Saying hello the next day, the queen asked about yesterday's events.
"I heard that my precious concubine wanted to use her private property in the palace yesterday?"
Gu Panfu has been silent since morning, and there is only Hanlu beside her, with a faint cyan color in her eyes. The queen asked, and everyone's eyes were focused on Gu Panfu and the precious concubine.
The precious concubine stood up and spoke sternly: "Empress, I don't know where this rumor came from, so it slanders me and distorts the facts." After saying that, she turned to look at Gu Panfu, "I originally wanted to talk to Gu Ronghua.
After a few words, who would have thought that Gu Ronghua spoke rudely to the concubine, and Zhu'er next to the concubine was slapped twice by Gu Ronghua because she felt unfair to the concubine."
"Gu Ronghua, what do you think?" The queen was unhurried and had a faint smile on her face.
Gu Panfu looked weak, and stood up holding her hands with bare hands. Her eyes instantly turned red, and her face was full of grievances, but she stubbornly refused to shed tears.
"Perhaps I really made Sister Gui concubine unhappy, and made Sister Gui concubine target me like this." Gu Panfu bowed to the queen and said, "I also ask the Queen to make the decision for my concubine."
"Zi Lan, help Gu Ronghua up quickly." The queen asked Zi Lan to help Gu Panfu up. "You tell me, if it is the truth, I will definitely make the decision for you."
"Empress!" The precious concubine shouted loudly. How could she have forgotten that the queen had always been jealous of her favor, so how could she treat this matter fairly?
"I was blocked by the concubine yesterday on the narrow road. The concubine said that my rules are not good, and she wants to force me to learn them." Gu Panfu's voice was filled with tears, "I think my rules are correct.
I argued a few words for myself, but I was surrounded by the palace attendants led by my precious concubine. If it weren’t for Han Rui beside me who was protecting me, I might not be able to see the Queen today.”
"Nonsense!" Before the queen could say anything, the precious concubine was already furious. If the stewardess behind her hadn't grabbed her tightly, she would have torn Gu Panfu's mouth to pieces.
Gu Panfu ignored her and knelt down towards the queen: "Queen, my concubine is telling the truth. Hanrui was beaten until she was covered in bruises, and she is still lying on the bed unable to get up."
"This...Sister Gu, there were only you and Sister Precious Concubine on that narrow road at that time, and no one else knew what the situation was like." Server Xue Xuan's tone was soft, but the meaning was clear, even Gu Panfu's words could not be trusted.
"Empress, indeed, as Xue Xuanshi said, no one else was present at the time. But it was seen that the precious concubine brought many palace people into the narrow passage. Moreover, Hanrui was a slave brought by the concubine from home, and the concubine would not
I beat my precious concubine in order to falsely accuse her. Please tell me." Gu Panfu was about to cry and told the queen that since she asked the queen to make the decision, she must act like she trusted the queen wholeheartedly. As for Xue Zhichun, Gu Panfu would
Make a note for her.
The queen tapped her fingers on the table. In fact, she could tell that Gu Panfu was acting, but the matter had reached this point and there must be a result.
"Ziyu, go and have a look at Weiyu Xiaozhu."
Gu Panfu made perfect preparations, and Ziyu would naturally not find out anything. Gu Panfu sat back in her seat, facing the precious concubine, Gu Panfu showed a sarcastic smile. The precious concubine stood up immediately, her face twisted.
: "Gu Ronghua, you are really capable."
The queen frowned: "Precious concubine!"
Ziyu came back after a while and nodded slightly towards the queen.
"If a precious concubine commits a crime, she will be punished by copying the palace rules fifty times and a year's salary. All the palace residents present at the crime scene will be sent to the punishment department to do hard labor." The queen gave the order with a cold look on her face.
"Empress, you are so partial to Gu Ronghua, and you don't distinguish between right and wrong, are you afraid that the emperor will know?" The precious concubine did not care about the obstruction of the nanny behind her, and spoke without hesitation.
With a "crash" sound, the queen swept down the tea cup on the table, "Precious concubine, it seems that the emperor and I have indulged you too much, so let's ground you." The queen stared at the precious concubine coolly, "If
If you feel it is unfair, go to the emperor now, I will give you this opportunity."
The queen threw away her sleeves and left, leaving all the concubines behind who were gloating about her misfortune. Yuan Chongrong even walked up to the precious concubine: "Sister precious concubine, you have to reflect on it."
The precious concubine stood there, she was no longer angry, but confused. She couldn't figure out how things had reached this point. As a noble concubine, she couldn't even hold back a glory and punishment. But the precious concubine could hold it in her mouth.
, but she really didn’t dare to go to the emperor. Ever since she couldn’t invite the emperor yesterday, she had panicked. She didn’t dare to go again, didn’t dare to complain, didn’t dare to defend herself and plead for mercy.
Gu Panfu didn't expect it to go so smoothly, and the precious concubine jumped down the hole she dug. If she went to the emperor to complain after leaving Fengyi Palace, Gu Panfu could still look up to her, and at least she would not fall into the trap of a beloved concubine.
Stance. Now it seems that it is really just a paper tiger.
The emperor's response to the grounding of the precious concubine was mediocre. The queen went to Taichen Palace to talk about the matter in person, and the emperor ignored it. He neither lifted the grounding for the precious concubine, nor did he deal with Gu Panfu, the "victim."
" to comfort her. Gu Panfu also accompanied her several times after that. The emperor didn't say a word about it. He only talked to her about romance, played chess and told stories. Gu Panfu was well informed and never complained or said anything about other concubines.
