Fuyue knew what the concubine was thinking just by looking at her expression. She couldn't bear the sadness of her master and quickly advised her: "Your Majesty is still young and will have children. The Queen has rewarded her with a lot of materials a few days ago. I'm looking at how many horses there are."

It’s extremely soft, and it’s just right to make some clothes for children. Master, would you like to take a look?”

Zhenbi took a deep breath, knowing that Fuyue was deliberately asking her to do something else to divert her attention, so she smiled and said: "Okay, go get it and let me see if it can be used to make clothes and shoes for my grandnephew."

"Yes." Fuyue smiled and went to get it.

Cold palace.

This is the northernmost palace of the imperial palace. It is a place that ordinary palace people cannot go around. It is remote and desolate. Usually the concubines who have made mistakes are sent here to be detained. So over time, the palace here is also accepted by people.

For the cold palace.

After Ji was whipped, she was thrown on the bed. There was nothing in the palace. The palace had been vacant for many years, and the palace officials only came to clean it every few months. The bedding on the bed was cold and hard, and exuded a musty smell.

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Emperor Chengde did not order an imperial doctor to be sent to him, so the eunuchs who had finished the execution naturally did not dare to make any arbitrary decisions.

Ji's whole body was groggy. She felt like she was about to die, but the burning pain on her body reminded her very clearly that she was still alive.

Live as a sinner.

Ever since she was summoned by the emperor a few days ago and learned that her son's assassination of Chu Jinyan was revealed, she knew that she would not survive. The emperor was kind to his son, and even if he was not so fond of him, he would not be willing to take Chu Shi'an's life.

So the implication was that she had to bear all the sins. Her heart at that time was as painful as being soaked in ice water. The emperor loved his children, but he was so ruthless to the women in the harem.

But it hurt, and she accepted her fate.

After all, she didn't recognize him and her son mutilated his siblings, so she, a mother and concubine, couldn't live.

At least, if I die, I can protect my daughter and the hundreds of people in Ji Mansion.

But now, she can't protect her anymore.

Ji's heart was filled with grief and fear, and two lines of clear tears fell down from the corners of her closed eyes.

Suddenly, there were footsteps outside the hall, and then someone pushed the door open and entered.

She struggled to open her heavy eyelids and vaguely saw the leader, Hu Qian, leading several eunuchs slowly walking towards her.

Hu Qian stood by the bed, looking indifferently at the graceful and energetic woman in front of him, his eyes full of disgust.

"Ji received the order."

Ji twitched the corners of her mouth and wanted to speak, but she didn't even have the strength to speak.

Hu Qian didn't care and conveyed Emperor Chengde's oral instructions.

Ji listened in a daze, and did not hear the content clearly, but he also heard the key point, "I will die."

"Do you choose how to die yourself, or do you want a slave to help you?"

"Hope...hope..."

Hu Qian's eyebrows slightly raised. When he heard the word 'hope', he also understood what Ji wanted to say, so he said: "Chu Pan'er has given up her status as a princess and is under house arrest in the sect's mansion."

There is no one in the cold palace, and no one will come specifically to tell Ji the emperor's decree during the morning court.

"Chu Shi'an deposed his status as a prince and placed himself under house arrest in the sect's mansion. You can rest assured that the emperor is still kind to his children and will not kill them."

But whether the life after confinement is easy or not, whether you live or die, depends on your destiny.

"As for the Ji Mansion, take back the title, remove all the Ji family members from their official positions, and send them to Dali Temple for thorough investigation. Anyone who breaks the law and whatever law they break will be severely punished in accordance with the law." Hu Qian paused, and then continued.

Although Hu Qian did not elaborate, she knew that the consequences of the emperor's withdrawal from the investigation would probably lead to a river of bloodshed in the Ji family.

Mrs. Ji gasped violently, filled with grief and anger.

Hu Qian looked at the struggling Ji with an expressionless face and said, "I'm brave enough to choose for you."

This means choosing a way to die for Ji.

After Hu Qian said that, he waved his hand behind him.

A eunuch carrying a tray immediately came forward and bowed.

On the tray were a white silk ribbon, a dagger and a jug of wine.

"Go and feed this cup to Mr. Ji," Hu Qian ordered.

Another eunuch came forward, holding a wine glass, and walked towards Ji.

Hu Qian took a step back and watched the eunuch feed the glass of wine into Ji's mouth.

The wine was highly poisonous, but within a few breaths, Ji twitched violently, blood flowed from the corner of her mouth, and with a muffled sound, she stopped breathing.

The eunuch came forward and touched her nose: "Eunuch Hu, I'm out of breath."

"Yes." Hu Qian nodded: "Take it out and buy a thin coffin and bury it properly. The money will go out to the family, but don't let the family know that you are perfunctory, otherwise I will skin you."

After all, she was a woman who once served the emperor, so it would not be good to just throw her into a mass grave. But she was deposed as a concubine and became a sinner, so it was impossible for her to be buried in the imperial mausoleum according to the rules.

Hu Qian bought a coffin for her to bury her properly, which was also his own kind thought.

"Yes, don't worry, father-in-law, no matter how greedy I am, I will not be greedy for this dead man's money." The little eunuch assured him hurriedly and respectfully.

Emperor Chengde knew about Hu Qian's burial of the Ji family and didn't care. Could it be that he still cares about a dead man?

After Chu Pan'er was beaten fifty times, she was sent to the clan's mansion. She kept making troubles and finally threatened the slaves by committing suicide with scissors. The servants had no choice but to rush into the palace to report.

After hearing this, Emperor Cheng De just snorted coldly:

"Humph, if she wants to die, don't stop her."

Emperor Cheng De had already lost his heart towards Chu Pan'er and sent her to the clan's mansion. He never wanted to see this couple again in his life.

When the person who reported the report heard this, he suddenly understood.

Well, even though I saved my life, I was rejected by the emperor. When I got back, I ordered him to check on his injuries and send him three meals a day. It was up to him whether he ate or not. Don’t think about other requests.

Back at the Zongren Mansion, the man conveyed the meaning of Emperor Cheng De again. Chu Pan'er's whole body was not feeling well. The scissors in her hand could not be pierced. She was angry and angry and the wound hurt. The last two eyes

Yihei fainted.

But just feel dizzy if you feel dizzy. Fortunately, she doesn't have to worry about it anymore and no one will care about her.

Five days later, the Minister of Punishment and the Minister of Dali Temple presented the Ji family's crimes one by one.

Corruption, bending the law, forming cliques for personal gain.

Not only were Ji Benchang, the former Marquis of Pingliang, and his brothers charged, but anyone who was related to the Ji family was also investigated, including robbing women, beating common people, riding horses in the streets, and injuring people, even if it was a trivial mistake.

They were all impeached by the censors.

So Emperor Chengde ordered that the Ji family be confiscated, and the three brothers Ji Benchang, Ji Benqing and Ji Benyang beheaded in public display. The men of the Ji family were exiled for three thousand miles, and the women were demoted to slavery.

For a time, there was a lot of crying and wailing in the cell of Dali Temple.

Emperor Chengde did not immediately have the heads of the three Ji brothers beheaded, because this month, his son was going to be hired by Wen Ji, and he could not let such a bloody incident bring bad luck to his son.
Chapter completed!