Consort Shu was taken to the Kunli Palace.
When she entered the palace gate and saw the palace staff and eunuchs kneeling on the ground, she had a vague feeling of bad luck in her heart.
Eunuch Huang walked to the door of the bedchamber to report, “Your Majesty, Consort Shu has been brought in.”
It was Concubine Shu, not Lady Shu, and the unease in Concubine Shu’s heart expanded.
“Bring it in!”
The Emperor’s voice, tinged with anger, came out from inside the room.
Consort Shu’s heart tightened, her mind thought of the scene just now when Consort Xiao Xianfei was frightened by her and retreated, cursing her for having a malicious heart, how dare she ……
The thought had not yet fallen, a foot into the house, smelling the smell of blood in the room, her heart fluttered and she looked up at the bed. She just thought it was only Consort Xiao Xian who had complained in front of the emperor, and only then did the emperor send Eunuch Huang to declare her over, but at this moment, seeing the emperor’s pale face of Consort Xiao Xian, as well as the blood on the floor that had not been cleaned up, her eyes went black and she thought nothing of kneeling to the emperor, “Your Majesty, I did not …… ”
Bang!
The emperor kicked her in the heart, consort Shu was kicked backwards and leaned backwards, the back of her head knocked heavily on the ground, knocking her eyes black and her heart shrinking violently.
“Are you satisfied?”
The emperor looked at her angrily and sullenly, wanting to skin and bone Concubine Shu, he had obviously felt less fit than before these past few years, and the fact that Concubine Xian could get pregnant was proof that his sword had not yet aged. Not only that, but he could also use the child to establish the State Council and the child who had just shown signs of being pregnant and then evaporated. But all this was ruined by Consort Shu.
Concubine Shu struggled to get up, “Your Majesty, it was Concubine Xian who first ……”
“You shut up! I don’t want to hear a word from you.”
The blood all over the floor stimulated the emperor’s nerves, there had been concubines who had miscarried before, but never this time had he been Avray stimulated as he watched his child turn into a puddle of blood.
“Send Concubine Shu to the cold palace!”
“Emperor ……”
Eunuch Huang signaled for two young eunuchs to come forward, covered Consort Shu’s mouth and dragged her out.
……
A quarter of an hour later, the emperor came out of Kunli Palace and went straight back to his bedchamber.
He had water prepared and soaked for half an hour before he felt the suffocating smell of blood on his body dissipate, he lay on the edge of the bath tub and closed his eyes for a long time before opening them and calling for Eunuch Huang to come over, “You go and do something.”
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Jingzhao Mansion.
The governor of the capital was distracted by the faint sound of joyful music.
He had promised the Duke of Ding that he would give him an explanation after the Sixth Princess’ wedding, but there was still no sign of anything in the past few days.
“My lord.”
Sheriff Liu ran in from outside with a vague look of excitement on his face, “There are eyebrows!”
The governor of the capital was distracted and didn’t ask what was going on, reprimanding, “Shouting like that, do you have any rules?”
“We have found out about the robbery of Squire Song’s wife! ”
Constable Liu was thrilled.
The capital magistrate gave a start, unable to believe his ears, “Say it again.”
“We have found out about the robbery of Squire Song’s wife.”
The Governor’s voice rose a few notches as he heard the news, “What news?”
“Our men have been keeping an eye on the head jailer’s house, and when we saw someone enter his house just now, our men sneaked in and overheard their conversation. It turns out that that person is a eunuch in the palace of Queen Shufei, and is related to the jailer’s daughter-in-law, and has been instructed by Shufei to make contact with the jailer, so that the jailer can secretly let the person out.”
“Where is the person?”
“Still at the jailer’s house.”
“What are you still standing there for? Bring the man here now!”
Sheriff Liu answered and darted out, and the capital magistrate, excited, turned around the house a few times, straightened his official robes and went to the front office.
Sheriff Liu quickly brought the man, at first the eunuch said nothing, biting down that he was only visiting his relatives, only after a heavy torture did he honestly explain that he had been ordered by Concubine Shu to have the prison head secretly release the man.
The eunuch was then sent to the palace with his confession and presented it to the emperor.
After reading it, the emperor was furious.
But Princess Shu had already been sent to the cold palace, and there was no heavier punishment to be meted out.
“Proclaim the Duke and Princess Ding into the palace!”
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The House of the Duke of Ding.
Mr and Mrs Ding Guo and Mr and Mrs Xiao Zheng have been restless these past few days. Since the pills were sent to the palace and there has been no news of Consort Xiao Xian’s miscarriage, they guessed that Consort Xian might strike today.
When Eunuch Huang came to deliver the decree, all four of them had a thud in their hearts.
Xiao Zheng slipped a purse into Eunuch Huang’s hand and lowered his voice, “Does Eunuch know what the Emperor has declared my parents to be in the palace for?”
Eunuch Huang sighed, “Consort Xian has had a miscarriage, the emperor is afraid that the empress will not be able to think about it, so he specially asked the miscellaneous family to receive the State Duchess into the palace, as for the State Duchess ……”
He looked at Duke Ding, “It is the matter of the robbery of Squire Song’s wife that has been found out.”
“Consort Xian’s wife had a miscarriage?”
The Duke of Ding’s wife was so shocked that she didn’t even have time to change her clothes and hurriedly headed out. The Duke of Ding also quickened his pace and took a few steps before he remembered what Eunuch Huang had said and stopped in his tracks, “Did Eunuch just say that the matter of Yao’er’s robbery was cleared up?”
Eunuch Huang nodded his head.
Duke Ding’s expression sank, “Who is it?”
“It’s Consort Shu.”
After saying that, Eunuch Huang added, “Of course, she is now a wastrel, and the Emperor has sent her to the cold palace.”
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An hour later, the news came out and the court was in an uproar.
The Emperor did not downgrade her position even after the third prince was relegated to a bitterly cold place, and even let her manage the sixth princess’ wedding.
Song Wan Yue naturally heard the news and the corners of her mouth curled up in mockery.
The third prince was demoted and the Duke of Qi’s house was also stripped of its title. Even if Shu Fei had been more capable, she would not have been able to mobilize the people of the Five Cities Military Department.
“Miss Song ……”
Huang Gao grinned, the cakes used for Sun Gongzi’s wedding were all made to order from them, and they didn’t rest day and night these days. But thinking that those pastries would certainly cause a stir again and that business would be better in their pastry shop, he wasn’t even half sleepy.
“Master Huang, everyone has worked hard, and this month everyone’s wages have doubled.”
All of them smiled happily, “Thank you, Miss Song.”
“It won’t be busy from today, everyone will take turns to rest their shifts.”
There was another burst of thanks from the crowd.
In the distance, Cui Qiao’s elder brother stood on tiptoe to look into the pastry shop. When he saw Song Wangyue’s figure, he immediately shrank his neck, tucked his sleeves in, and walked away without daring to look back.
His parents had been picked up by Cui Qiao and he had no chance to blackmail her for silver, so the family was having a hard time.
It was half an afternoon before Song Si and Xiao Yao returned, and when they met Song Wan Yue, Xiao Yao couldn’t suppress her excitement, “Yue’er, today several people asked me about the scar removal ointment.”