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Wan Zhao kowtowed and said, "This sentence was not written by a slave, let alone having an affair with a guard. I hope your empress will see it clearly."

Concubine Shu raised her long eyebrows, which were hidden between her temples, and said coldly: "Could it be that this palace wronged you, a little servant, for nothing?"

At this time, a person came out of the crowd in small steps, wearing a powder-blue colorful butterfly folded oleander Su embroidered skirt, and the golden flower tinsel painted on the forehead was particularly eye-catching.The man gave a salute slowly, squinted at the kneeling man on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, why should you be angry with this lowly servant girl. The slave servant heard that she had lost her lover, so she planned to seduce the prince with bad intentions."

Wan Zhao suddenly felt hatred coming from his heart, and glared at each other.

Concubine Shu couldn't help raising her brows upside down, and said, "Seduce the prince?"

The woman vowed: "Return to your mother's words, that's right. I heard that a few days ago, this lowly maidservant wrote some obscene words and songs with bamboo dragonflies, which attracted the two princes and talked for a long time. Madam If you don’t believe me, you can summon the slaves at that time to ask, many pairs of eyes can see clearly.”

The woman who spoke was Zhou Yaoxiang, the niece of Zhou Hehao, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, and a relative of Concubine Shu's mother's family after An Guohou.This week, the Zhou family and the Liu family have always had grudges, and after entering the palace, Wanzhao was often raped by them.However, the Liu family has been out of power for a long time, even if Yaoxiang wanted to bully her, she didn't have to unite with Concubine Shu to attack her like this.

Even though Wanzhao was in a predicament, her mind was very clear. When she saw the two princes, she was only surrounded by the girl Qin Huan brought from the mansion. She would not betray her.If the matter leaks out, it must be that the servants around the prince colluded with Yaoxiang. Generally speaking, the female family members of Jing Fangxuan would never have any contact with the people around the prince. She can easily know the whereabouts of the prince. It seems that the contacts are very deep. The collusion is very close.

What else could there be about the collusion between the famous lady and the servants around the prince?Wan Zhao couldn't help sneering in his heart, and it had been whispered among the court ladies that Yao Xiang had used various methods to see the prince many times in order to attract the prince's attention, but the prince didn't pay much attention to her.It seems that Yaoxiang knew that she had attracted the attention of the two princes, so she couldn't sit still, and was anxious to finish her off.

Concubine Shu's face was extremely ugly when she heard that, and she said: "There are only two princes in the palace. You are not greedy enough to seduce them all. I wish they could all be the husbands of you little whore!" All the girls covered their faces with silk, not daring to see or hear.

Wan Zhao's face was hot, she tried her best to hold back her tears but dared not cry, she kowtowed a few times and said, "Your servant is wronged."

"Needless to say, I will be dragged out of the hall and punished according to the law. Don't stain the floor tiles in the hall." Concubine Shu said annoyedly.

Several eunuchs carried Wan Zhao to the outside of the hall. They smashed a clay pot and made Wan Zhao kneel on the broken pottery.According to the rules, no matter how they are punished, all palace servants who have committed crimes must first be whipped twenty lashes in public as an example.If these twenty lashes are really pulled down, even if the wound heals in the future, but the bones and muscles are already injured, there is no guarantee that the root cause of the disease will not be left.There were also some people who deliberately beat a certain joint vigorously back then, and it was not uncommon for them to be disabled in the end.Wan Zhao clenched his teeth, and took several blows without humming, only to hear someone shout, "Stop!"

At this moment, the servants outside the hall chanted: "Princess Qingyang is here." Everyone turned around and worshiped.

It turned out that Qin Huan saw Wan Zhao being framed outside the palace, and was heartbroken, but because of her humble status, she was not qualified to enter the palace to defend Wan Zhao's innocence, so she hurried to ask Princess Qingyang to intercede.

"My son has met Madam Shu." Qingyang blessed Concubine Shu.Qingyang was relatively young, and he wore a goose-yellow pinched flower skirt, which was not as long as the hairpin, and his hair was only tied with a silk ribbon, and scattered with some broken flowers.

Concubine Shu saw that she was the queen's direct relative, the princess, and said kindly: "Princess, you are welcome, why is it not the time to enter school?"

Qing Yang was sitting in the first seat on the left at the bottom according to the rules of respect and inferiority in the palace at this time, and just now he said slowly: "I heard that my son and servant read Liu's assault on the empress, so I came here to plead guilty."

Concubine Shu heard and said: "Princess is rich and precious, so she should study and embroider in her boudoir, and ignore the trivial matters in the palace. Even if the palace people break the rules, it is not the princess' fault, just let me handle it."

