Demoted from wife to concubine? Reborn, the mistress of a noble family plots another high-status mar

Chapter 571

The concubines have not yet left.

Many stayed to watch the show.

Before she could react, Yun Xiyue slapped Zeng Rou without saying a word.

It is true that Zeng Rou was disrespectful to the Empress, and Yun Xiyue's punishment of her is justifiable. However, the Emperor's sudden appearance makes people feel that she did it on purpose.

"Consort Shu, how dare you! Guards, drag her away, strip her of her title, and throw her into the Cold Palace!" Murong Yu's anger surged, for he had witnessed it with his own eyes.

There was no way to suppress the anger.

As soon as she finished speaking, a guard came over and grabbed Zeng Rou.

"Your Majesty... I was wrong, I was wrong." Zeng Rou realized she had really messed up and quickly begged for forgiveness.

"Your Majesty..." General Zeng knelt down and pleaded, "Your Majesty, please calm down. Consort Shu knows she was wrong. Please forgive her this once!"

He personally witnessed his granddaughter's disrespect towards the Empress.

General Zeng had no way to speak up for Zeng Rou, so he could only kneel down and beg for mercy.

General Xiao and the Prime Minister looked at each other in bewilderment.

Murong Yu picked up Yun Xiyue, his eyes blazing with fury. "General Zeng, I have been lenient enough with her. If it weren't for your sake, I would have taken her head! Let her tell you herself how many wrong things she has done."

"No one's plea is of any use this time."

A chill ran down everyone's spines, and they all knelt down, pleading with the Emperor to calm his anger!

"emperor."

Upon hearing the news, the Empress Dowager rushed out from the gate of Funing Palace.

"Consort Shu was disrespectful to the Empress and deserved to be punished, but she didn't deserve to be sent to the Cold Palace."

"I think we should give him a beating!"

Zeng Rou dared to be so arrogant only because the Empress Dowager supported and indulged her.

This time, the Emperor and his entourage caught him red-handed.

Even if you wanted to protect them, there was nothing you could do.

But you can't be banished to the cold palace, because once you're banished, there's no way to get you out.

"Thirty strokes of the cane, to be carried out immediately." Murong Yu placed Yun Xiyue on a chair beside him, intending to personally oversee the beating, which would take place right at the entrance of Funing Palace.

The Empress Dowager frowned, intending to hand the punishment over to her, thinking she could just give him a little punishment in secret. But who knew the Emperor would take it so seriously and not give her any face at all.

They don't intend to turn a blind eye.

Zeng Rou should be punished with thirty strokes of the cane in public, and in front of General Zeng.

"emperor......"

Murong Yu sneered, "Does the Empress Dowager still want to protect her? If you want to continue protecting her, then follow the palace rules."

"Eunuch Fu, tell me, which palace rule has Consort Shu violated by doing this!"

The Empress Dowager knew that Zeng Rou's past mistakes, plus her current open disrespect for the Empress, were enough to strip her of her title as a concubine and send her to the Cold Palace.

"Empress Dowager, it was Consort Shu's fault. His Majesty's punishment of thirty strokes of the cane was already an exceptional act of leniency." General Zeng knew this in his heart and quickly advised the Empress Dowager not to anger the Emperor any further, as it would only add fuel to the fire.

Soon Zeng Rou was pinned to a bench.

He was beaten with a board in front of everyone.

Those who carried out the punishment dared not go easy on her; the blows came down hard, and even Zeng Rou, who was a martial artist, could not withstand them.

"Ah...Grandfather...Save me."

After ten strokes of the cane, she could no longer bear it and burst into tears, crying and begging General Zeng for help.

"Your Majesty..." General Zeng felt heartbroken; she was his only granddaughter.

The emperor remained unmoved.

"Your Majesty, this old minister apologizes on behalf of Consort Shu." General Zeng had no choice but to kneel before Yun Xiyue.

Yun Xiyue quickly stood up. "General Zeng, please get up! This is a palace rule. This is not the first time that Consort Shu has disrespected me and violated the palace rules."

"She is usually arrogant and domineering, looking down on everyone and not taking me seriously. I am the Empress of Great Xia. If I keep giving in, wouldn't I lose the dignity of the Empress of Great Xia?"