Ningshou Palace.
The Queen Mother was rarely concerned about Li Si'er's treatment, and would ask about it from time to time, so the servants did not dare to neglect her. Madam Qian had been with the Queen Mother for thirty years, and she knew her weak spot. She hated to see a concubine surpass the wife, and if the concubine was favored, it would hurt the Queen Mother's heart.
Li Si'er was tied up on one side, and the other side hurriedly passed the message into the palace, describing the current situation of the Second Madam, Madam Tong's reaction, and Li Si'er's arrogance in great detail. The Empress Dowager was shocked and could not believe what she heard.
"Punish the entire clan?" The Queen Mother laughed, then turned disgusted and angrily said, "How dare a mere lowly concubine shout at you? Is Longkodo planning a rebellion?! Hesheli is also a person who is confused. I have really broadened my horizons."
It happened that the Fifth Prince Yinqi came to pay his respects after school. He was worried and surprised. It was rare for the Empress Dowager to get so angry. Thinking of Longkodo in the Empress Dowager's words, Hesheli... had a rough guess in his mind. All of their brothers had heard about this absurd thing, and all of them were celebrating. The Censor of the Censorate impeached well!
It is said that even the eldest brother in the house of detention was furious, saying that the scum should be cut into pieces and should not come out to harm others.
Thinking of this, Yinqi hurriedly said, "Grandma, please calm down. It's not worth it to get yourself hurt. I'll make you some heat-reducing tea..."
The Queen Mother personally raised the Fifth Prince, and the relationship between the grandmother and grandson was extraordinary. Upon hearing this, her expression immediately softened and she smiled cheerfully again: "Okay, Mama will listen to Yinqi."
She had made up her mind that no matter what, she would have to let the emperor's aunt Hesheli and the imprisoned Longkodo come to the palace to watch the execution. The death of the lowly concubine Li was not a pity, but if she didn't punish this family, who knew what kind of trouble they would stir up? Would the emperor be alienated from her, his biological mother
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At dinner time, Kangxi came to the Yikun Palace to eat as usual. Yunxiu wiped her mouth slowly and then picked up a piece of tender fish, thinking that there would be a big show in the evening, so she had to eat more.
There is a rule in the palace that dinner should be eaten at least 70% full to maintain good health. The small kitchen received the master's order and served home-cooked dishes. Kangxi watched her eat half a plate of fried mandarin fish slices, half a plate of spiced chicken, a whole plate of pickled cabbage, a large bowl of green glutinous rice, and half a willow leaf soup...
The emperor looked down at his bowl and slowly put down his silver chopsticks. He looked at Ruizhu with a questioning look, "It was the same yesterday. Is it really okay to eat like this?"
Ruizhu shook her head slightly, feeling both happy and worried. Every time she checked the emperor's pulse, the imperial physician said she was fine. She was happy that the empress had a good appetite, and all the signs looked like pregnancy; she was worried that the empress ate too much, and she was afraid that she couldn't digest the food, so she would inevitably feel uncomfortable in her stomach.
Yun Xiu was completely unaware of their thoughts. After finally feeling full, she raised her eyes slightly and asked curiously, "Why is the emperor looking at me like this?"
Kangxi coughed and said, "Nothing."
He made up his mind to order Chen Yuanpan to come and take a look, and then he kept looking at Yunxiu's belly - there was no bulge under the cover of the Manchu dress, and it was still flat, but he was really worried.
After washing his hands and rinsing his mouth, Kangxi lifted the corner of his robe and sat on the couch. He couldn't help but say, "I'll rub it for you."
Yunxiu blinked, and blinked again. After so many years, the emperor's habits have not changed. She looked around, as if to say, "Stop making trouble. The palace people are here. You are too impatient."
After receiving the Imperial Concubine's gaze, Liang Jiugong wished he could learn the art of shrinking his bones, or hide himself and turn into smoke and dust to escape!
Kangxi: …
He had a stern face and was about to order the palace servants to leave when someone announced that the Ninth Prince and the Eleventh Prince had come to pay their respects.
After the New Year, the six-year-old Yinzhen moved into the residence of the princes with his brothers and began his study life in the study room. Yunxiu was reluctant to let him go, and so was Kangxi, but the ancestral rules were like this, so the emperor had to designate a large courtyard with an excellent location for his beloved youngest son, next to the ninth and tenth princes, and told Yinzhen and Yin'e to take good care of their younger brother, and only then did he feel relieved.
When Master An Da praised the Eleventh Prince for his intelligence, diligence and curiosity, and said that if he continued to study for a few more months, he might be able to surpass the lazy Ninth Prince in academic performance, Kangxi said: …
While feeling relieved, a faint sadness filled my heart. The Aisin-Gioro family's reputation was completely disgraced by Xiaojiu.
