Imperial City

Inside Shoukang Palace.

Princess Qingyuan was twelve years old, with a small round face, bright eyes, sculpted eyebrows and a straight nose. When she smiled, there was a slight dimple on her cheeks, which was very cute.

The princes have a lot of homework every day, and they rarely come to pay their respects. Only the two princesses often come to the Shoukang Palace to accompany them, so the Empress Dowager Xiaokang is very partial to her granddaughter.

At this moment, the two princesses Qingyuan and Qinghe were chatting with the empress and other concubines to amuse their ancestors. I don't know who started the conversation and talked about the marriage of the princesses.

"The two princesses were born as beautiful as delicate flowers, and the Holy Majesty loves them so much. I don't know which two heaven's favored ones will have such blessings in the future to seek the eyeballs of the Holy Majesty!" The concubine Xian said with a smile covering her handkerchief.

The queen gave her a slanted glance: "Sister, don't be frivolous. The princesses are still young and don't know anything. How can you mention this in front of them."

The Empress Dowager frowned slightly, as if recalling the scene of her granddaughters getting married soon, feeling depressed for a while.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Princess Qingyuan suddenly said something astonishing: "Emperor Niang, don't tell me that my daughter is ignorant, but my daughter understands!"

The voice was clear and clear, sweet and naive, especially childish, but when these words came out, everyone turned pale.

The Empress Dowager turned her head down and asked her granddaughter, "Qing Yuan, tell Yu Ai's family, what do you know?"

The princess is only twelve years old, and there are three years left before she can reach the age of the hairpin. At that time, it is stipulated that people will have to teach the nuns to teach their men and women. How can they say something amazing?

Whether she really knows or is young and ignorant, this matter needs to be clarified.

"Back to the old ancestors, Qing Yuan knows that when a woman gets married, she should hug and kiss her husband, just like the Bailian father-in-law of Chuxiu Palace." Qing Yuan tilted her head and chuckled, ignorant and innocent.

This sentence is like a boulder thrown into a calm sea, smashing up a stormy sea.

"Qing Yuan! Shut up!" The queen's face sank like water, and she sternly stopped.

"It's unreasonable!" The queen mother was furious, threw the Buddhist beads in her hand on the floor tiles, and shouted angrily.

The concubines hurriedly knelt down and pleaded guilty: "Old ancestors, calm down!"

Concubine De knelt on the ground and put her head close to the ground, trembling with her hands pinching the handkerchief, feeling increasingly uneasy.

"Qing Yuan, explain this matter to Ai's family in detail. Ai's family wants to see which slave has the courage to openly do things in the harem and dirty the eyes of the princess!"

Qing Yuan knelt behind the empress, her eye circles were red with fright at this moment, she hurriedly raised her head to look at the empress dowager, her eyes were terrified, as if she didn't know why everyone had such a big reaction after hearing her words.

"Old... old ancestor... Calm down, it's all Qing Yuan's fault... Qing Yuan knows his mistake." As soon as she finished saying this, she couldn't help sobbing, crying so much that pear blossoms rained and made people feel distressed.

"The concubine is guilty. I haven't taught the princess well. I ask the ancestors to punish the concubine. Don't blame the princess."

The queen pleaded guilty, no matter what this matter, I can't escape the charge of lax rule of the palace, if I don't choose the lesser one and confess first, I can still show a kind heart.

"The Ai family didn't ask you anything." The Queen Mother frowned impatiently.

She turned her head to ask Qing Yuan, seeing that her granddaughter was frightened, her tone was softer, "Qing Yuan, you just tell this matter one by one, you are still young, ignorant and immature, and it is these lowly slaves who are so bold Teach the princess badly. Don't worry, grandma won't blame you."

Qing Yuan kowtowed, and whispered back with sobs: "Qing Yuan... thank you ancestor for loving me, and returning to my ancestor's words... a few days ago... when Qing Yuan went to Chuxiu Palace to visit Liangguiji... in the Xufu Hall After staying for a long time, I was a little bored, so I took the maid who was close to me to the back yard to relax.

Since they were all in their own nursery, it was expected that there would be no serious problems, so Concubine Liang Gui did not stop them.Who knows. . .When he arrived at the backyard, he saw Bai Lian in the imperial concubine's palace hugging a young eunuch leaning against the camphor tree and kissing!

Qing Yuan felt strange, and didn't know what the two of them were doing, before he had a closer look, he asked the maid who was close to him to drag him back to the palace. "

After Qing Yuan finished speaking these few sentences, he raised his eyes rather uneasy and secretly cast a look on the Empress Dowager's face.

