Chapter 17 There is no good feast
In the past two days, most of the concubines have heard that the queen is favored.
Now that they are close to the emperor and the queen, they come hand in hand, and a sour and jealous mood swells up in everyone's hearts.
But the concubines hid these emotions very well, with a decent smile on their delicate faces, and they bowed one after another to welcome the emperor and queen.
Zhao Xin sat down on the main seat, and then his eyes swept over the concubines.
In the original work, it is not mentioned how many concubines there are in the harem of the faint king.
Today, all the concubines gathered here, and under the careful count, there are enough seventy or eighty.
And these people, Zhao Xin has almost no impression.
After the concubines sat down one after another, the corners of Zhao Xin's mouth hooked slightly, and he said with a smile: "Since I ascended the throne, I have rarely asked about the harem.
But I didn't know that the queen had suffered a lot of grievances in this harem. ”
The concubines looked at each other, feeling uneasy, and fell into an eerie silence.
They are not stupid, the emperor will have a banquet tonight, and I am afraid that they will come to the queen's mother!
Hearing the emperor's words, many concubines were full of sourness in their hearts - the Pomeranian people are just pleasing them, as for such a pleaser, why didn't they do this to others in the first place......
Some concubines thought that they had secretly targeted the queen.
So I began to panic in my heart, fidgeting, and I didn't know if the emperor would find out about him.
Especially the virtuous concubine, it is like sitting on pins and needles.
She once collaborated with Concubine Wei Shu to assassinate the queen.
After all, she and Concubine Shu are the favorite concubines who are most likely to achieve that position.
Now, the emperor thoroughly investigates the palace maids, will he find out his head?
Concubine Xian was uneasy, and she no longer wanted to show off at the banquet and attract the emperor's attention.
Now she can't wait for the emperor to notice her!
Su Qingyu was stunned and puzzled.
Zhao Xin held her delicate hand in the palm of his hand, met her blank and simple gaze, and instantly removed the killing intent and coldness in his eyes, and his eyes were as gentle as spring.
"Yu'er, the grievances you suffered before, I will get them back for you tonight!"
"The Emperor's ......"
Su Qingyu was shocked and moved after hearing this, and her beautiful eyes were wet.
She didn't expect that the emperor would hold a banquet tonight for her.
Since entering the palace, Su Qingyu has indeed been targeted a lot, and her life is not good.
Originally, she resigned herself to her fate.
As soon as she entered the palace gate, she knew that it was impossible for her to leave this cold cage.
But the emperor remembered her!
His warm embrace gave her renewed hope for the future.
Su Qingyu felt that as long as the emperor liked her, it was enough.
The grievances that have been received in the past and now are no longer important.
But now the emperor said that he would settle accounts for her.
The tip of Su Qingyu's nose was sour, and tears fell unexpectedly.
"Don't cry, I promise that you will never be bullied by others again. ”
Zhao Xin hugged him into his arms and comforted him softly.
By the way, he gave the man in brocade clothes with a knife on the side of him a look.
After a while, I saw several guards of the forbidden army bring a group of palace maids and eunuchs over.
These people are all people from various prisons and bureaus in the palace.
They didn't even know why they were arrested, and when they were brought to see the emperor, they were all frightened and knelt in the banquet hall tremblingly.
"Wan Chao, read. Zhao Xin said coldly.
This Wan Chao is Yuhuatian's henchman.
Because Yuhuatian was injured, Zhao Xin asked him to cooperate with Li Cunxiao to clean up the palace.
Wan Chao's target is the eunuch twenty-four yamen, and the rest of the guards, palace maids, etc., are all in charge of Li Cunxiao.
"Yes!"
Wan Chao spread out the booklet in his hand and read out the contents in a loud voice.
The books on it are all the crimes of these people, and the piles are clear and distinct.
After Wan Chao finished reading one person, he announced his punishment, ranging from dozens of sticks to cane death.
The guards of the Forbidden Army immediately stepped forward and dragged the people down, and they were tortured outside the banquet hall.
