After being married off by my younger sister, I became the most beloved person in the palace

Today's matter was also discussed by her and Concubine Jin.

The good son raised by Concubine Shu...

Then be prepared to bear her wrath.

She has no son, so she doesn't need to compete with anyone for that position, so these people think she is easy to bully because she doesn't fight for it.

However, the emperor did not want them to know too much.

The queen lowered her eyes and replied respectfully, "I don't know anything more."

Emperor Jianhe was over fifty years old, and his majestic and domineering face still vaguely showed the handsomeness of his youth, but his many years as an emperor had made him less gentle and more fierce.

When he didn't speak, there was a sense of oppression without any anger.

Empress Liu stood quietly in front of him for a long while before she heard Emperor Jianhe say, "Since there is a witness, we cannot allow Concubine Shu to quibble. However, since she has not committed a serious crime, we will punish her lightly. Just... confine her to her house and deduct her salary for half a year, and take back her authority to assist in managing the six palaces. During this time, let her quietly copy the palace rules a hundred times so that she can remember it well. If she does it again, we will punish her severely."

Among the concubines in the harem, only Defei and Shufei have the power to assist the queen in managing the six palaces.

This is the emperor's way of balancing things, and it also shows his respect for the families behind the two people.

Originally, Concubine Jiang was supposed to assist the Queen, but during the Queen's early pregnancy, she managed the harem in a mess. The Emperor then discovered that Jiang was beautiful but had no talent, so he assigned Concubine De and Concubine Shu.

"I obey your command." Queen Liu bowed and responded.

House arrest is a small matter, but taking back the power to assist in managing the six palaces is a huge blow to Concubine Shu.

Chu Feichen was the one who angered the emperor. The emperor would not let it go lightly if someone accused Concubine Shu of poisoning Concubine Jin at this critical juncture.

Plus the reasons why Concubine Shu wanted to deal with Concubine Jin.

Reasonable.

In the emperor's view, Concubine Shu did not take revenge on Concubine Jin because she hated Cheng Hong, but was dissatisfied with him for punishing the fifth brother.

When Concubine Shu received the imperial edict, she was horrified.

"Eunuch Zhao, I want to see the emperor."

Zhao Ren bowed and said, "The emperor is busy with government affairs, so he asked me to remind you to calm down and reflect on your mistakes before coming."

The implication is that I don’t see you.

"Your Majesty, please accept the order. Please forgive me for being so talkative. It would be best not to see the emperor now." Zhao Ren thought for a moment and said.

Never be impatient to step on a concubine when she is in trouble, because you can't predict when she will turn things around, and by then you will be dead.

Besides, Concubine Shu was only confined to the house and fined a monthly salary, but she was not demoted and sent to the cold palace.

So Zhao Ren's attitude remained very respectful.

That sentence also reminded Concubine Shu that the Emperor was angry and going to see him at this time would only add fuel to the fire and make her situation more difficult.

Concubine Shu gritted her teeth and endured it.

"I accept the order." She knelt on the ground and took the imperial edict with both hands.

With the sun shining brightly overhead, Concubine Shu felt as if she were falling into an ice cellar.

"Your Majesty, are you okay?" The voice of the trusted nanny sounded in her ears. Only then did Concubine Shu come to her senses and find that Zhao Ren had already left.

She stood up with the help of Nanny Tian, ​​and said gloomily, "Fei Chen was just punished by the emperor, and I was plotted against right after. You found a chance to leave the palace to see Fei Chen. What happened between him and the Cheng family?"

It now seems that he was severely punished by the emperor not just because he did a poor job.

Nanny Tian didn't dare to delay and went there immediately.

Shufei has been in the harem for many years and has assisted in the management of the six palaces. Naturally, she has her own connections, so it is very easy for Nanny Tian to leave the palace.

An hour later, Nanny Tian came back with a very heavy face.

Seeing this, Concubine Shu frowned subconsciously.

Nanny Tian asked the attendants to leave and closed the door before she began to speak to Concubine Shu.

"The Emperor punished Your Highness because Marquis Jing'an was assassinated, and one of the murderers captured by Commander Cheng was confirmed to be a subordinate of Your Highness the Fifth Prince..."

"Impossible." After hearing this, Concubine Shu slammed the table and said angrily, "Why would he want to assassinate Marquis Jing'an for no reason?"

After saying that, she seemed to react and asked, "Did Cheng Hong frame me?"

Nanny Tian nodded and said, "Yes, and Commander Cheng also admitted it."

"Why?" Concubine Shu's eyes widened, her chest heaving violently with anger.

Even if Cheng Hong wanted to eliminate the other princes for his nephew, he should not be so rash as to make it public.

Nanny Tian quickly told the story of the Fifth Prince's deployment of his subordinates in the Duke of the Guardian's Mansion. "...His Highness used Sun Ruqian, so he could make the move in the North Courtyard, but for some reason the maid who made the move failed. However, His Highness acted quickly and did not give the maid a chance to confess. He even threw the dirty water on His Highness. The Duke of the Guardian believed it, but somehow Commander Cheng found out that it was His Highness who did it. He deliberately asked Marquis Jing'an to stage a play to avenge the murder of his son."

"However, the emperor, out of consideration for the relationship between father and son, did not make it public. Jing'an Hou was assassinated by someone else, but Jing'an Hou came to the palace to cry and the emperor had to give an explanation, so he confined Your Highness."

"He's so confused." Concubine Shu listened to what her son had done, holding her chest, and was so angry that her eyes almost turned black: "Why would he try to sow discord between the Duke of the State Guard and the Cheng family? The Duke of the State Guard didn't even have time to win them over, but he dared to plot against them."

This... is this still the intelligent son that she is so proud of?

Nanny Tian lowered her head and softly defended the young master: "The Cheng family is highly regarded by the emperor, and they also dote on His Highness the Sixth Prince. His Highness wanted to use the Duke of the Guardian's Mansion to deal with the Cheng family. If this was done, Cheng Shuli would have died accidentally in the Duke of the Guardian's Mansion, and His Highness would not have been able to trace it to him. But he never expected that an accident would have happened, Cheng Shuli did not die, and the woman who committed the crime was arrested..."

At the end of the conversation, Nanny Tian looked at Concubine Shu's increasingly ugly expression and could not continue.

No matter how careful the Fifth Prince's plan was, the fact is that accidents happened.

Cheng Shuli is not dead, but the Cheng family will not let go of the fact that the Fifth Prince intended to kill him.

Sun Ruqian said that she was willing to go through fire and water for His Highness, but in the end, she betrayed His Highness and gave Him away. Otherwise, why would Marquis Jing'an cooperate with Commander Cheng to plot against His Highness?

"What about the Duke Protector of the Country and the Queen? Do they know about it too?" asked the Queen.

Nanny Tian said, "The Duke did not take any action in this matter, so Your Highness is not sure. What do you think, Your Majesty? From the Queen's attitude, it seems that she is also very shocked by Concubine Jin's sudden framing of you, and she does not feel any different towards Your Majesty."

Concubine Shu stared in silence.

It is this ambiguous attitude that makes people even more confused. If the Duke of Protectorate and the Queen are still unaware of it, I am afraid that if I do too much, it will arouse suspicion.

"Let's wait and see. Regardless of whether the Queen knows about this or not, I cannot let my guard down."

Nanny Tian nodded, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will be more vigilant and warn the palace maids. The reason why the Emperor did not investigate the matter thoroughly this time and banned Your Majesty based on the words of a palace maid is that it is because our Highness angered the Emperor, so Your Majesty was implicated."