Concubine Song Gui was blocking the door, and Prince Yu pushed open the window.
"Your Majesty the Queen Mother, why are you coming here so angrily? Is there something wrong?" Concubine Song Gui looked down at the Queen Mother, putting on an overbearing attitude, trying to fool her.
"Go away." The Queen Mother said coldly.
Concubine Song Gui did not move. "Empress Dowager, can't I just admire the plum blossoms here?"
"Do you think that if you stop me, he will be able to jump out of the window and escape? There are a circle of people surrounding him outside." The Queen Mother sneered.
She has been waiting for this moment for several months. Will she let Concubine Song Gui get away so easily
As for making a big fuss and letting everyone know that Concubine Song Gui was unfaithful and cheated on the late emperor, it would be embarrassing indeed, but so what? It wasn't her face that was embarrassed.
Just as the Queen Mother said, when Prince Yu opened the window, he saw a group of people gathered below and he couldn't jump out of the window to leave.
Prince Yu secretly groaned, he didn't get to eat the mutton, and he got into trouble. He was afraid that he would be in trouble this time.
A single man and a single woman in the same room is already very tempting, and coupled with their identities, it's a huge royal scandal!
"Go and invite Prince Qing, Prince De and Prince Jin over." The Queen Mother "invited" Concubine Song Gui and Prince Yu to the first floor of the Plum Viewing Pavilion.
"Empress Dowager, your noble concubine only told me that your Majesty was ill. She definitely did not do anything immoral." Prince Yu defended.
"It's my fault that I came too quickly and didn't trap you in bed, allowing you to still have the nerve to say such things." The Queen Mother sneered.
Prince Yu's face flushed red, and Concubine Song Gui said, "Her Majesty, please be kind and don't talk nonsense."
"You can do it, why can't I say it?"
Concubine Song sneered, "What did I do? You are the Queen Mother, you can summon the Prince of Jin and the civil and military ministers. I am the Concubine, why can't I summon the Prince of Yu?"
"I summoned the King of Jin and the ministers to discuss state affairs."
Concubine Song Gui raised her eyebrows and said, "I summoned Prince Yu for your Majesty's health. Does the Queen Mother think that your Majesty's health is not important?"
Prince Yu glanced at her. He did not expect that under such circumstances, Concubine Song Gui could still question the Queen Mother with confidence.
"Song Yiliu, you are still as unreasonable as you were back then." The Queen Mother sneered.
After that, no matter how eloquent Concubine Song Gui was, the Queen Mother did not say anything until Prince Qing, Prince De and Prince Jin came in.
Although Concubine Song and Prince Yu were dressed very neatly, Prince Qing still thought of catching them adulterously.
"I wonder what important matter the Queen Mother has summoned us for?" Prince De asked with a bow.
After the Queen Mother finished her story, she asked, "When did Prince Yu become proficient in medicine?"
"Your Majesty is ill, and the Noble Concubine is overly worried. I just said a few words to comfort her." Prince Yu explained.
"The affairs of the previous dynasty are not enough to keep Prince Yu busy." Prince De sneered.
Prince Qing gave Prince Yu a reproachful look and chimed in, "Your Majesty's health is also related to the previous dynasty."
"Your Majesty is ill, and there are imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital taking care of him. Moreover, the imperial physicians understand your Majesty's condition, and the person who should share your Majesty's worries is the imperial physician."
"Your Majesty is ill, Prince Yu is concerned and asks a few questions. What's the problem?" Prince Qing gritted his teeth and argued for Prince Yu.
"I just said that the person who knows your majesty's condition best is the imperial physician. If Prince Yu wants to care about your majesty, he can ask the imperial physician."
"Your Majesty is your Majesty's adoptive mother. She cares about your Majesty, is concerned about your Majesty, and is worried about your Majesty. She knows your Majesty's situation best."
The two princes' argument had thus shifted to who knew His Majesty's situation best.
