20demayo Chapter 174 Shen Meizhuang 44
Chapter 174 Shen Meizhuang 44
The play had to be done in full. When the young eunuch was caught, he refused to plead guilty. Only after being severely tortured by the Ministry of Punishment did he finally admit that he was the murderer of Zhen Da Ying.
The motive was precisely because Zhen promised that as soon as she entered the palace, she ruthlessly harmed Cui Jinxi, the maid in charge of Sui Yuxuan who had been kind to the young eunuch.
At a night banquet in the palace, Zhen Da Ying secretly left the table again. Unable to bear the loneliness, she met with Prince Guo in private. In order to avoid being seen, she went to a remote place, which happened to give him the opportunity to commit a crime.
The path was quiet and few people passed by, except the young eunuch and Zhen Huan.
He pretended to pass by accidentally, and when he met Zhen Da Ying, he bowed according to the rules and let her pass first. However, when they passed each other, the young eunuch quickly stood up and pushed Zhen Da Ying into the lake. Zhen Da Ying was just a weak woman, so of course she could not resist him.
The young eunuch was very proud and boasted about how easily he pushed Zhen Da Ying, "Hahaha, she was so easy to kill! The force I used was not even as great as the one I used when I was a child pushing the millstone at home, and Zhen Da Ying flew into the lake so easily. God must have been displeased with this vicious woman, so he let her die so easily!"
As mentioned before, Zhen Huan was not favored, and Su Peisheng was secretly targeting her. She was not given anything above her allotment, and the food within her allotment could only be as bad as it could be. As a result, Zhen Huan was starved to the point of being skin and bones, and the worst that could be done was done.
In fact, the Ministry of Punishment was not interested in why and how he murdered Zhen Da Ying. They only interrogated the young eunuch about the reasons and process of his attack on Zhen Da Ying as a formality. However, they did not expect that they would uncover a harem scandal - Zhen Da Ying and Prince Guo had a secret meeting, causing chaos in the harem!
The eunuchs who were carrying out the execution looked at each other in despair. After hearing the news, they knew their lives were in danger!
What bad luck! Why is he the one to come for interrogation today?
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Hall of Qinzheng
"Your Majesty, someone from the Ministry of Punishment has come with a message."
Su Peisheng informed the emperor of the results of the interrogation.
After hearing the quarrelsome conversation between Zhen Huan and Prince Guo, the emperor felt that everything was finally settled. As expected, these two adulterers were together.
He had suspicions ever since Prince Guo rushed into the palace upon hearing the news of Zhen Huan's death, but he had no evidence. Now that he has evidence, it doesn't mean that he accepts the betrayal of these two people and forgives them.
Now that Zhen Huan is dead, this matter will damage the emperor's majestic image and it certainly cannot be handled openly.
As a concubine, Zhen Huan committed suicide, which was a serious crime, so the entire Zhen family was exiled to Ningguta.
Doesn’t Prince Guo like to indulge in mountains and rivers?
In that case, let's go to Shu and have a good time.
Shu is a prosperous and good place. Yunli is buried here forever, which completes the friendship between the two brothers.
But when Su Peisheng left and the emperor was the only one in the palace, he still felt unwilling. What did it matter if Prince Guo and Zhen Huan, the adulterous couple, died? He would not be able to get rid of his hatred even if they died.
This scene reminded him of the time when he was a child, when he saw the Empress Dowager, who was still Consort De, hugging Longkodo in the rain...
The Emperor is the Emperor!
He is the emperor!
How dare you, bitches!
However, isn't Zhen Huan the only slut in the harem who can't stand the loneliness?
Who else?
Queen?
Hua Fei?
Concubine Duan?
……
Concubine Yi?
Concubine Yi? ! !
Thinking that Concubine Yi might betray him, the emperor could no longer sit still and stood up suddenly. He wanted to see what Concubine Yi was doing.
He has already given himself to Concubine Yi, and Concubine Yi must never betray him!
The emperor was extremely anxious and his heart was beating like thunder. He didn't even sit in the imperial sedan chair and was very slow.
He jogged all the way to Changchun Xianguan, and Su Peisheng chased after him, but could not catch up.
It was July, the hottest time of the year, and the emperor ran from the Qinzheng Palace to the Changchun Xianguan. The distance was not far, but not close either.
When he arrived outside the palace, the emperor was already sweating profusely, with large stains of sweat on his back, and he was breathing heavily. In the distance, Su Peisheng was also running and breathing heavily.
The emperor wanted to raise his hand to stop the eunuch guarding the gate from going in to report. He wanted to sneak in, but his eyes went dark and he passed out. In the last second of consciousness, he seemed to hear someone screaming, and the voice was very harsh and unpleasant. "Shut up!"
The shrill cry came from the eunuch guarding the gate. The emperor had fainted in front of him and he was about to faint too. How could he not scream?
