The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

The emperor sat high in the Mingtang, and the Marquis of Yuyang had no idea how he was caught so quickly - it was not even because he was exposed by instigating Minister Cao to impeach him behind the scenes, but rather because of a thorn in the flesh who was sent into the palace.

He didn't even realize that the emperor had been awakened by the fact that Concubine Ning was "given death" by an unknown person. While everyone continued to put pressure on him and forced him to get to the bottom of the impeachment case, the emperor had already withdrawn from the game between the monarch and his subjects with full impatience.

He has never been the kind of emperor who needs to pull people together and fight at the same time, balance multiple court officials, and maintain a balance of power inside and outside the palace in order to sit firmly on the throne.

Since we are going to investigate, why not investigate everything at once and deal with them all at once, so that you bad chess pieces won’t always try to jump off the chessboard and shout at the owner of the chessboard.

The emperor became furious whenever he thought about how he had tried to cover up the ridiculous cause of death of the late emperor for the sake of father-son love, but in the end he was almost accused of patricide and usurpation of the throne.

Aren't you going to check?

Then check it out!

Look at what you guys who jump so high will end up with!

Just like an impatient kitten slapping a bug that flew in front of its eyes, he narrowed his eyes and looked at His Highness: "Marquis Yuyang, what do you think of my palace confinement and concubines?"

"Your humble servant..." Marquis Yuyang gritted his teeth, "Your humble servant knows nothing about this matter. Your Majesty, please understand that the king and the treasurer did have a relationship with the Marquis's mansion, but your humble servant would never dare to do such a rebellious act."

Admitting that he had planted a nail in the palace, but insisting like Wang Yue that he had never "granted death" to the concubine was the only way for Marquis Yuyang to survive.

"I am indeed guilty, but Your Majesty, please do not be deceived by those with ulterior motives and let the real murderer go... Ah!!!" His official hat was suddenly hit by a flying object and fell off his head, rolling on the ground for several circles.

"All the palace maids in Ning Palace have identified Concubine Ning. Except for Wang Yue, no outsider has entered or left today. As soon as she left, Concubine Ning died in the palace... All the witnesses and evidence were carefully checked by Eunuch Li Zong before being presented in front of the palace. You are ignorant and deceived, and you want to shirk the responsibility?!" What Xie Yuzhen just threw over was a fruit that she picked up from the side. As she spoke, she knocked the ground with her sword.

The ministers, who had already realized that the emperor was really angry, had some objections to Xie Yuzhen's behavior, but they did not dare to point it out without authorization.

"Your Majesty, calm down!" Marquis Yuyang's mind was spinning rapidly, "Please summon my elder brother to assist in the investigation. He was the one who arranged for the commoner Shen to come to the capital. Wang Yue's family also had close ties with his wife's dowry shop. Maybe they were bribed by him..."

The emperor looked at them with a very calm expression. Sitting on the dragon throne, he leaned back and crossed his legs in a relaxed manner, as if the previous anger that had suppressed all the ministers had never existed - after all, how long can a person stay angry at a toy?

"Li Zong, order the Jinwu Guards to capture all the people related to the Yuyang Marquis' Mansion." His tone gradually changed from cold to calm.

Marquis Yuyang below vaguely realized something and raised his head in disbelief: "Your Majesty?!"

The emperor, with the sadness of a living man in his eyes, kindly explained to him: "Does it matter whether it was done by your elder brother, or you, or anyone else in your family?"

"You murdered my cousin and killed my wife." He emphasized the word "wife" especially. "Marquis Yuyang, have I been too lenient to you all these years, which has led to your evil minds..." His tone suddenly changed and became stern. "Minister of Rites Wen and Left Vice Minister Cao are dismissed and imprisoned. A thorough investigation of the illegal activities of three generations of relatives, no matter how big or small, will kill anyone who breaks the law on the spot!"

"Your Majesty!" The middle-aged official who had just stood up and asked the emperor to investigate the impeachment case spoke again, "This law is too harsh and can easily lead to wrongful imprisonment. Your Majesty, please think twice. The facts of the case have not been clarified yet. Your Majesty..."

The emperor looked at him and raised his hand, nodding at the middle-aged official: "Censor Lin - Mr. Lin, since you are worried about wrongful imprisonment, you should personally follow the Jinwu Guards to visit these families."

This censor named Lin was picked by the Queen to add fuel to today's events, but he was also a third person - he was honest and not good at socializing. He used to work in the Dali Temple. During his tenure, he would get to the bottom of every case, for fear that he would make a wrong judgment and wrongly accuse an innocent person.

Such people do not need the queen to lure them with benefits or coerce them with power. It is enough for her to smooth the schedule of the imperial censor on duty today and ensure his presence.

"Oh, by the way, take these files with you." The emperor had an ambiguous smile on his face, and the corners of his eyes were red and moist. At this moment, he looked more like a real living person than the usual "emperor", but it also made everyone present feel more afraid of him.

Xie Yuzhen saw Li Zong call a young eunuch. On the tray in his hand were several files and also... a bloodstained white silk.

After just one glance, Xie Yuzhen heard the emperor call her by her given name: "Xianming."

"Does it feel familiar?"

Xie Yuzhen looked back at him and felt that there was indeed a person sitting on the dragon throne, but... for other people, it was undoubtedly an extremely terrifying thing for a living person who no longer restrained his emotions and private conversations as an "emperor" to sit on the dragon throne.

"I... have indeed heard a little about it, but I have never seen it in person." Xie Yuzhen thought about it and finally decided to answer honestly.

"Poor woman..." The emperor did not show that he was not satisfied with Xie Yuzhen's answer, but smiled faintly with tears in his eyes, "Mr. Jiang, please come and take a look at this last letter. Write a eulogy for my former beloved concubine. Censor Lin, after Mr. Jiang has finished reading it, take this thing with you and hang it up at the gate of Yuyang Marquis's mansion together with the eulogy, so that everyone can see what this family has done."

absurd.

Scholar Jiang and Censor Lin, who were named, simultaneously tightened their tablets in their hands.

Shen Nanliu was a commoner who was convicted and deposed to death in the cold palace. No matter what injustice she suffered before her death, it was not right to humiliate a family of marquis like this... But no one dared to speak out against it, and the two people who were named had already sensed the danger of opposition.

He also realized that after today, the Yuyang Marquis Mansion might no longer exist.

"What do you think, my dear minister?" At this time, the emperor suddenly began to ask Xie Yuzhen for his opinion.

Xie Yuzhen couldn't help but think of one of her guesses before she entered the palace about why future generations called her the Demon Queen: Could it be that this bastard got sick with an epidemic in his later years and she went crazy too, killing people throughout the court and the country, causing rivers of blood to flow?

Judging from the way he behaved today, this is really possible.

It is said that killing is not the right path... The way the emperor treated Marquis Yuyang and others was clearly... a brutal massacre. Not only were lives killed, but also the ministers of the palace and the Marquis's mansion.

But despite such brutality, no one dared to disobey the imperial order.