, the two of them actually complemented each other and were quite fun when they got along.
The days passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it was the end of the first year. The contract agreed between Nanyu Kingdom and Dazhou had reached the final part. The prince of Nanyu Kingdom participated in the discussion to finalize the final details and was about to leave for home. Before leaving, he met with Xie Xiao.
"Your Majesty, what I want is your sister's marriage. She is my only sister and is deeply loved by my father, queen and mother. I am very happy with you at first sight, and I hope you will fulfill your wishes.
." The crown prince of Nanyu Kingdom bowed at a 90-degree angle.
Xie Xiao was silent for a moment, then walked over and helped the Crown Prince of Nanyu Kingdom up in person: "The Crown Prince's words are serious, and I will cherish the princess's thoughts."
After seeing off the crown prince of Nanyu Kingdom, Xie Xiao seemed to be in a bad mood, and he did not issue an imperial edict for canonization for a long time. Ming Zhong quietly raised his head and glanced at the emperor's face. He didn't quite understand why the emperor didn't like Zhao Jia of Nanyu Kingdom.
Although Princess Zhao Jia is not beautiful, she has the characteristics of a foreign race, lively and enthusiastic, which is not found in other concubines in the palace.
As everyone knows, Xie Xiao is a standard beauty control. As the emperor, all the concubines in the harem are fat and thin, each with their own beauty. Even Feng Zhihe, who was relegated to the cold palace, is also a round-faced beauty. As for beauties,
Xie Xiao felt that even if it was a vase, it would look good. But he resisted Zhao Jia so much not only because Zhao Jia looked average, but also because Xie Xiao felt a sense of being coerced. Xie Xiao was eager to replenish the treasury, and Princess Zhao Jia brought
With the arrival of an extremely generous dowry, Nan Yuguo also made a big step forward in the contract, which could quickly fill the national treasury to complete Xie Xiao's next plan.
Xie Xiao could not refuse this huge temptation, so he decreed that Zhao Jia be conferred the rank of second-grade concubine, given the title Jia, and the title of master of Chonghua Palace.
Everyone in the harem had different reactions. Gu Panfu had already expected it. She saw it the day Princess Nanyu performed the dance. It’s just that the princess’s sincerity was given to the wrong person. No ruthless and unjust person in this world deserves the true love of others.
treat.
Yuan Chongrong smashed everything in the house: "Bitch, bitch!" She gasped, "I knew this bullshit princess was just trying to seduce the emperor. She is a princess from a small country. Why does she have the title of concubine?
!?" The maid next to her stepped forward to comfort her, but was punched and kicked by Yuan Chongrong.
Even though the precious concubine was grounded, someone still gave her news. She fainted immediately, and she really fainted this time.
In the evening, Xie Xiao came to Chonghua Palace. Zhao Jia had already changed into a palace dress of Dazhou. She was accompanied by the maid she brought from Nanyu and a nun assigned by the queen. As soon as Zhao Jia saw Xie Xiao, she immediately
He trotted over with joy in his voice: "Your Majesty."
Xie Xiao didn't reply to her. The foster mother behind Zhao Jia hurriedly stepped forward to salute, and then walked to Concubine Jia: "Empress, when you see the emperor, you must salute."
Concubine Jia glared at the nanny with some displeasure, then turned around and saw Xie Xiao's slightly cold expression, and reluctantly saluted: "I am here to see you, Your Majesty."
Only then did Xie Xiao react: "Sit down." Then he walked into the hall.
After they were seated, Xie Xiao said to Zhao Jia: "Princess, the Zhou Dynasty is a country of etiquette. Since you have entered the palace and become my concubine, you should abide by the Zhou Dynasty etiquette. The queen is my first wife and is in charge of the harem.
The princess should respect her. The queen sent a nanny to teach the princess the rules. Please study hard."
Concubine Jia's face was full of grievances. She thought that marrying the person she loved shouldn't be like this. They should have wedding flowers and candles and be very loving: "But am I not also the emperor's wife?"
After saying this, the whole room fell into silence. The nanny looked serious and said loudly: "Jia Fei, this is wrong. The emperor has only one wife, and that is the empress. The empress is the most precious wife in the world.
It cannot be compared with other concubines."
"It's not like this in Nanyu." Concubine Jia was frightened by her grandma's loud voice and muttered in a low voice.
"Princess, this is Dazhou, and I only have one wife, and that is the queen." Xie Xiao said in an indifferent voice, "When will Concubine Jia learn the rules, I will come again."
Concubine Jia watched Xie Xiao walk out and finally panicked. She grabbed Xie Xiao's arm and said, "I know, I will learn from it." Then she thought of something and said again: "I know, I know.
"
Xie Xiao softened his expression. He just came here to give Concubine Jia a slap in the face. He didn't really care about the face of Nanyu Kingdom, but he still wanted to stay here. After all, the Crown Prince of Nanyu Kingdom hadn't left yet. Seeing Zhao Jia obey, he
Then he took Concubine Jia's hand and said, "Let me have dinner with you. I know how uncomfortable it is for you when you first entered the palace, and the queen and I are doing this for your own good." He said with a slight smile, "Let's take him."
Let me take a look at your residence, and if there is anything missing, I will buy it for you."
Concubine Jia was beguiled by the emperor's beauty, forgetting his inhumane indifference and the grievances she had suffered. She laughed happily again, talking about some of Nan Yu's knowledge, and making Xie Xiao happy.