The Beloved in the Palm

Chapter 76 Cut off her hand

The eldest daughter of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Miss Xue, was appointed as the concubine of the King Xuan.

When the news came out, most of the noble ladies in the capital were shocked.

It was inevitable to discuss it at the gathering.

"How could it be her?"

"Yes, Xue Qingyin, on what basis?"

"...Maybe it was because of her face?"

"Nonsense! What kind of person is His Royal Highness Xuan? How could he only care about her appearance and not her temperament and character?"

"What about Miss Lu?" Someone suddenly asked.

"What? What does Miss Lu have to do with it?"

"Don't you know? I heard that she was originally going to be the Princess of Xuan."

"Hush, is Miss Lu here today?"

"No."

"Maybe the imperial edict to the Lu family hasn't been issued yet?"

"Issued the edict to the concubine first, and then to the main wife. This order is not in accordance with the rules."

And in the Lu Mansion, the conversation was almost the same.

Mrs. Lu's brows were all tangled together, and she murmured: "How could it be so? How could it be so?"

Lu Shuyi's face was also very ugly.

The reason why she waited until now was to prepare for the position of Xuan Wang's wife.

Father also said that His Majesty had hinted to him that he wanted to appoint her to Xuan Wang.

On the day of the lake cruise, he specially asked her to dress up carefully.

Why did she only wait for this result in a blink of an eye?

Mrs. Lu asked unwillingly: "Is there really no movement at all?"

Minister Lu said solemnly: "No. I guess there will be no more in the future. Think about what the imperial edict said? With the etiquette of the first wife. Doesn't this mean that the first wife will not be selected for Xuan Wang again? At least not in two or three years."

The etiquette of the first wife.

The etiquette of the first wife!

Lu Shuyi felt that something that originally belonged to her was taken away by someone alive. Every word in the imperial edict was a mockery of her.

Thinking of the three of them being pointed out by His Majesty at the banquet that day.

The other two have been assigned to the King of Wei, but she is left alone!

Lu Shuyi felt even more embarrassed.

"Why don't you ask His Majesty, my husband?" Mrs. Lu said anxiously.

Minister Lu scolded: "How dare you ask His Majesty about this matter? It is a blessing to have His Majesty arrange a marriage. If you don't have this blessing, do you still dare to resent His Majesty?"

Mrs. Lu trembled and said: "But, but you can't let Yi'er become a joke in the city."

As soon as these words came out, they hit Lu Shuyi's heart.

The Lu family waited foolishly for a day, but they didn't wait for the imperial edict.

Let's talk about the other side of the King of Wei's mansion.

The King of Wei is still recovering from his injuries.

When he heard the news while recovering from his injuries, he knocked over the bird's nest sent by the maid on the spot.

The King of Wei grabbed the bedpost with one hand, squeezing the wood to creak.

He had never been so eager to sit in his father's position!

The more the King of Wei thought about it, the more upset he felt. He whispered, "Go and call housekeeper Jiang."

The servant said, "Your Highness, housekeeper Jiang went out early this morning and has not returned yet for some reason."

The King of Wei frowned and punched the bedpost.

When he pulled his hand back, his skin was bruised and blood oozed out.

The King of Wei ignored him and said angrily, "He did something stupid. I haven't punished him yet, but he left his post again! Take people to catch him back immediately!"

In the ruined temple on the outskirts of the city.

The man in silk was lying on the ground, and his throat made a sound like a broken bellows: "Save, save me... I am... I am from the King of Wei's mansion..."

There were few people outside the ruined temple, and no one noticed him.

He had to struggle to crawl out.

Yes, crawl, even if his face and body were covered with dust, he didn't care.

He raised his head with difficulty, looking over the broken threshold, but he couldn't find anyone, so he finally fell back on his own hands.

His hands seemed to have been splashed with boiling water and hit with filth. Large blisters were red and green. Some of them broke open, covered with filth and exuding a pungent smell.

It hurt to touch them.

Until the sky gradually darkened.

Just when he was in fear and thought he would die in the ruined temple.

"Uncle Jiang?" A voice sounded, it was someone from the Prince of Wei's mansion.

"Here! I'm here!"

The servants of the Prince's mansion who came to look for people hurried into the ruined temple, and were frightened by the current appearance of the housekeeper Jiang.

"Wow, what's this smell?"

"Uncle Jiang, what's wrong with you?"

