The stunning beauty of Qing Dynasty

Chapter 390 Concubine De learns

royal palace.

Although the middle-aged emperor is no longer young, his plump and kind face still shows the handsome features of his youth.

But at this moment, this face looked extremely sad because of the memorials on the table.

Tsk, these officials write everything in their memorials. I have to spend a long time to pick out some important information from their food, clothing, housing and transportation.

This kind of whining written in full font made the old emperor's eyes hurt.

Just at this moment, a secret guard suddenly appeared in the hall.

The old emperor was not surprised. Instead, after hearing the news from the secret guard, his eyes suddenly widened a little and he seemed extremely interested.

"Xiao Du is so capable? It's no wonder that my little sister taught him."

The old emperor stroked his beard, still smiling and not looking angry at all.

The eunuch who had just walked in and learned the purpose of the princess's visit to the palace saw His Majesty's expression and knew that His Majesty would not blame General Shen Du. He walked in with a smile on his face and reported respectfully:

"Your Majesty, the eldest princess is here."

"Yanran is here, let her in."

The old emperor waved his hand and stood up impatiently.

The anxious look made the chief eunuch's mouth twitch, and he inexplicably felt that His Majesty welcomed the eldest princess so much purely because of the pile of memorials.

But after meeting the eldest princess, these memorials were still reviewed and approved by His Majesty.

The old emperor quickly got off the throne and walked towards the door.

"Why are you in this palace so late, little sister?"

The old emperor and the eldest princess were born of the same mother and had a close relationship since childhood, so the old emperor often called Gu Yanran "little sister".

When Gu Yanran saw her familiar brother, the anxiety on her face eased a little.

But thinking of Shen Du in her heart, she knelt down in front of the old emperor first.

"Your Majesty, I have come to you to apologize for the treasonous acts committed by this brat Shen Du."

"Why are you so formal, little sister?"

The old emperor looked at his kneeling sister, and a hint of helplessness flashed across his eyes.

My younger sister always attaches so much importance to rules.

He helped Shen's mother up and said in a gentle tone, "I also know about Shen Du's situation. It's just a young person's emotional impulse. Don't worry, little sister."

With the Emperor's words, Shen Du's act of leading troops to surround Liu Mansion became a trivial matter caused by the young man's emotions.

Hearing this, Mother Shen's brows did not move, and her eyes were still worried:

"Your Majesty, Shen Du has made a mistake. How can Your Majesty let him go so easily?"

Shen's mother asked this not only to prevent Shen Du from finding any evidence, but also to handle the matter properly so as not to cause the emperor to lose face in public.

As soon as these words came out, the old emperor naturally knew what his sister was worried about.

His brows softened and he smiled, "Little sister just worries too much about me."

"This matter is actually easy to handle. It just requires Shen Du to do something to make up for it."

Seeing that the matter could be handled smoothly, Shen's mother showed a hint of joy in her eyes, "Your Majesty, just give orders to Shen Du. He can't stay idle in the capital anyway, looking for trouble all day long. Why not let him do some work?"

"Well, sister, there's no rush. Let Shen Du rest in the house first."

"it is good."

After talking to her brother, Mother Shen stayed in the palace for a while to show concern for her brother the emperor before leaving the palace.

Looking at Shen's mother walking away, the old emperor turned to look at the eunuch.

Suddenly, I became curious about the eldest daughter of the Song family, who was loved by my nephew even after they got married.

He turned around and asked the head eunuch, "What about Miss Song?"

The chief eunuch paused, then immediately realized who His Majesty was asking about. He told the truth, "Miss Song is deeply in love with Minister Liu. She is simple-minded and loves to be seduced, which disgusts Minister Liu... Recently, because she wanted to push the woman Minister Liu liked into the water, she was forced by Minister Liu to jump into the water. The rest of her life is not good."