After all, Qingyang was young, and he was a little impatient, and said: "The empress has been in the palace for many years, so the rules are naturally thorough. Since the empress wants to talk about the rules, only the queen father and queen mother can sit on this seat. Empress Shu, you are the concubine of the palace, so naturally you will sit here. Above this palace, this palace dare not disrespect. Please also ask your empress to be at the head on the right."

Concubine Shu heard that she used the word "Ben Gong" to call herself, and emphasized her status as a concubine.Concubine Shu's face was livid with anger, and she couldn't get angry again. Many pairs of eyes looked at her, and she really couldn't sit or leave.

Concubine Shu held back her anger, and did not leave her seat with a smile: "I am in charge of the Sixth Palace. Of course, I have to take care of this matter that damages the reputation of the royal family. I hope the princess will not stop me." Turning her eyes knowing, the slave next to her shouted: " Execution!"

It was almost dinner time, and he finished his homework, lazily got up and left the desk, and walked to the front of the hall, blowing the evening wind.Li He in front of the gate of the hall saw Bi Xin coming out, hurriedly beat him, and bowed and stood behind him.

Li He said: "I have something to report." Bi Xin nodded to let him continue, and Li He said: "Less than an hour ago, Concubine Shu went to police Fangxuan to spread obscene words, adulterous guards, and seduce the prince. To punish Liu Wanzhao, the sixth-rank attendant, Princess Qingyang heard about it and went to intercede, but was refuted by Concubine Shu."

Bi Xin frowned slightly and said, "Why didn't you report it earlier?"

Li He pleaded guilty and said: "The slave sees that the master is serious about studying and dare not disturb him."

He didn't blame him either.

"I just heard that His Highness the Second Highness got the news and has already rushed over."

Bi Xin hurriedly turned his head and asked Li He, "Fu'er gone?"

"Return to Master, that's right, I should have arrived at Police Fangxuan by now."

Bi Xin stepped forward and said, "Go to police Fangxuan."

Bi Xin felt uneasy along the way. Concubine Shu is the favorite concubine of his father, pregnant with dragon descendants, and has the right to assist the six palaces.Now that Liufu is outspoken, if she had offended Concubine Shu in order to save Wanzhao, she would have just come to invite the king into her urn, and instead, she would have been convicted of having a secret relationship with a court lady.

When he stepped into the courtyard of Jingfangxuan, he saw Wan Zhao kneeling on the broken pottery, his face was pale, his breath was weak, his forehead was soaked with sweat, and there were streaks of blood oozing from the back of his skirt.He stood beside Wan Zhao for a while, and said, "Is that you?"

Wanzhao struggled to support his body, forced the corners of his mouth to curl up and said, "I don't have any."

"If so, that's fine."

After entering the hall, he saw Liufu and Qingyang's faces were gloomy and unhappy.Bi Xin saluted Concubine Shu, and Liu Fu and Qing Yang gave up their seats.At this time, Bi Xin was already sitting on the first seat on the left, and the three of them moved away from the first seat on the right where Concubine Shu was supposed to be sitting in a tacit understanding.

Bi Xin gently pulled Liu Fu's hand through his sleeve, with concerned eyes, Liu Fu slightly shook his head at him to show that nothing happened, Bi Xin felt relieved.

Concubine Shu saw everything that Bi Xin did all the way in, she took a sip of the eight-treasure almond tea and said slowly: "The two princes are here, as if they have made an appointment."

Bi Xin said steadily: "My son and my second younger brother didn't want to get involved in the affairs of the harem, but it was related to my two reputations, so I had to come to bother the empress."

Concubine Shu's heart trembled when she heard what he said.

She had listened to Yaoxiang's words and punished Wanzhao to establish her prestige in the palace and suppressed the Liu family by the way.But he didn't want Wanzhao to be Qingyang's attendant, so the punishment really hurt the face of the first princess, and he didn't want to offend the two princes in succession.

Although the biological mothers of the two princes are no longer alive, their status is extraordinary.The Second Prince is the son of Concubine Tao who is favored by the Emperor. Although Concubine Tao is of humble origin, she is extremely favored. She gave birth to her son and died of illness when she was five years old. That's stereotyped.The eldest prince is even more dignified, and his biological mother was the original queen who accompanied the emperor as a teenager, and died of a blood collapse during childbirth.The eldest prince has been cultivated by the emperor for many years. Based on high expectations, he has the status of the son and eldest son. He was not crowned prince just because he was still young, so as not to be arrogant, but he is the heir to the throne that everyone knows well.

