Since the imperial concubine entered the palace, she had never been reprimanded by the emperor like this, and it was still in front of the empress, so she couldn't help but look a little ugly. When the emperor first arrived at Jingyang Palace, he was in a very good mood. The emperor was also very satisfied with the sweet soup she served.
However, it didn't take long before the short-sighted imperial envoy asked to see him. After the emperor went to see him, he came back with a gloomy face and ordered someone to bring the third prince over.
At the beginning, the noble concubine carefully brought a cup of tea to the emperor, wanting to test it out, but unexpectedly, the teacup was smashed directly on her body, splashing tea all over her body. And the majesty of the emperor made her breathless, and she knelt down subconsciously.
Not long after, when Han Lingfu arrived in a hurry, the emperor threw a memorial directly on him with a dark face.
At that moment, the mother and son thought it was about the fifth prince, but it wasn't until Han Lingfu opened the memorial and read it that they realized it was about private salt.
When the queen came, the emperor had just fired, and Han Lingfu, who was kneeling below, was desperately thinking about countermeasures.
The queen's eyes swept over the two kneeling below. This is the emperor's favorite woman and son, but no matter how much she loves, it is not as important as the imperial power. Salt smuggling, if you say it is small, it is greedy for profit, if it is big, it is a provocation to the imperial power, how can the emperor tolerate it
The queen calmed down the emperor's anger with a soft voice, her eyes were shining brightly, she had been waiting for this good show for a long time.
"Calm down? It's good if I don't let him die of anger!" The emperor picked up another folder at hand and threw it at Han Lingfu, "Look, it's all about impeaching this traitor!"
Han Lingfu didn't dare to dodge, and let Zhezi hit his forehead, leaving a bloody red mark.
"Father, this matter is the fault of my son!" Han Lingfu bent down deeply, and hit his forehead heavily on the ground. Seeing the concubine's distress, even the emperor's anger could not help but subconsciously subconsciously He wanted to get Han Ling to wake up, but when he caught sight of the memorial on the ground, his brows frowned again.
Han Lingfu saw the emperor's reaction in his eyes, he took a few steps on his knees, raised his head, and said with regret: "It's just that Erchen is usually too soft-hearted, so I didn't notice for a while and let my brother do this in the name of Erchen. I ask the father to punish the son for the crime of negligence. But the father must trust the son, and the son will never do anything like ordering his subordinates to sell private salt!"
It was such a bitter trick, the empress sneered secretly in her heart, blaming her for being too negligent to these bastards, if not for this time, she would not have believed that the third prince, who is usually gentle and polite, was actually scheming so deep.
"Father!" Han Lingfu bent down again, and put his head deeply on the ground, his voice was choked up, "Father, I have confessed my crime of negligence, how do you want to punish my son?" It's all right, please take care of the dragon body... Royal father!"
"Your Majesty." The noble concubine wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, she raised her head slightly, and said like pear blossoms raining, "You know that Xiao San has always been filial. He would never dare to do anything that would make you unhappy. This time he is clearly one of his subordinates." The man acted on the strength of the situation. The mistress made a mistake, you can hit him or punish him, but you must believe in the mistress, he will never do such a thing, your majesty..." The imperial concubine's crystal clear tears slid down her cheeks, Even though her son is so old, she is still as beautiful as before, with a little more mature charm.
The imperial concubine's tears made the emperor feel a little soft-hearted. Then he looked at Han Lingfu who was still bowing his head deeply on the ground, and thought: Xiaosan is really filial and sensible on weekdays, and he is the prince he is most satisfied with. He should not dare to smuggle salt. made. This child is still too soft-hearted, and he doesn't control his servants well on weekdays.
From the emperor's point of view, the prince's smuggling of salt and the prince's servants selling salt in the name of the prince are completely different. Looking at her words, the queen sighed secretly, but she quickly regained her spirits. She never thought that this time alone would be able to completely defeat Han Lingfu. However, the future is still long, so you can count it slowly!
"Your majesty." The queen said softly, "Your concubine's sister is right. The third emperor has been sensible and courteous since he was a child. This time, he was deceived by a group of servants below. It's not a big deal. You have scolded me too. , the third emperor will not dare to come after thinking about it."
The queen's words gave the emperor a step, and he nodded in response: "What the queen said is true." He patted the back of the queen's hand, and said softly, "You still know me best. These children, hey, This is driving me crazy!"
Seeing this scene, the noble concubine was a little bit itchy with anger. She had been favored by the emperor for many years, and the third prince she gave birth to was also the emperor's favorite son. The mother and son have always been in the limelight in the palace, but now, she is kneeling here in such a state of embarrassment, while the empress is sitting high above the emperor, looking down at them, this feeling is really too shameful!
The queen smiled slightly, and said softly: "Your Majesty, children will grow up."
Yeah, kids always grow up...
The emperor couldn't help but his heart trembled, and his eyes narrowed slightly. Now those slaves are taking advantage of the power, so will he do it himself one day? These children are getting older and older, and after having tasted the taste of power and wealth, they will still be as sensible as they are now and filial piety
The noble concubine realized something was wrong, and was about to speak when the emperor stopped her.
The emperor has a cold face, this matter must let them know what imperial power is!
"Third prince, from today onwards, you can study behind closed doors in your own palace."
"Father..." Han Lingfu raised his head in disbelief, but soon, he lowered his eyes, bowed his head and thanked him, "Thank you, Father!"
