Chapter 391: Counterattack
The wall fell down and everyone pushed it, this kind of phenomenon, in the eyes of the people in this palace, is commonplace, and Concubine Liu used to be bullying and domineering in the past, and she did not do less evil things that attracted people's annoyance.
"You ...... Honest ......"
Seeing that her minions chose to betray and get out of her control one by one, Liu Zhaorong was annoyed and angry, but she knew that Concubine Liu, the backer, could not fall, and stabilizing Chu Zikai at this time was the top priority, and began to try to play the emotional card with him and make sophistry.
"Your Majesty, you must not listen to the nonsense of these villains, now looking at this palace, the elder who has accompanied the emperor for the longest time belongs to the concubine Niangniang, she really just wants to fulfill the duties of an elder, so she is more strict, she is also to teach the harem sisters to be familiar with etiquette......"
"Teach the concubines how to count? What is the number of rites? ”
Combined with the little news he had found out from Zhuo Yao and Zhong Yu before, Yu Zhao felt that Concubine Liu was only suffering from these retributions, which was far from enough, and he didn't want to show patience to cover up anyone's ugliness at all, so he said directly:
"Does she want to teach the concubines how to play their status, use coercion and temptation, and move the jewelry and ornaments of the courtiers' houses into her palace, or do she want to teach the concubines how to use the affairs of the inner palace as a guise to make some stories to collect money and receive gifts to enrich their own pockets?"
The charges have been counted one by one, but the charges are all smashed on the board, and others may not know that they dare not believe it all, but Liu Zhaorong still has many disgraceful precious ornaments from Concubine Liu in his palace, the evidence is conclusive, how can she find the confidence to refute Yu Zhao's words?
For a while, Liu Zhaorong was speechless, and he didn't dare to take a breath, so he had to grit his teeth and look at Yu Zhao with resentment to vent the anger in his heart, Yu Zhao completely ignored the deterrence he secretly sent, and turned his head and continued to instruct Feng Yun:
"Feng waiter, when you go to pass the word, remind Concubine Liu, hiding the well-deserved windfall, it will ruin the good fortune, the palace advises her to turn back quickly, today the ladies entered the palace, it is not difficult to hear how dissatisfied with her actions, fortunately, they only have time to say some grievances with the palace, but not to be embarrassed and thrown outside the palace, if someone takes the bill to collect debts, implicating the whole palace and losing face, Your Majesty and the palace can give her, is not just as simple as a verbal warning!"
A concubine, who was exposed in public to ask for the things of the courtier's family, such a shameful thing, ended up with a bad reputation of being disrespectful to the elderly, at this time, listening to Yu Zhao's words, it seems that she wants to let Concubine Liu spit out the property she swallowed privately and return it to others. Liu Zhaorong was immediately so angry that her face turned blue and white for a while, how could she be willing to do so.
But she was unwilling again, now that she was firmly held by the tail, Liu Zhaorong also understood that the East Window incident had happened, this time she and Concubine Liu, no matter what, they couldn't escape, when she thought of the New Year's Festival, she couldn't get a little benefit, and she was about to hemorrhage and break her fortune, she felt a pain in her heart, but she was powerless to reverse the situation, and she was reluctant to accept her fate, she clenched her fists and lowered her head, and her resentment towards Yu Zhao secretly became deeper.
The friendship in the palace gate has always been linked to interests, and the situation has obviously become so clear that it can't be clearer anymore, and now Liu Zhaorong is full of rights and wrongs that people can't avoid, so no one present dares to sympathize with her and support her, and knows that she is not the only one who has provoked Yu Zhao's unhappiness and is about to suffer a big disaster today, for fear that she will suffer, and it is too late to shrink her head to save her life.
After solving the problem related to the overall situation, it was time to settle personal grievances, everyone moved their eyes back to Concubine Ling, who had been silent in the hall, Yu Zhao also stared at her fixedly, not wanting to use any pretense, so he was straightforward, and only asked two words in a deep voice: "Why?" ”
Now that the plan has been fully exposed, only her own words have settled this defeat, Concubine Ling sat on her knees with her head down, listening to Yu Zhao ask herself about her guilt, she smiled bitterly, opened her mouth, but did not say a word, and then sighed heavily as if she was extremely discouraged.
Seeing that she was reluctant to answer Yu Zhao's words, Chu Zikai asked again: "Start with the inconspicuous place of the dining room, and lead to the famine in the northern Xinjiang, the plan is exquisite, Concubine Ling, you tell me the truth, you spent so much effort in vain trying to frame Concubine Yi and suffer criticism from the world, what is the reason?" ”
"The concubine knows her mistake, and she is punished by His Majesty and Concubine Yi without complaint."
In the face of questioning, Concubine Ling seemed to have lost all motivation, and had no intention of refuting herself, so she bowed her head respectfully, and confessed her guilt in a low voice:
"The concubine confessed, the concubine was confused for a while, and planned all these things that made Concubine Yi unhappy, but the bitterness of it, the concubine didn't want to say it, so be it, so be it, so ask Your Majesty and Concubine Yi for punishment."
Is there also a meaning called grievance? Difficulties? What's the problem? Ordinary people who have committed crimes, when they talk to such a point, the judge will probably ask questions like this, and then the more shrewd wrongdoers will often make up or make up, and will always tell a set of reasonable stories to find a justification for their crimes.
A woman's heart is a needle, Yu Zhao never dared to underestimate these women, she didn't want to give Concubine Ling a chance to turn the tables at all, so she nodded by her words:
"Don't embarrass you, don't say it, don't say it, this palace just needs you to admit the sin you committed."
"Even so, like Concubine Yi, I am also lazy to listen,"
The heart was moved by Yu Zhao, and Chu Zikai was originally a person who didn't like to talk about hypocrisy, so he ruthlessly punished Concubine Ling and others:
"Spread my will, Concubine Ling did not cultivate morality, deceived the superiors and deceived the concubines of the six palaces to incite the loyalty of the subjects, and deliberately tarnished the name of Concubine Yi and Yi in the hearts of the people. Liu Zhaorong, who made repeated mistakes and did not repent, was demoted to a nobleman, Zhao Guiren was disrespectful to the tiger and was demoted to the election of a servant, and the rest of the punishments are the same as above! ”
I didn't want Yu Zhao Chu Zikai and the two of them to play cards out of common sense, and they didn't ask a word about what their distress was, so they were caught off guard and gave a big move, and Zhao Xuan, who was kneeling together, was stunned, angry and anxious, his eyes were about to pop out, and he looked at each other in disbelief.
And Concubine Ling, although she looked calmer than the two of her, she didn't seem to expect to be treated like this by Chu Zikai, she couldn't control her body and trembled, and looked at the eyes of Chu Zikai Yu Zhao again, which really carried a sense of helplessness.
"Today, I just stopped at the point, and whoever dares to ask for trouble for no reason in front of me after that, just go to the torture room."
After dealing with the bad things, Chu Zikai was still concerned that Yu Zhao would come to the banquet tonight, not only was he angry, but he was also hungry, and he didn't want her to continue to stay in this group of women who hindered her eyes, so he helped her get up and walked, and gave a decisive order:
"It's really disappointing, the wine and food, keep it for you to enjoy, I and Concubine Yi are tired, and I have left."
The concubines bowed their heads and sent them off, leaving with Chu Zikai and Yu Zhao, the liveliness of the banquet hall dispersed in a hurry, and the Chinese lights were still bright, but the wine and food were cold, who had the heart to enjoy it, and the prosperity they were looking forward to was in the arms of the emperor, but it was only owned by one person, and what was left for them was just boundless loneliness.