It was already bright in the sky. The palace maids in Lanyue Palace who had risen early had already swept the courtyard. There was still a light mist on the ground. Rendong hurriedly passed through the screen wall and entered the main hall. She saw Concubine De sitting on the chaise longue holding the little prince. She quickly bowed her head and saluted.
Concubine De lightly exempted her from the ceremony. Her face was gentle, but her voice was cold as she laughed out loud: "What's the matter?"
Honeysuckle felt like her whole body was about to freeze.
Such a big thing happened, and Concubine Peng De's family is almost finished now, but Concubine De is not angry at all. Something must be wrong when things are out of the ordinary... ..
It was clear that the night before, when the matter had not yet been determined, Concubine De was still very upset and was thinking about asking the Emperor for help.
But this time, even the excuse that the little prince was ill was of no avail, and the emperor did not come to the Lanyue Palace after all.
This was a rare thing, because the Fifth Prince was very cute and was more favored than the Fourth Prince. Emperor Longqing would always come once or twice a day just to see his son.
Not to mention that the Fifth Prince was ill. If it were before, he would have come anyway.
Anyone with a discerning eye knew that Emperor Longqing did not come because something happened to the Peng family. It was not known whether he was angry with Concubine De or he was afraid that Concubine De would plead for mercy, so he simply did not come.
When Ren Dong thought of this, her voice became even lower: "To reply to your Majesty... the case has been judged..."
She was a little unable to continue.
The Peng family’s case was too serious, so Emperor Longqing did not show favoritism at all.
Previously, her own madam had made fun of Queen Fang's family, but now even her own family had suffered such a fate. She swallowed her saliva, lowered her voice, and replied respectfully with drooping eyelids: "Master Peng and Master Two were executed immediately... Master Four and Master Five were not involved, and were sentenced to exile..."
The hall was extremely quiet, so quiet that one could hear the echo of Honeysuckle's words.
Concubine Peng De's face turned pale, and her lips were frighteningly pale. She subconsciously increased the strength of her hands holding the little prince, and for a moment, she actually made the little prince cry out.
When the child cried sharply, Concubine Peng De realized that she had used too much force. She quickly withdrew her hand and looked her son up and down.
Now that her brothers are finished, she can’t let anything happen to her son.
Without her son, she would really have nothing.
She quickly coaxed her son and asked the nurse to come up and take her son away. Then she calmed down and asked Ren Dong softly, "Where are the others?"
"The young master and the young lady are all fine... but the house has been taken back..."
Concubine Peng De said "oh".
The sentence is really harsh.
After a while, she sneered and ordered Rendong: "Tell Xiaochunzi to take some money out. You can't let the children freeze to death. In weather like this, those people are used to flattering the powerful and bullying the weak."
Honeysuckle breathed a sigh of relief.
Empress Defei knew all this and it seemed that she was not so angry that she had lost her mind. She quickly agreed.
Concubine Peng De then ordered her, "You should also go there in person and ask clearly. I also want to know what the deep hatred is. If Second Sister-in-law can't figure it out, she will ruin the price."
She paused, and then ordered: "Please ask Concubine Yu to come to the palace to see me, and tell her that I am sick and want to see my family."
The rest of her family members were dead or scattered, so no one would come out and say anything if she wanted to meet Concubine Yu, right
Honeysuckle quickly turned around to do it.
Everyone had left, the palace maids and servants had been sent out, and Concubine Peng De leaned back on the couch, resting her head softly in the cushions, feeling a splitting headache.
Everything was fine a while ago, and Madam Peng often came to the palace to visit the little prince.
But in the blink of an eye, just a few months, everything has changed.
She was somewhat bewildered and filled with hatred, but her hatred was directed at Master Peng Da and Master Peng Er. These two had embezzled so much money and even stole the weapons and salaries of the soldiers along the coast, causing so many people to die tragically. They were too bold.
But what about the silver
Mrs. Peng was a little confused.
Even the Yi family found more than one million taels of silver, but the Peng family found nothing. They only found a few thousand taels of silver notes. However, the Yi family clearly said that the Peng family was the mastermind.
Also, because Mr. Peng was in the Arsenal and had the convenience of his position, he always took the largest commission.
If that’s the case, then the Peng family must have received much more than this amount of silver. So where is the silver
Could it be that Master Peng Da and Master Peng Er had the foresight to hide the silver long ago
There was a complicated light in her eyes, and it took a while before she let out a breath.
Anyway, I have to ask these questions first...
She narrowed her eyes, raised her voice, and asked Madam Liang to come in, and whispered to her: "Madam, don't you have a godson working in the Imperial Stables?"
Life in the palace was lonely and boring, and the palace maids always found ways to make themselves live like normal people to get comfort. When Concubine Peng De saw Madam Liang nodded, she told her: "Tell him to leave the palace for a while, be careful and cautious, and help me do some things."
Nanny Liang lowered her head and listened carefully, then responded softly.
She was a close confidant of Concubine Peng De, so naturally she did what Concubine Peng De said.
Before leaving, she hesitated for a moment and asked Concubine Peng De: "My Lady, would it be too eye-catching to meet the Master and his men now?"
After all, Emperor Longqing is still angry, and Empress Fang is still eyeing him covetously in the palace.
Nanny Liang looked at her expression and was not put off by her indifference. She said softly, "Forgive me for saying something I shouldn't have said. You can't follow the old path of the Empress."
Concubine Peng De looked a little ugly.
It was because something happened in her family that Empress Fang had a quarrel with Emperor Longqing and they were in a cold war, which was why she became favored.
Although what Nanny Liang said was unpleasant to hear, it was the truth. If she dared to imitate Empress Fang, she might not have the same good ending as Empress Fang - after all, Empress Fang had a deep relationship with Emperor Longqing, which she could not compare to.
What's more, compared with the Peng family, the mistakes made by the Fang family were much smaller, at least they were not known to everyone.
However, the Peng family put on a grand show for the people. This show lasted for more than a month and was known to everyone in the capital. The grand occasion was even reported to all corners of the country through official reports.
Now the Peng family is involved in the affairs of the Zhejiang soldiers, and is accused of treason and collusion with the Japanese pirates. They have long been a rat crossing the street...
Even if she wanted to be angry with Emperor Longqing, she couldn't do it openly.
Otherwise, those imperial censors who are worried about having no place to display their skills would definitely flock to her and accuse her of being a treacherous concubine who is bringing disaster to the country and letting Queen Fang take advantage of her for no reason.