Jiang Yunzhu was stunned when she saw the white jade hairpin. Did he always carry this hairpin with him
Indeed, Shen Fengming had been carrying it with him, wanting to give it to her, but was afraid that she would not accept it.
So now, does she want it
He was actually a little nervous. Yes, he was really nervous, like a young boy.
Jiang Yunzhu hesitated for a moment and said, "Yes." She agreed.
The summer breeze blew, Shen Fengming's face was full of smiles, and he inserted the white jade hairpin into her hair.
The soft white jade hairpin complements the black hair perfectly.
It’s beautiful, the hairpin is beautiful, and the person is beautiful too, Sixteen thought to herself. If Governor Shen hadn’t been there, she would have screamed out loud.
Shen Fengming also thought it was beautiful and raised his eyebrows slightly.
He had breakfast with Jiang Yunzhu before leaving.
After leaving the restaurant, his expression immediately turned cold. He couldn't imagine what would have happened if Jiang Yunzhu hadn't escaped yesterday. How happy he was just now, how angry he was now.
"Commander-in-chief!" The Qilin Guards had been waiting for him.
Shen Fengming immediately mounted his horse and went to the palace. He was determined to pry open the mouth of the eunuch from yesterday.
Soon, he arrived at the Cining Palace.
"Sir Shen, the Empress Dowager asked me to hand over these four people to you." Nanny Qi had been waiting for Shen Fengming at the palace gate. When she saw him coming, she pointed at the four people tied up beside her.
The four men all had their jaws removed and their hands and feet tied, making it impossible for them to commit suicide.
One of the four people was the eunuch from yesterday. There was also a palace maid. If Jiang Yunzhu was there, she would definitely recognize her immediately. She was the palace maid who brought her food yesterday. The rest were a guard and a nanny.
The four of them were so frightened that they were out of their wits. Some of them were crying and regretting what they had done yesterday, while others looked despairing and just wanted to die quickly.
Unfortunately, once they entered the Zhenfu Division, they couldn’t die even if they wanted to.
The Empress Dowager is still the Empress Dowager. Even though she has not been in charge of palace affairs for so many years, she was able to quickly uncover all the spies in the Cining Palace.
"Mammy, please thank the Royal Grandmother for me." Shen Fengming said.
"Yes. The Empress Dowager also said that when there is a result, tell her. The palace has been quiet for too long." said Nanny Qi.
Shen Fengming immediately understood what she meant, "Yes."
Afterwards, he referred the four people to the Pacification Office.
It took only a cup of tea for the four of them to tell everything. They were the people that Concubine Wu had planted in the Cining Palace. Xiao Liyu had them do what happened yesterday, and it didn't seem to have anything to do with Lin Ting'an.
He was there by chance.
Is it a coincidence? Shen Fengming stood up and went to the palace to see the Empress Dowager.
In Chonghua Palace, Xiao Liyu didn't sleep last night and was now in a state of depression. She thought that yesterday would go as she expected, Shen Fengming saw Jiang Yunzhu having sex with another man, and then killed her in anger. Or, at worst, he would just hate her.
But who would have thought that Jiang Yunzhu, a woman, could kill a strong guard and escape.
The plan failed completely.
If it were just that it would be fine, but ever since the incident happened yesterday, everything seems to be normal at the Cining Palace, but not a single piece of news has been received. How can this not make people worried.
Xiao Liyu did what happened yesterday without telling Concubine Wu. What if... Xiao Liyu became more and more uneasy the more he thought about it.
At this time, the Queen Mother had already understood the whole story. She still said in a peaceful manner, "Your Majesty, please come over."
"Yes." Nanny Qi stepped back and invited Emperor Qinglong.
Soon, Emperor Qinglong arrived and greeted the Empress Dowager.
The Queen Mother ignored his greetings and said directly to Shen Fengming, "Fengming, go ahead."
Emperor Qinglong knew immediately that the Empress Dowager was angry. Who made the Empress Dowager angry? He stood up and looked at Shen Fengming.
Shen Fengming presented to him what happened yesterday including the confessions of those four men.
After reading it, Emperor Qinglong realized that it was actually Xiao Liyu who framed Jiang Yunzhu. He had a good impression of Jiang Yunzhu, but it was far from the point of getting angry because of her. However, after reading the case file, he remembered an incident before.
A few days ago, he went to the palace of his favorite Concubine Su with great enthusiasm, but saw her having an affair with a guard. He was so angry that he beat her to death with a stick on the spot.
Looking back now, that incident is so similar to this one.
Emperor Qinglong had also been through many ups and downs, and when he thought about it again, he immediately remembered many suspicious things. It was obvious to him that he was being plotted against.
Dare to plot against him! Emperor Qinglong was immediately furious and shouted, "Bring that bitch and the tenth princess here."
Concubine Wu felt her eyebrows twitching since yesterday, as if something bad was about to happen. She thought carefully about what happened in the past few days and didn't think she had missed anything.
Just then, the guards came to arrest people.
"Why did the emperor arrest me? What did I do wrong?" She said calmly and confidently.
It wasn't until she saw Xiao Liyu being brought out with a look of panic on her face that her heart suddenly skipped a beat.
The two were soon taken to the Cining Palace.
"I pay my respects to the Emperor and the Empress Dowager." Concubine Wu was anxious in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face.
