Chapter 766: My Decision
Yuan Jinyu really wants to ask, is this the end? What kind of punishment is this? Did her forbearance and scheming during this period of time get such a result?
The silence in the study made the atmosphere even more depressing. Everyone may not have shown it on their faces www.biquge.info but they all have their own plans in their hearts.
Yuan Jinyu secretly kept warning herself that she must not be reckless at this time, and if she angered the emperor, she might also be implicated.
Mu Ze didn't care much about the fate of King Chu and Concubine Li, he was worried that Yuan Jinyu wouldn't be able to let go of this matter. But he wanted to persuade Jinyu, originally she entered the palace to test it, and even after knowing that the other party might make a move, they didn't plan to knock each other down at once.
Now this result is actually much better than they expected.
The emperor was nearby, and Mu Ze wanted to reach out to shake her hand, but he couldn't, so he could only put his slightly worried eyes on her.
Yuan Jinyu originally thought that the emperor was going to call himself next, but who knew that the emperor was calling Concubine De: "Concubine De." ”
Concubine De asked Mu Que to help herself up, and then slowly knelt on the ground. "The concubine is here." Most of her emotions have adjusted, but to be honest, there is still some imbalance in her heart.
For example, the emperor's previous intention was to kill himself, but now he is just releasing Concubine Li. So she just replied, lowered her head, and didn't look at the emperor.
"Do you know what's wrong?" Concubine De was still thinking that the emperor called her out to compensate her, but who knows, but she asked such a thing?
Even though Concubine De felt that she was right in her heart, she still had to follow the emperor's words: "The concubine knows her mistake." ”
This time, the emperor did not let Concubine De explain, but spoke himself: "There are so many things in this palace one after another, you are the person who holds the phoenix seal in the harem, and it is difficult to escape the blame." Later, the evidence was obviously insufficient, but you still tried in vain to push all this onto Princess Ning. was framed by Concubine Li, and I imprisoned you in the Zongren Mansion, and it was also King Ning and Princess Ning who found out about this matter, so that you could be wronged. But I know what you're thinking, I'm afraid you're not just complaining about Concubine Li, but also Princess Ning and I, the emperor, right? ”
Concubine De's body shook a little, her head hung lower, and she said urgently: "No, the concubine definitely doesn't mean to blame anyone......
The emperor waved his hand: "You don't have to deny it in a hurry, I have eyes, I can see clearly and understand." The emperor's words made Concubine De even more nervous, and she didn't know how the situation could have developed like this.
When she came out of the Zongren Mansion before, she thought about things for the better, and felt that the emperor might not blame her anymore.
But how did she forget, the emperor has always had clear rewards and punishments, she is the head of the harem, and going to the Zongren Mansion to take a turn may not be able to calm the emperor's anger.
The emperor mentioned Concubine Li again: "Do you really think that my punishment for Concubine Li is very light? ”
The people present were all smart people, and the emperor even said such a sentence, and they all understood it to some extent.
Yes, what does Concubine Lifei value most? It's her status, it's that she has a prince who is regent. Originally, Concubine De was brought down, and she was able to successfully hold the phoenix seal in the palace.
She is different from Empress Wu and Concubine Shen Guifei, or Concubine De.
The last three are in the palace and are already powerful people. As for Concubine Yuan and Concubine Shu, they were only promoted from concubines of lower rank, and they looked at power more than others.
The previous Concubine Li was like a person trekking in the desert, seeing that there was an oasis near her, but because someone was blocking the road, she couldn't reach it, so she naturally hoped to eradicate this person.
And now, she has even been removed from the clan by the emperor, which means that unless the emperor rehabilitates her, or dies, she will not be able to return to the peak of power.
Shen Guifei, the emperor didn't plan to summon her back, but after all, she was still in the clan, and there was still some hope, Concubine Li was sent back to the north, but she didn't want to return to the capital at all.
They always thought that they had left Concubine Li's life, which was a gift to her, but in fact, she must be more painful to live than to die.
Concubine De also realized this, and her face became more and more pale.
The emperor is right, if she is released by herself, it is just moving out of the palace, in fact, it is not a punishment, in the capital, her family is also a wealthy family, and she will not be unable to live when she goes back.
But Concubine Li is different, that kind of more remote place, I'm afraid that Concubine Li will have to experience a storm when she goes back.
Concubine De figured it out when she landed. Yes, whether it is for himself or Concubine Li, the emperor considers the most severe punishment, and there is no accommodation.