Fortunately, the Ninth Prince showed signs of transforming into a wet nurse, and he and the Tenth Prince were like two door gods, following the Eleventh Prince closely, which saved some points in his impression and also saved his precarious butt.
Holding Yinzhen's soft little hand, Yinzhen felt happy. His brother was so obedient. Then he felt pain again. With his mother and him, Little Eleven would be able to live a happy and healthy life.
The Ninth Prince shook his head and thought about another matter. At dinner time, the old man would stay with his mother, and now was the perfect time...
"Mother!" He pretended to be ignorant, and before he went into the inner room, he shouted, "Your son and my eleventh brother are here to pay their respects to you."
Yinzhen followed his ninth brother and called out "mother" in a soft voice. Without waiting for Yunxiu to reply, Yinzhen rolled his eyes, lowered his voice, and asked with confusion: "They say that uncle favors concubines and kills his wife, and is so cruel that he poisoned his wife. Is it true?" After that, he went into the inner room and saw Kangxi as if he had seen a ghost. He said hesitantly: "Royal Father... Your son pays respects to the Royal Father."
His buttocks really started to ache.
Yunxiu originally thought it was funny that Yinzhen chose the right time to interrupt his father's impatience. Soon, she realized her son's intention.
This word "Uncle"...
She raised her eyebrows slightly and said angrily, "Don't talk nonsense. You want your uncle Yue and aunt to be good to each other, so how can you favor a concubine and kill your wife? How can you poison her?"
After saying that, he hugged Yinzhen into his arms, with a smile in his eyes deepening.
The emperor didn't care about the Ninth Prince's mischief for him, nor did he care about loving the Eleventh Prince beside him.
Seeing that Yinzhen was about to speak but stopped, his face darkened and he said slowly: "It's not Tuyue, it's Longkodo? When did Longkodo become your uncle?"
Yinzhen thought, in the last life, you made your cousin Tong Jia the Empress Xiaoyi, and you trusted Longkodo so much that you accepted the title of uncle. But things are very different in this life.
He touched the back of his head and said in bewilderment, "Longkodo, no, Lord Tong told Fourth Brother himself, and Tenth Brother also calls me that. If you don't believe me, go ask him?"
Yinzhen was confident and had no fear of being exposed. He asked the tenth brother, but the fool was so trembling when he saw the fourth brother that he almost kowtowed and begged for mercy; as for Longkodo, he was used to calling him uncle in his previous life, so he would definitely say "uncle" without hesitation.
The emperor couldn’t tell when a seven or eight-year-old child said he didn’t lie
In the blink of an eye, Kangxi's face had become dark and stormy.
Longkodo... How outrageous!
The matter of rubbing the belly had to be postponed. He gently comforted Yunxiu and then hurriedly left for the Palace of Heavenly Purity. When he walked into the palace with his hands behind his back, the emperor was extremely annoyed, and his expression was like a dark cloud: "Summon the Minister of Justice, the Left Censor-in-Chief, and the Minister of the Supreme Court... to the Imperial Study to discuss the matter!"
Liang Jiugong looked at the night sky and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, it's getting late..."
"I just passed on the message. Do you still need me to teach you?" There was no emotion in his words.
Liang Jiugong felt bitter on the root of his tongue and quickly agreed. He called a few eunuchs hurriedly. At this time, Wang Bao, the manager of Ningshou Palace and the servant of the Queen Mother, asked for a meeting.
Kangxi allowed Wang Bao to see it, and Wang Bao immediately kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, my humble concubine Li has been tied up, but she is still arrogant and keeps shouting, 'Let me kill all nine clans of your family'..."
After taking a breath, Wang Bao reported everything that happened in Tong Mansion in detail, focusing on describing the miserable condition of little Hesheli. After that, Wang Bao prostrated himself on the ground and said respectfully: "The Queen Mother was angry and tied up Li in a side hall of Ningshou Palace. She said that she wanted Longkodo and all the women in the mansion to watch the execution in person. Only in this way can the education and punishment be effective. I ask for the instructions of Your Majesty!"
After a long while, Kangxi laughed in anger: "Yes."
The cold air swept over from inside to outside, and Liang Jiugong shivered. His mind was dizzy and the only words that remained in his mind were "Kill the nine clans."
Longkodo, Master Tong, you brought this upon yourself. You chose your own concubine, you really can't blame anyone else.
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Half an hour later,
The candles in the side hall of Ningshou Palace were brightly lit, and the empress dowager was sitting at the top, holding a Buddhist rosary. Li Si'er had a dirty cloth stuffed in his mouth, whimpering, and as time passed, his high spirits gradually weakened, and the blush on his face disappeared, turning pale.