The chief eunuch explained everything about Qingyin's marriage to the Liu Mansion. Fortunately, the chief eunuch was always cautious. After learning about General Shen Du, he made a special effort to understand the relevant people and matters clearly. Otherwise, he would not have been able to explain it in such detail when His Majesty asked.

The old emperor understood what the eunuch meant when he said that it was not good.

Eunuchs like them dare not speak absolutely out of caution. Since Song is not in good condition, it is natural that her life is in danger.

Thinking of how Taifu Song had specifically requested this marriage for his daughter, and now his daughter had lost her life because of the marriage, the old emperor couldn't help but sigh that life is unpredictable.

However, he also felt a surge of anger in his heart because of Minister Liu. Not to mention Song, this Minister Liu and Song were childhood sweethearts, but he was so cold and heartless. Not to mention that Song gave birth to a daughter for him...but this marriage was arranged by him personally. Could it be that Minister Liu was dissatisfied with Song by treating her like this?

Regardless of whether Minister Liu thought so or not, the old emperor was already dissatisfied with Liu Zhisheng at this moment.

Being an emperor is such a double standard.

The next day, when Liu Zhi arrived at the court, he felt the gazes of everyone in the court were watching the show.

Of course, apart from these people, there was another exception, Shen Du, who glared at him angrily.

The look of disgust that was cast at him without hesitation made the old emperor standing above him twitch his eyes.

I have to say that his nephew really has no self-awareness. Liu Zhi made a mistake, but he, who surrounded Liu's house, did nothing wrong?

The old emperor glanced at the officials with different expressions, and finally set his sights on Liu Zhi, an official whose ability he respected.

He didn't care about these...but a look of dissatisfaction from above made Liu Zhi pay attention.

The emperor of the current dynasty had a complicated expression and it was difficult to see the expression on his face, but Liu Zhi was intelligent and could feel a little of the emperor's mood.

Your Majesty, is this because Shen Du is dissatisfied with him, or... because of the Song family?

Needless to say, Liu Zhi knew the answer.

In front of all the civil and military officials in the court, Liu Zhi knelt down.

"I plead guilty."

The old emperor looked at the man kneeling below with a smile, "What crime have you committed, my dear minister?"

Liu Zhi's face turned pale, and he lowered his head with a dark look in his eyes.

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After the court session, the punishments for Liu Zhi and Shen Du were announced one by one.

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This news caused quite a stir inside and outside the palace.

"Hey, have you heard? His Majesty punished Minister Liu and General Shen Du with three months' imprisonment and confinement."

A little palace maid's voice came from the rockery.

Outside the rockery, Zi Yan, who happened to be passing by, heard the sensitive surname and stopped. She carefully approached the rockery to eavesdrop.

"Minister Liu? Who is that gentleman?"

"Oh? You forgot about the youngest and most handsome Minister Liu Zhi whom you saw in the Hall of Supreme Harmony! Last time you said that he looked as gentle as jade and a natural gentleman."

"Ah, stop talking. How can this be so embarrassing? How did His Majesty punish that gentleman?"

"Ah, I heard that it was that lord who was being harsh on his first wife. Because Madam Liu was ill, His Majesty blamed her for the illness."

"Oh, Master Liu is being wronged. If you ask me, it must be that lady's fault..."

The two little palace maids in the rockery were still talking excitedly about Minister Liu, but Zi Yan, who was standing next to the rockery, had a dark face and tightened the handkerchief in her hand.

Others don’t know, but as the maid of Concubine De, she doesn’t know that this capable Minister Liu Zhi in the court is their queen’s biological son.

Minister Liu got into trouble because of his unruly wife.

"No, she must tell the Queen!" Zi Yan's eyes flashed with jealousy and impatience, and she hurried towards Defei's Yunxiu Palace.

Yunxiu Palace.

"What! You said Zhi'er was punished by His Majesty because of the Song family!"

"boom!!!"

A perfectly decorative vase was thrown heavily to the ground by a gentle-looking woman in palace dress.