And such an emperor also made Concubine De gradually frightened. Since he can say such things, does it mean that he is still ready to punish himself severely?
Concubine De now has no previous composure, Mu Que stood behind her and watched, wanting to kneel down with her, but the emperor looked at him majestically, and he didn't dare to move immediately.
was silent for a while, and just when Concubine De was thinking wildly, and her nervous emotions were about to burn through her, the emperor finally spoke.
"It is said that I really want to punish you, at the very least, I want to take back your phoenix seal." As expected, Concubine De's body trembled, her head was lowered, and she almost fell to the ground.
But the emperor changed his words: "But I am not young at your age, but for the sake of being locked up in the Zongren Mansion for a few days, I am not ready to take back your phoenix seal." Let's deduct your monthly money for three months, I hope you can be more cautious in the future, and don't let this kind of thing happen in the palace again. ”
What else does Concubine De dare to say? The emperor actually showed her extrajudicial kindness, she was too late to be happy, where did she dare to ask the teacher for the crime, but she thanked the emperor gratefully.
When Mu Que helped her up, she felt that her clothes were already soaked with sweat. The emperor looked at the mother and son: "You can help your mother and concubine go back to rest first, you can't be without a decision in this palace for a day, and you will have to comfort your mother and concubine a lot in the future, so that she doesn't have to think nonsense." As for the list you sent before, I will thoroughly check it, and then give you an answer, and you, like your mother, will also deduct three months' salary first. ”
This kind of punishment is already very light for Mu Que, he thought, it may be because of Mu Ze's precedent of killing thousands of people outside the noon gate, this time he didn't go to investigate the matter, it can be regarded as stepping on the emperor's bottom line, and the emperor punished their mother and son so lightly, he should also hope that they can put this matter down, at least, don't go to Yuan Jinyu's trouble.
Mu Que and Concubine De are both smart people, even if they know that the emperor and his majesty have good means, this is just a slap in the face and a sweet date, they still go down obediently.
So in the imperial study, only Yuan Jinyu and Mu Ze remained.
The emperor's face softened a lot this time, and he pointed to a few chairs opposite: "You sit down first, you must be tired after standing for a long time." ”
Yuan Jinyu and Mu Ze glanced at each other, walked to the chair and sat down, but the sitting posture was unusually upright.
When Yuan Jinyu is at home, he always likes to recline or lie down. She will only be like this when she is in front of outsiders.
The emperor didn't notice Yuan Jinyu's vigilance, and sighed in his heart. Thinking of the confrontation with Mu Que last night, I was even more glad.
If Yuan Jinyu knew about that matter, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to sit together and talk calmly now.
Yuan Jinyu lowered his head slightly, and Mu Ze didn't speak, but he could more or less guess what Yuan Jinyu was thinking.
The emperor left Concubine Li's life, but released her, and left Concubine De's seal, but he was beaten, presumably for her sake.
After all, she is still too young, she tends to be more aggressive, and it is easy to make enemies. For example, this time, the emperor took out the king of Chu, and let Iris apologize, then he couldn't kill Concubine Li.
Because Concubine Li died, the King of Chu must have a grudge against Yuan Jinyu, although now he doesn't have a good impression of Yuan Jinyu.
Concubine Li was released, and he always had to be jealous. Now Rong Chen and Wei Chuxiu are still in the Northland, not far from her, and everyone in the Great Zhou knows that General Rong Chen and King Ning have a very good relationship.
If the King of Chu dared to make a move on Yuan Jinyu, Rong Chen would be able to take Concubine Li's life directly.
and Concubine De's side, the emperor did not accept her phoenix seal, which was hinting to her that if she still wanted to sit firmly in this seat, she had to settle down, otherwise, no matter how much power the emperor gave her, she could take it back.
Thinking about these things clearly, Yuan Jinyu actually didn't feel so aggrieved in his heart.
Even, she admired the emperor a little. Sure enough, Jiang is still old and spicy, according to her previous thoughts, she can't wait for Concubine De and Concubine Li to be executed, but after being executed, who will clean up this mess.
The emperor saw that Yuan Jinyu's temperament slowly became calm, and he couldn't help but nod with satisfaction.
What she admires most about Yuan Jinyu is this kind of temperament that is not shocked, even if she felt unfair before, she still didn't stand up. This kind of forbearance really doesn't seem like a sixteen-year-old woman can have.
So the emperor