Upon hearing the noise, the people in the hall rushed out, one after another, surrounding the emperor who had fainted on the ground, at a loss as to what to do.
"The Emperor has fainted!"
"what should I do?"
"I do not know!"
"How about carrying it in?"
"I, I dare not touch the emperor."
"I don't dare either."
"What can I do then?"
"do not know."
……
The nonsense back and forth,
Caizhen outside the crowd was speechless at these idiots. How could they let the emperor lie on the ground!
Although they are stupid, they are loyal and obedient, so let's save them. "Make way for him quickly, and have two strong eunuchs carry the emperor into the palace, and have someone else go and invite Zhang Mi, the head of the Imperial Hospital!
As for the rest, do whatever you need to do! "
After the order was given, the palace servants, who were originally confused, began to work in an orderly manner.
It was hot and it was easy to feel sleepy. Shen Meizhuang was originally taking a nap. When she heard the hustle and bustle outside, she had a feeling that something was wrong. She could vaguely hear the word "Emperor", so she quickly got up and got dressed.
Seeing the emperor being carried in with his eyes closed, Shen Meizhuang's heart skipped a beat. The emperor wouldn't...
She quickly put her hand in front of the emperor's nose. He was still breathing. Shen Meizhuang patted her chest to comfort herself, saying, "It's okay, it's okay."
She has only been in the palace for a short time, and she doesn't want to be a widow.
Su Peisheng finally arrived, out of breath, with his arms supporting his legs, and he didn't even have the strength to lift his head, but he still forced himself to ask about the emperor's condition. He saw the emperor fall from a distance, and his legs, which had originally wanted to take a rest, suddenly dared not slack off, "The emperor...how...is..." Before he could finish the last "了", Caizhen helped him sit on a chair beside him, "Eunuch Su, please take a rest. The emperor may have a heat stroke and is now lying inside. Someone has been sent for the imperial physician."
It seemed that nothing else was wrong, and Su Peisheng finally relaxed the tension in his heart.
Now Caizhen is talking with Su Peisheng outside, while Caizhu is serving Shen Meizhuang and the emperor in the inner room.
"The eunuch guarding the gate just now said that when he saw the emperor, his face turned pale and his forehead was covered with sweat. What big thing has happened?"
Su Peisheng, who had just taken a sip of tea, glanced at Caizhen when he heard this. Caizhen was indeed the head maid beside Concubine Yi.
The tea in his mouth was cold, which showed that it had been placed in the well after being brewed. Thinking of the emperor's special treatment for Concubine Yi, Su Peisheng was willing to reveal a few words to Caizhen and Caizhen's master, Concubine Yi.
"It's not a big deal. It's just what Zhen promised."
Zhen agreed?
Caizhen smiled, and then she understood.
She was also present last time. Wasn't it Zhen Da Ying's persistent ties that attracted Prince Guo? The emperor was so anxious, it seemed to be true.
"Then you can rest here first."
Now that the news was in hand, Caizhen was no longer a problem.
Sure enough, after Caizhen left, Su Peisheng continued to breathe heavily for a while. It was Caizhen who was there just now, and he was just pretending to be calm.
The emperor was still asleep in the inner room. He had just changed his underwear and Shen Meizhuang was wiping the sweat from his forehead.
The emperor's face was pale, and Shen Meizhuang felt uneasy when she saw it, "Why hasn't the imperial physician arrived yet?"
Caizhen took the handkerchief and replied,
"I'll ask someone else to go and invite him. I think he'll be here soon."
Shen Meizhuang then realized that Caizhen had returned to serve her. "What's going on?"
Caizhen leaned over and whispered, "Zhen promised to have an affair with Prince Guo, the emperor might be angry about this."
Shen Meizhuang was shocked, "Really?"
If this is true, Zhen Huan is too arrogant. Isn't she afraid of implicating the Zhen family?
No one knew whether Zhen Huan was afraid or not, but Zhang Mi was extremely scared when she first arrived at Changchun Xianguan and saw the emperor lying on the bed with a pale face.
Without bothering to perform the greetings, Zhang Mi, although not young, was faster than when he was young. He knelt beside the bed and took the emperor's pulse.
Fortunately, Zhang Mi was in the mood to do his signature move again. He stroked his beard and said, "Your Majesty is just angry, and the summer heat invaded his body, causing coma. I will prescribe medicine right away."
Prescribe medicine, prepare medicine, and decoct medicine.
The whole process was done smoothly and in one go. When Yixiu, who came to question the emperor, learned that he had fainted in Changchun Xianguan, the medicine had already been boiled and Shen Meizhuang was feeding the emperor.
"Princess Yi! How is the emperor?"
The voice came before the person arrived, and Yixiu's words of accusation came from outside first.
Shen Meizhuang calmly wiped off the medicine stains on the emperor's mouth. It wasn't her who made the emperor angry, and she was not afraid that Yixiu would cause trouble.