After a while, Fu Ruxiao was escorted into the imperial study. His face was pale and he was shackled. How could he still look like his usual majestic self
Under Lu Mingwei's gaze, he suddenly knelt on the ground: "The guilty minister has seen the Long Live Lord and saluted the Long Live Lord."
Lu Mingwei said with a cold face: "Since you call yourself a criminal, you know what crime you have committed."
Fu Ruxiao's face turned pale, and he nodded slowly and said, "The guilty minister betrayed the trust of Lord Long Live, colluded with the harem, and secretly mobilized the Royal Forest Army. Please forgive me, Lord Long Live."
"If I just want to listen to what you say, why should I go to all the trouble?" Lu Mingwei stood up and walked slowly to Fu Ruxiao, bowed slightly, and said to Fu Ruxiao slowly, "You have been the commander of the Royal Forest Army for so many years. So you know the punishments in the palace very well, right?"
Fu Ruxiao trembled with his lips and said, "The guilty minister... I understand."
"It's good to be clear," Lu Mingwei stood up again, still speaking slowly, "but I don't intend to use it on you, as long as you are willing to tell the truth, but if you are not completely untrue, then I don't intend to use it on you. You want to be punished, but you like to deal with the harem so much, then I will help you and send you to the ablution room to purify yourself, and then you will stay in the harem as a eunuch."
"Long live Lord, have mercy! Long live Lord, please have mercy!" How could Fu Ruxiao, who had been the commander of the Lin Army for so many years, bear such humiliation? Immediately, he was so frightened that his body was like chaff, his eyes were wide-eyed, and he kowtowed as if he was pounding garlic, "Long live Lord, I know the truth! The guilty subject must have told me everything! Please, Long live Lord, give the guilty subject a happy death!"
"Okay, tell me, how have the women in the harem plotted against me these years? You, the commander of the Royal Forest Army, must know a lot, right?" Lu Mingwei asked with a cold face and gritted his teeth, "Who are the people in the harem? , what methods were used, what shameful things were done behind my back? Please tell me everything you know now."
Fu Ruxiao gritted his teeth, and after a long time he trembled and said, "Yes, long live your grace."
…
Half an hour later.
Lu Mingwei called the Imperial Guards in, pushed Fu Ruxiao, who was already lying limply on the ground, out of the palace gate and beheaded him.
Zhao Ruhai came in with a bowl of ginseng soup and saw Lu Mingwei sitting on the couch tiredly. Seeing him come in, Lu Mingwei smiled bitterly: "Ruhai, they have been plotting against me for so many years, but now I still want to do it for them." It’s ridiculous and cowardly for them to hide their shame.”
Zhao Ruhai gently placed the ginseng soup on the small table and asked carefully: "Long Live Lord just ordered Fu Ruxiao to be executed, but he still made up his mind to cherish Concubine Li?"
Lu Mingwei shook his head and said slowly: "The fifth prince is about to become an adult, so he should take care of his face. You go down, I want to be alone."
"Yes, I'm resigning, but I remember to drink the ginseng soup." Zhao Ruhai was so busy that he bowed and accepted the order and left.
After Zhao Ruhai withdrew, Lu Mingwei sighed and leaned on the soft pillow. He stared blankly at the red-and-gold beams. An unprecedented feeling of powerlessness came to his heart. After a while, he closed his eyes tiredly.
"I have seen the Long Live Lord, and I salute the Long Live Lord." The maid in charge of Shoukang Palace came in with a food box, blessed her body, and saluted Lu Mingwei.
Lu Mingwei opened his eyes irritably and was about to scold the visitor, but as soon as he saw the visitor, his expression softened: "It's my aunt here, please get down quickly."