The empress dowager's face darkened upon hearing this. The emperor was given to the noble concubine to raise, but the late emperor did not register the emperor under the name of the noble concubine. What qualifications did the noble concubine have to be considered your majesty's adoptive mother
"Prince Qing, the affairs of the harem are complicated and I am unable to handle them all, so I asked the noble concubine to take care of Your Majesty on your behalf." The Queen Mother said with a cold face.
"Even though your Majesty is very busy, she never neglects Your Majesty. She has a kind heart like a loving mother." Prince De praised.
"Although Your Majesty is not born by me, you still have to call me mother." The Queen Mother acted as if she was the Majesty's biological mother.
Do I need to go to the Plum Blossom Viewing Pavilion to comfort someone
He also dismissed the eunuchs and palace maids, and the two of them were alone. Was he trying to comfort someone with words or with his body
Although Concubine Song Gui and Prince Yu were blocked by the Queen Mother in the Plum Viewing Pavilion, as the Queen Mother said, she came too quickly and the two of them had not yet rolled into bed, so the affair was not confirmed.
"One should not put on shoes in a melon field, nor adjust one's hat under a plum tree. The noble concubine and the prince of Yu have behaved inappropriately. How do you three princes think they should be punished?" asked the queen mother.
"A man of integrity fears no slander. There is nothing wrong between the noble concubine and Prince Yu. If you punish her, it will give people a reason to criticize her." Prince Qing disagreed with the punishment.
"It is inappropriate for Prince Yu and Concubine Dowager to meet in private. They should be punished. Do we have to catch them hugging each other to be considered as having an affair?" Prince De said bluntly.
"Prince De!" Concubine Song Gui and Prince Yu said in unison.
Some things are not pleasant to say out loud!
"Your Majesty is right. As a concubine, your noble concubine does not abide by the palace rules and is not suitable to educate Your Majesty. From now on, Your Majesty will move away and I will personally raise him." The Queen Mother took the opportunity to take back the custody of the Emperor.
Concubine Song Gui was unwilling to let go, "Your Majesty, it was the late emperor who let you."
"If the late emperor knew what you did today, you should go to Eternal Lane." The Queen Mother interrupted her.
"My queen, I've already said it, Prince Yu and I."
"We are not fools, you don't have to say anything more." The Queen Mother interrupted her again.
Concubine Song Gui pulled the handkerchief angrily. She knew that she could not turn the situation around today.
"Prince Yu will be confined to his palace for three months, fined one year's salary, and required to copy the "Great Qin Etiquette and Law" a hundred times. This will serve as a small punishment for a big problem," the Queen Mother continued.
Prince Yu has been locked up in his palace for three months. When he comes back, will he still have a place in the court
"Empress Dowager, this matter is still..." Prince Qing wanted to object.
"If two people do something wrong, it's impossible for one to be punished and the other not to be punished." Prince De said calmly.
"Thank you for your leniency, Your Majesty. I will obey your order." Prince Yu knew that he could not avoid being punished.
Of the four regents, only three attended court for the time being, and Prince Yu was confined to his palace.
What happened in the palace was not spread out, but the sudden confinement of Prince Yu caused officials to speculate. What happened
Jiang Changning was also very curious, so he asked King Jin directly.
Prince Jin did not hide anything from her and told her the truth.
Jiang Changning was dumbfounded. He was stunned for a long time before he sighed, "How daring!"
"For the sake of power, one will do anything." King Jin said with disdain.
Prince Yu really can't resist both meat and vegetables. Concubine Song Gui is a few years older than him, but he can still eat them without worrying about the meat being too tough and breaking his teeth.
At the same time, Zhao Xifang was also asking Prince Yu, "Why was the prince punished?"
Prince Yu couldn't tell her the truth, so he could only say, "Don't ask me anymore. I admit defeat this time, but I won't let Prince De and Prince Jin go."
Zhao Xifang understood the hidden meaning and believed it to be true.
First Prince Yu, then Prince Qing, take it one step at a time.
(End of this chapter)