"Your Majesty...... Spare your life, Your Majesty! The slave and maid don't dare anymore! Spare your life......"
The people who were dragged down begged for mercy in panic and panic, and after a while, the begging for mercy turned into screams of pain.
In the midst of the screams, Wan Chao continued to read down in an orderly manner.
The palace maids and eunuchs who knelt in the field and waited for the verdict were all trembling, and their faces were colorless.
Among the concubines present, some of them who have done bad things are so frightened that their hands and feet are cold and panicked.
And those who have not done anything bad have envied and revered the queen.
After tonight's events, no one will dare to be disrespectful to the queen again.
In the banquet hall, the sound of canes and screams was mixed.
The night breeze blew the blood away, obscuring the aroma of the delicacies.
As the eunuchs and palace maids who begged for mercy were beaten to death by screams, the atmosphere in the banquet hall became more and more depressing and panicked.
"The virtuous concubine of the painting Yiyuan, bribed and bribed the princess Liu in the imperial dining room, poisoned the queen's meal, and intended to murder the queen.
Gonggong Liu was killed with a cane, and Concubine Xian gave Bai Aya!"
Concubine Xian's body was almost planted in a shake, and her well-dressed makeup couldn't cover her pale face.
She fell to her knees with a frightened pop, her head pounding, her forehead soon red and swollen, and she cried out in tears.
"Your Majesty...... The concubine did not ...... The emperor ...... the concubine wronged."
Zhao Xin's eyes were cold, like looking at a dead man: "The evidence is like a mountain, and you dare to quibble?"
"The emperor spares his life......! Please spare the concubine!" Concubine Xian knelt down to Su Qingyu in despair and panic, crying and begging for mercy, "Queen Mother, please save the concubine......"
Su Qingyu is kind and gentle, and many palace people were punished or even killed with a cane tonight, and she couldn't bear it.
"Your Majesty, the concubines know your intentions, so it's better to ...... Let's spare their lives, and change it to a heavy punishment?"
She actually didn't want the emperor to stain his hands with too much blood and commit too many murders for her.
Because the queen opened her mouth to intercede, the guards who dragged Concubine Xian away hesitated for a moment, waiting for the emperor's execution.
In Concubine Xian's desperate eyes, a glimmer of hope emerged.
Zhao Xin did not intend to forgive these people.
The punishment of the killing, the punishment of the punishment.
He not only wants to settle accounts for the queen, but also to establish prestige.
He is the master of this palace, and he will be the true lord of the world in the future!
He wants everyone to know that he is in control of their life and death!
"Yu'er, it's not worth having compassion for this kind of person!"
Zhao Xin's words contain no doubt.
Su Qingyu knew that she couldn't change the emperor's thoughts, so she resisted the idea of pleading, "The concubine listens to the emperor." ”
"What are you doing in a daze?!Concubine Xian poisoned the queen, the crime is unforgivable!"
Seeing that Concubine Xian was finally dragged down, some of the concubines were already frightened.
Even when Wan Chao read the name of a concubine again, someone was already frightened and fainted.
In the corner of the Imperial Garden, the screams continued, almost the same as the scene in the Yong'an Palace during the day.
The bleak cold moonlight fell on the table full of delicacies surrounded by the fire.
Everything is full of disobedience!
Until the end of the Wanchao roster......
All the eunuchs and maids who were brought in were punished as they deserved.
Of the concubines who came to attend the banquet, there were only more than 30 people left who were still sitting at the table intact at this time.
These concubines have not targeted the queen, nor have they violated palace rules.
Among these people, who were not touched by the faint monarch and had high loyalty, Zhao Xin chose a few high-quality ones to stay.
The rest were all stripped of their names and reduced to palace people.
As for those concubines who have committed crimes, they will either be sent to the cold palace or distributed to the Taimiao.
After disposing of these people, Zhao Xin got up and said: "For a long time, the affairs of the six palaces have been in the hands of the queen mother, but now the queen mother is not in good health, and she is unable to do these complicated things.
From now on, the affairs of the six palaces will be taken care of by the queen!"