Quick Wear: The Stunning Beauty is Forbidden to Be Pampered

"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims... The Empress is in poor health... All the concubines involved will be demoted and confined to the palace for a year to reflect on their mistakes. I decree..."

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Concubine Yu, no, now it’s Noble Lady Yu.

She never expected that she would be demoted just because she sat in Fengyi Palace for a short while last night!

Although there is only one level difference between a concubine and a noble lady, the treatment is very different, which can be said to be cut in half.

If I had known this would happen, if I had known the emperor would punish me, I would not have made this trip to Fengyi Palace!

Concubine Yu regretted it so much that her intestines turned green, and so did Concubine Wang, who couldn't even keep up the fake smile on her face.

Bai Qing took a look at their expressions, muttered "miserable" in his heart, and didn't say anything else.

He still had to go to the next place to announce the decree, so he hurried.

"My two ladies, please accept my order."

"I accept your order and thank you for your grace, Your Majesty."

After Bai Qing left, the two nobles looked at each other with nothing but a wry smile.

They didn't even have the strength to speak, and Concubine Wang's legs were so weak that she had to rely on her personal maid to support herself so that she didn't fall to the ground.

At the same time, they also understood what the emperor meant. This was a warning to them.

Tell them not to get involved in things that are not their business. They don’t have the ability to confront the emperor!

When they realized this, they all reflected on what stupid things they had done and wished they could go back to yesterday and slap themselves hard in the face until they fainted.

Concubine Yu shook her head, said nothing, just sighed and went back to the palace.

Concubine Wang’s face was pale, and she returned to her palace with the help of her personal maid.

Jingyang Palace suddenly became deserted.

Even the palace servants had no mood to gossip and were all dejected.

How good can the servants be when their masters are punished?

The same scene also happened in other palaces.

The concubines who had just come together to cause trouble in the Yangxin Palace, all looked like eggplants hit by frost, and returned to their own palaces in a depressed state.

No one dared to make a big fuss or quarrel.

If they continued to quarrel, they would all be demoted to concubines. If they agreed, they would face an even more miserable fate.

The matter was officially revealed in the harem, and no one dared to say anything about it.

……

During the morning court session, Censor Shi did bring up this matter.

As a result, before he could say a few words, the emperor retorted, "You guys want to interfere in my harem? You really want to die."

It is not easy to become an official, especially to reach the position you have today.

The ministers all saw that the emperor had made up his mind and did not dare to persuade him forcefully. They all pretended to be as obedient as quails.

After the morning court session, when the ministers returned home, they received the news that the concubines in the palace had been demoted and confined to their homes, and they made even more ignorant suggestions.

I heard that even the Queen Mother claimed to be ill and could not go out. The situation in the harem is about to change drastically.

I just don't know what the emperor is up to, why he wants to honor the prince's family so much.

The court officials all guessed so, and King Jing, who received the news before them, was even more suspicious.

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Prince Jing's Mansion.

study.

King Jing's staff gathered together again because of the emperor's favor towards the prince.

However, this time there was no longer any relaxed expression on their faces. Instead, they all looked solemn, as if they were troubled by some problem.

"Why, I raised you all just to eat dry food, are you dumb?"

There was a hint of viciousness in Sheng Changling's inky black eyes. Although he was wearing red clothes and had black hair, it could not conceal the murderous aura on him.

His charming face had incredibly white skin and blood-red lips, making him look like a monster that sucked human blood.

And his pair of narrow and long phoenix eyes, just slightly narrowing them, are enough to make people shudder.

Everyone knows that this ancestor is cruel and ruthless, and he always kills useless people directly.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor favors the Crown Prince so much, and he is in his prime, so it is better for us to lie low."

"Yes, yes, yes. The Emperor has already moved the Crown Prince and the pregnant Crown Princess into the Yangxin Palace. The manpower we arranged in Chonghua Palace is useless. We must not act rashly now."

"I do find it strange that the Emperor wants to bring the Crown Prince and his family to the Yangxin Palace.

Is it both care and surveillance?"

Everyone's attention was instantly drawn to this person. The person who spoke was a short, middle-aged man with a goatee.

His guess was different from others and successfully attracted Sheng Changling's attention.

Sheng Changling put down the jade piece he was playing with, sat up a little straighter, and asked with interest.

"Oh, tell me, why does the emperor want to monitor the prince?"

I can only say that King Jing is worthy of being King Jing.

Although there was no intention of interrogating him, one could hear the tone of coercion, which frightened the man with the goatee so much that he spoke out immediately.

"In reply to your Highness, the Emperor's attitude towards the Crown Prince has been ambiguous over the past month. We previously thought that the Emperor valued the Crown Prince, but -"

He paused here, mainly to look at the aide who was most trusted by King Jing, and then continued.

"I think the emperor is somewhat disgusted with the prince and does not want him to be involved in government affairs, so he exiled him out of the palace."

Sheng Changling's expression froze when he heard that. He looked at him with extremely sharp eyes, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

The man with the goatee stiffened when faced with King Jing's scrutiny, fearing that this fickle prince would drag him out to ferment.

"Very good. I will give you 1,000 taels of silver. Keep talking. You speak well... and more."

That’s right, the prerequisite for them to work for Sheng Changling is that Sheng Changling really invests real money.

Getting rich overnight, which countless people dream of, can be achieved in Prince Jing's Mansion.

Where there is a lot of money, there will always be brave men.

All those who came to serve as King Jing's aides are not afraid of death.

Goatee was encouraged, suppressed his joy, and continued.

"Your Majesty, don't you realize that the Crown Prince's power is no longer as great as before?

In the past, the Crown Prince always knew about important events in the court one step ahead of others, and officials would give way to the Crown Prince in order to avoid disaster. People who surrendered to him were numerous, but what about now?"

Sheng Changling followed his line of thought and found that many court officials had indeed become closer to him.

Some of them are members of the princeling party, and they would actually stand on his side in the court and support him.

Could it be that the prince really had offended the emperor, and that the father and son were... having a conflict?

If it's true, then things will be much easier.

Sheng Changling vaguely felt that he had grasped the truth, and he was just one step away from it.

Thinking of this, he did not plan to continue discussing it, but wanted to find spies in the palace to investigate the matter.

"Okay, you can go to the storehouse to get three thousand taels of silver. What's your name?"

"I am Zhang Yi, thank you for the reward, Your Majesty.

But the prince can still pay attention to the movements in the Yangxin Palace, or the previous events in Chonghua Palace. After all, a goose leaves a trace when it passes by. "