"Concubine Zhang. You single-handedly selected the third prince's nanny and attendant. You actually chose such a greedy and shameless person. The crime of negligence must be prosecuted. From today onwards, Concubine Zhang will be relegated to the second-rank concubine Zhang, and will be punished with a fine." For one year, I will respect and emulate you.”
Concubine Zhang, no, Concubine Zhang secretly hates her. She has expended a lot of effort to be promoted from a small nobleman to a first-rank noble concubine, but now... But now, she can only respectfully thank her, and dare not show the slightest resentment.
"There are also those slaves." The emperor said coldly, "I will pass on my will, and all of them will be killed. As for the accompanying reading of the third prince..." He turned his head to look at the queen, his voice slowed down, and said, "I ask the queen to take more trouble, Those who are now tell them to go back."
"The concubine obeys."
Han Lingfu couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart. He hasn't opened a mansion yet, so he can only live in the palace. It's really not easy to cultivate a few confidantes. But now, the emperor cut off all his right and left men with a single word.
He has always concealed the matter of private salt very well, and he will reveal it at this time. He said it was accidental. He absolutely does not believe that someone must have done something behind the scenes. Han Lingfu immediately thought of the queen. He thought he had a well-planned plan, but he didn't expect that not only failed to get rid of the sick man, but was also targeted by the queen.
The queen looked down at the two kneeling down, this time she could be regarded as a complete victory, but it was far from what Xiao Wu suffered.
The emperor stood up and said, "Go to the Queen's Fengluan Hall."
"The emperor drives!"
Amidst the sharp voice of the eunuch, the emperor and queen left Jingyang Palace hand in hand.
The harem was originally a place of gossip, so what happened in Jingyang Palace could not be hidden from so many eyes, but in less than an hour, the news that the noble concubine was demoted to concubine and the third prince was punished to shut up and think about his mistakes spread to everyone in the palace. A corner, naturally spread to Nangong Yue's ears.
Knowing that Han Lingfu's mother and son were punished, Nangong Yue was naturally quite happy.
On the surface, Han Lingfu was only banned for three months, but in fact, his loss is not only that, the income of private salt can not be summed up by a simple number, in all aspects of seizing the heirloom, where money is needed But there are many, raising dead soldiers, cultivating confidantes, wooing ministers, placing confidants... money is needed everywhere. Without the biggest illicit investment of private salt, Nangong Yue was very curious, how would he go on his way to seize the heir apparent in this life
The corners of Nangong Yue's mouth curled up, and two shallow dimples appeared on her cheeks.
Until now, Nangong Yue didn't know what it means to be more intelligent than a demon. Guan Yubai, it can be said that this person knows everything, and everything is going on as he planned at the beginning... However, for the queen, it was only because her nephew accidentally saved a person that the truth was revealed. The third prince smuggled salt.
After this matter was settled, Nangong Yue put all her heart and soul into taking care of the fifth prince's body, just wanting him to live a healthier life.
Days passed, and before she knew it, Nangong Yue had stayed in the palace for two months. During this time, the fetal poison lingering deep in the fifth prince's blood gradually faded... As Nangong Yue expected, her Although the method of fighting poison with poison is dangerous, it does work.
As long as he recuperates for a few more months, the fifth prince will no longer need to drink any messy tonics all day long, and he can completely bounce around like a normal child, healthy and full of vitality.
When Nangong Yue told the queen the news, the queen wept with joy, she couldn't believe her ears, and asked repeatedly: "Girl Yue, what you said is true, can the emperor really recover completely?"
"Yes, Empress." Nangong Yue nodded affirmatively, "As long as His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince recuperates for half a year, he will be no different from ordinary people."
"Okay, okay." The queen grabbed Nangong Yue's hand and was so excited that she could hardly speak. Once, she thought that her child would not live to grow up, once, she thought that she would lose her child soon... But now, everything has changed! Not only the fate of the emperor has changed, but also herself!
It took a long time for the queen to calm down, and solemnly bowed to Nangong Yue: "Girl Yue, please accept my worship." This time, she did not call herself Bengong, this is a gift of gratitude from a mother to her son's lifesaver.
Nangong Yue turned sideways to avoid the Empress' empress' salute, and said: "This is what courtiers should do, and courtiers can't afford the empress's great gifts."
The queen is even more satisfied with Nangong Yue. She understands etiquette and knows how to advance and retreat. She is like this at a young age, and her future is bound to be limitless.
Nangong Yue took care of the fifth prince for a few more days, and after confirming that the fifth prince was in good health, she asked the queen to leave the palace at an opportune time.
Although the queen was reluctant to give up, she thought that the fifth prince was doing well now, and it would be unreasonable to keep Nangong Yue in the palace, so she gave a lot of rewards, and sent Xueqin and Wen Momo to send Nangong Yue out of the palace in person.
Looking at the back of Nangong Yue going away, the queen felt lost, and said to Li Nanny beside her: "Li Nanny, just rewarding some things outside of me is really not enough to express my gratitude to Yue girl, what do you say? What is there to reward?"
Nanny Li pondered for a while, and suggested: "My maidservant heard that although the third daughter of Nangong is a noble daughter of the Nangong Mansion, her father is not the eldest son, and her official position is low, and besides her, her mother has only one legitimate son with a weak mind. Life in Nangong Mansion is not very easy. If the empress wants to help her, why not start from this aspect!"
The queen looked thoughtful and had an idea in her heart. After redressing, she went to the Qianqing Palace to meet the emperor...