Concubine De has already lost her legs, dead slave!I don't know how to avoid people when I do this kind of thing!No one can keep him this time!And drag myself down in vain!

"Qing Yuan was really curious when he returned to his residence in the evening, so he couldn't help but asked the servant who served him personally, and the servant said that Bai Lian was engaged in a husband and wife affair, this matter is very common, and told Qing Yuan not to publicize it everywhere. "

"Old Ancestor, Qing Yuan knew his mistake! It's all because Qing Yuan couldn't rest for a while and had to walk around in order to cause trouble. Qing Yuan will definitely be more calm in the future."

She was sobbing, her little face was stained with tears, she seemed to still not know what was wrong with her, she only thought that if she hadn't been naughty and stubborn for wandering around, she wouldn't have offended her ancestors today.

The more the Empress Dowager heard, the more she became annoyed, the princess is so innocent in this matter, as the daughter of the Son of Heaven, what's wrong with strolling around the palace of her birth mother?This matter is all the crime of these eunuchs!It is an unforgivable crime to be despicable, filthy and lewd, to cause chaos in the harem!

"You're so daring! Come on!" The Empress Dowager called out sternly, already extremely angry.

"Hey, the slave is here." Wan Renxiang, the chief eunuch of the Shoukang Palace who was kneeling beside the queen mother, responded.

"Now you lead people to Chuxiu Palace to kill that Bai Lian on the spot! Call Chuxiu Palace to watch together, and punish him!"

"Hey, I obey." Wan Renxiang stood up, saluted and retreated.

"Empress." The Empress Dowager looked down at her daughter-in-law who was kneeling directly in front of her head.

"Old ancestor." The queen replied respectfully.

She is nearly forty years old, and she is not the biological mother of the prince, but the side concubine of the former palace, so even after becoming the head of the harem, she is still quite afraid of her mother-in-law.

"The empress's ineffective governance of the harem caused the lowly slaves to disturb the harem, ordered them to copy the scriptures for three months and strictly disciplined everyone in the harem."

"I thank my ancestors for their great kindness, and I obey the order. From now on, I will handle all affairs of the harem carefully, and I dare not be negligent." The queen bowed her head and accepted the punishment.

"Concubine Chuxiu's rule is not strict, so you can see."

"Hey, my concubine obeys the order."

Everyone bowed their heads and thanked each other.

"Retire, I feel upset." The queen mother waved away the crowd in annoyance, as if she was extremely tired.

"Hey, my concubine is leaving."

After half a cup of tea, Wan Renxiang led a few servants all the way from Shoukang Palace to Chuxiu Palace with sticks in their hands.

This posture along the way attracted many palace people to discuss quietly.

When Liang Xing brought the news to Xu Fu Hall, Liang Guiji was sitting on the rose chair and listening to Wei Qi and Liang Ju's report on the food and clothing expenses in the Moon Hall.

"Master! For some reason, Eunuch Wan from Shoukang Palace led people to our side." Liang Xing panicked.

Wei Qi trembled almost invisibly, and stopped speaking.

"What are you panicking about? Call all the servants in the house and prepare to welcome people." After enduring it for so many years, one day she was able to vent her anger and dared to hit her own daughter.

"Whoo."

Only he, Liangju and the princess knew about this matter, and none of the other servants in the palace knew about it.

Concubine Liang Gui got up and glanced at Wei Qi, seeing his bewildered expression, and looking at Liang Ju, the latter had a calm expression on his face.She dispelled the only doubt in her heart, and ordered Nanny Shen and Liang Yan to tidy up her appearance for herself.

Wan Xiang's aggressive approach is not good.The Concubine De, who is the head of Chuxiu Palace, is still in Shoukang Palace. At this moment, everyone in the palace is confused. They suspect that Concubine De is the one who angered the ancestors.

Since the main seat was not there, Concubine Liang Gui, who was on the side, had to be in charge.

Everyone was ordered to stand respectfully in the large courtyard of the palace. Eunuch Wan, the chief eunuch of Shoukang Palace, was the ancestor's personal servant, and he must have brought his ancestor's oral order with him this time to Chuxiu Palace.

Wan Renxiang was admitted to the hospital, and Liang Guiji led Liangju to meet him.

"Master Your Concubine." Wan Renxiang cupped his hands in salute.

Concubine Liang Gui didn't accept it, and the people around her ancestor were just a slave and called herself a master, she couldn't bear it either.