Concubine Shu regretted her recklessness in her heart, but then she thought about it, if she gave birth to a son, the first few would be valued by the emperor, and her child would have to be entrusted to others in the end, always behind the bastard's back, and the second son could not lift his head, so she secretly I hate it.Just as he was about to speak, he heard "The empress is here."

The three of them said: "My son and minister pay homage to the queen mother." Concubine Shu also left the court chair and saluted: "My concubine pays respects to the empress empress, and the empress empress is blessed and safe."

The queen helped Concubine Shu up and said to Yan: "Your sister is pregnant, you don't need to salute." The slaves beside her had already straightened the facing chair, removed the cushion on it, and replaced it with the original bright yellow cloud pattern cushion, and the queen sat facing up.

The queen said kindly to Bi Xin and Liu Fu: "It's been a long time since I asked you two about your homework, may I know?"

Bi Xin got up and replied: "Mother Lao is worried, and the sons and ministers work hard day and night and dare not slack off."

The empress nodded in satisfaction, and then blamed Qingyang in a loving mother's tone: "Why didn't you report to the empress after you left the palace? You're becoming more self-willed."

Qing Yang spoke to the Empress, but stared at Concubine Shu and said: "The matter is urgent, I am afraid that my servant will be wronged in vain, so I didn't report it, I don't want Empress Shu to act vigorously and resolutely."

Concubine Shu couldn't sit still by the side, she smiled and said to the queen: "The concubine heard that the empress's body is unwell, so I don't dare to bother you, these minor matters in the palace are just handled by the concubine."

The queen leaned on the armrest of the chair, and patted her face with the hand wearing the red gold flowing phoenix armor with agate beads, and said: "The weather is warm in spring, and thanks to the joy of my sister's pregnancy, my body is much better. It's a small matter. This is a lot of work, and it is too hard for my sister to be pregnant."

Concubine Shu said: "Liu's family is guilty, and the concubine is an assistant to the Sixth Palace, so she has to discipline her once or twice."

The queen said slowly: "What are you going to do with it?"

Concubine Shu decided: "According to the palace rules, Mrs. Liu's crime should be executed with a stick."

Liu Fu retorted bluntly: "Only based on this bamboo dragonfly, this felony is beyond reason."

Bi Xin also echoed: "My son also advocates a thorough investigation of this matter."

Concubine Shu had expected it a long time ago, and said to the queen: "The two princes want to investigate carefully, and the concubine has no objection, but the bamboo dragonfly is indeed as solid as a mountain of evidence, and there are many people watching. If you don't punish severely, someone may follow suit."

The queen covered her mouth and nose with a silk cloth, and said: "It's just a girl's game in the boudoir, why take it seriously? Besides, I have read Yan Jidao's poems before, and they are not pornographic songs. Since Concubine Shu also played them Yes, the punishment is also fined, so let’s forget about it.”

Concubine Shu was a little unwilling and said: "Forget it like this, then how to discipline the palace people in the future, besides, the emperor asked his concubines to assist the six palaces, and the concubines have to follow the palace rules."

The queen glanced at Concubine Shu coldly, and said with a light snort: "If the emperor knows that you have disturbed the palace because of a trivial matter, and hurt the reputation and face of the prince and princess, I'm afraid I will blame my sister for not doing well. "

Concubine Shu was so choked that she had nothing to say, and the queen said again: "Don't forget what the emperor and I meant by giving you the word 'Shu'. You also have to accumulate blessings for the child in your stomach. It’s a taboo!” Then he asked the three of them, “Do you have any objections?”

The three said: "It's all up to the queen mother to decide."

The queen said: "Then tell Mrs. Liu not to kneel down, and help her down to treat her wounds. You don't have to wait on her for a few days."

Concubine Shu was extremely displeased, but she couldn't hide it, her face was blue and she didn't speak.

The queen said coldly: "Concubine Shu has a hard pregnancy, and as she gets older, she needs to take care of her more carefully. Now that I am in good health, you don't need to worry about the affairs of the harem. You should take care of your baby with peace of mind."

Concubine Shu's face turned pale, and her fingers trembled a little. The Empress took advantage of Wan Zhao's affairs to take away the power of Concubine Shu's assistant manager of the Six Palaces in just a few words.Concubine Shu knelt down and cried: "Your Majesty, think twice, my concubine..."

A cold light pierced the queen's eyes: "Do you still want today's events to stain the emperor's ears?" Concubine Shu hesitated to speak with tears on her face, and said nonuo: "Thank you for your kindness."

Everyone went back to the palace, and because it was getting late, he only sent the palace servants to look at Wanzhao, Qingyang sat down for a while, and saw that there was no danger to his life, even though his knees were seriously injured, his back injury was not considered too much. It's important, told the imperial doctor to treat carefully and left.