"Ah, it hurts, it hurts! Don't touch my hands! You idiots!" The housekeeper Jiang roared in pain from his throat.

"What's going on, Master Jiang?"

Butler Jiang felt ashamed and kept silent.

The King of Wei liked beautiful women, and his subordinates were inevitably infected with the same hobbies. But Butler Jiang was particularly different. He preferred married women.

He met a beautiful woman on his way out of the mansion today, and wanted to trick her to go to the suburbs to do some work.

She was tricked to the suburbs, but who knew that the woman's husband was a strong man who carried a load of glutinous rice balls. On the stove, the glutinous rice balls were boiling, and all poured on his arm.

During the fight, the man pushed him into the dung heap.

Butler Jiang called out the name of "King of Wei's Mansion", but the man was not afraid at all, and kept saying that he would go to the gate of King of Wei's Mansion to throw dung, anyway, he was dead.

It was the steward Jiang who was hard-hearted and gave up the silver he had on him. The man took the silver, abandoned him in a dilapidated temple, and without even carrying his burden, he ran away with his wife.

Butler Jiang gritted his teeth secretly, thinking that when he returned, he would let His Highness make the decision for him.

Just say he was robbed.

Thinking of this, Butler Jiang forced out a smile with his teeth bared.

Several servants pinched their noses and carried him back to the mansion.

Butler Jiang said, "I want to see His Highness."

A palace soldier came towards him and shook his head and said, "His Highness said, I will beat you a few times first."

Butler Jiang was dumbfounded.

Why did he get beaten again after returning?

How could he know that if the King of Wei got a few hits in the palace, he would have to get twice as many hits. Otherwise, where could the King of Wei vent his anger?

In the backyard of the King of Wei's mansion, a pig-killing-like scream resounded through the sky.

After the beating, Butler Jiang also fainted.

In a daze, he heard a doctor come to see him. The doctor took a look and said, "There's no hope. Cutting off these hands might save his life."

How could Jiang Da Guanjia have thought that he had been so successful for decades, but now he was on the verge of a bad start!

He opened his mouth and wanted to shout, "No, don't cut off my hands!"

But his throat seemed to be blocked by a branding iron, and he couldn't say anything.

…

At this time, the atmosphere in the Xu family in the north of the city was a little tense.

After a while, Xu Qi's voice rang out: "Are we going to become...royal relatives?"

Mrs. Xue turned around and glared: "What kind of royal relatives are we?"

Xu Qi said weakly: "The Xue family can't get away with it. Anyway, the Xue family is not good to you and Qingyin."

Mrs. Xue said coldly: "Yes, I will go and divorce Xue Chengdong now."

Xu Qi said embarrassedly: "Look at what you said in anger?"

Mrs. Xue: "I didn't say anything in anger."

Now anyone with eyes can see that Mrs. Xue is angry.

The Xu family couldn't figure it out. This was a great happy event! It was even more amazing than when Madam Xue married Xue Chengdong! Why not be happy? Why should we be unhappy?

Xue Qingyin had already returned to the Xu family. She put down the imperial edict, walked forward, and hugged Madam Xue's arm: "Are you angry with me, mother?"

Madam Xue choked up and said, "No, I'm angry with myself. I was thinking, is it because I'm not a good enough mother that you grew up so quickly and still want to protect me? Are you afraid that your father and I will be embarrassed? So, so..."

Xue Qingyin laughed out loud: "What is mother thinking? If I don't want to, who can force me?"

Before she finished speaking

The servant of the Xu family carefully poked his head in and said, "The carriage from last time is here again, and it's looking for my cousin."

Mrs. Xue reacted quickly: "Is it the King Xuan? You went out in the middle of the night that day, saying that you were dealing with things at the silk and satin shop, and I felt something was wrong!"

The Xu family members were shocked and were already dumbfounded: "His Royal Highness King Xuan... His Royal Highness King Xuan came to the door... What should we do? What should we do?"

Xu Qi wanted to kneel down to Mrs. Xue: "Sister, don't talk nonsense later! His Royal Highness King Xuan must not be offended!"

"Uncle, why are you panicking? I'll go out and meet him." Xue Qingyin comforted him.

Xu Qi was still nervous: "How can I not panic?"

Xue Qingyin was puzzled: "It's not like you, uncle, are going to marry King Xuan."

Xu Qi choked and was speechless.