"Grandpa Wan is very polite. I haven't seen him for a long time. I don't know what he is talking about when he comes here. But what orders does the old ancestor have?"

"This matter has nothing to do with the noble concubine's master. It is because the slaves in the main hall of the Concubine De concubine made a mistake, and the ancestors ordered the slaves to come and punish them with sticks." He never mentioned Princess Qingyuan.

"Since that's the case, please do as you please." Liang Guiji said lightly.

"The stick punishment is bloody, it may stain your eyes, my good master. Please go back to the palace and sit quietly. If you are frightened, it will be bad, but the servants in your palace need to stay. The old ancestor ordered them to watch the punishment."

"Thank you, Eunuch Wan. Since it is the ancestor's oral order, the concubine must obey it." Liang Guiji instructed Liang Ju behind her: "You stay here with Liang Xing and others. The nanny is old, and I will take her inside. .”

"Whoo."

Concubine Liang Gui gave a slight nod to Wan Renxiang, and entered the hall with Nanny Shen.

The servants of the main hall standing in the courtyard were already pale and their legs were weak, the master and Baishan were not there, so they might die today.

Wan Renxiang watched Liang Guiji enter the palace, then turned around and forgot about fifty court ladies and servants standing in the courtyard, and said in a loud voice: "I obey the words of my ancestors."

The servants, led by Liangju, knelt and kowtowed.

Wan Renxiang was expressionless: "The main hall of the Chuxiu Palace is full of good people, Bailian, who speaks and behaves wildly, behaves unbearably, and commits adultery in the harem. His crime should be punished. The ancestors are lenient, and the festival is approaching. The lowly slave is punished with a cane, and his whole body is left, this is it!"

Bai Lian hurriedly raised his head, his eyes were uncertain, his whole body was trembling, he did not want to believe what he had just heard.

Wei Qi closed his eyes, and everyone said thanks to the ancestor Qiantui three times.

Wan Renxiang ordered Bai Lian to be taken down. The latter was so frightened that he collapsed on the ground and wet his trousers.He couldn't help shouting: "Old... ancestor... spare your life! Old ancestor, spare your life! The slave knows his mistake! The slave knows his mistake!"

Wan Renxiang turned a blind eye to it, raised his chin slightly, and the four servants came out and dragged Bai Lian who was kneeling in front of him from the ground like a doggie.

The latter cried out in pain: "Master! Master! Master! Help me... Uh! Uh!"

The servant tied him up, put a handkerchief into his mouth, and Bai Lian could no longer beg for mercy.

Another servant brought in a table, and they threw Bai Lian onto it. The servants standing on both sides were holding red lacquer sticks and were ready to execute.

Everyone in Chuxiu Palace lowered their heads and did not dare to look up, even though Bai Lian has a lot of evil deeds, it is a human life to deceive others.

"Hold your head up for our family to look at Luo! The ancestors ordered that Chuxiu Palace should have been punished continuously, because the new year is approaching. It is not easy to kill more, so I forgive you and so on, and I still don't apologize!" Wan Renxiang snapped.

All the servants had pale faces, thanked them, and looked up.

"Execution!"

Bai Lian rolled his eyes and passed out.

The heavy stick hit the gray fat directly, and it turned purple after two sticks.

Bai Lian woke up from the pain, struggling desperately, sobbing and begging for mercy, but no one paid any attention.

One sound after another, the dull slapping of sticks resounded inside and outside Chuxiu Palace.

Wei Qi pursed her lips tightly and her eyes were red.

I was right, I did nothing wrong, this palace was originally like this, if it is not his death today, I will die the next day!It was his husband who plotted against him with evil intentions, and I was right. . .I am right!

He raised his defense in his heart over and over again, tightening his trouser legs, the tiny veins on the back of his hands bulged slightly.

After twenty sticks, Bai Lian's voice gradually weakened, and his buttocks were already bloody and hideous.

A strong and disgusting smell of blood spread, and the timid maids in front took a deep breath and fainted from fright.

When the stick was about fifty, Bai Lian was soaked in water and was only hanging on his breath, his lower body was covered with bones.

Tears welled up in Wei Qi's eyes, and he looked up.

Ziqing on Bai Lian's face was already a dying person, he seemed to have a feeling, and exhausted his last bit of strength to open his eyes and look at Wei Qi in the crowd, his eyes were burning, hiding endless resentment, like a sharp knife piercing straight into the back heart.

Wei Qi finally slumped on the ground, pinched a small piece of tender flesh in his palm with his fingers, a few drops of bright red blood came out, and Bai Lian died.