry, feeling that his painstaking efforts were not cherished by the concubine.
But after calming down, he figured it out.
Concubine Zhen is still weak now, and the Jiang family is even less capable of confronting the queen's mother's family. Concubine Zhen is afraid of the queen's power, so she is unwilling to confront the queen. This is human nature.
So when he just wanted to pull Concubine Zhen, he pulled the Queen up again.
Women's jealousy is sometimes really scary and can drive them crazy and kill another woman.
For example, Concubine Li.
"emperor!"
Concubine Li Gui knelt down at Emperor Xuanwu's feet: "Have you forgotten the vows you made with me in the past when we were rubbing each other's hair? My grandfather is dead and my father has been ill in bed for a long time. I only have my mother. You Do you want to kill even my only close relative? Then you might as well kill my concubine directly!"
She grabbed the emperor's clothes and cried until her heart broke.
Jiang Xinyue pulled the sleeve of the man in front of her, her eyes full of grievance. Emperor Xuanwu held her hand and said, "Concubine Zhen is the victim in this matter. It doesn't matter whether you cry or make trouble in front of me, it's useless. . The people who were hurt haven’t complained yet, but you crying and begging have opened my eyes.”
He used both to gain sympathy and to play the emotional card.
Jiang Xinyue sneered in her heart. This kind of trick is certainly useful when a man loves you, but when he is ruthless, if you use emotions to try to wake him up, isn't that just adding to the laughter?
"Empress Zhenbin, I am really wrong. Please spare my life, Madam Zhenbin! Please spare my life, Madam Zhenbin!"
Mrs. Pei was spoiled and arrogant, but she still knew she was afraid of death.
In the final analysis, the emperor wanted to seek justice for Concubine Zhen. As long as Concubine Zhen didn't care, the Emperor would have nothing to say.
"Spare your life?"
A cold smile appeared on Jiang Xinyue's lips: "I have spared your life today, who will spare my life in the future? I am not a three-year-old child, so I don't believe Pei Zhongshu's rhetoric. I and the snake girl We are strangers, and if no one instigates her, could she be crazy and come to the palace after all the trouble just to kill me?"
Her affectionate almond eyes were shining brightly: "Besides, I don't think that the emperor's harem is a vegetable market, allowing a folk snake girl with no connections to come and go freely in the palace. Who is this? In response, Concubine Li and we both know very well that it would not look good if we broke up with each other. Originally you wanted two of my lives, but now I only want you to pay for one life, so why can’t I do it? "
yes!
Why not?
"Concubine Zhen..."
"Lord Zhongshu Ling!"
Jiang Xinyue interrupted Pei Zhongshu's unreasonable sophistry: "I salute you, my lord, are you usually so lax in handling cases? As long as the victim is not dead, you will let the offender go unpunished and give her the opportunity to continue harming others. Opportunities, again and again?”
"I...Old Minister..."
"If this is the case, then I will really doubt your ability, Pei Zhongshu. Is it because you are too old and incompetent to take on the position of Zhongshu Ling? If so, I can suggest that the emperor choose another capable person to take your place. Sir, your place.”
She emphasized the word "old man", emphasizing that he was old and could no longer take on the important task of Zhongshu Ling, which centered on imperial power.
If you want to save the Pei family, just admit that you are incompetent and resign yourself. The emperor has many people waiting for him to take over.
Resign...how is that possible?
Pei Zhongshu took a deep look at Mrs. Pei, and then looked hard at Concubine Li, as if he was weighing something.
In just a moment, Pei Zhongshu knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily: "Old minister... take the order!"
Mr. Pei's eyes widened and tears fell from his eyes: "Father, take the order... What order are you receiving? Your Majesty, he wants to kill me, he wants to kill me! Father, please save me... Let's come That's not what you said when you were here. You said I would be fine...Father! I don't want to die!"
She has not enjoyed enough glory and wealth, so how can she die?
"Snapped!"
Pei Zhongshu slapped Mr. Pei on the face and said harshly: "When you did this to hurt Ni'er, you should have thought of this outcome."
Emperor Xuanwu waved his hand impatiently: "Come here, take Mrs. Pei down and give her Bai Ling."
It doesn't think that Concubine Zhen is vicious, because she didn't harm anyone first. She is trying to set an example and frighten other people who want to harm her.
Emperor Xuanwu was very happy that his Yue'er finally knew how to protect herself.
He likes kind women, but not cowards.
Zhenbi is kind, but her kindness has an edge that can protect herself and hurt those who want to harm her.
This way the emperor doesn't have to worry about her all day long.
"emperor!"
Concubine Li shouted, fell backwards and fainted completely.
Emperor Xuanwu didn't even look at her, and wrote to Pei Zhongshu: "Concubine Li Gui conspired with the Pei family to kill Concubine Zhen and the child in her belly. From today onwards, she will be demoted to the sixth rank Li Gui Concubine and move to Yanxi Palace."
Yanxi Palace is the farthest palace from the East and West Sixth Palace and the closest palace to the Leng Palace. If you go there, you will never see the emperor again in your life.
What is the difference between this and relegation to the cold palace?
Moreover, Concubine Li's status has been reduced again and again, and there is no possibility of promotion.
