Empress with no Virtue Chapter 21: Adultery

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Since Concubine Xian and Concubine Zhuang have been co-managing all affairs in the harem, she has been diligent and respectful, strict in rewards and punishments, and her words and deeds are impeccable. She is very worthy of the title of "Xian", and everyone in the harem praises her.

There is only one thing that makes many people wonder: the emperor seems to have not read the Xianfei brand for a while...

"Your Majesty, your Majesty has not set foot in Yaoyue Palace for nearly half a month since he last stayed at Kunning Palace." On this day, Qiu Feng mentioned the matter again, with a worried tone in his tone.

"Did the Queen say something to the Emperor?" Concubine Xian frowned in thought, but she couldn't figure it out. Not to mention that she was cautious in doing things and rarely gave anyone any leverage. Just because the emperor was afraid of the queen, he would not easily listen to her words.

"Your Majesty, the Queen is unpredictable and unpredictable."

Concubine Xian thought about it and felt that she probably did something wrong and offended Ji Wu Jiu. But what exactly is Ji Wu Jiu tabooing about...

At this time, a palace maid came in from outside and said, "Your Majesty, Xiaozhu, the palace maid of Hanguang Palace, is kneeling outside, saying that she has something important to report to your Majesty."

Concubine Xian and Qiu Feng looked at each other, each feeling the surprise in the other's eyes. Concubine Zhuang took refuge with the queen, and Hanguang Palace and Yaoyue Palace did not deal with it. Everyone in the palace saw this, so why did Hanguang Palace come to Yaoyue Palace to report something?

"Let her in."

"Yes."

Judging from the attire, Xiaozhu is a second-class palace maid, and she should be doing some menial work in Hanguang Palace. She knelt on the ground, shivering, and stammered a few words. Concubine Xian and Qiu Feng's expressions gradually became serious.

"Are you sure you saw it with your own eyes? This matter is of great importance, but if there is a little mistake, it will be trivial to lose your head." Concubine Xian's tone changed from her usual gentleness and gentleness, taking on a hint of majesty.

"Back to my wife, what I said is absolutely true. If I lie, I will suffer a bad death and will never be reincarnated!"

Qiu Feng scolded: "How dare you! How can I tolerate your nonsense in front of the Queen!"

Xiao Zhu shrank in fear and kowtowed repeatedly, "I know my mistake, I know my mistake!"

"I just want to ask you one question," Concubine Xian stood up and looked down at the person at her feet, "Why don't you report this to Concubine Zhuang?"

"My slave, I know that the Concubine Xian is the most fair and strict, so..."

"Okay, I know." Concubine Xian interrupted her. Xiaozhu didn't say anything, but she also knew why. No matter who wanted to deal with whom, she was afraid that she would be used as a whetstone this time. In that case, why didn't she take advantage of her plan?

Thinking of this, Concubine Xian said, "Qiu Feng, take her with you, we will go to Hanguang Hall now."

"Yes."

***

"Sister Concubine Xian suddenly came to my Hanguang Palace, but what's the important matter?" Concubine Zhuang's words were as unpleasant as ever. She was taking a nap when Concubine Xian suddenly came to her door with a lot of people. At first sight, they seemed to be coming with bad intentions.

"I do have something to come to my sister to ask clearly. I apologize for disturbing my good sleep."

When Concubine Zhuang heard what she said, she smiled coldly and asked, "What is it that you, Concubine Xian, don't know about?"

Concubine Xian was not upset and asked, "Guiren Sun lives in my sister's Hanguang Palace?"

"Sister, you really know what you are asking. Luzhu, go and call Sun Guiren over. Don't keep the Concubine Xian waiting."

"Wait a minute," Concubine Xian called to the palace maid who was about to leave, "Sister, where is her bedroom?"

Concubine Zhuang was fully awake. When Concubine Xian asked, she became alert, "Sister, what do you mean?"

"To be honest with my sister, this is a serious matter. I will personally take people to her room to have a look. If there is anything offended, I hope my sister will forgive her."

Now that they have reached this point, Concubine Zhuang cannot stop her and follows Concubine Xian to the residence of noble Sun in the side hall. She was thinking in her heart, if the concubine Xian dared to come to her Hanguang Palace in such a big way to look for trouble in the same concubine position, then this matter was probably really not a big deal. Thinking of this, she glanced at Luzhu. Luzhu understood, took a few steps back, and whispered in the ear of a smart palace maid, "If you see something wrong soon, go to Kunning Palace to find the Queen. Be smart." , don’t be discovered.”