Compared to her, Xiao Liyu was far inferior. She also bowed, but tremblingly, like a guilty thief.
"Bitch." Emperor Qinglong slammed the table and scolded.
This sentence was like the sky falling and the earth collapsing. Concubine Wu's face turned from red to white in an instant. For so many years, Emperor Qinglong had never said harsh words to her, but today, he called her a "slut", which made her feel shocked.
"Your Majesty, I don't know how I made you angry. I am really terrified." Concubine Wu quickly knelt down and said aggrievedly.
"You don't know, but I think you know it in your heart!" Emperor Qinglong said angrily.
Concubine Wu still looked as if she had been wronged.
Emperor Qinglong certainly would not say that he was being plotted against, as that would undermine his dignity. He threw the case file presented to him by Shen Fengming at Concubine Wu and asked her to read it herself.
When Concubine Wu saw this, she was horrified. At this moment, she finally understood why Xiao Liyu had such an expression and why Emperor Qinglong was so angry. She really regretted and hated that she doted on Xiao Liyu too much, and hated that Xiao Liyu was so stupid.
You used the same trick twice. Are you afraid that others won't suspect you
But it was too late to say anything now. There was evidence of what Xiao Liyu had done, and it was irrefutable.
She immediately admitted her mistake, saying that she had not taught Xiao Liyu well and was willing to accept any punishment. However, she never mentioned Concubine Su.
Emperor Qinglong didn't want to mention it, but those who deserve punishment must be punished.
Concubine Wu was not good at educating her daughter, so she was stripped of her title of Concubine and demoted to Concubine Wu.
Xiao Liyu, as a princess, did such a ridiculous thing and was demoted from Princess Yuyang to Princess Yuxin.
Princesses also have ranks. According to the Xia Dynasty custom, princesses born to the queen are extremely noble and will have the word "yang" in their titles.
Concubine Wu was favored, and although Xiao Liyu was not a legitimate daughter, Emperor Qinglong made an exception and named her Princess Yuyang, but now she was demoted to Princess Yuxin. At the same time, she was punished to be confined to her house for half a year and to copy the "Female Commandments" every day until she changed her ways.
This punishment was not light, especially for Concubine Wu, who was demoted from Concubine to Concubine, a huge difference in treatment. In particular, this seemed to be a signal that Concubine Wu was going to fall out of favor. What about the Sixth Prince
Concubine Wu was panicked. How could the emperor be so heartless? She had worked so hard for so many years to get the position of concubine, but it was gone overnight. How could she accept this
She wanted to plead with the emperor, but Emperor Qinglong didn't want to listen to her and drove her out.
Concubine Wu returned to Chonghua Palace and slapped Xiao Liyu in the face. She stared at her hatefully, and if she was not her biological daughter, she would kill her.
Xiao Liyu covered her face, feeling distraught. How could this happen
"Starting tomorrow, you will stay in the palace and copy books." Concubine Wu said. She no longer expected her to help, and just wanted to wait for an opportunity to marry her off and let her fulfill her obligations as a princess.
Xiao Liyu felt aggrieved, but didn't dare to speak.
This matter soon spread throughout the palace and the capital, and everyone was wondering why the emperor suddenly disliked Concubine Wu.
Some people say that it seems to be related to the Qilin Guard.
Commander Shen, everyone thought to themselves, but no one dared to say it out loud. If it was related to that person, it was really possible.
Thinking of the bloody storm in the capital last year, everyone shuddered. Is the capital going to be in turmoil again
At this time, in the Cining Palace, Emperor Qinglong had already left, leaving only the Empress Dowager and Shen Fengming.
The Queen Mother asked Shen Fengming to sit down and said slowly, "Yesterday, you and County Master Yunrong..." She knew that Jiang Yunzhu was poisoned by that drug yesterday, and Shen Fengming took her away in the end. So later he and Jiang Yunzhu...
Shen Fengming knew what she wanted to ask, and said directly, "Grandmother, I don't want to offend her." Then he knelt down solemnly, "Please, Grandmother, please help us get married."
He already knew Jiang Yunzhu's feelings, so he wanted to ask the Empress Dowager to grant them marriage so that they could be together forever.
The Empress Dowager was calm when she heard the first sentence, but frowned when she heard the second sentence. Jiang Yunzhu asked for a doctor and offered medicine for her. She liked her very much. If Shen Fengming wanted to marry her as a concubine, she would agree immediately.
But the legal wife...selfishly speaking, she felt that Shen Fengming deserved better.
"Grandmother, you know I don't care about status or position." Shen Fengming said.
"I know." The Queen Mother reached out to help him. She knew that he didn't like those power and benefits, so she loved him and loved him. But because of this, she felt...
"Grandmother, I only like her." Shen Fengming did not stand up, but spoke to the Empress Dowager word by word to let her know his thoughts.
There may be many good girls in this world, they may be stunningly beautiful or have beautiful breasts, but what does it have to do with him? He just likes her and wants to be with her.
When I see her, I feel happy and my life seems to be brighter.
Thinking of Jiang Yunzhu, Shen Fengming's expression changed unconsciously. It was no longer so cold, and there seemed to be stars shining in his eyes.
The Queen Mother had never seen him like this before and was stunned for a moment.
Shen Fengming never begged her, nor did he ever tell her what he wanted, which was like a cold knife.
But now, he wanted the girl.