When she was tied to Ningshou Palace just now, she only shrank for a moment, looking at the Empress Dowager and the Imperial Concubine with no awe, and then stared at Yunxiu, staring at her dazzling palace dress and golden hairpins, with deep jealousy flashing across her. The bowl of poisonous medicine had an immediate effect, and soon, blood was flowing from the corners of her mouth, and blood was also flowing from her lower abdomen, and jealousy turned into a piercing hatred.
The empress dowager was so surprised to see her like this that she was speechless for a long time; Yun Xiu glanced at her indifferently, knowing that Li Si'er was just that kind of person, and calling her weird was an exaggeration.
She smiled softly: "Don't you want the eyeballs anymore?"
Li Si'er was crying, and Yun Xiu said again: "Don't even think about killing all nine clans. Your grandfather is about to die, and you're still dreaming."
Li Si'er's pupils suddenly contracted and he stopped moving for a moment.
Concubine Wen frowned. She really didn't understand why such a vulgar woman could be obsessed with Longkodo. The Queen Mother waved her hand and said disgustedly: "Drag her out and kneel on the steps outside. Don't dirty my land."
After Li Si'er was pinned outside the empty palace, the guards with swords came stumbling in, carrying Longkodo. Tong Guowei was recuperating in the mansion and had not woken up yet; Madam Tong followed behind him in her imperial robes, her eyes red. The women in their family bit their lips tightly, not daring to breathe.
"Your servant greets the Empress Dowager, Noble Consort Wen, and Noble Consort Yi..."
The Queen Mother pointed at Li Si'er and said, "No need to be polite. I summoned you here for no other reason than to watch the execution." After that, she called Madam Tong by her last name, "Hesheli, you must watch without making any mistakes. Even if you can't bear it any longer, you have to continue watching!"
Madam Tong knelt down tremblingly: "...Yes."
When Longkodo saw Li Si'er in such a miserable state, his eyes were about to burst, and he even forgot to greet her. All his schemes and ruthlessness were thrown out of his mind. He called out "Si'er" in a sad voice, and immediately struggled to his feet, saying with bloodshot eyes: "Si'er is pregnant with my child, and you ladies didn't even spare her! The emperor ruled the world with benevolence and filial piety, and I have always heard that the queen mother is kind and virtuous. Why do you have to embarrass a weak woman!?"
A weak woman? Is this a roundabout way of calling her unkind
The Queen Mother pointed at him and suddenly laughed out of anger.
"My humble concubine Li is not worthy of my mercy! Someone, shut Longkodo's mouth and execute him!"
The women turned away in horror, and the empress dowager didn't care. She just asked someone to help Madam Tong Hesheli, who was lying on the ground, to stand up and watch the execution without making any mistakes. Longkodo's eyes were red, and he could no longer speak. He could only watch as Madam Qian took a step forward and calmly said, "Slap her face a hundred times."
The burly nanny rolled up her sleeves, took a deep breath, and then after gathering her strength, she raised her arms high.
The dirty cloth stopped Li Si'er's cry of pain. Between heaven and earth, the only sounds were the crisp "pa" and "pa" of slaps!
After only ten slaps, her proud face gradually became red and swollen; after fifty slaps, her face was unrecognizable. After eighty slaps, Li Si'er was breathing out more than breathing in, and Longkodo watched helplessly, almost shedding tears of blood.
Finally, after a hundred blows, Li Si'er fell to the ground, breathing weakly. Madam Qian stepped forward to feel her breath and said, "Empress Dowager, she is still breathing."
The Queen Mother sneered, "As expected of a lowly family. Continue!"
Madam Qian nodded slightly and immediately ordered her attendants, "Give him the flogging."
Upon hearing this, Longkodo felt as if he had fallen into icy water, with a chill all over his body.
No!
The palace servants hurriedly brought a thick wooden board and laid Li Si'er flat on it. She held a wooden stick in her left hand and a long whip in her right hand. Facing Longkodo's desperate eyes, Madam Qian smiled and said, "Master Tong, you make the choice."
Longkodo shook his head vigorously. Seeing this, Madam Qian was not disappointed. She turned to look at Madam Tong, who was pale, and said, "Madam, come here."
The Queen Mother looked coldly at Madam Tong Hesheli. She was about to collapse under the watchful eyes of the crowd. However, it was hard to disobey the Queen Mother's order. In just a moment, she trembled her lips, met Longkodo's incredulous gaze, and said in a hoarse voice: "Whip, whip..."
Caning, at least it looks humane.
"Yes." Aunt Qian said with a smile, "Now that you have chosen, you must watch carefully."
The experienced eunuch raised his whip. After an unknown amount of time, Li Si'er was no longer alive. The smell of incontinence filled the air. Madam Tong rolled her eyes and fainted.
Long Keduo's eyes were dull, as if he had lost his soul. He cried for a long time and fell softly on the steps. Please remember:, website mobile version m. computer version., free and fastest update without anti-theft.