The group of people here entered the side hall. Concubine Xian wanted to make the matter bigger, so as soon as she entered the door, she ordered a thorough search. The maids and eunuchs swarmed up, rummaging through boxes and cabinets, but ignored the movement behind them.

The palace maid who had been instructed by Lu Zhu was hiding behind others. She watched Qiu Feng dig out a set of men's clothes. Without waiting for Lu Zhu's reminder, she hurriedly exited the Hanguang Palace and rushed to Kunning Palace.

The virtuous concubine looked at what Qiu Feng was holding in her hands. She saw that the man was fully clothed in clothes, shoes and socks. She frowned and looked at Sun Guiren, "What else do you have to say?"

Sun Guiren knelt down on the ground with a horrified expression, "My Lady, I don't know where this thing came from. I am unjustly accused!" Seeing that Concubine Xian was indifferent, she knelt down in front of Concubine Zhuang and pulled her The corner of her skirt cried, "Concubine Zhuang, I live in the Hanguang Palace. I know how to behave. Please make the decision for me!"

Concubine Zhuang shook her head secretly. This noble Sun was really anxious and confused. Something like this happened in Hanguang Palace. As the head of the first palace, she also had to avoid suspicion. At this moment, she couldn't even say a good word.

Concubine Xian sighed, "Whether it is unjust or not, you will know at the first trial. Zuo Dayuan, go and ask the emperor to move here; Qiu Feng, lead a few people to temporarily guard the Hanguang Palace, and the maids and eunuchs are not allowed in or out. ”

The two took the order and left. Concubine Zhuang's face suddenly turned ugly, "Sister, what do you mean?"

"Sister, don't think too much. To be fair, I naturally don't want this matter to be serious. But if Sun Guiren really has something to do with others, in order to avoid the news leaking and causing the adulterer to escape in advance, it is better to keep a strict watch here. Let’s wait until the emperor comes to make a decision, so that irrelevant people can avoid suspicion.”

"In that case, why not invite the Queen to come and decide together."

"Sister, I don't think so. On the one hand, you and I will take care of the affairs of the harem for the time being, so as not to bother the Queen with these matters; on the other hand, if Sun Guiren really has an affair with someone, it will probably not be in the past month or two. , thinking about this, the emperor is afraid that he will blame the empress for her lax governance, so it would be better to disappear for a while."

What he said was sincere and he sounded like he was thinking about Ye Zhenzhen. In fact, everyone knew what was going on. Concubine Zhuang knew that Concubine Xian wanted to take the opportunity to show her face in front of the emperor and stepped on Ye Zhenzhen. Although she was anxious, she had no choice but to do it because this incident happened in Hanguang Palace and she herself was not involved.

***

In Kunning Palace.

"What did you say?!" Ye Zhenzhen was so anxious that she almost sat up from the chair and pulled the injured part on her leg, which made her grit her teeth in pain.

Su Yue quickly held her down and said, "Empress!"

Su Feng stared at the palace maid underground, "Are you sure that what you saw with your own eyes is true?"

"It's true! I can't be mistaken!"

Su Feng frowned, turned around and asked, "Empress, are those just eunuch's clothes?"

Ye Zhenzhen shook her head, "Even if it is a eunuch's clothes, it is against the rules to put them in a noble's bedroom."

Su Yue said, "It's strange, such a big thing happened, why didn't anyone come to Kunning Palace to report it?"

Ye Zhenzhen sneered, "Concubine Zhuang is no match for Concubine Xian. She is really impatient. Will she take action against me so soon?"

"My Lady, don't worry. No matter whether this matter is true or false, Kunning Palace will not be burned."

"That's not necessarily the case."

The incident happened in Hanguang Palace, and Concubine Zhuang would definitely have nothing to do with it. Concubine Xian might be the only one left to assist in managing the harem. Concubine Zhuang was Ye Zhenzhen's. If something like this happened, she, the queen, would be hurt both in her arms and her face. Furthermore, Ji Wu Jiu kept causing trouble for her, and now that he had such a good excuse in front of him, would he miss it? This matter is related to the issue of cuckoldry, which can be said to be bigger than the previous matters. As a queen, she will inevitably be reprimanded. Moreover, although Concubine Xian pretends to be innocent and unconcerned with the world on the surface, it is hard to say whether she is noble or dirty behind her back. There are many doubts about this matter. Sun Guiren may have been framed, so will Xian Fei judge the case for her own selfish purposes and wrongly accuse a good person?

After much deliberation, Ye Zhenzhen felt that waiting for the verdict in Kunning Palace was too passive, so she patted the chair and said, "Come here, move to Hanguang Palace."

***

In the Hanguang Hall, Ji Wu Jiu sat on the throne with a sullen expression, not saying a word, watching everything that happened in front of him with cold eyes.

Sun Guiren had cried until he lost his human form. He knelt on the ground and shouted his injustice over and over again. His voice was hoarse and harsh. Kneeling next to her was Xiaozhu, who had just said again what he had said in Yaoyue Palace with trepidation.

Concubine Xian sighed and said, "Your Majesty Sun, since the witnesses and material evidence are all there, you might as well take action."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you have to make the decision for me! I am unjustly accused!"

Concubine Xian looked at Ji Wu Jiu, "Your Majesty, look..."

Ji Wu Jiu looked at Sun Guiren with an indifferent expression, "You said you were wrongly accused, do you have any evidence?"

"I, I am my concubine..."

"That means it's gone." After saying this, Ji Wu Jiu leaned back, glanced at Concubine Xian, and stopped talking. That probably means, it's up to you.

Concubine Xian felt a little at ease after receiving Ji Wu Jiu’s approval. In fact, she also knew that this matter was a bit suspicious, but she still couldn't help but take advantage of the great opportunity before her. After Ji Wu Jiu slept in Kunning Palace for one night, he never came to her Yao Yue Palace again. Although she said she didn't believe Ye Zhen Zhen could slander her, she still had knots in her heart, so now when she thinks of the Queen, She felt uncomfortable in her heart and wanted to give her a stumbling block.

Thinking of this, Concubine Xian's tone became more severe, "Guiren Sun, who is that adulterer?"

"I don't have one!"

"I know that the Queen is always kind and considerate to you, but you traitors go to extreme lengths to do evil. I am not as good-tempered as the Queen. If you don't tell the truth about what happened today, you will not be able to do anything good. ."

Coming! Knowing that this **** would not let the Empress go, Concubine Zhuang endured it and said: "The Empress is very busy with palace affairs, and even if she thinks about it, she can't do everything in detail, so these people have an opportunity to take advantage of her."

"My sister is right. It's my sister who is confused. The Queen has no head and six arms, so naturally she can only take care of the things under her nose."

Concubine Zhuang was speechless. Concubine Xian's meaning is obvious: This matter happened under your eyes, Concubine Zhuang, and you didn't take care of it yourself. How can you still have the nerve to defend others?

Ji Wu Jiu raised his eyebrows, picked up the tea on the table and took a calm sip.

Concubine Xian glanced at Ji Wu Jiu without seeing any expression on his face. She asked tentatively, "Your Majesty, in your opinion, how should we handle this matter?"

"Since the affairs of the harem are now in your hands, it is my concubine who makes the decision," Ji Wu Jiu put down the teacup and looked at Concubine Xian calmly, "However, since she is found guilty, my concubine must take action earlier. Another person found him out."

Concubine Xian was stunned and nodded, "I will obey the holy order." Actually, this question is a bit troublesome. If Sun Guiren was really unjust, how could she turn into an adulterer for the emperor? And with Ji Wu Jiu's cleverness, even if he tried to fake it, he would have to put a lot of thought into it and there wouldn't be any flaws.

No matter what, we have come this far and it is too late to regret. So Concubine Xian said, "Come here, hand over Sun Guiren to Gong Zhengsi for severe torture. As for Concubine Zhuang's sister..."

Concubine Zhuang left her seat, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, my concubine was not strictly inspected. Please punish me."

"Since you have pleaded guilty, then you should be fined for half a year and banned for one month."

As soon as Ji Wu Jiu finished speaking, he heard a voice coming from outside the door, a sweet voice with a hint of majesty:

"Wait a minute——"